Liquid Coolant Patents (Class 353/54)
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Patent number: 11701819Abstract: An additive manufacturing system including a two-dimensional energy patterning system for imaging a powder bed is disclosed. The two-dimensional energy patterning system may be used to control the rate of cooling experienced by each successive additive layer. Accordingly, the system may be used to heat treat the various additive layers.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2017Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: Seurat Technologies, Inc.Inventors: James A. DeMuth, Erik Toomre, Martin Eberhard
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Patent number: 11520219Abstract: The invention provides a heat dissipating module configured to dissipate heat of at least one heating element of a projection device. The heat dissipating module includes a first radiator, a second radiator, a pipe, and at least one fan. The second radiator is disposed opposite to the first radiator. The heating element, the first radiator, and the second radiator are connected to each other through the pipe to form a loop. A working fluid is configured to be filled in the pipe, and the working fluid flows through the first radiator after flowing through the second radiator for heat exchange, and the working fluid flowing into the first radiator flows to the heating element for cyclic heat dissipation after heat exchange again through the first radiator. The fan is configured between the first radiator and the second radiator.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2020Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Assignee: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Jia-Hong Dai, Jing-Wei Chen, Jhih-Tong Chen, Kai-Lun Hou, Te-Ying Tsai
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Patent number: 11460760Abstract: A projector includes first and second cooling targets and a cooling device. The cooling device includes a first compressor, a condenser, a first expander, a first evaporator configured to change the working fluid into a working fluid in a gas phase by using heat of the first cooling target, a heat exchanger including a first flow path through which the working fluid from the first expander flows and a second flow path, a second expander configured to decompress the working fluid from the first flow path, a second evaporator configured to change the working fluid flowing into the second flow path into the working fluid in a gas phase by using heat of the second cooling target, and a second compressor. The heat exchanger cools the working fluid flowing through the first flow path by the working fluid flowing through the second flow path.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2021Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Kaname Nagatani, Osamu Katsuda
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Patent number: 11454871Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure describe a laser projection apparatus. The laser projection apparatus includes a laser source system, an optical engine, a lens system that are sequentially connected in a laser beam propagation direction, a plurality of circuit boards, a first heat dissipation system, and a second heat dissipation system. The first heat dissipation system is configured to dissipate heat of a first laser assembly in the laser source system, the optical engine, and the plurality of circuit boards, and to make airflow sequentially flow through the above components to form a first heat dissipation path. The second heat dissipation system is configured to dissipate heat of a second laser assembly in the laser source system, the lens system, and the plurality of circuit boards, and to make airflow sequentially flow through the above components to form a second heat dissipation path.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2020Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignee: HISENSE LASER DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Kan Zhou, Zhe Xing, Lei Cui
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Patent number: 11256165Abstract: A projection device and a heat dissipation control method are provided. The projection device includes a closed accommodating space, and a heating element, a cooling element, and an active dehumidification unit that are located inside the closed accommodating space.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2021Date of Patent: February 22, 2022Assignee: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Te-Ying Tsai, Kun-Chieh Chan
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Patent number: 11209724Abstract: A projector including a cooling target includes a light source, a light modulator, a projection optical apparatus, and a cooler configured to cool the cooling target based on transformation of a refrigerant into a gas. The cooler includes a refrigerant generator configured to generate the refrigerant, a refrigerant sender configured to send the generated refrigerant toward the cooling target, and a cooling air blower configured to deliver air to the cooling target. The cooling target includes a cooling target main body and a cooled part which is thermally coupled to the cooling target main body and to which the refrigerant is sent from the refrigerant sender. The cooled part is disposed on a downstream of the cooling target main body in the flowing direction of the air delivered from the cooling air blower to the cooling target.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2020Date of Patent: December 28, 2021Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventor: Nobuo Sugiyama
