LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE
A light source device includes a light source unit including a primary light source, an illumination unit including a light converting member which converts primary light emitted from the primary light source to secondary light and emits the secondary light to the outside, and a connection portion which removably connects the light source unit and the illumination unit. The connection portion includes multiple ports configured to transfer and receive energy between the light source unit and the illumination unit. The multiple ports are grouped into multiple first hierarchical port groups by physical properties of the energy to be transferred and received by the ports.
1 . A light source device comprising:
a light source unit including a primary light source;
an illumination unit including a light converting member which converts primary light emitted from the primary light source to secondary light and emits the secondary light to an outside; and
a connection portion which removably connects the light source unit and the illumination unit, wherein
the connection portion includes multiple ports configured to transfer and receive energy between the light source unit and the illumination unit, and
the multiple ports are grouped into multiple first hierarchical port groups by physical properties of the energy to be transferred and received by the ports.
2 . The light source device according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first hierarchical port groups is a light port group which transfers and receives light energy.
3 . The light source device according to claim 2 , wherein the ports belonging to the light port group are grouped into multiple second hierarchical port groups by physical properties of the light energy to be transferred and received.
4 . The light source device according to claim 3 , wherein
at least one of the second hierarchical port groups is a laser light port group which transfers and receives laser light,
the primary light source is a laser light source which emits laser light, and
the light converting member is a laser light converting member configured to convert the laser light.
5 . The light source device according to claim 3 , wherein
at least one of the second hierarchical port groups is a non-laser light port group which transfers and receives non-laser light,
the primary light source is a non-laser light source which emits non-laser light, and
the light converting member is a non-laser light converting member configured to convert the non-laser light.
6 . The light source device according to claim 5 , wherein
the non-laser light source is an LED light source which emits LED light, and
the light converting member is an LED light converting member configured to convert the LED light.
7 . The light source device according to claim 3 , wherein the ports belonging to the multiple second hierarchical port groups are grouped into multiple third hierarchical port groups by at least one of physical properties of light energy to be transferred and received and a kind of the primary light source.
8 . The light source device according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first hierarchical port groups is an electric port group which transfers and receives electric energy.
9 . The light source device according to claim 8 , wherein the ports belonging to the electric port group are grouped into multiple second hierarchical port groups by electric properties of electric energy to be transferred and received by the ports.
10 . The light source device according to claim 9 , wherein at least one of the second hierarchical port groups is an electric supply port group in which electric supply ports and ground level ports are common, respectively.
11 . The light source device according to claim 9 , wherein at least one of the second hierarchical port groups is a detection signal port group which transfers and receives detection signal energy detected by a sensor mounted in at least one of the light source unit and the illumination unit.
12 . The light source device according to claim 9 , wherein at least one of the second hierarchical port groups is a digital signal port group which transfers and receives digital signals.
13 . The light source device according to claim 9 , wherein the ports belonging to the second hierarchical port groups are grouped into multiple third hierarchical port groups by physical properties including current levels, voltage levels, and noise resistance of electric energy to be transferred and received.
14 . The light source device according to claim 1 , wherein the ports arranged in the connection portion are closely located for each of the grouped hierarchical port groups.
15 . The light source device according to claim 14 , wherein the connection portion collectively operates, for each of the port groups, a countermeasure mechanism required by physical properties of energy to be transferred and received by each of the ports.
16 . The light source device according to claim 15 , wherein the countermeasure mechanism is a laser safety measure mechanism to assure safety of the laser light port group from laser light.
17 . The light source device according to claim 16 , wherein the laser safety measure mechanism is a shutter which prevents the leakage of laser light to the outside.
18 . The light source device according to claim 1 , wherein the first hierarchical port group is configured to locate at least one of a non-port group having no ports belonging thereto and a one-port group having only one port.
19 . The light source device according to claim 3 , wherein the second hierarchical port group is configured to locate at least one of a non-port group having no ports belonging thereto and a one-port group having only one port.
20 . The light source device according to claim 9 , wherein the second hierarchical port group is configured to locate at least one of a non-port group having no ports belonging thereto and a one-port group having only one port.
21 . The light source device according to claim 3 , wherein the ports belonging to the second hierarchical port groups are prioritized by the positions thereof.
22 . The light source device according to claim 9 , wherein the ports belonging to the second hierarchical port groups are prioritized by the positions thereof.
23 . The light source device according to claim 3 , wherein a light blocking member is provided in an unused port of the second hierarchical port groups on the illumination unit.
24 . The light source device according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first hierarchical port groups is a free port group which is not limited in energy to be transferred and received by each port belonging to the port group and to which any port is allowed to belong.
25 . The light source device according to claim 1 , wherein the first hierarchical port group includes a wrong connection preventing mechanism which prevents the mutual connection of the ports belonging to different port groups.