WO2010050112A1 - 光源装置及びプロジェクタ - Google Patents

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WO2010050112A1
WO2010050112A1 PCT/JP2009/004690 JP2009004690W WO2010050112A1 WO 2010050112 A1 WO2010050112 A1 WO 2010050112A1 JP 2009004690 W JP2009004690 W JP 2009004690W WO 2010050112 A1 WO2010050112 A1 WO 2010050112A1
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高戸雄二
竹澤武士
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21V—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F21V7/00—Reflectors for light sources
    • F21V7/0025—Combination of two or more reflectors for a single light source
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03B—APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FOR PROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR
    • G03B21/00—Projectors or projection-type viewers; Accessories therefor
    • G03B21/14—Details
    • G03B21/20—Lamp housings
    • G03B21/2006—Lamp housings characterised by the light source
    • G03B21/2026—Gas discharge type light sources, e.g. arcs
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01J—ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
    • H01J61/00—Gas-discharge or vapour-discharge lamps
    • H01J61/02—Details
    • H01J61/025—Associated optical elements
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03B—APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FOR PROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR
    • G03B21/00—Projectors or projection-type viewers; Accessories therefor
    • G03B21/14—Details
    • G03B21/20—Lamp housings
    • G03B21/208—Homogenising, shaping of the illumination light
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01J—ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
    • H01J61/00—Gas-discharge or vapour-discharge lamps
    • H01J61/84—Lamps with discharge constricted by high pressure
    • H01J61/86—Lamps with discharge constricted by high pressure with discharge additionally constricted by close spacing of electrodes, e.g. for optical projection

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  • the present invention relates to a light source device and a projector.
  • a light source device used for a projector is known (for example, see Patent Document 1).
  • a secondary mirror having a portion.
  • the secondary mirror is disposed on one side of one of the pair of sealing portions, and further includes a fixing portion for fixing the secondary mirror to the sealing portion.
  • the fixing part is fixed to the sealing part by an adhesive
  • the arc tube is fixed to the reflector by the adhesive.
  • one end of the reflector is deleted to reduce the thickness, while a secondary mirror is disposed so as to cover one side of the bulb portion and the light is emitted from the light emitting portion. Since light is used effectively, it is possible to reduce the thickness without reducing the luminance. Further, by providing such a light source device, it is possible to manufacture a high-brightness and thin projector.
  • the conventional light source device has a problem that the secondary mirror is easily dropped from the sealing portion and the impact resistance is low.
  • the present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and it is possible to reduce the thickness without reducing the luminance, and to provide a light source device having high impact resistance. With the goal. It is another object of the present invention to provide a projector that has such a light source device and has high brightness, a thin shape, and high impact resistance.
  • the light source device of the present invention When the light source device of the present invention is cut along a predetermined plane including a tube bulb portion including a light emitting portion and a pair of sealing portions, and a predetermined plane including a rotation center axis, at least an end portion on one side is deleted.
  • a reflector having a shape and reflecting light emitted from the light emitting part toward the illuminated region side, and arranged to cover the one side of the tube part, and emitting light from the light emitting part to the light emitting part
  • a secondary mirror having a reflective part that reflects toward the light source, wherein the secondary mirror further includes a fixing part for fixing the secondary mirror to the sealing part with an adhesive, and the fixing The part is configured to cover the outer periphery of at least one of the pair of sealing parts beyond a half circumference.
  • the light source device of the present invention one end of the reflector is deleted to reduce the thickness, while a secondary mirror is disposed so as to cover one side of the bulb portion, and from the light emitting portion. Since the emitted light can be effectively used, it is possible to reduce the thickness without reducing the luminance.
  • the fixing portion is configured to cover the outer periphery of the sealing portion beyond a half circumference
  • the sub-mirror is arranged with a large bonding area so as to cover the sealing portion. It is possible to fix it strongly. As a result, it is difficult for the secondary mirror to drop off from the sealing portion, and the impact resistance can be increased. That is, the light source device of the present invention can be reduced in thickness without lowering the luminance, and further becomes a light source device with high impact resistance.
  • the fixing portion is fixed to the sealing portion with cement.
  • the light source device of the present invention it becomes possible to strongly fix the secondary mirror to the arc tube with a large adhesive area so as to cover the sealing portion.
