JP2011170363A - Light source device and projector - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a light source device which increases luminance, and to provide a projector including the light source device. <P>SOLUTION: The projector includes: a light source device 63; a display element; and a projector control means or the like. The light source device 63 includes: a fluorescent wheel 71 which has a plurality of segment areas on base material whose rotation can be controlled, wherein at least one of the segment areas on the base material is set as a reflective portion, a fluorescent material layer that emits light of a predetermined wavelength band by receiving excitation light on the reflective portion is formed, and a segment area in which no fluorescent material layer is formed is set as a transmission portion that transmits light; a first light source which radiates the excitation light of a visible light region onto fluorescent material; a second light source 82 which emits light of a wavelength band that is different from the fluorescent light emitted from the fluorescent material layer and the excitation light emitted from the first light source 72; a condensing optical system which condenses the light emitted from the fluorescent wheel 71 and the light emitted from the second light source 82 onto the same optical path; and a light source control means which controls the emission of light from the first light source 72 and the second light source 82. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a light source device and a projector including the light source device.

  2. Description of the Related Art Today, data projectors are widely used as image projection apparatuses that project a screen of a personal computer, a video image, an image based on image data stored in a memory card or the like onto a screen. This projector focuses light emitted from a light source on a micromirror display element called DMD (digital micromirror device) or a liquid crystal plate, and displays a color image on a screen.

  Conventionally, projectors using a high-intensity discharge lamp as the light source have been the mainstream of such projectors. However, in recent years, developments and proposals using light-emitting diodes, laser diodes, organic EL, phosphor light emission, etc. as light sources have been made. A lot has been done. For example, in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-341105 (Patent Document 1), a disk-shaped transparent substrate provided with a phosphor layer that receives ultraviolet light as excitation light emitted from a solid light source and converts it into visible light. A light source device having a fluorescent wheel and a solid-state light source has been proposed.

JP 2004-341105 A

  The proposal of Patent Document 1 can irradiate the phosphor layer formed on the wheel surface with ultraviolet light as excitation light to emit fluorescent light in the red, green, and blue wavelength bands. Since the efficiency is lower than the luminous efficiency of other phosphors, there is a problem in that the red luminance is insufficient.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems of the prior art, and has a fluorescent wheel having a phosphor with a good luminous efficiency, a light source for exciting the phosphor, and a relatively low luminous efficiency. It is an object of the present invention to provide a light source device capable of improving the brightness of a screen by including a monochromatic light source that emits light in a wavelength band corresponding to various types of phosphors, and a projector including the light source device. .

  The light source device of the present invention has a plurality of segment regions on a base material, at least one of the plurality of segment regions being a reflecting portion, and a fluorescent light that emits light of a predetermined wavelength band upon receiving excitation light at the reflecting portion A light emitting plate in which a body layer is formed and at least one of the plurality of segment regions is a transmissive portion that transmits light, a first light source that irradiates excitation light to the phosphor layer and the transmissive portion, and the fluorescent light A second light source that emits light in a wavelength band different from a wavelength band of fluorescent light emitted from the body layer and a wavelength band of excitation light emitted from the first light source; and the phosphor layer emitted from the light emitting plate A condensing optical system for condensing the fluorescent light from the light, the light transmitted through the transmission part, and the light emitted from the second light source on the same optical path, and the light emitted from the first light source and the second light source. And a light source control means for controlling. To.

  The condensing optical system is disposed between the first light source and the light emitting plate, transmits a pumping light and reflects the fluorescent light from the phosphor layer, and a transmitting portion of the light emitting plate. A plurality of reflecting mirrors and dichroics that collect the excitation light transmitted through the light, the fluorescent light reflected by the dichroic mirror, and the light emitted from the second light source on the same optical path and emit in the same direction And a mirror.

  The first light source is a blue band laser emitter.

  The phosphor layer has a phosphor that emits green wavelength band light upon receiving at least excitation light.

  Furthermore, a diffusion layer for diffusing light from the first light source is formed in the transmission part of the light emitting plate.

  The second light source is a red band light emitting diode.

  Furthermore, it is preferable that the light emitting plate has a disk shape and includes a driving device that rotates the light emitting plate in a circumferential direction.

  The projector of the present invention includes any one of the light source devices described above, a display element, a light source side optical system that guides light from the light source device to the display element, and an image emitted from the display element. A projection-side optical system that projects onto a screen and projector control means for controlling the light source device and the display element are provided.

  According to the present invention, a light source for exciting a phosphor, a phosphor wheel having a phosphor with a good luminous efficiency, and the low emission without forming a phosphor with a relatively low luminous efficiency on the phosphor wheel. By providing a monochromatic light source that emits light in a wavelength band corresponding to an efficient phosphor, it is possible to provide a light source device capable of improving the brightness of the screen and a projector including the light source device.

It is an external appearance perspective view which shows the projector provided with the light source device which concerns on the Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the functional circuit block of the projector provided with the light source device which concerns on the Example of this invention. 1 is a schematic plan view showing an internal structure of a projector including a light source device according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is the front schematic diagram of the fluorescent wheel which concerns on the Example of this invention, and the plane schematic diagram which shows a partial cross section. It is a plane schematic diagram of the light source device which concerns on the Example of this invention. It is a front schematic diagram of the fluorescent wheel which shows the lighting range of the 1st light source which concerns on the Example of this invention, and a 2nd light source. It is a front schematic diagram of the fluorescent wheel of another form in the light source device which concerns on the Example of this invention.

  Hereinafter, modes for carrying out the present invention will be described. The projector 10 includes a light source device 63, a display element 51, a cooling fan, a light source side optical system 62 that guides light from the light source device 63 to the display element 51, and an image emitted from the display element 51 on a screen. A projection-side optical system 90 for projecting, a projector control means for controlling the light source device 63 and the display element 51, and a light source control circuit which is a light source control means for controlling the light emission of the first light source 72 and the second light source 82 of the light source device 63 41.

