Abstract: An optical projection apparatus including an illumination system, a reflective light valve, an imaging system, and a reflective component is provided. The illumination system is suitable for providing a light beam and the reflective light valve is disposed on a transmission path of the light beam. The reflective light valve is used for converting the light beam into an image. In addition, the imaging system is disposed on the transmission path of the image. The reflective component is disposed both between the reflective light valve and the imaging system and between the reflective light valve and the illumination system, and disposed on the transmission path of the light beam and the image. The reflective component is used for reflecting the light beam onto the reflective light valve, and then reflecting the image produced by the reflective light valve into the imaging system.

Abstract: A projector includes a light source system for providing an incident light, a digital micro-mirror device (DMD) module and a projection lens. The digital micro-mirror device module is disposed in the light path of the incident light for receiving and modulating the incident light before reflecting the incident light to form an image light. The projection lens is to receive and project the image light to form an image. The DMD module includes an active area plane and a cover glass. The active area plane has plural digital micro-mirror elements for reflecting the incident light to form an image light. The cover glass is disposed in the light paths of the incident light and image light, and has a first transparent surface and a second transparent surface. An included angle is formed between the extension direction of the first transparent surface and the extension direction of the active area plane.

Abstract: A displaying method of a digital light processing (DLP) projector includes the steps of: providing a light modulation device including a driver printed circuit board and a digital micromirror device (DMD), wherein the DMD includes a plurality of micromirrors each having a first stable state and a second stable state, and a predetermined light incident direction, the DMD is installed on the driver printed circuit board; providing an illumination light beam being incident on the DMD along an operating direction different from the predetermined light incident direction, modulating the illumination light beam to an imaging light beam by the DMD and directing the imaging light beam to a projection lens for projecting an image. A DLP projector made thereby has a relatively lower manufacturing cost.

Abstract: A projector comprising a light engine, a detector, and a control unit is disclosed. The light engine comprises a light source and generates a projection beam based on the light from the light source. The space which the projection beam passes through is defined as a projection area, and a security area is defined by the projector to include or overlap the projection area. The detector detects whether a living organism is in the security area or not. When the detector detects a living organism in the security area, the detector generates a warning signal and transmits the warning signal to the control unit. After receiving the warning signal, the control unit directs the projector to enter a security mode to protect the living organism from being hurt.

Abstract: An illumination system includes a first light source, a second light source, a light-uniforming component and a color wheel. The first light source is disposed at a side of the color wheel and provides a first light beam, and the second light source is disposed at another side of the color wheel and provides a second light beam. The light-uniforming component has a light incidence end and a light emitting end opposite to the light incidence end, and the first light source and the second light source are disposed beside the light incidence end. The color wheel includes a plurality of filter units with different colors, each includes a transmissive portion and a reflective portion for respectively making a part of the first light beam pass through to reach the light incidence end, and reflecting a part of the second light beam to reach the light incidence end.

Abstract: A light source driving method for controlling a first and a second light source assembly of a projection apparatus to turn on and off at least once during each 1/n frame time is provided. The first light source assembly includes first color light sources and third color light sources, while the second light source assembly includes second color light sources. The light source driving method includes following steps: turning on and off the first color light sources once sequentially in a first sub-frame period; turning on and off a part of the second color light sources once synchronously in a second sub-frame period; turning on and off the other second color light sources once synchronously in a third sub-frame period; and turning on and off the third color light sources once sequentially in a fourth sub-frame period.

Abstract: A projection apparatus including an illumination system, a reflective light valve, at least one field lens and, an imaging system is provided. The illumination system is for providing an illumination beam and the reflective light valve is on a transmission path of the illumination beam to convert the illumination beam into an image beam. The field lens is disposed to face a reflective surface of the reflective light valve and on transmission paths of the illumination beam and the image beam. The imaging system includes a projection lens and a first reflective element, in which the first reflective element is on a transmission path of the image beam, and outside the transmission path of the illumination beam, so as to reflect the image beam to the projection lens. An optic axis of the projection lens is perpendicular to a normal vector of the reflective surface of the reflective light valve.

Abstract: A projection apparatus includes a prism set, a light source, a reflective element, a light valve and a projection lens. The prism set includes a first prism having a first surface, a second surface and a third surface, and a second prism having a fourth surface opposite to the second surface, a fifth surface and a sixth surface. The reflective element, light valve and projection lens are respectively disposed adjacent to the third, fifth and sixth surfaces. The light source emits an illumination beam to the first surface. The illumination beam is reflected by the second surface and the reflective element. The illumination beam passes through the third, second, fourth and fifth surfaces in sequence. The illumination beam is converted by the light valve into an image beam which is reflected by the fourth surface and passes through the sixth surface to the projection lens in sequence.

Abstract: An illumination system including a first integrator, a first dichroic element, a second dichroic element, a first light source, and a second light source is provided. The first integrator has a first light incident end and a first light exit end. The first and the second dichroic elements are respectively disposed at two different parts adjacent to the first light incident end. The first dichroic element, the second dichroic element, and the first light incident end are arranged along a triangular track. The first light source emits a first color light. The second light source emits a second color light. The first color light passes through the first dichroic element and is partially reflected by the second dichroic element to the first light incident end. The second color light passes through the second dichroic element and is partially reflected by the first dichroic element to the first light incident end.

