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App. No. 18/675,571

CONTROL DEVICE AND PROJECTION DISPLAY DEVICE

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18/675,571
Abstract

A control device according to the present disclosure is a control device for controlling a rotational speed of a phosphor wheel. The device includes an atmospheric pressure sensor that acquires atmospheric pressure information indicating an atmospheric pressure around the phosphor wheel, and a controller that controls the rotational speed of the phosphor wheel based on the atmospheric pressure information.

Claims (29)

1 . A control device for controlling a rotational speed of a phosphor wheel, the device comprising:

an atmospheric pressure sensor that acquires atmospheric pressure information indicating an atmospheric pressure around the phosphor wheel; and

a controller that controls the rotational speed of the phosphor wheel based on the atmospheric pressure information.

2 . The control device according to claim 1 , wherein the controller determines a settable range of the rotational speed in accordance with the atmospheric pressure indicated by the atmospheric pressure information.

3 . The control device according to claim 2 , wherein the controller increases a lower limit value of the settable range of the rotational speed as the atmospheric pressure indicated by the atmospheric pressure information decreases.

4 . The control device according to claim 3 , wherein

the controller determines the lower limit value based on a first table, a first threshold temperature of the phosphor wheel, and the atmospheric pressure information, and

the first table shows a relationship among a plurality of atmospheric pressure conditions, the rotational speed of the phosphor wheel, and a temperature of the phosphor wheel.

5 . The control device according to claim 4 , wherein

the first table shows a relationship in which the temperature of the phosphor wheel increases as the atmospheric pressure indicated by the plurality of atmospheric pressure conditions decrease and a relationship in which the temperature of the phosphor wheel increases as the rotational speed decreases, and

the controller selects an atmospheric pressure condition corresponding to the atmospheric pressure information from among the plurality of atmospheric pressure conditions by using the first table, and determines, as the lower limit value, a lowest rotational speed among rotational speeds corresponding to temperatures less than or equal to the first threshold temperature under the selected atmospheric pressure condition.

6 . The control device according to claim 3 , wherein the controller sets the rotational speed to the lower limit value.

7 . The control device according to claim 1 , further comprising a temperature sensor that acquires temperature information indicating a temperature of the phosphor wheel,

wherein the controller controls the rotational speed of the phosphor wheel based on the atmospheric pressure information and the temperature information.

8 . The control device according to claim 7 , wherein

the phosphor wheel includes a phosphor, a wheel body to which the phosphor is applied, and a motor that rotates the wheel body,

the controller determines an upper limit value of a settable range of the rotational speed of the phosphor wheel based on a second table and a second threshold temperature of the motor, and

the second table shows a relationship among a plurality of atmospheric pressure conditions, the rotational speed of the phosphor wheel, and a temperature of the motor.

9 . The control device according to claim 8 , wherein

the second table shows a relationship in which the temperature of the motor decreases as the atmospheric pressure indicated by the plurality of atmospheric pressure conditions increase and a relationship in which the temperature of the motor increases as the rotational speed increases, and

the controller selects an atmospheric pressure condition corresponding to the atmospheric pressure information from among the plurality of atmospheric pressure conditions by using the second table, and determines, as the upper limit value, a highest rotational speed among rotational speeds corresponding to temperatures of the motor less than or equal to the second threshold temperature under the selected atmospheric pressure condition.

10 . The control device according to claim 7 , wherein the controller increases the rotational speed of the phosphor wheel when the temperature of the phosphor wheel exceeds a third threshold temperature.

11 . The control device according to claim 7 , wherein the temperature sensor is a non-contact temperature sensor that acquires the temperature without touching the phosphor wheel.

12 . The control device according to claim 5 , further comprising a temperature sensor that acquires temperature information indicating the temperature of the phosphor wheel,

wherein the controller increases the rotational speed of the phosphor wheel based on the first table when the temperature of the phosphor wheel exceeds the first threshold temperature.

13 . The control device according to claim 12 , wherein the controller sets the rotational speed of the phosphor wheel to a rotational speed corresponding to a temperature more than the first threshold temperature under the selected atmospheric pressure condition of the first table when the temperature of the phosphor wheel exceeds the first threshold temperature.

14 . A projection display device comprising:

the control device according to claim 1 ; and

the phosphor wheel.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 8, 2025
From: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
To: PANASONIC PROJECTOR & DISPLAY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 072510/0667 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 11, 2024
From: NISHIKAWA, YUSAKU; YAMAGISHI, SHIGEKAZU
To: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 068547/0495 →