Optical device and projector
US7226171B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 23, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jun 5, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 10, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N9/3141
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An optical device (44) includes an optical modulator holder (4402) having a cooling chamber, in which cooling fluid is sealed therein, for holding the optical modulator in the thermally conductive state for the cooling fluid in the cooling chamber, a plurality of fluid circulating members (448) communicated to the cooling chamber of the optical modulator holder for guiding said cooling fluid to the outside of said cooling chamber and again guiding the cooling fluid to the inside of the cooling chamber, and a cooling fluid accumulating section provided in flow path of the cooling fluid of the plurality of fluid circulating members for accumulating therein the cooling fluid; in which the cooling fluid accumulating section includes a main tank 445 and a fluid branching section 4401 provided in the upstream of the cooling fluid against the optical modulator holder and a downstream-side cooling fluid accumulating section provided in the downstream of the cooling fluid against the optical modulator holder.
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