CN214306628U - High-brightness underwater laser beam lamp - Google Patents

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CN214306628U
CN214306628U CN202120578602.0U CN202120578602U CN214306628U CN 214306628 U CN214306628 U CN 214306628U CN 202120578602 U CN202120578602 U CN 202120578602U CN 214306628 U CN214306628 U CN 214306628U
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The utility model discloses a high brightness is laser beam lamp under water relates to the laser lighting field. The beam lamp comprises a laser light source system and a light source control circuit system; the laser light source system comprises an upper sealing cover, a lens cone, a light source base and a lengthened lens cone which are sequentially and hermetically connected from top to bottom; the upper sealing cover is a light-transmitting lens and is sealed at the front end of the lens cone; three collimating lenses and three beam combining mirrors are arranged in the lens barrel; a light source circuit board and a three-color semiconductor laser are arranged on the light source base; the light source circuit board supplies power to the three-color semiconductor laser, and is also provided with a Schottky diode and a thermistor; a driving circuit and a power circuit are arranged in the lengthened lens cone; the light source control circuit system comprises a power supply, a master control system and a drive control system, wherein the power supply is connected with the drive control system through the master control system, and the drive control system is connected with the light source circuit board through a drive circuit and a power circuit. The utility model discloses possess characteristics such as hi-lite, high collimation, long-life, power consumptive low, satisfy the market demand.

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High-brightness underwater laser beam lamp
Technical Field
The utility model relates to a laser lighting field specifically is a high brightness is laser beam lamp under water.
Background
With the progress of modern science and technology, people no longer only pursue the satisfaction of substances, more people begin to pursue spiritual enjoyment, more and more entertainment industries are started to bring people with the spiritual enjoyment, and the development of certain industries such as fountain lamps, beam lamps, stage lamps and the like is also promoted inadvertently, so that the fountain lamps, the beam lamps, the stage lamps and the like are colorful and famous as representatives of the enjoyment of modern science and technology, and are popular more and more.
Currently, most of light beam lamps use LEDs as main light sources, i.e., common light emitting diodes, and in comparison, light emitting diodes are adopted, so that the stability is good, the service life is long, the light beam lamps can be used for about one year on average, and the power consumption is low.
At present, the demand of the public for the ornamental effect is improved, and the light beam lamp made of the common light emitting diode can not meet the demand, so the existing light beam lamp needs to be improved to achieve the purposes of high brightness, high collimation and small volume, thereby meeting the popular demand.
Disclosure of Invention
The utility model discloses a solve the problem of the development demand in the various problems that waste time and energy and the light beam lamp trade that exist when the light beam lamp that current ordinary emitting diode made installs the maintenance, provide a hi-lite laser beam lamp under water.
The utility model discloses a realize through following technical scheme: a high-brightness underwater laser beam lamp comprises a laser light source system and a light source control circuit system; the laser light source system comprises an upper sealing cover, a lens barrel, a light source base and a lengthened lens barrel, wherein the upper sealing cover, the lens barrel, the light source base and the lengthened lens barrel are sequentially connected in a sealing manner from top to bottom; the upper sealing cover is a light-transmitting lens and is sealed at the front end of the lens barrel; the lens barrel is internally provided with three collimating lenses, a red-reflecting, blue-green-transmitting and red-transmitting beam combiner, a blue-green-transmitting and red-transmitting beam combiner and a blue-reflecting, red-transmitting and red-transmitting beam combiner; the light source base is provided with a light source circuit board, a red semiconductor laser, a green semiconductor laser and a blue semiconductor laser; the light source circuit board supplies power to the red semiconductor laser, the green semiconductor laser and the blue semiconductor laser, and is also provided with a Schottky diode and a thermistor; a driving circuit and a power circuit connected with the light source circuit board are arranged in the lengthened lens barrel; the red semiconductor laser, the green semiconductor laser and the blue semiconductor laser are sequentially arranged side by side at the light source base, the red semiconductor laser is sequentially provided with a collimating lens and a red-blue-green light-transmitting beam combiner along the front of the light emitting direction, the green semiconductor laser is sequentially provided with a collimating lens and a blue-green light-transmitting beam combiner along the front of the light emitting direction, and the blue semiconductor laser is sequentially provided with a collimating lens and a blue-blue light-transmitting red-green light-transmitting beam combiner along the front of the light emitting direction; the light source control circuit system comprises a power supply, a master control system and a drive control system, wherein the power supply is connected with the drive control system through the master control system, the drive control system is connected with the light source circuit board through a drive circuit and a power circuit, and a thermistor on the light source circuit board feeds back temperature information to the master control system through a feedback circuit.
