A video display device includes a laser beam source module including a laser beam source emitting a laser beam and a laser beam source drive unit supplying power to the laser beam source, and an image generation unit generating a desired display image from the laser beam. The laser beam source module includes a substrate having the placed laser beam source and improved thermal conductivity, a temperature measurement member measuring a temperature of the substrate, a temperature adjustment member contacting the substrate and adjusting the temperature of the substrate, a circuit substrate electrically connecting the temperature measurement member and the laser beam source. Moreover, the circuit substrate is disposed on a rear surface opposite to a placement surface on which the laser beam source is placed, the temperature measurement member is mounted on the circuit substrate, and a portion of the temperature measurement member is connected to the substrate.
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1. A video display device allowing an observer to observe video of a display image, comprising:
a laser beam source module including a laser beam source emitting a laser beam and a laser beam source drive unit that supplies power to the laser beam source; and
an image generation unit that generates a desired display image from the laser beam,
wherein the laser beam source module includes:
a substrate on which the laser beam source is placed and which has improved thermal conductivity;
a temperature measurement member that measures a temperature of the substrate;
a temperature adjustment member that contacts the substrate and adjusting the temperature of the substrate; and
a circuit substrate that electrically connects the temperature measurement member and the laser beam source,
wherein the circuit substrate is disposed on a rear surface opposite to a placement surface on which the laser beam source is placed,
wherein the temperature measurement member is mounted on the circuit substrate, and
wherein a portion of the temperature measurement member is connected to the substrate.
2. The video display device according to
wherein one terminal portion of a terminal of the temperature measurement member is electrically connected to the circuit substrate, and
wherein at least a portion of the temperature measurement member other than the one terminal portion contacts the substrate, and the other terminal portion of the terminal of the temperature measurement member is electrically connected to the substrate to be grounded.
3. The video display device according to
wherein the substrate and the circuit substrate comprises a metal substrate integrally formed of the substrate and the circuit substrate.
4. The video display device according to
wherein the laser beam source module includes a thermal conduction member having improved thermal conductivity, and
wherein a portion of the temperature measurement member and the substrate are connected to each other via the thermal conduction member.
5. The video display device according to
wherein the thermal conduction member comprises a solder member.
6. The video display device according to
wherein the circuit substrate comprises a flexible printed circuit.
7. The video display device according to
wherein the temperature measurement member comprises a chip type thermistor.
8. The video display device according to
wherein the laser beam source module includes a heat dissipation member disposed to contact the temperature adjustment member.
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This application claims benefit of priority to Japanese Patent Application No. 2013-199773 filed on Sep. 26, 2013, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.
1. Field of the Disclosure
The present disclosure relates to a video display device using a laser beam, and particularly, relates to a video display device which has improved radiation stability of the laser beam and is visually confirmed with a stable display image.
2. Description of the Related Art
In recent years, a laser beam is applied to a wide range of fields such as an optical recording device, a measuring instrument, a printer, a medical instrument, a business machine, or the like which uses characteristics such as a small size, high efficiency, or high directivity. Particularly, recently, a video display device, which radiates the laser beam from the laser beam source to a projection surface such as a screen or a wall using the laser light source and displays an image, is generally known. When the laser beam source is applied to the video display device, it is necessary to stably display a display image which is visually confirmed by an observer, and thus, a stable radiation of the laser beam source is important. Particularly, in the laser beam source, self heat generation is increased according to the radiation of the laser beam, and in most cases, a change in the temperature of the laser beam source due to the heat generation generates instability of the radiation.
Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2011-117849 suggests a device including a configuration which suppresses the change of the temperature due to the heat generation, in, a light source module 910 shown in
The light source module 910 and the light receiving module 920 shown in
However, in the related art, since the temperature sensor 913 is disposed to contact the side surface of the laser holder 916, the temperature sensor indirectly detects the temperature of the laser beam source 911 (CAN) via the laser holder 916. Accordingly, in the configuration, an error occurs between an actual temperature of the laser beam source 911 and the detected temperature of the temperature sensor 913.
Moreover, in the laser holder 916 of the related art, it is described that the thermal conductivity is performed by only the member having the thermal conductivity, and thus, if the thermal conductivity is not favorable, a time lag occurs between the actual temperature of the laser beam source 911 and the detected temperature of the temperature sensor 913. In general, when the laser beam is applied to the video display device, due to time lag, instability occurs on a display image visually confirmed by an observer, and thus, in order to suppress the time lag of the wavelength of the laser beam, a method having improved responsiveness needs.