Abstract: A projection apparatus including a light source set for providing a first light beam and a second light beam, a light integration rod having a light incident section and a light exit section, a light valve and a projection lens is provided. The light incident section is separated into two parts by a first axis. The first and second light beams are projected into the light integration rod in two different parts of the light incident section, and then through the light exit section to form an illumination beam. Micro mirrors are disposed on an active surface of the light valve. Each of the micro mirrors is capable of swinging about a swinging axis. The first axis projected to the active surface is coincided with a second axis which is parallel to the swinging axes and through a geometric center of the active surface.

Abstract: A projection apparatus includes an illumination system, a projection module and at least a filter. The illumination system is for generating an illumination light beam. The projection module is for receiving the illumination light beam from the illumination system and projecting an image according to the illumination light beam. The filter is disposed in the illumination system and located on a light path defined by the illumination light beam. The filter comprises a first filtering part and a second filtering part. A minimum wavelength of a wavelength range of transmitted light of the second filtering part is larger than a minimum wavelength of a wavelength range of transmitted light of the first filtering part, or a maximum wavelength of a wavelength range of transmitted light of the second filtering part is smaller than a maximum wavelength of a wavelength range of transmitted light of the first filtering part.

Abstract: A light source driving method for controlling a first and a second light source assembly of a projection apparatus to turn on and off at least once during each 1/n frame time is provided. The first light source assembly includes first color light sources and third color light sources, while the second light source assembly includes second color light sources. The light source driving method includes following steps: turning on and off the first color light sources once sequentially in a first sub-frame period; turning on and off a part of the second color light sources once synchronously in a second sub-frame period; turning on and off the other second color light sources once synchronously in a third sub-frame period; and turning on and off the third color light sources once sequentially in a fourth sub-frame period.

Abstract: A total internal reflection prism of a projection apparatus including a first prism, a second prism and a total-reflection-inhibiting layer is provided. The first prism has a first surface, a second surface and a third surface. The second prism has a light incident surface and a light-emitting surface opposite to the first surface. A gap exists between the first surface and the light-emitting surface. The total-reflection-inhibiting layer is connected between a part of the light-emitting surface and a part of the first surface. By setting the total-reflection-inhibiting layer, the probability of total reflection of an illumination beam transmitted inside the total internal reflection prism is reduced. Therefore, the efficiency of utilizing the illumination beam is increased and the brightness of an image is promoted.

Abstract: An aperture comprising a round filter portion and at least one annular filter portion is provided. The round filter portion and the annular filter portion are forming a round zone. A transmission wavelength range of the round filter portion is larger than a transmission wavelength range of the annular filter portion. A projection lens system with the aperture can produce images having higher brightness of the images and better image quality.

Abstract: An image projecting apparatus includes a light source, a relay lens, a reflective light valve, and a projection lens. The light source is capable of emitting a light beam. The relay lens is disposed to permit the light beam provided by the light source to pass therethrough, and has a lens periphery formed with a notch. The reflective light valve is spaced apart from the relay lens, and is disposed to receive and modulate the light beam passing through the relay lens into an image light beam. The projection lens is disposed proximate to the notch of the relay lens, and is capable of projecting the image light from the reflective light valve to display an image onto a screen. The relay lens has a plurality of light-absorbing regions proximate to the notch for reducing a light-splitting effect attributed to the notch.

Abstract: A light source module includes a first and a second light source sets, and a light guide element (LGE) having a light exit end, a light incident end, and reflection planes connected between thereof. A first and a second filter films are disposed between the edge of the light exit end and the light incident end of the LGE. The internal space of the LGE is divided by the filter films into a first, a second, and a third wedge regions. The first and second light source sets are disposed at the light incident ends correspond to the first and second wedge regions respectively. Light beams from the first light source set and the second source set pass through the first filter film and the second filter respectively, and then to be reflected by the second filter film and first filter film respectively.

Abstract: A projector and the integration rod thereof are disclosed. The integration rod includes an entrance face, an exit face and a side face extending from the rim of the entrance face and reaching the rim of the exit face. The normal line through the geometric center of the entrance face does not coincide with that through the geometric center of the exit face whereby compensating a non-uniformity image resulting from the projector design factors, and therefore improving the uniformity of the image projected on a screen.

Abstract: An adjusting device for positioning an integration rod within an optical engine module is provided. The optical engine module includes a casing having four sidewalls defining an optical path. The integration rod is disposed in the optical path. Each sidewall has a screw hole. The adjusting device includes two adjusting screws extending through the screw holes in two adjacent sidewalls of the casing in order to abut against the integration rod, thereby adjusting the position of the integration rod in the optical path and two positioning screws extending through the screw holes in remaining two adjacent sidewalls of the casing to abut against the integration rod for immobilizing the integration rod within the casing.

Abstract: The present invention is a combination structure for a hollow integration rod, wherein each reflective plate of the hollow integration rod has at least one convexity and at least one concavity. As the hollow integration rod is assembled, each two adjacent reflective plates are wedged by the corresponding convexity and concavity. At last, the structure of the hollow integration rod is fixed by a fixing component.

Abstract: An optical projection apparatus including an illumination system, a reflective light valve, an imaging system, and a reflective component is provided. The illumination system is suitable for providing a light beam and the reflective light valve is disposed on a transmission path of the light beam. The reflective light valve is used for converting the light beam into an image. In addition, the imaging system is disposed on the transmission path of the image. The reflective component is disposed both between the reflective light valve and the imaging system and between the reflective light valve and the illumination system, and disposed on the transmission path of the light beam and the image. The reflective component is used for reflecting the light beam onto the reflective light valve, and then reflecting the image produced by the reflective light valve into the imaging system.