摘要:
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).
摘要:
A projector includes: a light source unit; an optical apparatus including, an optical device, a holding frame for holding a periphery of the optical device, a cooling tube that is provided in the holding frame along the periphery of the optical device and in which a cooling fluid flows, whereina gap between the holding frame and the cooling tube is filled with a thermally conductive material; a cooling unit for circulating the cooling fluid in the optical apparatus; and a projection optical apparatus for enlarging and projecting an optical image formed by means of the optical apparatus.
摘要:
An optical device, includes: an optical modulator that modulates a light beam irradiated by a light source in accordance with image information to form an optical image; an optical modulator holder that has a cooling chamber with cooling fluid sealed therein and holds the optical modulator so that heat can be transferred to the cooling fluid in the cooling chamber; a plurality of fluid circulators communicating with the cooling chamber to guide the cooling fluid to the outside of the cooling chamber and again introduces the cooling fluid into the cooling chamber; a cooling fluid accumulator arranged in a flow path of the cooling fluid in each of the plurality of fluid circulators and having a cooling fluid inflow section that flows the cooling fluid to the inside of the cooling accumulator and a cooling fluid outflow section that flows the cooling fluid to the outside of the cooling accumulator so as to accumulate the cooling fluid in the cooling fluid accumulator; and a fluid press-feeder disposed in the flow path of the cooling fluid in each of the plurality of fluid circulators so that the cooling fluid is forcedly circulated via the plurality of fluid circulators, in which the cooling fluid accumulator includes therein: a bubble trapping having a plurality of holes to circulate the cooling fluid toward the cooling fluid outflow section and trap air bubbles contained in the cooling fluid; and a bubble accumulator that accumulates the air bubbles trapped by the bubble trapping.
摘要:
A projector including: a light source device; an optical device including, an optical modulator that modulates a luminous flux from a light source in response to image information, an optical modulator holding frame that holds the periphery of the optical modulator, and an optical modulator cooling duct that is disposed, along the periphery of the optical modulator, within the optical modulator holding frame, and that allows a cooling fluid to flow therethrough; anda projection optical device that magnifies and projects an optical image formed by the optical device.
摘要:
A projector, includes: a light source device; an optical device that modulates a light beam irradiated from the light source device in accordance with image information; and a projection optical device that projects the light beam modulated by the optical device. The optical device includes: an optical element optically converting the light beam incident thereon and emitting the converted light beam; and a heat-conducting member that is connected with the optical element in a heat transferable manner to cool the optical element. The heat-conducting member includes a heat pipe having: a tube; a capillary structure provided in the tube; and a coolant housed in the tube, the coolant circulating in the tube to transfer heat in the heat-conducting member. An optical-element-side connecting portion of the optical element to be connected with the heat-conducting member and a heat-conducting-member-side connecting portion of the heat-conducting member to be connected with the optical-element-side connecting portion are configured to be in a surface-contact when the connecting portions are connected to each other.
摘要:
To provide a projector reduced in size and weight and countermeasures against EMI (Electro-Magnetic Interference) as well. The projector has vertically separable outer cases which accommodate an optical system comprising: a color beam splitting optical system for splitting light from a light source into beams of predetermined colors; an electro-optical device for modulating the color beams split by the color beam splitting optical system in accordance with image information; a color beam combining optical system for combining the color beams modulated by the electro-optical devices; and a projection lens for projecting the resultant beam combined by the color beam combining optical system. These optical components constituting the optical system are attached to a inner case, and the inner case is fixed to a lower case so as to accommodate at least the color beam splitting optical system in a enclosure constituted by the inner case and the lower case.
摘要:
An optical device (44) includes: a optical modulator holder (4402) that has inside thereof a cooling chamber in which a cooling fluid is encapsulated, and holds a optical modulator in such a manner that heat can be transferred between the optical modulator holder and the cooling fluid within the cooling chamber; a plurality of fluid circulation members (448) that are connected to the cooling chamber of the optical modulator holder (4402) for mutual communication to guide the cooling fluid outside the cooling chamber and guide the cooling fluid inside the cooling chamber, again; and a main tank (445) that is arranged in the flow path of the cooling fluid in the plurality of fluid circulation members (448) and accumulates the cooling fluid. The main tank (445) has a cooling fluid inlet section for allowing the main tank (445) to be replenished with the cooling fluid.
摘要:
Cooling chambers (R1, R2) for accommodating therein a cooling fluid for cooling a liquid crystal panel (441) are formed inside a pair of frame members (4405, 4406) constituting an optical modulator holder (4402). There are provided, in the pair of frame members (4405, 4406), inlet ports (4405D, 4406D) for inletting a cooling fluid into the cooling chambers (R1, R2), outlet ports (4405E, 4406E) for discharging the cooling fluid inside the cooling chambers (R1, R2) to the outside, and a buffer section (Bf1) for temporally accumulating the cooling fluid flowing therein via the inlet ports (4405D, 4406D) and rectifying a flow direction of the cooling fluid to a direction parallel to an optical modulation face and/or to a direction perpendicular to the optical modulation face.
摘要:
A light source that prevents broken pieces from dispersing to the outside without increasing the number of components while efficiently cooling a light-emitting tube is provided. The light source (10) has: a light-emitting tube (11) having a light-emitting portion (111) where light beam is emitted by electric discharge between electrodes and a sealing portion (112) provided on both sides of the light-emitting portion (111); a reflector (12) that reflects the light beam emitted by the light-emitting tube (11) forward after aligning in a predetermined direction; a cover (16) covering a light-irradiation opening of the reflector (12) and having an opening for irradiating the light beam reflected by the reflector (12), the cover having a heat-radiation fin (162) on the outside thereof and being made of a heat-conductive material to absorb the heat from the light-emitting tube (11), the absorbed heat being conducted to the heat-radiation fin (162); and a transparent member (14) that covers the opening of the cover (16).
摘要:
A method of manufacturing a cooling unit that includes a cooling plate in which a cooling fluid flows, the cooling plate having a structure in which a pair of tabular members are arranged to be opposed to each other with a cooling pipe, through which the cooling fluid flows, sandwiched between the tabular members, the manufacturing method includes: forming grooves for housing the cooling pipe in respective opposed surfaces of the pair of tabular members; forming projections projecting to inner sides of the grooves by applying an external force or joining a predetermined member to the respective opposed surfaces of the pair of tabular members; and combining each of the pair of tabular members and the cooling pipe by housing the cooling pipe in the grooves and expanding a diameter of the cooling pipe.