# US 11,306,899 B2 · Light source system and display device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,306,899 B2 - Document ID: US11306899B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/614,105 - Filed: 2017-08-09 - Published: 2020-08-27 - Granted: 2022-04-19 - Earliest claimed: 2017-05-26 - Assignees: Appotronics Corporation Limited - Applicants: Appotronics Corporation Limited - Inventors: Zuqiang Guo; Peng Du; Yi Li - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11306899B2 ## CPC - F21V 9/32: characterised by the arrangement of the photoluminescent material - G03B 21/204: {using secondary light emission, e.g. luminescence or fluorescence (using different colours G03B33/00; if related to video signals H04N9/3197)} - F21V 5/04: of lens shape - F21V 7/0033: {with successive reflections from one reflector to the next or following} - F21V 7/04: Optical design - F21V 9/06: for filtering out ultraviolet radiation - F21V 13/04: the elements being reflectors and refractors {(for vehicle rear lights F21S43/40)} - F21V 23/0457: {the sensor sensing the operating status of the lighting device, e.g. to detect failure of a light source or to provide feedback to the device} - G03B 21/2046: {Positional adjustment of light sources} - G03B 21/2066: {Reflectors in illumination beam (in projection beam G03B21/28)} - G03B 33/08: Sequential recording or projection (G03B33/02, G03B33/04, G03B33/06 take precedence) - F21V: FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - 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) ## Abstract A light source system includes an exciting light source, a collection system, a wavelength conversion device, a relay system, an optical-mechanical system, a detection device, and a distance adjustment device. The exciting light source emits exciting light. The conversion region converts the exciting light into excited light. Optical axes of the excited light and the exciting light that are emitted from the wavelength conversion device do not coincide with each other. The excited light and exciting light collected by the collection system are guided to the optical-mechanical system via the relay system. The detection device detects information on brightness and/or color coordinates of the light emitted from the optical-mechanical system. The distance adjustment device adjusts a distance between the collection system and the wavelength conversion device in such a manner that the brightness and/or color coordinates of the light emitted from the optical-mechanical system meet a preset condition. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A light source system, comprising an exciting light source, a collection system, a wavelength conversion device, a relay system, an optical-mechanical system, a detection device, and a distance adjustment device, wherein: the exciting light source is configured to emit exciting light; the collection system is disposed between the exciting light source and the wavelength conversion device; and the exciting light irradiates the wavelength conversion device after being collected by the collection system; the wavelength conversion device comprises a conversion region and a reflective region, wherein the wavelength conversion device periodically moves in such a manner that the conversion region and the reflective region are periodically located on an optical path of the exciting light in different time divisions, wherein the conversion region is configured to convert the exciting light into excited light and emit the exited light, and the reflective region is configured to emit the exciting light by reflecting the exciting light, and wherein the excited light and the exciting light that are emitted from the wavelength conversion device are located on a same side of the wavelength conversion device but have optical axes that do not coincide; the collection system is further configured to collect the excited light and the exciting light that are emitted from the wavelength conversion device; the relay system is configured to guide the collected excited light and exciting light to the optical-mechanical system in such a manner that the excited light and the exciting light enter the optical-mechanical system with their optical axes being substantially coincident within a preset error range; the optical-mechanical system is configured to homogenize and provide the excited light and the exciting light to a spatial light modulator for modulating image light; as a distance between the collection system and the wavelength conversion device changes, brightness and color coordinates of light emitted from the optical-mechanical system change; the detection device is configured to detect information on the brightness and/or the color coordinates of the light emitted from the optical-mechanical system; and the distance adjustment device is configured to adjust the distance between the collection system and the wavelength conversion device in accordance with the information detected by the detection device in such a manner that the brightness and/or the color coordinates of the light emitted from the optical-mechanical system satisfy a preset condition. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The light source system according to claim 1, wherein: the detection device is configured to detect brightness of the excited light, the exciting light or mixed light of the excited light and the exciting light that are emitted from the optical-mechanical system; and the distance adjustment device adjusts the distance between the collection system and the wavelength conversion device to a distance corresponding to maximum brightness detected by the detection device. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The light source system according to claim 1, wherein: the detection device is configured to detect color coordinates and brightness of mixed light of the excited light and the exciting light that are emitted from the optical-mechanical system; the distance adjustment device is further configured to adjust the distance between the collection system and the wavelength conversion device in accordance with the color coordinates detected by the detection device in such a manner that the color coordinates detected by the detection device reach target color coordinates; and the light source system further comprises: a light source controller configured to adjust intensity of the exciting light emitted by the exciting light source in accordance with the brightness detected by the detection device in such a manner that the brightness detected by the detection device reaches target brightness. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The light source system according to claim 3, wherein when the color coordinates detected by the detection device are larger than the target color coordinates, the distance adjustment device reduces the distance between the wavelength conversion device and the collection system; and when the color coordinates detected by the detection device are smaller than the target color coordinates, the distance adjustment device increases the distance between the wavelength conversion device and the collection system. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The light source system according to claim 3, wherein when the brightness detected by the detection device is larger than the target brightness, the light source controller reduces a driving current of the exciting light source; and when the brightness detected by the detection device is smaller than the target brightness, the light source controller increases the driving current of the exciting light source. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The light source system according to claim 1, wherein the optical-mechanical system comprises a light homogenizing device, a first stop, a second stop, a third stop, a first relay lens, and a second relay lens, the first stop is disposed at an entrance of the light homogenizing device, the excited light and the exciting light that are emitted from the relay system are incident to the light homogenizing device via the first stop, the first relay lens is disposed between the light homogenizing device and the second stop, and the second relay lens is disposed between the second stop and the third stop. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The light source system according to claim 1, wherein the relay system comprises a region light-splitting device located between the collection system and the exciting light source and comprising a first region and a second region, wherein the first region of the region light-splitting device guides the exciting light emitted by the exciting light source to the collection system, such that the exciting light is guided to the wavelength conversion device after being collected by the collection system, the exciting light comprising a first portion of the exciting light incident to the reflective region and a second portion of the exciting light incident to the conversion region, wherein the first portion of the exciting light and the second portion of the exciting light are periodically incident to the reflective region and the conversion region in different time divisions; wherein the first portion of the exciting light is reflected to the collection system by the reflective region and guided to the second region of the region light-splitting device after being collected by the collection system, wherein the second region of the region light-splitting device is configured to guide the first portion of the exciting light to a light exiting channel; and wherein the conversion region converts the second portion of the exciting light into excited light and reflects the excited light to the collection system which collects the excited light, and the collected excited light is further guided to the light exiting channel. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The light source system according to claim 7, wherein the exciting light is obliquely incident to the reflective region at a preset angle, such that the optical axes of the excited light and the exciting light that are emitted from the wavelength conversion device do not coincide. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The light source system according to claim 7, wherein the relay system further comprises a guiding device, the light exiting channel comprises a first light exiting channel and a second light exiting channel, the region light-splitting device guides light emitted from the wavelength conversion device to the guiding device via the first light exiting channel, and the guiding device guides light in the first light exiting channel to the second light exiting channel. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The light source system according to claim 9, wherein the relay system comprises a light-splitting sheet which receives the excited light emitted via the first light exiting channel from the region light-splitting device and reflects the excited light to the second light exiting channel and a mirror which receives the first portion of the exciting light emitted via the first light exiting channel from the region light-splitting device and reflects the first portion of the exciting light to the second light exiting channel. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The light source system according to claim 10, wherein a reflective surface of the mirror is a convex surface, the light-splitting sheet transmits the first portion of the exciting light in the first light exiting channel to the mirror, the mirror reflects the first portion of the exciting light, and the first portion of the exciting light is transmitted to the second light exiting channel through the light-splitting sheet. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The light source system according to claim 10, wherein a reflective surface of the mirror is a concave surface, at least a portion of the excited light in the first light exiting channel is transmitted to the light-splitting sheet through the mirror, and the light-splitting sheet transmits at least the portion of the excited light to the second light exiting channel through the mirror. ### Claim 13 (depends on 7) The light source system according to claim 7, wherein the relay system further comprises a scattering device configured to receive and scatter light emitted from the light exiting channel, and the scattered light is guided to the optical-mechanical system. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The light source system according to claim 13, wherein the scattering device comprises a scattering region configured to scatter the exciting light emitted from the light exiting channel and a filtering region configured to filter the excited light emitted from the light exiting channel, wherein the scattering region and the filtering region are disposed in a circumferential direction; the scattering device and the wavelength conversion device are formed into one piece, and the scattering region and the filtering region are located inside the reflective region and the conversion region. ### Claim 15 (depends on 7) The light source system according to claim 7, wherein the region light-splitting device comprises a light-splitting sheet which is disposed correspondingly to the first region and a mirror which is disposed correspondingly to the second region, wherein a first surface of the light-splitting sheet of the first region receives the exciting light and reflects the exciting light to the wavelength conversion device, the wavelength conversion device reflects the first portion of the exciting light to the mirror of the second region, the mirror reflects the first portion of the exciting light to a second surface of the light-splitting sheet of the first region opposite to the first surface, the second surface of the light-splitting sheet of the first region reflects the first portion of the exciting light to the light exiting channel, and the wavelength conversion device further reflects the excited light to the light exiting channel. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The light source system according to claim 15, wherein a reflective surface of the mirror is convex surface. ### Claim 17 (depends on 7) The light source system according to claim 7, wherein the region light-splitting device further comprises a third region located at periphery of the first region and the second region, wherein the region light-splitting device comprises a light-splitting sheet which is disposed correspondingly to the first region, the second region and the third region and a mirror which is disposed correspondingly to the second region, wherein a portion of the light-splitting sheet at the first region receives the exciting light and transmits the exciting light to the wavelength conversion device, the wavelength conversion device reflects the first portion of the exciting light to the mirror, the mirror of the second region reflects the first portion of the exciting light to the light exiting channel, and the light-splitting sheet further reflects the excited light to the light exiting channel. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The light source system according to claim 17, wherein a reflective surface of the mirror is a convex surface, the wavelength conversion device reflects the first portion of the exciting light to the mirror via the light-splitting sheet, and the first portion of the exciting light reflected by the mirror enters the light exiting channel via the light-splitting sheet. ### Claim 19 (depends on 17) The light source system according to claim 17, wherein a reflective surface of the mirror is a concave surface, and at least a portion of the excited light is transmitted through the mirror to the light-splitting sheet, such that the light-splitting sheet reflects the excited light emitted from the wavelength conversion device to the light exiting channel. ### Claim 20 (depends on 1) The light source system according to claim 1, wherein the relay system comprises: a light-splitting sheet configured to transmit the exciting light and reflect the excited light; and, a mirror configured to reflect the excited light emitted from the wavelength conversion device. ### Claim 21 (depends on 20) The light source system according to claim 20, wherein the mirror is configured to guide the exciting light collected by the collection system in such a manner that the optical axis of the exciting light and an optical axis of the excited light reflect by the mirror are substantially coincident within the preset error range. ### Claim 22 (depends on 21) The light source system according to claim 21, wherein the mirror is located at a side of the light-splitting sheet far away from the wavelength conversion device and configured to reflect exciting light that is emitted from the wavelength conversion device after transmitting through the light-splitting sheet. ### Claim 23 A display device, comprising a light source system, wherein the light source system comprises an exciting light source, a collection system, a wavelength conversion device, a relay system, an optical-mechanical system, a detection device, and a distance adjustment device, wherein: the exciting light source is configured to emit exciting light; the collection system is disposed between the exciting light source and the wavelength conversion device; and the exciting light irradiates the wavelength conversion device after being collected by the collection system; the wavelength conversion device comprises a conversion region and a reflective region, wherein the wavelength conversion device periodically moves in such a manner that the conversion region and the reflective region are periodically located on an optical path of the exciting light in different time divisions, wherein the conversion region is configured to convert the exciting light into excited light and emit the exited light, and the reflective region is configured to emit the exciting light by reflecting the exciting light, and wherein the excited light and the exciting light that are emitted from the wavelength conversion device are located on a same side of the wavelength conversion device but have optical axes that do not coincide; the collection system is further configured to collect the excited light and the exciting light that are emitted from the wavelength conversion device; the relay system is configured to guide the collected excited light and exciting light to the optical-mechanical system in such a manner that the excited light and the exciting light enter the optical-mechanical system with their optical axes being substantially coincident within a preset error range; the optical-mechanical system is configured to homogenize and provide the excited light and the exciting light to a spatial light modulator for modulating image light; as a distance between the collection system and the wavelength conversion device changes, brightness and color coordinates of light emitted from the optical-mechanical system change; the detection device is configured to detect information on the brightness and/or the color coordinates of the light emitted from the optical-mechanical system; and the distance adjustment device is configured to adjust the distance between the collection system and the wavelength conversion device in accordance with the information detected by the detection device in such a manner that the brightness and/or the color coordinates of the light emitted from the optical-mechanical system satisfy a preset condition.