Particular Air Ducts Or Deflector Patents (Class 353/61)
  • Publication number: 20130242270
    Abstract: An image projection apparatus includes a light source; an intake port to take in low-temperature air into the image projection apparatus; an exhaust port to exhaust air from the image projection apparatus; a ventilation unit to generate an air flow from the intake port to the exhaust port; a first flow path for hot-air exhaust having increased its temperature by taking heat from the light source; a second flow path for a part of the low-temperature air, taken from the intake port; and a mixing unit to mix the hot-air exhaust flowing from the first flow path and the low-temperature air flowing from the second flow path. The air mixed and exhausted from the mixing unit converges with another part of the low-temperature air, flowing from a third flow path set outside the mixing unit, at a space between the mixing unit and the exhaust port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2013
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Inventors: Yasutada Tsukioka, Tetsuya Fujioka, Masamichi Yamada, Naoyuki Ishikawa, Hideo Kanai
  • Publication number: 20130242269
    Abstract: An image projection apparatus for projecting an image on a projection plane includes a light source; a light source housing to encase the light source; a ventilation unit to send air to the light source; and a flow path set between the light source housing and a side face of the image projection apparatus. A part of the air sent to the light source, by using the ventilation unit, is flowed into the flow path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2013
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Inventors: Hideo KANAI, Tetsuya Fujioka, Masamichi Yamada, Yasutada Tsukioka, Naoyuki Ishikawa
  • Patent number: 8529656
    Abstract: A projection display device includes: a leg section that supports a main body of the projection display device with respect to an installation surface on which the main body is installed; and a filter section that is disposed on a bottom of the main body and exposes a first air intake surface to the outside. In this arrangement, the first air intake surface is inclined with respect to the bottom surface of the main body in a direction that departs from the installation surface, and air flows into the filter section through a clearance between the first air intake surface and the installation surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignees: SANYO Electric Co., Ltd., SANYO Technology Center (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuji Hashiba, Toshihiro Saruwatari, Lei Zhang
  • Patent number: 8523365
    Abstract: A light source device includes: an arc tube having a bulb portion and a sealing portion; a reflector which fixes the arc tube; and a holding portion which holds the reflector, wherein the holding portion includes an inlet port, a partition provided between the inlet port and the arc tube, a pair of passages to which diverges in the partition and can circulate the cooling air to the arc tube, a first opening provided in the partition, and a shutter which is provided on that side of the partition where the inlet port is located, rotates about a rotation axis, and blocks a lower passage of the pair of passages, and on that side of the shutter where the rotation axis is located, a second opening is provided so as to overlap the first opening as seen from the inlet port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Satoru Nagarekawa, Kiyotaka Nakano
  • Patent number: 8517540
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Koichi Terao
  • Patent number: 8511834
    Abstract: A projection type display apparatus in accordance with the present invention is provided with a lamp unit including a light source, a cooling fan cooling the light source, and a cooling wind guide tube guiding a cooling wind generated by the cooling fan to the lamp unit, and the cooling wind guide tube is structured such as to have a movable type rectification plate which is movable by its own weight, and cools the light source without being affected by an installed direction of the projection type display apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Hitachi Consumer Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yukihiro Kobayashi, Takeshi Katayama, Hiroyuki Inoue, Shigeki Hoshino
  • Patent number: 8511833
    Abstract: An image projection apparatus includes a lamp, an air duct configured to lead air from a cooling fan to the inside of a reflector of the lamp, an exhaust duct configured to lead first air, second air, and third air to an exhaust port formed in a housing of the image projection apparatus, the first air passing the inside of the reflector, the second air being drawn from a first inlet port in the housing and passing an area that faces an outer surface of the reflector, and the third air being drawn from a second inlet port formed in the housing, wherein a first area that blends the first air with the third air, and a second area that blends blended area from the first area with the second air and leads resultant air to the exhaust port are provided inside of the exhaust duct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Daisuke Nakashita
  • Patent number: 8506088
    Abstract: An airflow-guiding device for a light source includes a cap and a guiding element. The cap has an airflow inlet, a through opening, an airflow outlet, a foundation, an annular side wall, and a cover. The foundation is connected to a reflector of the light source. The through opening is located at the foundation and corresponding to a light outlet of the reflector. The annular side wall where the airflow inlet is located is disposed on the foundation. The cover where the airflow outlet is located is disposed on the annular side wall and opposite to the foundation. The guiding element includes a guiding opening and an annular body. The annular body is rotatably disposed in the cap. The annular body where the guiding opening is located surrounds at least part of the through opening and forms a guiding tunnel together with the annular side wall in the cap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: Young Green Energy Co.