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Patent number: 11190740Abstract: A projection display apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a light source device; an image generation optical system that generates image light by modulating light from the light source device on the basis of an inputted image signal; and a projection optical system that projects the image light generated by the image generation optical system. The light source device includes a light source section, a radiation fin, a vapor chamber on which the light source section and the radiation fin are disposed, and a cooling fan. The light source section, the radiation fin, and the vapor chamber are disposed on a flow path of cooling gas sent out of the cooling fan.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2018Date of Patent: November 30, 2021Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventor: Kazuma Usami
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Patent number: 11169433Abstract: A light source module comprises a first light source, a second light source, a first heat sink structure, and a second heat sink structure. The second light source disposed downstream of a main airflow flowing through the first light source module. The first heat sink structure has a plurality of first heat sink fins. The second heat sink structure has a plurality of second heat sink fins, wherein the first light source and the second light source are disposed along a first direction. The first heat sink structure and the second heat sink structure are disposed along the first direction, the first heat sink fins are arranged along the first direction, the second heat sink fins are arranged along a second direction, and the first direction is different from the second direction. A projection apparatus comprising the light source module is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2019Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignees: Coretronic Corporation, Coretronic Projection (Kunshan) CorporationInventors: Shih-Yao Li, Yu-Wei Guo, Chun-Ting Lin
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Patent number: 11150546Abstract: A light source apparatus includes a first light source, a second light source, a first radiator configured to hold the first light source and to radiate heat from the first light source, and a second radiator configured to hold the second light source and to radiate heat from the second light source. The first radiator includes a plurality of first radiating members to be cooled by air introduced from a first direction and superposed in a second direction. The second radiator includes a plurality of second radiating members to be cooled by air introduced from the first direction and superposed in a third direction. Each of the second direction and the third direction is orthogonal to the first direction. The second direction and the third direction are different from each other.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2020Date of Patent: October 19, 2021Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Makoto Nomoto
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Patent number: 11029588Abstract: A projector having a cooling target includes a light source configured to emit light, a light modulator configured to modulate the light emitted from the light source, a projection optical device configured to project the light modulated by the light modulator, and a cooloer configured to cool the cooling target based on transformation of a refrigerant into a gas. The cooloer includes a refrigerant generator configured to generate the refrigerant from air, a refrigerant sender configured to transmit the refrigerant generated toward the cooling target, and a first duct configured to guide air including the refrigerant changed to a gas in the cooling target toward the refrigerant generator.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2020Date of Patent: June 8, 2021Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventor: Nobuo Sugiyama
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Patent number: 10983425Abstract: A projector includes a cooler cooling a cooling target based on transformation of refrigerant into gas. A refrigerant generator of the cooler includes a moisture absorbing and releasing member, a first blower, a heat exchanger, a heater, a second blower, a first circulation duct through which the air sent to the moisture absorbing and releasing member from the heat exchanger passes, and a second circulation duct through which the air sent to the heat exchanger from the moisture absorbing and releasing member passes. The second circulation duct includes a second opening disposed in a position where the second opening and a first opening of the first circulation duct sandwich the moisture absorbing and releasing member in a predetermined direction. An opening area of the second opening is smaller than an opening area of the first opening. When viewed along the predetermined direction, the entire second opening overlaps the first opening.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2020Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventor: Nobuo Sugiyama
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Patent number: 10890836Abstract: A projector having a cooling target includes a light source configured to emit light, a light modulator configured to modulate the light emitted from the light source, a projection optical device configured to project the light modulated by the light modulator, a cooler configured to cool the cooling target based on transformation of a refrigerant into a gas, and a controller configured to control the cooler. The cooler includes a refrigerant generator configured to generate the refrigerant, and a refrigerant sender configured to transmit the generated refrigerant toward the cooling target. The controller controls the refrigerant generator based on at least one of temperature of the cooling target and ambient humidity of the projector.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2020Date of Patent: January 12, 2021Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Naoya Okada, Nobuo Sugiyama
