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US 9,851,627 B2Granted
Optical engine and projector with same
AssigneeHon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
InventorJing-Miau Wu
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Abstract
An optical engine of a projector can include a light source device configured to emit light beam, an engine body and a dust cover. The engine body is located at a side of the light source device and is configured to receive the light beam from the light source device. The engine body can include a main body and a color wheel coupled to the main body. The dust cover is coupled to the engine body and covers the color wheel. A projector is also provided.
Claims12
An optical engine comprising:
- a light source device configured to emit light beam;
- an engine body located at a side of the light source device and configured to receive the light beam from the light source device, the engine body comprising a main body and a color wheel coupled to the main body;
- and
- a dust cover coupled to the engine body and covering the color wheel;
- and
- a heat dissipating duct positioned between, and directly coupled to, the light source and the dust cover;
- wherein, the dust cover comprises a main portion and an extension portion extending from the main portion, the main portion covering the color wheel, the main portion of the dust cover comprises a first ceiling and two sidewalls extending from the first ceiling, one of the two sidewalls, the ceiling and the main body surrounding the color wheel, the extension portion of the dust cover extends from one of the two sidewalls, the extension portion defining a receiving room receiving the light channel therein, the engine body further comprises a position body coupled to the main body, the other of the two sidewalls of the main portion of the dust cover being coupled to the position body, the other of the two sidewalls of the main portion of the dust cover defines a first opening receiving a light filter, the light filter being on a light path of a light beam from the light source device, the other of the two sidewalls of the main portion of the dust cover defines a second opening, the heat dissipating duct being coupled to second opening.
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A projector comprising:
- a light source device configured to emit light beam;
- an engine body configured to receive the light beam form the light source device and comprising a main body, a color wheel coupled to the main body and a light channel coupled to the main body and adjacent the color wheel;
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- a dust cover coupled to the engine body and covering the color wheel and the light channel;
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- a heat dissipating duct positioned between, and directly coupled to, the light source and the dust cover;
- wherein, the dust cover comprises a main portion and an extension portion extending from the main portion, the main portion covering the color wheel, the extension portion covering the light channel, the main portion of the dust cover comprises a first ceiling and two sidewalls extending from the first ceiling, one of the two sidewalls, the ceiling and the main body surrounding the color wheel, the other of the two sidewalls of the main portion of the dust cover defines a second opening, the heat dissipating duct being coupled to second opening.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.