    Inventor: Yi-Kuan Liao
  • Patent number: 8485670
    Abstract: A projector apparatus for projecting an image to a projected surface by illuminating an image forming element using light from a light source is provided. The projector apparatus includes an apparatus casing containing the light source and the image forming element, and an air filter receiving portion provided in the apparatus casing and having an air intake through which air is drawn. The projector apparatus also includes a plurality of air filters having substantially the same size as an air intake opening area, a cooling fan causing air to flow into the projector apparatus through the air intake and causing the air to pass through the plurality of air filters, a first air channel directing a portion of the air to a front air filter, and a second air channel directing the remaining portion of the air to a rear air filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Yuji Kondo
  • Patent number: 8480236
    Abstract: A projector includes: an illumination system which has a light source, and a light control unit opened and closed to shield a part of light emitted from the light source; a light modulation device illuminated by illumination light received from the illumination system; an air supply device which supplies air to the light control unit and the light modulation device; and an air supply control unit which decreases an air supply amount to the light modulation device when increasing an air supply amount to the light control unit in accordance with a relatively closed condition of the light control unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Seiji Tadachi
  • Publication number: 20130169942
    Abstract: An air filter module adapted to be used with a projection module and disposed to cover an air vent of the projection module. The air filter module includes a filter component and a cleaning unit. The cleaning unit is disposed to cover the air vent and configured to drive the filter component to have a movement so as to remove the dust on the filter component according to a cleaning-start signal. A projection device adopting the air filter module is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2012
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Applicant: CORETRONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jhih-Hao CHEN, Jia-Hong DAI, Tsung-Ching LIN
  • Patent number: 8474983
    Abstract: A light-source cooling device is provided that, without adopting a complex configuration, is capable of reducing the temperature difference between the top portion and bottom portion of a light source despite change of the installation orientation. The light-source cooling device of the present invention for cooling a light source (11) is provided with: two ventilation ducts (4and 5) for guiding cooling airflows (13a and 13b) to strike against the light source (11) from opposite directions, and two fans (2and 3) for impelling the cooling airflows (13a and 13b) to two airflow guide units (4and 5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: NEC Display Solutions, Ltd.
    Inventor: Shinichirou Jougo
  • Patent number: 8469521
    Abstract: A projector includes: a plurality of reflection type light modulation devices which modulates a corresponding color light; a color synthesize optical device which has a plurality of light entrance side surfaces and a crossing surface to combine the received color lights; a heat sink which has a base attached to the corresponding reflection type light modulation device, and a fin protruding from the base and extending in a direction crossing the crossing end surface; and a duct member disposed at a position opposed to the crossing surface to supply introduced air toward the heat sink, wherein the duct member includes a first outlet section disposed opposed to the fin such that the introduced air can be supplied toward the base through the first outlet section, and a second outlet section through which the introduced air is supplied in the extending direction of the fin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Shingo Otsuka, Toshimitsu Watanabe, Masato Kadotani
  • Publication number: 20130148086
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2012
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Seiko Epson Corporation
  • Patent number: 8454170
    Abstract: A projector includes a plurality of lamps serving as light sources, the lamps being arranged next to each other, and a single exhaust fan disposed adjacent to the lamps, the exhaust fan discharging air around the lamps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Koji Okamoto, Kohei Kabuki
  • Publication number: 20130128237
    Abstract: A dust-proof structure of a projector includes a color wheel module, an air diversion panel, and a circuit board. The color wheel module has a motor and a color wheel. The motor drives the color wheel by an axle to rotate. The air diversion panel is located on the circuit and positioned under the motor. The air diversion panel has an opening, a dust exit, and a dust collecting trough. The opening is positioned between the dust exit and the dust collecting trough. The circuit board has a sensor, which is placed in the opening of the air diversion panel. The dust exit and the dust collection trough of the air diversion panel prevent the sensor from dust aggregation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2012