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Patent number: 10698304Abstract: A cooling device includes a heat receiving unit, a working fluid, a radiator, and a pump. The heat receiving unit includes a first member, a second member, an inlet housing, and an outlet housing. The first member receives heat. The second member is disposed to face the first member. The inlet housing is connected to the pump and disposed between the first member and the second member. The outlet housing is connected to the radiator and disposed on a side of the second member facing away from the inlet housing. The first member and the second member are disposed at a predetermined distance away from each other. A vaporization space portion is disposed between the first member and the second member. An outlet space portion is disposed on a side of the second member facing away from the vaporization space portion.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2018Date of Patent: June 30, 2020Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.Inventors: Makoto Iyoda, Ichiro Kano
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Patent number: 10514594Abstract: A projector includes a cooler that cools a cooling target based on transformation of a refrigerant into a gas. The cooler includes a refrigerant generator that generates the refrigerant, a refrigerant sender that sends the refrigerant generated in the refrigerant generator toward the cooling target, and a refrigerant holder connected to the cooling target, the refrigerant holder holding the refrigerant sent by the refrigerant sender and receiving heat from the cooling target to transform the refrigerant into a gas. The refrigerant generator includes a heat exchanger that stores the generated refrigerant therein. In a case where the projector takes a basic attitude, the refrigerant holder and the refrigerant generator are so located in the projector that the surface of the refrigerant stored in the heat exchanger is lower in the gravity direction than the horizontal plane passing through the lowest portion of the refrigerant holder in the gravity direction.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2019Date of Patent: December 24, 2019Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Naoya Okada, Nobuo Sugiyama
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Patent number: 10379429Abstract: A method and apparatus for mounting a projector holder to or placing a projector holder on an object for displaying an image onto a surface is disclosed. The projector holder includes a body within which a projector is at least partially disposed. The body includes one or more pliable appendages that are adapted to be manipulated and deformed from a first configuration to a second configuration. In some embodiments, the body is formed in the shape of an animal.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2018Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: Mimono LLCInventor: Joseph Christian Rossell
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Patent number: 10359693Abstract: A light source apparatus includes a light emitter that emits excitation light, a support member having an accommodation space on the optical path of the excitation light, a light guide system provided on the optical path in the accommodation space, and a wavelength conversion element provided on the optical path of the excitation light having passed through the light guide system and including a phosphor layer, a substrate that supports the phosphor layer, and a light reflection surface provided between the phosphor layer and the substrate. The substrate is so supported by the support member that the phosphor layer faces the light guide system. The substrate is thermally connected to the support member, and the support member includes a light exit section that transmits fluorescence emitted from the phosphor layer.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2018Date of Patent: July 23, 2019Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventor: Kunihiko Takagi
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Patent number: 10237524Abstract: A lighting device includes a light source, a rod-integrator, a light guiding section for guiding light emitted from the light source to an incident face of the rod-integrator and a first reflecting plate. The first reflecting plate has a through-hole and is adjacent to the incident face of the rod-integrator with the rod-integrator being inserted into the through-hole of the first reflecting plate. The first reflecting plate is configured to reflect unnecessary light emitted from the light guiding section, the unnecessary light not entering incident light.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2017Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventor: Shu Namba
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Patent number: 10209609Abstract: An electronic device has a first device holder and a second device holder each having a heat generating device attached thereto, a first heat conductive plate and a second heat conductive plate which are connected to the first and second device holders, respectively, a first heat dissipating fin disposed by the side of the second device holder which is disposed adjacent to the first device holder, a second heat dissipating fin disposed adjacent to the first heat dissipating fin in the same direction as the first heat dissipating fin, two first heat pipes which connect the first device holder with the first heat dissipating fin so that heat can be conducted therebetween, and a second heat pipe which connects the second device holder and the second heat dissipating fin so that heat can be conducted therebetween and which is disposed between the two first heat pipes.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2017Date of Patent: February 19, 2019Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.Inventor: Ryo Kikuchi