  The light source device 63 has a fluorescent wheel 71 that is a light emitting plate. The fluorescent wheel 71 has two semicircular segment areas adjacent to each other on a base material that can be rotated. The first region 1 which is one of the segment regions is a reflecting portion, and a phosphor layer 131 that emits green wavelength band light upon receiving excitation light in the reflecting portion is formed. The second region 2, which is the other segment region, serves as a transmission part and transmits light. The light source device 63 includes a first light source 72 that irradiates phosphors with excitation light in the visible light region, fluorescent light emitted from the phosphor layer 131, and light in a wavelength band different from the excitation light emitted from the first light source 72. A second light source that emits light, and a condensing optical system that condenses the light emitted from the fluorescent wheel 71 and the light emitted from the second light source on the same optical path.

  The condensing optical system is a dichroic mirror that is disposed between the first light source 72 and the fluorescent wheel 71 and transmits the excitation light and the light from the second light source 82 and reflects the fluorescent light from the phosphor. The excitation light transmitted through the transmission part of the first optical axis conversion mirror 151a and the fluorescent wheel 71, the fluorescent light reflected by the first optical axis conversion mirror 151a, and the light emitted from the second light source 82 are on the same optical path. The second to fourth optical axis conversion mirrors 151b, 151c, and 151d, which are a plurality of reflecting mirrors and dichroic mirrors that can be condensed and emitted in the same direction.

  The base material used in the first region 1 is an opaque base material made of a heat conductive member such as a copper plate or aluminum, and the base material used in the second region 2 is a glass base material or a transparent resin base material. Is formed. In addition, a reflective layer that reflects light by silver vapor deposition or the like is formed on the surface of the base material of the first region 1 that serves as the reflective portion, on the side where the phosphor layer 131 is disposed, and on the reflective layer A phosphor layer 131 is formed.

  A diffusion layer 141 that diffuses the light from the first light source 72 that is transmitted is formed on the base material of the second region 2 that serves as a transmission part.

  The first light source 72 is a laser emitter that emits blue wavelength band light having a shorter wavelength than the green wavelength band light emitted from the green phosphor layer 131. The second light source 82 is a light emitting diode that emits red wavelength band light.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of the projector 10. In this embodiment, the left and right indicate the left and right directions with respect to the projection direction, and the front and rear indicate the front and rear directions with respect to the traveling direction of the light bundle emitted from the projector 10. As shown in FIG. 1, the projector 10 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and has a lens cover 19 that covers the projection port on the side of the front panel 12 that is a side plate in front of the main body case. Is provided with a plurality of exhaust holes 17. Further, although not shown, an Ir receiver for receiving a control signal from the remote controller is provided.

  In addition, a key / indicator section 37 is provided on the top panel 11 which is a main body case. The key / indicator section 37 includes a power switch key, a power indicator for notifying power on / off, and projection on / off. There are arranged keys and indicators such as a projection switch key for switching, an overheat indicator for notifying when a light source device, a display element, a control circuit or the like is overheated.

  In addition, on the back side of the main body case, there are provided various terminals 20 such as an input / output connector section and a power adapter plug for providing a USB terminal, a D-SUB terminal for inputting image signals, an S terminal, an RCA terminal, etc. Yes. A plurality of intake holes 18 are formed in the vicinity of the lower portion of the right side panel 14 which is a side plate of the main body case (not shown) and the left side panel 15 which is the side plate shown in FIG.

  Next, projector control means of the projector 10 will be described with reference to the block diagram of FIG. The projector control means includes a control unit 38, an input / output interface 22, an image conversion unit 23, a display encoder 24, a display drive unit 26, and the like. Image signals of various standards input from the input / output connector unit 21 are input / output. The image conversion unit 23 converts the image signal into a predetermined format suitable for display via the interface 22 and the system bus (SB), and outputs the image signal to the display encoder 24.

  The display encoder 24 develops and stores the input image signal in the video RAM 25, generates a video signal from the stored contents of the video RAM 25, and outputs the video signal to the display drive unit 26.

  The display driving unit 26 drives the display element 51, which is a spatial light modulation element (SOM), at an appropriate frame rate corresponding to the image signal output from the display encoder 24, and is emitted from the light source device 63. A light beam is incident on the display element 51 via the light source side optical system, thereby forming an optical image with the reflected light of the display element 51, and an image is displayed on a screen (not shown) via a projection system lens group serving as a projection side optical system. Is projected and displayed. The movable lens group 97 of the projection side optical system is driven by the lens motor 45 for zoom adjustment and focus adjustment.

  In addition, the image compression / decompression unit 31 performs a recording process in which the luminance signal and the color difference signal of the image signal are data-compressed by a process such as ADCT and Huffman coding, and are sequentially written in a memory card 32 that is a detachable recording medium. Further, the image compression / decompression unit 31 reads out the image data recorded on the memory card 32 in the reproduction mode, decompresses individual image data constituting a series of moving images in units of one frame, and converts the image data into the image conversion unit 23. Is output to the display encoder 24 and the processing for enabling the display of a moving image or the like based on the image data stored in the memory card 32 is performed.

  The control unit 38 controls operation of each circuit in the projector 10, and includes a ROM that stores operation programs such as a CPU and various settings fixedly, and a RAM that is used as a work memory. .

  An operation signal of a key / indicator unit 37 composed of a main key and an indicator provided on the upper panel 11 of the main body case is directly sent to the control unit 38, and a key operation signal from the remote controller is sent to the Ir receiving unit 35. , And the code signal demodulated by the Ir processor 36 is output to the controller 38.

  Note that an audio processing unit 47 is connected to the control unit 38 via a system bus (SB). The sound processing unit 47 includes a sound source circuit such as a PCM sound source, converts the sound data into analog in the projection mode and the playback mode, and drives the speaker 48 to emit loud sounds.

  The control unit 38 also controls a light source control circuit 41 that is a light source control means, and this light source control circuit 41 controls the light emission of the first light source and the second light source of the light source device 63 according to the image signal. . Further, the control unit 38 causes the cooling fan drive control circuit 43 to perform temperature detection using a plurality of temperature sensors provided in the light source device 63 and the like, and controls the rotation speed of the cooling fan based on the temperature detection result. In addition, the control unit 38 causes the cooling fan drive control circuit 43 to keep the cooling fan rotating even after the projector body is turned off by a timer or the like, or to turn off the projector body depending on the result of temperature detection by the temperature sensor. Control is also performed.