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: KAI HUANG, Ming-Chih Sun
  • Publication number: 20130120716
    Abstract: A heat dissipation device of a light engine for a projector has a housing, a fan module, a light engine and a heat sink. The light engine is positioned in the housing and connected to the heat sink. The heat sink is positioned out of the housing. The housing has a fan-enclosed flow channel attached on an outer surface of the housing. The fan module is guided by the fan-enclosed flow channel to the heat sink to enhance heat dissipation efficiency of the light engine for the projector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2012
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: MING-CHIH SUN, Kai Huang
  • Patent number: 8425046
    Abstract: A cooling device applied in a projection apparatus and the projection apparatus are provided. The projection apparatus comprises a first light source, a second light source, a third light source and the cooling device. The cooling device comprises an airflow guiding device and a fan. The airflow guiding device is adapted to define a first flow path and a second flow path. The first flow path has a first position, while the second flow path has a second position and a third position, correspondingly disposed with the first light source, the second light source and the third light source, respectively. The fan is adapted to generate airflow. The airflow is divided into a first airflow and a second airflow entering the first flow path and the second flow path, respectively. Thereby, the cooling device is capable of matching the heat dissipation requirements of the light sources and reducing the noise generated by the cooling device by using only one fan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Delta Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Chun-Chieh Wang, Ren-Chun Chang, Wei-Zhi Lin
  • Patent number: 8408714
    Abstract: A light source device includes: an arc tube having a light emission portion; a first reflection mirror having a substantially concave surface for reflecting light emitted from the light emission portion; and a container which accommodates the arc tube and the first reflection mirror, wherein the container has a duct unit disposed above the arc tube. The duct unit includes a first opening open to the arc tube and disposed at a position shifted toward the traveling direction side from an opening end of the first reflection mirror, a wall portion which forms the edge of the first opening on the side opposite to the traveling direction side as a final end of the duct unit, and an inclined portion disposed in the vicinity of the edge of the first opening on the traveling direction side to bend the flowing direction of the cooling air toward the surface opposite to the surface having the first opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Onodera, Takahiro Takizawa
  • Patent number: 8408715
    Abstract: A projector with single fan including a casing, a heat source, a light source module and an axial-flow fan are provided. The casing has an air outlet and a first air inlet. The heat source, the light source module and the axial-flow fan are disposed in the casing. The light source module includes a lamp shade and a light-emitting part. The axial-flow fan is disposed in a light outgoing side of the light source module and has an airflow inlet and an airflow outlet. When the axial-flow fan is operating, a first airflow is generated. After flowing through the heat source, the first airflow enters the airflow inlet and generates a second airflow. The second airflow, blown out from the airflow outlet, dissipates the heat generated by the light source module and then flows out to the outside of the casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: Qisda Corporation
    Inventor: Chi-Hung Hsiao
  • Patent number: 8408716
    Abstract: The image projection apparatus includes an exhaust air outlet through which an exhaust air flows out from an inside of the apparatus to an outside thereof, an air inlet through which an external air flows in from the outside of the apparatus to the inside thereof, a temperature detector that detects a temperature of the external air flowing into the inside of the apparatus through the air inlet, and a controller that performs a protection operation when one of a predetermined temperature corresponding to a temperature of the exhaust air and a predetermined temperature change caused by flowing in of the exhaust air through the air inlet is detected by the temperature detector. The apparatus enables quick detection of a state in which the exhaust air outlet is blocked to perform the protection operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Noda, Ayumu Kameoka
  • Publication number: 20130077054
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae-geun LIM, Jun-seok PARK, Jean HUR, Sung-je WOO
  • Patent number: 8403497
