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Granted Patent B2
US 8,287,135 · App. 12/717,456 · Granted Oct 16, 2012

Light source device and projector with improved airflow

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Patent No.
US 8,287,135
App. No.
12/717,456
Granted
Oct 16, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

A light source device, includes: an arc tube which has a light emission portion containing a pair of electrodes disposed along an illumination axis, and a pair of sealing portions extending from both sides of the light emission portion; a reflector which has a reflection portion disposed in the vicinity of one of the sealing portions (the one sealing portion) of the arc tube for reflecting light emitted from the arc tube toward an illumination area; and a rectifying portion disposed between the light emission portion and the reflector for regulating a flow direction of cooling air and transmitting the light from the arc tube.

Claims (49)

1. A light source device, comprising:

an arc tube that includes (1) a light emission portion containing a pair of electrodes disposed along an illumination axis, and (2) a pair of sealing portions extending from both sides of the light emission portion;

a reflector that includes a reflection portion disposed in the vicinity of one of the sealing portions (the first sealing portion) of the arc tube that reflects light emitted from the arc tube toward an illumination area; and

a rectifying portion disposed between the light emission portion and the reflection portion of the reflector that regulates a flow direction of cooling air and transmits the light directly from the reflector out of the light source device.

2. The light source device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a sub mirror disposed in the vicinity of the other one of the sealing portions (the second sealing portion) in such a manner as to cover the outer surface of the light emission portion as the surface facing the illumination area to reflect the light from the arc tube toward the arc tube.

3. The light source device according to claim 1 , wherein

the rectifying portion is fixed to at least one member selected from the group consisting of the first sealing portion and the reflector.

4. The light source device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a support portion that supports the rectifying portion in the vicinity of the first sealing portion and fixes the rectifying portion to a position around the first sealing portion.

5. The light source device according to claim 4 , wherein

the support portion holds the rectifying portion between the support portion and the light emission portion and fixes the rectifying portion.

6. The light source device according to claim 1 , wherein

a notch is formed on the edge of the rectifying portion.

7. The light source device according to claim 1 , wherein:

when an adhesive is used for fixing the rectifying portion to the first sealing portion, the adhesive fixes the rectifying portion to a position corresponding to an area out of an electrode connection region of the first sealing portion.

8. The light source device according to claim 1 , wherein

the rectifying portion is disposed in such a position such that a diameter of the rectifying portion is substantially orthogonal to the illumination axis, and has a flat surface or a curved surface through which the light can be transmitted and a substantially circular or substantially rectangular flat shape.

9. The light source device according to claim 1 , wherein

an anti-reflection processing is applied to the surface of the rectifying portion.

10. The light source device according to claim 1 , wherein:

the reflector further includes a first concave surface and a second concave surface;

the first concave surface of the reflector has a first reflection layer which receives light transmitted through the rectifying portion; and

the second concave surface of the reflector has a second reflection layer which receives light not transmitted through the rectifying portion.

11. A projector, comprising:

an arc tube that includes (1) a light emission portion containing a pair of electrodes disposed along an illumination axis, and (2) a pair of sealing portions extending from both sides of the light emission portion;

a reflector that includes a reflection portion disposed in the vicinity of one of the sealing portions (the first sealing portion) of the arc tube that reflects light emitted from the arc tube toward an illumination area; and

a rectifying portion disposed between the light emission portion and the reflection portion of the reflector that regulates a flow direction of cooling air and transmits the light directly from the reflector out of the light source device; and

an optical modulation device which forms an optical image by modulating light emitted from the light source device.

12. The projector according to claim 11 , further comprising:

the sub mirror disposed in the vicinity of the other one of the sealing portions (the second sealing portion) in such a manner as to cover the outer surface of the light emission portion as the surface facing the illumination area to reflect the light from the arc tube toward the arc tube.

13. The projector according to claim 11 , wherein

the rectifying portion is fixed to at least one member selected from the group consisting of the first sealing portion and the reflector.

14. The projector according to claim 11 , further comprising:

the support portion that supports the rectifying portion in the vicinity of the first sealing portion and fixes the rectifying portion to a position around the first sealing portion.

15. The projector according to claim 14 , wherein

the support portion holds the rectifying portion between the support portion and the light emission portion and fixes the rectifying portion.

16. The projector according to claim 11 , wherein

a notch is formed on the edge of the rectifying portion.

17. The projector according to claim 11 , wherein:

when an adhesive is used for fixing the rectifying portion to the first sealing portion, the adhesive fixes the rectifying portion to a position corresponding to an area out of an electrode connection region of the first sealing portion.

18. The projector according to claim 11 , wherein

the rectifying portion is disposed in such a position such that a diameter of the rectifying portion is substantially orthogonal to the illumination axis, and has a flat surface or a curved surface through which the light can be transmitted and a substantially circular or substantially rectangular flat shape.

19. The projector according to claim 11 , wherein

the anti-reflection processing is applied to the surface of the rectifying portion.

20. The projector according to claim 11 , wherein:

the reflector further includes a first concave surface and a second concave surface;

the first concave surface of the reflector has a first reflection layer which receives light transmitted through the rectifying portion; and

the second concave surface of the reflector has a second reflection layer which receives light not transmitted through the rectifying portion.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 4, 2010
From: TAKEZAWA, TAKESHI
To: SEIKO ESPON CORPORATION
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