IP Library Granted Patent US 12681373
Granted Patent B2
US 12681373 · App. 17/982,526 · Granted Jul 14, 2026

Color wheel module and projection device

Inventor: Pi-Tsung Hsu (Hsin-Chu, TW)
Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
G03B21/204G03B21/147G03B21/2066
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Patent No.
US 12681373
App. No.
17/982,526
Granted
Jul 14, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A color wheel module is disposed on a transmission path of an excitation beam and includes a driving assembly, a substrate, a fastening element, at least one wavelength conversion layer, and filters. The substrate is connected to the filters, and the filters are fixed between the fastening element and the driving assembly. The substrate includes an outer periphery and a light conversion region located on the outer periphery. The outer periphery extends in an extension direction and has a width parallel to the extension direction. The extension direction and a radial direction of the substrate forms an included angle. The wavelength conversion layers are disposed in the light conversion region. The excitation beam is incident on the light conversion region of the substrate and converted into a conversion beam, and the conversion beam is guided to penetrate the corresponding filter along a direction parallel to the central axis.

Claims (41)

1 . A color wheel module, disposed on a transmission path of an excitation beam, the color wheel module comprising: a driving assembly, a substrate, a fastening element, a first glue layer, a second glue layer, a third glue layer, at least one wavelength conversion layer, and a plurality of filters; wherein

the plurality of filters are disposed around a rotating axis in a manner perpendicular to the rotating axis of the driving assembly;

the fastening element is attached to the plurality of filters along the rotating axis;

the substrate is connected to the plurality of filters, and the plurality of filters are fixed between the fastening element and the driving assembly;

the driving assembly drives the substrate and the plurality of filters to rotate around the rotating axis as a central axis;

a shape of the substrate is a hollow ring, the substrate comprises an outer periphery surrounding the central axis, and the substrate comprises a light conversion region located on the outer periphery, wherein the outer periphery extends in an extension direction, the extension direction and a radial direction of the substrate form an included angle, and the outer periphery has a width parallel to the extension direction; and

the at least one wavelength conversion layer is disposed in the light conversion region of the substrate;

wherein the excitation beam is incident on the light conversion region of the substrate and converted into a conversion beam, and the conversion beam is guided to penetrate the corresponding one of the filters along a direction parallel to the central axis;

the first glue layer is disposed between the fastening element and the plurality of filters, wherein the fastening element is connected to the plurality of filters through the first glue layer;

the second glue layer is disposed between the driving assembly and the plurality of filters, wherein the driving assembly is connected to the plurality of filters through the second glue layer; and

the third glue layer is disposed between a surface the of the substrate and the plurality of filters, wherein the surface of the substrate is parallel to the radial direction, and the plurality of filters are connected to the surface of the substrate through the third glue layer.

2 . The color wheel module according to claim 1 , wherein the included angle is greater than 0 degree and less than or equal to 90 degrees.

3 . The color wheel module according to claim 1 , wherein the substrate comprises a non-conversion region located on the outer periphery, and the light conversion region and the non-conversion region are disposed adjacent to each other.

4 . The color wheel module according to claim 3 , further comprising:

a reflective layer, disposed in the light conversion region and the non-conversion region of the substrate, and part of the reflective layer is located between the at least one wavelength conversion layer and the outer periphery,

wherein the excitation beam is incident obliquely on the light conversion region of the substrate to be converted into the conversion beam, and the reflective layer reflects the conversion beam such that the conversion beam is guided to penetrate the corresponding plurality of filters along the direction parallel to the central axis; and

the excitation beam is incident obliquely on the non-conversion region of the substrate and is reflected by the reflective layer.

5 . The color wheel module according to claim 3 , wherein the outer periphery of the substrate has an opening, and the opening corresponds to the non-conversion region of the substrate, the color wheel module further comprising:

a reflective layer, disposed in the light conversion region of the substrate, wherein the reflective layer is located between the at least one wavelength conversion layer and the outer periphery, wherein

the excitation beam is incident on the light conversion region of the substrate along the direction perpendicular to the central axis to be converted into the conversion beam, and the reflective layer reflects the conversion beam such that the conversion beam is guided to penetrate the corresponding plurality of filters along the direction parallel to the central axis; and

the excitation beam is incident on the non-conversion region of the substrate along the direction perpendicular to the central axis and penetrates the opening.

6 . The color wheel module according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one wavelength conversion layer comprises a yellow wavelength conversion layer and a green wavelength conversion layer, and the excitation beam is a blue excitation beam.

7 . The color wheel module according to claim 1 , wherein the fastening element is in a shape of a hollow ring, and the substrate and the fastening element are provided coaxially with the driving assembly, respectively.

8 . The color wheel module according to claim 1 , wherein material of the substrate comprises sapphire, aluminum nitride, aluminum oxide, ceramic composite material or metal alloy.

9 . The color wheel module according to claim 1 , wherein the substrate is disposed around outer edges of the plurality of filters.

10 . A projection device, comprising: an illumination module, a light valve, and a projection lens; wherein,

the illumination module comprises a light source device, a light-guiding element, and a color wheel module for providing an illumination beam, the light source device configured to provide an excitation beam, the color wheel module disposed on a transmission path of the excitation beam, the color wheel module located between the light source device and the light valve, and the color wheel module comprising a driving assembly, a substrate, a fastening element, a first glue layer, a second glue layer, a third glue layer, at least one wavelength conversion layer, and a plurality of filters; wherein

the plurality of filters are disposed around a rotating axis in a manner perpendicular to the rotating axis of the driving assembly;

the fastening element is attached to the plurality of filters along the rotating axis;

the substrate is connected to the plurality of filters, and the plurality of filters are fixed between the fastening element and the driving assembly;

the driving assembly drives the substrate and the plurality of filters to rotate around the rotating axis as a central axis;

a shape of the substrate is a hollow ring, the substrate comprises an outer periphery surrounding the central axis, and the substrate has a light conversion region disposed on the outer periphery, wherein the outer periphery extends in an extension direction, the extension direction and a radial direction of the substrate forms an included angle, and the outer periphery has a width parallel to the extension direction;

the first glue layer is disposed between the fastening element and the plurality of filters, wherein the fastening element is connected to the plurality of filters through the first glue layer;

the second glue layer is disposed between the driving assembly and the plurality of filters, wherein the driving assembly is connected to the plurality of filters through the second glue layer;

the third glue layer is disposed between a surface of the substrate and the plurality of filters, wherein the surface of the substrate is parallel to the radial direction, and the plurality of filters are connected to the surface of the substrate through the third glue layer; and

the at least one wavelength conversion layer is disposed in the light conversion region of the substrate;

wherein the excitation beam is incident on the light conversion region of the substrate and converted into a conversion beam, and the conversion beam is guided by the light-guiding element to penetrate the corresponding one of the filters along a direction parallel to the central axis, the illumination beam comprising the conversion beam;

the light valve is disposed on a transmission path of the illumination beam to convert the illumination beam into an image beam; and

the projection lens is disposed on a transmission path of the image beam to project the image beam out of the projection device.

11 . The projection device according to claim 10 , wherein the light-guiding element comprises a plurality of reflection mirrors, a first light-collecting lens, and a second light-collecting lens, wherein the first light-collecting lens is provided parallel to the central axis and corresponding to the plurality of filters, and the second light-collecting lens is provided perpendicular to the central axis and correspondingly beside the outer periphery.

12 . The projection device according to claim 10 , wherein the substrate is disposed around outer edges of the plurality of filters.