PROJECTOR AND INTEGRATION ROD THEREOF

Abstract

A projector and the integration rod thereof are disclosed. The integration rod includes an entrance face, an exit face and a side face extending from the rim of the entrance face and reaching the rim of the exit face. The normal line through the geometric center of the entrance face does not coincide with that through the geometric center of the exit face whereby compensating a non-uniformity image resulting from the projector design factors, and therefore improving the uniformity of the image projected on a screen.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing an optical system of a conventional projector.

FIG. 2 a is a perspective view of a conventional solid integration rod.

FIG. 2 b is a perspective view of a conventional hollow integration rod.

FIG. 2 c is a front view of a conventional solid integration rod.

FIG. 3 a is a front view of an integration rod according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 b is a side view of an integration rod according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the energy distribution of the emitted light at the exit face of the integration rod according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the energy distribution of the emitted light at the exit face of the conventional integration rod.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the energy distribution projected onto a screen for a projector adopting the integration rod of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing the energy distribution projected onto a screen for a projector adopting the conventional integration rod.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of an integration rod according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIGS. 9 a to 9k are front views of the integration rods according to other embodiments of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram showing the optical system of the projector according to the present invention.

Claims

1. A projector, comprising a light source for emitting a light beam;an integration rod arranged in an optical path of the light beam for homogenizing the light beam, the integration rod comprising an entrance face, an exit face and a side face extending from the rim of the entrance face to the rim of the exit face, the normal line through the geometric center of the entrance face not coinciding with the normal line through the geometric center of the exit face;a light valve arranged in the optical path of the light beam for transforming the light beam into an image light beam; anda projection lens arranged in an optical path of the image light beam.

2. The projector as claimed in claim 1, wherein the orthogonal projection of the entrance face onto the plane of the exit face is totally on the exit face.

3. The projector as claimed in claim 1, wherein the orthogonal projection of the entrance face onto the plane of the exit face is partially on the exit face.

4. The projector as claimed in claim 1, wherein the orthogonal projection of the entrance face onto the plane of the exit face is out of the exit face.

5. The projector as claimed in claim 1, wherein the integration rod is a solid transparent body.

6. The projector as claimed in claim 1, wherein the integration rod is a hollow body, the entrance face and exit face are openings of the hollow body, the inner surface of the side face is disposed with a reflection layer thereon.

7. The projector as claimed in claim 1, wherein the projector is an offset projector using a non-telecentric illumination system, the illumination is constituted by the optical source and the integration rod.

8. An integration rod, comprising: an entrance face;an exit face; anda side face extending form the rim of the entrance face to the rim of the exit face, the normal line through the geometric center of the entrance face not coinciding with the normal line through the geometric center of the exit face.

9. The integration rod as claimed in claim 8, wherein the integration rod is a solid transparent body.

10. The integration rod as claimed in claim 8, wherein the integration rod is a hollow body, the entrance face and exit face are openings of the hollow body, the inner surface of the side face is disposed with a reflection layer thereon.

11. The integration rod as claimed in claim 8, wherein the orthogonal projection of the entrance face onto the plane of the exit face is totally on the exit face.

12. The integration rod as claimed in claim 8, wherein the orthogonal projection of the entrance face onto the plane of the exit face is partially on the exit face.

13. The integration rod as claimed in claim 8, wherein the orthogonal projection of the entrance face onto the plane of the exit face is out of the exit face.

14. The integration rod as claimed in claim 8, wherein the entrance face and exit face are formed as quadrangles respectively.