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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2017
Applicant:
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Inventors:
Vikrant R. Bhakta, Dallas, TX (US);
Steven Paul Krycho, Plano, TX (US);
Assignee:
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED, Dallas, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 21/20 (2006.01); F21V 11/08 (2006.01); F21V 14/08 (2006.01); F21V 9/30 (2018.01); G03B 21/00 (2006.01); F21V 9/04 (2018.01); F21V 9/06 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 21/208 (2013.01); F21V 9/30 (2018.02); F21V 11/08 (2013.01); F21V 14/08 (2013.01); G03B 21/204 (2013.01); G03B 21/2066 (2013.01); F21V 9/04 (2013.01); F21V 9/06 (2013.01); G03B 21/008 (2013.01);
Abstract
In described examples, one or more devices include: a light source to generate a beam of light; and optics to generate a spot of light in response to the beam of light. A color wheel revolves in a direction of rotation about an axis, so the spot of light illuminates an area of the color wheel. The spot of light has: a first width; and a second width wider than the first width and orthogonal to the first width. The first width is aligned tangential to the direction of rotation.