Light source, light combining device, and projection device with the light source

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9891439-B2
Application number	US-201214342373-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 3, 2012
Priority date	Aug 29, 2011
Publication date	Feb 13, 2018
Grant date	Feb 13, 2018

Abstract

A light source comprises a light combining device for guiding incident light from a first light emitting source ( 310 ) and incident light from a second light emitting source ( 340 ) with different incident directions to combine two paths of incident light into one path of emission light emitted from a first optical path. The light combining device comprises a guide part ( 330 ), for guiding light from the second light emitting source ( 340 ) to converge into the first optical path, and hindering a part of light from the first light emitting source ( 310 ) from entering the first optical path, the luminous flux of the hindered part of the light being less than the luminous flux of light from the first light emitting source ( 310 ) entering the first optical path. This light source can effectively reduce the cost and achieve a better heat dissipation effect and is especially suitable for a projection device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A light source, comprising:
a first light emitting source having a first etendue;
a second light emitting source having a second etendue which is smaller than ⅕ of the first etendue of the first light emitting source;
wherein the first light emitting source comprises a light emitting diode, and the second light emitting source comprises a semiconductor laser; and
a light combining device for combining lights from the first light emitting source and the second light emitting source as an output light along in a first light path, wherein:
the light combining device comprises a first light guiding part for guiding a light from the first light emitting source into the first light path, and a second light guiding part for guiding a light from the second light emitting source into the first light path; the second light guiding part also preventing a part of the light from the first light emitting source from entering the first light path, and wherein a luminous flux of the prevented part of light is less than a luminous flux of the light from the first light emitting source that enters the first light path through the light combining device,
wherein the first light guiding part of the light combining device comprises a curved reflecting cup and the second light guiding part is at least one through hole or light transmitting hole formed on the curved reflecting cup, wherein the light from the first light emitting source is incident onto the reflecting cup from a first side and reflected by a part of other than the through hole or the light transmitting hole to enter the first light path; wherein the second light guiding part comprises the through hole or light transmitting hole, wherein a part of light from the first light emitting source is prevented from entering the first light path by passing through the through hole or transmitting hole, and wherein the light from the second light emitting source is incident into the through hole or transmitting hole from a second side of the reflecting cup and enters the first light path.

2. The light source of claim 1 , wherein after passing through the through hole or light transmitting hole, the light of the second light emitting source is incident onto a light emitting surface of the first light emitting source and scattered by the light emitting surface to enter the first light path.

3. The light source of claim 2 , further comprising a light collection part, wherein the curved reflecting cup is semi-ellipsoid shaped, and the light emitting surface of the first light emitting source and an entrance of the light collection part are respectively located on different focuses of the curved reflecting cup; or, the curved reflecting cup is semi-sphere shaped, and the light emitting surface of the first light emitting source and the entrance of the light collection part are respectively located on two symmetrical points near the spherical center of the curved reflecting cup.

4. The light source of claim 1 , further comprising a light collection part, wherein after passing through the through hole or light transmitting hole, the light of the second light emitting source is incident onto an entrance of the light collection part; wherein the curved reflecting cup is semi-ellipsoid shaped, and the light emitting surface of the first light emitting source and the entrance of the light collection part are respectively located on different focuses of the curved reflecting cup; or, the curved reflecting cup is semi-sphere shaped, the light emitting surface of the first light emitting source and the entrance of the light collection part are respectively located on two symmetrical points near the spherical center of the curved reflecting cup.

5. A projection device, comprising the light source of claim 1 .

6. A light source, comprising:
a first light emitting source having a first etendue;
a second light emitting source having a second etendue which is smaller than ⅕ of the first etendue of the first light emitting source;
wherein the first light emitting source comprises a light emitting diode, and the second light emitting source comprises a semiconductor laser; and
a light combining device, having a first light guiding part and a second light guiding part, for combining lights from the first light emitting source and the second light emitting source as an output light along in a first light path,
wherein a light emitting surface of the first light emitting source has a rough surface structure, and a light from the second light emitting source is guided by the second light guiding part to incident onto the rough surface structure and scattered by the rough surface structure, wherein a light emitted by the first light emitting source and the scattered light of the second light emitting source are guided by the first light guiding part to a first light path of an output light of the light source; wherein a part of the light from the first light emitting source is prevented from entering the first light path by the second light guiding part, and wherein a luminous flux of the prevented part of the light is less than a luminous flux of the light from the first light emitting source that enters the first light path.

7. The light source of claim 6 , wherein the second light guiding part comprises a reflecting device in the incident light path of the second light emitting source for reflecting the light of the second light emitting source to the rough surface structure of the first light emitting source; wherein a part of the light from the first light emitting source is prevented from entering the first light path by being reflected by the reflecting device, and wherein a luminous flux of the prevented part of the light is smaller than ⅕ of a luminous flux of the light from the first light emitting source that enters the first light path.

8. The light source of claim 6 , further comprising a light collection part, wherein the light emitting surface of the first light emitting source is located at an entrance of the light collection part.

9. A light source, comprising:
a first light emitting source having a first etendue;
a second light emitting source having a second etendue which is smaller than ⅕ of the first etendue of the first light emitting source;
wherein lights from the first light emitting source and the second light emitting source have the same color; and
a light combining device, having a first light guiding part and a second light guiding part, for combining the lights from the first light emitting source and the second light emitting source as an output light along in a first light path,
wherein a light emitting surface of the first light emitting source has a rough surface structure, and a light from the second light emitting source is guided by the second light guiding part to incident onto the rough surface structure and scattered by the rough surface structure, wherein a light emitted by the first light emitting source and the scattered light of the second light emitting source are guided by the first light guiding part to a first light path of an output light of the light source; wherein a part of the light from the first light emitting source is prevented from entering the first light path by the second light guiding part, and wherein a luminous flux of the prevented part of the light is less than a luminous flux of the light from the first light emitting source that enters the first light path.

10. The light source of claim 9 , wherein the second light guiding part comprises a reflecting device in the incident light path of the second light emitting source for reflecting the light of the second light emitting source to the rough surface structure of the fir

Assignees

• Hu Fei
• Li Yi
• Appotronics Corp Ltd

Inventors

• Hu Fei
• Li Yi

Classifications

• G03B21/20

  Lamp housings · CPC title

• G02B27/14 Primary

  operating by reflection only · CPC title

• G02B27/0977

  Reflective elements · CPC title

• G03B21/2066

  Reflectors in illumination beam (in projection beam G03B21/28) · CPC title

• G02B27/1006

  for splitting or combining different wavelengths (G02B27/1086, G02B27/141 take precedence) · CPC title