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US 12,311,622 · App. 17/747,570 · Granted May 27, 2025

Method of final assembly of a light projector module

Inventors: Joerg Reitterer (Brunn Am Gebirge, AT); Louahab Noui (East Sussex, GB); Michael Schoeffmann (Baden, AT)
Assignee: TriLite Technologies GmbH
B29D11/00807G02B7/025G02B26/0833G02B27/0172G02B27/0179H04N9/3152G02B2027/0178
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Patent No.
US 12,311,622
App. No.
17/747,570
Granted
May 27, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The disclosed subject matter relates to a method of final assembly of a light projector module, including the steps of: providing a base plate, a light source on the base plate, and a micro-electro-mechanical-system (MEMS) scanning assembly, wherein the base plate has, between the light source and the MEMS scanning assembly, a mounting surface accessible at one side of the base plate; positioning a set of one or more lenses on the mounting surface and adjusting the position of the one or more lenses of the set while the light source is emitting and at least one light beam projected by the light projector module is monitored in a display area; and mounting the one or more lenses of the set in the adjusted position fixedly on the base plate.

Claims (30)

1. A method of final assembly of a light projector module which comprises a base plate with two opposite sides, a light source mounted on the base plate for emitting at least one light beam, a micro-electro-mechanical-system (MEMS) scanning assembly mounted on the base plate at a distance from the light source for scanning the at least one light beam over a display area, and a set of one or more lenses mounted on the base plate, the method of final assembly comprising steps of:

firstly, providing the base plate mounted thereon, the light source and the MEMS scanning assembly, wherein the base plate has, between the light source and the MEMS scanning assembly, a mounting surface accessible at one side of the base plate;

secondly, positioning the set of one or more lenses on the mounting surface and, after the positioning, adjusting the position of the one or more lenses of the set, wherein the at least one light beam is emitted by the light source, deflected by the MEMS scanning assembly and monitored in the display area during said adjusting; and lastly

mounting the one or more lenses of the set in the adjusted position fixedly on the mounting surface of the base plate to finalize the assembly of the light projector module.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the MEMS scanning assembly is scanning during said adjusting.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the set of one or more lenses is positioned on the mounting surface via an unhardened glue and then, after adjusting the position of the one or more lenses of the set, is fixedly mounted by hardening the glue.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the hardening of the glue includes a use of ultraviolet light.

5. The method of claim 2 , wherein the MEMS scanning assembly includes an arm mounted on and extending from an other side of the two opposite sides of the base plate, a scanning mirror is movably mounted on the arm and facing the base plate, and a light guide is mounted on the base plate for directing the at least one light beam from the set of one or more lenses to the scanning mirror, and

wherein, when adjusting the position of the one or more lenses of the set, a separate prism or mirror is adjusted in position on the other side of the two opposite sides of the base plate, and then, when mounting the one or more lenses of the set, is fixedly mounted in its adjusted position on the base plate.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the arm is adjustably mounted on the base plate and, when adjusting the position of the one or more lenses of the set, the arm is also adjusted.

7. The method of claim 2 , wherein the MEMS scanning assembly includes an arm mounted on and extending from an other side of the two opposite sides of the base plate, a scanning mirror is movably mounted on the arm and facing the base plate, and a light guide is mounted on the arm for directing the at least one light beam from the set of one or more lenses to the scanning mirror, and

wherein, when adjusting the position of the one or more lenses of the set, a separate prism or mirror is adjusted in position on the other side of the two opposite sides of the base plate, and then, when mounting the one or more lenses of the set, is fixedly mounted in its adjusted position on the base plate.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the set of one or more lenses is positioned on the mounting surface via an unhardened glue and then, after adjusting the position of the one or more lenses of the set, is fixedly mounted by hardening the glue.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the hardening of the glue includes the use of ultraviolet light.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the MEMS scanning assembly includes an arm mounted on and extending from an other side of the two opposite sides of the base plate, a scanning mirror is movably mounted on the arm and facing the base plate, and a light guide is mounted on the base plate for directing the at least one light beam from the set of one or more lenses to the scanning mirror, and

wherein, when adjusting the position of the one or more lenses of the set, a separate prism or mirror is adjusted in position on the other side of the two opposite sides of the base plate, and then, when mounting the one or more lenses of the set, is fixedly mounted in its adjusted position on the base plate.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the arm is adjustably mounted on the base plate and, when adjusting the position of the one or more lenses of the set, the arm is also adjusted.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the set of one or more lenses includes a plurality of lenses and each lens of the plurality of lenses is individually adjusted during said adjusting.

13. The method of claim 1 , wherein the MEMS scanning assembly includes an arm mounted on and extending from an other side of the two opposite sides of the base plate, a scanning mirror is movably mounted on the arm and facing the base plate, and a light guide is mounted on the arm for directing the at least one light beam from the set of one or more lenses to the scanning mirror, and

wherein, when adjusting the position of the one or more lenses of the set, a separate prism or mirror is adjusted in position on the other side of the two opposite sides of the base plate, and then, when mounting the one or more lenses of the set, is fixedly mounted in its adjusted position on the base plate.

14. A method of final assembly of a light projector module which comprises a base plate with two opposite sides, a light source mounted on the base plate for emitting at least one light beam, a micro-electro-mechanical-system (MEMS) scanning assembly mounted on the base plate at a distance from the light source for scanning the at least one light beam over a display area, and a set of one or more lenses mounted on the base plate, wherein the base plate has, between the light source and the MEMS scanning assembly, a mounting surface accessible at one side of the base plate; the method of final assembly comprising:

adjustably mounting the set of one or more lenses on the mounting surface;

adjusting a position of the one or more lenses of the set on the mounting surface, wherein the at least one light beam is emitted by the light source, deflected by the MEMS scanning assembly and monitored in the display area during said adjusting; and

fixedly mounting the one or more lenses of the set in the adjusted position on the mounting surface of the base plate to finalize the assembly of the light projector module.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the MEMS scanning assembly is scanning during said adjusting.

16. The method of claim 14 , wherein the set of one or more lenses is adjustably mounted on the mounting surface via an unhardened glue and then, after adjusting the position of the one or more lenses of the set, is fixedly mounted by hardening the glue.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the hardening of the glue includes the use of ultraviolet light.

18. The method of claim 14 , wherein the MEMS scanning assembly includes an arm mounted on and extending from an other side of the two opposite sides of the base plate, a scanning mirror is movably mounted on the arm and facing the base plate, and a light guide is mounted on the base plate for directing the at least one light beam from the set of one or more lenses to the scanning mirror, and

wherein, when adjusting the position of the one or more lenses of the set, a separate prism or mirror is adjusted in position on the other side of the two opposite sides of the base plate, and then, when fixedly mounting the one or more lenses of the set, is fixedly mounted in its adjusted position on the base plate.

19. The method of claim 18 , wherein the arm is adjustably mounted on the base plate and, when adjusting the position of the one or more lenses of the set, the arm is also adjusted.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 18, 2022
From: REITTERER, JOERG; NOUI, LOUAHAB; SCHOEFFMANN, MICHAEL
To: TRILITE TECHNOLOGIES GMBH
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Priority Claims (1)
EP 21175032 · May 20, 2021 · regional
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230001654A1 · Jan 5, 2023
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