  Next, the internal structure of the projector 10 will be described. FIG. 3 is a schematic plan view showing the internal structure of the projector 10. As shown in FIG. 3, the projector 10 has a light source control circuit board 102 to which a power circuit block 101 and the like are attached in the vicinity of the right panel 14, and a sirocco fan type blower 110 is arranged in the approximate center. A control circuit board 103 is disposed near 110, a light source device 63 is disposed near the front panel 12, and an optical system unit 70 is disposed near the left panel 15. Further, the projector 10 is airtightly divided into an intake side space chamber 121 on the rear panel 13 side and an exhaust side space chamber 122 on the front panel 12 side by a partition wall 120 in the casing, and the blower 110 has a suction port 111 is disposed in the intake side space chamber 121 and the discharge port 113 is positioned at the boundary between the exhaust side space chamber 122 and the intake side space chamber 121.

  The optical system unit 70 includes an illumination side block 78 located in the vicinity of the light source device 63, an image generation block 79 located on the back panel 13 side, and a projection side block located between the illumination side block 78 and the left panel 15. It is a substantially U-shape composed of 80 and 3 blocks.

  The illumination side block 78 includes a part of the light source side optical system 62 that guides the light emitted from the light source device 63 to the display element 51 provided in the image generation block 79. As the light source side optical system 62 included in the illumination side block 78, the light guide device 75 that converts the light beam emitted from the light source device 63 into a light beam having a uniform intensity distribution, and condenses light transmitted through the light guide device 75. There is a condensing lens.

  The image generation block 79 includes, as the light source side optical system 62, an optical axis changing mirror 74 that changes the optical axis direction of the light beam emitted from the light guide device 75, and light reflected by the optical axis changing mirror 74 as a display element. A plurality of condensing lenses for condensing on 51 and an irradiation mirror 84 for irradiating the display element 51 with a light beam transmitted through these condensing lenses at a predetermined angle. Further, the image generation block 79 includes a DMD serving as a display element 51, and a display element cooling device 53 for cooling the display element 51 is disposed on the rear panel 13 side of the display element 51. Prevents high temperatures.

  The projection-side block 80 includes a lens group of the projection-side optical system 90 that emits light that is reflected by the display element 51 and forms an image to the screen. The projection-side optical system 90 includes a fixed lens group 93 built in a fixed lens barrel and a movable lens group 97 built in a movable lens barrel, and is a variable focus lens having a zoom function, and is movable by a lens motor. Zoom adjustment and focus adjustment are enabled by moving the lens group 97.

  Further, in the internal structure of the projector 10, members having a temperature lower than that of the light source device 63 are arranged in the intake side space chamber 121. Specifically, the light source control circuit board 102 and the blower 110 are arranged. A control circuit board 103, an image generation block 79 of the optical system unit 70, a projection side block 80 of the optical system unit 70, and a condenser lens in the illumination side block 78 of the optical system unit 70. .

  On the other hand, in the exhaust-side space chamber 122, a light source device 63 that has a relatively high temperature, a light guide device 75 provided in the illumination-side block 78 of the optical system unit 70, and an exhaust temperature reducing device 114 are arranged.

  The light source device 63 includes a fluorescent wheel 71 that is a light-emitting plate that emits light of green and blue wavelength bands that are primary colors when irradiated with light, and a wheel motor 73 that is a drive device that rotationally drives the fluorescent wheel 71. A plurality of first light sources 72 that irradiate the fluorescent wheel 71 with blue wavelength band light, and a second light source 82 that emits red wavelength band light, which is the primary color.

  The plurality of first light sources 72 are arranged such that the optical axis of each first light source 72 is substantially parallel to the optical axis of the light guide device 75. The second light source 82 is also arranged so that the optical axis of the second light source 82 is substantially parallel to the optical axis of the light guide device 75. The fluorescent wheel 71 is arranged so that the optical axis of the first light source 72 whose direction is changed by 90 degrees by the reflecting mirror group 160 and the wheel surface of the fluorescent wheel 71 are substantially orthogonal. That is, the rotation axis of the wheel motor 73 that rotates the fluorescent wheel 71 is parallel to the optical axis of the first light source 72 converted by the reflection mirror group 160.

  The first light source 72 irradiates light to a phosphor layer and a diffusion layer disposed in the vicinity of the outer peripheral portion of the fluorescent wheel 71, which will be described later, and has a wavelength longer than that of the green wavelength band light emitted from the phosphor layer. The laser light emitter emits light in the blue wavelength band, which is short visible light. The second light source 82 is a red light emitting diode that emits light in the red wavelength band.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 (a) and 4 (b), the fluorescent wheel 71, which is a light emitting plate, is a thin disk-shaped base material having a phosphor layer 131, and a central portion of the base material. Is formed with a circular opening corresponding to the shape of a cylindrical rotating shaft which is a connecting portion with the wheel motor 73, and the rotating shaft is inserted into the circular opening so that the motor hub is bonded to the vicinity of the central portion of the substrate. Thus, the fluorescent wheel 71 is firmly connected to the rotating shaft of the wheel motor 73.

  Therefore, the fluorescent wheel 71 is integrally rotated in the circumferential direction by the wheel motor 73 as a driving device that is driven and controlled by the control unit 38 of the projector control means at a rotational speed of about 120 times per second. That is, the rotation of the fluorescent wheel 71 can be controlled.

  This base material has two semicircular segment regions adjacent to each other. The first region 1 that is one of the segment regions is a reflecting portion. The base material of the first region 1 as the reflection portion is made of an opaque base material made of a heat conductive member such as a copper plate or aluminum, and silver deposition or the like is performed on the surface on the first light source 72 side where the phosphor layer 131 is formed. Thus, a reflective layer that reflects the blue light source light from the first light source 72 and the fluorescent light in the green wavelength band generated by the fluorescent material is formed, and the fluorescent material layer 131 is formed on the reflective layer.

