IP Library Granted Patent US 12,032,277
Granted Patent B2
US 12,032,277 · App. 17/864,897 · Granted Jul 9, 2024

Phosphor wheel, light source device, and projection image display device

Inventors: Shigekazu Yamagishi (Osaka, JP); Yusaku Nishikawa (Osaka, JP); Yoshiki Tanaka (Kyoto, JP)
Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
G03B21/204G02B26/008G03B21/2066
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Patent No.
US 12,032,277
App. No.
17/864,897
Granted
Jul 9, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A phosphor wheel according to the present disclosure includes: a first substrate having a first main surface and a second main surface opposite to the first main surface, the first substrate including a metal material; a phosphor ring provided on the first main surface of the first substrate; a second substrate having a third main surface and a fourth main surface being opposite to the third main surface, the second substrate including a metal material; a plurality of heat dissipation fins disposed on the fourth main surface of the second substrate; and a motor mounted on the first substrate. The second main surface of the first substrate and the third main surface of the second substrate are joined by brazing. The motor is mounted on the first substrate with a gap interposed between the motor and the second substrate.

Claims (71)

1. A phosphor wheel comprising:

a first substrate having a first main surface and a second main surface, the second main surface being opposite to the first main surface, the first substrate including a metal material;

a phosphor ring provided on the first main surface of the first substrate;

a second substrate having a third main surface and a fourth main surface, the fourth main surface being opposite to the third main surface, the third main surface being located between the second main surface and the fourth main surface, the second substrate including a metal material;

a plurality of heat dissipation fins disposed on the fourth main surface of the second substrate; and

a motor mounted on the first substrate,

wherein

the second main surface of the first substrate and the third main surface of the second substrate are joined by brazing,

the first substrate has a first hole into which the motor is fitted, the first hole being provided at a center of the first substrate when viewed from a first main surface side,

the second substrate has a second hole larger than the first hole, the second hole being provided at a center of the second substrate when viewed from a fourth main surface side, and

the motor is located inside the second hole, and is mounted on the first substrate with a gap interposed between the motor and the second substrate.

2. The phosphor wheel according to claim 1 , wherein

the first substrate has a circular shape when viewed from the first main surface side,

the second substrate has a circular shape when viewed from the fourth main surface side,

the first substrate is equal in outer diameter to the second substrate, and

the first substrate has an outer periphery that overlaps an outer periphery of the second substrate when viewed from the first main surface side.

3. The phosphor wheel according to claim 1 , wherein at least some of the plurality of heat dissipation fins are disposed at positions overlapping the phosphor ring when viewed from the fourth main surface side.

4. The phosphor wheel according to claim 1 , wherein

when viewed from the fourth main surface side, the second substrate includes:

a first annular flat part disposed inside the plurality of heat dissipation fins; and

a second annular flat part disposed outside the plurality of heat dissipation fins,

the first annular flat part has a continuous flat annular shape, and

the second annular flat part has a continuous flat annular shape and is disposed along an outer periphery of the second substrate.

5. The phosphor wheel according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of heat dissipation fins are integrated with the second substrate, and are bent in a direction intersecting the fourth main surface.

6. The phosphor wheel according to claim 1 , wherein

at least one of the first substrate and the second substrate is formed of a clad material, and

the clad material includes

a base material including a metal material and having a plate shape, and

a brazing material layer disposed on at least one of main surfaces of the base material.

7. The phosphor wheel according to claim 6 , wherein the second substrate is formed of the clad material.

8. The phosphor wheel according to claim 7 , wherein the phosphor wheel is configured to allow a part of a brazing material of the brazing material layer to gather in the gap when the second main surface is brazed to the third main surface.

9. The phosphor wheel according to claim 6 , wherein the brazing material layer is located between the second main surface and the third main surface.

10. The phosphor wheel according to claim 1 , wherein the metal material of the first substrate is equal in thermal expansion coefficient to the metal material of the second substrate.

11. The phosphor wheel according to claim 1 , wherein the metal material of the first substrate is same as the metal material of the second substrate.

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

13. A projection image display device comprising the light source device according to claim 12 .

14. A phosphor wheel comprising:

a first substrate having a first main surface and a second main surface, the second main surface being opposite to the first main surface;

a phosphor ring provided on the first main surface of the first substrate;

a second substrate having a third main surface and a fourth main surface, the fourth main surface being opposite to the third main surface, the third main surface being located between the second main surface and the fourth main surface; and

a plurality of heat dissipation fins disposed on the fourth main surface of the second substrate, wherein

the second main surface of the first substrate and the third main surface of the second substrate are joined by brazing.

15. The phosphor wheel according to claim 14 , further comprising:

a motor mounted on the first substrate,

wherein

the first substrate has a first hole into which the motor is fitted, the first hole being provided at a center of the first substrate when viewed from a first main surface side,

the second substrate has a second hole larger than the first hole, the second hole being provided at a center of the second substrate when viewed from a fourth main surface side, and

the motor is located inside the second hole, and is mounted on the first substrate with a gap interposed between the motor and the second substrate.

16. The phosphor wheel according to claim 15 , wherein

the first substrate has a circular shape when viewed from the first main surface side,

the second substrate has a circular shape when viewed from the fourth main surface side,

the first substrate is equal in outer diameter to the second substrate, and

the first substrate has an outer periphery that overlaps an outer periphery of the second substrate when viewed from the first main surface side.

17. The phosphor wheel according to claim 15 , wherein at least some of the plurality of heat dissipation fins are disposed at positions overlapping the phosphor ring when viewed from the fourth main surface side.

18. The phosphor wheel according to claim 15 , wherein

when viewed from the fourth main surface side, the second substrate includes:

a first annular flat part disposed inside the plurality of heat dissipation fins; and

a second annular flat part disposed outside the plurality of heat dissipation fins,

the first annular flat part has a continuous flat annular shape, and

the second annular flat part has a continuous flat annular shape and is disposed along an outer periphery of the second substrate.

19. The phosphor wheel according to claim 15 , wherein

at least one of the first substrate and the second substrate is formed of a clad material, and

the clad material includes

a base material including a metal material and having a plate shape, and

a brazing material layer disposed on at least one of main surfaces of the base material.

20. The phosphor wheel according to claim 19 , wherein the second substrate is formed of the clad material.

21. The phosphor wheel according to claim 20 , wherein the phosphor wheel is configured to allow a part of a brazing material of the brazing material layer to gather in the gap when the second main surface is brazed to the third main surface.

22. The phosphor wheel according to claim 19 , wherein the brazing material layer is located between the second main surface and the third main surface.

23. The phosphor wheel according to claim 14 , wherein the plurality of heat dissipation fins are integrated with the second substrate, and are bent in a direction intersecting the fourth main surface.

24. A light source device comprising the phosphor wheel according to claim 14 .

25. A projection image display device comprising the light source device according to claim 24 .

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 Jan 10, 2023
From: YAMAGISHI, SHIGEKAZU; NISHIKAWA, YUSAKU; TANAKA, YOSHIKI
To: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 062319/0624 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2021-120617 · Jul 21, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
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