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Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2026

Filed:

Dec. 21, 2022
Applicant:

Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Tomoyasu Hirasawa, Kanagawa, JP;

Toshinobu Matsuyama, Kanagawa, JP;

Assignee:

RICOH COMPANY, LTD., Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 21/20 (2006.01); G02B 26/00 (2006.01); G03B 21/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 21/204 (2013.01); G02B 26/008 (2013.01); G03B 21/16 (2013.01);
Abstract

An image projection apparatus includes a light source module including a light source to emit excitation light, a pair of phosphor wheels, a light mixing element, an optical system to guide the excitation light emitted from the light source to the pair of phosphor wheels, and combine a pair of fluorescent lights emitted from the pair of phosphor wheels and guide combined fluorescent light to the light mixing element, an optical casing hermetically sealing the optical system, a first cooling casing hermetically sealing one of the phosphor wheels and having a first airflow circulation path, and a second cooling casing hermetically sealing another one of the pair of phosphor wheels and having a second airflow circulation path, an optical modulation element to modulate the light emitted from the light mixing element, and a projection optical system to project the light modulated by the optical modulation element onto a display device.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Hirasawa, Tomoyasu. (2026). Image projection apparatus (U.S. Patent No. 12566365). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12566365

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