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Patent number: 9915858Abstract: A cooling device cools down a wheel having a disc shape. The wheel is hermetically enclosed in an enclosure and rotationally driven about a rotation shaft. The cooling device includes blade members that are disposed on one surface of the wheel, a heat dissipater to which a gas heated by the wheel is blown by the blade members due to rotation of the wheel, and a gas flow definer that is located inside the enclosure, and separates a flow path along which the gas that has been cooled by the heat dissipater flows before being blown to the one surface and a flow path along which the gas that has been blown to the one surface and heated flows.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2017Date of Patent: March 13, 2018Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Manabu Chikayama, Shigekazu Yamagishi, Shu Namba
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Patent number: 9891509Abstract: A method and apparatus for mounting a projector holder to or placing a projector holder on an object for displaying an image onto a surface is disclosed. The projector holder includes a body within which a projector is at least partially disposed. The body includes one or more pliable appendages that are adapted to be manipulated and deformed from a first configuration to a second configuration. In some embodiments, the body is formed in the shape of an animal.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2016Date of Patent: February 13, 2018Assignee: Mimono LLCInventor: Joseph Christian Rossell
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Patent number: 9857671Abstract: A light source device including a plurality of solid-state light sources, and a cooling member having a plurality of cooling surfaces, the cooling member being configured to cool the plurality of solid-state light sources provided on the respective cooling surfaces.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2014Date of Patent: January 2, 2018Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventor: Yoshiro Asano
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Patent number: 9829776Abstract: A light source device including a plurality of solid-state light sources, and a cooling member having a plurality of cooling surfaces, the cooling member being configured to cool the plurality of solid-state light sources provided on the respective cooling surfaces.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2014Date of Patent: November 28, 2017Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventor: Yoshiro Asano
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Patent number: 9488358Abstract: A laser light source device includes: a laser light source module; a pipe through which a cooling refrigerant flows; a heat block which thermally joins the laser light source module and the pipe to each other; and a vessel which is arranged below the heat block and receives dew condensation water which is generated on a surface of the heat block by condensation and drops. The vessel has an opening portion which opens upward, and a plan view profile of the opening portion is larger than a plan view profile of the heat block.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2014Date of Patent: November 8, 2016Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventor: Tatsuro Hirose
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Patent number: 9388972Abstract: A light source apparatus of the present disclosure includes a semiconductor light source, a light source holding member on which the semiconductor light source is disposed, the light source holding member being made of a thermal conductive material, and a cooling member that radiates heat generated by the semiconductor light source through the light source holding member. In addition, the light source apparatus includes an optical lens, an optical lens holding member that holds the optical lens and that is disposed on a light-emitting portion side of the semiconductor light source, and a thermal conductive member having a hole that houses a light-emitting portion of the semiconductor light source. The thermal conductive member is sandwiched between the light source holding member and the optical lens holding member, and comes into close contact with a side surface of the light-emitting portion.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2013Date of Patent: July 12, 2016Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventor: Shu Namba
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Patent number: 9341931Abstract: A projector includes a plurality of light sources, an integrator lens and an overlapping lens, a light guide optical system, a light control device, a light modulation device, and a projection optical system, the light control device includes a pair of light-blocking members opposed to each other across a light path of the light emitted from the light sources in one direction in which the plurality of partial areas is arranged on the integrator lens, and a control device adapted to move the light-blocking members into and out of the light path, and the control device moves the pair of light-blocking members into and out of the light path so that the light entering the overlapping lens has a shape with a symmetric property in accordance with lighting and extinction states of the plurality of light sources.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2014Date of Patent: May 17, 2016Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventor: Yoichi Shishido
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Patent number: 9328909Abstract: There is provided a light source apparatus including a light source, a spreader to spread heat, and a conductor having a plurality of parts to conduct heat diffused from the light source. There is also provided a projector apparatus includes the light source apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2013Date of Patent: May 3, 2016Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventor: Takashi Takamatsu
