Adjusting device for light-pipe and projector
AssigneesQingdao Hisense Electronics Co., Ltd., Hisense International Co., Ltd., Hisense USA Corporation
InventorWensheng Lu
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Abstract
An adjusting device for a light-pipe includes an outer tube, a rotatable ball, an inner tube and an adjustment member. The inner tube is configured to accommodate the light-pipe. The outer tube comprises a first end and a second end disposed oppositely, and a receiving cavity constructed to receive the rotatable ball is formed in the first end of the outer tube. The rotatable ball is hinged in the receiving cavity, and a through-hole is opened in the rotatable ball. One end of the inner tube is fixedly connected to the through-hole, and the other end is disposed inside the second end of the outer tube through the adjustment member. The adjustment member is configured to drive the inner tube to swing along the center of the rotatable ball within the outer tube.
Claims20
An adjusting device for a light-pipe, the adjustment device comprising:
- a rotatable ball;
- an outer tube comprising a first outer tube end disposed opposite to a second outer tube end, and a receiving cavity configured to receive the rotatable ball in the first outer tube end;
- an inner tube configured to accommodate the light-pipe;
- an adjustment member;
- and
- wherein:
- the rotatable ball is hinged in the receiving cavity, and a through-hole is opened in the rotatable ball;
- a first inner tube end is fixedly connected to the through-hole, and a second inner tube end is disposed in the second outer tube end through the adjustment member;
- and
- the adjustment member is configured to drive the inner tube to swing along the center of the rotatable ball.
A projector comprising:
- a light source component;
- a light-pipe;
- an adjusting device for the light-pipe, the adjustment device comprising;
- a rotatable ball;
- an outer tube comprising a first outer tube end disposed opposite to a second outer tube end, and a receiving cavity configured to receive the rotatable ball in the first outer tube end;
- and
- an inner tube configured to accommodate the light-pipe;
- an adjustment member;
- an imaging component with a shell, wherein the shell is located on a light exit end of the light source component, and a light entrance is opened on the shell at a position opposite to the light exit side of the light source component;
- and
- wherein:
- the adjusting device is positioned between the light exit side of the light source component and the light entrance of the shell, the first outer tube end faces the light exit side of the light source component, and the second outer tube end faces the light entrance of the shell;
- and
- the light-pipe is accommodated in the inner tube of the adjusting device, and an end surface of the light-pipe located inside the first outer tube end is opposite to the light exit side of the light source component.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.