Projector light bulb

摘要

A display system that includes a projector light bulb. The system includes a light fixture with a conventional light bulb socket. A projector light bulb is provided with a socket adapter for mating electrically with the light bulb socket. A projector such as a pico projector is fit into the socket adapter or to mate with this adapter to be powered by the light bulb socket via the adapter. In lamp-type implementations, the projector is used to project onto a lamp shade-shaped rear projection screen or through a translucent shade and also upon surfaces of the ceiling or objects above the projector light bulb. A light conditioning or directing assembly may be provided that directs a portion of the projected light onto the projection screen (or shade) and another portion up onto the ceiling so as to concurrently focus on two or more surfaces at two or more focal distances.

主权项

1. An apparatus for projecting images, comprising:
a light bulb projector assembly comprising a bulb adapter adapted for electrical connection in a light bulb socket and a projector selectively powered by the light bulb socket via the light bulb socket, wherein the projector receives an image stream and, in response, projects light with imagery; a lens assembly receiving the projected light and directing the projected light onto a projection surface; a harp supporting the light bulb socket; and a projection screen supported upon the harp with an interior surface extending about the light bulb socket and the received light bulb projector, whereby the interior surface provides at least a portion of the projection surface, wherein the lens assembly is mounted on the harp a distance apart from the projector and comprises a mirrored reflector with an exterior surface receiving a first portion of the projected light and directing it outward toward the interior surface, wherein the mirrored reflector is bullet shaped, and wherein the lens assembly further includes a lens for receiving a second portion of the projected light and directing the second portion in a direction parallel to a central axis of an outlet lens of the projector, whereby the second portion is focused on a ceiling or surface above the apparatus.