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Patent number: 9261761Abstract: A projection image display device includes an indoor unit to be located indoors and an outdoor unit to be located outdoors. The outdoor unit includes a second refrigerant piping that forms a loop refrigerant path in combination with a first refrigerant piping, a cooling device, and a cooling control circuit that controls cooling for R, G, B laser heat sinks by the cooling device. The indoor unit includes a main control circuit that communicates with the cooling control circuit to control the cooling by the cooling device.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2014Date of Patent: February 16, 2016Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventor: Makoto Kuriaki
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Patent number: 9197869Abstract: A video display device includes: a video processing unit including a light source and optical components, which generates and displaying video signals; and a cooling mechanism unit cooling the light source and the optical components, wherein the cooling mechanism unit includes an air cooling fan generating cooling air for cooling the optical components to be circulated in the device, a heat exchanger arranged in a flow path of the circulating cooling air, performing heat exchange of the cooling air obtained after the cooling of the optical components from a high temperature to a low temperature, a cooler cooling heat generated in the light source and heat generated in the heat exchanger by a cooling liquid, and a circulating thermal regulator circulating the cooling liquid with respect to the cooler while managing a liquid temperature of the cooling liquid so as to be a constant temperature.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2013Date of Patent: November 24, 2015Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventor: Yoshiro Asano
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Patent number: 9164263Abstract: An illumination optical system is configured to illuminate an optical modulator configured to modulate incident light and includes a condenser lens system that includes a meniscus lens with a concave on a light source side, and condenses light from a light source; and a spherical aberration corrector disposed on an optical modulator side of the condenser lens system. The illumination optical system satisfies: 0.6<|f/L|<1.4 0.9<sin ??1.0 where f is a focal length of the condenser lens system, L is a length from an object-side principal point of the condenser lens system to the light source, and ? is half an angle at which the condenser lens system takes in the light from the light source.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2013Date of Patent: October 20, 2015Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Kazuhiro Inoko
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Patent number: 9152024Abstract: A video display device includes: a video processing unit generating and displaying video signals; and a cooling mechanism unit cooling a component to be cooled in the video processing unit, wherein the cooling mechanism unit includes a heat-receiving plate installed at the component to be cooled to receive heat generated at the component to be cooled, a heat conduction member transmitting heat of the heat-receiving plate, a cooler cooling heat transmitted by the heat conduction member by a cooling liquid, and a circulating thermal regulator circulating the cooling liquid with respect to the cooler while managing a liquid temperature of the cooling liquid so as to be a constant temperature.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2013Date of Patent: October 6, 2015Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventor: Yoshiro Asano
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Patent number: 9057938Abstract: A projector includes a light source lamp, a cooling device adapted to feed a cooling fluid to the light source lamp to thereby cool the light source lamp, a lighting control section adapted to supply the light source lamp with the lamp electric power having either one of a first electric power value and a second electric power value higher than the first electric power value to thereby light the light source lamp, and a cooling control section adapted to control the cooling device, and the cooling control section controls the cooling device so that the cooling fluid at a flow rate lower than a set flow rate set in accordance with the second electric power value is fed to the light source lamp during a predetermined period after the lamp electric power is switched from the first electric power value to the second electric power value.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2011Date of Patent: June 16, 2015Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Tetsuo Terashima, Shunsuke Hino
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Patent number: 9016870Abstract: The projector according to an exemplary embodiment includes an optical system which forms, expands, and projects the image, and includes at least one light source; a light source dissipation unit for dissipating heat generated by the light source; a plurality of circuit boards for operating the projector; an intake unit having an intake opening where external air is received; an exhaust unit having an exhaust opening where the received air is expelled; and a flow path dividing unit which divides a cooling flow path formed between the intake opening and the exhaust opening into an upper cooling flow path and a lower cooling flow path, wherein the light source dissipation unit is placed on the upper cooling flow path and at least one of the plurality of circuit boards is placed on the lower cooling flow path.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2012Date of Patent: April 28, 2015Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jae-geun Lim, Jun-seok Park, Jean Hur, Sung-je Woo
