Microarray LED flash
A microarray LED flash, applied to a mobile phone for lighting an adjustable flashlight or projecting an image, comprises a μLED array module, a mixing optical module and an optical module. The μLED array module is configured in a shell of the mobile phone for generating a patterning light source. The mixing optical module and the optical module are detachably configured on an external surface of the shell to receive the patterning light source from the μLED array module for lighting the flashlight or projecting the image respectively. A μLED array chip could be used as the μLED array module and combined with the outboard mixing optical module to generate a flashlight with adjustable color and light pattern. Furthermore, the invention can use the optical module to substitute for the mixing optical module for projecting an image from the patterning light source, therefore the mobile phone has a projection function.
1. A microarray LED flash, applied to a mobile phone for lighting a multi-array mixed light source, comprising:
a μLED array module, configured in a shell of the mobile phone for generating a patterning light source;
a mixing optical module, detachably configured on an external surface of the shell to receive the patterning light source for lighting the multi-array mixed light source; and
an optical module, detachably configured on the external surface of the shell to receive the patterning light source from the μLED array module for projecting as an image;
wherein when one of the mixing optical module and the optical module is detached from the external surface of the shell, another is configured on the external surface of the shell;
wherein, the thickness of the μLED array module is less than the average thickness of the mobile phone, and the multi-array mixed light source can be used as a camera light source and a lighting source of the mobile phone.
2. The microarray LED flash of claim 1 , wherein the μLED array module comprises a μLED array chip of a plurality of μLED elements, and the μLED array module is for generating the patterning light source via the μLED elements.
3. The microarray LED flash of claim 2 , wherein the μLED array module comprises a microarray lens corresponding to each μLED element, and the μLED elements are for generating the patterning light source via the microarray lens.
4. The microarray LED flash of claim 2 , wherein each μLED element is selected from a group comprising a red light emitting diode, a green light emitting diode and a blue light emitting diode.
5. The microarray LED flash of claim 4 , wherein at least one red light emitting diode, at least one green light emitting diode and at least one blue light emitting diode in the μLED elements form a pixel group, and the light emitted by the μLED elements is mixed to generate a pixel of the patterning light source in the pixel group.
6. The microarray LED flash of claim 2 , wherein the μLED array module further comprises a substrate, and the μLED elements are formed by an epitaxial structure directly disposed on the substrate.
7. The microarray LED flash of claim 6 , wherein the substrate is complementary metal oxide semiconductor integrated circuits (CMOS IC).
8. The microarray LED flash of claim 1 , wherein the thickness of the μLED array module is less than 1 mm.
9. The microarray LED flash of claim 1 , wherein the optical module adjusts the focal length, size and display shape of the image for projecting.