Optical-wavelength converting wheel component

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9927099-B2
Application number	US-201214003797-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 24, 2012
Priority date	Mar 8, 2011
Publication date	Mar 27, 2018
Grant date	Mar 27, 2018

Abstract

An optical-wavelength converting wheel component comprises a motor ( 1 ) and an optical-wavelength converting wheel ( 2 ). The optical-wavelength converting wheel ( 2 ) comprises an optical-wavelength converting material layer ( 21 ) and at least one functional layer adjacent to the optical-wavelength converting material layer ( 21 ), particularly the optical-wavelength converting wheel ( 2 ) further comprises at least one spacing layer ( 26 ), which is a thin gap spaced between the location of the optical-wavelength converting material on the optical wavelength converting material layer ( 21 ) and the functional layer, arranged between the optical-wavelength converting material layer ( 21 ) and the functional layer. Brightening can be realized in low cost by means of adopting a light source comprising the optical-wavelength converting wheel component.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A wavelength conversion wheel device comprising:
a motor; and
a wavelength conversion wheel,
wherein the wavelength conversion wheel includes a wavelength conversion material layer which absorbs an excitation light and converts it to a converted light, and a dichroic reflector adjacent the wavelength conversion material layer, the dichroic reflector transmitting an excitation light and reflecting a converted light generated by the wavelength conversion material,
wherein the wavelength conversion wheel further includes a first spacing layer disposed between the wavelength conversion material layer and the dichroic reflector, such that at a location of a wavelength conversion material on the wavelength conversion material layer, the wavelength conversion material layer is spaced apart from the dichroic reflector by a first gap no thicker than 10% of a width of the wavelength conversion material in a radial direction, and
a filter, where the filter and the dichroic reflector are respectively disposed on two sides of the wavelength conversion material layer, and wherein the filter is used to select the wavelength range or output angle of the output light;
wherein the wavelength conversion wheel further includes a second spacing layer disposed between the wavelength conversion material layer and the filter, such that at a location of the wavelength conversion material on the wavelength conversion material layer, the wavelength conversion material layer is spaced apart from the filter by a second gap, and
wherein the thickness of the first gap and a thickness of the second gap are defined by the first and second spacing layer, respectively and are fixed.

2. The wavelength conversion wheel device of claim 1 , wherein the ring shaped area is divided into two or more segments, for carrying different wavelength conversion materials.

3. The wavelength conversion wheel device of claim 2 , wherein the first spacing layer is a rigid plate having an inner portion and an outer ring connected by at least two reinforced bridges, the inner portion and the outer ring being separated by the hollow region.

4. The wavelength conversion wheel device of claim 1 , wherein the first gap is filled with a low refractive index material.

5. The wavelength conversion wheel device of claim 4 , wherein the first gap is filled with air.

6. The wavelength conversion wheel device of claim 1 , wherein the wavelength conversion material is distributed in a ring shaped area of the wavelength conversion material layer, wherein the first spacing layer includes a hollow region at a location corresponding to the ring shaped area, and wherein a thickness of the spacer layer is less than 10% of a width of the ring shaped area.

Assignees

• Wu Xiliang
• Li Yi
• Yang Yi
• Approtronics Corp

Inventors

• Wu Xiliang
• Li Yi
• Yang Yi

Classifications

• F21V13/08 Primary

  the elements being filters or photoluminescent elements and reflectors · CPC title

• G02B26/008 Primary

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