Patents Assigned to APPOTRONICS CORPORATION LIMITED
  • Patent number: 10539298
    Abstract: A color wheel includes a phosphor wheel, a color correction wheel, a rotation shaft, and a metal piece fixed on the rotation shaft, and the phosphor wheel and the color correction wheel are fixed together with the metal piece, such that they both contact the metal piece and heat generated by the phosphor wheel can be quickly transmitted to the metal piece and the color correction wheel and emitted into the air to cool the phosphor wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: APPOTRONICS CORPORATION LIMITED
    Inventors: Fei Hu, Jiayi Yang
  • Patent number: 10530131
    Abstract: Disclosed are a light source system and a laser light source (300). The laser light source includes two groups of laser groups (20a, 20b), wherein at least one group of laser groups includes at least two lasers (21a, 21b, 21c, 21d), and the light beams (L1) generated by the two groups of laser groups are in the same direction and parallel to each other. The first projections of the two groups of laser groups on the cross section of the light beams formed by the respective emergent light rays thereof are partially overlapped with the second projections in a first direction, which first direction is the connection direction of at least two laser centres of a group of laser groups. The laser light source has the effects of being able to effectively increase the light power density and at the same time reduce the volume of the light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: Appotronics Corporation Limited
    Inventors: Fei Hu, Jiayi Yang
  • Patent number: 10520798
    Abstract: Disclosed are a housing and a projection device comprising the housing. The housing comprises a case body, the case body comprising a first substrate, a second substrate and an annular connection plate, wherein the first substrate and the second substrate are arranged oppositely, the annular connection plate is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, the second substrate comprises a lens placement region in which a lens of the projection device is to be arranged, and a region, corresponding to the lens, of the annular connection plate is an opening region. The housing further comprises a knob lens cap arranged at the lens placement region, wherein the knob lens cap comprises a knob portion movably connected to the case body and extending out of the case body; and the knob portion drives the knob lens cap to rotate and move so as to shelter or expose the lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: APPOTRONICS CORPORATION LIMITED
    Inventors: Dongsheng Li, Yi Li
  • Patent number: 10466580
    Abstract: A projection system includes a light source system that has a first light source for emitting first light, and a rotating color wheel that has at least a first fluorescent color band to absorb the first light and generate second light, and a second fluorescent color band to absorb the first light and generate compensation light. A light splitting device sequentially splits the first and second lights into light travelling along first and second light paths respectively. A first light modulation device modulates the light travelling along the first light path, and a second light modulation device for modulating the light travelling along the second light path. The first light is a primary light, the second light is a wide-spectrum light comprising at least two kinds of primary light, and a combined light of the first light and the second light comprises light of three primary colors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: Appotronics Corporation Limited
    Inventors: Zuqiang Guo, Zeqin Wang
  • Patent number: 10416440
    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: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: APPOTRONICS CORPORATION LIMITED
    Inventors: Fei Hu, Yi Li
  • Patent number: 10401014
    Abstract: Disclosed are a wavelength conversion device and a light emitting device. The wavelength conversion device includes a wavelength conversion layer used for absorbing excitation light and generating converted light; a box having a first area used for transmitting the excitation light to the wavelength conversion layer and a second area used for transmitting the converted light, and further including an air outlet and an air inlet; a conduit, disposed outside the box and used for connecting the air inlet and the air outlet, so as to seal with the box the wavelength conversion layer in the box; a heat exchanger, used for decreasing a gas temperature in the conduit; and a gas circulation device, disposed in sealed space encircled by the box and the conduit, and used for driving exchange between gas in the box and gas in the conduit. The wavelength conversion device achieves both dust prevention and heat dissipation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: APPOTRONICS CORPORATION LIMITED
    Inventors: Fei Hu, Zifeng Tian, Yi Yang, Wei Fu
  • Publication number: 20190258147