  • the secondary mirror can be fixed to the sealing portion with a fixing force. For this reason, since it becomes possible to fix a secondary mirror to a sealing part, without using a strong alkaline adhesive agent with high adhesive strength, on the other hand, it becomes possible to lengthen the lifetime of a light source device. .
  • one of the fixing portions is fixed to the reflector with cement.
  • the secondary mirror and the arc tube can be integrally fixed to the reflector, so that a light source device with higher impact resistance can be obtained.
  • the fixing part is configured such that the length of the fixing part along the longitudinal direction of the sealing part gradually decreases from the one side toward the other side. It is preferable.
  • Such a configuration makes it possible to fix the secondary mirror to the arc tube without hindering the light emitted from the light emitting portion to the reflector as much as possible.
  • the fixing portion covers the entire outer periphery of the sealing portion.
  • the secondary mirror can be strongly fixed to the arc tube with a large adhesion area so as to completely cover the sealing portion, so that the impact resistance can be further increased.
  • the inner surface of the reflecting portion has an aspherical shape, and that the light reflected by the reflecting portion is reflected toward the light emitting portion.
  • the projector of the present invention projects an illumination device including the light source device of the present invention, an electro-optic modulation device that modulates illumination light from the illumination device according to an information image, and modulated light from the electro-optic modulation device. And a projection lens.
  • the projector according to the present invention can be thinned without lowering the luminance. Further, since the light source device according to the present invention having high impact resistance is provided, the projector is high in luminance and thin, and further, It becomes a projector with high impact resistance.
  • FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining a projector 1000 according to the first embodiment. It is a figure shown in order to demonstrate the illuminating device 100 which concerns on Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a figure shown in order to demonstrate the principal part of the light source device 10a which concerns on the modification 1. FIG. It is a figure shown in order to demonstrate the light source device 10b which concerns on the modification 2. As shown in FIG. It is a figure shown in order to demonstrate the light source device 10c which concerns on the modification 3. It is a figure shown in order to demonstrate the light source device 10d which concerns on the modification 4.
  • FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a light source device 10 according to the first embodiment.
  • 1A is a perspective view of the light source device 10
  • FIG. 1B is a longitudinal sectional view of the light source device 10.
  • FIG. 2 is a view for explaining the secondary mirror 40 in the light source device 10 according to the first embodiment.
  • 2A is a perspective view of the secondary mirror 40
  • FIG. 2B is a longitudinal sectional view of the secondary mirror 40
  • FIG. 2C shows the secondary mirror 40 fixed to the arc tube 20.
  • FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a light source device 10 according to the first embodiment.
  • 1A is a perspective view of the light source device 10
  • FIG. 1B is a longitudinal sectional view of the light source device 10.
  • FIG. 2 shows the secondary mirror 40 fixed to the arc tube 20.
  • the light source device 10 includes a light emitting tube 20 having a tube portion 22 and a pair of sealing portions 24 and 26 that contain a light emitting portion 28, and a predetermined center including a rotation center axis 30 ax. And a reflector 30 that reflects the light L1 emitted from the light emitting part 28 toward the illuminated area side, and one of the tube part 22 And a secondary mirror 40 having a reflecting portion 42 that is disposed so as to cover the side and reflects the light L2 emitted from the light emitting portion 28 toward the light emitting portion 28.
  • the secondary mirror 40 further includes a fixing portion 44 for fixing the secondary mirror 40 to the sealing portion 24 as shown in FIGS.
  • the fixing portion 44 is fixed to the sealing portion 24 with cement c.
  • the fixing portion 44 is fixed to the reflector 30 with cement c.
  • the fixing portion 44 is configured to cover the entire outer periphery of the sealing portion 24. Further, as shown in FIG. 2C, the fixing portion 44 has a length B along the longitudinal direction A of the sealing portion 24 in the fixing portion 44 that gradually decreases from one side to the other side. It is configured.
  • An angle formed between a straight line 45c connecting the base end portion 45a and the tip end portion 45b of the fixing portion 44 and an axis along the longitudinal direction A of the arc tube 28 is, for example, 45 °.
  • the inner surface of the reflecting portion 42 has an aspheric shape, and is configured such that the light L2 reflected by the reflecting portion 42 is reflected toward the light emitting portion 28.
  • the reflector 30 has, for example, a spheroidal reflecting surface.
  • the material of the secondary mirror 40 is, for example, quartz glass.
