Image projecting apparatus

• US 20070002289A1
• Filed: 03/21/2006
• Published: 01/04/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 06/29/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Oh, Pil-yong
• Application Number:
  US11/384,544
• Publication Number:
  US 20070002289A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 353/119
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 11/12 in more than one direction
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 11/125 for tilting and rolling F16M11/14 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 13/027 Ceiling supports
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 21/145 Housing details, e.g. position adjustments thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 21/16 Cooling; Preventing overheating

Abstract

An image projecting apparatus includes a housing in which at least one vibration generating component is disposed, a vibration-proof supporting bracket coupled to a side of the housing to support the housing against an installation surface to absorb vibrations generated by the at least one vibration generating component, and a vibration guide part to couple the vibration-proof supporting bracket with the housing at a position that corresponds to the at least one vibration generating component, thereby transferring the vibrations generated by the at least one vibration generating component to the vibration-proof supporting bracket. Thus, the image projecting apparatus has a simplified structure which effectively reduces vibration noise of vibration generating components disposed therein.

Claims

1. An image projecting apparatus, comprising:

a housing having at least one vibration generating component disposed therein;

a vibration-proof supporting bracket coupled to a side of the housing to absorb vibrations generated by the at least one vibration generating component; and

at least one vibration guide part disposed at a position of the vibration-proof supporting bracket that corresponds to the at least one vibration generating component to couple the vibration-proof supporting bracket to the housing, thereby transferring the vibrations generated by the at least one vibration generating component to the vibration-proof supporting bracket.

2. The image projecting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the at least one vibration guide part comprises at least one screw to fasten the housing to the vibration-proof supporting bracket in the position that corresponds to the at least one vibration generating component.

3. The image projecting apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising:

at least one pass through hole disposed in the vibration-proof supporting bracket through which the at least one screw is inserted in the vibration-proof supporting bracket; and

at least one fastening hole disposed in the housing to be connected with the at least one pass through hole.

4. The image projecting apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the housing comprises:

a lower case formed with the at least one fastening hole to correspond to the at least one vibration generating component and coupled with the vibration-proof supporting bracket on an outside surface thereof; and

an upper case coupled to an upper side of the lower case.

5. The image projecting apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the at least one vibration generating component comprises at least one of a cooling fan and a color wheel which are disposed at the lower case.

6. The image projecting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the vibration-proof supporting bracket comprises one of a stone material and a metallic material.

7. An image projecting apparatus, comprising:

a housing;

a plurality of vibrating components disposed in the housing; and

a vibration proof member disposed on a surface of the housing and coupled to each of the plurality of vibrating components through the housing.

8. The image projecting apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the plurality of vibrating components comprise one or more of a cooling fan and a color wheel.

9. The image projecting apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the vibration proof member comprises a vibration proof bracket coupled to one of a lower and upper part of the housing.

10. The image projecting apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the vibration proof bracket is disposed on the lower part of the housing, and the apparatus is operable in a normal mode in which the vibration proof bracket is disposed on a lower side of the housing and an inverted mode in which the vibration proof bracket is disposed on an upper side of the housing.

11. The image projecting apparatus according to claim 9, wherein:

the housing includes a plurality of fastener holes that correspond to positions of the plurality of vibrating components; and

the vibration proof bracket comprises a plurality of through holes that correspond the plurality of fastener holes in the housing such that a plurality of fasteners couple the vibration proof bracket to the housing at the positions that correspond to the plurality of vibrating components.

12. The image projecting apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the plurality of vibrating components are coupled to a side of the housing opposite to a side in which the fasteners are fastened.

13. The image projecting apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the fasteners comprise one or more of screws and bolts.

14. The image projecting apparatus according to claim 7, further comprising:

a plurality of fastener elements to couple the vibration proof member to the housing and to guide vibrations from the plurality of vibrating components into the vibration proof member.