The utility model relates to a hi-lite is laser beam lamp under water mainly is in order to satisfy hi-lite, the energy-conserving purpose of high collimation, so to have carried out structural and the improvement on the light source to current laser beam lamp. The beam lamp mainly comprises a laser light source system and a light source control circuit system, wherein the light source control circuit system drives the laser light source system to operate. The laser light source system comprises an upper sealing cover, a lens cone, a light source base and a lengthened lens cone, wherein the upper sealing cover, the lens cone, the light source base and the lengthened lens cone are sequentially connected in a sealing mode from top to bottom, the requirements for underwater use are met, the laser light source system is required to be sealed completely, and corresponding optical elements or light sources are correspondingly arranged inside each component. The upper sealing cover is a light-transmitting lens, is sealed at the front end of the lens cone and is used for transmitting back light. Three collimating lenses, a red-reflecting, blue-green-transmitting, red-transmitting and red-transmitting beam combining lens and a blue-reflecting, red-transmitting and red-transmitting beam combining lens are arranged in the lens barrel, various lenses and beam combining lenses correspond to each semiconductor laser in the light source, three-color lasers are adopted and comprise a red semiconductor laser, a green semiconductor laser and a blue semiconductor laser, the three lasers are all fixed on a light source base, and a light source circuit board is further arranged on the light source base and used for supplying power to the semiconductor lasers; in order to prevent the laser from being irreversibly damaged (damage caused by direct breakdown when the reverse current is too large) due to too large reverse current, a Schottky diode and a thermistor are arranged on a light source circuit board and used for collecting temperature information and feeding the temperature information back to a light source control circuit system to control the on-off of the laser light source system; all driving circuits and power supply circuits are arranged in the lengthened lens barrel and are used for being connected with the light source circuit board. The laser and lens settings in the entire light source system are as follows: red semiconductor laser, green semiconductor laser and blue semiconductor laser set up side by side in proper order, red semiconductor laser is collimation lens and anti-red blue and green beam combining mirror in proper order along the place ahead of the outgoing direction of light, green semiconductor laser is collimation lens and anti-blue and green red beam combining mirror that passes through in proper order along the place ahead of the outgoing direction of light, blue semiconductor laser is collimation lens and anti-blue red and green beam combining mirror that passes through in proper order along the place ahead of the outgoing direction of light, the angle of light outgoing and the distance of light source are all calculated and are derived, so collimating lens makes the high collimation of emergent light, the light of three laser passes through collimation and reflection, then final completion light-emitting. The light source control circuit system comprises a power supply, a master control system and a drive control system, wherein the power supply is connected with the drive control system through the master control system, the drive control system is connected with the light source circuit board through a drive circuit and a power circuit, and a thermistor on the light source circuit board feeds back temperature information to the master control system through a feedback circuit, and the laser light source control circuit system is mainly used for supplying power and providing control and feedback for the laser light source system. The utility model discloses the specific operation does: firstly, after a power supply is turned on, the system starts to operate, the master control system firstly detects the temperature of a light source, when a feedback numerical value is lower than a set value, the master control system sends a pulse signal to control the start of a drive control system and simultaneously sends a DA signal to control the current value of the drive system, so that the brightness and the color of a laser are regulated and controlled in real time; when the temperature value is detected to be higher than the set value, a feedback signal is transmitted to the main control system, the main control system sends a pulse signal to control the driving control circuit system to be closed, and the driving control circuit system can be opened again when the temperature is reduced to the set value; when the light source is turned on, after all the laser light sources are turned on, light emitted by the red semiconductor laser device enters the anti-red, blue-green and red-penetrating beam combining mirror through the collimating lens, is reflected to the anti-blue-green and red-penetrating beam combining mirror, then enters the anti-blue, red-green and red-penetrating beam combining mirror through the anti-blue-green and red-penetrating beam combining mirror, light emitted by the green semiconductor laser device enters the anti-blue-green and red-penetrating beam combining mirror through the collimating lens, is reflected to the anti-blue, red-green and red-penetrating beam combining mirror, light emitted by the blue semiconductor laser device enters the anti-blue, red-green and red-penetrating beam combining mirror through the collimating lens, and light emitting is finished.
