阅读说明：本技术 照明系统及投影装置 (Illumination system and projection device ) 是由 陈顺泰 林淑瑜 翁铭璁 洪振益 范辰玮 于 2018-08-31 设计创作，主要内容包括：一种照明系统,包括第一激发光源、波长转换轮与滤光轮。第一激发光源用于发出第一激发光束。波长转换轮包括波长转换区与第一光学区,波长转换区与第一光学区轮流切入第一激发光束的传递路径,当波长转换区切入第一激发光束的传递路径上时,第一激发光束被波长转换区转换为转换光束,当第一光学区切入第一激发光束的传递路径上时,第一激发光束从第一光学区输出。滤光轮配置于来自波长转换轮的转换光束及第一激发光束的传递路径上,滤光轮包括第一区、第二区以及阻挡区,其中第二区在圆周方向上所涵盖的角度小于第一光学区所涵盖的角度。一种投影装置也被提出。应用照明系统的投影装置通过简易的方式来避免产生颜色的差异。(An illumination system comprises a first excitation light source, a wavelength conversion wheel and a filter wheel. The first excitation light source is used for emitting a first excitation light beam. The wavelength conversion wheel comprises a wavelength conversion area and a first optical area, the wavelength conversion area and the first optical area are cut into a transmission path of the first excitation light beam in turn, when the wavelength conversion area is cut into the transmission path of the first excitation light beam, the first excitation light beam is converted into a conversion light beam by the wavelength conversion area, and when the first optical area is cut into the transmission path of the first excitation light beam, the first excitation light beam is output from the first optical area. The filter wheel is arranged on a transmission path of the conversion light beam from the wavelength conversion wheel and the first excitation light beam, and comprises a first area, a second area and a blocking area, wherein the angle covered by the second area in the circumferential direction is smaller than that covered by the first optical area. A projection device is also provided. The projection apparatus using the illumination system avoids the generation of color differences in a simple manner.)

1. An illumination system comprising a first excitation light source, a wavelength conversion wheel, and a filter wheel, wherein:

the first excitation light source is used for emitting a first excitation light beam;

the wavelength conversion wheel includes a wavelength conversion zone and a first optical zone that alternately cut into the transmission path of the first excitation beam, the first excitation beam being converted to a conversion beam by the wavelength conversion zone when the wavelength conversion zone cuts into the transmission path of the first excitation beam, the first excitation beam being output from the first optical zone when the first optical zone cuts into the transmission path of the first excitation beam; and

the filter wheel is arranged on a transmission path of the conversion light beam from the wavelength conversion wheel and the first excitation light beam, and comprises a first zone, a second zone and a blocking zone, wherein the angle covered by the second zone in the circumferential direction is smaller than that covered by the first optical zone.

2. The illumination system of claim 1, wherein the first optical zone comprises a pass-through zone.

3. The illumination system of claim 1, wherein the first optical zone comprises a reflective zone.

4. The illumination system of claim 1, wherein the first region comprises at least one filter region, the converted light beam cuts into all filter regions of the first region, wherein the blocking region is connected between the at least one filter region and the second region.

5. The illumination system of claim 4, wherein the blocking region is made of the same material as the at least one filter region or the second region.

6. The illumination system of claim 1, wherein the blocking region is a black absorbing region.

7. The illumination system of claim 1, wherein the first region comprises a plurality of filter regions, and the blocking region is connected between two adjacent filter regions.

8. The illumination system of claim 1, wherein the first zone covers the same angle in the circumferential direction as the wavelength conversion zone, and the second zone and the blocking zone cover the same angle in the circumferential direction as the first optical zone.

9. The illumination system of claim 1, wherein the wavelength conversion wheel further comprises a second optical zone, the filter wheel further comprises a third zone, and the illumination system further comprises a second excitation light source, wherein the second excitation light source emits a second excitation light beam during a time interval when the first excitation light beam cuts into the second optical zone, and the second excitation light beam is delivered to the filter wheel.

10. The illumination system of claim 9, wherein the first region comprises at least one filter region, the converted light beam cuts into all the filter regions of the first region, wherein the blocking region is connected between the at least one filter region and the second region, and the blocking region is made of the same material as the at least one filter region or the second region.

11. The illumination system of claim 9, wherein the blocking region is connected between the second region and the third region, and wherein the blocking region and the third region are made of the same material.

12. An illumination system comprising a first excitation light source, a wavelength conversion wheel, and a filter wheel, wherein:

the first excitation light source is used for emitting a first excitation light beam;

the wavelength conversion wheel includes a wavelength conversion zone and a first optical zone that alternately cut into the transmission path of the first excitation beam, the first excitation beam being converted to a conversion beam by the wavelength conversion zone when the wavelength conversion zone cuts into the transmission path of the first excitation beam, the first excitation beam being output from the first optical zone when the first optical zone cuts into the transmission path of the first excitation beam; and

the filter wheel is disposed on a transmission path of the conversion light beam and the first excitation light beam from the wavelength conversion wheel, and the filter wheel includes a first region, a second region, and a blocking region, wherein the blocking region is used for blocking the first excitation light beam or the conversion light beam transmitted from the wavelength conversion wheel from passing through the filter wheel.

13. The illumination system of claim 12, wherein the first optical zone comprises a pass-through zone.

14. The illumination system of claim 12, wherein the first optical zone comprises a reflective zone.

15. The illumination system of claim 12, wherein the first region comprises at least one filter region, the converted light beam cuts into all filter regions of the first region, wherein the blocking region is connected between the at least one filter region and the second region.

16. The illumination system of claim 15, wherein the blocking region is made of the same material as the at least one filter region or the second region.

17. The illumination system of claim 12, wherein the blocking region is a black absorbing region.

18. The illumination system of claim 12, wherein the first region comprises a plurality of filter regions, the blocking region is connected between two adjacent filter regions, and the blocking region is a black absorbing region.

19. The illumination system of claim 12, wherein the first zone and the blocking zone cover the same angle in the circumferential direction as the wavelength conversion zone and the second zone covers the same angle in the circumferential direction as the first optical zone.

20. The illumination system of claim 12, wherein the first zone covers the same angle in the circumferential direction as the wavelength conversion zone, and the second zone and the blocking zone cover the same angle in the circumferential direction as the first optical zone.

21. The illumination system of claim 12, wherein the wavelength conversion wheel further comprises a second optical zone, the filter wheel further comprises a third zone, and the illumination system further comprises a second excitation light source, wherein the second excitation light source emits a second excitation light beam and the second excitation light beam is delivered to the filter wheel during a time interval when the first excitation light beam cuts into the second optical zone.

22. The illumination system of claim 21, wherein the first region comprises at least one filter region, the converted light beam cuts into all filter regions of the first region, wherein the blocking region is connected between the at least one filter region and the second region, and the blocking region is made of the same material as the at least one filter region or the second region.

23. The illumination system of claim 21, wherein the blocking region is connected between the second region and the third region, and wherein the blocking region is made of the same material as the second region or the third region.

24. The illumination system of claim 21, wherein the first region comprises at least one filter region, the converted light beam cuts into all the filter regions of the first region, wherein the blocking region is connected between the at least one filter region and the third region, and the material of the blocking region is the same as the material of the at least one filter region or the third region.