  A band-shaped recess is formed in the vicinity of the outer periphery of the first region 1 of the base material, and the phosphor layer 131 is formed in the recess. The phosphor layer 131 absorbs the light from the first light source 72 as excitation light when irradiated with the light from the first light source 72, and emits green wavelength band light which is a primary color by being excited. It is a layer containing a phosphor. The phosphor layer 131 is composed of a phosphor crystal and a binder.

  In addition, the second region 2 which is the other segment region where the phosphor layer 131 is not disposed is a transmission part that transmits the blue light of the first light source 72. The second region 2 which is the transmission part has a diffusion layer 141 on the surface on the first light source 72 side. Specifically, the diffusion layer 141 is subjected to an optical process such as a roughing process such as a blasting process on the second region 2 of the transparent base material, so that the incident blue light source light is transmitted. It is formed as a layer that imparts a diffusion effect to the film.

  The diffusion layer 141 may be formed by adhering a band-shaped solid material that is an optical material, in addition to performing an optical treatment on the surface of the transparent substrate. Further, the diffusion layer 141 may be formed on the surface opposite to the first light source 72 without forming the diffusion layer 141 on the surface on the first light source 72 side.

  As described above, since the phosphor layer 131 and the diffusion layer 141 are arranged adjacent to each other in the circumferential direction in the two segment regions, the blue light source light is sequentially applied to the phosphor layer 131 and the diffusion layer 141 of the rotating phosphor wheel 71. When the light source light emitted from the first light source 72 is irradiated as the excitation light to the phosphor layer 131 of the fluorescent wheel 71, the fluorescent light in the green wavelength band is emitted from the fluorescent wheel 71 to the first light source 72. The blue light source light from the first light source 72 is opposite to the first light source 72 when the light source light emitted from the first light source 72 is irradiated on the diffusion layer 141 of the transmission part of the fluorescent wheel 71. It will be diffused and transmitted to the side.

  That is, the light source device 63 irradiates the rotating fluorescent wheel 71 with the light from the first light source 72, thereby emitting green fluorescent light emitted from the phosphor layer 131 formed on the reflecting portion of the fluorescent wheel 71, and The blue light source light transmitted through the transmission part having the diffusion layer 141 of the fluorescent wheel 71 can be separated and emitted.

  Specifically, the phosphor of the phosphor layer 131 absorbs blue light source light as excitation light and emits fluorescent light in the green wavelength band in all directions. Among these, the green fluorescent light emitted toward the first light source 72 side enters the light guide device 75 via a condensing optical system described later, and the green fluorescent light emitted toward the base material side is reflected by the reflective layer. Thus, most of the reflected light is incident on the light guide device 75 through the condensing optical system as light emitted from the fluorescent wheel 71.

  In addition, the blue light source light irradiated on the reflection layer without being absorbed by the phosphor of the phosphor layer 131 can also be reflected by the reflection layer and emitted again to the phosphor layer 131 side to excite the phosphor. Therefore, the utilization efficiency of the blue light source light can be improved and the light can be emitted brightly.

  Then, the blue light source light that is reflected by the reflective layer and is not absorbed by the phosphor and returns from the phosphor layer 131 to the first light source 72 side travels from the phosphor layer 131 to the first light source 72 side together with the green fluorescent light. The blue light source light is separated from green fluorescent light by a dichroic mirror that reflects green light and transmits blue light. That is, only the green fluorescent light out of the light emitted from the fluorescent wheel 71 to the first light source 72 side is reflected by the dichroic mirror and enters the light guide device 75 via other mirrors and lenses of the condensing optical system. Will be.

  Then, when the laser beam in the blue wavelength band is irradiated from the first light source 72 to the diffusion layer 141, in order to give a diffusion effect to the blue light source light incident on the diffusion layer 141, the emitted light from the phosphor layer 131 ( Blue light, which is diffused light similar to green fluorescent light), is emitted from the diffusion layer 141, and the blue light is incident on the light guide device 75 via the condensing optical system.

  Here, as another embodiment of the fluorescent wheel 71, the entire base material of the fluorescent wheel 71 is formed of a transparent base material such as glass or transparent resin, and the phosphor layer 131 is a surface opposite to the first light source 72. Furthermore, only the specific wavelength band light is reflected between the phosphor layer 131 and the first light source 72 in the transparent substrate, specifically, the excitation light component is transmitted and the light of the other wavelength band component is reflected. By forming a dichroic layer to be reflected as a reflecting portion, the excitation light from the first light source 72 is transmitted to irradiate the phosphor layer 131, and light emitted from the phosphor layer 131 in all directions is emitted from this dichroic layer. It is also possible to adopt a configuration that reflects and enhances the utilization efficiency of fluorescent light.

  However, as in this embodiment, the specific wavelength band required when the base is a transparent base by making the base itself, which is the base where the phosphor layer 131 of the fluorescent wheel 71 is installed, as a reflective part Without providing a special reflection layer that reflects only light on the surface of the fluorescent wheel 71, the emission light path of the blue light source light and green fluorescent light emitted from the fluorescent wheel 71 can be separated, and with a simple configuration The light source device 63 can be easily manufactured.

  In addition, when the dichroic layer is provided with the base as a transparent base material, it is necessary to transmit the excitation light, and thus the blue light transmitted without being absorbed by the phosphor of the phosphor layer 131 cannot be used. However, when the base portion is a reflecting portion as in this embodiment, the excitation light irradiated to the base portion is reflected and returned to the phosphor layer 131 again without being absorbed by the phosphor of the phosphor layer 131. Therefore, excitation light from the first light source 72 can be added without adding a special optical component (for example, a transparent substrate having an excitation light reflecting layer provided on the emission side of the transparent substrate having a phosphor layer). It is possible to increase the efficiency of use and to emit light more brightly.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the light source device 63 is arranged on the emission side of the first light source 72, and converts the light emitted from the first light source 72 into parallel light and the light from the first light source 72. A reflection mirror group 160 that is arranged on the axis and reflects the light from the first light source 72 by changing the direction at an angle of 90 degrees is provided. Further, the light source device 63 reflects or transmits light of a predetermined wavelength band emitted from the fluorescent wheel 71 and the second light source 82, and transmits blue light and green light from the fluorescent wheel 71 and the second light source 82. A condensing optical system composed of a dichroic mirror and a reflecting mirror for condensing red light on the same optical path, and a lens for condensing a light beam emitted from the fluorescent wheel 71 and incident on the light guide device 75 It has.

