JP2010262312A - Projection display device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the following problem: surface light sources respectively emitting R, G and B color lights and spatial light modulators corresponding to the respective color lights are required for performing color display in a projection display device, and consequently the number of parts is increased, the whole device is not miniaturized, and the weight and cost are not reduced. <P>SOLUTION: The projection display device includes at least a light source, a color wheel, the spatial light modulators, and a projection lens. The light source includes a solid light source emitting ultraviolet light and the color wheel includes at least a wavelength conversion layer for converting the ultraviolet light to visible light. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a projection display apparatus that performs color display using a spatial light modulator.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, projection display apparatuses that perform color display using a spatial light modulator are known. When a discharge lamp that generates white light is used as a light source of a projection display device, a high voltage power source is necessary, and handling thereof is not easy, and there are problems such as short life and low impact resistance.

  Therefore, in a related projection display device, a solid light source such as a light emitting diode or a laser diode is used as a light source of the projection display device (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  As shown in FIG. 8, planar light sources 801, 802, and 803 in which light emitting diodes emitting red (R), green (G), and blue (B) light are arranged in an array are used as light sources. The color lights R, G, and B emitted from these planar light source units are modulated by the corresponding spatial light modulators 804, 805, and 806, and then synthesized by the dichroic prism 807, and the color is applied to the screen 809 via the projection lens 808. The image is enlarged and projected.

JP 2002-268140 A ([0016], FIG. 1)

  However, in the projection display device according to the related technology, a planar light source that emits R, G, and B color lights must be prepared, and three spatial light modulators are also required for each. Therefore, there has been a problem that the price cannot be reduced.

  In addition, since each of the R, G, and B color lights is modulated and then the respective images are combined by a cross dichroic prism, there is a problem that the entire apparatus cannot be reduced in size and weight.

  The present invention has been made under such a technical background. Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a projection display device that solves the above-described problems that the price reduction and the overall size and weight of the device cannot be reduced.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention comprises at least a light source, a color wheel, a spatial light modulator, and a projection lens, the light source comprising a solid light source that emits ultraviolet light, and the color wheel includes ultraviolet light. It has at least a wavelength conversion layer for converting the light into visible light.

  According to the present invention, a single solid-state light source that emits ultraviolet light can be used to generate a color with a color wheel on which a phosphor layer is formed, so that a small projection display device can be configured. .

It is a top view which shows the projection type display apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is sectional drawing which shows the color wheel which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a top view which shows the color wheel which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the reflective characteristic of the visible light reflection film which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the reflective characteristic of another visible light reflection film which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is sectional drawing which shows another color wheel which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a top view which shows another projection type display apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a top view which shows the projection type display apparatus which concerns on a related technique.

  Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. The embodiments described below are preferable specific examples of the present invention, and thus various technically preferable limitations are given. However, the scope of the present invention is particularly limited in the following description. Unless otherwise stated, the present invention is not limited to these forms.

  FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a projection display apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  As the light source, for example, the light emitting diode 101 that emits near-ultraviolet light having an emission wavelength of about 380 nm using an InGaN-based material can be used. Note that the light source is not limited to a light emitting diode, and any light source that emits ultraviolet light may be used, and a semiconductor laser or the like may be used.

  Ultraviolet light from the light emitting diode 101 of the light source first enters the color wheel 102.

  On the emission side of the color wheel 102, a phosphor layer is formed as a wavelength conversion layer that converts ultraviolet light into visible light. The ultraviolet light is wavelength-converted by the phosphor layer into visible light composed of red (R), green (G), and blue (B) necessary for color display.

  Thereafter, the light is modulated by the spatial light modulator 106 via the prism 105 via the relay lens 103 and the reflection mirror 104, and enlarged and projected on the screen by the projection lens 107.

  Here, as the spatial light modulator, for example, a digital mirror device (DMD) having a micromirror and a liquid crystal display element can be used.

  Next, the color wheel 102 will be described.

  FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing a color wheel according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  The color wheel includes a transparent substrate 201 that can be rotated by a motor 204, a visible light reflecting film 202 that transmits ultraviolet light and reflects visible light, which is formed on the incident side of the transparent substrate 201, and a coating formed on the emission side. The phosphor layer 203 is formed.

  Here, the light excited by ultraviolet light becomes isotropic radiation. That is, the light from the phosphor layer 203 is also emitted to the incident side, and in general, the light emitted to the incident side cannot be used for illumination of the spatial light modulator 106.