    Abstract: The invention discloses a projector including a casing, an optical module, a light source module, a blowing fan, and an axial fan. The casing has a first air-outlet, a second air-outlet, and an air-inlet. The blowing fan and the axial fan are disposed corresponding to two sides of a light axis of the light source module respectively. When the blowing fan operates, an initial airflow into the casing from the air-inlet flows through the optical module and then a predetermined airflow generated by the blowing fan on a first air-outlet surface of the blowing fan cools the light source module. An angle is formed between the axial fan and one side of the casing. The axial fan directly sends the air around the light source module out of the casing through the first air-outlet and/or the second air-outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: Qisda Corporation
    Inventors: Chi-Hung Hsiao, Tsung-Hsun Wu
  • Patent number: 8403499
    Abstract: A light source lamp cooling apparatus according to the present invention includes: diaphragm air compressor (31); an ejector which ejects cooling air directly onto a portion to be cooled of a light source lamp in lamp unit (10); pressure detector (43) which detects pressure of the cooling air by means of pressure sensor (42) inserted in piping; air piping which connects air compressor (31) and the ejector; and a lamp controller which controls turning off of the light source lamp according to the air pressure detected by pressure detector (43). Air compressor (31) is driven at a high control frequency and a hollow, flexible silicon tube is used as air piping to reduce pulsation of air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: NEC Display Solutions, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshifumi Nishimura, Hiroaki Takamatsu, Takayuki Okada
  • Patent number: 8393739
    Abstract: A heat-dissipating device used in a projection display apparatus with an air outlet includes a fence module, at least one resilient member, and a shape memory alloy module. The fence module is disposed at the air outlet and includes at least one guiding plate with a pivot. The resilient member exerts a first force on the guiding plate to enable the guiding plate to rotate on the pivot, and the shape memory alloy module deforms when heated to exert a second force on the guiding plate to enable the guiding plate to rotate on the pivot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Chao-Nan Chien, Wei-Cheng Lo, Nien-Hui Hsu
  • Patent number: 8393738
    Abstract: An illumination module includes a light source, a supporting element, a guiding tube and an airflow generator. The supporting element is fixed relative to the light source. The guiding tube is pivoted to the supporting element and adjacent to the light source. The guiding tube is capable of moving between a first position and a second position relative to the light source. The airflow generator has an airflow outlet and is capable of generating an airflow. The airflow outlet is adjacent to the guiding tube. The airflow flows into the light source through the guiding tube. The invention also provides a projector with the illumination module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Wei-Cheng Lo, Kun-Chieh Chan
  • Patent number: 8388141
    Abstract: An electric apparatus includes a centrifugal fan that includes an impeller in a casing, and is configured to draw air when the impeller rotates in the casing, and to have a blowoff channel of the air from the impeller in the casing, which spreads in a rotating direction of the impeller, and a first cooled part and a second cooled part that has a necessary cooling air capacity larger than that of the first cooled part, the first cooled part and the second cooled part being cooled by the air drawn by the centrifugal fan, wherein a drawing surface of the centrifugal fan has a first drawing area and a second drawing area that has a drawing speed higher than that of the first drawing area when the impeller rotates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Junichi Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20130050659
    Abstract: A projection display apparatus includes: a substantially box-shaped enclosure having a bottom surface portion, the bottom surface portion having an ventilation groove and an air inlet formed through a wall of the ventilation groove; an air sucking fan provided in the enclosure and forming an air flow flowing through the air inlet into the enclosure, and a filter through which the air flowing through the air inlet into the enclosure passes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2012
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Inventors: Satoru AWANE, Hiroyuki Meguro
  • Patent number: 8371700
    Abstract: A heat dissipation module includes a heat-absorbing unit, a first heat pipe, a second heat pipe, and a heat-dissipating unit. The heat-absorbing unit is adapted to contact the heat source thermally. The first heat pipe has a first heat-absorbing section being connected to the heat-absorbing unit and a first heat-dissipating section. The second heat pipe has a second heat-absorbing section being connected to the heat-absorbing unit and a second heat-dissipating section. The heat-dissipating unit includes a first fin assembly and a second fin assembly. The first heat-dissipating section is connected to the first fin assembly along a first extending direction, the second heat-dissipating section is connected to the second fin assembly along a second extending direction, the first extending direction and second extending direction are oblique to each other, and a part of the first fin assembly and a part of the second fin assembly are inset to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: Young Optics Inc.
