LED light source box and projector including the same
Provided is a LED light source box that includes: case ( 10 ) having body ( 11 ) and cover ( 13 ) to hermetically seal opening ( 12 ) of body ( 11 ); light source unit ( 15 ) having LED tight source ( 51 ) and holder ( 50 ) on which LED light source ( 51 ) is mounted; and cooling unit ( 61 ) having first cooling member ( 60 ) in contact with holder ( 50 ) and second cooling member ( 61 ) in contact with first cooling member ( 60 ). Holder ( 50 ) is fixed to cover ( 13 ) by fixing member ( 55 ) in a state where cooling unit ( 16 ) is sandwiched between holder ( 50 ) and cover ( 13 ). Heat insulation member ( 70 ) is disposed between holder ( 50 ) and fixing member ( 55 ), and air gap ( 91 ) is disposed between the outer peripheral surface of holder ( 50 ) and the inner peripheral surface of body ( 11 ).
1. A LED light source box comprising:
a case including a body and a cover to hermetically seal an opening of the body;
a light source unit including a LED light source and a holder on which the LED light source is mounted;
a cooling unit including a first cooling member in contact with the holder of the light source unit, and a second cooling member in contact with the first cooling member, wherein the holder is fixed to the cover by a fixing member in a state where the cooling unit is sandwiched between the holder and the cover;
a heat insulation member disposed between the holder and the fixing member; and
a gap between an outer peripheral surface of the holder and an inner peripheral surface of the body,
wherein the fixing member comprises a screw inserted into a screw hole formed in the cover through a hole bored in the holder; and the heat insulation member has a cylindrical part located between a shaft of the screw and an inner peripheral surface of the hole, and a flange part located between a head of the screw and the surroundings of the hole.
2. The LED light source box according to claim 1 , wherein the screw hole is disposed in a screw boss formed to project in an inner surface of the cover, and a reinforcing rib is integrally formed around the screw boss.
3. The LED light source box according to claim 1 , wherein the inner peripheral surface of the body opposite the outer peripheral surface of the holder is recessed to be separated from the outer peripheral surface of the holder.
4. The LED light source box according to claim 1 , wherein:
the first cooling member comprises a Peltier element; and
the second cooling member comprises a plate member in which a refrigerant flow path is formed.
5. A projector comprising the LED light source box specified in claim 1 .
6. A LED light source box comprising:
a case including a body and a pair of covers to hermetically seal two opposing openings of the body;
a pair of light source units each including a LED light source and a holder on which the LED light source is mounted;
a pair of cooling units each including a first cooling member in contact with the holder of the light source unit, and a second cooling member in contact with the first cooling member, wherein the holder of the first light source unit is fixed to the first cover by a fixing member in a state where the first cooling unit is sandwiched between the holder and the first cover, the holder of the second light source unit is fixed to the second cover by the fixing member in a state where the second cooling unit is sandwiched between the holder and the second cover;
a heat insulation member disposed between the holder of each light source unit and the fixing member; and
a gap between an outer peripheral surface of the holder of each light source unit and an inner peripheral surface of the body.
7. The LED light source box according to claim 6 , further comprising an optical element that synthesizes light emitted from the first light source unit and light emitted from the second light source unit.
8. The LED light source box according to claim 6 , wherein:
the fixing member comprises a screw inserted into a screw hole formed in the cover through a hole bored in the holder; and
the heat insulation member has a cylindrical part located between a shaft of the screw and an inner peripheral surface of the hole, and a flange part located between a head of the screw and the surroundings of the hole.
9. The LED light source box according to claim 6 , wherein the inner peripheral surface of the body opposite the outer peripheral surface of the holder is recessed to be separated from the outer peripheral surface of the holder.
10. The LED light source box according to claim 6 , wherein:
the first cooling member comprises a Peltier element; and
the second cooling member comprises a plate member in which a refrigerant flow path is formed.
11. A projector comprising the LED light source box specified in claim 6 .