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Patent number: 9010941Abstract: A projector includes a light source unit, a light modulator that modulates light exited from the light source unit, a polarizer or a wave plate provided on a light incident side of the light modulator, a cooling unit that supplies cooling air to the light incident side of the light modulator, and a turbulent flow plate disposed between the light modulator and the polarizer or the wave plate in a path along which the cooling air from the cooling unit flows toward a light incident surface of the light modulator, the turbulent flow plate having a fin that tapers from a base end toward a tip.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2012Date of Patent: April 21, 2015Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Norikazu Kadotani, Akira Hashimoto, Akira Egawa
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Patent number: 8985780Abstract: Disclosed is a liquid cooling system for use with MRI positioned video projectors to dissipate heat from the projector light source through liquid cooling. The system includes a heat sink body for mounting to the projector light source, the heat sink body constructed of a material to transfer heat away from the projector light. A remotely mounted motor-driven pump provides fluid circulation, the pump is constructed and/or mounted so as to not to be effected by the MRI magnetic field. The pump is coupled to the heat sink block by use of flexible tubing that is constructed and arranged to provide heat transfer to the environment thereby maintaining the projector light source temperature at a reduced level. A liquid reservoir is fluidly coupled to the pump intake for use in maintaining liquid levels at an optimum position.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2013Date of Patent: March 24, 2015Assignee: Avotec, Inc.Inventor: Paul E. Bullwinkel
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Publication number: 20140300871Abstract: In at least one embodiment of the disclosure, a projector comprises an optical element holding member that allows a flow of a cooling liquid therein. A plurality of liquid circulation members connect the optical element holding member and a liquid pumping unit and to define a flow channel of the cooling liquid. A heat-receiving jacket is disposed in the flow channel and has a plurality of flow channels. A thermoelectric conversion element having a heat-absorbing surface is connected to the heat-receiving jacket and a heat-radiating surface is connected to a heat transfer member. A supporting member fixes the heat-receiving jacket and the heat transfer member. A baffle member defines an internal space with the supporting member and houses the heat transfer member in the internal space. A cooling fan provides cooling air to the heat transfer member disposed in the internal space.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2014Publication date: October 9, 2014Inventors: Yoshiyuki Yanagisawa, Yasunaga Momose
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Patent number: 8794767Abstract: In at least one embodiment of the disclosure, a liquid-cooling device to cool an optical element in a projector includes an optical element holding member configured to allow a flow of a cooling liquid therein and to hold the optical element so as to transfer heat to the cooling liquid. A liquid pumping unit is configured to circulate the cooling liquid. Liquid circulation members are configured to connect the optical element holding member and the liquid pumping unit and to define a flow channel of the cooling liquid. A thermoelectric conversion element has a heat-absorbing surface and a heat-radiating surface. The thermoelectric conversion element is connected to the liquid-cooling device to transfer the heat from the cooling liquid to the heat-absorbing surface.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2009Date of Patent: August 5, 2014Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Yoshiyuki Yanagisawa, Yasunaga Momose
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Patent number: 8752966Abstract: A light source device includes a light emitting tube having a light emitting section configured to emit light, a first reflecting member configured to reflect the light emitted from the light emitting section, and a rectifying member disposed between the light emitting section and the first reflecting member, and configured to rectify a cooling fluid configured to cool the light emitting tube, and the rectifying member includes a rectifying surface configured to guide the cooling fluid flowing toward the rectifying member to the light emitting section, and a pair of standing surfaces standing from both ends of the rectifying surface.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2011Date of Patent: June 17, 2014Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Toshizo Nishi, Akira Momose, Ryo Okamura, Takahiro Takizawa
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Patent number: 8651668Abstract: A projector includes: a liquid-cooling device configured to cool down a cooling target using cooling liquid, a liquid storage unit including a storage unit body that temporarily stores cooling liquid therein; and an outflow portion that connects the inside and outside of the storage unit body and allows the cooling liquid stored in the storage unit body to flow out to the outside, and the liquid storage unit is disposed in such a manner that the cooling liquid flows out of the outflow portion in a direction substantially orthogonal to a projection direction of an image from the projector and substantially parallel to a horizontal plane.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2010Date of Patent: February 18, 2014Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Yoshiyuki Yanagisawa, Yasunaga Momose
