US 12,313,963 B2
Micro-display optical engine and projector
Ling Chen, Hunan (CN); Rao Chen, Hunan (CN); Yating Pan, Hunan (CN); and Jie Wang, Hunan (CN)
Assigned to Changsha Pujiade Photoelectric Technology Co., Ltd, Changsha (CN)
Filed by Changsha Pujiade Photoelectric Technology Co., Ltd, Hunan (CN)
Filed on Dec. 29, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/091,246.
Claims priority of application No. 202211178691.5 (CN), filed on Sep. 27, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0103349 A1, Mar. 28, 2024
Int. Cl. G03B 21/14 (2006.01); G03B 21/16 (2006.01); G03B 33/12 (2006.01); H01L 25/075 (2006.01)
CPC G03B 21/142 (2013.01) [G03B 21/16 (2013.01); G03B 33/12 (2013.01); H01L 25/0753 (2013.01)] 7 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A micro-display optical engine, wherein comprising a micro-LED panel, a coolant (21), a thin lens (22), a metal frame (23), a connecting pillar (24) and a projection lens;
the micro-LED panel comprises a substrate (1), a number of pixel light-emitting micro-LED grains (11), a glass plate (12), a metal bracket (13), a sealing frame (14), a radiator (15), a filling adhesive (16) and a transparent heat-conducting adhesive (17);
the sealing frame (14) is in the shape of a square tube, the sectional length and width dimensions of the sealing frame (14) are equal to the length and width dimensions of the glass plate (12); the incident surfaces of the substrate (1), sealing frame (14) and glass plate (12) are sequentially fitted; located among the substrate (1), sealing frame (14) and glass plate (12), a number of the micro-LED grains (11), and a driver circuit for addressing a number of the micro-LED grains (11) one by one, are set on the substrate (1); the electrodes of a number of the micro-LED grains (11) are bonded to the driver circuit set on the substrate (1); the electrodes of a number of the micro-LED grains (11) are inverted structures;
the length of the sealing frame (14) is 6 μm-10 μm greater than the height value of the top surface of a number of the micro-LED grains (11) above the surface of the substrate (1);
the luminous color of a number of the micro-LED grains (11) is single, dual or three-base color;
the metal frame (23) is in the shape of a tube, and one end of the metal frame (23) is fitted to the outgoing surface of the glass plate (12), the other end is connected to the thin lens (22) to form a closed cavity; the closed cavity is filled with the coolant (21); the glass plate (12), the coolant (21) and the thin lens (22) form a liquid lens;
the metal bracket (13) covers outside the substrate (1), sealing frame (14), glass plate (12) and one end of the metal frame (23), and the substrate (1) is fitted to be installed on the inner surface of the metal bracket (13); the filling adhesive (16) is filled among the metal frame (23), the glass plate (12) and the metal bracket (13); the radiator (15) is fitted to be installed on the back of the metal bracket (13);
the outgoing surface of the glass plate (12) is made into a first black matrix (121) in the area outside the light-emitting angle θ selected by a number of the micro-LED grains (11);
the incident surface of the glass plate (12) is made into a second black matrix (122) in the area outside the light-emitting angle θ selected by a number of the micro-LED grains (11);
the incident surface of the glass plate (12) is made with the transparent heat-conducting adhesive (17) in the area opposite to a number of the micro-LED grains (11), the top surface of a number of the micro-LED grains (11), the transparent heat-conducting adhesive (17) and the incident surface of the glass plate (12) are sequentially fitted; the thickness of the transparent heat-conducting adhesive (17) is 10 μm;
the projection lens comprises an outer lens barrel (34), and an incident lens set (31), an intermediate lens set (32) and an outgoing lens set (33) installed inside the outer lens barrel (34) and set successively according to the direction of light traveling; the incident lens set (31), the intermediate lens set (32) and the outgoing lens set (33) all contain at least one lens; the metal bracket (13) is connected to the outer lens barrel (34) by the connecting pillars (24); the number of the connecting pillars (24) is at least greater than or equal to three;
an Fno of combination lens of the liquid lens and the projection lens is ≤1.2.