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Title:
PICTURE IMAGE PROJECTION DEVICE
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JPH09185903
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To modulate a beam pattern by actuating plural gobos concurrently to be changed, thereby to concurrently adjust both the sides of directions of the gobos for selecting a gobo pattern or a selected gobo pattern.

A shading plate carrier 325 is supporting a set of individual gobo units 330 at the peripheral part of the carrier 325, to be rotated by a motor MG, controlled by a gobo selecting system 390, to place one selected gobo unit 330 on a seat 361 in a light path. The carrier 325 is controlled by an opened or closed loop analog, digital, or hybrid motor control system constituted of and controlled by a lamp mechanism and a lighting control device. The shading plate carrier 325 includes a sun gear 345, and the sun gear 345 is engaged with the shading plate gear 335 arranged in the periphery of the gobo unit. A beam pattern can be modulated by positioning the selected gobo in the projection gate seat 361 by the shading plate carrier 325, to be rotated by the sun gear 345.


Inventors:
BORNHORST JAMES M (US)
STACY TIMOTHY D (US)
HUTTON RICHARD W (US)
Application Number:
JP34418296A
Publication Date:
July 15, 1997
Filing Date:
December 24, 1996
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
VARI LITE INC (US)
International Classes:
F21S8/00; F21S10/00; F21V9/04; F21V9/40; G02F1/13; F21V29/02; G02F1/133; G02F1/1333; G03B21/16; H04N5/74; H04N9/31; G02F1/1334; G02F1/1335; (IPC1-7): F21P3/00; G02F1/13; G02F1/1333; G03B21/16
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Yoshikazu Tani (1 person outside)