  Hereinafter, the condensing optical system of the present embodiment will be described. The condensing optical system includes an optical axis of green fluorescent light and an optical axis of blue light source light emitted in different directions from the fluorescent wheel 71, and an optical axis of red light source light emitted from the second light source 82. , And four optical axis conversion mirrors 151 arranged at predetermined positions so that light of each color is condensed on the same optical path.

  Specifically, the condensing optical system is a first optical axis that is a dichroic mirror that is disposed between the first light source 72 and the fluorescent wheel 71 and transmits the excitation light and reflects the fluorescent light from the phosphor. The excitation light transmitted through the transmission part of the conversion mirror 151a and the fluorescent wheel 71, the fluorescent light reflected by the first optical axis conversion mirror 151a, and the light emitted from the second light source 82 are condensed on the same optical path. In addition, a plurality of reflecting mirrors and second to fourth optical axis conversion mirrors 151b, 151c, and 151d, which are dichroic mirrors that can emit in the same direction, are provided.

  The first optical axis conversion mirror 151a has the first light source 72 on the optical axis of the first light source 72 and the optical axis of the second light source 82, the direction of which is changed by an angle of 90 degrees by the reflection mirror group 160. It is arranged between the fluorescent wheel 71. Further, the first optical axis conversion mirror 151a does not change the blue light source light (excitation light) reflected by the reflection mirror group 160 and the optical axis of the second light source 82, and the green light emitted from the fluorescent wheel 71. This is a dichroic mirror that converts the optical axis of fluorescent light by 90 degrees. That is, the first optical axis conversion mirror 151a transmits the blue light source light as the excitation light emitted from the first light source 72 and the red light source light from the second light source 82, and the phosphor layer of the fluorescent wheel 71. Fluorescent light in the green wavelength band emitted from 131 phosphors is reflected by changing its direction at an angle of 90 degrees.

  The second optical axis conversion mirror 151b is disposed at a position opposite to the first light source 72 with respect to the fluorescent wheel 71 on the optical axis of the first light source 72 converted by the reflecting mirror group 160. This is a normal reflection mirror that converts the optical axis of the blue light source light transmitted through the diffusion layer 141 in the transmission part 71 by 90 degrees. That is, the second optical axis conversion mirror 151b reflects the blue band light emitted from the fluorescent wheel 71 by changing the direction at an angle of 90 degrees. The second optical axis conversion mirror 151b may be a dichroic mirror that can reflect blue band light without using a reflection mirror.

  The third optical axis conversion mirror 151c faces the first optical axis conversion mirror 151a on the optical axis of green fluorescent light converted by the first optical axis conversion mirror 151a (that is, on the optical axis of the second light source 82). The reflection mirror is arranged so as to convert the fluorescent light converted by the first optical axis conversion mirror 151a and the optical axis of the second light source 82 by 90 degrees. That is, the third optical axis conversion mirror 151c reflects the fluorescent light in the green wavelength band reflected by the first optical axis conversion mirror 151a and the red light source light from the second light source 82 by changing the direction by an angle of 90 degrees. To do. The third optical axis conversion mirror 151c may be a dichroic mirror that can reflect green light and red light without using the reflecting mirror.

  The fourth optical axis conversion mirror 151d is disposed opposite to the second optical axis conversion mirror 151b and the third optical axis conversion mirror 151c, and converts the optical axis of the blue light source light converted by the second optical axis conversion mirror 151b. This is a dichroic mirror that converts the optical axes of the red and green fluorescent lights converted by the third optical axis conversion mirror 151c by 90 degrees without change. That is, the fourth optical axis conversion mirror 151d includes the optical axis of the blue light source light reflected by the second optical axis conversion mirror 151b and the optical axis of the green fluorescent light and the red light source light reflected by the third optical axis conversion mirror 151c. Is transmitted at the position where the light beam is reflected, the blue light source light reflected by the second optical axis conversion mirror 151b is transmitted and travels straight, and the light in the red and green wavelength bands reflected by the third optical axis conversion mirror 151c is Reflects to change direction by an angle of 90 degrees.

  Thereby, the blue light source light transmitted through the fourth optical axis conversion mirror 151d and the red light source light and the green fluorescent light reflected by the fourth optical axis conversion mirror 151d are condensed on the same optical path, and these All colors of light are emitted in the same direction.

  As described above, by arranging the four optical axis conversion mirrors 151 in the condensing optical system, the light source device 63 is configured so that the optical axes of the blue light and the green light emitted from the fluorescent wheel 71 and the second light source 82 are used. By converting the optical axis of the emitted red light to match the optical axis of the light guide device 75, each color light can be condensed on the same optical path and can be irradiated in the same direction. Light of each color emitted from the light source device 63 can be sequentially incident on the light guide device 75.

  As described above, this condensing optical system includes a dichroic mirror, etc., between the first light source 72 and the fluorescent wheel 71 and in the path of the fluorescent light from the fluorescent wheel 71 and the light source light transmitted through the fluorescent wheel 71. It is formed by a lens and a mirror in which a plurality of lenses for condensing light are arranged together with the mirror. As a result, the light beam whose traveling direction has been changed by the mirror can be condensed by the lens, and light can be efficiently incident on the light guide device 75.

  Specifically, the blue light emitted from the plurality of first light sources 72 is converted into parallel light whose directivity is increased by the collimator lens 150, and between the reflection mirror group 160 and the first optical axis conversion mirror 151a. The light is collected by the arranged first convex lens 153a. Further, by arranging the condensing lens group 155 in the vicinity of both the front and back surfaces of the fluorescent wheel 71, the blue band light condensed by the first convex lens 153a is further condensed by the condensing lens group 155. While irradiating the wheel 71, each light bundle emitted from both front and back surfaces of the fluorescent wheel 71 is also condensed. Similarly, by arranging the condensing lens group 155 in the vicinity of the exit surface of the second light source 82, the light bundle emitted from the second light source 82 is condensed and applied to the first optical axis conversion mirror 151a. .