Preferably, the light source base is provided with three grooves, the red semiconductor laser, the green semiconductor laser and the blue semiconductor laser are fixed in the corresponding grooves through the corresponding soldering tin pieces, and the operation is as follows: at light source base groove part, at first place three soldering tin pieces in proper order, then red semiconductor laser, green semiconductor laser, blue semiconductor laser place the position that the recess corresponds respectively, and the soldering tin piece is located in the middle of laser and the light source base this moment, and the place back begins to heat the light source base, and the temperature should not be too high, and control is 170 ℃, can guarantee that soldering tin melts can, because the temperature surpasss a definite value after, can produce irreversible injury to the laser instrument. Because the bottom is provided with the soldering tin sheet, the semiconductor laser can be firmly welded on the light source base.
Preferably, in the lens barrel, the collimating lens is fixed by the sealant at the periphery, so that the lens can be fixed more firmly and water flow is prevented from permeating.
Preferably, in order to make the sealing perfect, the upper sealing cover and the lens cone, the lens cone and the light source base, and the light source base and the lengthened lens cone are all fixed by threaded connection, and the joints are all filled with sealant.
Preferably, the lengthened lens barrel is filled with black plastic in a potting mode, so that the driving circuit and the power circuit can be kept stable.
Preferably, the upper sealing cover, the lens cone, the light source base and the lengthened lens cone are made of brass, so that the product has excellent corrosion resistance and can be used in severe environments such as seawater and the like.
Compared with the prior art the utility model discloses following beneficial effect has: the utility model provides a high-brightness underwater laser beam lamp, which adopts a semiconductor laser as a luminous light source, can enable the product to have the characteristics of high brightness, high collimation, long service life, low power consumption and the like, and meets the market demand; the brass is adopted as a material, so that the corrosion resistance is excellent; in a light source system, a Schottky diode is adopted to protect a laser, so that a beam lamp has a longer service life; in the lens cone, there is thick sealed glue around the collimating lens, in the extension lens cone, the mode that adopts whole embedment ebonite is sealed, consequently the utility model discloses better leakproofness has. The utility model discloses can adjust the size in making, whole mounting dimension is not more than fifteen centimeters under the most circumstances, and the diameter is not more than three centimeters, and consequently the total weight of product is lighter, and the installation of the various use occasions of being convenient for can carry out extensive application.
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Fig. 1 is a schematic view of the structure of the housing of the light beam lamp of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is a layout diagram of the laser light source system and the optical elements in the present invention.
Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of a light source control circuit system of the middle light beam lamp of the present invention.
The figures are labeled as follows: 1-an upper sealing cover, 2-a lens cone, 3-a light source base, 4-a lengthened lens cone, 5-a light source circuit board, 6-a Schottky diode, 7-a thermistor, 8-a red semiconductor laser, 9-a green semiconductor laser, 10-a blue semiconductor laser, 11-a collimating lens, 12-a reverse red, blue and green beam combiner, 13-a reverse blue, green and red beam combiner, 14-a reverse blue, red and green beam combiner, 15-a power supply, 16-a main control system, 17-a driving control system and 18-a laser light source system.
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The following describes embodiments of the present invention with reference to the drawings.