    Abstract: Disclosed are a wavelength conversion device, a light-emitting device and a projection system, comprising a wavelength conversion layer having a first surface and a second surface opposite each other. The first surface receives an excitation light. The wavelength conversion layer absorbs the excitation to produce a converted light and emits the converted light or the mixture of the converted light and the excitation light from the first surface and the second surface. A scattering reflective substrate is stacked with the wavelength conversion layer and includes a white porous ceramic or a white scattering material for scattering the incident light. The scattering reflective substrate includes a third surface facing the second surface and scatters at least a part of the incident light on the third surface and then emits all the light from the third surface to the second surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2019
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Applicant: APPOTRONICS CORPORATION LIMITED
    Inventors: Fei HU, Jiayi YANG, Yi YANG
  • Patent number: 10386548
    Abstract: A diffuse reflection material, a diffuse reflection layer, a wavelength conversion device, and a light source system are disclosed. The diffuse reflection material includes white scattering particles and an adhesive agent, where the whiteness of the white scattering particles is greater than 85, and the white scattering particles contain high reflection scattering particles with a whiteness of greater than 90, high refraction scattering particles with a refractive index of greater than or equal to 2.0, and high thermal conductivity scattering particles, where the high thermal conductivity scattering particles are boron nitrite and/or aluminum nitride particles, and the particle shape of the high thermal conductivity scattering particles is rod-like or flat. The reduction in the thickness of the diffuse reflection layer is realized while keeping a high reflectivity, thus causing the wavelength conversion device to have both a high light efficiency and high heat stability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: Appotronics Corporation Limited
    Inventors: Zifeng Tian, Hu Xu, Qian Li
  • Patent number: 10386705
    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: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: APPOTRONICS CORPORATION LIMITED
    Inventors: Fei Hu, Zuqiang Guo
  • Patent number: 10372026
    Abstract: An optical fixing device includes light source fixing parts for fixing a plurality of solid state light sources, a second light combination element fixing part for fixing at least one second light combination element, a condenser lens fixing part for fixing a condenser lens, and second reflecting mirror fixing parts arranged in accordance with at least part of the plurality of solid state light sources for fixing second reflecting mirrors. The second light combination elements are used for transmitting some light emitted from the solid state light sources and is not reflected and/or are used for reflecting light reflected by the second reflecting mirrors. The condenser lens is used for converging the light passing through the second light combination elements. The optical fixing device is compact in size and shape with low production cost, providing high accuracy for the relative positioning of the optical elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: Appotronics Corporation Limited
    Inventors: Yongzhuang Chen, Yi Li
  • Patent number: 10365552
    Abstract: A light source comprising an excitation light source 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 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 for collecting converted light originating from the optical wavelength conversion material. To separate the paths of the converted 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 converted light through the optical-guiding member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: APPOTRONICS CORPORATION LIMITED
    Inventors: Fei Hu, Yi Li, Yi Yang
  • Patent number: 10338461
    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: February 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: APPOTRONICS CORPORATION LIMITED
    Inventors: Fei Hu, Haixiong Hou
  • Publication number: 20190186163
    Abstract: A reconfigurable mobile shelter system includes multiple shelter structures and a management system communicating with the shelter structures. The shelter structures are physically independent of each other, each located at a selected location, and configured to be moveable to another selected location without being disassembled and re-assembled. Each shelter structure has an access control subsystem and a user information collection module, and transmits user information to the management system. The management system, based on the received user information, determines whether to permit access by a user to a shelter structure and use of equipment inside, and transmits corresponding commands to the shelter structure. The management system also determines whether any shelter structure is to be moved to another selected location, and controls moving equipment to move them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Applicant: APPOTRONICS CORPORATION LIMITED
    Inventor: Yi LI
  • Patent number: 10291887
