Projection device with brightness adjustment function and method thereof

• US 8,339,525 B2
• Filed: 12/30/2010
• Issued: 12/25/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 11/15/2010
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Chuang, Ping-Yang, Yu, Ying-Chuan, Huang, Ying-Xiong, Wu, Hsing-Chu
• Primary Examiner(s): PAK, SUNG H
• Application Number:
  US12/981,565
• Publication Number:
  US 20120120329A1
• Time in Patent Office: 726 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 349/5
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2320/0626 for control of overall brightness
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/3406 Control of illumination source illumination devices structurally associated with liquid crystal cells G02F1/1336
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/3155 for controlling the light source light source control per se H05B35/00 – H05B47/00; control of an illumination source for displays in general G09G3/3406
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/3194 including sensor feedback

Abstract

A projection device with a brightness adjustment function includes a polarization beam splitter (PBS), a light source, a reflective display, a lens module, a power supply unit, a light detection unit and a power controller. The light source emits light to the PBS. The PBS reflects a portion of the light to the reflective display, and transmits a remaining portion of the light. The lens module projects the images. The light detection unit acquires a digital value of a portion of the light reflected by the PBS that is not received by the reflective display, and compares the digital value with a predetermined digital value to generate a control signal. The power controller for adjusts power from the power supply unit to the light source according to the control signal until the digital value matches the predetermined digital value of the light from the light source.

Claims

1. A projection device with a brightness adjustment function comprising:

a polarization beam splitter (PBS);

a light source for emitting light to the PBS;

a reflective display;

the PBS for reflecting a portion of the light to the reflective display, and transmitting a remaining portion of the light;

the reflective display for receiving the portion of the light reflected by the PBS, and reflecting the received light to the PBS;

a lens module for projecting the images to be displayed by the reflective display;

the PBS further for transmitting the light reflected by the reflective display to the lens module;

a power supply unit for supplying power for the light source;

a light detection unit for acquiring a digital value of a portion of the light reflected by the PBS that is not received by the reflective display, and comparing the digital value with a predetermined digital value to generate a control signal; and

a power controller for adjusting power from the power supply unit to the light source according to the control signal until the digital value matches the predetermined digital value of the light from the light source.

2. The projection device as described in claim 1, wherein the reflective display is a liquid crystal on silicon.

3. The projection device as described in claim 1, wherein the light source is an LED or a RGB LED.

4. A projection device with a brightness adjustment function comprising:

three polarization beam splitters (3-PBS);

three light sources for respectively emitting light to the 3-PBS;

three reflective displays for displaying the same images;

the 3-PBS for respectively reflecting a portion of the light to the three reflective displays, and transmitting a remaining portion of the light;

the three reflective displays for respectively receiving the portion of the light reflected by the 3-PBS, and reflecting the received light to the 3-PBS;

a lens module for projecting the images to be displayed by the three reflective displays;

the 3-PBS further for respectively transmitting the light reflected by the three reflective displays to the lens module;

a power supply unit for supplying power for the three light sources;

a light detection unit for acquiring a digital value of a portion of the light reflected by the 3-PBS that is not received by the three reflective displays, and comparing the digital value with a predetermined digital value to generate three control signals; and

a power controller for adjusting power from the power supply unit to the three light sources according to the three control signals until the three digital values respectively match the predetermined digital value of the light from the light source.

5. The projection device as described in claim 4, wherein the three light sources are red light, green light and blue light source.

6. The projection device as described in claim 4, further comprising:

a light integrating element which is used for integrating the images from the three reflective displays to the lens module.

7. A method with a brightness adjustment function implemented by a projection device;

wherein the projection device comprises a light source, a polarization beam splitter (PBS);

power supply unit, and reflective display, the method comprising;

emitting light to the PBS;

acquiring a digital value of a portion of the light reflected by the PBS that is not received by the reflective display, and comparing the digital value with a predetermined digital value to generate a control signal; and

adjusting power from the power supply unit to the light source according the control signal until the digital value matches the predetermined digital value of the light from the light source.