IP Library Granted Patent US 10,334,693
Granted Patent B2
US 10,334,693 · App. 15/978,209 · Granted Jun 25, 2019

Light source module

Inventors: Yao-Chi Peng (Taipei, TW); Po-Chang Li (Taipei, TW); Ming-Hung Chien (Taipei, TW)
Assignee: Lite-On Technology Corporation
H05B37/02G02B7/04G02B27/0955G02F1/133504G02F1/133526
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Patent No.
US 10,334,693
App. No.
15/978,209
Granted
Jun 25, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A light source module including a light emitting element, a tunable-focal length lens and a controller is provided. The light emitting element is configured to emit a light beam. The tunable-focal length lens is disposed on a transmission path of the light beam. The controller is coupled to the tunable-focal length lens, and adjusts a characteristic of the tunable-focal length lens in a first status and a second status.

Claims (28)

1. A light source module, comprising:

a light emitting element, configured to emit a light beam;

a tunable-focal length lens, disposed on a transmission path of the light beam; and

a controller, coupled to the tunable-focal length lens, and adjusting a characteristic of the tunable-focal length lens in a first status and a second status,

wherein

in the first status, the light beam penetrating through the tunable-focal length lens has a first color temperature,

in the second status, the light beam penetrating through the tunable-focal length lens has a second color temperature,

wherein the first color temperature is different to the second color temperature.

2. The light source module as claimed in claim 1 , wherein

in the first status, the controller provides a first voltage to the tunable-focal length lens, and the light beam penetrating through the tunable-focal length lens has a first light shape,

in the second status, the controller provides a second voltage to the tunable-focal length lens, and the light beam penetrating through the tunable-focal length lens has a second light shape,

wherein the first voltage is different to the second voltage.

3. The light source module as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the tunable-focal length lens is a liquid state lens or a liquid crystal tunable-focal length lens.

4. The light source module as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the tunable-focal length lens has a light output surface, wherein the characteristic is a shape of the light output surface,

in the first status, the light output surface of the tunable-focal length lens has a first shape,

in the second status, the light output surface of the tunable-focal length lens has a second shape,

wherein the first shape is different to the second shape.

5. The light source module as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the tunable-focal length lens has a light output surface,

in the first status, a path of the light beam transmitted from the light emitting element to the light output surface is a first optical path,

in the second status, a path of the light beam transmitted from the light emitting element to the light output surface is a second optical path,

wherein a length of the first optical path is different to a length of the second optical path.

6. The light source module as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising: a plurality of light diffusion structures, disposed in the tunable-focal length lens.

7. The light source module as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising: an environmental parameter sensor, configured to sense an environmental parameter of an environment where the light source module is located, and the controller provides a voltage to the tunable-focal length lens according to the environment parameter.

8. The light source module as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising: a secondary lens, disposed at a light path downstream of the tunable-focal length lens.

9. The light source module as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the tunable-focal length lens is the liquid crystal tunable-focal length lens, the characteristic is an arrangement state of the liquid crystal tunable-focal length lens,

in the first status, the arrangement state of liquid crystal molecules of the liquid crystal tunable-focal length lens is a first arrangement state,

in the second status, the arrangement state of the liquid crystal molecules of the liquid crystal tunable-focal length lens is a second arrangement state,

wherein the first arrangement state is different to the second arrangement state.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 16, 2022
From: LITE-ON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
To: LEOTEK CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 059911/0453 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 14, 2018
From: PENG, YAO-CHI; LI, PO-CHANG; CHIEN, MING-HUNG
To: LITE-ON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 045791/0547 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2018 1 0185199 · Mar 7, 2018 · national
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62525157 · Jun 26, 2017
Related Publication 20180376562A1 · Dec 27, 2018