Patent · US Expired

Lamp assembly with vaned lamp collar

US6527417B2 · kind B2 · utility

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11Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 28, 2001
Grant dateMar 4, 2003
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Expiry dateMar 28, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N9/3141
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A lamp collar for use in a lamp assembly of an image projector includes vanes that form an air inlet to allow air to flow into and through the lamp assembly to cool the lamp. The vanes direct the air to flow across the lamp to cool it and to circulate within the lamp assembly before exiting through an exhaust opening. The directed air flow serves to cool the lamp and to maintain a substantially constant lamp temperature.

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