  Furthermore, a second convex lens 153b is disposed between the second optical axis conversion mirror 151b and the fourth optical axis conversion mirror 151d, and a third optical axis conversion mirror 151c is provided between the first optical axis conversion mirror 151a and the third optical axis conversion mirror 151c. A convex lens 153c is disposed, a fourth convex lens 153d is disposed between the third optical axis conversion mirror 151c and the fourth optical axis conversion mirror 151d, and further between the fourth optical axis conversion mirror 151d and the light guide device 75. Since the light guide device incident lens 154 is disposed on the light guide device, the light emitted from the fluorescent wheel 71 is incident on the light guide device 75 as a condensed light beam bundle.

  Therefore, the blue light source light emitted from the first light source 72 via the collimator lens 150 is collected by the first convex lens 153a, transmitted through the first optical axis conversion mirror 151a, and further collected by the condenser lens group 155. The phosphor layer 131 or the diffusion layer 141 of the fluorescent wheel 71 is irradiated with light.

  When the light source light is irradiated to the diffusion layer 141 in the second region 2 that is the transmission part of the fluorescent wheel 71, the blue light source light that has been transmitted through the diffusion layer 141 and becomes diffused light is converted into the fluorescent wheel 71. The light is condensed by a condensing lens group 155 arranged in the direction opposite to the first light source 72 side, and irradiated to the second optical axis conversion mirror 151b. The blue light source light is reflected by the second optical axis conversion mirror 151b, collected by the second convex lens 153b, and then transmitted by the fourth optical axis conversion mirror 151d and collected by the light guide device incident lens 154. And enters the light guide device 75.

  When the light source light is irradiated to the phosphor layer 131 in the first region 1 that is the reflection portion of the fluorescent wheel 71, the fluorescent light in the green wavelength band is emitted to the first light source 72 side. Then, the fluorescent light is condensed by the condensing lens group 155 on the first light source 72 side of the fluorescent wheel 71 and irradiated to the first optical axis conversion mirror 151a. Here, the fluorescent light is reflected by the first optical axis conversion mirror 151a, but the blue light source light reflected without being absorbed by the fluorescent material of the fluorescent material layer 131 passes through the first optical axis conversion mirror 151a. It will be. Thereby, the green fluorescent light and the blue light source light can be separated to prevent a decrease in color purity.

  In addition, the fluorescent light reflected by the first optical axis conversion mirror 151a is collected by the third convex lens 153c and applied to the third optical axis conversion mirror 151c. The fluorescent light is reflected by the third optical axis conversion mirror 151c, collected by the fourth convex lens 153d, and then irradiated to the fourth optical axis conversion mirror 151d. Further, the fluorescent light is further reflected by the fourth optical axis conversion mirror 151d, collected by the light guide device incident lens 154, and enters the light guide device 75.

  Then, the red light source light emitted from the second light source 82 and collected by the condenser lens group 155 passes through the first optical axis conversion mirror 151a, and is similar to the above-described green fluorescent light in the third optical axis. When guided through the conversion mirror 151c and the fourth optical axis conversion mirror 151d, the light is condensed by the third convex lens 153c, the fourth convex lens 153d, and the light guide device incident lens 154 and enters the light guide device 75.

  By configuring the condensing optical system in this way, the light emitted from the fluorescent wheel 71 has a slight amount of blue light source light reflected from the fluorescent wheel 71 along with the green fluorescent light, but it is a dichroic mirror. By disposing the first optical axis conversion mirror 151a between the first light source 72 and the fluorescent wheel 71, it is possible to cut the blue light source light reflected by the fluorescent wheel 71 mixed in the fluorescent light in the green wavelength band. In addition, it is possible to provide the light source device 63 that can emit each color light with high color purity in which the light source light is surely prevented from being mixed with the fluorescent light, and the projector 10 including the light source device 63.

  Then, when the fluorescent wheel 71 is rotated and light is emitted from the first light source 72 and the second light source 82 at different timings, red, green, and blue wavelength band lights are guided from the fluorescent wheel 71 through the condensing optical system. A color image can be generated on the screen by sequentially incident on the device 75 and DMD which is the display element 51 of the projector 10 time-divisionally displays the light of each color according to the data.

  The blinking operation of the first light source 72 and the second light source 82 is time-division controlled by the light source control means. For this control method, various modes can be adopted. For example, the light source control circuit 41 as the light source control means has a boundary between the first region 1 and the second region 2 as shown in FIG. A fan-shaped area having a central angle of 120 degrees centered on one of the two is set as a second light source lighting range, and the remaining area is set as a first light source lighting range. Thereby, the light source control means turns off the first light source 72 and turns the first light source 72 off when the center of the irradiation region 7 of the first light source 72 that is fixedly arranged on the second light source lighting range is rotated. When the two light sources 82 are turned on and the center of the irradiation region 7 of the first light source 72 is located on the first light source lighting range, the second light source 82 is turned off and the first light source 72 is turned on.

  In this way, the light source control means controls the lighting operation of the first light source 72 and the second light source 82, so that when the center of the irradiation region 7 is located on the second light source lighting range, the second light source 82 Only the emitted red light (R) is emitted from the light source device 63 via the condensing optical system and is incident on the light guide device 75.

  When the center of the irradiation region 7 is located on the first region 1 in the first light source lighting range, the phosphor layer 131 is irradiated with the blue light emitted from the first light source 72 and receives the excitation light. Since green fluorescent light is emitted from the phosphor, only the green light (G) is emitted from the light source device 63 via the condensing optical system and is incident on the light guide device 75. As described above, the slight blue light component reflected toward the first light source 72 is separated from the green light by the first optical axis conversion mirror 151a.