On the other hand, if the temperature sensor 913 is disposed in the vicinity of the laser beam source 911, the temperature error or the time lag is decreased. However, in this case, there is a problem in that it is not easy to electrically connect the temperature sensor 913 and the circuit substrate 801 to each other. Actually, in the related art, the connection between the temperature sensor 913 disposed to contact the side surface of the laser holder 916 and the circuit substrate 801 is not disclosed, and thus, it is described that the connection method is not easily performed.
A video display device allowing an observer to observe video of a display image, includes: a laser beam source module including a laser beam source emitting a laser beam and a laser beam source drive unit supplying power to the laser beam source; and an image generation unit generating a desired display image from the laser beam. The laser beam source module includes: a substrate on which the laser beam source is mounted and which has improved thermal conductivity; a temperature measurement member measuring a temperature of the substrate; a temperature adjustment member contacting the substrate and adjusting the temperature of the substrate; and a circuit substrate electrically connecting the temperature measurement member and the laser beam source. The circuit substrate is disposed on a rear surface opposite to a placement surface on which the laser beam source is placed, the temperature measurement member is mounted on the circuit substrate, and a portion of the temperature measurement member is connected to the substrate.
Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
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First, a laser beam source module MD4 of the video display device 101 will be described. As shown in
In addition, in the unit U1 of the portion on which the laser beam source LD is mounted, as shown in
As shown in
Moreover, for example, as the semiconductor laser element, an element emitting light having wavelength of 642 nm or the like is appropriately used in the case of red, and an element emitting light having wavelength of 515 nm or the like is appropriately used in the case of green.
The laser beam source drive unit 14 of the laser beam source module MD4 is a drive circuit to which an operational amplifier is incorporated, and as shown in
The controller 54 of the laser beam source module MD4 controls the output of the laser beam source drive unit 14 (14R and 14G) based on the detected results of the light intensity detection unit 35 (35R and 35G), and as shown in
Next, the unit U1 of the portion on which the laser beam source LD is mounted will be described with reference to
As shown in
In addition, in the first embodiment of the present invention, a metal substrate in which the substrate 16 and the circuit substrate 19 are integrally formed is used. In general, here, the metal substrate indicates a print wiring substrate having reinforced heat dissipation characteristics or heat resistance, and there are two types such as a metal base substrate in which a circuit is formed on a metal plate and a metal core substrate in which a metal plate is interposed to an inner portion of the substrate. In addition, as a metal material of the metal plate, a material having improved thermal conductivity such as aluminum (Al) or copper (Cu) is selected. In the first embodiment of the present invention, as shown in
In addition, as shown in
In addition, as shown in
In addition, as shown in
In addition, the circuit substrate 19 is disposed on the rear surface 16u opposite to the placement surface 16p on which the laser beam source LD is placed, the temperature measurement member 17 is mounted on the circuit substrate 19, and thus, the laser beam source LD and the temperature measurement member 17, and the circuit substrate 19 are electrically connected to each other only on the rear surface 16u of the substrate 16. As described above, the connection is easily performed, and thus, a problem of the related art, in which it is difficult to electrically connect the temperature sensor 913 and the circuit substrate 801, can be solved.
Moreover, the wiring pattern 19p2 connected to the substrate 16 is connected to a grand terminal G1 (refer to
In addition, in the first embodiment of the present invention, as the temperature measurement member 17, a chip type thermistor is used. Therefore, a surface mounting of the temperature measurement member can be performed on the circuit substrate 19. According to the effect, unlike the related art, difficulty of the connection between the temperature sensor 913 disposed to contact a side surface of the laser holder 916 and the circuit substrate 801 can be resolved. Accordingly, the laser beam source module MD4 can be easily manufactured.
As shown in
In addition, as shown in
Finally, the image generation unit 11, the optical member OP, and the light intensity detection unit 35 of the video display device 101 will be described.
