IP Library Granted Patent US 12663701
Granted Patent B2
US 12663701 · App. 17/878,913 · Granted Jun 23, 2026

Projection device having stopper wall structure

Inventors: Meng-Syuan Dai (Hsin-Chu, TW); Wen-Hao Chu (Hsin-Chu, TW)
Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
G03B21/16H05K7/20145
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Patent No.
US 12663701
App. No.
17/878,913
Granted
Jun 23, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A projection device includes a housing, a projection module, a fan, and at least one stopper wall structure. The housing has an air inlet, a first air outlet, and at least one second air outlet. The fan has a wind outlet facing the first air outlet. One part of the projection module is located between the wind outlet and the first air outlet, and one part of a heat dissipating airflow provided by the fan flows from the wind outlet to the first air outlet. The stopper wall structure is connected to the fan, and the stopper wall structure and one part of the housing define at least one air guiding channel. The other part of the projection module is located in the air guiding channel, and the other part of the heat dissipating airflow is guided by the air guiding channel to flow toward the second air outlet.

Claims (41)

1 . A projection device, comprising a housing, a projection module, a fan, and at least one stopper wall structure, wherein:

the housing has an air inlet, a first air outlet, and at least one second air outlet;

the projection module is disposed in the housing;

the fan is disposed in the housing, and the fan has a wind outlet, wherein the wind outlet faces the first air outlet, one part of the projection module is located between the wind outlet and the first air outlet, and one part of a heat dissipating airflow provided by the fan flows from the wind outlet to the first air outlet; and

the at least one stopper wall structure is connected to the fan, wherein the at least one stopper wall structure and one part of the housing define at least one air guiding channel, the other part of the projection module is located in the at least one air guiding channel, and the other part of the heat dissipating airflow provided by the fan is guided by the at least one air guiding channel to flow toward the at least one second air outlet,

wherein the heat dissipating airflow flows along a wind output direction from the wind outlet of the fan, and an extension line of the wind output direction does not intersect the at least one stopper wall structure.

2 . The projection device according to claim 1 , wherein an area of the first air outlet is smaller than an area of the wind outlet of the fan.

3 . The projection device according to claim 1 , wherein the projection module comprises a light source module, a light valve, and a projection lens, the light source module is configured to provide an illumination beam, the light valve is configured to convert the illumination beam to an image beam, the projection lens is configured to project the image beam out of the housing,

one part of the light source module is located between the wind outlet and the first air outlet, and the other part of the light source module is located in the at least one air guiding channel.

4 . The projection device according to claim 3 , wherein the light source module comprises a driving board, a light source, a light combining assembly, a rotation wheel, a first heat dissipating structure, and a second heat dissipating structure, the driving board is connected to the light source, the light source is configured to provide the illumination beam, the illumination beam is sequentially transmitted to the light combining assembly and the rotation wheel and is transmitted toward the light valve, the first heat dissipating structure and the second heat dissipating structure are respectively connected to the light source and the rotation wheel,

at least one of the driving board, the light combining assembly, the first heat dissipating structure, and the second heat dissipating structure is located between the wind outlet and the first air outlet, and at least the other of the driving board, the light combining assembly, the first heat dissipating structure, and the second heat dissipating structure is located in the at least one air guiding channel.

5 . The projection device according to claim 4 , wherein one of the first heat dissipating structure and the second heat dissipating structure is located between the wind outlet and the first air outlet, and the other of the first heat dissipating structure and the second heat dissipating structure is located in the at least one air guiding channel.

6 . The projection device according to claim 3 , wherein the fan and the at least one stopper wall structure divide the housing into a first region and a second region, the air inlet, the projection lens, and the light valve are located in the first region, and the first air outlet, the at least one second air outlet, and the light source module are located in the second region.

7 . The projection device according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one stopper wall structure extends from a side of the fan.

8 . The projection device according to claim 1 , wherein an extension direction of the at least one stopper wall structure is perpendicular to the wind output direction of the fan.

9 . The projection device according to claim 1 , wherein the housing comprises a front cover, a back cover opposite to the front cover, a top cover, a lower cover opposite to the top cover, and two side covers opposite to each other, the air inlet is located at one of the two side covers, the first air outlet is located at the other of the two side covers, and the at least one second air outlet is located at one of the front cover and the back cover or located at both of the front cover and the back cover.

10 . The projection device according to claim 9 , wherein the fan adjoins the front cover or the back cover.

11 . The projection device according to claim 9 , wherein the at least one stopper wall structure is integrally connected to at least one of the top cover and the lower cover.

