IP Library Granted Patent US 10,006,610
Granted Patent B2
US 10,006,610 · App. 15/803,126 · Granted Jun 26, 2018

Laser light source, method for controlling dual color wheels of light source, and laser projection device

Inventors: Rongrong Cui (Qingdao, CN); Xinhong Lin (Qingdao, CN); Jianfeng Li (Qingdao, CN)
Assignees: HISNESE CO., LTD.; HISENSE USA CORPORATION; HISENSE INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
F21V14/08F21V9/16G02B26/008G03B21/204G03B33/08H04N9/3114H04N9/3158H04N9/3161H04N9/3194
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Patent No.
US 10,006,610
App. No.
15/803,126
Granted
Jun 26, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A laser light source is provided. The laser light source includes: a laser device; a first color wheel and a second color wheel, on both of which there are corresponding color regions, wherein the laser device emits laser which illuminates the first color wheel and the second color wheel sequentially, and exits from the color regions on the second color wheel; a first marker and a second marker arranged respectively on the first and the second color wheels; a first sensor configured to detect the first marker, and to generate a first sense signal; a second sensor configured to detect the second marker, and to generate a second sense signal; and a control unit configured to synchronize the first color wheel and the second color wheel.

Claims (46)

1. A laser light source, comprising:

a laser device;

a first color wheel and a second color wheel, on both of which there are corresponding color regions, wherein the laser device emits laser which illuminates the first color wheel and the second color wheel sequentially, and exits from the color regions on the second color wheel;

a first marker and a second marker arranged respectively on the first color wheel and the second color wheel, wherein a position of the first marker on the first color wheel corresponds to a position of the second marker on the second color wheel;

a first sensor configured to detect the first marker, and to generate a first sense signal;

a second sensor configured to detect the second marker, and to generate a second sense signal; and

a control unit configured to synchronize the first color wheel and the second color wheel according to the first signal and the second sense signal;

wherein the first color wheel is a fluorescence wheel, and the second color wheel is a color filter wheel; and the first marker is arranged on a body of the fluorescence wheel, and the second maker is arranged on a side surface of a driving motor shaft of the color filter wheel.

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

a third sensor configured to detect an optical signal in an output light path of the second color wheel, and to generate a third sense signal which is a voltage signal, a waveform of the voltage signal corresponding to an optical signal in different colors; and

the control unit further configured to synchronize again the first color wheel and the second color wheel according to the third sense signal.

3. The laser light source according to claim 1 , wherein the control unit s configured to determine a time difference between a rising edge or a falling edge of the first sense signal and that of the second sense signal in a same rotation periodicity, and to adjust rotation speeds of the first color wheel and the second color wheel so that the rising edge or the falling edge of the first sense signal coincides with that of the second sense signal to synchronize the first color wheel and the second color wheel.

4. The laser light source according to claim 2 , wherein the control unit is configured to obtain a period of time in which a voltage value of the third sense signal jumps, and to adjust rotation speeds of the first color wheel and the second color wheel until the period of time in which the voltage value jumps is below a time threshold, to synchronize again the first color wheel and the second color wheel.

5. The laser light source according to claim 1 , wherein both the first marker and the second marker are black adhesive tapes or black thin films or carbonized markers.

6. The laser light source according to claim 1 , wherein both the first marker and the second marker are aligned with boundaries of same color regions on their respective color wheels.

7. The laser light source according to claim 1 , wherein both the first sensor and the second sensor are infrared sensors or optical sensors.

8. The laser light source according to claim 1 , wherein the third sensor is an optical sensor or a luminance sensor.

9. A method for controlling dual color wheels of a light source, applicable to the laser light source according to claim 1 , the method comprising:

detecting, by the first sensor and the second sensor respectively, the first marker and the second marker, and generating a first sense signal and a second sense signal; and

synchronizing, by the control unit, the first color wheel and the second color wheel according to the first sense signal and the second sense signal.

10. The method according to claim 9 , further comprising:

detecting, by a third sensor, an optical signal in an output light path of the second color wheel, and generating a third sense signal which is a voltage signal, a waveform of the voltage signal corresponding to an optical signal in different colors; and

synchronizing, by the control unit again, the first color wheel and the second color wheel according to the third sense signal.

