# US 10,871,706 B2 · Projection apparatus and illumination system > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,871,706 B2 - Document ID: US10871706B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/280,058 - Filed: 2019-02-20 - Published: 2019-10-24 - Granted: 2020-12-22 - Earliest claimed: 2018-04-20 - Assignees: Coretronic Corporation - Applicants: Coretronic Corporation - Inventors: Chang-Hsuan Chen; Chien-Chung Liao - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10871706B2 ## CPC - G03B 21/00: Projectors or projection-type viewers; Accessories therefor (devices for changing pictures G03B23/00) - G03B 21/204: {using secondary light emission, e.g. luminescence or fluorescence (using different colours G03B33/00; if related to video signals H04N9/3197)} - G03B 21/2013: {Plural light sources} - G03B 21/208: {Homogenising, shaping of the illumination light} - F21K 9/64: using wavelength conversion means distinct or spaced from the light-generating element, e.g. a remote phosphor layer - F21V 9/30: Elements containing photoluminescent material distinct from or spaced from the light source (shades F21V1/17; globes, bowls or cover glasses F21V3/08, F21V3/12; refractors F21V5/10; reflectors F21V7/26, F21V7/30; elements with provision for controlling the spectral properties or intensity F21V9/40) - G03B 21/20: Lamp housings - G03B 21/2033: {LED or laser light sources} - 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 (optical parts of such apparatus G02B; photosensitive materials or processes for photographic purposes G03C; apparatus for processing exposed photographic materials G03D) - F21K: NON-ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES USING LUMINESCENCE; LIGHT SOURCES USING ELECTROCHEMILUMINESCENCE; LIGHT SOURCES USING CHARGES OF COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL; LIGHT SOURCES USING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES AS LIGHT-GENERATING ELEMENTS; LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - F21V: FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ## Abstract A projection apparatus and an illumination system are provided. The illumination system includes a light source, a first lens element and an optical wavelength conversion module. The light source emits a light beam. The first lens element is disposed on a transmission path of the light beam from the light source. The first lens element has a curved surface and a multidirectional-plane. The multidirectional-plane and the curved surface are disposed opposite to each other. The multidirectional-plane includes sub-planes facing different directions. The optical wavelength conversion module is disposed on a transmission path of the light beam from the first lens element. The optical wavelength conversion module converts a first portion of the light beam from the first lens element into a converted light beam. The converted light beam and a second portion of the light beam from the first lens element form an illumination beam. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A projection apparatus, comprising: an illumination system, comprising: a light source, emitting a light beam; a first lens element, disposed on a transmission path of the light beam emitted from the light source, wherein the first lens element has a curved surface and a multidirectional-plane, the multidirectional-plane and the curved surface are two opposite surfaces in the first lens element, the multidirectional-plane comprises a plurality of sub-planes formed by being rotated in different directions, the multidirectional-plane has a first midline and a second midline being perpendicular to each other, the first midline and the second midline are respectively perpendicular to an optical axis of the illumination system, and the sub-planes comprise a plurality of first sub-planes and a plurality of second sub-planes, wherein the first sub-planes are respectively formed by rotating a reference plane perpendicular to the optical axis of the illumination system by different angles along the first midline of the multidirectional-plane, and the second sub-planes are respectively formed by rotating the reference plane by different angles along the second midline of the multidirectional-plane, wherein the plurality of formed sub-planes facing different directions refract the light beam from the light source passed through the curved surface to different positions on an optical wavelength conversion module; and the optical wavelength conversion module, disposed on a transmission path of the light beam transmitted from the first lens element, wherein the optical wavelength conversion module converts a first portion of the light beam transmitted from the first lens element into a converted light beam, and the converted light beam and a second portion of the light beam transmitted from the first lens element form an illumination beam; a light valve, disposed on a transmission path of the illumination beam and converting the illumination beam into an image beam; and a projection lens, disposed on a transmission path of the image beam. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The projection apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the light source comprises a plurality of first light-emitting elements and a plurality of second light-emitting elements, the first light-emitting elements emit a plurality of first sub-beams, the second light-emitting elements emit a plurality of second sub-beams, the first lens element is disposed on transmission paths of the first sub-beams and the second sub-beams, wherein the first sub-beams respectively pass through a portion of sub-planes in the sub-planes, and the second sub-beams respectively pass through another portion of sub-planes in the sub-planes, and the illumination system further comprises: a first light diffusing element, disposed on the transmission paths of the first sub-beams and located between the first light-emitting elements and the optical wavelength conversion module; and a second light diffusing element, disposed on the transmission paths of the second sub-beams and located between the second light-emitting elements and the optical wavelength conversion module, wherein the first light diffusing element and the second light diffusing element have different light diffusing effects. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The projection apparatus as claimed in claim 2, wherein the portion of sub-planes in the sub-planes has a larger rotating angle, and the another portion of sub-planes in the sub-planes has a smaller rotating angle. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The projection apparatus as claimed in claim 3, wherein the first light diffusing element and the second light diffusing element are respectively diffusers, and a haze of the first light diffusing element is smaller than a haze of the second light diffusing element. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The projection apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein a plurality of rotating angles of the first sub-planes are respectively greater than 0 degrees and smaller than or equal to 12 degrees, and a plurality of rotating angles of the second sub-planes are respectively greater than 0 degrees and smaller than or equal to 12 degrees. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The projection apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the curved surface of the first lens element is a convex surface. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The projection apparatus as claimed in claim 6, wherein the illumination system further comprises: a light diffusing element, disposed on the transmission path of the light beam from the first lens element; a second lens element, disposed on a transmission path of the light beam from the light diffusing element to collimate the light beam from the light diffusing element; and a light combining element, disposed on a transmission path of the light beam from the second lens element, wherein the optical wavelength conversion module is disposed on a transmission path of the light beam from the light combining element. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The projection apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the curved surface of the first lens element is a concave surface, and the illumination system further comprises: a second lens element, disposed on the transmission path of the light beam from the light source to converge the light beam emitted from the light source, wherein the first lens element is disposed on a transmission path of the light beam from the second lens element; and a light combining element, disposed on the transmission path of the light beam transmitted from the first lens element, and the optical wavelength conversion module is disposed on a transmission path of the light beam transmitted from the light combining element. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The projection apparatus as claimed in claim 8, wherein the illumination system further comprises: a light diffusing element, disposed on the transmission path of the light beam from the second lens element, and the first lens element is disposed on a transmission path of the light beam transmitted from the light diffusing element. ### Claim 10 An illumination system, comprising: a light source, emitting a light beam; a first lens element, disposed on a transmission path of the light beam emitted from the light source, wherein the first lens element has a curved surface and a multidirectional-plane, the multidirectional-plane and the curved surface are two opposite surfaces in the first lens element, the multidirectional-plane comprises a plurality of sub-planes formed by being rotated in facing different directions, the multidirectional-plane has a first midline and a second midline being perpendicular to each other, the first midline and the second midline are respectively perpendicular to an optical axis of the illumination system, and the sub-planes comprise a plurality of first sub-planes and a plurality of second sub-planes, wherein the first sub-planes are respectively formed by rotating a reference plane perpendicular to the optical axis of the illumination system by different angles along the first midline of the multidirectional-plane, and the second sub-planes are respectively formed by rotating the reference plane by different angles along the second midline of the multidirectional-plane, wherein the plurality of formed sub-planes facing different directions refract the light beam from the light source passed through the curved surface to different positions on an optical wavelength conversion module; and the optical wavelength conversion module, disposed on a transmission path of the light beam transmitted from the first lens element, wherein the optical wavelength conversion module converts a first portion of the light beam transmitted from the first lens element into a converted light beam, and the converted light beam and a second portion of the light beam transmitted from the first lens element form an illumination beam.