12 . The projection device according to claim 9 , wherein the projection device comprises a circuit board, the circuit board is disposed in the housing, the at least one stopper wall structure comprises an elastic sealing member, and the elastic sealing member is disposed between the circuit board and the top cover or disposed between the circuit board and the lower cover.

13 . The projection device according to claim 9 , wherein the at least one stopper wall structure and one of the two side covers define the at least one air guiding channel.

14 . The projection device according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one stopper wall structure comprises at least one of an elastic sealing member and a metal member.

15 . A projection device, comprising a housing, a projection module, a fan, and at least one stopper wall structure, wherein:

the housing has an air inlet, a first air outlet, and at least one second air outlet;

the projection module is disposed in the housing, and the projection module comprises a light source module, a light valve, and a projection lens, wherein:

the light source module is configured to provide an illumination beam, the light source module comprises a driving board, a light source, a light combining assembly, a rotation wheel, a first heat dissipating structure, and a second heat dissipating structure, the driving board is connected to the light source, the light source is configured to provide the illumination beam, the illumination beam is sequentially transmitted to the light combining assembly and the rotation wheel and is transmitted toward the light valve, the first heat dissipating structure and the second heat dissipating structure are respectively connected to the light source and the rotation wheel, and

the light valve is configured to convert the illumination beam to an image beam; and

the projection lens is configured to project the image beam out of the housing, the fan is disposed in the housing, and the fan has a wind outlet, wherein the wind outlet faces the first air outlet, at least one of the driving board, the light combining assembly, the first heat dissipating structure, and the second heat dissipating structure is located between the wind outlet and the first air outlet, and one part of a heat dissipating airflow provided by the fan flows from the wind outlet to the first air outlet; and

the at least one stopper wall structure is connected to the fan, wherein the at least one stopper wall structure and one part of the housing define at least one air guiding channel, the at least the other of the driving board, the light combining assembly, the first heat dissipating structure, and the second heat dissipating structure is located in the at least one air guiding channel, and the other part of the heat dissipating airflow provided by the fan is guided by the at least one air guiding channel to flow toward the at least one second air outlet.

16 . A projection device, comprising a housing, a projection module, a fan, and at least one stopper wall structure, wherein:

the housing has an air inlet, a first air outlet, and at least one second air outlet;

the projection module is disposed in the housing, and the projection module comprises a light source module, a light valve, and a projection lens, the light source module is configured to provide an illumination beam, the light valve is configured to convert the illumination beam to an image beam, and the projection lens is configured to project the image beam out of the housing,

the fan is disposed in the housing, and the fan has a wind outlet, wherein the wind outlet faces the first air outlet, one part of the light source module is located between the wind outlet and the first air outlet, and one part of a heat dissipating airflow provided by the fan flows from the wind outlet to the first air outlet; and

the at least one stopper wall structure is connected to the fan, wherein the at least one stopper wall structure and one part of the housing define at least one air guiding channel, the other part of the light source module is located in the at least one air guiding channel, and the other part of the heat dissipating airflow provided by the fan is guided by the at least one air guiding channel to flow toward the at least one second air outlet,

wherein the fan and the at least one stopper wall structure divide the housing into a first region and a second region, the air inlet, the projection lens, and the light valve are located in the first region, and the first air outlet, the at least one second air outlet, and the light source module are located in the second region.

17 . A projection device, comprising a housing, a circuit board, a projection module, a fan, and at least one stopper wall structure, wherein:

the housing has an air inlet, a first air outlet, and at least one second air outlet, wherein the housing comprises a front cover, a back cover opposite to the front cover, a top cover, a lower cover opposite to the top cover, and two side covers opposite to each other, the air inlet is located at one of the two side covers, the first air outlet is located at the other of the two side covers, and the at least one second air outlet is located at the front cover or/and the back cover;

the circuit board is disposed in the housing;

the projection module is disposed in the housing;

the fan is disposed in the housing, and the fan has a wind outlet, wherein the wind outlet faces the first air outlet, one part of the projection module is located between the wind outlet and the first air outlet, and one part of a heat dissipating airflow provided by the fan flows from the wind outlet to the first air outlet; and

the at least one stopper wall structure is connected to the fan, wherein the at least one stopper wall structure and one part of the housing define at least one air guiding channel, the other part of the projection module is located in the at least one air guiding channel, and the other part of the heat dissipating airflow provided by the fan is guided by the at least one air guiding channel to flow toward the at least one second air outlet,

wherein the at least one stopper wall structure further comprises an elastic sealing member, and the elastic sealing member is disposed between the circuit board and the top cover or disposed between the circuit board and the lower cover.