A structured-light scanning system with thermal compensation includes a structured-light projector that generates a predetermined projected pattern of light, which is then projected onto and reflected from an object, thereby resulting in a reflected pattern of light; an image sensor that captures the reflected pattern of light; and a digital processing unit that generates a depth map according to the reflected pattern of light and a compensated projected pattern associated with a current temperature.

A reflector includes a reflective film and a substrate, wherein the reflective film is attached to the substrate. Also, an optical system of an LCD (liquid crystal display) projector includes a first reflector, a second reflector, an LED (light emitting diode) light source, a condenser, a collimating lens, an LCD light valve, a field lens and a projection lens, wherein the LED light source, the condenser, the first reflector, the collimating lens, the LCD light valve, the field lens, the second reflector and the projection lens are set in sequence according to a direction of light. The reflector is significantly improved in the reflection efficiency while maintaining the low cost, or the reflector is significantly reduced in the manufacturing cost while achieving the high reflection efficiency, so that the output brightness and the photoelectric efficiency of the projector including the reflector with low cost, which has a very positive effect.

The disclosed subject matter relates to a light projector module, comprising: a base plate, a light source on one side of the base plate, a micro-electro-mechanical-system (MEMS) scanning assembly on the base plate, and a set of at least one lens mounted on the one side of the base plate between the light source and the MEMS scanning assembly, wherein the MEMS scanning assembly has an arm mounted on and extending from the other side of the base plate, a scanning mirror being movably mounted on the arm and facing the base plate, and wherein a light guide is mounted on the base plate or the arm for directing the at least one light beam from the lens set on the one side to the scanning mirror on the arm extending from said other side of the base plate.

A projector includes an exterior enclosure having an intake port and a discharge port, a heat source, a fan that causes a cooling gas to flow to the heat source, a loudspeaker that is disposed between one of the two openings, and the fan in the channel of the cooling gas and outputs a sound wave according to a drive signal inputted to the loudspeaker, a characteristic data storage section that stores frequency characteristic data on the frequency characteristics of discrete frequency noise, broadband noise, and in-apparatus environmental noise, and a control section that generates the drive signal, and the control section includes a characteristic acquisition section that acquires the frequency characteristic data corresponding to the rotational speed of the fan per unit time, a waveform generation section that generates the waveform of an interference sound, and a signal output section that outputs the drive signal.

An image projector includes a projecting section, a support section, an exterior section, a first heat conductor, and a second heat conductor. The projecting section projects an image, and includes an image forming section that forms the image. The support section supports the projecting section, and includes a projecting section placement face on which the projecting section is disposed. The exterior section covers the projecting section and the support section. The first heat conductor is disposed between the projecting section and the support section. The second heat conductor is disposed between the support section and the exterior section. The first heat conductor is disposed so as to at least partially overlap the image forming section in a plan view of the projecting section placement face.

A projector includes a first cooling target, a cooling device, and an exterior housing that houses the first cooling target and the cooling device. The cooling device includes a first compressor configured to compress working fluid, a condenser configured to condense the working fluid, a first expander configured to decompress the working fluid, a first evaporator configured to change the working fluid to the working fluid in the gas phase with heat transferred from the first cooling target, a first connection pipe configured to lead the working fluid discharged from the first expander to the first evaporator, a second connection pipe configured to lead the working fluid discharged from the first evaporator to the first compressor, and a first case configured to seal the first expander, the first connection pipe, the first evaporator, and the second connection pipe on an inside.

A transmissive liquid crystal panel includes a pixel region where a plurality of pixels are arrayed, a liquid crystal layer configured to modulate light for each of the pixels, an incident section configured to make the light incident on the liquid crystal layer, an emission section configured to emit, as image light, the light modulated by the liquid crystal layer, and a vapor chamber including an opening section corresponding to the pixel region, a heat receiving section around the opening section, and a heat radiating section configured to radiate heat received by heat receiving section, the vapor chamber vaporizing, with the heat received, a coolant in a liquid phase encapsulated on an inside of the vapor chamber and radiating, with the heat radiating section, heat of the coolant in a gas phase to thereby condense the coolant in the gas phase into the coolant in the liquid phase.

An improvement in quality is achieved by improving a contrast ratio. Therefore, in a projector device including a light source device using a solid-state light source (AR) includes a temperature adjustment device (190) capable of setting a state in which a temperature of at least the solid-state light source is caused to increase. Then, a determination unit (12) determines a luminance state of an image and a control unit (16) controls a heat state of the solid-state light source (AR) by controlling the temperature adjustment device (190) on the basis of a determination result. In particular, by increasing the temperature of the solid-state light source (AR) in accordance with an image, light emission efficiency is lowered to decrease luminance.

A projector includes a first cooling target, a cooling device, and an exterior housing. The cooling device includes a first circulation device in which working fluid circulates, a second circulation device in which a liquid refrigerant circulates, and a heat exchanger in which both of the working fluid and the liquid refrigerant flow. The first circulation device includes a first compressor, a condenser, a first expander, and a first evaporator. The second circulation device includes a first heat receiver heat-transferably connected to the first cooling target. The heat exchanger includes a first channel in which the working fluid having flowed in the first expander flows, and a second channel in which the liquid refrigerant having flowed in the first heat receiver flows. The heat exchanger cools the liquid refrigerant flowing in the second channel with the working fluid flowing in the first channel.

An optical element unit according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes an optical element wheel that includes a heat dissipation member provided at one surface of a wheel substrate, a hosing including an outer circumferential wall that covers the outer circumference of the optical element wheel, and an opening formed at part of the outer circumferential wall, the housing capable of housing the optical element wheel, a first duct which is provided at the opening of the housing and via which the airflow generated by the optical element wheel is exhausted out of the housing, a heat exchanger which is disposed at the outlet of the first duct and to which the airflow exhausted via the outlet flows, and a second duct that guides the airflow having flowed through the heat exchanger to the heat dissipation member of the optical element wheel.