25. The illumination system of claim 21, wherein the blocking region is a black absorbing region.

26. The illumination system of claim 21, wherein the first region and the blocking region encompass the same angle in the circumferential direction as the wavelength conversion region does in the circumferential direction.

27. The illumination system of claim 21, wherein the second zone and the blocking zone encompass the same angle in the circumferential direction as the first optical zone.

28. The illumination system of claim 21, wherein the third zone and the blocking zone encompass the same angle in the circumferential direction as the second optical zone.

29. The illumination system of claim 21, wherein the blocking region is configured to block the second excitation light beam from the second excitation light source from passing through the filter wheel.

30. A projection device, comprising an illumination system, a light valve, and a projection lens, wherein:

the illumination system is used for emitting illumination light beams, and the illumination system comprises a first excitation light source, a wavelength conversion wheel and a filter wheel, wherein:

the first excitation light source is used for emitting a first excitation light beam;

the wavelength conversion wheel includes a wavelength conversion zone and a first optical zone that alternately cut into the transmission path of the first excitation beam, the first excitation beam being converted to a conversion beam by the wavelength conversion zone when the wavelength conversion zone cuts into the transmission path of the first excitation beam, the first excitation beam being output from the first optical zone when the first optical zone cuts into the transmission path of the first excitation beam; and

the filter wheel is arranged on a transmission path of the conversion light beam and the first excitation light beam from the wavelength conversion wheel, and comprises a first zone, a second zone and a blocking zone, wherein the second zone allows the first excitation light beam to pass through, and the second zone covers an angle smaller than that of the first optical zone in the circumferential direction;

the light valve is configured on the transmission path of the illumination light beam to modulate the illumination light beam into an image light beam; and

the projection lens is configured on the transmission path of the image light beam.

31. The projection device of claim 30, wherein the first optical zone of the wavelength conversion wheel comprises a transmission zone.

32. The projection device of claim 30, wherein the first optical zone of the wavelength conversion wheel comprises a reflective zone.

33. A projection device, comprising an illumination system, a light valve, and a projection lens, wherein:

the illumination system is used for emitting illumination light beams, and the illumination system comprises a first excitation light source, a wavelength conversion wheel and a filter wheel, wherein:

the first excitation light source is used for emitting a first excitation light beam;

the wavelength conversion wheel includes a wavelength conversion zone and a first optical zone that alternately cut into the transmission path of the first excitation beam, the first excitation beam being converted to a conversion beam by the wavelength conversion zone when the wavelength conversion zone cuts into the transmission path of the first excitation beam, the first excitation beam being output from the first optical zone when the first optical zone cuts into the transmission path of the first excitation beam; and

the filter wheel is disposed in a transmission path of the conversion light beam and the first excitation light beam from the wavelength conversion wheel, and the filter wheel comprises a first region, a second region and a blocking region, wherein the second region allows the first excitation light beam to pass through, and wherein the blocking region is used for blocking the first excitation light beam or the conversion light beam transmitted from the wavelength conversion wheel from passing through the filter wheel;

the light valve is configured on the transmission path of the illumination light beam to modulate the illumination light beam into an image light beam; and

the projection lens is configured on the transmission path of the image light beam.

34. The projection device of claim 33, wherein the first optical zone of the wavelength conversion wheel comprises a transmission zone.

35. The projection device of claim 33, wherein the first optical zone of the wavelength conversion wheel comprises a reflective zone.

36. The projection apparatus of claim 33, wherein the illumination system further comprises a second excitation light source configured to emit a second excitation light beam that is delivered to the filter wheel, and wherein the blocking region is configured to block the second excitation light beam from the second excitation light source from passing through the filter wheel.

Technical Field

The present invention relates to an optical system and an optical device, and more particularly, to an illumination system and a projection apparatus using the same.

Background

The projection device has an imaging principle that an illumination beam generated by an illumination system is converted into an image beam by a light valve, and the image beam is projected onto a screen through a projection lens to form an image picture. The illumination system of the projection apparatus includes a wavelength conversion wheel (wavelength conversion wheel) and a filter wheel (filter wheel), wherein a plurality of optical regions of the wavelength conversion wheel respectively correspond to a plurality of filter regions of the filter wheel, so as to respectively generate the required color light to be transmitted to the light valve.

Generally, to avoid color differences at the boundary between different regions, the light valve can be in an OFF state during this time interval (i.e. the image beam converted by the light valve does not enter the projection lens). However, if the light valve cannot be turned OFF in the time interval, the image beam emitted in the time interval may have color difference, which may affect the color coordinates and contrast of the image beam.

The background section is only used to help the understanding of the present disclosure, and therefore, the disclosure in the background section may include some known techniques that do not constitute a part of the knowledge of those skilled in the art. The statements made in the background section do not represent a complete description or a solution to one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, but are understood or appreciated by those skilled in the art before filing the present application.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention provides an illumination system, which can enable a projection device applying the illumination system to avoid generating color difference in a simple mode.

The invention provides a projection device which avoids generating color difference in a simple mode.

Other objects and advantages of the present invention will be further understood from the technical features disclosed in the present invention.

To achieve one or a part of or all of the above or other objects, an embodiment of the invention provides an illumination system, which includes a first excitation light source, a wavelength conversion wheel, and a filter wheel. The first excitation light source is used for emitting a first excitation light beam. The wavelength conversion wheel comprises a wavelength conversion area and a first optical area, the wavelength conversion area and the first optical area are cut into a transmission path of the first excitation light beam in turn, when the wavelength conversion area is cut into the transmission path of the first excitation light beam, the first excitation light beam is converted into a conversion light beam by the wavelength conversion area, and when the first optical area is cut into the transmission path of the first excitation light beam, the first excitation light beam is output from the first optical area. The filter wheel is arranged on a transmission path of the conversion light beam from the wavelength conversion wheel and the first excitation light beam, and comprises a first area, a second area and a blocking area, wherein the angle covered by the second area in the circumferential direction is smaller than that covered by the first optical area.

In order to achieve one or a part of or all of the above objectives or other objectives, an embodiment of the invention provides an illumination system, which includes a first excitation light source, a wavelength conversion wheel, and a filter wheel. The first excitation light source is used for emitting a first excitation light beam. The wavelength conversion wheel comprises a wavelength conversion area and a first optical area, the wavelength conversion area and the first optical area are cut into a transmission path of the first excitation light beam in turn, when the wavelength conversion area is cut into the transmission path of the first excitation light beam, the first excitation light beam is converted into a conversion light beam by the wavelength conversion area, and when the first optical area is cut into the transmission path of the first excitation light beam, the first excitation light beam is output from the first optical area. The filter wheel is configured on a transmission path of the conversion light beam and the first excitation light beam from the wavelength conversion wheel, and comprises a first area, a second area and a blocking area, wherein the blocking area is used for blocking the first excitation light beam transmitted from the wavelength conversion wheel or the conversion light beam from passing through the filter wheel.

To achieve one or a part of or all of the above or other objects, an embodiment of the invention provides a projection apparatus including the illumination system, a light valve and a projection lens. The illumination system is used for emitting an illumination light beam. The light valve is disposed on the transmission path of the illumination beam to modulate the illumination beam into an image beam. The projection lens is configured on the transmission path of the image light beam.

Based on the above, in the illumination system of the embodiment of the invention, the blocking area is disposed in the required interval, so that the light beam can be blocked from passing through the filter wheel, and therefore, the filter wheel can be prevented from outputting an unwanted color light beam to the light valve in the time interval when the light beam irradiates the blocking area. Since the projection apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention employs the illumination system, it is possible to avoid the occurrence of color differences in a simple manner.

In order to make the aforementioned and other features and advantages of the invention more comprehensible, embodiments accompanied with figures are described in detail below.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of a projection apparatus according to a first embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 2A is a schematic front view of the wavelength conversion wheel of fig. 1.

Fig. 2B is a schematic front view of another wavelength conversion wheel of fig. 1.

FIG. 3 is a schematic front view of one implementation of the filter wheel of FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a transmittance spectrum of the red filter region shown in FIG. 3.

FIG. 5 is a schematic front view of another embodiment of the filter wheel of FIG. 1.

FIGS. 6A-6C are schematic front views of alternative embodiments of the filter wheel of FIG. 1.

Fig. 7 is a schematic diagram of a projection apparatus according to a second embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 8 is a schematic front view of the wavelength conversion wheel of fig. 7.

Fig. 9A is a schematic optical path diagram of a projection apparatus in a first time interval according to a third embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 9B is a schematic diagram of an optical path of the projection apparatus of fig. 9A in a second time interval.

Fig. 10 is a schematic front view of the wavelength conversion wheel of fig. 9A and 9B.

FIG. 11 is a schematic front view of one embodiment of the filter wheel of FIGS. 9A and 9B.

Fig. 12 is a transmittance spectrum of the second region in fig. 11.

FIG. 13 is a schematic front view of another embodiment of the filter wheel of FIGS. 9A and 9B.

FIGS. 14A-14C are schematic front views of alternative embodiments of the filter wheel of FIGS. 9A and 9B.

Fig. 15A is a schematic optical path diagram of a projection apparatus in a first time interval according to a fourth embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 15B is a schematic optical path diagram of the projection apparatus of fig. 15A in a second time interval.

Fig. 16 is a schematic front view of the wavelength conversion wheel of fig. 15A and 15B.

Detailed Description

The foregoing and other features, aspects and utilities of the present general inventive concept will be apparent from the following detailed description of the presently preferred embodiments, read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Directional terms as referred to in the following examples, for example: up, down, left, right, front or rear, etc., are simply directions with reference to the drawings. Accordingly, the directional terminology is used for purposes of illustration and is in no way limiting.

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of a projection apparatus according to a first embodiment of the invention. Fig. 2A is a schematic front view of the wavelength conversion wheel of fig. 1. FIG. 3 is a schematic front view of one implementation of the filter wheel of FIG. 1. FIG. 4 is a transmittance spectrum of the red filter region shown in FIG. 3. For clarity of illustration, FIGS. 2A, 3 and subsequent related figures are purposely drawn with dashed lines to facilitate corresponding angles of the wavelength conversion wheel with respect to the various segments of the filter wheel.

Referring to fig. 1, a projection apparatus 200 of the present embodiment includes an illumination system 100, a light valve 210, and a projection lens 220. The illumination system 100 is configured to emit an illumination beam IB. The light valve 210 is disposed on the transmission path of the illumination beam IB to modulate the illumination beam IB into the image beam IMB. The projection lens 220 is disposed on a transmission path of the image beam IMB and is used for projecting the image beam IMB onto a screen or a wall (not shown) to form an image. After the illumination beam IB formed by the light beams with different colors is irradiated on the light valve 210, the light valve 210 converts the illumination beam IB into the image beam IMB according to the time sequence and transmits the image beam IMB to the projection lens 220, so that the image frame of the projection apparatus 200 projected by the image beam IMB converted by the light valve 210 can be a color frame.

In the present embodiment, the light valve 210 is, for example, a digital micro-mirror device (DMD) or a Liquid Crystal On Silicon (LCOS) panel. However, in other embodiments, the light valve 210 may be a transmissive liquid crystal panel or other spatial light modulator. In the present embodiment, the projection lens 220 is, for example, a combination including one or more optical lenses having diopter, and the optical lenses include, for example, non-planar lenses such as a biconcave lens, a biconvex lens, a meniscus lens, a convex-concave lens, a plano-convex lens, a plano-concave lens, or various combinations thereof. The type and type of the projection lens 220 are not limited in the present invention.

In the present embodiment, the illumination system 100 includes a first excitation light source 110, a wavelength conversion Wheel (wavetengthconversion Wheel)120, and a Filter Wheel (Filter Wheel) 130. The first excitation light source 110 is configured to emit the first excitation light beam EB1 without turning off the first excitation light source 110 when the first excitation light source is turned on. The wavelength conversion wheel 120 and the filter wheel 130 are disposed on the transmission path of the first excitation beam EB 1.

In the present embodiment, the first excitation light source 110 is generally referred to as a light source emitting a short-Wavelength light beam, and a Peak Wavelength (Peak Wavelength) of the short-Wavelength light beam falls within a Wavelength range of blue light or a Wavelength range of ultraviolet light, for example, wherein the Peak Wavelength is defined as a Wavelength corresponding to a maximum light intensity. In the present embodiment, the Peak Wavelength (Peak Wavelength) of the first excitation light beam EB1 is, for example, a Wavelength of 455nm, but is not limited thereto. The first excitation Light source 110 includes a Laser Diode (LD), a Light Emitting Diode (LED), or an array or group (group) formed by one of the two, which is not limited in the present invention. In the present embodiment, the first excitation light source 110 is a laser light emitting element including a laser diode. For example, the first excitation light source 110 may be a Blue Laser diode (Blue Laser diode) array, and the first excitation light beam EB1 is a Blue Laser beam, but the invention is not limited thereto.

Referring to fig. 1 and fig. 2A, in the present embodiment, the wavelength conversion wheel 120 is a rotatable disk-shaped element, such as a phosphor wheel (phosphor wheel). The wavelength conversion wheel 120 includes a wavelength conversion region 122 and a first optical region 124, and can convert the short wavelength light beam transmitted to the wavelength conversion region 122 into a long wavelength light beam. Specifically, the wavelength conversion wheel 120 includes a substrate S having a wavelength conversion region 122 and a first optical region 124 arranged annularly, and the substrate S is, for example, a reflective substrate. The wavelength conversion region 122 is provided therein with a wavelength conversion substance CM such as a phosphor that generates a yellow light beam (hereinafter referred to as yellow phosphor). The first optical zone 124 is, for example, a penetration zone, which may be a region formed by a transparent plate embedded in the substrate S, or a through hole penetrating through the substrate S. In the present embodiment, the wavelength conversion region 122 and the first optical region 124 alternately cut into the transmission path of the first excitation beam EB 1. When the wavelength converting region 122 is cut into the transfer path of the first excitation light beam EB1, the first excitation light beam EB1 is converted into the converted light beam CB by the wavelength converting region 122, and the converted light beam CB is reflected by the substrate S. When the first optical zone 124 cuts into the transmission path of the first excitation beam EB1, the first excitation beam EB1 penetrates the wavelength conversion wheel 120 to be output from the first optical zone 124. The converted light beam CB is, for example, a yellow light beam. In other embodiments, the wavelength conversion wheel 120 may also include a plurality of wavelength conversion regions that respectively convert the first excitation light beam EB1 into different color lights.

Referring to fig. 1 and fig. 2B, fig. 2B is a front view of another wavelength conversion wheel shown in fig. 1. The wavelength conversion wheel in fig. 2A and 2B differs in that the wavelength conversion wheel 120 in fig. 2B has two wavelength conversion regions 122, but is not limited thereto. The two wavelength conversion regions 122 have two different wavelength conversion materials CM1 and CM2, respectively, wherein the wavelength conversion material CM1 is, for example, a phosphor generating a yellow light beam, and the wavelength conversion material CM2 is, for example, a phosphor generating a green light beam, but is not limited thereto.

Referring to fig. 1 and 3, in the present embodiment, the filter wheel 130 is a rotatable disk-shaped element. The filter wheel 130 is used for filtering (reflecting or absorbing) light beams outside the light beam with a specific wavelength range and allowing the light beam with the specific wavelength range to pass through, so as to improve the color purity of the colored light and form the illumination light beam IB. The filter wheel 130 includes a first region 132, a second region 134, and a blocking region 136, and the first region 132, the second region 134, and the blocking region 136 sequentially cut into the transmission path of either the first excitation beam EB1 or the conversion beam CB from the wavelength conversion wheel 120. The first region 132 includes at least one filter region, the number of the filter regions can be one or more, and the converted light beam CB irradiates the filter region of the first region 132. In the present embodiment, the first region 132 is exemplified by two filter regions, which include a red filter region RR and a green filter region GR. For example, the red filter region RR can allow light beams having a red wavelength band to pass through and filter light beams having other wavelength bands. The green light filter GR allows light beams with green wavelength range to pass through and filters light beams with other wavelength ranges. The second region 134 may be a light-transmitting region and may be provided with, for example, a diffuser sheet (diffuser), diffusing particles, or a diffusing structure for reducing or eliminating a laser spot (laserspeckle) phenomenon of the first excitation light beam EB 1. The second region 134 may also be a blue light filter region, which can allow light beams with blue wavelength band range to pass through and filter light beams with other wavelength band ranges, but the invention is not limited thereto. In addition, blocking region 136 is used to block unwanted/unwanted light beams, such as first excitation light beam IB1, from passing through filter wheel 130. In detail, when the converted light beam CB passes through the red filter region RR or the green filter region GR, the converted light beam CB is filtered to form a red light beam or a green light beam. When the first excitation light beam EB1 is transferred to the second zone 134, the second zone 134 allows the first excitation light beam EB1 to pass through, for example, as a blue light beam. When the conversion light beam CB or the first excitation light beam EB1 from the wavelength conversion wheel 120 is transmitted to the blocking region 136, the first excitation light beam EB1 does not pass through the blocking region 136.

It should be noted that the position of the blocking region 136 may be set corresponding to the region through which the unwanted light beam passes. For example, in a time interval when the light beam irradiates the boundary between the first region 132 and the second region 134, if the light valve 210 cannot be in the OFF state in the time interval, the blocking region 136 is disposed at the boundary between the first region 132 and the second region 134 to block the unwanted light beam from passing through the filter wheel 130, so as to prevent the light valve 210 from generating the image light beam IMB and transmitting the image light beam IMB to the projection lens 220.

Referring to fig. 2A and 3 again, in the present embodiment, the blocking area 136 is disposed/connected between at least one of the filter areas of the first area 132 and the second area 134, and the blocking area 136 may be configured to correspond to a boundary portion of the first optical area 124 of the wavelength conversion wheel 120. The first zone 132 covers the same angle in the circumferential direction as the wavelength conversion zone 122, and the second zone 134 and the blocking zone 136 cover the same angle in the circumferential direction as the first optical zone 124. In detail, during the time interval when the first excitation light beam EB1 cuts into the wavelength converting region 122 of the wavelength converting wheel 120, the converted light beam CB converted by the wavelength converting region 122 sequentially cuts into the red filter region RR and the green filter region GR of the first region 132 of the filter wheel 130. During the time interval when the first excitation beam EB1 cuts into the first optical zone 124 of the wavelength conversion wheel 120, the first excitation beam EB1 output from the first optical zone 124 sequentially cuts into the second zone 134 and the blocking zone 136 of the filter wheel 130. In addition, in the present embodiment, the angle covered by the second zone 134 of the filter wheel 130 in the circumferential direction is smaller than the angle covered by the first optical zone 124 of the wavelength conversion wheel 120 in the circumferential direction.

In the embodiment, the angle covered by the green filter region GR of the first region 132 of the filter wheel 130 in the circumferential direction is, for example, 130 degrees, the angle covered by the red filter region RR of the first region 132 in the circumferential direction is, for example, 172 degrees, the angle covered by the second region 134 in the circumferential direction is, for example, 55.23 degrees, and the angle covered by the blocking region 136 in the circumferential direction is, for example, 2.77 degrees, but the invention is not limited thereto, and the angle covered by the green filter region GR of the first region 132 of the filter wheel 130 and the red filter region RR, the second region 134 or the blocking region 136 in the circumferential direction may be other angles.

As shown in fig. 3, the blocking region 136 is connected between the red filter region RR and the second region 134. In the present embodiment, the blocking region 136 and the red filter region RR are made of the same material and have the same filtering characteristics. That is, the blocking region 136 can be an extension of the red filter region RR. As shown in fig. 4, the red filter RR has a maximum transmittance in a wavelength band between about 600nm and 700nm, and the transmittance of the first excitation light beam EB1 with a wavelength of 455nm in the red filter RR is less than about 1.0%. Since the blocking region 136 is an extension of the red filter region RR, when the first excitation light beam EB1 cuts into the blocking region 136 of the filter wheel 130, the blocking region 136 can effectively block the first excitation light beam EB1 from passing through.

In other embodiments, the blocking region 136 may also be connected between the green filter region GR and the second region 134, and the blocking region 136 and the green filter region GR are made of the same material. That is, blocking region 136 may be an extension of green filter region GR, and blocking region 136 blocks first excitation light beam EB1 from passing through blocking region 136. FIG. 5 is a schematic front view of another embodiment of the filter wheel of FIG. 1. Referring to fig. 5, the difference between the filter wheel 130a of the present embodiment and the filter wheel 130 of fig. 3 is that the second region 134 of the filter wheel 130 is, for example, a light-transmitting region or a blue light filter region, and the second region 134a of the filter wheel 130a is, for example, a blue light filter region, which can allow light beams with blue wavelength bands to pass through and filter light beams with other wavelength bands.

In addition, referring to fig. 2A and fig. 5 again, in the present embodiment, the blocking region 136a may be configured to correspond to a boundary portion of the wavelength conversion region 122 of the wavelength conversion wheel 120. The first zone 132a and the blocking zone 136a cover the same angle in the circumferential direction as the wavelength conversion zone 122, and the second zone 134a covers the same angle in the circumferential direction as the first optical zone 124. In detail, during the time interval when the first excitation light beam EB1 cuts into the wavelength converting region 122 of the wavelength converting wheel 120, the converted light beam CB converted by the wavelength converting region 122 cuts into the blocking region 136a of the filter wheel 130a and the red filter region RR and the green filter region GR of the first region 132a sequentially. During the time interval when the first excitation beam EB1 cuts into the first optical zone 124 of the wavelength conversion wheel 120, the first excitation beam EB1 output from the first optical zone 124 cuts into the second zone 134a of the filter wheel 130 a.

In the present embodiment, as shown in fig. 5, the blocking region 136a is connected between the red filter region RR and the second region 134a (e.g., a blue filter region). The blocking region 136a and the second region 134a are made of the same material. That is, the blocking region 136a is an extension of the second region 134 a. Therefore, when the conversion light beam CB, such as a yellow light beam, cuts into the blocking region 136a of the filter wheel 130a, the blocking region 136a can effectively block the conversion light beam CB from passing through. That is, the blocking region 136a blocks the converted light beam CB from passing through the blocking region 136 a.

In other embodiments, the blocking region 136a may also be disposed/connected between the green light filter GR and the second region 134a, and the blocking region 136a and the second region 134a are made of the same material and have the same filtering characteristics. That is, the blocking region 136a is an extension of the second region 134 a.

FIGS. 6A-6C are schematic front views of alternative embodiments of the filter wheel of FIG. 1. Referring to fig. 6A to 6C, the difference between the filter wheel of the present embodiment and the filter wheel of the previous embodiment is that the blocking region of the filter wheel of the previous embodiment and at least one of the first region or the second region of the filter wheel of the previous embodiment are made of the same material, and the blocking region of the filter wheel of the present embodiment is, for example, a black absorbing region, wherein the black absorbing region may be a dye or a colloid coated with black for absorbing all light beams. Therefore, the blocking region of the present embodiment can also effectively block the converted light beam CB or the first excitation light beam EB1 from passing through the wavelength conversion wheel 120. In addition, in this embodiment, the second region may be a light-transmitting region or a blue light-filtering region, which is not limited in the present invention.

In this embodiment, the blocking zone may be configured to correspond to a boundary portion of the wavelength conversion zone 122 or the first optical zone 124 of the wavelength conversion wheel 120. For example, as shown in fig. 2A and fig. 6A, the blocking region 136b of the filter wheel 130b is disposed corresponding to a portion of the first optical region 124 of the wavelength conversion wheel 120, and the blocking region 136b is connected between the red filter region RR and the second region 134b of the first region 132 b. In other embodiments, the blocking region 136b may be disposed corresponding to a boundary portion of the first optical region 124 of the wavelength conversion wheel 120, and the blocking region 136b is connected between the green filter GR of the first region 132b and the second region 134 b.

As shown in fig. 2A and fig. 6B, the blocking region 136c of the filter wheel 130c is disposed corresponding to the boundary portion of the wavelength converting region 122 of the wavelength converting wheel 120, and the blocking region 136c is connected between the red filter region RR and the second region 134c of the first region 132 c. In other embodiments, the blocking region 136c may also be disposed corresponding to the portion of the wavelength conversion region 122 of the wavelength conversion wheel 120, and the blocking region 136c is connected between the red filter region RR and the green filter region GR.

As shown in fig. 2A and 6C, the blocking region 136d of the filter wheel 130d is disposed corresponding to a portion of the wavelength conversion region 122 of the wavelength conversion wheel 120, and the blocking region 136d is connected between the green filter region GR of the first region 132d and the second region 134 d. In other embodiments, the blocking region 136d may also be disposed corresponding to the boundary portion of the wavelength conversion region 122 of the wavelength conversion wheel 120, and the blocking region 136d is connected between the red filter region RR and the green filter region GR.

Through the configuration of the blocking area, the blocking area is arranged in a required interval, so that the light beams from the wavelength conversion wheel can be blocked from passing through the filter wheel, the phenomenon that the filter wheel outputs unwanted color light beams in a time interval when the light beams irradiate the blocking area can be avoided, and the color difference of the image light beams can be further avoided.

Referring to fig. 1 again, in the present embodiment, the illumination system 100 further includes a light splitting and combining module 140 and a plurality of reflectors 150. The light splitting and combining module 140 is located between the first excitation light source 110 and the wavelength conversion wheel 120, and is located on a transmission path between the conversion light beam CB and the first excitation light beam EB1 penetrating through the wavelength conversion wheel 120. The plurality of mirrors 150 are located on a transmission path of the first excitation light beam EB1 that penetrates the wavelength conversion wheel 120, and transmit the first excitation light beam EB1 that penetrates the wavelength conversion wheel 120 back to the splitting and combining optical module 140. Specifically, the light splitting and combining module 140 may be, for example, a Dichroic Mirror (DM) or a dichroic prism (dichroic prism), and may provide different optical effects for light beams of different colors. For example, in the present embodiment, the light splitting and combining module 140 can, for example, allow the first excitation light beam EB1 to penetrate therethrough and reflect the converted light beam CB. Therefore, the combining and condensing module 140 may transmit the first excitation light beam EB1 from the first excitation light source 110 to the wavelength conversion wheel 120, and after the plurality of reflectors 150 reflect the first excitation light beam EB1 penetrating through the wavelength conversion wheel 120 and transmit it back to the combining and condensing module 140, the combining and condensing module 140 may combine the conversion light beam CB from the wavelength conversion wheel 120 with the first excitation light beam EB1 penetrating through the wavelength conversion wheel 120 and transmit it to the filter wheel 130.

In addition, the illumination system 100 may further include a plurality of lenses 160 and a light uniformizing element 170 disposed on a transmission path of the first excitation light beam EB 1. The plurality of lenses 160 are used to adjust the beam path inside the illumination system 100. The light uniformizer 170 is used for uniformizing the first excitation light beam EB1 from the filter wheel 130 and the red and green light beams passing through the filter wheel 130 and transmitting them to the light valve 210. In the present embodiment, the light homogenizing element 170 is, for example, an integration rod (integration rod) or a lens array (lens array), for example, a fly-eye lens array (fly-eye lens array), but is not limited thereto. In other embodiments, the dodging element 170 may be disposed between the light splitting and combining module 140 and the filter wheel 130. Specifically, the light source is disposed between the lens 160 and the filter wheel 130.

It should be noted that, the following embodiments follow the contents of the foregoing embodiments, descriptions of the same technical contents are omitted, reference may be made to the contents of the foregoing embodiments for the same element names, and repeated descriptions of the following embodiments are omitted.

Fig. 7 is a schematic diagram of a projection apparatus according to a second embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 8 is a schematic front view of the wavelength conversion wheel of fig. 7. In the embodiments shown in fig. 7 to 8, the configurations and operation manners of the first excitation light source 310, the filter wheel 330, the lens 360, the light equalizing element 370, the light valve 410 and the projection lens 420 are similar to those of the first excitation light source 110, the filter wheel 130, the lens 160, the light equalizing element 170, the light valve 210 and the projection lens 220 of the first embodiment, and are not described again here. Referring to fig. 7 and 8, the main difference between the projection apparatus 400 of the present embodiment and the projection apparatus 200 of fig. 1 is that the wavelength conversion wheel 120 of the projection apparatus 200 is a transmissive wavelength conversion wheel, and the wavelength conversion wheel 320 of the present embodiment is a reflective wavelength conversion wheel. In detail, the first optical zone 124 of the wavelength conversion wheel 120 is a transmission zone, and the first optical zone 324 of the wavelength conversion wheel 320 of the present embodiment is a reflection zone, wherein the first optical zone 324 is, for example, a portion of the substrate S or a coating layer (coating layer) with high reflectivity, for example, a coating layer with a compound of silver. In the present embodiment, the wavelength conversion region 322 and the first optical region 324 alternately cut into the transmission path of the first excitation beam EB 1. When the wavelength conversion region 322 cuts into the transmission path of the first excitation light beam EB1, the first excitation light beam EB1 is converted into the converted light beam CB by the wavelength conversion region 322, and the converted light beam CB is reflected by the substrate S. When the first optical zone 324 cuts into the transmission path of the first excitation beam EB1, the first excitation beam EB1 is reflected by the first optical zone 324 to be output from the first optical zone 324.