  • the manufacturing method of the light source device the arc tube 20, the reflector 30 and the secondary mirror 40 are prepared in advance, and after fixing the secondary mirror 40 to the luminous tube 20, first, the secondary mirror 40 is fixed.
  • the arc tube 20 is fixed to the reflector 40 at the portion 44.
  • the manufacturing method of the secondary mirror 40 is demonstrated in detail here.
  • FIG. 3 is a view for explaining a method of manufacturing the secondary mirror 40 in the light source device 10 according to the first embodiment.
  • FIG. 3A to FIG. 3G are process diagrams. In the actual process, a margin for cutting is generated, but the illustration is omitted in FIG.
  • tubular member preparation step First, a tubular member 50 having an inner diameter corresponding to the inner diameter of the fixing portion 44 (see FIG. 3G) is prepared (see FIG. 3A).
  • material of the tubular member 50 hard glass or quartz glass can be suitably used. Among these, it is more preferable to use quartz glass. This is because quartz glass has a low coefficient of thermal expansion and no internal strain, so that it is not necessary to perform an annealing process.
  • the tubular portion on the side where the fixing portion 44 is formed is denoted by 50a, and the opposite tubular portion is denoted by 50b.
  • the notch X2 is cut obliquely (45 °) from the other side toward the tubular portion 50a side end X1a of the notch X1 (see FIG. 3D).
  • the cut X2 is a single cut continuous from the front side to the back side (the same applies to the cuts X3 and X4 described later).
  • the reflective layer 60 is formed in the inner surface of the expansion part 52 (refer FIG.3 (g)).
  • a reflective layer made of a dielectric multilayer film of tantalum oxide (Ta 2 O 5 ) and silicon oxide (SiO 2 ) can be suitably used.
  • the reflection layer forming step is completed, the secondary mirror 40 is completed.
  • the manufactured secondary mirror 40 is fixed to the arc tube 20 at the fixing portion 44, and the arc tube 20 is fixed to the reflector 30 at the fixing portion 44, whereby the light source device 10 is completed.
  • FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an optical system of the projector 1000 according to the first embodiment.
  • FIG. 5 is a view for explaining the lighting device 100.
  • 4A is a longitudinal sectional view of the lighting device 100
  • FIG. 4B is a horizontal sectional view of the lighting device 100.
  • the projector 1000 separates the illumination device 100 and the illumination light flux from the illumination device 100 into three color lights of red light, green light, and blue light and guides them to the illumination area.
  • the three color liquid crystal devices 400R, 400G, and 400B as electro-optic modulation devices that modulate the light-separated color separation light guide optical system 200 and the three color lights separated by the color separation light guide optical system 200 according to image information.
  • a cross dichroic prism 500 that combines the color lights modulated by the three liquid crystal devices 400R, 400G, and 400B, and a projection optical system 600 that projects the light combined by the cross dichroic prism 500 onto a projection surface such as a screen SCR. It is a projector provided with.
  • the illuminating device 100 includes a light source device 10 that emits an illuminating light beam toward the illuminated region, a concave lens 90 that emits focused light from the light source device 10 as substantially parallel light, and a concave lens 90.
  • the first lens array 120 having a plurality of first small lenses 122 for dividing the illumination light beam emitted from the first partial light beam into a plurality of partial light beams, and a plurality of first lens elements corresponding to the plurality of first small lenses of the first lens array 120.
  • a second lens array 130 having two small lenses 132, a polarization conversion element 140 that converts each partial light beam from the second lens array 130 into substantially one type of linearly polarized light having a uniform polarization direction, and emits the polarized light, and polarization conversion And a superimposing lens 150 for superimposing the partial light beams emitted from the element 140 in the illuminated area.
  • the light source device 10 includes an ellipsoidal reflector 30 as a reflector, an arc tube 20 having a light emission center near the first focal point of the ellipsoidal reflector 30, and reflecting means. As a secondary mirror 40.
  • the light source device 10 emits a light beam having the illumination optical axis 100ax as a central axis.
  • the arc tube 20 includes a bulb portion 22 containing a pair of electrodes arranged along the illumination optical axis 100ax, and a pair of sealing portions 24 and 26 extending on both sides of the bulb portion 22. And a pair of metal foils sealed in the pair of sealing portions 24 and 26, respectively, and a pair of lead wires electrically connected to the pair of metal foils. And the outer surface of the tube part 22 and the outer surface of a pair of sealing parts 24 and 26 are connected smoothly. When a voltage is applied to the lead wire, a potential difference is generated between the pair of electrodes, discharge occurs, and an arc image is generated. This arc image is a light emitting part.
