Cooling liquid recirculation system for light source unit

• US 5,147,130 A
• Filed: 11/02/1989
• Issued: 09/15/1992
• Est. Priority Date: 06/21/1989
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: ORC Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: ORC Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Watanuki, Minoru
• Primary Examiner(s): Cole, Richard R.
• Application Number:
  US07/430,264
• Time in Patent Office: 1,048 Days
• Field of Search: 362/218, 362/293, 362/294, 362/363, 362/318, 362/373, 362/268, 362/255, 313/12, 313/17, 313/22, 313/24, 313/33, 313/36, 313/44, 165/104.33, 165/119, 165/917, 165/104.32
• US Class Current: 362/218
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 29/56 using liquid coolants F21V29/51 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 29/59 with forced flow of the coolant
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 29/67 characterised by the arrangement of fans
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 21/16 Cooling; Preventing overheating
• CPC Class Codes: H01S 5/02423 Liquid cooling, e.g. a liquid cools a mount of the laser

Abstract

In a cooling liquid recirculation system, walls of transparent jacket tubes for cooling a mercury-vapor lamp, which jacket tubes are provided separately from the mercury-vapor in accordance with the prior art are formed in optical filters to thereby decrease the temperature of an object to be illuminated. A recirculation unit of cooling liquid for recirculation of the jacket tubes is connected through an elastic duct to a light source unit such as a mercury-vapor lamp. These components are movable for practical use.

Claims

1. A movable cooling liquid recirculation system for a light source unit, said system comprising:

cooling means disposed to surround the light source unit for removing heat generated by the light source unit;

cooling liquid supply means for circulating a cooling liquid in said system, said cooling liquid supply means including;

(a) a storage tank for storing the cooling liquid;

(b) cleaning means for cleaning the cooling liquid; and

(c) bubble separation means for removing entrained air from the cooling liquid;

pump means for recirculating the cooling liquid in said system; and

connecting means for flexibly connecting said pump means, said cooling means and said cooling liquid supply means so that the cooling liquid can be recirculated between said cooling means and said cooling liquid supply means via said pump means.

2. A system as in claim 1, said connecting means comprising an elastic duct cord having internally disposed a flexible pipe for carrying the cooling liquid and electrical wires for supplying electrical power to electrodes of the light source unit.

3. A system as in claim 1, further comprising a radiator for cooling the cooling liquid after it passes through said cooling means.

4. A system as in claim 1, said cooling means comprising a jacket tube made of material having optical properties for filtering out predetermined wavelengths of light.

5. A system as in claim 1, said cooling liquid supply means being mounted within a movable frame.

6. A system as in claim 1, said cooling means and the light source unit being mounted on a movable stand.

7. A system as in claim 1, said cooling liquid supply means further including a leakage detector means for detecting a low level of cooling liquid in said system.