As shown in
The holographic optical element 31 of the image generation unit 11 has a function which diffracts the laser beam Lc from the laser beam source LD to make the video light Lf. Specifically, in the first embodiment of the present invention, a phase modulation type liquid crystal on silicon (LCOS) is used, coherent light (laser beam Lc) is radiated to the “hologram pattern” written to the phase modulation type LCOS, and thus, diffracted light is generated and is emitted as the video light Lf through a Fourier lens FL1 shown in
In addition, as shown in
The optical member OP of the video display device 101 is mainly configured of optical components which introduce the video light Lf from the holographic optical element 31 to the windshield WS of the vehicle, and in the first embodiment of the present invention, as shown in
The planar mirrors (12 and 22), the optical lens 32, and the optical lens 42 of the optical member OP use the optical components which are generally used, and do not have particular specifications. Moreover, instead of the planar mirrors (12 and 22), a curved mirror may be used. Moreover, the present invention is not limited to the combination of the planar mirrors (12 and 22) or the optical lenses (32 and 42) shown in
The slitter 52 of the optical member OP passes through most of the radiation range of the video light Lf, and the range corresponding to the video light Lf passing through the slitter becomes the display image of the video VM (refer to
As shown in
The light intensity detection unit 35 of the video display device 101 detects the light intensity of the video light Lf, and as shown in
In the video display device 101 of the first embodiment of the present invention having the above-described configuration, the effects will be described below.
In the video display device 101 of the first embodiment of the present invention, the laser beam source LD is placed on the substrate 16 having improved thermal conductivity, the temperature measurement member 17 detecting the temperature of the substrate 16 and the temperature adjustment member 18 adjusting the temperature of the substrate 16 are provided, and a portion of the temperature measurement member 17 is connected to the substrate 16. Accordingly, the temperature of the laser beam source LD can be detected via the substrate 16 having improved thermal conductivity, and the temperature of the substrate 16 can be adjusted by the temperature adjustment member 18 based on the detected temperature. Therefore, the temperature of the laser beam source LD can be adjusted via the substrate 16 having improved thermal conductivity. Accordingly, instability of the radiation of the laser beam Lc due to the change of the temperature can be suppressed, and the display image visually confirmed by the observer ST can be stably displayed.
Moreover, since at least a portion of the temperature measurement member 17 other than the one terminal portion 17s contacts the substrate 16, the detection of the temperature of the substrate 16 can be securely performed at the contact portion, and thus, the temperature of the laser beam source LD mounted on the substrate 16 can be correctly measured. Accordingly, the instability of the radiation of the laser beam Lc due to the change of the temperature can be further suppressed. Moreover, the other terminal portion 17t of the terminal of the temperature measurement member 17 is electrically connected to the substrate 16 to be grounded, and thus, the wiring to the other terminal portion 17t can be omitted. Accordingly, the temperature measurement member 17 can be easily mounted, and thus, the laser beam source module MD4 and the video display device 101 can be easily manufactured.
Moreover, the substrate 16 and the circuit substrate 19 are integrally formed using the metal substrate, and thus, the circuit substrate 19 having the wiring pattern 19p for supplying power, transmitting signal, or the like, and the substrate 16 for performing thermal conduction can be easily formed, and the circuit substrate 19 and the substrate 16 can be easily connected to each other. In addition, in the first embodiment of the present invention, since the metal core substrate is used, the wiring can be also formed on the placement surface 16p side of the substrate 16, and thus, even when the laser beam source is not a dip type laser beam source LD used in the first embodiment of the present invention and is a surface mounting type laser beam source LD, the surface mounting type laser beam source can be mounted on the placement surface 16p side of the substrate 16 as it is.
In addition, the temperature measurement member 17 is a chip type thermistor, and thus, the surface mounting of the temperature measurement member can be performed on the circuit substrate 19. Accordingly, compared to the configuration of the related art, the laser beam source module MD4 and the video display device 101 can be more easily manufactured.
Moreover, the laser beam source module MD4 includes the heat dissipation member M15 disposed to contact the temperature adjustment member 18, and thus, heat dissipation from the temperature adjustment member 18 can be effectively performed. Accordingly, the temperature of the laser beam source LD can be securely adjusted with improved responsiveness via the substrate 16 having improved thermal conductivity.
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First, the laser beam source module MJ4 of the video display device 102 will be described. As shown in
In addition, in the unit U2 of the portion on which the laser beam source LD is mounted, as shown in
As shown in
Moreover, for example, as the semiconductor laser element, an element emitting light having wavelength of 642 nm or the like is appropriately used in the case of red, an element emitting light having wavelength of 515 nm or the like is appropriately used in the case of green, and an element emitting light having wavelength of 445 nm or the like is appropriately used in the case of blue.
