FILTER DEVICE

• US 20070146916A1
• Filed: 10/26/2006
• Published: 06/28/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 12/27/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Young Optics, Inc. (Coretronic Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Young Optics, Inc. (Coretronic Corporation)
• Inventors: Cheng, Chu-Ming, Yang, Sheng-Chieh
• Granted Patent: US 7,242,543 B1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 359/891
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 26/008 in the form of devices for effecting sequential colour changes, e.g. colour wheels
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 5/22 Absorbing filters G02B5/201 - G02B5/208 take precedence

Abstract

A filter device including a red filter unit, a green filter unit, a blue filter unit and at least one of a yellow filter unit, a cyan filter unit and a magenta filter unit is provided. Red light, green light and blue light are produced when white light passes through the red filter unit, the green filter unit and the blue filter unit. In the CIE1931 color space coordinate, a triangle color space is formed through joining the points representing the red, green and blue light. Moreover, yellow light, magenta light and cyan light are produced when white light passes through the yellow filter unit, the magenta filter unit and the cyan filter unit. In the CIE1931 color space coordinate, the minimum distance from the points representing the yellow, magenta and cyan light to the edge of the triangle is not exceeding in 0.03.

Claims

1. A filter device, comprising:

a red filter unit;

a green filter unit;

a blue filter unit; and

a yellow filter unit, wherein a wavelength corresponding to the 50% transmittance in the transmission spectrum of the yellow filter unit is α

₁, a wavelength corresponding to the transmittance rising to 50% in the transmission spectrum of the green filter unit is α

₂, and |α

₂−

α

₂|≦

20 nm.

2. The filter device as claimed in claim 1, wherein |α

₁−

α

₂|≦

10 nm.

3. The filter device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the blue filter unit is suitable for filtering white light to produce blue light, the yellow filter unit is suitable for filtering white light to produce yellow light, the points in the CIE 1931 chromaticity diagram corresponding to the white light, the blue light, and the yellow light fall on a same straight line.

4. The filter device as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a cyan filter unit, wherein a wavelength corresponding to the 50% transmittance in the transmission spectrum of the cyan filter unit is α

₃, a wavelength corresponding to the transmittance dropping to 50% in the transmission spectrum of the green filter unit is α

₄, and |α

₃−

α

₄|≦

10 nm.

5. The filter device as claimed in claim 4, wherein |α

₃−

α

₄|≦

5 nm.

6. The filter device as claimed in claim 4, wherein the red filter unit is suitable for filtering white light to produce red light, the cyan filter unit is suitable for filtering white light to produce cyan light, the points in the CIE 1931 chromaticity diagram corresponding to the white light, the red light, and the cyan light fall on a same straight line.

7. The filter device as claimed in claim 4, further comprising a magenta filter unit, wherein a wavelength corresponding to the transmittance dropping to 50% in the transmission spectrum of the magenta filter unit is α

₅, a wavelength corresponding to the 50% transmittance in the transmission spectrum of the blue filter unit is α

₆, and |α

₅−

α

₆|≦

20 nm;

a wavelength corresponding to the transmittance rising to 50% in the transmission spectrum of the magenta filter unit is α

₇, a wavelength corresponding to the 50% transmittance in the transmission spectrum of the red filter unit is α

₈, and |α

₇−

α

₈|≦

10 nm.

8. The filter device as claimed in claim 7, wherein |α

₅−

α

₆|≦

5 nm.

9. The filter device as claimed in claim 7, wherein the green filter unit is suitable for filtering white light to produce green light, the magenta filter unit is suitable for filtering white light to produce magenta light, the points in the CIE 1931 chromaticity diagram corresponding to the white light, the green light, and the magenta light fall on a same straight line.

10. The filter device as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a magenta filter unit, wherein a wavelength corresponding to the transmittance dropping to 50% in the transmission spectrum of the magenta filter unit drops is α

₅, a wavelength corresponding to the 50% transmittance in the transmission spectrum of the blue filter unit is α

₆, and |α

₅−

α

₆|≦

20 nm, a wavelength corresponding to the transmittance rising to 50% in the transmission spectrum of the magenta filter unit is α

₇, a wavelength corresponding to the 50% transmittance in the transmission spectrum of the red filter unit is α

₈, and |α

₇−

α

₈|≦

10 nm.

11. The filter device as claimed in claim 10, wherein |α

₅−

α

₆|≦

5 nm.

12. The filter device as claimed in claim 10, wherein the green filter unit is suitable for filtering white light to produce green light, the magenta filter unit is suitable for filtering white light to produce magenta light, the points in the CIE 1931 chromaticity diagram that corresponding to the white light, the green light, and the magenta light fall on a same straight line.

13. A filter device, comprising:

a red filter unit;

a green filter unit;

a blue filter unit; and

a cyan filter unit, wherein a wavelength corresponding to the 50% transmittance in the transmission spectrum of the cyan filter unit is α

₃, a wavelength corresponding to the transmittance dropping to 50% in the transmission spectrum of the green filter unit is α

₄, and |₃−

α

₄|≦

10 nm.

14. The filter device as claimed in claim 13, wherein |α

₃−

α

₄|≦

5 nm.

15. The filter device as claimed in claim 13, wherein the red filter unit is suitable for filtering white light to produce red light, the cyan filter unit is suitable for filtering white light to produce cyan light, the points in the CIE 1931 chromaticity diagram corresponding to the white light, the red light, and the cyan light fall on a same straight line.

16. The filter device as claimed in claim 13, further comprising a magenta filter unit, wherein a wavelength corresponding to the transmittance dropping to 50% in the transmission spectrum of the magenta filter unit drops is α

₅, a wavelength corresponding to the 50% transmittance in. the transmission spectrum of the blue filter unit is α

₆, and |α

₅−

α

₆|≦

20 nm, a wavelength corresponding to the transmittance rising to 50% in the transmission spectrum of the magenta filter unit is α

₇, a wavelength corresponding to the 50% transmittance in the transmission spectrum of the red filter unit is α

₈, and |α

₇−

α

₈|≦

10 nm.

17. The filter device as claimed in claim 16, wherein |α

₅−

α

₆|≦

5 nm.

18. The filter device as claimed in claim 16, wherein the green filter unit is suitable for filtering white light to produce green light, the magenta filter unit is suitable for filtering white light to produce magenta light, the points in the CIE 1931 chromaticity diagram corresponding to the white light, the green light, and the magenta light fall on a same straight line.

19. A filter device, comprising:

a red filter unit;

a green filter unit;

a blue filter unit; and

a magenta filter unit, wherein a wavelength corresponding to the transmittance dropping to 50% in the transmission spectrum of the magenta filter unit is α

₅, a wavelength corresponding to the 50% transmittance in the transmission spectrum of the blue filter unit is α

₆, and |α

₅−

α

₆|≦

20 nm, a wavelength corresponding to the transmittance rising to 50% in the transmission spectrum of the magenta filter unit is α

₇, a wavelength corresponding to the 50% transmittance in the transmission spectrum of the red filter unit is α

₈, and |α

₇−

α

₈|≦

10 nm.

20. The filter device as claimed in claim 19, wherein the green filter unit is suitable for filtering white light to produce green light, the magenta filter unit is suitable for filtering white light to produce magenta light, the points in the CIE 1931 chromaticity diagram corresponding to the white light, the green light, and the magenta light fall on a same straight line.