  However, according to the embodiment of the present invention, by providing the visible light reflecting film 202 that transmits ultraviolet light and reflects visible light, the light emitted to the incident side is effectively reflected to the emission side. Can do. Therefore, the emitted light that contributes to the illumination of the spatial light modulator 106 can be increased, and the luminance can be improved.

  The transparent substrate 201 constituting the color wheel 102 is made of a material having optical characteristics that are transparent to ultraviolet light from a light emitting diode used as a light source. For example, fused silica or quartz glass can be used.

  Further, as the visible light reflecting film 202 that transmits ultraviolet light and reflects visible light, a cold mirror having ultraviolet reflection characteristics or a bandpass filter made of a dielectric multilayer film can be used.

The phosphor layer 203 used as the wavelength conversion layer is excited by ultraviolet light having a wavelength of about 380 nm to about 400 nm. For example, Y ₂ O ₂ S: Eu for red and (Sr, _{Ca, Ba, Mg) 10 (} PO 4) 6 C 12: Eu and _{(Ba, Mg) Al 10 O} 17: Eu, the green ZnS: Cu, Al and _{(Ba, Mg) Al 10 O} 17: Eu , Mn, etc. can be used.

  Next, color display using the color wheel according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a color wheel according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the color wheel divides the disk into three regions, for example, and transmits ultraviolet light to each of the regions 401, 402, and 403 on the incident side (FIG. 3A) and reflects visible light. A visible light reflecting film is formed. FIG. 4 shows an example of the reflection characteristics of the visible light reflection film.

  The areas 404, 405, and 406 on the emission side (FIG. 3B) on the back side of the areas 401, 402, and 403 are converted into wavelengths of R, G, and B, respectively. The red phosphor layer, the region 405, the green phosphor layer, and the region 406 are coated with the blue phosphor layer, respectively.

  By rotating the color wheel, the ultraviolet light from the light source sequentially irradiates the regions 401 → 402 → 403, and emits R → G → B repeated color light.

  Color display is possible by driving these color light and the spatial light modulator by pulse width modulation (PWM).

  Note that the visible light reflecting film formed in the regions 401, 402, and 403 is not limited to the reflecting film having the characteristics shown in FIG. 4, and for example, the region 404 is colored red as shown in FIG. A reflective film that reflects light (FIG. 5A), a reflective film that reflects green in the region 405 (FIG. 5B), a reflective film that reflects blue in the region 406 (FIG. 5C), and so on. The present invention can be implemented even when a reflective film having band-bus characteristics is used.

  In the embodiment of the present invention, the disc-shaped transparent substrate is used. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the present invention is implemented even when a polygonal transparent substrate such as a hexagon or an octagon is used. Can do.

  As described above, according to the present invention, light from a light source that emits ultraviolet light can be converted into color illumination light composed of R, G, and B by time division using a color wheel. Therefore, only one light source and spatial light modulator are required, and a small and light single-plate projection display device can be configured.

  In the embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 2, the color wheel 102 has a visible light reflecting film 202 that transmits ultraviolet light and reflects visible light from the incident side of ultraviolet light, a transparent substrate 201, and In the color wheel in which the transparent substrate 301 shown in FIG. 6 is rotated by the motor 304, ultraviolet light is applied to the back surface side of the transparent substrate 301 with respect to the incident light from the light source. The present invention can also be applied to the case where the visible light reflecting film 302 having the characteristic of transmitting and reflecting visible light is formed, and the phosphor layer 303 is formed thereon.

  At this time, the ultraviolet light from the light source is transmitted through the transparent substrate 301 and the visible light reflecting film 302, and then wavelength-converted according to the applied phosphor layer 303 to emit R, G, or B color light, respectively.

  Also in this case, the light emitted to the light source side out of the light whose wavelength has been converted by the phosphor layer 303 is reflected by the visible light reflection film 302 and travels toward the emission side, so that it contributes to the illumination of the spatial light modulator. Will improve.

  In the embodiment of the present invention, the light source includes one of the light emitting diodes 101, and the visible light emitted from the color wheel 102 is applied to the spatial light modulator 106 via the relay lens 103. Not limited to this, as shown in FIG. 7, for example, the present invention can be applied to a case where three light emitting diodes 701, 702, and 703 are used and a rod integrator is used as the auxiliary optical element 705. Here, as the light emitting diodes 701, 702, and 703, the same type of light emitting diode having an emission wavelength in an ultraviolet region capable of exciting the phosphor layer can be used.