The laser beam source drive unit 24 of the laser beam source module MJ4 is a drive circuit to which an operational amplifier is incorporated, and as shown in
Similar to the first embodiment, the controller 54 of the laser beam source module MJ4 controls the output of the laser beam source drive unit 24 (24R, 24G, and 24B) based on the detected results of the light intensity detection unit 35 (35R, 35G, and 35B), and as shown in
Next, the unit U2 of the portion on which the laser beam source LD is mounted will be described with reference to
Similar to the first embodiment, as shown in
As shown in
The circuit substrate 29 is a flexible printed circuit (FPC) which is widely used in general, and as shown in
Moreover, the circuit substrate 29 is the flexible printed circuit, and thus, the flexible printed circuit can be disposed on the rear surface 26u side of the substrate 26 with a certain degree of freedom. For example, in a case where the mounting angle of the laser beam source LD is changed due to optical-axis alignment or the like of the laser beam source LD, even when some misalignment occurs in the disposition of three pin terminals of the laser beam source LD on the rear surface 26u side of the substrate 26, the flexible printed circuit can be disposed to match the misalignment. Accordingly, the laser beam source module MJ4 can be more easily manufactured.
In addition, as shown in
In addition, also in the second embodiment of the present invention, as the temperature measurement member 17, a chip type thermistor is used. Therefore, a surface mounting of the temperature measurement member can be performed on the circuit substrate 29. According to the effect, unlike the related art, difficulty of the connection between the temperature sensor 913 disposed to contact a side surface of the laser holder 916 and the circuit substrate 801 can be solved. Accordingly, the laser beam source module MJ4 can be easily manufactured.
Moreover, as shown in
Moreover, in the second embodiment of the present invention, the thermal conduction member N55 uses a solder member. Accordingly, when the electric connection between the temperature measurement member 17 and the wiring pattern 29p of the circuit substrate 29 is performed, the temperature measurement member 17 and the substrate 26 can be simultaneously connected to each other. Therefore, the laser beam source module MJ4 can be easily manufactured. In addition, the solder member is appropriately used as the thermal conduction member N55. However, a thermal conductive adhesive material may be used as the thermal conduction member N55.
In addition, as shown in
Moreover, similar to the first embodiment of the present invention, as shown in
Finally, the image generation unit 21, the optical member OP, and the light intensity detection unit 35 of the video display device 102 will be described.
As shown in
For example, the mirror unit 41 of the image generation unit 21 is a diachronic mirror or the like which transmits the light having a specific wavelength and reflects the light having wavelengths other than the above-mentioned wavelength, combines the laser beam Lc of each color from the plurality of laser beams Lc to make the laser beam Le having one optical axis, and emits the laser beam Le to the drive scanning mirror 61.
The drive scanning mirror 61 of the image generation unit 21 has a function as scanning means for reflecting the laser beam Le, which is emitted from the laser beam source LD and is combined by the mirror unit 41, in a two-dimensional direction, by electromagnetic drive, and for projecting and scanning the video light Lf to the screen SC. The drive scanning mirror 61 appropriately uses a MEMS mirror which uses a Micro Electro Mechanical System (MEMS) technology. The MEMS mirror is a minute device which is manufactured by collecting mechanical mechanisms and electric circuits on a silicon wafer using a micromachining technology, and a reduction in the overall size of the apparatus can be improved using the MEMS mirror.
The signal generation unit 81 of the image generation unit 21 generates a drive signal for driving the drive scanning mirror 61 in a main scanning direction and a sub scanning direction orthogonal to the main scanning direction according to the control of the controller 54. Particularly, the signal generation unit 81 functions as scan signal generating means, generates a pulse signal that is a drive signal by which the drive scanning mirror 61 performs a main scanning on the laser beam Le in a right-left direction, and generates a drive signal by which the drive scanning mirror 61 performs a sub scanning on the laser beam Le in an up-down direction.
The mirror drive unit 91 of the image generation unit 21 is connected to the drive scanning mirror 61, and drives the drive scanning mirror 61 based on the drive signal generated in the signal generation unit 81. Particularly, the mirror drive unit 91 functions as driving means for reciprocating the drive scanning mirror 61 in the main scanning direction (right-left direction) according to the pulse signal generated in the signal generation unit 81.
The optical member OP of the video display device 102 is mainly configured of an optical component which introduces the laser beam Le emitted from the mirror unit 41 to the drive scanning mirror 61, and in the second embodiment of the present invention, as shown in
The light intensity detection unit 35 of the video display device 102 detects the light intensity of the video light Lf, and as shown in
In the video display device 102 of the second embodiment of the present invention having the above-described configuration, the effects will be described below.