  • the tube portion 22 and the sealing portions 24 and 26 are made of, for example, quartz glass, and mercury or a rare gas is contained in the tube portion 22. And a small amount of halogen is enclosed.
  • the electrode is, for example, a tungsten electrode
  • the metal foil is, for example, a molybdenum foil.
  • the lead wire is made of, for example, molybdenum or tungsten.
  • various arc tubes that emit light with high luminance can be employed, for example, a high pressure mercury lamp, an ultra high pressure mercury lamp, a metal halide lamp, or the like.
  • the ellipsoidal reflector 30 reflects an opening for inserting and fixing the sealing portion 24 of the arc tube 20 and the light emitted from the arc tube 20 toward the second focal position. And a reflective surface.
  • the ellipsoidal reflector 30 is fixed to the sealing portion 24 side of the arc tube 20 with cement c filled in the opening of the ellipsoidal reflector 30.
  • crystallized glass, alumina (Al 2 O 3 ), or the like can be suitably used as the material for the base material constituting the reflecting surface.
  • a visible light reflecting layer made of a dielectric multilayer film of titanium oxide (TiO 2 ) and silicon oxide (SiO 2 ) is formed.
  • the secondary mirror 40 is disposed so as to cover one side of the tube portion 22, and includes a reflective portion 42 that reflects the light L 2 emitted from the light emitting portion 28 toward the light emitting portion 28, and the secondary mirror 40. And a fixing portion 44 for fixing the mirror 40 to the sealing portion 24.
  • the secondary mirror 40 is manufactured by the above-described secondary mirror manufacturing method.
  • the concave lens 90 is disposed on the illuminated area side of the ellipsoidal reflector 30 as shown in FIG. The light from the ellipsoidal reflector 30 is emitted toward the first lens array 120.
  • the first lens array 120 has a function as a light beam splitting optical element that splits light from the concave lens 90 into a plurality of partial light beams, and a plurality of first lens arrays 120 arranged in a matrix in a plane orthogonal to the illumination optical axis 30ax. It has a configuration provided with one small lens 122. Although not illustrated, the outer shape of the first small lens 122 is similar to the outer shape of the image forming area of the liquid crystal devices 400R, 400G, and 400B.
  • the second lens array 130 is an optical element that collects a plurality of partial light beams divided by the first lens array 120 described above, and in the same manner as the first lens array 120, a matrix is formed in a plane orthogonal to the illumination optical axis 100ax. And a plurality of second small lenses 132 arranged in a shape.
  • the polarization conversion element 140 is a polarization conversion element that emits the polarization direction of each partial light beam divided by the first lens array 120 as approximately one type of linearly polarized light having a uniform polarization direction.
  • the polarization conversion element 140 transmits one linear polarization component of the polarization component included in the illumination light beam from the light source device 10 as it is, and reflects the other linear polarization component in a direction perpendicular to the illumination optical axis 100ax. And the other linearly polarized light component reflected by the polarization separation layer in a direction parallel to the illumination optical axis 100ax, and the other linearly polarized light component reflected by the reflective layer is converted into one linearly polarized light component. And a retardation plate.
  • the superimposing lens 150 condenses a plurality of partial light beams that have passed through the first lens array 120, the second lens array 130, and the polarization conversion element 140, and superimposes them on the vicinity of the image forming regions of the liquid crystal devices 400R, 400G, and 400B. It is an element.
  • the superimposing lens 150 shown in FIG. 4 is comprised by one lens, you may be comprised by the compound lens which combined several lenses.
  • the color separation light guide optical system 200 includes dichroic mirrors 210 and 220, reflection mirrors 230, 240 and 250, and relay lenses 260 and 270.
  • the color separation light guide optical system 200 separates the illumination light beam emitted from the illumination device 100 into three color lights of red light, green light, and blue light, and the respective color lights are liquid crystal devices 400R, 400G, and 400 to be illuminated. It has a function of leading to 400B.
  • the dichroic mirrors 210 and 220 are optical elements on which a wavelength selection film that reflects a light beam in a predetermined wavelength region and transmits a light beam in another wavelength region is formed on a substrate.
  • the dichroic mirror 210 disposed in the front stage of the optical path is a mirror that reflects a red light component and transmits other color light components.