    Inventors: Tai-Wei Lin, Jia-Bin Huang, Chi-Chui Yun
  • Patent number: 8366276
    Abstract: A filter device includes: a filter unit including a housing in which a roll filter stretched between a feeding shaft and a take-up shaft is housed, the housing including, between the two shafts, an opening for exposing a part of the filter; a filter installation detection sensor for detecting installation of the filter unit; a filter winding driving unit for taking up or rewinding the installed filter; and a control unit for controlling operations of the filter winding driving unit based on a detection signal from the filter installation detection sensor. When the control unit determines based on the detection signal from the filter installation detection sensor that the filter is installed, the control unit causes the filter winding driving unit to rewind the filter by a predetermined amount and determines whether the filter is new or not based on the rewinding. By detecting filter replacement, information on the replaced filter can be reset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventor: Masaya Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 8366282
    Abstract: Described herein are devices that provide projection-type video output in a portable and flexible design. The design includes a projection chamber, a base, and an interface that permits relative positioning between the projection chamber and base. The base maintains the position of the display device. The projection chamber includes components responsible for the production of images based on received video data and components responsible for the projection of those images. Relative pointing between the projection chamber and base allows the projection chamber to be pointed—and an output projected image to be positioned—with minimal effort.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Transpacific Image, LLC
    Inventor: William J. Plut
  • Patent number: 8360584
    Abstract: A projector includes: an optical system includes a light source, a light modulation element for modulating light emitted from the light source to form an optical image, and a projection lens for projecting the optical image, the optical system is structured such that an illumination optical axis of the light source and a projection optical axis of the projection lens cross each other substantially at right angles in the plan view; and a cooling fan configured to the light modulation element, and has a rotation axis crossing each other substantially at right angles with a discharge direction where a cooling air is discharged, the cooling fan is disposed in the vicinity of the projection lens and on the side where the light source is provided such that the rotation axis extends in the thickness direction of the projector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Akira Egawa, Kaname Nagatani, Kunihiko Takagi
  • Publication number: 20130021584
    Abstract: An image projection apparatus is disclosed which is capable of reducing noise when airflows from plural flow paths are taken in into a fan and exhausted therefrom. The apparatus comprises a first flow path through which a first airflow for cooling a light source passes, a second flow path through which a second airflow for cooling constituent parts other than the light source passes, a fan which exhausts air introduced from the first and second flow paths to the outside of the apparatus, a third flow path which introduces a third airflow to an exhaust area between the light source and the fan in the first flow path, and a light-shielding member which is provided in the exhaust area and shields the light from the light source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2012
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Toshiyuki NODA, Shin-Ichi Katsumata
  • Publication number: 20130003025
    Abstract: A projection apparatus includes an optical engine base, a light source, a light valve, a lens module, and a fan. The light source is disposed at the optical engine base for emitting an illumination beam. The light valve is disposed at the optical engine base for converting the illumination beam into an image beam. The lens module is disposed at the optical engine base and includes a lens barrel and a lens assembly disposed in the lens barrel for converting the image beam into a projection beam. The fan is disposed at the optical engine base, and adjacent to the lens module. The fan is used for providing an air flow to cool the lens module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2012
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: CORETRONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chuan-Te Cheng, Tao- Hung Kuo
  • Patent number: 8342692
    Abstract: A projector includes a light source unit, a light source side optical system which includes a color wheel and a light guiding unit, a display device, a projection side optical system, a cooling fan, and a projector control unit. An interior of a projector casing is divided into an outlet side spatial compartment which is positioned on an outlet side of the cooling fan and in which the light source unit is disposed and an inlet side spatial compartment which is positioned on an inlet side of the cooling fan. The outlet side spatial compartment is covered thereabove by an upper division board, above which a heat conductive sheet which is formed of an aluminum sheet is disposed. The heat conductive sheet is electrically connected to the projector casing, so that electricity charged in the heat conductive sheet can be discharged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeru Hirosawa, Toshiyasu Tsubura
  • Patent number: 8334783
    Abstract: A projection display device includes: a dustproof filter that removes dust and a foreign material from drawn air; an air guide path that guides, to a liquid crystal panel, the cooling air blown by a suction fan; an air velocity detector that is arranged in the air guide path and detects the velocity of the cooling air that flows in the air guide path; and a CPU that determines, on the basis of the value detected by the air velocity detector, whether or not the dustproof filter is clogged. The air velocity detector detects the velocity of the cooling air by measuring the temperature of the air in the vicinity of the heat generating element that will be increased due to heat transfer generated by the heat generating element. This configuration improves accuracy in determining whether or not the dustproof filter is clogged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2012
    Assignee: Hitachi Consumer Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeshi Katayama, Miyuki Ikeda, Hirotoshi Kemi, Hideharu Saito
  • Patent number: 8328364
    Abstract: A projection display apparatus includes an axial fan and a louver. The axial fan includes blades which are rotated to generate an airflow in an axial direction so that air is exhausted from a housing. The louver includes inclined plate portions which are inclined with respect to the axial direction, the inclined plate portions being arranged in a direction perpendicular to the axial direction at an airflow exit side of the axial fan, the louver being divided into a first area and a second area by a straight line which passes through an axial center of the blades, the inclined plate portions being inclined in different directions between the first area and the second area such that the inclined plate portions are inclined along the direction in which the blades are rotated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Mobile Communications Japan, Inc.
