IP Library Granted Patent US 10,712,646
Granted Patent B2
US 10,712,646 · App. 16/249,826 · Granted Jul 14, 2020

Phosphor wheel, light source device, and projection display apparatus

Inventor: Takashi Ikeda (Osaka, JP)
Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
G03B21/204F21K9/64G02B26/008G03B21/2013G03B21/2073H04N9/3161
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Patent No.
US 10,712,646
App. No.
16/249,826
Granted
Jul 14, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A phosphor wheel of a first exemplary embodiment in the present disclosure includes a base plate, an annular phosphor provided on the base plate, and a reflective coating provided on a partial area of the annular phosphor. Further, a phosphor wheel of a second exemplary embodiment includes a base plate, an annular phosphor layer that is provided on the base plate and constituted by a plurality of phosphor segments, and a reflective coating provided on a partial area of the annular phosphor layer.

Claims (31)

1. A phosphor wheel comprising:

a base plate;

an annular phosphor layer provided on the base plate, the annular phosphor layer including a first area and a second area;

a reflective coating provided on the first area of the annular phosphor layer; and

an anti-reflection coating provided on the second area,

wherein the first area and the second area of the annular phosphor layer are coplanar, and

wherein the anti-reflection coating is between the first area and the reflective coating.

2. A phosphor wheel comprising:

a base plate;

an annular phosphor layer provided on the base plate and comprising a plurality of phosphor segments, the annular phosphor layer including a first area and a second area; and

a reflective coating provided on the first area of the annular phosphor layer; and

an anti-reflection coating provided on the second area,

wherein the first area and the second area of the annular phosphor layer are coplanar, and

wherein the anti-reflection coating is between the first area and the reflective coating.

3. The phosphor wheel according to claim 1 , wherein the annular phosphor layer emits light containing red and green light components, and the reflective coating reflects blue light.

4. The phosphor wheel according to claim 2 , wherein

a first segment of the plurality of phosphor segments emits light containing red and green light components,

a second segment of the plurality of phosphor segments emits light containing a red or green light component, and

the reflective coating reflects blue light.

5. The phosphor wheel according to claim 1 , further comprising a diffusion layer on the reflective coating.

6. The phosphor wheel according to claim 2 , further comprising a diffusion layer on the reflective coating.

7. A light source device comprising the phosphor wheel according to claim 1 .

8. A light source device comprising the phosphor wheel according to claim 2 .

9. A projection display apparatus comprising the light source device according to claim 7 .

10. A projection display apparatus comprising the light source device according to claim 8 .

11. The phosphor wheel according to claim 1 , wherein the second area is free of the reflective coating.

12. The phosphor wheel according to claim 1 , wherein the anti-reflection coating is in direct contact with the first area, the second area, and the reflective coating.

13. The phosphor wheel according to claim 5 , wherein the reflective coating and the diffusion layer have a shape that is the same in a plan view.

14. The phosphor wheel according to claim 2 , wherein the second area is free of the reflective coating.

15. The phosphor wheel according to claim 2 , wherein the anti-reflection coating is in direct contact with the first area, the second area, and the reflective coating.

16. The phosphor wheel according to claim 6 , wherein the reflective coating and the diffusion layer have a shape that is the same in a plan view.

Assignments (3)
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Feb 24, 2026
From: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
To: PANASONIC PROJECTOR & DISPLAY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 074988/0945 →
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Feb 24, 2026
From: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
To: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 074984/0429 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 26, 2019
From: IKEDA, TAKASHI
To: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 049585/0189 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP 2018-021678 · Feb 9, 2018 · national
JP 2018-197164 · Oct 19, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
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