  • the dichroic mirror 220 disposed in the latter stage of the optical path is a mirror that reflects the green light component and transmits the blue light component.
  • the red light component reflected by the dichroic mirror 210 is bent by the reflecting mirror 230 and enters the image forming area of the liquid crystal device 400R for red light through the condenser lens 300R.
  • the condenser lens 300R is provided to convert each partial light beam from the superimposing lens 150 into a light beam substantially parallel to each principal ray.
  • the condensing lenses 300G and 300B disposed in the preceding stage of the optical path of the other liquid crystal devices 400G and 400B are configured in the same manner as the condensing lens 300R.
  • the green light component and blue light component that have passed through the dichroic mirror 210 the green light component is reflected by the dichroic mirror 220, passes through the condenser lens 300G, and enters the image forming area of the green light liquid crystal device 400G.
  • the blue light component is transmitted through the dichroic mirror 220, passes through the incident side lens 260, the incident side reflection mirror 240, the relay lens 270, the emission side reflection mirror 250, and the condensing lens 300B, and is a liquid crystal for blue light. The light enters the image forming area of the apparatus 400B.
  • the incident side lens 260, the relay lens 270, and the reflection mirrors 240 and 250 have a function of guiding the blue light component transmitted through the dichroic mirror 220 to the liquid crystal device 400B.
  • the reason that the incident side lens 260, the relay lens 270, and the reflection mirrors 240 and 250 are provided in the optical path of blue light is that the length of the optical path of blue light is longer than the length of the optical paths of other color lights. For this reason, a decrease in light use efficiency due to light divergence or the like is prevented.
  • the projector 1000 according to Embodiment 1 has such a configuration because the length of the optical path of blue light is long. However, the length of the optical path of red light is increased, and the incident side lens 260 and the relay lens 270 are configured. And the structure which uses the reflective mirrors 240 and 250 for the optical path of red light is also considered.
  • the liquid crystal devices 400 ⁇ / b> R, 400 ⁇ / b> G, and 400 ⁇ / b> B modulate the incident illumination light beam according to image information, and are the illumination target of the illumination device 100.
  • incident side polarizing plates are arranged between the condenser lenses 300R, 300G, and 300B and the liquid crystal devices 400R, 400G, and 400B, respectively, and the liquid crystal devices 400R, 400G, and 400B, Between the cross dichroic prism 500, an exit-side polarizing plate is disposed.
  • the incident-side polarizing plate, the liquid crystal devices 400R, 400G, and 400B and the exit-side polarizing plate modulate light of each incident color light.
  • the liquid crystal devices 400R, 400G, and 400B are a pair of transparent glass substrates in which a liquid crystal that is an electro-optical material is hermetically sealed.
  • a liquid crystal that is an electro-optical material is hermetically sealed.
  • a polysilicon TFT is used as a switching element and incident according to a given image signal. Modulates the polarization direction of one type of linearly polarized light emitted from the side polarizing plate.
  • the cross dichroic prism 500 is an optical element that forms a color image by synthesizing an optical image modulated for each color light emitted from the exit side polarizing plate.
  • the cross dichroic prism 500 has a substantially square shape in plan view in which four right-angle prisms are bonded together, and a dielectric multilayer film is formed on a substantially X-shaped interface in which the right-angle prisms are bonded together.
  • the dielectric multilayer film formed at one of the substantially X-shaped interfaces reflects red light, and the dielectric multilayer film formed at the other interface reflects blue light.
  • the color image emitted from the cross dichroic prism 500 is enlarged and projected by the projection optical system 600 to form an image on the screen SCR.
  • the light source device 10 according to the first embodiment is a light source device including the arc tube 20, the reflector 30, and the secondary mirror 40 as described above.
  • the projector 1000 according to the first embodiment is a projector including the illumination device 100 including the light source device 10 according to the first embodiment.
  • the end mirror 30 on one side of the reflector 30 is deleted to reduce the thickness, while the sub mirror 40 is covered so as to cover one side of the tube portion 22. Since the light emitted from the light emitting unit 28 can be effectively used by being disposed, it is possible to reduce the thickness without reducing the luminance. Moreover, according to the light source device 10 according to the first embodiment, since the fixing unit 44 is configured to cover the entire outer periphery of the sealing unit 24, the auxiliary unit with a large adhesion area so as to cover the sealing unit 24 is provided. The mirror 40 can be strongly fixed to the arc tube 20.
