Color wheel module and projection apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9405177-B2
Application number	US-201414334671-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 18, 2014
Priority date	Sep 26, 2013
Publication date	Aug 2, 2016
Grant date	Aug 2, 2016

Abstract

A color wheel module and a projection apparatus are provided, wherein the color wheel module includes a color wheel, a cover and a flow detour duct. The cover shades the color wheel. The flow detour duct is communicated with the cover and has an airflow inlet and an airflow outlet. The rotating color wheel is configured to drive airflow into the flow detour duct from the airflow inlet, and cause the airflow through the color wheel and then discharged from the airflow outlet.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A color wheel module, comprising:
a color wheel;
a cover, shading the color wheel; and
a flow detour duct, communicated with the cover and having an airflow inlet and an airflow outlet, wherein the color wheel is configured to drive an airflow, and the airflow enters the flow detour duct from the airflow inlet, then flows through the color wheel and is discharged from the airflow outlet, wherein the flow detour duct has at least two air flow channels, the at least two air flow channels are communicated with at least one inflection portion, and an inflection angle of the at least one inflection portion is greater than or equal to 90 degrees.

2. The color wheel module as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the flow detour duct meanders on a plane parallel to the gravity direction.

3. The color wheel module as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the flow detour duct meanders on a plane perpendicular to the gravity direction.

4. The color wheel module as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:
a plurality of heat-dissipating fins, thermal conductively connected to the cover.

5. The color wheel module as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:
a fan, disposed beside the heat-dissipating fins to produce a cooling airflow flowing through the heat-dissipating fins.

6. The color wheel module as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:
a motor, having a rotor, wherein the rotor is connected to the color wheel;
an index mark, disposed on the rotor; and
a light sensor, disposed on the cover and sensing a position of the index mark to obtain a rotating position of the color wheel.

7. A projection apparatus, comprising:
a light source, configured to emit an illumination beam;
a color wheel module, comprising:
a color wheel, disposed on the transmission path of the illumination beam;
a cover, shading the color wheel; and
a flow detour duct, communicated with the cover and has an airflow inlet and an airflow outlet, wherein the color wheel is configured to drive an airflow, and the airflow enters the flow detour duct from the airflow inlet, then flows through the color wheel and is discharged from the airflow outlet, wherein the flow detour duct has at least two air flow channels, the at least two air flow channels are communicated with at least one inflection portion, and an inflection angle of the at least one inflection portion is greater than or equal to 90 degrees;

a light valve, disposed on the transmission path of the illumination beam to convert the illumination beam into an imaging beam; and
a projection lens, disposed on the transmission path of the imaging beam to project the imaging beam.

8. The projection apparatus as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the flow detour duct meanders on a plane parallel to the gravity direction.

9. The projection apparatus as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the flow detour duct meanders on a plane perpendicular to the gravity direction.

10. The projection apparatus as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the color wheel module further comprises:
a plurality of heat-dissipating fins, thermal conductively connected to the cover.

11. The projection apparatus as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the color wheel module further comprises:
a fan, disposed beside the heat-dissipating fins to produce a cooling airflow flowing through the heat-dissipating fins.

12. The projection apparatus as claimed in claim 7 , further comprising:
a light integration rod, disposed on the transmission path of the illumination beam.

13. The projection apparatus as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the color wheel module further comprises:
a motor, having a rotor, wherein the rotor is connected to the color wheel;
an index mark, disposed on the rotor; and
a light sensor, disposed on the cover and sensing a position of the index mark to obtain a rotating position of the color wheel.

14. The projection apparatus as claimed in claim 13 , wherein the light sensor is located at a place of the cover where is relatively far away from the transmission path of the illumination beam.

Assignees

• Hu Tung-Chou
• Lien Hsin-Hui
• Chiu Sheng-Yu
• Coretronic Corp

Inventors

• Hu Tung-Chou
• Lien Hsin-Hui
• Chiu Sheng-Yu

Classifications

• G02B26/008

  in the form of devices for effecting sequential colour changes, e.g. colour wheels · CPC title

• G03B21/16 Primary

  Cooling; Preventing overheating · CPC title

• H04N2209/043

  using an alternating colour separation filter, e.g. colour wheel or colour LCD · CPC title