  In this case, since the light incident on the color wheel increases as the number of light sources increases, high brightness can be achieved. At this time, if each incident light from the light emitting diode is concentrated on the incident surface of the color wheel 704, the light loss in the subsequent optical system can be reduced. Therefore, each of the light emitting diode 701, the light emitting diode 702, and the light emitting diode 703. The incident surface of the color wheel was set in the vicinity of the point where the optical axes intersect.

  The light that has passed through the rod integrator is light-modulated by the spatial light modulator 709 via the relay lens 706 and the reflection mirror 707 and the prism 708, and enlarged and projected on the screen by the projection lens 710.

  At this time, by using the rod integrator, the visible light converted by the phosphor layer can be made more uniform and used for illumination of the spatial light modulator 709.

  As described above, the color wheel of the present embodiment is characterized by having a wavelength conversion layer, a transparent substrate, and a visible light reflecting film having characteristics of transmitting ultraviolet light and reflecting visible light.

  The color wheel of the present embodiment is also characterized in that a visible light reflecting film is provided on the light source side surface of the transparent substrate and a wavelength conversion layer is provided on the surface of the transparent substrate opposite to the light source.

  Furthermore, the color wheel of the present embodiment is characterized in that a visible light reflecting film is provided on the surface of the transparent substrate opposite to the light source, and a wavelength conversion layer is provided thereon.

  In addition, the wavelength conversion layer of the present embodiment is characterized in that each of the phosphor layers emits red, green, or blue fluorescence when irradiated with ultraviolet light.

  Furthermore, the color wheel of the present embodiment includes a wavelength conversion layer composed of each phosphor layer that emits red, green, or blue fluorescence, and visible light that has a characteristic of reflecting light emission of each color of the phosphor layer. A reflective film is provided, and a wavelength conversion layer and a visible light reflective film corresponding to each color are formed on the transparent substrate to face each other.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the visible light reflecting film that transmits ultraviolet light and reflects visible light is formed, so that the visible light wavelength-converted by the phosphor is effectively reflected and illuminated. Since it can be used for light, it is possible to improve the light utilization efficiency.

  In addition, since a plurality of the same solid light sources can be used, high brightness can be easily achieved. Further, since the wavelength-converted light is visible light and does not contain an infrared light component, thermal damage in the spatial light modulator and other optical components can be reduced.

101, 701, 702, 703 Light emitting diode 102, 704 Color wheel 103, 706 Relay lens 104, 707 Reflective mirror 105, 708 Prism 106, 709 Spatial light modulator 107, 710 Projection lens 201, 301 Transparent substrate 202, 302 Visible light Reflective film 203, 303 Phosphor layer 204, 304 Motor 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406 Region 705 Auxiliary optical element 801, 802, 803 Planar light source 804, 805, 806 Spatial light modulator 807 Dichroic prism 808 Projection Lens 809 screen

Claims (6)

A light source, a color wheel, a spatial light modulator, and a projection lens. The light source is a solid light source that emits ultraviolet light, and the color wheel includes a wavelength conversion layer that converts the ultraviolet light into visible light. A projection display device comprising at least the projection display device. The projection display device according to claim 1, wherein the color wheel includes the wavelength conversion layer, a transparent substrate, and a visible light reflection film having a characteristic of transmitting ultraviolet light and reflecting visible light. 3. The color wheel includes the visible light reflecting film on a surface of the transparent substrate on the light source side, and the wavelength conversion layer on a surface of the transparent substrate opposite to the light source. The projection display device described in 1. The projection according to claim 2, wherein the color wheel includes the visible light reflection film on a surface of the transparent substrate opposite to the light source, and the wavelength conversion layer stacked on the visible light reflection film. Type display device. 5. The projection type according to claim 1, wherein the wavelength conversion layer includes phosphor layers that emit red, green, or blue fluorescence when irradiated with ultraviolet light. 6. Display device. The color wheel includes the wavelength conversion layer made of each phosphor layer that emits red, green, or blue fluorescence, and the visible light reflecting film that has the property of reflecting the light emission of each color of the phosphor layer. 6. The projection display device according to claim 5, wherein the wavelength conversion layer corresponding to each color and the visible light reflection film are formed to face each other on the transparent substrate.

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