G03B21/2053

Illumination system, illumination control method and projection apparatus
11520221 · 2022-12-06 · ·

An illumination system, an illumination control method and a projection apparatus are provided. The illumination system includes a first laser light source providing a first laser beam, and a light splitting module. When the first laser beam is incident to the light splitting module, a first portion of the first laser beam penetrates through the light splitting module, a second portion is reflected by the light splitting module. In the first illumination mode, the first laser beam is incident to the first light splitting region to form a first proportion of the first portion and the second portion. In the second illumination mode, the first laser beam is incident to the first light splitting region to form a second proportion of the first portion and the second portion, wherein the first proportion and the second proportion are different.

Illumination system and projection device
20220373766 · 2022-11-24 ·

An illumination system includes an excitation light source, a first variable focus lens, a second variable focus lens, and a control unit. The excitation light source is adapted to provide an excitation light beam. The first variable focus lens is disposed on a transmission path of the excitation light beam. The first variable focus lens is located between the excitation light source and the second variable focus lens. The second variable focus lens is adapted to receive the excitation light beam exited from the first variable focus lens. The control unit is electrically connected to the first variable focus lens and the second variable focus lens, and is adapted to synchronously adjust focal lengths of the first variable focus lens and the second variable focus lens. A projection device including the above-mentioned illumination system of the invention is further provided.

Light source generating device, projection apparatus and light source generation method thereof

A light source generating device, a projection apparatus and a light source generation method are provided. The light source generating device includes a first light source, an auxiliary light source, a control device, a driver and a current command generator. The first light source generates a first light beam. The auxiliary light source generates an auxiliary light beam corresponding to the first light beam. The control device generates a first driving signal to drive the first light source. The driver generates an auxiliary driving signal to drive the auxiliary light source according to the gate control signal and a current command. The current command generator receives an indication signal, and generates the current command according to the indication signal, wherein the indication signal corresponds to a driving current of the first light source. The invention has an effect of enhancing brightness/chrominance.

Video projector and video display method
11509874 · 2022-11-22 · ·

To provide a video projector which improves visibility in response to changes in projection environment, a video projector has an initial level setter, a level adjuster, a projection display, an image capture, and a projection histogram calculator. The initial level setter performs a prescribed initial level setting on an input video signal and outputs an initial display signal. The level adjuster adjusts the level of the initial display signal on the basis of a projection image and outputs a display signal. The image capture captures the projection image projected on a projection surface by the projection display based on the display signal. The projection histogram calculator prepares a projection histogram for each color. The level adjuster adjusts the level of the initial display signal for each color on the basis of the projection histogram.

Heat dissipation module and projection apparatus using the same

A heat dissipation module includes a base, a cover and a plurality of heat dissipation fins. The cover is disposed on the base and forms an accommodation space with the base. The plurality of heat dissipation fins is disposed in the accommodation space. The cover includes a top, at least one side wall, a first opening and a second opening. The first opening and the second opening are disposed on the top or the at least one side wall. The at least one side wall surrounds the top and is connected to the base. The distances between the plurality of heat dissipation fins and one of the at least one side wall in a first direction are different. A projection apparatus is also provided, which includes a light source module, a light valve, the aforementioned heat dissipation module and a projection lens.

ILLUMINATION SYSTEM AND PROJECTION DEVICE
20220365413 · 2022-11-17 · ·

An illumination system including multiple light sources, a first light combining module, a second light combining module, and a converging lens is provided. The light sources respectively provide multiple beams with the same wavelength range. The first light combining module is disposed on a transmission path of a portion of the beams. The second light combining module is disposed on a transmission path of another portion of the beams to combine the beams into an exciting beam. The converging lens is disposed on a transmission path of the exciting beam.

Parameter adjusting method and projector
11589020 · 2023-02-21 · ·

A parameter adjusting method is applied to a projector having an ambient light sensor, a database and a digital micromirror device. The parameter adjusting method includes analyzing a detection signal generated by the ambient light sensor to acquire an environmental light datum, comparing the environmental light datum with a lookup table of the database to compute at least one compensation parameter, and adjusting an amount of reflection light generated by the digital micromirror device in accordance with the at least one compensation parameter for controlling the projector to output a calibrated projection image in response to compensation of the environmental light datum.

High speed binary compressive light field projection system

Implementations of a compressive light field projection system are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the compressive light field projection system utilizes a pair of light modulators, such as digital micromirror devices (DMDs), that interact to produce a light field. The light field is then projected via a projection lens onto a screen, which may be an angle expanding projection screen that includes a Fresnel lens for straightening the views of the light field and either a double lenticular array of Keplerian lens pairs or a single lenticular, for increasing the field of view. In addition, compression techniques are disclosed for generating patterns to place on the pair of light modulators so as to reduce the number of frames needed to recreate a light field.

Optical module and projection apparatus

An optical module and a projection apparatus using the optical module are provided. The optical module includes a base, a first frame, an optical element and at least one driving assembly. The first frame is disposed in the base. The optical element is disposed in the first frame. The at least one driving assembly is disposed between the base and the first frame. The first frame is configured to move relative to the base by a magnetic force generated by the at least one driving assembly. Each of the at least one driving assembly includes a coil and a Halbach array magnet structure, the coil and the Halbach array magnet structure face each other along a first direction, a width of the Halbach array magnet structure in the first direction is W1, and a width of the coil in the first direction is W2, and 0.7≤W1/W2≤2.

Lighting device for projecting a starry pattern
11500277 · 2022-11-15 ·

The present disclosure discloses a projection lamp. The projection lamp includes a light-emitting assembly including at least one first non-coherent light source, a light-reflection medium, a first condensing lens, a driving device, a driving gear, and a driven gear. An inner wall surface of the light-reflection medium is formed by mutually connecting a plurality of irregular light reflection surfaces; the first non-coherent light source is arranged in the light-reflection medium; the first condensing lens is arranged above the light-reflection medium; the driving gear is connected to the driving device; and the driven gear is arranged on the light-reflection medium and is engaged with the driving gear to drive the light-reflection medium to rotate. The technical solution of the present disclosure effectively improves the diversity of the light effect of the projection lamp.