  • the secondary mirror 40 is less likely to drop off from the sealing portion 24, and the impact resistance can be increased. That is, the light source device 10 according to the first embodiment can be thinned without lowering the luminance, and further becomes a light source device with high impact resistance.
  • the secondary mirror 40 can be strongly fixed to the arc tube 20 with a large adhesion area so as to cover the sealing portion 24.
  • the sub mirror 40 can be fixed to the sealing portion 24 with a sufficient fixing force even by the cement c having a weak force. For this reason, since it becomes possible to fix a secondary mirror to a sealing part, without using a strong alkaline adhesive agent with high adhesive strength, on the other hand, it becomes possible to lengthen the lifetime of a light source device. .
  • the fixing portion 44 is fixed to the reflector 30 with cement c, the sub mirror 40 and the arc tube 20 can be fixed to the reflector 30 as a unit. Therefore, it is possible to obtain a light source device with higher impact resistance.
  • the fixing portion 44 has the length B along the longitudinal direction A of the sealing portion in the fixing portion 44 that gradually decreases from one side to the other side.
  • the secondary mirror 40 can be fixed to the arc tube 20 without hindering the light emitted from the light emitting unit 28 to the reflector 30 as much as possible.
  • the inner surface of the reflection unit 42 has an aspherical shape, and the light reflected by the reflection unit 42 is reflected toward the light emitting unit 28. Therefore, the light emitted from the secondary mirror 40 can be reflected to the center of the arc tube 20, and the emitted light from the light emitting unit 28 can be effectively used at a higher level.
  • a projector 1000 according to the first embodiment includes an illumination device 100 including the light source device 10 according to the first embodiment, and liquid crystal devices 400R and 400G as electro-optic modulation devices that modulate illumination light from the illumination device 100 according to an information image. , 400B and the projection lens 600 that projects the modulated light from the liquid crystal devices 400R, 400G, 400B, the thickness can be reduced without lowering the brightness, and the impact resistance is high. Since the light source device 10 of the present invention is provided, the projector is high-intensity, thin, and has high impact resistance.
  • FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a main part of the light source device 10a according to the first modification.
  • FIG. 6A is a perspective view showing the arc tube 20 with the secondary mirror 40a attached
  • FIG. 6B is a side view showing the arc tube 20 with the secondary mirror 40a attached.
  • the light source device 10a according to the first modification basically has the same configuration as the light source device 10 according to the first embodiment, but the structure of the secondary mirror is different from that of the light source device 10 according to the first embodiment. That is, in the light source device 10a according to the modified example 1, as shown in FIG. 6, the secondary mirror 40a covers the outer periphery of the sealing portion 24 over a half circumference, but does not cover the entire circumference.
  • the light source device 10a according to the modified example 1 is different from the light source device 10 according to the first embodiment in the structure of the secondary mirror, but is sealed in the same manner as the light source device 10 according to the first embodiment. Since it has the fixing
  • FIG. 7 is a longitudinal sectional view of a light source device 10b according to Modification 2.
  • the light source device 10b according to the modification 2 has basically the same configuration as the light source device 10 according to the first embodiment, but a fixing structure for fixing the arc tube to the reflector is the light source device 10 according to the first embodiment. It is different from the case of. That is, the light source device 10b according to the modified example 2 has a fixing structure that directly fixes the sealing portion 24 of the arc tube 20 to the reflector 30b as shown in FIG.
  • the light source device 10b according to the modified example 2 is the same as the light source device 10 according to the first embodiment although the fixing structure for fixing the arc tube to the reflector is different from that of the light source device 10 according to the first embodiment.
  • the fixing part 44b is configured to cover the outer periphery of the sealing part 24 over a half circumference, the secondary mirror can be strongly fixed to the arc tube with a large bonding area so as to cover the sealing part. It becomes possible. As a result, it is difficult for the secondary mirror to drop off from the sealing portion, and the impact resistance can be increased.
  • FIG. 8 is a longitudinal sectional view of a light source device 10c according to Modification 3.
  • the light source device 10c according to the modification 3 basically has the same configuration as the light source device 10 according to the first embodiment, but the type of the reflector is different from that of the light source device 10 according to the first embodiment. That is, the light source device 10c according to the modification 2 includes a parabolic reflector 30c as a reflector, as shown in FIG.