15. An image projecting apparatus, comprising:

a housing;

a plurality of vibrating components disposed in the housing; and

a common vibration prevention unit to prevent vibrations from the plurality of vibrating components from generating noise and having a plurality of corresponding coupling points at which the common vibration prevention unit is coupled to both the plurality of corresponding vibrating components and the housing.

16. An image projecting system, comprising:

an image projecting apparatus, including;

a housing having at least one vibration generating component disposed therein,

a vibration-proof supporting bracket coupled to a side of the housing to absorb vibrations generated by the at least one vibration generating component, and

at least one vibration guide part disposed at a position of the vibration-proof supporting bracket that corresponds to the at least one vibration generating component to couple the vibration-proof supporting bracket to the housing, thereby transferring the vibrations generated by the vibration generating component to the vibration-proof supporting bracket; and

an installation device, including;

a receiving frame to accommodate the image projecting apparatus therein, and

a connecting part coupled to the receiving frame on a first side thereof and coupled to a ceiling surface on a second side thereof.

17. An installation device usable with an image projecting apparatus having a lower case in which at least one vibration generating component is disposed and an upper case coupled to an upper side of the lower case to dispose the image projecting apparatus on an installation surface, the device comprising:

a vibration-proof supporting bracket coupled to an outside surface of the lower case to absorb vibrations generated by the at least one vibration generating component;

at least one vibration guide part to couple the vibration-proof supporting bracket with the lower case at a position that corresponds to the at least one vibration generating component, thereby transferring the vibrations generated by the at least one vibration generating component into the vibration-proof supporting bracket; and

a connecting unit to connect the vibration-proof supporting bracket and the installation surface.

18. The installation device according to claim 17, wherein the connecting unit comprises:

a coupling bracket coupled to the vibration-proof supporting bracket; and

a connecting part to connect the coupling bracket with the installation surface.

19. An image projecting apparatus, comprising:

a lower case in which a plurality of vibration generating components are disposed;

an upper case coupled to an upper side of the lower case;

a vibration-proof supporting bracket coupled to an outside of the lower case to absorb vibrations generated by the plurality of vibration generating components;

a vibration guide part to couple the vibration-proof supporting bracket with the lower case at positions that correspond to the plurality of vibration generating components, thereby transferring the vibrations generated by the plurality of vibration generating components into the vibration-proof supporting bracket; and

an installation device having a coupling bracket coupled to the vibration-proof supporting bracket, and a connecting part to connect the coupling bracket with an installation surface.

20. The image projecting apparatus according to claim 19, wherein the coupling bracket comprises:

a first coupling bracket coupled to the vibration-proof supporting bracket; and

a second coupling bracket coupled to the first coupling bracket on a first side thereof and coupled to the connecting part on a second side thereof.

21. The image projecting apparatus according to claim 20, further comprising:

a wall bracket provided between the installation surface and the connecting part and to couple the connecting part to the installation surface.

22. An image projecting system assembly, comprising:

an image projecting apparatus, including;

a housing,

a plurality of vibrating components disposed in the housing, and

a vibration proof member disposed on a surface of the housing and coupled to each of the plurality of vibrating components through the housing; and

an installation device to support the image projecting apparatus by the vibration proof member and having a connecting part to connect to an installation surface.

23. The assembly according to claim 22, wherein the installation device suspends the image projecting apparatus by the vibration proof member from one of a ceiling and a vertical wall.

24. The assembly according to claim 22, wherein the installation device is suspended from a ceiling by the connecting part.

25. The assembly according to claim 24, wherein the installation device comprises:

a receiving frame having a support platform disposed on an inner surface thereof to support the image projecting apparatus such that the receiving frame encloses the image projecting apparatus;

a first coupling part to couple the receiving frame to the connecting part; and

a second coupling part to couple the connecting part to the ceiling.

26. The assembly according to claim 22, wherein the installation device is suspended from a vertical wall.

27. The assembly according to claim 26, wherein the installation device comprises:

a wall bracket to couple the connecting part to a mounting portion on the wall in a horizontal direction; and

at least one coupling bracket to couple the connecting part to the vibration proof member.