Wavelength-converting device and illumination system using same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9753276-B2
Application number	US-201514842302-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 1, 2015
Priority date	Sep 5, 2014
Publication date	Sep 5, 2017
Grant date	Sep 5, 2017

Abstract

A wavelength-converting device includes a first substrate, a second substrate and a first wavelength-converting material. The first substrate has a first region and a first engagement portion. The second substrate is disposed adjacent to the first substrate and having a second region and a second engagement portion. The second engagement portion and the first engagement portion have complementary shapes. The first wavelength-converting material is disposed on the second region for converting a light in a first waveband into a light in a second waveband. The light in the first waveband is transmitted through the first region, and the light in the second waveband is reflected by the second region. The first region and the second region are staggered, so that the first engagement portion and the second engagement portion are engaged and fixed with each other. As a result, the safety and stability are enhanced, and the noise is reduced.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A wavelength-converting device, comprising:
at least a first substrate, wherein each of the first substrate has a first region and at least a first engagement portion;
a second substrate disposed adjacent to the first substrate, wherein the second substrate has at least a second region and at least a second engagement portion, and the second engagement and the first engagement portion have complementary shapes; and
a first wavelength-converting material disposed on the second region for converting a light in a first waveband into a light in a second waveband,
wherein the light in the first waveband is transmitted through the first region, the light in the second waveband is reflected by the second region, and the first region and the second region are staggered, so that the first engagement portion and the second engagement portion are engaged and fixed with each other.

2. The wavelength-converting device according to claim 1 , wherein the first substrate and the second substrate are made of different materials and engaged to form a wheel-shaped body, and the sum of the central angle corresponding to the first region and the central angle corresponding to the second region is 360 degrees.

3. The wavelength-converting device according to claim 2 , wherein the first substrate has an inner diameter and an outer diameter relative to the center of the wheel-shaped body, and the first engagement portion is formed between the inner diameter and the outer diameter.

4. The wavelength-converting device according to claim 1 , wherein the first engagement portion is a circular protrusion, and the second engagement portion is a circular recess corresponding to the circular protrusion.

5. The wavelength-converting device according to claim 1 , wherein the first engagement portion is a polygonal protrusion, and the second engagement portion is a polygonal recess corresponding to the polygonal protrusion.

6. The wavelength-converting device according to claim 1 , wherein the first engagement portion is a circular recess, and the second engagement portion is a circular protrusion corresponding to the circular recess.

7. The wavelength-converting device according to claim 1 , wherein the first engagement portion is a polygonal recess, and the second engagement portion is a polygonal protrusion corresponding to the polygonal recess.

8. The wavelength-converting device according to claim 1 further comprising a fixing element, wherein the fixing element is connected with the second substrate for fixing the first substrate and the second substrate.

9. The wavelength-converting device according to claim 1 , wherein each of the first region is disposed between the adjacent second regions, or each of the second region is disposed between the adjacent first regions.

10. The wavelength-converting device according to claim 1 , wherein the first substrate is a transparent sheet, a diffuser sheet or a filter sheet.

11. The wavelength-converting device according to claim 1 , wherein the light in the first waveband is a blue light, and the light in the second waveband is a visible light with wavelength greater than 460 nanometers.

12. The wavelength-converting device according to claim 1 further comprising a second wavelength-converting material disposed on the first region for converting the light in the first waveband into a light in a third waveband.

13. The wavelength-converting device according to claim 12 , wherein the light in the third waveband is a cyan light with wavelength greater than or equal to 460 nanometers and less than or equal to 520 nanometers, and the peak value of the cyan light is 490 nanometers.

14. The wavelength-converting device according to claim 12 , wherein the light in the third waveband is a green light with wavelength greater than or equal to 470 nanometers and less than or equal to 530 nanometers.

15. An illumination system, comprising:
a solid-state light-emitting element configured for emitting a light in a first waveband; and
a wavelength-converting device comprising:
at least a first substrate, wherein each of the first substrate has a first region and at least a first engagement portion;
a second substrate disposed adjacent to the first substrate, wherein the second substrate has at least a second region and at least a second engagement portion, and the second engagement and the first engagement portion have complementary shapes; and
a first wavelength-converting material disposed on the second region for converting the light in the first waveband into a light in a second waveband,
wherein the light in the first waveband is transmitted through the first region, the light in the second waveband is reflected by the second region, and the first region and the second region are staggered, so that the first engagement portion and the second engagement portion are engaged and fixed with each other.

16. The illumination system according to claim 15 , wherein the light in the second waveband is reflected to a first optical path by the second region, and the light in the first waveband is transmitted through the first region and outputted to a second optical path.

17. The illumination system according to claim 16 , wherein a third optical path is disposed between the first optical path and the second optical path, and the first optical path and the second optical path are converged at the third optical path, so that the light in the first waveband and the light in the second waveband are integrated so as to be outputted to a optical apparatus through the third optical path.

18. The illumination system according to claim 17 further comprising:
a first dichroic mirror disposed between the solid-state light-emitting element and the wavelength-converting device for allowing the light in the first waveband to transmit through and reflecting the light in the second waveband; and
a second dichroic mirror disposed between the first dichroic mirror and the optical apparatus for reflecting the light in the first waveband and allowing the light in the second waveband to transmit through, so that the first optical path and the second optical path are integrated so as to be outputted to the third optical path.

19. The illumination system according to claim 18 further comprising a first reflector and a second reflector, wherein the first reflector and the second reflector are sequentially disposed between the wavelength-converting device and the second dichroic mirror on the second optical path for reflecting the light in the first waveband and allowing other color lights to transmit through.

20. A wavelength-converting device, comprising:
two first substrates, wherein each of the first substrate has two first engagement portions, and a light in a first waveband is transmitted through the first substrates; and
a second substrate disposed between the two first substrates, wherein the second substrate has four second engagement portions, and a light in a second waveband is reflected by the second substrate,
wherein each of the first engagement portions is corresponding to one of the four second engagement portions, and each first engagement portion and each second engagement portion have complementary shapes, so that each first engagement portion and each second engagement portion are engaged and fixed with each other.

Assignees

• Delta Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Liu Meng-Han
• Chang Keh-Su
• Chen Jau-Shiu
• Chou Yen-I
• Chen Chi

Classifications

• G03B33/08

  Sequential recording or projection (G03B33/02, G03B33/04, G03B33/06 take precedence) · CPC title

• G02B26/008 Primary

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

• G03B21/204

  using secondary light emission, e.g. luminescence or fluorescence (using different colours G03B33/00; if related to video signals H04N9/3197) · CPC title

• G02B27/141

  using dichroic mirrors · CPC title