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US 7,798,657 · App. 11/740,934 · Granted Sep 21, 2010

Projection apparatus

Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
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Patent No.
US 7,798,657
App. No.
11/740,934
Granted
Sep 21, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

A projection apparatus including a projection body, a support and a pivoting member is provided. The support is disposed underneath the projection body. The pivoting member serves as a pivot between the projection body and the support, and both sides of the support are supported on a supporting surface. The projection body is suitable for swinging with the pivoting member as a pivot and therefore users are able to quickly adjust the degree of elevation and inclination of the projection body.

Claims (22)

1. A projection apparatus, comprising:

a projection body;

a support, disposed underneath the projection body and comprising:

a rod element having an assembling hole thereon; and

two elastic legs connected to both ends of the rod element and supported on a supporting surface, the assembling hole being located between the elastic legs; and

a pivoting member, pivoted between the projection body and the support for the support being supported on the supporting surface, the pivoting member being assembled to the rod element through the assembling hole, wherein the pivoting member is capable of seesawing with respect to the projection body with the pivoting member serving as a pivot, such that the both ends of the rod element swing toward and away from the projection body, one end of the rod element swinging toward the projection body accompanies the other end of the rod element swinging away from the projection body, and the one end of the rod element swinging away from the projection body accompanies the other end of the rod element swinging toward the projection body, such that one end of the projection body is suitable for swinging toward and away from the supporting surface with the pivoting member serving as the pivot, and the projection body is capable of seesawing with respect to the supporting surface.

2. The projection apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the projection body comprises:

a casing;

an optical engine, disposed inside the casing and suitable for providing a first image; and

a projection lens, assembled to the casing, wherein the projection lens is located on an optical path of the first image to project a second image.

3. The projection apparatus of claim 2 , further comprising an elevating leg disposed on a bottom portion of the casing for the second image being raised and lowered relative to the supporting surface by adjusting the elevating leg.

4. The projection apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the casing has a front end and a rear end, and the projection lens is assembled to the front end of the casing.

5. The projection apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the casing has a bottom portion, the bottom portion of the casing has an accommodating slot for accommodating the support and the pivoting member is located inside the accommodating slot.

6. The projection apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the accommodating slot extends from a left end to a right end of the casing.

7. The projection apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the accommodating slot extends from the front end to the rear end of the casing, and the support is suitable for raising and lowering the second image projected from the projection body relative to the supporting surface.

8. The projection apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the elastic legs comprises rubber legs.

9. The projection apparatus of claim 1 , wherein pivoting member comprises a universal joint.

10. The projection apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the pivoting member comprises a hinge.

11. The projection apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the hinge comprises:

an elastic cushion;

a threaded bolt, passing through the elastic cushion, the support and the projection body, wherein the elastic cushion is supported between the projection body and the support for the projection body being able to swing with the threaded bolt serving as a pivot; and

a screw nut, screwed into the threaded bolt.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 18, 2012
From: CORETRONIC CORPORATION
To: AIXIN TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Reel/Frame 027547/0904 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 8, 2007
From: LIU, I-HSIEN
To: CORETRONIC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 019258/0532 →
Priority Claims (1)
TW 95119984 A · Jun 6, 2006 · national
Continuity (1)
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