Patents Assigned to APPOTRONICS CORPORATION LIMITED
  • Patent number: 10042240
    Abstract: Provided is a projection system, a light source system, and a light source assembly. The light source system (100) comprises an excitation light source (101), a wavelength conversion device (106), a color filtering device (107), a drive device (108), and a first optical assembly. The wavelength conversion device (106) comprises at least one wavelength conversion region. The optical filtering device (107) is fixed face-to-face with the wavelength conversion device (106), and comprises at least a first optical filtering region. The drive device (108) drives the wavelength conversion device (106) and the optical filtering device (107), allowing the wavelength conversion region and the first optical filtering region to act synchronously, and the wavelength conversion region is periodically set on the propagation path of the excitation light, thereby converting the excitation light wavelength into converted light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: APPOTRONICS CORPORATION LIMITED
    Inventors: Fei Hu, Yi Li, Yi Yang
  • Publication number: 20180195689
    Abstract: A light source comprising an excitation light source (110) for providing excitation light, and an optical wavelength conversion member disposed at a distance from the excitation light source. The optical wavelength conversion member comprises an optical wavelength conversion material (150) for converting the excitation light into stimulated light. The light source also comprises an optical-guiding member that allows the excitation light to be incident on the optical wavelength conversion material, and an optical-collecting member (130A) for collecting stimulated light originating from the optical wavelength conversion material. To separate the paths of the stimulated light and the excitation light, the etendue of the optical-guiding member is less than or equal to ΒΌ of the etendue of the optical-collecting member. This allows the optical-guiding member to draw in the excitation light while preventing the excessive escape of the stimulated light through the optical-guiding member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 25, 2017
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Applicant: APPOTRONICS CORPORATION LIMITED
    Inventors: Fei Hu, Yi Li, Yi Yang
  • Publication number: 20180172978
    Abstract: A projection system, a light source system and a light source assembly. The light source system includes an excitation light source, a wavelength conversion device, a filter device, a drive device and a first optical assembly. The wavelength conversion device includes at least one wavelength conversion region; the filter device is fixed relative to the wavelength conversion device and includes at least one first filter region. The drive device drives the wavelength conversion device and the filter device, so that the wavelength conversion region and the first filter region synchronously move, and the wavelength conversion region is periodically disposed on a propagation path of excitation light, to wavelength-convert the excitation light into the converted light. The first optical assembly guides the converted light into the first filter region; and the first filter region filters the converted light to improve its color purity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2016
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Applicant: APPOTRONICS CORPORATION LIMITED
    Inventors: Fei HU, Yi LI
  • Patent number: 9989202
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: APPOTRONICS CORPORATION LIMITED
    Inventors: Fei Hu, Yi Li, Yi Yang, Liangliang Cao
  • Patent number: 9989837
    Abstract: A lighting device (100) and a projection device, comprising a light source for generating a blue excitation light (110), a base board (130), and a wavelength conversion material layer (140) covered on the base board (130). The wavelength conversion material layer (140) absorbs a part of the blue excitation light and emits an excited light. The color coordinate of the excited light is within the pre-configured color area, so that a mixed light combined by the excited light and the remaining blue excitation light not absorbed by the wavelength conversion material layer (140) exits the wavelength conversion material layer (140). The color coordinate of the mixed light is closer to the pre-set blue light color coordinate than the color coordinate of the blue excitation light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: APPOTRONICS CORPORATION LIMITED
    Inventors: Yi Yang, Fei Fu
  • Publication number: 20180129124
    Abstract: A light emitting device and a projection display apparatus. The light emitting device comprises: an excitation light source (11), used for emitting excitation light; a compensation light source (12), used for emitting compensation light having a spectral range different from that of the excitation light; and a wavelength conversion device (13), disposed in a transmission path of the excitation light and the compensation light and used for outputting sequential light under alternate irradiation of the excitation light source (11) and the compensation light source (12), the sequential light comprising at least one type of excited light and the compensation light. The compensation light has spectral overlap with at least one type of excited light in the at least one type of excited light, so as to greatly improve the brightness of the light emitting device and the utilization efficiency of light in the light emitting device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2016
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Applicant: Appotronics Corporation Limited
    Inventors: Fei HU, Zuqiang GUO
  • Publication number: 20180129123
    Abstract: A light source system and a projection system. The light source system comprises: an excitation light source (101) for emitting excitation light in at least a first time sequence and a second time sequence; a compensation light source (102) for emitting compensation light in at least a third time sequence, the compensation light emitted by the compensation light source (102) comprising laser of at least one color; and a rotating color wheel (103), comprising at least a first region (201) and a second region (202), wherein the first region (201) generates light of at least two different colors in time sequence under the irradiation of the excitation light in the first time sequence and the second time sequence, and the second region (202) is used for transmitting the compensation light in at least the third time sequence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2016