    Abstract: A projection system and a control method therefor. The projection system includes: a light source assembly generating three primary color lights capable of being adjusted separately, and a light modulation assembly for modulating the three primary color lights. The method includes: based on the maximum greyscale value of each primary color image in each frame of source images, determining a greyscale adjustment ratio of at least one primary color image; based on the greyscale adjustment ratio, correspondingly adjusting the greyscale value of the primary color image; and based on the adjusted greyscale value of each primary color image and the output power of a primary color light corresponding to the primary color image, controlling the power-on duration of the light modulation assembly, so that the greyscale brightness of each primary color image of display images formed by the light modulation assembly is improved in the same proportion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: APPOTRONICS CORPORATION LIMITED
    Inventors: Zuqiang Guo, Zeqin Wang
  • Patent number: 10288872
    Abstract: Disclosed are a wavelength conversion device, and a light source system and a projection system therefor. The wavelength conversion device comprises a supporting structure and a plurality of wavelength conversion modules arranged together, each wavelength conversion module comprising a ceramic carrier and a phosphor material provided thereon. The supporting structure ensures that the plurality of wavelength conversion modules remain fixed relative to one another. The light source system and the projection system both comprise the present wavelength conversion device. The use of ceramic material as the carrier for the phosphor material enables high temperature resistance, and prevents detachment of the phosphor material due to deformation at high temperatures. In addition, such a modular wavelength conversion device does not crack easily, and has a flexible design and shorter production cycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: APPOTRONICS CORPORATION LIMITED
    Inventors: Qian Li, Yanzheng Xu
  • Publication number: 20190137054
    Abstract: A light emitting device and a projection system adopting same. The light emitting device (100) comprises a coherent source (110), a diffusing element (120), and a light guide part (140). The coherent source (110) is used for generating coherent light. The diffusing element (120) includes a first surface (121) and a second surface (122) which are opposite to each other, and the diffusing element (120) is used for dispersing the coherent light coming from the coherent source (110) so as to generate incoherent light. The light guide part (140) is provided on the side of the first surface (121) of the diffusing element (120).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2018
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Applicant: APPOTRONICS CORPORATION LIMITED
    Inventors: Fei HU, Yi LI, Yi YANG, Liangliang CAO
  • Patent number: 10274184
    Abstract: A dust prevention and heat dissipation module for a color wheel and a light source system employing the same. The color wheel is sealed in a color wheel housing which has an air inlet and an air outlet. The dust prevention and heat dissipation module has a leading-in air channel in communication with the air inlet of the housing, a leading-out air channel in communication with the air outlet of the housing, a filtering device at an inlet of the leading-in air channel and an outlet of the leading-out air channel, and a fan which circulate the air via the leading-in air channel and the leading-out air channel. The air flow caused by the fan realizes heat dissipation of the color wheel, and the filtering device filters the air flowing through the color wheel housing, thereby reducing the amount of dust adhered to the surface of the color wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: APPOTRONICS CORPORATION LIMITED
    Inventors: Qiang Yu, Hong Ye, Wei Lin
  • Patent number: 10228613
    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: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: APPOTRONICS CORPORATION LIMITED
    Inventors: Fei Hu, Yi Li, Liangliang Cao, Yi Yang
  • Patent number: 10222686
    Abstract: A light source system and a projection system include a first laser array generating a red laser light; a second laser array generating a blue laser light; a beam-splitting plate located on a light path of the first and second laser arrays, for directing some of the red laser light and some of the blue laser light to a wavelength conversion device and directing some of the blue laser light to a light scattering device. The wavelength conversion device has wavelength conversion materials for receiving the blue laser light and producing a converted light, and for receiving and scattering the red laser light to form a first red light. The light scattering device has a scattering material for scattering the blue laser light to form a blue light. A light combining device forms a combined light from the converted light, the first red light and the blue light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: APPOTRONICS CORPORATION LIMITED
    Inventors: Fei Hu, Haixiong Hou
  • Patent number: D854071
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: APPOTRONICS CORPORATION LIMITED
    Inventors: Bo Chen, Yi Li