11. The method according to claim 9 , wherein synchronizing the first color wheel and the second color wheel according to the first sense signal and the second sense signal comprises:

determining time difference between a rising edge or a falling edge of the first sense signal and that of the second sense signal in a same rotation periodicity; and

adjusting rotation speeds of the first color wheel and the second color wheel so that the sing edge or the falling edge of the first sense signal coincides with that of the second sense signal to synchronize the first color wheel and the second color wheel.

12. The method according to claim 10 , wherein synchronizing again the first color wheel and the second color wheel according to the third sense signal comprises:

obtaining a period of time in which a voltage value of the third sense signal jumps; and

adjusting rotation speeds of the first color wheel and the second color wheel until the period of time in which the voltage value jumps is below a time threshold, to synchronize again the first color wheel and the second color wheel.

13. The method according to claim 11 , wherein adjusting the rotation speeds of the first color wheel and the second color wheel until the period of time in which the voltage value jumps is below the time threshold comprises:

determining a circumference length difference between the first marker and the second marker;

adjusting the rotation speed of the second color wheel or the first color wheel with reference to the first color wheel or the second color wheel so that the circumference length difference between the first marker and the second marker is decreased to zero; and

adjusting the second color wheel or the first color wheel into rotation at a same speed as the first color wheel or the second color wheel so that the period of time in which the voltage value jumps is below the time threshold.

14. A laser projection device, comprising a laser light source, wherein the laser light source comprises:

a laser device;

a first color wheel and a second color wheel, on both of which there are corresponding color regions, wherein the laser device emits laser which illuminates the first color wheel and the second color wheel sequentially, and exits from the color regions on the second color wheel;

a first marker and a second marker arranged respectively on the first color wheel and the second color wheel, wherein a position of the first marker on the first color wheel corresponds to a position of the second marker on the second color wheel;

a first sensor configured to detect the first marker, and to generate a first sense signal;

a second sensor configured to detect the second marker, and to generate a second sense signal; and

a control unit configured to synchronize the first color wheel and the second color wheel according to the first sense signal and the second sense signal;

wherein the first color wheel is a fluorescence wheel, and the second color wheel is a color filter wheel; and the first marker is arranged on a body of the fluorescence wheel, and the second maker is arranged on a side surface of a driving motor shaft of the color filter wheel.

15. The laser projection device according to claim 14 , further comprising:

a third sensor configured to detect an optical signal in an output light second color wheel, and to generate a third sense signal which is a voltage signal, a waveform of the voltage signal corresponding to an optical signal in different colors; and

the control unit further configured to synchronize again the first color wheel and the second color wheel according to the third sense signal.

16. The laser projection device according to claim 14 , wherein the control unit is configured to determine time difference between a rising edge or a falling edge of the first sense signal and that of the second sense signal in a same rotation periodicity, and to adjust rotation speeds of the first color wheel and the second color wheel so that the rising edge or the falling edge of the first sense signal coincides with that of the second sense signal to synchronize the first color wheel and the second color wheel.

17. The laser projection device according to claim 15 , wherein the control unit is configured to obtain a period of time in which a voltage value of the third sense signal jumps, and to adjust rotation speeds of the first color wheel and the second color wheel until the period of time in which the voltage value jumps is below a time threshold, to synchronize again the first color wheel and the second color wheel.

Assignments (4)
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 AN UNDIVIDED INTEREST Recorded Apr 25, 2018
From: HISENSE CO., LTD.
To: HISENSE USA CORPORATION; HISENSE INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 046034/0749 →
ASSIGNMENT OF AN UNDIVIDED INTEREST Recorded Nov 20, 2017
From: HISENSE CO., LTD.
To: HISENSE USA CORPORATION; HISENSE INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 044790/0373 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 20, 2017
From: CUI, RONGRONG; LIN, XINHONG; LI, JIANFENG
To: HISENSE CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 044179/0030 →
Priority Claims (2)
CN 2015 1 0738951 · Nov 4, 2015 · national
CN 2015 1 0739594 · Nov 4, 2015 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation In Part 15202797 · Jul 6, 2016
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