Projector with improved arrangement of cooling mechanism
A projector according to the present disclosure includes: a light source unit; an image forming portion including a light modulation panel; a projection optical unit; a panel fan configured to flow an air flow to the light modulation panel; a first heat exchanger; an image forming unit housing the image forming portion, the first heat exchanger, and the panel fan arranged in order in a case thereof; a second heat exchanger; an exterior housing housing at least the light source unit, the image forming unit and the second heat exchanger to constitute an exterior. The light source unit is disposed on one side of a first direction with respect to the image forming unit in the exterior housing, and the second heat exchanger is disposed on the other side of the first direction with respect to the image forming unit in the exterior housing.
1 . A projector comprising:
a light source unit configured to emit illumination light;
an image forming portion including a light modulation panel that modulates the illumination light from the light source unit according to image information to generate image light;
a projection optical unit configured to project the image light generated by the image forming portion;
a panel fan configured to flow an air flow to the light modulation panel;
a first heat exchanger configured to absorb heat from the air flow heated by the light modulation panel;
an image forming unit housing the image forming portion, the first heat exchanger, and the panel fan arranged in order in a case thereof;
a second heat exchanger configured to dissipate the heat absorbed by the first heat exchanger;
an exterior housing at least the light source unit, the image forming unit and the second heat exchanger to constitute an exterior; and
a heat exchanger fan that is provided over an air outlet provided on the exterior housing, wherein:
the air outlet, the heat exchanger fan, the second heat exchanger, the image forming unit, and the light source unit are arranged in this order along a first direction in the exterior housing so as to overlap each other in the first direction, and
the second heat exchanger extends along a second direction orthogonal to the first direction so as to entirely cover a side of the case of the image forming unit adjacent the second heat exchanger along the second direction.
2 . The projector according to claim 1 , wherein
the first heat exchanger partitions the case of the image forming unit into a housing portion for the image forming portion and a housing portion for the panel fan.
3 . The projector according to claim 2 , wherein
a plurality of the panel fans are arranged along the first heat exchanger, and
air flows of the panel fans flow to the light modulation panel of the image forming portion via a duct provided among the first heat exchanger, the image forming portion and the exterior housing.
4 . The projector according to claim 3 , wherein
the light modulation panel includes a plurality of liquid crystal panels,
the plurality of liquid crystal panels include a red liquid crystal panel, a green liquid crystal panel and a blue liquid crystal panel,
the panel fans include at least a first fan, a second fan, and a third fan, and
the duct includes a first flow path portion through which the air flow from the first fan flows to the red liquid crystal panel, a second flow path portion through which the air flow from the second fan flows to the green liquid crystal panel, and a third flow path portion through which the air flow from the third fan flows to the blue liquid crystal panel.
5 . The projector according to claim 4 , wherein
the panel fans further include a fourth fan, and
the duct further includes a fourth flow path portion through which the air flow from the fourth fan flows to the green liquid crystal panel and the blue liquid crystal panel.
6 . The projector according to claim 1 , wherein
in the case of the image forming unit, the image forming portion, the first heat exchanger and the panel fan are arranged in the second direction along an optical axis of the projection optical unit, and
the second heat exchanger longitudinally extends along the second direction.
7 . The projector according to claim 1 , wherein
the second heat exchanger includes a plurality of heat dissipating portions.
8 . The projector according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a third heat exchanger configured to absorb heat from the light source unit; and
a fourth heat exchanger configured to dissipate the heat absorbed by the third heat exchanger, wherein
the fourth heat exchanger and the second heat exchanger are disposed on one side of the image forming unit along the first direction, whereas the light source unit is disposed on the other side of the image forming unit along the first direction in the exterior housing.
9 . The projector according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a third heat exchanger configured to absorb heat from the light source unit; and
a fourth heat exchanger configured to dissipate the heat absorbed by the third heat exchanger, wherein
the fourth heat exchanger and the light source unit are disposed on one side of the image forming unit along the first direction in the exterior housing.
10 . The projector according to claim 1 , wherein
the exterior housing includes
an air intake wall portion provided with an air inlet that faces a space between the image forming unit and the second heat exchanger, and
an air discharge wall portion provided with the air outlet that faces the second heat exchanger,
the projector further includes
the heat exchanger fan disposed between the second heat exchanger and the air discharge wall portion of the exterior housing, wherein
an air flow taken from the air inlet flows to the air outlet through the second heat exchanger by the heat exchanger fan.
11 . The projector according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a power supply unit configured to supply power to the light source unit and the image forming portion, wherein
the power supply unit and the light source unit are disposed on one side of the image forming unit along the first direction in the exterior housing.
12 . The projector according to claim 11 , wherein
the power supply unit and the light source unit are arranged in order along the second direction in which the image forming portion, the first heat exchanger and the panel fan are arranged in order in the case of the image forming unit.
13 . The projector according to claim 11 , wherein
the power supply unit is disposed in the exterior housing in a manner of overlapping with at least a part of the light source unit in a third direction intersecting the second direction along an optical axis of the projection optical unit and the first direction.
14 . The projector according to claim 1 , wherein
the first direction is a direction that intersects the projection optical unit.
15 . The projector according to claim 1 , wherein
the first heat exchanger and the second heat exchanger are coupled via an inflow pipe through which a heat exchange liquid flows from the second heat exchanger disposed outside the case of the image forming unit to the first heat exchanger disposed inside the case, and via an outflow pipe through which the heat exchange liquid heated from the first heat exchanger to the second heat exchanger flows out.
16 . The projector according to claim 15 , wherein
the heat exchange liquid heated from the first heat exchanger to the second heat exchanger is supplied to the second heat exchanger via a reservoir tank disposed outside the case.
17 . The projector according to claim 1 , wherein
a first air inlet is provided on a first surface of the exterior housing, the first air inlet facing a space between the image forming unit and the second heat exchanger; and
a second air inlet is provided on a second surface of the exterior housing located between the second heat exchanger and the side of the case of the image forming unit.
18 . A projector comprising:
a light source unit configured to emit illumination light;
an image forming portion including a light modulation panel that modulates the illumination light from the light source unit according to image information to generate image light;
a projection optical unit configured to project the image light generated by the image forming portion;
a panel fan configured to flow an air flow to the light modulation panel;
a first heat exchanger configured to absorb heat from the air flow heated by the light modulation panel;
an image forming unit housing the image forming portion, the first heat exchanger, and the panel fan arranged in order in a case thereof;
a second heat exchanger configured to dissipate the heat absorbed by the first heat exchanger;
an exterior housing at least the light source unit, the image forming unit and the second heat exchanger to constitute an exterior; and
a heat exchanger fan that is provided over an air outlet provided on the exterior housing, wherein
the air outlet, the heat exchanger fan, the second heat exchanger, the image forming unit, and the light source unit are arranged in this order along a first direction in the exterior housing so as to overlap each other in the first direction, and
the first heat exchanger extends longitudinally in the first direction, and the second heat exchanger extends longitudinally in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction.