Self cleaning air filter module and projection device using the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9568814-B2
Application number	US-201213587054-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 16, 2012
Priority date	Jan 4, 2012
Publication date	Feb 14, 2017
Grant date	Feb 14, 2017

Abstract

An air filter module adapted to be used with a projection module and disposed to cover an air vent of the projection module. The air filter module includes a filter component and a cleaning unit. The cleaning unit is disposed to cover the air vent and configured to drive the filter component to have a movement so as to remove the dust on the filter component according to a cleaning-start signal. A projection device adopting the air filter module is also provided.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An air filter module, adapted to be used with a projection module and disposed to cover an air vent of the projection module, the air filter module comprising:
a filter component, comprising:
a filter; and
a frame surrounding the filter; and

a cleaning unit, disposed to cover the air vent and configured to drive the filter component to move according to a cleaning-start signal, the cleaning unit comprising:
a block component, configured to stop the filter component; and
a driving force generation assembly, comprising:
a drive unit, and
a movement unit, fixed on peripheral of the frame between the drive unit and the block component and the movement unit is located outside the filter,
wherein a driving force is generated between the drive unit and the movement unit, for making the movement unit collide with the drive unit directly, wherein collide means creating an impact after a separation between the movement unit and the drive unit.

2. The air filter module according to claim 1 , wherein the drive unit comprises at least one electromagnet, the movement unit comprises at least one magnetic device corresponding to the electromagnet(s), each magnetic device is disposed between the filter component and the corresponding electromagnet, the driving force is a magnetic force generated by an interaction between the electromagnet(s) and the magnetic device(s) corresponding to the electromagnet(s).

3. The air filter module according to claim 1 , wherein the drive unit comprises at least one electromagnet, the movement unit comprises at least one magnetic device corresponding to the electromagnet(s), the driving force generation assembly further comprises at least one track corresponding to the electromagnet(s), each track is disposed between the filter component and the corresponding electromagnet, and each magnetic device is disposed in the corresponding track.

4. The air filter module according to claim 3 , wherein each track comprises a tubular structure.

5. The air filter module according to claim 3 , further comprising at least one gasket, each gasket is disposed between the filter component and the corresponding track.

6. The air filter module according to claim 1 , wherein the drive unit comprises at least one electromagnet, the movement unit comprises at least one metal device corresponding to the electromagnet(s), each metal device is disposed between the corresponding electromagnet and the filter component, the driving force generation assembly further comprises at least one elastic component corresponding to the electromagnet(s), each elastic component is connected between the corresponding electromagnet and the corresponding metal device.

7. The air filter module according to claim 1 , further comprising at least one drive electromagnet fixed to the block component.

8. The air filter module according to claim 7 , wherein the drive unit comprises at least one first electromagnet, the movement unit comprises at least one first metal surface corresponding to the first electromagnet(s) and at least one second metal surface corresponding to the drive electromagnet(s), the filter component has a first surface and a second surface, the first surface and the second surface are opposite to each other, the first surface faces to the first electromagnet(s), the second surface faces to the drive electromagnet(s), the first metal surface(s) is(are) disposed on the first surface of the filter component, and the second metal surface(s) is(are) disposed on the second surface of the filter component.

9. The air filter module according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a fan; and
a control unit electrically connected to the fan and configured to control a rotation direction of the fan.

10. The air filter module according to claim 1 , wherein the frame collides with the block component along a first direction and the frame collides with the drive unit along a second direction opposing to the first direction.

11. The air filter module according to claim 10 , wherein the filter is propelled in the first direction or the second direction.

12. A projection device, comprising:
a projection module comprising an air vent; and
an air filter module disposed to cover the air vent, the air filter module comprising:
a filter component, comprising:
a filter; and
a frame surrounding the filter; and

a cleaning unit disposed to cover the air vent and configured to drive the filter component to move according to a cleaning-start signal, the cleaning unit comprising:
a block component, configured to stop the filter component; and
a driving force generation assembly, comprising:
a drive unit, and
a movement unit, fixed on peripheral of the frame between the drive unit and the block component and the movement unit is located outside the filter,
wherein a driving force is generated between the drive unit and the movement unit, for making the movement unit collide with the drive unit directly, wherein collide means creating an impact after a separation between the movement unit and the drive unit.

13. The projection device according to claim 12 , wherein the drive unit comprises at least one electromagnet, the movement unit comprises at least one magnetic device corresponding to the electromagnet(s), each magnetic device is disposed between the filter component and the corresponding electromagnet, the driving force is a magnetic force generated by an interaction between the electromagnet(s) and the magnetic device(s) corresponding to the electromagnet(s).

14. The projection device according to claim 12 , wherein the drive unit comprises at least one electromagnet, the movement unit comprises at least one magnetic device corresponding to the electromagnet(s), the driving force generation assembly further comprises at least one track corresponding to the electromagnet(s), each track is disposed between the filter component and the corresponding electromagnet, and each magnetic device is disposed in the corresponding track.

15. The projection device according to claim 14 , wherein each track comprises a tubular structure.

16. The projection device according to claim 14 , wherein the air filter module further comprises at least one gasket, each gasket is disposed between the filter component and the corresponding track.

17. The projection device according to claim 12 , wherein the drive unit comprises at least one electromagnet, the movement unit comprises at least one metal device corresponding to the electromagnet(s), each metal device is disposed between the corresponding electromagnet and the filter component, the driving force generation assembly further comprises at least one elastic component corresponding to the electromagnet(s), each elastic component is connected between the corresponding electromagnet and the corresponding metal device.

18. The projection device according to claim 12 , wherein the air filter module further comprises at least one drive electromagnet fixed to the block component.

19. The projection device according to claim 18 , wherein the drive unit comprises at least one first electromagnet, the movement unit comprises at least one first metal surface corresponding to the first electromagnet(s) and at least one second metal surface corresponding to the drive electromagnet(s), the filter component has a first surface and a second surface, the first surface and the second surface are opposite to each other, the first surface faces to the first electromagnet(s), the second surface faces to the drive electr

Assignees

• Chen Jhih-Hao
• Dai jia-hong
• Lin Tsung-Ching
• Coretronic Corp

Inventors

• Chen Jhih-Hao
• Dai jia-hong
• Lin Tsung-Ching

Classifications

• G03B21/16 Primary

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• B01D29/0086

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• B01D29/0084

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