A high-brightness underwater laser beam lamp is shown in figures 1-3: comprises a laser light source system 18 and a light source control circuit system; the laser light source system 18 comprises an upper sealing cover 1, a lens cone 2, a light source base 3 and a lengthened lens cone 4, wherein the upper sealing cover 1, the lens cone 2, the light source base 3 and the lengthened lens cone 4 are sequentially connected in a sealing manner from top to bottom; the upper sealing cover 1 is a light-transmitting lens and is sealed at the front end of the lens barrel 2; the lens barrel 2 is internally provided with three collimating lenses 11, a red-blue-green light-transmitting beam combiner 12, a blue-green light-transmitting beam combiner 13 and a blue-green light-transmitting beam combiner 14; the light source base 3 is provided with a light source circuit board 5, a red semiconductor laser 8, a green semiconductor laser 9 and a blue semiconductor laser 10; the light source circuit board 5 supplies power to a red semiconductor laser 8, a green semiconductor laser 9 and a blue semiconductor laser 10, and the light source circuit board 5 is also provided with a Schottky diode 6 and a thermistor 7; a driving circuit and a power supply circuit connected with the light source circuit board 5 are arranged in the lengthened lens barrel 4; the red semiconductor laser 8, the green semiconductor laser 9 and the blue semiconductor laser 10 which are positioned at the light source base 3 are sequentially arranged side by side, the front of the red semiconductor laser 8 along the light emitting direction is sequentially provided with a collimating lens 11 and a red-blue-green light-transmitting beam combining mirror 12, the front of the green semiconductor laser 9 along the light emitting direction is sequentially provided with a collimating lens 11 and a blue-green light-transmitting red-light-combining mirror 13, and the front of the blue semiconductor laser 10 along the light emitting direction is sequentially provided with a collimating lens 11 and a blue-blue light-transmitting red-green light-combining mirror 14; the light source control circuit system comprises a power supply 15, a master control system 16 and a drive control system 17, wherein the power supply 15 is connected with the drive control system 17 through the master control system 16, the drive control system 17 is connected with the light source circuit board 5 through a drive circuit and a power circuit, and the thermistor 7 on the light source circuit board 5 feeds temperature information back to the master control system 16 through a feedback circuit.
The embodiment adopts the preferable scheme that: the light source base 3 is provided with three grooves, and the red semiconductor laser 8, the green semiconductor laser 9 and the blue semiconductor laser 10 are fixed in the corresponding grooves through the corresponding soldering tin sheets; in the lens barrel 2, the periphery of the collimating lens 11 is fixed by sealant; the upper sealing cover 1 and the lens cone 2, the lens cone 2 and the light source base 3, and the light source base 3 and the lengthened lens cone 4 are fixedly connected through threads, and sealing glue is filled and sealed at the connecting parts; black plastic is encapsulated in the lengthened lens cone 4; the upper sealing cover 1, the lens cone 2, the light source base 3 and the lengthened lens cone 4 are made of brass.
The embodiment specifically operates as follows: firstly, the whole manufacturing process of the light beam lamp: firstly, sequentially placing three soldering tin sheets on a groove part of a light source base 3, then respectively placing a red semiconductor laser 8, a green semiconductor laser 9 and a blue semiconductor laser 10 at corresponding positions of the groove, wherein the soldering tin sheets are positioned between the lasers and the light source base 3, heating the light source base 3 after placing, controlling the temperature to be 170 ℃, ensuring that the soldering tin is melted, and generating irreversible damage to the lasers after the temperature exceeds a certain value; because the bottom is provided with the soldering tin sheet, the semiconductor laser can be firmly welded on the light source base 3; after the light source base 3 is gradually cooled, the light source circuit board 5 starts to be welded, and before the light source circuit board 5 is welded, the Schottky diode 6 and the thermistor 7 are completely welded; when a circuit board is welded, the three semiconductor lasers respectively correspond to the three slots on the circuit board, and after welding is completed, the semiconductor lasers are placed and wait for cooling; the collimating lens 11 is placed at a position corresponding to the lens barrel 2, and after the placing is finished, the periphery of the lens is lightly sealed with sealant, so that the lens can be fixed more firmly, and water flow is prevented from permeating; finally, assembling a light source, namely, firstly installing the lens cone 2 below the upper sealing cover 1, then fixing the light source base 3 below the lens cone 2, and then fixing the lengthened lens cone 4 below the light source base 3, wherein the concrete fixing modes are all fixed in a rotating mode by adopting threads, and the joints are all filled with sealant; after the fixation is completed, the interior of the elongated lens barrel 4 starts to be filled with black plastic, and after the filling is completed and the elongated lens barrel is cooled, the laser light source system 18 can be completed. II, working process: firstly, after a power supply 15 is turned on, the system starts to operate, a main control system 16 firstly detects the temperature of a light source, and when a feedback numerical value is lower than a set value, the main control system sends a pulse signal to control a driving control system 17 to be turned on and simultaneously sends a DA signal to control the current value of the driving system, so that the brightness and the color of the laser are regulated and controlled in real time; when the temperature value is detected to be higher than the set value, the feedback signal is transmitted to the main control system 16, the main control system 16 sends a pulse signal to control the driving control system 17 to be closed, and the driving control system can be opened again when the temperature is reduced to the set value; when the light source is turned on, after all the laser light sources are turned on, light emitted by the red semiconductor laser 8 passes through the collimating lens 11, enters the anti-red, blue-green and red-transmitting beam combining mirror 12, is reflected to the anti-blue-green, red-transmitting beam combining mirror 13, then enters the anti-blue, red-green and red-transmitting beam combining mirror 14 through the anti-blue-green and red-transmitting beam combining mirror 13, light emitted by the green semiconductor laser 9 passes through the collimating lens 11, enters the anti-blue-green, blue-green and red-transmitting beam combining mirror 13, is reflected to the anti-blue, red-green and red-transmitting beam combining mirror 14, light emitted by the blue semiconductor laser 10 passes through the collimating lens 11, enters the anti-blue, red and green-transmitting beam combining mirror 14, and light emission is finished, the schottky diode 6 protects the laser in the whole process, the master control system sends a DA signal to the drive control system 17 to output current, and the color and the brightness of the laser are regulated and controlled in real time.