In the video display device 102 of the second embodiment of the present invention, the laser beam source LD is placed on the substrate 26 having improved thermal conductivity, the temperature measurement member 17 detecting the temperature of the substrate 26 and the temperature adjustment member 18 adjusting the temperature of the substrate 26 are provided, and a portion of the temperature measurement member 17 is connected to the substrate 26. Accordingly, the temperature of the laser beam source LD can be detected via the substrate 26 having improved thermal conductivity, and the temperature of the substrate 26 can be adjusted by the temperature adjustment member 18 based on the detected temperature. Therefore, the temperature of the laser beam source LD can be adjusted via the substrate 26 having improved thermal conductivity. Accordingly, instability of the radiation of the laser beam Lc due to the change of the temperature can be suppressed, and the display image visually confirmed by the observer ST can be stably displayed.
Moreover, since a portion of the temperature measurement member 17 and the substrate 26 are connected to each other via the thermal conduction member N55, the detection of the temperature of the substrate 26 can be securely performed by the temperature measurement member 17 via the thermal conduction member N55. Accordingly, the instability of the radiation of the laser beam Lc due to the change of the temperature can be further suppressed.
In addition, since the thermal conduction member N55 is a solder member, when the electric connection between the temperature measurement member 17 and the wiring pattern 29p of the circuit substrate 29 is performed, the temperature measurement member 17 and the substrate 26 can be simultaneously connected to each other. Therefore, the laser beam source module MJ4 can be easily manufactured.
Moreover, the circuit substrate 29 is the flexible printed circuit, and thus, the flexible printed circuit can be disposed on the rear surface 26u side of the substrate 26 with a certain degree of freedom. For example, in the case where the mounting angle of the laser beam source LD is changed due to the optical-axis alignment or the like of the laser beam source LD, even when some misalignment occurs in the disposition of three pin terminals of the laser beam source LD on the rear surface 26u side of the substrate 26, the flexible printed circuit can be disposed to match the misalignment. Accordingly, the laser beam source module MJ4 can be more easily manufactured.
In addition, the temperature measurement member 17 is a chip type thermistor, and thus, the surface mounting of the temperature measurement member can be performed on the circuit substrate 29. Accordingly, compared to the configuration of the related art, the laser beam source module MJ4 and the video display device 102 can be more easily manufactured.
Moreover, the laser beam source module MJ4 includes the heat dissipation member M15 disposed to contact the temperature adjustment member 18, and thus, heat dissipation from the temperature adjustment member 18 can be effectively performed. Accordingly, the temperature of the laser beam source LD can be securely adjusted with improved responsiveness via the substrate 26 having improved thermal conductivity.
In addition, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and for example, the present invention may be modified as follows, and the modifications are also included in the technical scope of the present invention.
First Modification
The unit CU1 including a sealing member CF7 shown in
Second Modification
In the first embodiment, the metal substrate is used as the substrate 16 and the circuit substrate 19 and the substrate 16 and the circuit substrate 19 are appropriately configured to be integrated with each other. However, a plate material such as aluminum or copper is used as the substrate, a printed wiring board is used as the circuit substrate, and the substrate and the circuit substrate may be separately configured.
Third Modification
In the second embodiment, the solder member is appropriately used as the thermal conduction member N55. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, as shown in
Third Modification
In the embodiments, the chip type thermistor is appropriately used as the temperature measurement member 17. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, a lead type thermistor may be also used.
Fourth Modification
In the embodiments, two kinds of laser beam sources LD (RLD and GLD) or three kinds of laser beam sources LD (RLD, GLD, and BLD) are used. However, four kinds of beam sources, to which yellow is added, may be used, and four kinds or more of beam sources may be used. At this time, the laser beam source drive unit may be provided so as to correspond to the kind of the beam source. On the other hand, one kind of beam source may be used.
Fifth Modification
In the embodiments, the can type laser beam source in which the semiconductor laser element is mounted onto the metal package is used. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, a package type using synthetic resin may be used.
Sixth Modification
The embodiments are applied to a head-up display (HUD) mounted on a vehicle or a laser projector. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the present invention may be also applied to a three-dimensional display or a head mounted display (HMD).
The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments and modifications, and may be appropriately modified as long as the modifications do not depart from the scope of the invention.
It should be understood by those skilled in the art that various modifications, combinations, sub-combinations and alterations may occur depending on design requirements and other factors insofar as they are within the scope of the appended claims of the equivalents thereof.
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