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Applicant: Appotronics Corporation Limited
    Inventors: Zuqiang GUO, Zeqin WANG, Fei HU
  • Publication number: 20180120677
    Abstract: Disclosed is a projector (1), comprising a projector body (10) with a lens (12), and a light reflection assembly (20) for adjusting a projecting direction of the lens (12). The light reflection assembly (20) comprises a reflective mirror (23), and the light reflection assembly (20) is provided to be rotatably connected with the projector body (10). During the rotation, a mirror face of the reflective mirror (23) always faces towards the lens (12), so that the reflective mirror (23) adjusts the angle of the projecting direction between the mirror face and the lens (12) with the rotation of the light reflection assembly (20), so as to adjust the projecting location of the lens (12) by means of the rotation of the reflective mirror (23), such that the projecting direction can be changed without moving the projector (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2016
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Applicant: APPOTRONICS CORPORATION LIMITED
    Inventors: Xiliang WU, Yongzhuang CHEN, Yi DENG
  • Publication number: 20180080626
    Abstract: A light source system and projection device. The light source system includes an excitation light source, a first light collection device, a light collection device, and a wavelength conversion device. The excitation light source generates an excitation light; the excitation light is incident on the light collection device and is directed by the light collection device to be input to the wavelength conversion device. The wavelength conversion device converts the excitation light to a converted light. At least a part of the converted light is output from an input side of the wavelength conversion device on which the excitation light is input. A majority of the converted light output from the input side of the wavelength conversion device is collected by the light collection device and directed to the first light collection device, and then collected by the first light collection device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2017
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Applicant: Appotronics Corporation Limited
    Inventors: Fei Hu, Yi Li, Liangliang Cao
  • Publication number: 20180080627
    Abstract: A light source system and projection device. A first light collection device has a curved reflection surface, and a first light introducing device is disposed on the first light collection device. An excitation light is directed by the first light introducing device to a wavelength conversion device at a position near a focus point of the curved reflection surface. A driving device drives the wavelength conversion device to move. The wavelength conversion device converts the excitation light to a converted light, at least a part of which is output from an input side of the wavelength conversion device on which the excitation light is input. Most of the converted light output from the input side is incident on the curved reflection surface and directed to an input port of a light homogenization device which is located near another focus point of the curved reflection surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2017
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Applicant: Appotronics Corporation Limited
    Inventors: Fei Hu, Yi Li, Liangliang Cao
  • Patent number: 9904160
    Abstract: A light-emitting device (1) and a related light source system. The light-emitting device (1) comprises a laser light source (11, 21, 31) and a light collecting system (12, 22). The laser light source (11, 21, 31) comprises a first laser array (111, 211, 311) and a second laser array (112, 212, 312) for respectively generating a first light and a second light with different wavelength ranges. The light collecting system (12, 22) is used for collecting the light emitted from the laser light source arrays. The ratio of the divergence angle of the collected second light to that of the first light is less than or equal to a predetermined value. The predetermined value is 0.7. The light-emitting device (1) is capable of generating two kinds of light beams with different etendues.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: APPOTRONICS CORPORATION LIMITED
    Inventors: Fei Hu, Haixiong Hou
  • Patent number: 9904158
    Abstract: Provided is a projection system, a light source system, and a light source assembly. The light source system (100) comprises an excitation light source (101), a wavelength conversion device (106), a color filtering device (107), a drive device (108), and a first optical assembly. The wavelength conversion device (106) comprises at least one wavelength conversion region. The optical filtering device (107) is fixed face-to-face with the wavelength conversion device (106), and comprises at least a first optical filtering region. The drive device (108) drives the wavelength conversion device (106) and the optical filtering device (107), allowing the wavelength conversion region and the first optical filtering region to act synchronously, and the wavelength conversion region is periodically set on the propagation path of the excitation light, thereby converting the excitation light wavelength into converted light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: APPOTRONICS CORPORATION LIMITED
    Inventors: Fei Hu, Yi Li, Yi Yang
  • Patent number: 9897899
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a light-emitting device and a projection system, comprising: a light source, configured to emit excitation light; a beam-splitting-combining plate disposed in an outgoing light path of the excitation light, and including a beam-splitting portion configured to split the excitation light into a first excitation light and a second excitation light along different propagation paths; a first wavelength conversion device including a first wavelength converting layer configured to absorb the first excitation light to generate first excited light; and a second wavelength conversion device configured to reflect the second excitation light back to the beam-splitting-combining plate. The beam-splitting-combining plate further includes a beam-combining portion disposed around the beam-splitting portion, and the beam-combining portion is configured to combine the first excited light and the second excitation light respectively reflected to the beam-splitting-combining plate into one beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: APPOTRONICS CORPORATION LIMITED
