Method and device for detecting flatness of a fluorescent wheel in a laser light source

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10132751-B2
Application number	US-201615174407-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 6, 2016
Priority date	Nov 11, 2015
Publication date	Nov 20, 2018
Grant date	Nov 20, 2018

Abstract

An embodiment of the present disclosure discloses a method for detecting flatness of a fluorescent wheel in a laser light source, comprising: acquiring, during the rotation of a fluorescent wheel, a spot of laser light emitted by a laser reflected from a substrate of the fluorescent wheel; determining an inner diameter of the spot; and determining flatness of the fluorescent wheel according to the inner diameter of the spot.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for detecting flatness of a fluorescent wheel, comprising:
emitting laser light to a fluorescent wheel by a flatness detection laser;
acquiring, during the rotation of the fluorescent wheel, a spot of laser light reflected from a substrate of the fluorescent wheel on a spot receiving screen;
determining an inner diameter of the spot; and
determining measures of dispersion of the inner diameter of the spot according to the inner diameter of the spot, and determining flatness of the fluorescent wheel according to the measures of dispersion of the inner diameter, wherein a spot having a larger measures of dispersion of the inner diameter shows that its corresponding fluorescent wheel has worse flatness.

2. The method for detecting flatness of the fluorescent wheel according to claim 1 , wherein: the measures of dispersion of the inner diameter of the spot comprises a first ratio of a maximum inner diameter to an average inner diameter of the spot,
determining the maximum inner diameter and the average inner diameter of the spot according to the inner diameter of the spot, and
determining the flatness of the fluorescent wheel according to the first ratio of the maximum inner diameter to the average inner diameter of the spot.

3. The method for detecting flatness of the fluorescent wheel according to claim 2 , wherein said determining flatness of the fluorescent wheel according to the first ratio of the maximum inner diameter to the average inner diameter of the spot specifically comprises:
judging whether the first ratio of the maximum inner diameter to the average inner diameter of the spot is less than or equal to a first preset ratio;
if the first ratio of the maximum inner diameter to the average inner diameter of the spot is less than or equal to the first preset ratio, marking said fluorescent wheel as qualified in flatness; and
if the first ratio of the maximum inner diameter to the average inner diameter of the spot is not less than or equal to the first preset ratio, marking said fluorescent wheel as unqualified in flatness.

4. The method for detecting flatness of the fluorescent wheel according to claim 3 , wherein the step of determining said first preset ratio comprises:
acquiring N spots reflected, during the rotation of N fluorescent wheels, from respective substrates of the N fluorescent wheels, respectively;
determining N maximum inner diameters and N average inner diameters of the N spots;
calculating N first ratios of the N maximum inner diameters to the N average inner diameters of the N spots;
acquiring noise generated by the N fluorescent wheels when assembled in the finished machines respectively; and
determining said first preset ratio according to an upper limit of allowable noise.

5. The method for detecting flatness of the fluorescent wheel according to claim 1 , before acquiring, during the rotation of a fluorescent wheel, the spot of laser light reflected from the substrate of the fluorescent wheel on the spot receiving screen, further comprising:
controlling an incident angle of laser light emitted by said flatness detection laser to be deviated from a normal line of the substrate and be less than 90°.

6. The method for detecting flatness of the fluorescent wheel according to claim 1 , before acquiring, during the rotation of the fluorescent wheel, the spot of laser light reflected from the substrate of the fluorescent wheel on the spot receiving screen, further comprising:
controlling laser light emitted by said flatness detection laser to be irradiated onto a peripheral region of the substrate of the fluorescent wheel.

7. The method for detecting flatness of the fluorescent wheel according to claim 1 , wherein: the measures of dispersion of the inner diameter of the spot comprises a second ratio of the maximum inner diameter to a minimum inner diameter of the spot,
determining the maximum inner diameter and the minimum inner diameter of the spot according to the inner diameter of the spot, and
determining the flatness of the fluorescent wheel according to the second ratio of the maximum inner diameter to the minimum inner diameter of the spot.

8. The method for detecting flatness of the fluorescent wheel according to claim 7 , wherein said determining flatness of the fluorescent wheel according to the second ratio of the maximum inner diameter to the minimum inner diameter of the spot specifically comprises:
judging whether the second ratio of the maximum inner diameter to the minimum inner diameter of the spot is less than or equal to a second preset ratio;
if the second ratio of the maximum inner diameter to the minimum inner diameter of the spot is less than or equal to the second preset ratio, marking said fluorescent wheel as qualified in flatness; and
if the second ratio of the maximum inner diameter to the minimum inner diameter of the spot is not less than or equal to the second preset ratio, marking said fluorescent wheel as unqualified in flatness.

9. The method for detecting flatness of the fluorescent wheel according to claim 8 , wherein the step of determining said second preset ratio comprises:
acquiring N spots reflected, during the rotation of N fluorescent wheels, from respective substrates of the N fluorescent wheels, respectively;
determining N maximum inner diameters and N minimum inner diameters of the N spots;
calculating N second ratios of the N maximum inner diameters to the N minimum inner diameters of the N spots;
acquiring noise generated by the N fluorescent wheels when assembled in the finished machines respectively; and
determining said second preset ratio according to an upper limit of allowable noise.

10. A device for detecting flatness of a fluorescent wheel, the device comprising: a fluorescent wheel, a flatness detection laser, a spot receiving screen, a spot acquisition unit and a flatness detection unit, wherein
said flatness detection laser is configured to emit laser light which is to be irradiated onto a wheel surface of the fluorescent wheel,
said fluorescent wheel is configured to reflect the laser light emitted by said flatness detection laser after receiving the laser light during the rotation,
said spot receiving screen is configured to form a spot in its plane after receiving the laser light reflected from the fluorescent wheel,
said spot acquisition unit is configured to acquire the spot which is formed by reflecting the laser light emitted by said flatness detection laser onto said spot receiving screen, and
said flatness detection unit is configured to analyze an inner diameter of the spot to determine measures of dispersion of the inner diameter, and determine flatness of the fluorescent wheel according to the measures of dispersion of the inner diameter, wherein a spot having a larger maximum measures of dispersion of the inner diameter shows that its corresponding fluorescent wheel has worse flatness.

11. The device for detecting flatness of the fluorescent wheel according to claim 10 , wherein the flatness detection unit is specifically configured to determine a maximum inner diameter and an average inner diameter after analyzing the inner diameter of the spot, and determine the flatness of the fluorescent wheel according to a first ratio of the maximum inner diameter to the average inner diameter of the spot;
or, determine the maximum inner diameter and a minimum inner diameter after analyzing the inner diameter of the spot, and determine the flatness of the fluorescent wheel according to a second ratio of the maximum inner diameter to the minimum inner diameter of the spot.

12. The device for detecting flatness of the fluore

Assignees

• Hisense Co Ltd
• Hisense Usa Corp
• Hisense Int Co Ltd
• Hisense Usa Corp

Inventors

• Zhao Fei
• Liu Xianrong

Classifications

• G01B11/306 Primary

  for measuring evenness · CPC title

• G01N21/64 Primary

  Fluorescence; Phosphorescence · CPC title

• H01S3/2207

  Noble gas ions, e.g. Ar+>, Kr+> · CPC title