IP Library Granted Patent US 10,222,687
Granted Patent B2
US 10,222,687 · App. 15/310,526 · Granted Mar 5, 2019

Light homogenizing device and laser projection apparatus

Inventors: Shubin Dong (Shandong, CN); Xiuyan Cao (Shandong, CN); Wensheng Lu (Shandong, CN); Xianglai Pang (Shandong, CN); Naiwen Hou (Shandong, CN)
Assignees: HISENSE CO., LTD.; HISENSE USA CORP.; HISENSE INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
G03B21/208G02B27/0994G03B21/142G03B21/2033G03B21/008
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Patent No.
US 10,222,687
App. No.
15/310,526
Granted
Mar 5, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention provide a light homogenizing device and a laser projection apparatus. The light homogenizing device comprises a shell and a light stick, wherein the shell forms a holding chamber having openings at both ends thereof; the light stick is located within the holding chamber, and the openings at both ends of the holding chamber correspond to an incident end and an emergent end of the light stick, respectively; and, an elastic component is provided on at least one surface of the shell, with a first end of the elastic component being connected to the shell while a second end thereof extending into the interior of the holding chamber and pressing against the light stick.

Claims (30)

1. A light homogenizing device, comprising a shell and a light stick, wherein:

the shell forms a holding chamber having openings at both ends thereof; the light stick is located within the holding chamber, and an incident end and an emergent end of the light stick correspond to the openings at both ends of the holding chamber, respectively; and, an elastic component is provided on at least one surface of the shell, with a first end of the elastic component being connected to the shell while a second end thereof extending into the interior of the holding chamber and pressing against the light stick;

wherein the light homogenizing device further comprises an adjustment structure; and

the adjustment structure is configured to adjust the position of the shell;

wherein the adjustment structure comprises a first wall board, a second wallboard, a third wallboard and a fourth wallboard; the first wallboard, the second wallboard, the third wallboard and the fourth wallboard are enclosed to form an accommodating chamber; and, adjustment holes and adjustment protrusions adapted to the adjustment holes are formed on both the first wallboard and the second wallboard, and elastic support components are provided on the third wallboard and the fourth wallboard respectively;

wherein the light homogenizing device further comprises a press-fitting component connected to the first adjustment support; and

a press is provided on the press-fitting component, with a first end of the press being fixed to the press-fitting component while a second end thereof extending into the interior of the accommodating chamber and pressing against the shell.

2. The light homogenizing device according to claim 1 , wherein the shell is made of at least one sheet, and the sheet is lap jointed and fixed at a joint.

3. The light homogenizing device according to claim 1 , wherein the shell is adhered to the light stick.

4. The light homogenizing device according to claim 3 , wherein a window is provided on at least one surface of the shell and used for injecting an adhesive between a side wall of the light stick and an inner wall of the shell.

5. The light homogenizing device according to claim 1 , wherein a distance between the openings at both ends of the shell is smaller than a distance between the incident end and the emergent end of the light stick.

6. The light homogenizing device according to claim 1 , wherein at least one protrusion for positioning the light homogenizing device when mounting the light homogenizing device is provided on an outer surface of the shell.

7. The light homogenizing device according to claim 1 , wherein an end of the adjustment protrusion pressing against the shell is hemispherical.

8. A light homogenizing device, comprising a shell and a light stick, wherein:

the shell forms a holding chamber having openings at both ends thereof; the light stick is located within the holding chamber, and an incident end and an emergent end of the light stick correspond to the openings at both ends of the holding chamber, respectively; and, an elastic component is provided on at least one surface of the shell, with a first end of the elastic component being connected to the shell while a second end thereof extending into the interior of the holding chamber and pressing against the light stick:

wherein the light homogenizing device further comprises a pedestal, a support, a locking component and an elastic support component;

the pedestal comprises a bottom plate, a first side plate vertically connected to the bottom plate, and a second side plate vertically connected to the bottom plate and adjacent to the first side plate, with a groove for exposing the first end of the shell being provided on the second side plate;

the first end of the shell is fixed within the groove; and

the support is fixed to the pedestal, the locking component is located on the support, and the elastic support component is located on a surface of the pedestal opposite to the locking component; and, both the locking component and the elastic support component press against the surface of the shell for fixing the position of the shell.

9. The light homogenizing device according to claim 8 , wherein the locking component comprises: an adjustment hole formed on the support and an adjustment protrusion adapted to the adjustment hole.

10. The light homogenizing device according to claim 8 , wherein the support comprises a horizontal rib parallel to the bottom plate and a vertical rib parallel to the first side plate, and the locking component is provided on both the horizontal rib and the vertical rib.

11. The light homogenizing device according to claim 8 , wherein a claw is provided at the first end of the shell, and a first through hole is provided on the claw; a second through hole is provided on the second side plate at a position corresponding to the first through hole; and, a fixing element passes through the first through hole and the second through hole to fix the first end of the shell within the groove.

12. The light homogenizing device according to claim 11 , wherein a spacer is further provided between the claw and the second side plate.

13. The light homogenizing device according to claim 8 , wherein the elastic support component is a spring, and the cross-sectional area of one end of the spring in contact with the shell is smaller than that of one end of the spring in contact with the pedestal.

14. A laser projection apparatus, comprising:

a laser light source, a light engine and a lens, which are arranged successively, wherein the light engine comprises a light homogenizing device comprising a shell and a light stick;

the shell forms a holding chamber having openings at both ends thereof; the light stick is located within the holding chamber, and the openings at both ends of the holding chamber correspond to an incident end and an emergent end of the light stick, respectively; and, an elastic component is provided on at least one surface of the shell, with a first end of the elastic component being connected to the shell while a second end thereof extending into the interior of the holding chamber and pressing against the light stick;

wherein the light homogenizing device further comprises a pedestal, a support, a locking component and an elastic support component; the pedestal comprises a bottom plate, a first side plate vertically connected to the bottom plate, and a second side plate vertically connected to the bottom plate and adjacent to the first side plate, with a groove for exposing the first end of the shell being provided on the second side plate; and

the first end of the shell is fixed within the groove; the support is fixed to the pedestal, the locking component is located on the support, and the elastic support component is located on a surface of the pedestal opposite to the locking component; and, both the locking component and the elastic support component compress the surface of the shell for fixing the position of the shell.

15. The laser projection apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein the light homogenizing device further comprises an adjustment structure; the adjustment structure forms an accommodating chamber having openings at both ends thereof; the shell is located within the accommodating chamber, and an incident end and an emergent end of the light stick correspond to the openings at both ends of the accommodating chamber; adjustment holes and adjustment protrusions adapted to the adjustment holes are formed on at least one surface of the adjustment structure, and the adjustment protrusion pass through the adjustment holes and press against the shell; and, elastic support components are provided on a surface opposite to the surface on which the adjustment holes are formed, with a first end of each of the elastic support components being connected to the adjustment structure while a second end thereof extending into the interior of the accommodating chamber and pressing against the shell.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 26, 2020
From: HISENSE CO., LTD
To: HISENSE LASER DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 053605/0031 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 11, 2016
From: DONG, SHUBIN; CAO, XIUYAN; LU, WENSHENG; PANG, XIANGLAI; HOU, NAIWEN
To: HISENSE CO., LTD.; HISENSE USA CORP.; HISENSE INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 040603/0626 →
Priority Claims (4)
CN 2016 1 0160366 · Mar 21, 2016 · national
CN 2016 1 0160992 · Mar 21, 2016 · national
CN 2016 2 0218578 · Mar 21, 2016 · national
CN 2016 1 0379966 · May 31, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180067386A1 · Mar 8, 2018