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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2023
Kazuhiro Fujita, Tokyo, JP;
Takashi Sasaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Momotaro Yoshida, Kanagawa, JP;
RICOH COMPANY, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An illumination device includes: a light source unit including: a light source to emit a light beam; and a wavelength converter rotatable to convert a wavelength of the light beam; another light source unit including: another light source to emit another light beam; and another wavelength converter rotatable to convert another wavelength of said another light beam; a light homogenizer to homogenize the light beam and said another light beam; and a light combiner to: bend the light beam to guide the light beam into the light homogenizer in one direction, and guide said another light beam into the light homogenizer in a another direction parallel to said one direction.