Silent moving head projector
View Patent ↗Moving head projector comprising a base, to which base a yoke is rotationally connected, to which yoke a head is rotationally connected, the head having a light source partly inside a reflector that forms a light beam which passes through a light forming arrangement located on at least one rotating disc formed member that is rotated by at least a first motor, and at least one lens through which the light beam passes before leaving the projector. The light forming arrangement is exchangeable via an opening in the head of the projector located radially outward of the at least one rotating disc formed member for providing direct access thereto during operation of the projector, the projector having a cover for closing and exposing said opening, opening of the cover switching the projector from a first mode of operation to a second mode of operation.
1. Moving head projector comprising a base ( 4 , 104 ), to which base ( 4 , 104 ) a yoke ( 6 , 106 ) is rotationally connected, to which yoke ( 6 , 106 ) a head ( 8 , 108 ) is rotationally connected, which head ( 8 , 108 ) comprises a light source placed partly inside reflective means, which reflective means forms a light beam, which light beam passes through light forming means, which light forming means ( 22 , 122 ) are placed on at least one rotating disc formed member ( 21 , 124 , 126 ), which rotating disc formed members ( 21 , 22 , 122 , 124 , 126 ) are rotated by at least first motor means, which light forming means ( 22 , 122 ) are exchangeable, where the light beam furthermore passes through at least one lens ( 24 ) before the light beam leaves the projector, characterized in that the light forming means ( 22 , 122 ) are exchangeable via an opening in the head of the projector ( 2 , 102 ) located radially outward of the rotating disc formed members for providing direct access thereto during operation of the projector ( 2 , 102 ), which projector ( 2 , 102 ) comprises a cover ( 111 ) for closing and exposing said opening, which cover ( 111 ) by opening switches the projector ( 2 , 102 ) from a first mode of operation to a second mode of operation.
2. Moving head projector according to claim 1 , characterized in that activation of the cover ( 111 ) rotates the disc formed members ( 21 , 124 , 126 ) into the next position.
3. Moving head projector according to claim 1 , characterized in that in the second mode of operation is all feed back activities from moving components ( 4 , 6 , 104 , 106 ) stopped in the projector ( 2 , 102 ).
4. Moving head projector according to claim 3 , characterized in that activation of the head by moving either the pan or tilt motors rotates the disc formed member ( 21 , 124 , 126 ) into the next position.
5. Moving head projector according to claim 1 , characterized in that the projector ( 2 , 102 ) switches back from the second mode of operation automatically after a first defined time period without any detected activity.
6. Moving head projector according to claim 1 , wherein said first mode is a normal operating mode and said second mode is a fixed mode in which the position of the projector fixed.
7. Moving head projector according to claim 6 , wherein said second mode is adapted to automatically switch back to said first mode after a defined time period in the absence of detected activity with the cover in open.
8. Moving head projector according to claim 6 , wherein at least one of opening and closing of the cover produces indexing of the rotating disc formed members.
9. Method for cooling a moving head projector ( 2 , 102 ) which moving head projector ( 2 , 102 ) comprises a base, to which base ( 4 , 104 ) a yoke ( 6 , 106 ) is rotationally connected, to which yoke ( 6 , 106 ) a head ( 8 , 108 ) is rotationally connected, which head ( 8 , 108 ) comprises a light source placed partly inside reflective means, which reflective means forms a light beam, which light beam passes through light forming means ( 12 ), where the light beam furthermore passes through at least one lens ( 24 ) before the light beam leaves the projector ( 2 , 102 ), where movement of or in the projector ( 2 , 102 ) is performed by at least 3 step motors, which step motors are controlled by electronic circuits placed internal in the projector, where the power consumption of the moving head projector ( 2 , 102 ) exceed 150 W in normal operation, characterized in that cooling of all optical and electrical components in the moving head projector ( 2 , 102 ) is performed by natural heat convection and heat radiation, the base ( 4 , 104 ) is formed with a first and a second housing ( 30 , 32 ) for electronic components, where a third closed housing ( 34 ) is formed between the first ( 30 ) and the second housing ( 32 ), which third housing comprises ( 34 ) cooling fins ( 38 ) on the outside, where the first ( 30 ), second ( 32 ) and third housing ( 34 ) form a primarily closed volume.
10. Method for cooling moving head projector according to claim 9 characterized in that the head ( 8 , 108 ) comprises a dichroic reflector, which reflector is placed inside a closed cavity ( 18 ), which cavity is formed in a cooling component ( 14 , 16 ), which component ( 14 , 16 ) comprises axial outwardly directed cooling fins ( 17 ).
11. Method for cooling moving head projector according to claim 10 , characterized in that the cavity ( 18 ) has inwardly directed cooling fins ( 20 ).
12. Method for cooling moving head projector according to claim 10 , characterized in that the cavity ( 18 ) and at least one optical component form a primarily closed volume, which volume comprises the light source and the reflector.
13. Method for cooling moving head projector according to claim 9 , characterized in that an open space is formed between the inner wall of the cavity ( 18 ) and the reflector.
14. Method for cooling moving head projector according to claim 9 characterized in that heat producing components are placed in the third volume, which heat producing power components are placed on the outer wall of the third housing ( 34 ).
15. Method for cooling a moving head projector ( 2 , 102 ) which moving head projector ( 2 , 102 ) comprises a base, to which base ( 4 , 104 ) a yoke ( 6 , 106 ) is rotationally connected, to which yoke ( 6 , 106 ) a head ( 8 , 108 ) is rotationally connected, which head ( 8 , 108 ) comprises a light source placed partly inside reflective means, which reflective means forms a light beam, which light beam passes through light forming means ( 12 ), where the light beam furthermore passes through at least one lens ( 24 ) before the light beam leaves the projector ( 2 , 102 ), where movement of or in the projector ( 2 , 102 ) is performed by at least 3 step motors, which step motors are controlled by electronic circuits placed internal in the projector, where the power consumption of the moving head projector ( 2 , 102 ) exceed 150 W in normal operation, characterized in that cooling of all optical and electrical components in the moving head projector ( 2 , 102 ) is performed by natural heat convection and heat radiation, and the yoke ( 6 , 106 ) is formed with cooling fins ( 72 ) on the outside, where the inner of the yoke ( 6 , 106 ) forms a primarily closed volume.