    Inventors: Hiroko Fujibayashi, Hiroyuki Meguro, Kazuhiro Takai
  • Patent number: 8322861
    Abstract: A lamp source module includes a holder having an air inlet and an air outlet, a gas discharge lamp having a lamp reflector assembled onto the holder and a burner disposed in the lamp reflector, a light cover assembled on the holder and surrounding the lamp reflector, a blower duct communicating with the air inlet and extending along the exterior of the lamp reflector to the bottom of the lamp reflector, and an airflow generator communicating with the blower duct and capable of providing a cooling airflow. The air inlet is capable of causing the cooling airflow to enter the blower duct. The blower duct is capable of directing the cooling airflow to the bottom of the lamp reflector to make the cooling airflow pass through a sandwiched space surrounded by the lamp reflector and the light cover and then discharge from the air outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: Young Green Energy Co.
    Inventors: Te-Ying Tsai, Shang-Hsuang Wu, Chih-Cheng Chou, Yi-Kuan Liao
  • Patent number: 8322867
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Takanao Komori
  • Patent number: 8317337
    Abstract: A projector configured to modulate a luminous flux emitted from a light source in accordance with image information, forms an image light, and projects the image light, includes: an exterior housing having an intake vent for taking in the ambient air, and an insertion slot communicating with the intake vent; an anti-dust filter being installed in the exterior housing so as to be mountable in and removable from the exterior housing through the insertion slot, prevents dust from intruding into the exterior housing from the intake vent; and a cover configured so as to be switchable between an open condition in which it exposes the insertion slot, and a closed condition in which it covers the insertion slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Toshimitsu Watanabe
  • Patent number: 8317336
    Abstract: An image projection apparatus is disclosed which is capable of reducing noise when airflows from plural flow paths are taken in into a fan and exhausted therefrom. The apparatus comprises a first flow path through which a first airflow for cooling a light source passes, a second flow path through which a second airflow for cooling constituent parts other than the light source passes, a fan which exhausts air introduced from the first and second flow paths to the outside of the apparatus, a third flow path which introduces a third airflow to an exhaust area between the light source and the fan in the first flow path, and a light-shielding member which is provided in the exhaust area and shields the light from the light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Noda, Shin-ichi Katsumata
  • Publication number: 20120287408
    Abstract: Provided is a light source device capable of effectively cooling a bulb included therein. The light source device includes: a luminous tube having a bulb to seal a pair of electrodes that generates light by electric discharging; a reflector formed into a concave surface shape and configured to emit light from the bulb; and an air blowing device that generates a flow of gas to cool the luminous tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2010
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Inventor: Eisuke Yamashita
  • Patent number: 8303118
    Abstract: A video projector includes a first discharge port from which a cooling current is sent out of a duct to an optical component. A cooling fan generates the cooling current which flows through the duct. The first discharge port includes first and second wall surfaces opposed to each other in an optical axis direction in which the light is transmitted through the optical component, third and fourth wall surfaces opposed to each other in a lateral direction perpendicular to the optical axis direction, a discharge port inlet into which the cooling current from the cooling fan is drawn, and a discharge port outlet from which the cooling current is sent toward the optical component. A gap between the first and second wall surfaces and a gap between the third and fourth wall surfaces become narrower from the discharge port inlet to the discharge port outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kazuya Minami
  • Patent number: 8292980