    Inventors: Fei Hu, Jiayi Yang
  • Patent number: 9897903
    Abstract: A light source system comprises: a light-emitting device for emitting a first light and a second light in sequence; a beam splitting system with which the first light is divided into one beam in a first range of wavelength and the other beam in a second range of wavelength, respectively emitted along a first optical path and a second optical path, and also with which at least a part of the second light is emitted along the first optical path; a first spatial light modulator for modulating the beam emitted from the beam splitting system along the first optical path; a second spatial light modulator for modulating the beam emitted from the beam splitting system along the second optical path. The light source system has the advantages of high light-emitting efficiency and low cost. A projection system comprising the aforementioned light source system is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: APPOTRONICS CORPORATION LIMITED
    Inventors: Fei Hu, Yi Li, Liangliang Cao, Yi Yang
  • Patent number: 9897303
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a wavelength conversion device, and its light source system and projection system. The wavelength conversion device includes a wavelength conversion material layer, and a first light-filtering layer on a first side of the wavelength conversion material layer. The wavelength conversion device also includes a first thermally-conductive dielectric layer configured between the wavelength conversion material layer and the first light-filtering layer. The first thermally-conductive dielectric layer has a thermal conductivity greater than or equal to the wavelength conversion material layer, and has a refractivity less than the wavelength conversion material layer. Accordingly, the heat generated by the wavelength conversion material layer may be timely conducted out, thus improving the conversion efficiency of the wavelength conversion device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: APPOTRONICS CORPORATION LIMITED
    Inventors: Xiliang Wu, Zifeng Tian, Dayan Dai, Yusan Chen, Yanzheng Xu
  • Patent number: 9897900
    Abstract: A light source system comprises: a light-emitting device for emitting a first light and a second light in sequence; a beam splitting system with which the first light is divided into one beam in a first range of wavelength and the other beam in a second range of wavelength, respectively emitted along a first optical path and a second optical path, and also with which at least a part of the second light is emitted along the first optical path; a first spatial light modulator for modulating the beam emitted from the beam splitting system along the first optical path; a second spatial light modulator for modulating the beam emitted from the beam splitting system along the second optical path. The light source system has the advantages of high light-emitting efficiency and low cost. A projection system comprising the aforementioned light source system is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: APPOTRONICS CORPORATION LIMITED
    Inventors: Fei Hu, Yi Li, Liangliang Cao, Yi Yang
  • Patent number: 9900564
    Abstract: A light source system and a projection display device comprising the light source system. The light source system comprises at least three light sources (10, 20, 30) used for generating at least two wide-spectrum light beams, a light splitting and combining device (40), and at least two spatial light modulators, i.e. a first spatial light modulator (50) and a second spatial light modulator (60), wherein a first wide-spectrum light beam and a second wide-spectrum light beam generate light with two colors and at least four primary wavelengths after being split by the light splitting and combining device (40), thereby expanding the color gamut range and improving the quality of image display. In addition, using two spatial light modulators to modulate light simultaneously takes account of the costs of products while guaranteeing the image display quality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: APPOTRONICS CORPORATION LIMITED
    Inventors: Yi Li, Hong Ye, Zeqin Wang
  • Patent number: 9897901
    Abstract: A light source system comprises: a light-emitting device for emitting a first light and a second light in sequence; a beam splitting system with which the first light is divided into one beam in a first range of wavelength and the other beam in a second range of wavelength, respectively emitted along a first optical path and a second optical path, and also with which at least a part of the second light is emitted along the first optical path; a first spatial light modulator for modulating the beam emitted from the beam splitting system along the first optical path; a second spatial light modulator for modulating the beam emitted from the beam splitting system along the second optical path. The light source system has the advantages of high light-emitting efficiency and low cost. A projection system comprising the aforementioned light source system is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: APPOTRONICS CORPORATION LIMITED
    Inventors: Fei Hu, Yi Li, Liangliang Cao, Yi Yang
  • Patent number: 9891439
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: APPOTRONICS CORPORATION LIMITED
    Inventors: Fei Hu, Yi Li
  • Patent number: 9866807
    Abstract: A light source system using an excitation light source and a multi-segmented color wheel device with wavelength conversion materials is disclosed. The color wheel device includes a first area having two or more first segments and a second area having two or more second segments for receiving the excitation light. The color wheel device is driven by the driving device periodically, so that a first light sequence is generated by the two or more first segments in the first working mode and a second light sequence is generated by the two or more second segments in the second working mode. The first light sequence is different from the second light sequence. The first and second working modes are switched by a switching device. The light source system may be used in image projection system generating two or more different lights sequences in different working modes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: APPOTRONICS CORPORATION LIMITED
    Inventors: Yi Li, Liangliang Cao, Yi Yang