  Further, when the center of the irradiation region 7 is located on the second region 2 in the first light source lighting range, the blue light emitted from the first light source 72 is irradiated to the diffusion layer 141 and diffused and transmitted through the diffusion layer 141. Only the blue light (B) thus emitted is emitted from the light source device 63 through the condensing optical system and is incident on the light guide device 75.

  That is, the light source control means controls the lighting time of the first light source 72 and the second light source 82, whereby red (R), green (G), and blue (B) light is sequentially emitted from the light source device 63. Therefore, the projector 10 can generate a color image on the screen by displaying each color light incident according to data on the display element 51 in a time-sharing manner.

  In the illustrated second light source lighting range, the first light source 72 is turned off and the second light source 82 is turned on at one of the boundaries between the two segment regions. However, the present invention is not limited to this. The light source device 63 sequentially emits light of a predetermined wavelength band such as red, green, red, and blue as a configuration in which the first light source 72 is turned off and the second light source 82 is turned on at both boundaries of the two segment areas. It is also possible to make it.

  Note that this light source control means prevents the first light source 72 and the second light source 82 from decreasing in brightness when neither the first light source 72 nor the second light source 82 is turned on. The lighting and extinguishing timings of the first light source 72 and the second light source 82 are controlled so that the other light source is turned on shortly before either one is turned off.

  The second light source 82 that emits red light is installed as a monochromatic light source, and the first light source 72 and the second light source 82 can be individually controlled by the light source control means. The lighting time of the light source 82 can be freely changed, and the light source device 63 having a wide range of brightness modes can be provided.

  The light source control means can also freely adjust the luminance by controlling the lighting time of the first light source 72 and the second light source 82 so that the emission time of each color light is shortened. In addition, the hue can be adjusted as a configuration in which the light source control unit controls the first light source 72 or the second light source 82 so as to suppress the light source output only when light of a predetermined wavelength band is emitted.

  Alternatively, the first light source 72 and the second light source 82 can be turned on simultaneously for a predetermined time, and light of a magenta (M) or yellow (Y) wavelength band that is a complementary color can be emitted from the light source device 63. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 6B, when the first light source 72 is turned on and the blue light source light is applied to the first region 1, green light (G) is emitted, and the second region 2 is rotated by rotation. When the light source light is irradiated, blue light (B) is emitted. If the second light source 82 is turned on after emitting the blue light for a predetermined time, the blue light transmitted through the fluorescent wheel 71 and the second light source are emitted. By combining the red light emitted from 82, stable magenta wavelength band light (M) can be emitted from the light source device 63 and incident on the light guide device 75.

  Then, after emitting magenta light (M) for a predetermined time, if only the first light source 72 is turned off, red light (R) from the second light source 82 is emitted from the light source device 63, and further, red light ( If the first light source 72 is turned on without turning off the second light source 82 after emitting R), the red light from the second light source 82 and the green light emitted from the fluorescent wheel 71 are combined. Thus, stable yellow (Y) wavelength band light can be emitted from the light source device 63 and incident on the light guide device 75.

  As described above, the light source control unit individually controls the lighting of the first light source 72 and the second light source 82, receives the light from the first light source 72, and emits the light emitted from the fluorescent wheel 71, and the second light source 82. By controlling so that the first light source 72 and the second light source 82 are simultaneously turned on for a predetermined time at a predetermined timing so that the light emitted from the light is combined for a predetermined time, not only the wavelength light of the primary color The complementary wavelength band light can be emitted from the light source device 63, and the luminance of the light source device 63 can be increased to improve the color reproducibility.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 6, the fluorescent wheel 71 is not limited to the case where it is formed so as to have two segment regions, and various configurations can be adopted. For example, as shown in FIG. 7, three segment regions are formed on the fluorescent wheel 71, the first region 1 is provided with a green phosphor layer 131 that emits green light as a reflective portion, and the second region 2 is blue light. It is also possible to form a transmission part having a diffusion layer 141 that transmits light, and to form a non-transmission part that does not transmit light from the first light source 72 by covering the mask 145 in the third region 3.

  In this way, a non-transmission portion that does not transmit light from the first light source 72 is formed in a predetermined segment area, and the second light source 82 is turned on when the light of the first light source 72 is cut by the non-transmission portion. By irradiating, the red light (R) of the second light source 82 can be emitted from the light source device 63 while the first light source 72 is turned on.

  The phosphor layer 131 formed on the phosphor wheel 71 is not limited to the phosphor layer 131 that emits green band fluorescence light, and may be provided with a phosphor layer 131 that can emit light in various wavelength bands. Good.

  The type of the light source is not limited to the above-described mode, and a blue light emitting diode may be used for the first light source 72, and a laser light emitting device that emits red band laser light is used for the second light source 82. Also good. By adopting a blue laser emitter as the first light source 72, it is possible to efficiently excite phosphor by emitting high output excitation light, and by adopting a red light emitting diode as the second light source 82. , Can reduce product cost.

  Then, when the first light source 72 and the second light source 82 are laser emitters, the transmission part is a normal glass plate or a through hole with a frame around it without providing the diffusion layer 141 in the transmission part of the fluorescent wheel 71. The optical components that form a space and impart a diffusion effect are fixed on the optical path of the laser light, such as the first light source 72 near the fluorescent wheel 71, the emission side of the fluorescent wheel 71, and the vicinity of the emission side of the second light source 82. May be placed. In addition, when both the first light source 72 and the second light source 82 are light emitting diodes, the light source device 63 may be configured such that the diffusion layer 141 is not provided on the transmission part or the optical path.

  As described above, according to the present invention, the first light source 72 that excites the phosphor, the fluorescent wheel 71 having a phosphor with a good luminous efficiency, and a phosphor with a relatively low luminous efficiency such as red The second light source 82, which is a monochromatic light source that emits light in the red wavelength band corresponding to the phosphor with low light emission efficiency without forming the phosphor on the phosphor wheel 71, improves the brightness of the screen. It is possible to provide the light source device 63 that can be used, and the projector 10 including the light source device 63.