  • the light source device 10c according to the modified example 3 is different from the light source device 10 according to the first embodiment in the type of the reflector, but is similar to the light source device 10 according to the first embodiment. Since it has the fixing
  • FIG. 9 is a longitudinal sectional view of a light source device 10d according to Modification 4.
  • the light source device 10d according to the modification 4 basically has the same configuration as the light source device 10 according to the first embodiment, but the structure of the secondary mirror is different from that of the light source device 10 according to the first embodiment. That is, in the light source device 10d according to the modified example 4, the secondary mirror 40d has an extending part 48d on the opposite side of the fixed part 44d.
  • the light source device 10d according to the modified example 4 is sealed in the same manner as the light source device 10 according to the first embodiment, although the structure of the sub mirror is different from that of the light source device 10 according to the first embodiment. Since it has the fixing
  • the light source device and the projector according to the present invention have been described based on the above embodiment, but the present invention is not limited to this, and can be implemented without departing from the spirit of the present invention. The following modifications are possible.
  • cement is used as the adhesive, but the present invention is not limited to this.
  • a ceramic heat-resistant adhesive can be used as the adhesive.
  • the secondary mirror having a fixed portion configured so that the length along the longitudinal direction of the sealing portion gradually decreases from one side to the other side.
  • the invention is not limited to this.
  • the secondary mirror having a fixed part configured to cover the outer periphery of at least one sealing part of the pair of sealing parts over a half circumference is used. It is not limited to this. For example, it is possible to use a secondary mirror having a fixed portion configured to cover the outer periphery of both sealing portions of the pair of sealing portions beyond a half circumference.
  • the secondary mirror made of quartz glass is used, but the present invention is not limited to this.
  • a secondary mirror made of metal can be used.
  • the cutting process is performed in the order of the first cutting process to the fourth cutting process, but the present invention is not limited to this.
  • the order of the second cutting step and the third cutting step may be switched, or the fourth step may be performed first.
  • the present invention has been described by taking as an example the case where the rotation center axis of the reflector and the longitudinal direction of the arc tube are parallel, but the present invention is not limited to this.
  • the present invention can also be applied when the rotation center axis of the reflector and the longitudinal direction of the arc tube are not parallel.
  • the present invention is not limited to this.
  • the light source device of the present invention can be applied to other optical devices (for example, an optical disk device).
  • the lens integrator optical system including the first lens array and the second lens array is used as the light uniformizing optical system of the projector.
  • the present invention is not limited to this.
  • a rod integrator optical system including a light guide rod can be used.
  • the projector is a transmissive projector, but the present invention is not limited to this.
  • a reflective projector may be used.
  • transmission type means that an electro-optic modulation device as a light modulation means, such as a transmission type liquid crystal device, transmits light
  • reflection type means that an electro-optic modulation device as a light modulation means, such as a reflective liquid crystal device, is a type that reflects light. Even when the present invention is applied to a reflective projector, the same effect as that of a transmissive projector can be obtained.
  • the liquid crystal device is used as the electro-optic modulation device of the projector, but the present invention is not limited to this.
  • the electro-optic modulation device may be any device that modulates incident light in accordance with image information, and a micromirror light modulation device or the like may be used.
  • a DMD digital micromirror device
  • TI micromirror light modulator
  • the present invention is applied to a rear projection type projector that projects from a side opposite to the side that observes the projected image, even when applied to a front projection type projector that projects from the side that observes the projected image. Is also possible.
  • tubular part 50ax ... shaft of tubular member, 52 ... expansion part, 54a, 54b ... cut piece, 56 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS ... Terminal part, 58 ... Secondary mirror base material, 60 ... Reflective layer, 100 ... Illumination device, 100ax ... Illumination optical axis, 120 ... First lens array, 122 ... First small lens, 130 ... Second lens array, 132 ... Second Lens: 140: Polarization conversion element, 150: Superposition lens, 200: Color separation light guide optical system, 210, 220: Dichroic mirror, 230, 240, 250: Reflection mirror, 260: Incident side lens, 270: Relay lens, 300R , 300G, 300B ...
  • Condensing lens 400R, 400G, 400B ... Liquid crystal device, 500 ... Cross dichroic prism, 600 ... Projection lens, 1000 ... Projector, c ... Cement, R1 ... Range including expansion part, L1, L2 ... Light , X1, X2, X3, X4 ... notches, X1a, X2a ... end, S ... predetermined plane, SCR ... screen

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