The scope of the invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications and changes may be made by those skilled in the art, and any modifications, improvements and equivalents made within the spirit and principle of the present invention are intended to be included within the scope of the present invention.

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1. A high-brightness underwater laser beam lamp is characterized in that: comprises a laser light source system (18) and a light source control circuit system;
the laser light source system (18) comprises an upper sealing cover (1), a lens cone (2), a light source base (3) and a lengthened lens cone (4), wherein the upper sealing cover (1), the lens cone (2), the light source base (3) and the lengthened lens cone (4) are sequentially connected in a sealing mode from top to bottom; the upper sealing cover (1) is a light-transmitting lens and is sealed at the front end of the lens barrel (2); the lens barrel (2) is internally provided with three collimating lenses (11), a red-blue-green light-transmitting beam combiner (12), a blue-green light-transmitting beam combiner (13) and a blue-blue light-transmitting red-green light-combining lens (14); the light source base (3) is provided with a light source circuit board (5), a red semiconductor laser (8), a green semiconductor laser (9) and a blue semiconductor laser (10); the light source circuit board (5) supplies power for the red semiconductor laser (8), the green semiconductor laser (9) and the blue semiconductor laser (10), and the light source circuit board (5) is also provided with a Schottky diode (6) and a thermistor (7); a driving circuit and a power supply circuit which are connected with the light source circuit board (5) are arranged in the lengthened lens cone (4); the red semiconductor laser (8), the green semiconductor laser (9) and the blue semiconductor laser (10) which are positioned on the light source base (3) are sequentially arranged side by side, the red semiconductor laser (8) is sequentially provided with a collimating lens (11) and a red-blue-green light-transmitting beam combining mirror (12) in front of the light emitting direction, the green semiconductor laser (9) is sequentially provided with a collimating lens (11) and a blue-green light-transmitting beam combining mirror (13) in front of the light emitting direction, and the blue semiconductor laser (10) is sequentially provided with a collimating lens (11) and a blue-blue light-transmitting red-green light-combining mirror (14) in front of the light emitting direction;
the light source control circuit system comprises a power source (15), a master control system (16) and a drive control system (17), wherein the power source (15) is connected with the drive control system (17) through the master control system (16), the drive control system (17) is connected with the light source circuit board (5) through a drive circuit and a power circuit, and the thermistor (7) on the light source circuit board (5) feeds temperature information back to the master control system (16) through a feedback circuit.
2. A high brightness underwater laser beam lamp as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the light source base (3) is provided with three grooves, and the red semiconductor laser (8), the green semiconductor laser (9) and the blue semiconductor laser (10) are fixed in the corresponding grooves through the corresponding soldering tin pieces.
3. A high brightness underwater laser beam lamp as claimed in claim 1, wherein: and the periphery of the collimating lens (11) is fixed by sealant in the lens barrel (2).
4. A high brightness underwater laser beam lamp as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the upper sealing cover (1) and the lens cone (2), the lens cone (2) and the light source base (3) are fixedly connected through threads, and the joints are filled with sealing glue.
5. A high brightness underwater laser beam lamp as claimed in claim 1, wherein: black plastic is encapsulated in the lengthened lens cone (4).
6. A high brightness underwater laser beam lamp as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the upper sealing cover (1), the lens cone (2), the light source base (3) and the lengthened lens cone (4) are made of brass.
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