    Abstract: The present invention includes: a rolled filter stretched between first and second winding shafts and, unused part of the filter being wound around the second winding shaft; a brush provided between the first and the second winding shafts so as to come into contact with a surface of the filter; a feeding mechanism for driving the first and the second winding shafts to take up or rewind the filter; and a feeding control unit for controlling the feeding mechanism. When activating a renewing operation for feeding unused part of the filter from the second winding shaft, the feeding control unit controls the feeding mechanism such that once the filter is taken up by the first winding shaft by an take-up amount La, the filter is rewound by the second winding shaft by a rewind amount Lb, and La and Lb satisfy a relationship La?Lb.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Shigekazu Yamagishi, Shingo Oidate, Masato Tanaka, Mitsuru Kotaka
  • Patent number: 8287135
    Abstract: A light source device, includes: an arc tube which has a light emission portion containing a pair of electrodes disposed along an illumination axis, and a pair of sealing portions extending from both sides of the light emission portion; a reflector which has a reflection portion disposed in the vicinity of one of the sealing portions (the one sealing portion) of the arc tube for reflecting light emitted from the arc tube toward an illumination area; and a rectifying portion disposed between the light emission portion and the reflector for regulating a flow direction of cooling air and transmitting the light from the arc tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Takeshi Takezawa
  • Patent number: 8287134
    Abstract: An airflow rate sensor is provided with a through hole, and a detection unit is disposed inside the through hole. The airflow rate is calculated based on the output voltage resulting from the temperature difference and the like caused in the detection unit by the air flowing through the through hole. A duct is provided with a concave portion so as to protrude from outside the duct toward the inside thereof. The airflow rate sensor is disposed in the duct so as to cover the concave portion, in which the through hole is in communication with the space in the concave portion. The concave portion has a bottom provided with an opening. Accordingly, an installation structure of a sensor for reliably sensing a flow rate and a projector apparatus having the same are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshimasa Kanbara, Taichi Yoshimura
  • Publication number: 20120257172
    Abstract: A projector includes a wireless device performing a predetermined function, an external housing which accommodates a light modulation device, a first controller, and the wireless device, an intake fan which introduces air outside the external housing into the external housing through an inlet port, an exhaust fan which discharges the air introduced into the external housing through the inlet port to the outside through an outlet port, a first channel which guides the air introduced through the inlet port toward the light modulation device by the drive of the intake fan, and a second channel which guides the air introduced into the external housing toward the exhaust fan via the wireless device by the drive of the exhaust fan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2012
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Kiyomasa SHIRAKURA
  • Publication number: 20120236265
    Abstract: A projector modulates a luminous flux emitted from a light source in accordance with image information and projects the modulated light by a projection lens. The projector includes an exterior housing that houses the projection lens and has a projection opening through which the light exiting from the projection lens passes and a lens cover that opens and closes the projection opening, the lens cover has a first cover and a second cover, and the first cover and the second cover are configured so that they open and close the projection opening by being slid and are stacked and housed in an open state in which the projection opening is opened.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2012
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Toshimitsu WATANABE
  • Patent number: 8246171
    Abstract: A cooling device for projector includes a shell, a circuit board, a light machine, a first fins, a fan assembly and a heat dissipation module. The light machine is mounted on the circuit board, and includes a light source having a red LED, a green LED facing the red LED, and a blue LED positioned between both of them. The first fins are mounted on the light source adjacent to the blue LED. The fan assembly includes a fan having a fan shell with an inlet and an outlet, and a second fins connected to the light source to aligned with the red LED. The heat dissipation module includes a third fins mounted on the light source to align to the green LED, a fourth fins mounted on the fan shell to align to the outlet of the fan, and a heat pipe interconnecting the third and fourth fins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chien-Fu Chen, Tsung-Je Chiu, Ching-Te Chu
  • Patent number: 8231229
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshimasa Kanbara, Taichi Yoshimura