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Publication number: 20130293852Abstract: Disclosed is a liquid cooling system for use with MRI positioned video projectors to dissipate heat from the projector light source through liquid cooling. The system includes a heat sink body for mounting to the projector light source, the heat sink body constructed of a material to transfer heat away from the projector light. A remotely mounted motor-driven pump provides fluid circulation, the pump is constructed and/or mounted so as to not to be effected by the MRI magnetic field. The pump is coupled to the heat sink block by use of flexible tubing that is constructed and arranged to provide heat transfer to the environment thereby maintaining the projector light source temperature at a reduced level. A liquid reservoir is fluidly coupled to the pump intake for use in maintaining liquid levels at an optimum position.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2013Publication date: November 7, 2013Applicant: Avotec, Inc.Inventor: Paul E. Bullwinkel
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Publication number: 20130258295Abstract: A projector includes a light source lamp, a cooling device adapted to feed a cooling fluid to the light source lamp to thereby cool the light source lamp, a lighting control section adapted to supply the light source lamp with the lamp electric power having either one of a first electric power value and a second electric power value higher than the first electric power value to thereby light the light source lamp, and a cooling control section adapted to control the cooling device, and the cooling control section controls the cooling device so that the cooling fluid at a flow rate lower than a set flow rate set in accordance with the second electric power value is fed to the light source lamp during a predetermined period after the lamp electric power is switched from the first electric power value to the second electric power value.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2011Publication date: October 3, 2013Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Tetsuo Terashima, Shunsuke Hino
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Patent number: 8517540Abstract: A liquid crystal projector includes a light modulating device, a cooling device, a dehumidification device, and a housing. The light modulating device forms an optical image by modulating light flux emitted from a light source based on image information. The cooling device cools air to be supplied to the light modulating device. The dehumidification device dehumidifies and dries air to be supplied to the corresponding cooling device. The housing includes a cooling medium flow path for circulating air among the light modulating device, the cooling device, and the dehumidification device. The cooling device includes a thermoelectric conversion material interposed between a pair of heat transmission plates arranged to face each other.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2011Date of Patent: August 27, 2013Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Koichi Terao
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Patent number: 8398245Abstract: A heat exchanger which is hollow and contains a plurality of small flow paths includes: a plurality of partition walls disposed in parallel with one another in the width direction of the heat exchanger to form the plural small flow paths; and an inlet unit and an outlet unit configured to communicate with the inside and the outside of the heat exchanger, and allow cooling liquid to flow into and out of the heat exchanger through the inlet unit and the outlet unit, the inlet unit and the outlet unit extend in directions opposite to each other along the width direction from a pair of center positions located approximately at the centers of inner side surfaces of the heat exchanger in the width direction and opposed to each other, and penetrate outer side surfaces of the heat exchanger.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2010Date of Patent: March 19, 2013Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Yoshiyuki Yanagisawa, Yasunaga Momose
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Patent number: 8348433Abstract: A projector includes a liquid-cooling device configured to cool down an optical element, an optical element holding member that is constructed to allow cooling liquid to flow in and out and holds the optical element; a liquid pumping unit that circulate cooling liquid; a liquid storage unit that is constructed to allow cooling liquid to flow in and out and temporarily stores cooling liquid therein; and a plurality of liquid circulation members that connect the optical element holding member, the liquid pumping unit, and the liquid storage unit and define a flow channel of the cooling liquid, and the liquid pumping unit, the liquid storage unit, and the optical element holding member are arranged along a circulation direction of the cooling liquid along the flow path in order of the liquid pumping unit, the liquid storage unit, and the optical element holding member.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2010Date of Patent: January 8, 2013Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Yoshiyuki Yanagisawa, Yasunaga Momose
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Patent number: 8322867Abstract: A projector apparatus includes a housing having an air inlet and an air outlet, a light source device provided in the housing, an image projection unit provided in the housing and configured to emit an image projection light beam so as to project an image onto a screen, and a cooling device configured to cool the light source device and the image projecting unit. The cooling device includes a cooling passage extending from the air inlet to the air outlet, and a fan configured to suck in outside air from the air inlet and to exhaust the outside air passing through the cooling passage, out of the housing from the air outlet. The air filter section includes a cylindrical filter body, a filter support member configured to support the filter body, and a rotating unit configured to rotate the filter support member.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2010Date of Patent: December 4, 2012Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Takanao Komori
