Light emitting device with diffuser and light reflector

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9989202-B2
Application number	US-201214362756-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 21, 2012
Priority date	Dec 4, 2011
Publication date	Jun 5, 2018
Grant date	Jun 5, 2018

Abstract

A light emitting device and a projection system adopting same. The light emitting device comprises a coherent source generating coherent light, a diffusing element, and a light guide part. The diffusing element includes a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other. The diffusing element disperses the coherent light to generate incoherent light. The light guide part is provided on the side of the first surface of the diffusing element and guides the coherent light from the coherent source onto the first surface to form a first light path, guides a part of incoherent light from the first surface through the first light path, guides the remaining incoherent light through a second path, and separates the first and second light paths. The luminous flux of the incoherent light emitting through the first light path is less than that of the incoherent light emitting through the second light path.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A light emitting device, comprising:
a coherent light source for emitting a coherent light;
a diffusing element having a first surface and a second surface opposite each other, for diffusing the coherent light from the coherent light source to generate an incoherent light; and
a reflective element disposed on a side of the first surface of the diffusing element, the reflective element having an aperture and a curved reflective surface surrounding the aperture, the aperture being located at an offset location on the curved reflective surface, the aperture transmitting the coherent light emitted by the coherent light source to incident on the first surface of the diffusing element in a direction perpendicular to the first surface to form a first light path, the aperture further transmitting a portion of the incoherent light from the first surface of the diffusing device to exit via the first light path, the reflective surface reflecting a remaining portion of the incoherent light from the first surface of the diffusing device to exit via a second light path, the reflective element separating the first and second light paths;
wherein a luminous flux of the incoherent light exit via the first light path is less than a luminous flux of the incoherent light exit via the second light path.

2. The light emitting device of claim 1 , wherein the luminous flux of the incoherent light exit via the first light path is less than or equal to ¼ of the luminous flux of the incoherent light exit via the second light path.

3. The light emitting device of claim 1 , further comprising a first reflective element disposed on a side of the second surface of the diffusing element.

4. The light emitting device of claim 1 , wherein the reflective element is an arc shaped reflective element having the aperture and the reflective surface, wherein the arc shaped reflective element is a hemisphere or a part thereof, wherein a location where the coherent light is incident on the diffusing element is at a first point near a spherical center of the hemisphere, wherein the aperture is offset on the hemisphere shaped reflective element and the coherent light passes through the aperture to be incident on the first surface of the diffusing element in the direction perpendicular to the first surface, and
wherein the light emitting device further comprising a light collecting device, wherein a light input port of the light collecting device is located at a second point near the spherical center, where the first point and second point are symmetrical with respect to the spherical center, and
wherein an area of the aperture of the arc shaped reflective element is less than or equal to ¼ of an area of the reflective surface.

5. The light emitting device of claim 1 , wherein the reflective element is an arc shaped reflective element having the aperture and the reflective surface, wherein the arc shaped reflective element is a semi-ellipsoid of a part thereof, wherein a location where the coherent light is incident on the diffusing element is at a first focal point of the semi-ellipsoid, and
wherein the light emitting device further comprising a light collecting device, wherein a light input port of the light collecting device is located at a second focal point of the semi-ellipsoid, and
wherein an area of the aperture of the arc shaped reflective element is less than or equal to ¼ of an area of the reflective surface.

6. The light emitting device of claim 1 , wherein the reflective element is saw-tooth shaped reflecting device having the aperture and the reflective surface.

7. The light emitting device of claim 1 , wherein the reflective element is an arc shaped reflective element having the aperture and the reflective surface, wherein the arc shaped reflective element is a reflective wall of a hollow structure that has an aperture, wherein the reflective wall has a reflective coating coated on the inner surface, and wherein the aperture is an opening on the reflective wall.

8. The light emitting device of claim 1 , wherein the reflective element is an arc shaped reflective element having the aperture and the reflective surface, wherein the arc shaped reflective element is a solid transparent body coated with a reflective coating on its outer curved surface and having an aperture, wherein the aperture is an opening in the reflective coating.

9. The light emitting device of claim 8 , wherein the diffusing element and the solid transparent body are separated by an air gap, wherein the air gap has a thickness less than 1% of a longest semi-principle axis of the semi-ellipsoid or 1% of a radius of the hemisphere.

10. The light emitting device of claim 1 , wherein the coherent light source is a laser diode.

11. The light emitting device of claim 1 , wherein the coherent light includes two sub-light sources respectively for generating two colored lights, and a light combining device for combining lights from the two sub-light sources into one light beam, the light emitting device further comprising a control device for respectively controlling on and off as well as light intensities of the two sub-light sources.

12. The light emitting device of claim 1 , further comprising a driving device for driving the diffusing element, so that an illumination spot of the coherent light incident on the diffusing element acts upon the diffusing element along a predetermined path.

Assignees

• Hu Fei
• Li Yi
• Yang Yi
• Cao Liangliang
• Appotronics Corp Ltd

Inventors

• Hu Fei
• Li Yi
• Yang Yi
• Cao Liangliang

Classifications

• G03B21/2066

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

• G03B21/204 Primary

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

• G03B21/2033

  LED or laser light sources · CPC title

• G03B21/20 Primary

  Lamp housings · CPC title

• F21V9/30

  Elements containing photoluminescent material distinct from or spaced from the light source (shades F21V1/17; globes, bowls or cover glasses F21V3/08, F21V3/12; refractors F21V5/10; reflectors F21V7/26, F21V7/30; elements with provision for controlling the spectral properties or intensity F21V9/40) · CPC title