  In addition, since the light source light is irradiated to the fluorescent wheel 71 at a predetermined timing, the irradiation time to the fluorescent wheel 71 is reduced and the temperature rise is suppressed as compared with the case where the fluorescent wheel 71 is always irradiated with light. can do. Therefore, the luminous efficiency of the phosphor can be improved by suppressing the decrease in the luminous efficiency due to the temperature rise of the phosphor.

  By adopting a blue band laser emitter as the first light source 72, the phosphor can be efficiently excited to emit light. Further, by forming a phosphor layer 131 having a phosphor emitting at least green band light on the fluorescent wheel 71, green wavelength band light that is a primary color can be generated. Furthermore, by providing the diffusing layer 141 in the transmission part, it is possible to diffuse and transmit directional laser light and to make the blue wavelength band light which is the primary color enter the light guide device 75 as diffused light similar to fluorescent light. it can.

  Furthermore, the condensing optical system is not limited to the configuration shown in FIG. 5, and various optical layouts can be adopted. Therefore, the light source device 63 can adopt various optical layouts by changing the types and arrangement of the first light source 72 and the second light source 82, and the mirrors and lenses, so that the brightness of the screen is improved as described above. In addition, it is possible to increase the degree of freedom in arrangement with respect to a device such as the projector 10 on which the light source device 63 is mounted.

  The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and can be freely changed and improved without departing from the gist of the invention. For example, the light source control means may be provided individually in the light source device 63 without being provided in the projector 10.

  Furthermore, the segment regions formed on the base material are not limited to being formed so as to be equally divided, and there are cases where four or more regions are formed evenly.

  In the above-described embodiment, a blue band laser emitter is used as the first light source 72. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and an ultraviolet band laser emitter may be used, for example. In that case, it is desirable that a phosphor layer 131 that emits light in a wavelength band different from the wavelength band light emitted from the phosphor layer 131 formed in the reflection part is disposed in the transmission part of the fluorescent wheel 71.

  In the above-described embodiments, the dichroic mirror is used to select the conversion in the optical axis direction and the transmission and reflection of light according to the wavelength. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, other dichroic prisms and the like are used. The above dichroic mirror may be replaced with an alternative means.

  Further, the second light source 82 is not limited to a light source that emits red band light, but is other than red band light, and the fluorescent light emitted from the phosphor layer 131 and the first light source 72. A light source that emits light in a wavelength band different from the emitted excitation light may be used.

1 First area 2 Second area
3 Third area 7 Irradiation area
10 Projector
11 Top panel 12 Front panel
13 Rear panel 14 Right panel
15 Left panel 17 Exhaust hole
18 Air intake hole 19 Lens cover
20 Various terminals 21 Input / output connector
22 I / O interface 23 Image converter
24 Display encoder 25 Video RAM
26 Display drive unit 31 Image compression / decompression unit
32 Memory card 35 Ir receiver
36 Ir processing section 37 Key / indicator section
38 Control unit 41 Light source control circuit
43 Cooling fan drive control circuit 45 Lens motor
47 Audio processor 48 Speaker
51 Display element 53 Display element cooling device
62 Light source side optical system 63 Light source device
70 Optical system unit 71 Fluorescent wheel
72 First light source 73 Wheel motor
74 Optical axis change mirror 75 Light guide device
78 Lighting block 79 Image generation block
80 Projection side block 82 Second light source
84 Irradiation mirror
90 Projection side optical system 93 Fixed lens group
97 Movable lens group 101 Power supply circuit block
102 Light source control circuit board 103 Control circuit board
110 Blower 111 Air inlet
113 Discharge port 114 Exhaust temperature reduction device
120 Partition wall 121 Inlet side space
122 Exhaust side chamber 131 Phosphor layer
141 Diffusion layer
145 Mask 150 Collimator lens
151 Optical axis conversion mirror
151a First optical axis conversion mirror 151b Second optical axis conversion mirror
151c Third optical axis conversion mirror 151d Fourth optical axis conversion mirror
153a First convex lens 153b Second convex lens
153c Third convex lens 153d Fourth convex lens
154 Light guiding device incident lens 155 Condensing lens group
160 Reflective mirrors

Claims (8)

The substrate has a plurality of segment regions, and at least one of the plurality of segment regions is a reflection portion, and a phosphor layer that receives excitation light and emits light of a predetermined wavelength band is formed on the reflection portion, A light emitting plate in which at least one of the plurality of segment regions is a transmission part that transmits light;
A first light source that irradiates the phosphor layer and the transmission part with excitation light;
A second light source that emits light in a wavelength band different from a wavelength band of fluorescent light emitted from the phosphor layer and a wavelength band of excitation light emitted from the first light source;
A condensing optical system for condensing the fluorescent light emitted from the phosphor layer and the light transmitted through the transmission part and the light emitted from the second light source on the same optical path;
And a light source control means for controlling light emission of the first light source and the second light source. The condensing optical system is disposed between the first light source and the light-emitting plate, transmits the excitation light, and reflects the fluorescent light from the phosphor layer; and
The excitation light transmitted through the transmission part of the light-emitting plate, the fluorescent light reflected by the dichroic mirror, and the light emitted from the second light source can be condensed on the same optical path and emitted in the same direction. With multiple reflection mirrors and dichroic mirrors,
The light source device according to claim 1, comprising:   The light source device according to claim 1, wherein the first light source is a blue-band laser light emitter.   The light source device according to claim 3, wherein the phosphor layer includes a phosphor that emits green wavelength band light upon receiving at least excitation light.   5. The light source device according to claim 3, wherein a diffusion layer for diffusing light from the first light source is formed in a transmission portion of the light emitting plate.   6. The light source device according to claim 1, wherein the second light source is a red band light emitting diode.   The light source device according to claim 1, wherein the light emitting plate has a disk shape and includes a driving device that rotates the light emitting plate in a circumferential direction. A light source device, a display element, a light source side optical system that guides light from the light source device to the display element, a projection side optical system that projects an image emitted from the display element onto a screen, and the light source device And a projector control means for controlling the display element,
The projector according to claim 1, wherein the light source device is the light source device according to claim 1.

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