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Patent number: 8267528Abstract: An illumination source includes a number of light emitting diodes (LEDs) operating at a first wavelength. Light from the LEDs illuminates a phosphor material that generates light at a second wavelength. A reflective polarizer transmits light at the second wavelength in a first polarization state and reflects light at the second wavelength in a second polarization state orthogonal to the first polarization state. The light at the second wavelength reflected by the reflective polarizer is directed back towards the phosphor material without an increase in angular range. In some embodiments the LEDs, having a conformal layer of phosphor material, are attached directly to the first surface of a liquid cooled plate. A liquid coolant contacts a second surface of the plate.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2011Date of Patent: September 18, 2012Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Arlie R. Conner, Sean M. Donnelly, Peter R. Oehler
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Patent number: 8251513Abstract: The present invention provides a projector apparatus capable of ensuring stable operation, which is configured to efficiently cool an optical device by circulating air cooled by a cooling part of a refrigeration unit, and further to prevent moisture resulting from evaporation of dew adhered to the cooling part from adversely affecting the optical device when stopping the operation of the refrigeration unit. The optical chamber and the cooling chamber are enclosed respectively by adiabatic walls, the cooling chamber and the optical chamber are connected to each other through a cold air inlet port and a cold air outlet port, and the cold air inlet port and the cold air outlet port are provided with opening and closing mechanisms.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2009Date of Patent: August 28, 2012Assignee: SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroyuki Itsuki, Yoshiaki Kurosawa
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Patent number: 8251522Abstract: A light modulator includes: a holding member having a frame disposed around an opening; and a light modulation panel formed in such a way that the edge thereof is held by the frame and the outer surface of the portion corresponding to the opening is flush with the outer surface of the frame or positioned outside the outer surface of the frame.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2010Date of Patent: August 28, 2012Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Atsushi Oda
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Patent number: 8231229Abstract: A mounting structure for a temperature sensor, which detects the temperature of a wall surface. The mounting structure includes a groove formed in the wall surface and having an inlet from which the temperature sensor is inserted. The temperature sensor includes a main body, which has a temperature detection surface that detects the temperature of the wall surface, and a lead wire connected to the main body. A support supports the main body. A wire bender bends the lead wire of the temperature sensor extending out of the inlet to press the temperature detection surface of the temperature sensor against the wall surface with an elastic force of the lead wire that is produced when the lead wire is bent. A stopper restricts movement of the main body of the temperature sensor.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2009Date of Patent: July 31, 2012Assignee: SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Toshimasa Kanbara, Taichi Yoshimura
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Patent number: 8226244Abstract: LED modules (1R, 1G, 1B) for respectively emitting red, green and blue colors of light, illumination optical systems (2R, 2G, 2B) for guiding light from the LED modules, and a liquid crystal panel (7) for modulating the light from the LED modules guided by the illumination optical systems on the basis of an image signal are placed. The LED modules are provided with respective cooling units connected to the backside thereof through spreaders (11R, 11G, 11B) as thermal conductive members. Only the cooling device for the red LED module (1R) is formed by using a red Peltier device (12) as a thermoelectric element capable of controlling heating and absorbing heat. Efficient temperature control by appropriately using a Peltier device for cooling the plurality of solid light sources that emit colors of light different from each other becomes possible.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2008Date of Patent: July 24, 2012Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Shigekazu Yamagishi, Kazunori Tanabe, Shuu Nanba
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Patent number: RE43777Abstract: A light source lamp unit (10) includes a light source lamp (11), an ellipsoidal reflector (12) and a plate body (19). The plate body (19) is provided behind the reflector (12) with a gap kept therebetween, which has a shape corresponding to the profile of a reflecting portion (122) of the reflector (12). A cooling channel for passing a cooling air is formed between the plate body (19) and the reflector (12). The width of the cooling channel in a direction along an optical axis of the light source lamp (11) is minimized at a part near a neck portion (121) of the reflecting portion (122) and enlarged toward the peripheral edge of the reflecting portion (122) of the reflector (12).Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2007Date of Patent: October 30, 2012Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Motoyuki Fujimori, Takeshi Takezawa, Hiroyuki Meguro, Masakazu Kitamura