In the present embodiment, the light splitting and combining module 340 of the lighting system 300 includes a color separation unit 342 and a reflection unit 344. The light splitting and combining module 340 is located between the first excitation light source 310 and the wavelength conversion wheel 320, and is located on a transmission path of the conversion light beam CB from the wavelength conversion wheel 320 and the first excitation light beam EB 1. The reflection unit 344 is disposed on a side of the color separation unit 342 adjacent to the first excitation light source 310. The coupling and decoupling module 340 may combine the converted light beam CB from the wavelength conversion wheel 320 with the first excitation light beam EB 1. Specifically, the color separation unit 342 may be a Dichroic Mirror (DM) or a dichroic prism, and may provide different optical effects for different color beams. The reflection unit 344 may be a mirror. For example, in the present embodiment, the color separation unit 342 can, for example, allow the first excitation beam EB1 to penetrate therethrough and reflect the converted light beam CB. Therefore, the color separation unit 342 can transmit the first excitation light beam EB1 from the first excitation light source 310 to the wavelength conversion wheel 320, and transmit the first excitation light beam EB1 reflected by the wavelength conversion wheel 320 through the color separation unit 342 and to the reflection unit 344, and reflect the first excitation light beam EB1 at the reflection unit 344 to the filter wheel 330, and the color separation unit 342 can combine the conversion light beam CB from the wavelength conversion wheel 120 with the first excitation light beam EB1 reflected by the reflection unit 344 and transmit to the filter wheel 330.

The filter wheel 330 of this embodiment can be the same as or similar to the filter wheel 130, the filter wheel 130a, the filter wheel 130b, the filter wheel 130c, or the filter wheel 130d of the first embodiment, and the same description can refer to the first embodiment, which is not repeated herein.

Fig. 9A is a schematic optical path diagram of a projection apparatus in a first time interval according to a third embodiment of the invention. Fig. 9B is a schematic diagram of an optical path of the projection apparatus of fig. 9A in a second time interval. Fig. 10 is a schematic front view of the wavelength conversion wheel of fig. 9A and 9B. FIG. 11 is a schematic front view of one embodiment of the filter wheel of FIGS. 9A and 9B. Fig. 12 is a transmittance spectrum of the second region in fig. 11. In the embodiments shown in fig. 9A to 11, the configurations and functions of the first excitation light source 510, the light splitting and combining module 540, the reflector 550, the lens 560, the light equalizing element 570, the light valve 610, and the projection lens 620 are similar to those of the first excitation light source 110, the light splitting and combining module 140, the reflector 150, the lens 160, the light equalizing element 170, the light valve 210, and the projection lens 220 of the first embodiment, and are not described herein again.

Referring to fig. 9A, fig. 9B, fig. 10 and fig. 11, a main difference between the projection apparatus 600 of the present embodiment and the projection apparatus 200 of fig. 1 is that the illumination system 500 of the projection apparatus 600 further includes a second excitation light source 580 and a light combining element 590. The second excitation light source 580 is configured to emit a second excitation light beam EB2, and the light combining element 590 includes a transmissive portion 592 and a reflective portion 594. The transmissive part 592 is located on a transmission path of the first excitation light beam EB1 and the conversion light beam CB, and the reflective part 594 is located on a transmission path of the second excitation light beam EB 2. In addition, the wavelength conversion wheel 520 includes a wavelength conversion zone 522, a first optical zone 524, and a second optical zone 526, and the filter wheel 530 includes a first zone 532, a second zone 534, a third zone 538, and a blocking zone 536.

In the present embodiment, the second excitation light source 580 is a light source capable of emitting light beams with specific wavelengths, and the Peak Wavelength (Peak Wavelength) of the light beams falls within a Wavelength range of red light, for example, wherein the Peak Wavelength is defined as the Wavelength corresponding to the maximum light intensity. The first excitation Light source 110 includes a Laser Diode (LD), a Light Emitting Diode (LED), or an array or a group of one of the two, which is not limited in the present invention. In this embodiment, the second excitation light source 580 is a laser emitting element including a laser diode. For example, the second excitation light source 580 may be, for example, a Red Laser diode (Red Laser diode Bank), and the second excitation light beam EB2 is a Red Laser beam. In the present embodiment, the wavelength of the second excitation light beam EB2 is, for example, greater than or equal to 600nm, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

As shown in fig. 10, the wavelength conversion wheel 520 includes a circular arrangement of a wavelength conversion zone 522, a first optical zone 524, and a second optical zone 526. In the present embodiment, a wavelength conversion substance CM, such as yellow phosphor, is disposed in the wavelength conversion region 522. The first optical zone 524 is, for example, a penetration zone, which may be a region formed by a transparent plate embedded in the substrate S, or a through hole penetrating through the substrate S. The second optical zone 526 is, for example, a wavelength conversion zone having the same yellow phosphor as the wavelength conversion zone 522. In other embodiments, the second optical zone 526 and the wavelength conversion zone 522 can have different phosphors, such as the second optical zone 526 having a yellow phosphor and the wavelength conversion zone 522 having a green phosphor. The wavelength conversion wheel 520 may include a plurality of wavelength conversion zones 522 or a plurality of second optical zones 526, although the invention is not limited thereto and may depend on the design of the manufacturer.

As shown in fig. 11, the filter wheel 530 includes a first region 532, a second region 534, a third region 538 and a blocking region 536 arranged in a ring shape. The first region 532 includes at least one filter region, and the number of the filter regions may be one or more corresponding wavelength conversion regions 522 of the wavelength conversion wheel 520. The converted light beam CB cuts through all the filter regions of the first region 532. In the present embodiment, the first region 532 is exemplified by a filter region, which includes a green filter region GR. The second region 534 is, for example, a blue filter region. The third region 538 includes a red filter region RR. Blocking region 536 is used to block light beams from wavelength conversion wheel 520 from passing through filter wheel 530. In detail, when the converted light beam CB passes to the green filter GR, the converted light beam CB is filtered to form a green light beam. When first excitation beam EB1 passes to second zone 534, second zone 534 allows first excitation beam EB1 to pass through, for example, as a blue beam. When the second excitation light beam EB2 passes through the third region 538, the third region 538 allows the second excitation light beam EB2 to pass through, for example, as a red light beam, and the converted light beam CB cuts through the third region 538, and in detail, the converted light beam CB is filtered to form a red light beam when passing through the red filter region RR.

When the conversion light beam CB of the wavelength conversion wheel 520 or the first excitation light beam EB1 or the second excitation light beam EB2 from the second excitation light source 580 is transmitted to the blocking region 536, the conversion light beam CB, the first excitation light beam EB1 or the second excitation light beam EB2 does not pass through the blocking region 536.

Referring to fig. 9A, during a first time interval, the wavelength conversion region 522 and the first optical region 524 of the wavelength conversion wheel 520 are sequentially cut into the transmission path of the first excitation light beam EB1, and a controller (not shown) electrically connected to the second excitation light source 580 controls the second excitation light source 580 not to emit light. When the wavelength conversion region 522 is cut into the transfer path of the first excitation light beam EB1, the first excitation light beam EB1 is converted into a converted light beam CB by the wavelength conversion region 522, and the converted light beam CB is reflected by the substrate S. When the first optical zone 524 cuts into the transmission path of the first excitation beam EB1, the first excitation beam EB1 penetrates the wavelength conversion wheel 520 to be output from the first optical zone 524. In the present embodiment, after the light splitting and combining module 540 combines the converted light beam CB from the wavelength conversion wheel 520 with the first excitation light beam EB1, the converted light beam CB and the first excitation light beam EB1 penetrate through the penetrating portion 592 of the light combining element 590 to be transmitted to the filter wheel 530. In the present embodiment, the converted light beam CB is, for example, a green light beam or a yellow light beam. In other embodiments, the wavelength conversion wheel 520 may also include a plurality of wavelength conversion regions that respectively convert the first excitation light beam EB1 into different color lights.

Referring to fig. 9B, in a second time interval, when the second optical area 526 of the wavelength conversion wheel 520 cuts into the transmission path of the first excitation light beam EB1, the first excitation light beam EB1 is converted into the converted light beam CB by the second optical area 526 with yellow phosphor, and the converted light beam CB is reflected by the substrate S, the light splitting and combining module 540 transmits the converted light beam CB from the wavelength conversion wheel 520 through the penetrating portion 592 of the light combining element 590 to transmit to the filter wheel 530, and at this time, the controller (not shown) controls the second excitation light source 580 to emit the second excitation light beam EB2 and transmits the second excitation light beam EB2 to the reflecting portion 594 of the light combining element 590. The second excitation beam EB2 is reflected by the reflection part 594 to be transmitted to the filter wheel 530. It should be noted that the second excitation light beam EB2 emitted by the second excitation light source 580 and the converted light beam CB generated by the second optical area 526 of the wavelength conversion wheel 520 are transmitted to the third area 538 of the filter wheel 530 together, and the red light beam is generated by filtering the third area 538 of the filter wheel 530.

In detail, during the time interval when the first excitation light beam EB1 cuts into the wavelength conversion region 522 of the wavelength conversion wheel 520, the conversion light beam CB converted by the wavelength conversion region 522 cuts into the green filter region GR of the first region 532 of the filter wheel 530. During the time interval that the first excitation beam EB1 cuts into the first optical zone 524 of the wavelength conversion wheel 520, the first excitation beam EB1 output from the first optical zone 524 cuts into the second zone 534 of the filter wheel 530. During the time interval when the first excitation light beam EB1 cuts into the second optical zone 526 of the wavelength conversion wheel 520, the conversion light beam CB converted by the second optical zone 526 cuts into the red filter region RR of the third zone 538 of the filter wheel 530, and at the same time, the second excitation light beam EB2 emitted from the second excitation light source 580 cuts into the blocking region 536 of the filter wheel 530 and the red filter region RR of the third zone 538.

In the present embodiment, as shown in fig. 11, the blocking region 536 is connected between the red filter region RR and the second region 534 (e.g., the blue filter region). The blocking region 136 and the second region 534 are made of the same material and have the same filtering characteristics. That is, the blocking region 136 is an extension of the second region 534. As can be seen from fig. 12, the second region 534 has a maximum transmittance in a wavelength band between about 425nm and 475nm, and the transmittance of the second excitation beam EB2 at a wavelength of, for example, 640nm in the second region 534 is less than about 1.0%. Since the blocking region 536 is an extension of the second region 534, when the second excitation beam EB2 cuts into the blocking region 536 of the filter wheel 530, the blocking region 536 can effectively block the second excitation beam EB2 from passing through, and also block the converted beam CB converted by the second optical region 526.

In other embodiments, the blocking region 536 may also be connected between the green light filter region GR and the second region 534, and the blocking region 536 and the second region 534 are made of the same material and have the same filtering characteristics. That is, the blocking region 536 is an extension of the second region 534.

FIG. 13 is a schematic front view of another embodiment of the filter wheel of FIGS. 9A and 9B. Referring to fig. 13, a difference between the filter wheel 530a of the present embodiment and the filter wheel 530 of fig. 11 is that the second region 534 of the filter wheel 530 is, for example, a blue light filter region, and the second region 534a of the filter wheel 530a can be a blue light filter region or a light-transmitting region. In addition, referring to fig. 10 and fig. 13 again, in the present embodiment, the blocking area 536a may be configured to correspond to a boundary portion of the first optical area 524 of the wavelength conversion wheel 520. The first zone 532a covers the same angle in the circumferential direction as the wavelength conversion zone 522, the second zone 534a and the blocking zone 536a cover the same angle in the circumferential direction as the first optical zone 524, and the third zone 538a covers the same angle in the circumferential direction as the second optical zone 526. In detail, during the time interval when the first excitation light beam EB1 cuts into the wavelength conversion region 522 of the wavelength conversion wheel 520, the conversion light beam CB converted by the wavelength conversion region 522 cuts into the green filter region GR of the first region 532a of the filter wheel 530 a. During the time interval that the first excitation beam EB1 cuts into the first optical zone 524 of the wavelength conversion wheel 520, the first excitation beam EB1 output from the first optical zone 524 cuts into the second region 534a of the filter wheel 530a and the blocking region 536 a. During the time interval when the first excitation light beam EB1 cuts into the second optical region 524 of the wavelength conversion wheel 520, the second excitation light beam EB2 emitted from the second excitation light source 580 cuts into the red filter region RR of the third region 538a of the filter wheel 530 a.

In the present embodiment, as shown in fig. 13, the blocking region 536a is connected between the red filter region RR and the second region 534a of the third region 538 a. The blocking region 536a and the red filter region RR are made of the same material. That is, the blocking region 536a is an extension of the red filter region RR. Therefore, when the first excitation beam EB1, such as a blue laser beam, cuts into the blocking region 536a of the filter wheel 530a, the blocking region 536a can effectively block the first excitation beam EB1 from passing through.

In other embodiments, the blocking region 536a may also be connected between the green filter region GR and the second region 534a, and the blocking region 536a and the green filter region GR are made of the same material. That is, the blocking region 536a is an extension of the green filter region GR.

FIGS. 14A-14C are schematic front views of alternative embodiments of the filter wheel of FIGS. 9A and 9B. Referring to fig. 14A to 14C, the difference between the filter wheel of the present embodiment and the filter wheel of the previous embodiment is that the blocking region of the filter wheel of the previous embodiment is made of the same material as the first region, the second region or the third region, and the blocking region of the filter wheel of the present embodiment is, for example, a black absorption region. Therefore, the blocking region of the present embodiment can also effectively block the converted light beam CB or the first excitation light beam EB1 from the wavelength conversion wheel 520 or the second excitation light beam EB2 from the second excitation light source 580 from passing through. In addition, in this embodiment, the second region may be a light-transmitting region or a blue light-filtering region, which is not limited in the present invention.

