Projection-type image display device
A projection-type image display device includes: a light source unit that irradiates video light to be magnified and projected onto a reflection mirror; a video processing unit that generates the video light to be magnified and projected on the basis of an external electrical signal and light irradiated from the light source unit; and a projection-type optical system that magnifies and projects the video light output from the video processing unit, wherein the light source unit includes a red (R) solid-state light source, a green (G) solid-state light source, and a blue (B) solid-state light source each of which is configured as at least a solid-state light emitting device and each solid-state light source is provided with a cooling member, and wherein driving power input to each solid-state light source is controlled on the basis of light emission characteristics or the state of the cooling member.
1. A projection-type image display device comprising:
a light source unit that irradiates video light to be magnified and projected onto a reflection mirror;
a video processing unit, coupled to a memory, that generates the video light to be magnified and projected on the basis of an external electrical signal and light irradiated from the light source unit;
a projection-type optical system that magnifies and projects the video light output from the video processing unit; and
a posture sensor that is attached to a part of the projection-type image display device to detect an installation state thereof,
wherein the memory stores a table that sets a relation between the installation state and a ratio of driving power input of each a red (R) solid-state light source, a green (G) solid-state light source, and a blue (B) solid-state light source,
wherein the light source unit includes at least the red solid-state light source, the green solid-state light source, and the blue solid-state light source, each of which is configured as a solid-state light emitting device,
wherein driving power input to each of the red solid-state light source, the green solid-state light source, and the blue solid-state light source is controlled on the basis of light emission characteristics and the ratio of driving power input in relation to the installation state set in the table according to the installation state that is detected by the posture sensor,
wherein the projection-type optical system is disposed at a center portion of a casing of the projection-type image display device, a power source unit is disposed at one side from the projection-type optical system and the light source unit is disposed at another side from the projection-type optical system, and
wherein a cooling member is respectively provided at each of the red solid-state light source, the green solid-state light source, and the blue solid state light source and a cooling ability of the cooling member provided at the red solid-state light source is set to be larger than the cooling ability of each of the cooling members provided at the green solid-state light source and the blue solid-state light source, respectively, and
wherein each cooling member is a heat pipe and a diameter of the heat pipe provided at the red solid-state light source is larger than the diameter of the heat pipe provided at each of the green solid-state light source and the blue solid-state light source, respectively.
2. The projection-type image display device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the cooling members further include a first heat sink attached to an end of the heat pipe provided at the red solid-state light source and a second heat sink attached to ends of the heat pipes provided at the green solid-state light source and the blue solid-state light source.
3. The projection-type image display device according to claim 1 ,
wherein driving power input to the red solid-state light source is adjusted so that light emission characteristics of the red solid-state light source match light emission characteristics of the green solid-state light source and the blue solid-state light source.
4. The projection-type image display device according to claim 1 ,
wherein, when driving power input to the red solid-state light source reaches a predetermined value, a control of increasing the driving power after decreasing the driving power for a predetermined time is repeated.
5. A projection-type image display device comprising:
a light source unit that irradiates video light to be magnified and projected onto a reflection mirror;
a video processing unit, coupled to a memory, that generates the video light to be magnified and projected on the basis of an external electrical signal and light irradiated from the light source unit;
a projection-type optical system that magnifies and projects the video light output from the video processing unit; and
a posture sensor that is attached to a part of the projection-type image display device to detect an installation state thereof,
wherein the memory stores a table that sets a relation between the installation state and a ratio of driving power input of each a red (R) solid-state light source, a green (G) solid-state light source, and a blue (B) solid-state light source,
wherein the light source unit includes at least the red solid-state light source, the green solid-state light source, and the blue solid-state light source, each of which is configured as a solid-state light emitting device,
wherein driving power input to each of the red solid-state light source, the green solid-state light source, and the blue solid-state light source is controlled on the basis of the ratio of driving power input in relation to the installation state set in the table according to the installation state that is detected by the posture sensor,
wherein the projection-type optical system is disposed at a center portion of a casing of the projection-type image display device, a power source unit is disposed at one side from the projection-type optical system and the light source unit is disposed at another side from the projection-type optical system,
wherein a cooling member is respectively provided at each of the red solid-state light source, the green solid-state light source, and the blue solid-state light source and a cooling ability of the cooling member provided at the red solid-state light source is set to be larger than the cooling ability of each of the cooling members provided at the green solid-state light source and the blue solid-state light sources, respectively, and
wherein a plurality of heat pipes are provided as cooling members at each of the red solid-state light source, the green solid-state light source, and the blue solid-state light source, and a diameter of the heat pipe provided at the red solid-state light source is set to be larger than diameters of the heat pipes provided at the green solid-state light source and the blue solid-state light source.
6. The projection-type image display device according to claim 5 ,
wherein the cooling members further include a first heat sink attached to an end of the heat pipe provided at the red solid-state light source and a second heat sink attached to ends of the heat pipes provided at the green solid-state light solid state source and the blue solid state source.
7. The projection-type image display device according to claim 5 ,
wherein driving power input to the red solid-state light source is adjusted so that light emission characteristics of the red solid-state light source match light emission characteristics of the green solid-state light source and the blue solid-state light source.