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US 7,258,451 · App. 11/160,824 · Granted Aug 21, 2007

Optical projection device and adjusting method thereof

Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
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Patent No.
US 7,258,451
App. No.
11/160,824
Granted
Aug 21, 2007
Kind
B2
Abstract

An optical projection device including an illumination system, a reflective light valve and a projection lens is provided. The adjustable reflection sheet is disposed behind the adjustable rod integrator along the light transmission path of the light beam. In addition, the reflective light valve is disposed behind the adjustable reflection sheet along the light transmission path of the light beam. The adjustable rod integrator can shift the light transmission path of the light beam so as to be incident to the reflective light valve. Moreover, the projection lens is disposed behind the reflective light valve along the light transmission path of the light beam. The adjustable reflection sheet can shift the light transmission path of the light beam so as to pass through the stopper of the projection lens.

Claims (43)

1. An optical projection device, comprising:

an illumination system, comprising:

a light source for providing a light beam;

an adjustable rod integrator disposed in a light transmission path of the light beam;

an adjustable reflection sheet disposed behind the adjustable rod integrator in the light transmission path of the light beam;

a reflective light valve disposed behind the adjustable reflection sheet in the light transmission path of the light beam, wherein the adjustable rod integrator shifts the light transmission path of the light beam to be incident to the reflective light valve; and

a projection lens disposed behind the reflective light valve in the light transmission path of the light beam, wherein the projection lens comprises a stopper, and the adjustable reflection sheet shifts the light transmission path of the light beam to pass through the stopper of the projection lens.

2. The optical projection device of claim 1 , wherein the adjustable rod integrator moves along a horizontal direction or a vertical direction for shifting a position of the light beam to be incident to the reflective light valve.

3. The optical projection device of claim 1 , wherein an oblique angle of the adjustable reflection sheet is adjusted for shifting a position of the light beam to be incident to the stopper.

4. The optical projection device of claim 1 , wherein the light source is selected from the group consisting of an ultra-high pressure mercury lamp, a metal-halide lamp and a xenon (Xe) lamp.

5. The optical projection device of claim 1 , wherein the adjustable rod integrator is selected from the group consisting of a hollow rod integrator and a solid rod integrator.

6. The optical projection device of claim 1 , wherein the adjustable reflection sheet is selected from the group consisting of a plane reflection sheet and a curved reflection sheet.

7. The optical projection device of claim 1 , wherein the reflective light valve is selected from the group consisting of a digital micro-mirror device (DMD) and a reflective liquid crystal on silicon (LCOS) panel.

8. An adjusting method of an optical projection device, comprising:

providing an adjustable auxiliary projection lens;

projecting a first image on a screen by the optical projection device, and projecting a second image on the screen by the optical projection device and the adjustable auxiliary projection lens; and

adjusting an adjustable rod integrator and an adjustable reflection sheet of the optical projection device to change a projection position of the first image on the screen and the second image.

9. The adjusting method of claim 8 , wherein the second image comprises a stopper image and a light beam image, and the step of changing the second image is implemented by changing a projection position of the light beam image on the screen.

10. The adjusting method of claim 8 , wherein the step of adjusting the adjustable rod integrator and the adjustable reflection sheet of the optical projection device comprises:

adjusting the adjustable rod integrator of the optical projection device to change the projection position of the first image on the screen; and

adjusting the adjustable reflection sheet of the optical projection device to change projection position of the second image.

11. The adjusting method of claim 8 , wherein the step of adjusting the adjustable rod integrator and the adjustable reflection sheet of the optical projection device comprises:

adjusting the adjustable reflection sheet of the optical projection device to change the projection position of the second image; and

adjusting the adjustable rod integrator of the optical projection device to change the projection position of the first image on the screen.

12. The adjusting method of claim 8 , further comprising repeating the step of adjusting the adjustable rod integrator and the adjustable reflection sheet of the optical projection device at least once.

13. The adjusting method of claim 8 , wherein the step of adjusting the adjustable rod integrator comprises:

adjusting a position of the adjustable rod integrator along horizontal or vertical direction.

14. The adjusting method of claim 8 , wherein the step of adjusting the adjustable reflection sheet comprises:

adjusting an oblique angle of the adjustable reflection sheet.

15. An adjusting method of an optical projection device, comprising:

projecting an image on a screen by the optical projection device; and

adjusting an adjustable rod integrator of the optical projection device to change a projection position of the image on the screen, and examining a position of the light beam relative to a stopper of the projection lens by a light attenuator, and changing the direction of the light beam relative to the stopper by adjusting the adjustable reflection sheet of the optical projection device.

16. The adjusting method of claim 15 , wherein the step of adjusting an adjustable rod integrator of the optical projection device comprises:

adjusting the adjustable rod integrator of the optical projection device to change a projection position of the image on the screen; and

adjusting the adjustable reflection sheet of the optical projection device to change the direction of the light beam relative to the stopper.

17. The adjusting method of claim 15 , wherein the step of adjusting an adjustable rod integrator of the optical projection device comprises:

adjusting the adjustable reflection sheet of the optical projection device to change the relative position of the light beam and the stop; and

adjusting the adjustable rod integrator of the optical projection device to change a projection position of the image on the screen.

18. The adjusting method of claim 15 , further comprising repeating the step of adjusting an adjustable rod integrator of the optical projection device at least once.

19. The adjusting method of claim 15 , wherein a step of adjusting the adjustable rod integrator comprises:

adjusting a position of the adjustable rod integrator along a horizontal or vertical direction.

20. The adjusting method of claim 15 , wherein the step of adjusting the adjustable reflection sheet comprises:

adjusting an oblique angle of the adjustable reflection sheet.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 18, 2012
From: CORETRONIC CORPORATION
To: AIXIN TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Reel/Frame 027547/0904 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST(SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS). PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 016244 FRAME 0510. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE TITLE. Recorded Nov 14, 2011
From: WANG, SZE-KE
To: CORETRONIC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 027227/0694 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 12, 2005
From: WANG, SZE-KE
To: CORETRONIC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 016244/0510 →
Priority Claims (1)
TW 93132695 A · Oct 28, 2004 · national
Continuity (1)
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