Barco N.v.

Winter Van Rafelghem

Bart Van Den Bossche

A device for elastic pivoting about two orthogonal axes as well a method of manufacturing thereof using additive manufacturing processes. The device can be used in a projector, such as a back projector, a scanner such as a laser scanner, or other forms of displays, or a telescope etc. The device includes an inner frame and an outer frame. First and second flexible spring elements extend out of the plane in which the inner frame lies and third and fourth flexible spring elements extend out of the plane in which the outer frame lies.

Device for elastic pivoting about two orthogonal axes

An image modulating system including layers such as a formatter plate (PCB), an electrical connector plate called an interposer, a back cooling block, a front cooling frame and a reflective spatial light modulator. A cooling heat transfer channel is provided to transfer heat between the front cooling frame of the light valve and the back cooling block of the reflective spatial light modulator so as to reduce the thermal gradient between the front and back of the reflective spatial light modulator. The cooling heat transfer channel passes through any intervening layers such as the formatter plate (PCB), and/or the electrical connector plate called the interposer. The cooling heat transfer channel is preferably formed of a heat pipe or a circulating cooling medium.

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Kortrijk, Belgium

Winter Van Rafelghem