In this embodiment, the blocking zone may be configured to correspond to a boundary portion of the wavelength conversion zone 522, the first optical zone 524, or the second optical zone 526 of the wavelength conversion wheel 520. For example, as shown in fig. 10 and 14A, the blocking region 536b of the filter wheel 530b is disposed corresponding to a portion of the first optical region 524 of the wavelength conversion wheel 520, and the blocking region 536b is connected between the red filter region RR and the second region 534b of the third region 538 b. In other embodiments, the blocking region 536b can be configured to correspond to a boundary portion of the first optical zone 524 of the wavelength conversion wheel 520, and the blocking region 536b is connected between the green filter GR and the second zone 534b of the first zone 532 b.

As shown in fig. 10 and 14B, the blocking region 536c of the filter wheel 530c is disposed corresponding to a portion of the second optical region 526 of the wavelength conversion wheel 520, and the blocking region 536c is connected between the red filter region RR and the second region 534c of the third region 538 c. In other embodiments, the blocking region 536c can be configured to correspond to a boundary portion of the second optical zone 526 of the wavelength conversion wheel 520, and the blocking region 536c is connected between the red filter region RR of the third zone 538c and the green filter region GR of the first zone 532 c.

As shown in fig. 10 and 14C, the blocking region 536d of the filter wheel 530d is disposed corresponding to a portion of the wavelength conversion region 522 of the wavelength conversion wheel 520, and the blocking region 536d is connected between the green filter region GR of the first region 532d and the second region 534 d. In other embodiments, the blocking region 536d of the filter wheel 530d can also be disposed corresponding to the boundary portion of the wavelength converting region 522 of the wavelength converting wheel 520, and the blocking region 536d is connected between the green filter region GR of the first region 532d and the red filter region RR of the third region 538 d.

Through the configuration of the blocking area, the blocking area is arranged in a required interval, so that light beams from the wavelength conversion wheel or the second excitation light source can be blocked from passing through the filter wheel, the phenomenon that the light beams irradiate to the blocking area within a time interval can be avoided, the filter wheel outputs unwanted color light beams, and the phenomenon that the image light beams generate color differences can be further avoided.

Fig. 15A is a schematic optical path diagram of a projection apparatus in a first time interval according to a fourth embodiment of the invention. Fig. 15B is a schematic optical path diagram of the projection apparatus of fig. 15A in a second time interval. Fig. 16 is a schematic front view of the wavelength conversion wheel of fig. 15A and 15B. In the embodiment shown in fig. 15A to 16, the first excitation light source 710, the filter wheel 730, the lens 760, the light equalizing element 770, the second excitation light source 780, the light combining element 790 (including the penetrating portion 792 and the reflecting portion 794), the light valve 810 and the projection lens 820 are configured and operated in a manner similar to the configuration and operation of the first excitation light source 510, the filter wheel 530, the lens 560, the light equalizing element 570, the second excitation light source 580, the light combining element 590, the light valve 610 and the projection lens 620 of the third embodiment, and thus no further description is provided herein. Referring to fig. 15A to fig. 16, a main difference between the projection apparatus 800 of the present embodiment and the projection apparatus 600 of fig. 9A and fig. 9B is that the wavelength conversion wheel 520 of the projection apparatus 600 is a transmissive wavelength conversion wheel, and the wavelength conversion wheel 720 of the present embodiment is a reflective wavelength conversion wheel. In detail, the first optical zone 524 of the wavelength conversion wheel 520 is a transmission zone, and the first optical zone 724 of the wavelength conversion wheel 720 is a reflection zone, wherein the first optical zone 724 is, for example, a portion of the substrate S or a coating layer (coating layer) having high reflectivity, for example, a coating layer using a compound having silver. In addition, the second optical zone 726 of the wavelength conversion wheel 720 is the same as the second optical zone 526 of the wavelength conversion wheel 520, and the description thereof is omitted. In the present embodiment, the wavelength conversion zone 722, the first optical zone 724 and the second optical zone 726 alternately cut into the transmission path of the first excitation light beam EB 1. When the wavelength conversion region 722 is cut into the transmission path of the first excitation light beam EB1, the first excitation light beam EB1 is converted into the converted light beam CB by the wavelength conversion region 722, and the converted light beam CB is reflected by the substrate S. When the first optical zone 724 cuts into the transmission path of the first excitation beam EB1, the first excitation beam EB1 is reflected by the first optical zone 724 and output from the first optical zone 724. When the second optical zone 726 cuts into the transfer path of the first excitation light beam EB1, the first excitation light beam EB1 is converted into the converted light beam CB by the second optical zone 726, and the converted light beam CB is reflected by the substrate S.

In the present embodiment, the light splitting and combining module 740 of the illumination system 700 includes a color separation unit 742 and a reflection unit 744. The configuration and operation of the color separation unit 742 and the reflection unit 744 are similar to those of the color separation unit 342 and the reflection unit 344 of the second embodiment, and are not described herein again. In addition, the filter wheel 730 of the present embodiment can be the same as or similar to the filter wheel 530, the filter wheel 530a, the filter wheel 530b, the filter wheel 530c, or the filter wheel 530d of the third embodiment, and the same description can refer to the third embodiment, which is not repeated herein.

In summary, in the illumination system of the embodiment of the invention, the blocking area is disposed in the required interval, so that the light beam can be blocked from passing through the filter wheel, and therefore, the filter wheel can be prevented from outputting an unwanted color light beam in the time interval when the light beam irradiates the blocking area. Since the projection apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention employs the illumination system, it is possible to avoid the occurrence of color differences in a simple manner.

It should be understood that the above-mentioned embodiments are only preferred embodiments of the present invention, and that the scope of the present invention should not be limited thereby, and all the simple equivalent changes and modifications made by the claims and the summary of the invention should be included in the scope of the present invention. It is not necessary for any embodiment or claim of the invention to address all of the objects, advantages, or features disclosed herein. In addition, the abstract and the title of the invention are provided for assisting the search of patent documents and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. Furthermore, the terms "first", "second", and the like, as used herein or in the appended claims, are used merely to name elements (elements) or to distinguish between different embodiments or ranges, and are not intended to limit upper or lower limits on the number of elements.

Description of reference numerals:

100. 300, 500, 700: lighting system

110. 310, 510, 710: first excitation light source

120. 320, 520, 720: wavelength conversion wheel

122. 322, 522, 722: wavelength conversion region

124. 324, 524, 724: the first optical zone

130. 130a, 130b, 130c, 130d, 330, 530a, 530b, 530c, 530d, 730: filter wheel

132. 132a, 132b, 132c, 132d, 532a, 532b, 532c, 532 d: first region

134. 134a, 134b, 134c, 134d, 534a, 534b, 534c, 534 d: second region

136. 136a, 136b, 136c, 136d, 536a, 536b, 536c, 536 d: barrier zone

140. 340, 540, 740: light splitting and combining module

150. 550: reflecting mirror

160. 360, 560, 760: lens and lens assembly

170. 370, 570, 770: light uniformizing element

200. 400, 600, 800: projection device

210. 410, 610, 810: light valve

220. 420, 620, 820: projection lens

342. 742: color separation unit

344. 744: reflection unit

526. 726: a second optical zone

538. 538a, 538b, 538c, 538 d: third zone

580. 780: second excitation light source

590. 790: light-combining element

592. 792: penetration part

594. 794: reflection part

CM: wavelength conversion substance

CB: converting a light beam

EB 1: a first excitation light beam

EB 2: second excitation light beam

GR: green light filtering area

IB: illuminating light beam

IMB: image light beam

RR: red light filtering area

S: a substrate.