A compact electronic projector has separate optics and electronics compartments which are thermally and electromagnetically isolated from each other. In this manner closely spaced components are prevented from electrically or thermally interfering with each other, and high quality projected images can be maintained. The optics compartment contains a display assembly, such as a liquid crystal display panel and associated Fresnel lenses, which is mounted inside the projector so as to rotate between a storage position in which the display assembly is generally parallel with the projection axis of the device, and an operational position in which the display assembly is disposed at an oblique angle with relative to the projection axis. The assembly can thus be rotated to occupy the voids needed for expansion and contraction of the optical beams when the projector is in use, but which have no useful function when the projector is not in use.
An image projection apparatus includes a light modulation system, a projection optical system for projecting a two-dimensional image onto a surface to be projected with light from the light modulation system, and an image signal processing unit for supplying an image signal to the light modulation system. A power supplying portion supplies power to the light modulation system, a head portion contains the projection optical system, and a main body portion contains the power supplying portion. In addition, a drive connection portion connects the head portion with the main body portion, in which the head portion and the main body portion can be relatively driven.
A projector includes a first housing, a second housing, and a sound insulating member. The first housing is provided with first heat-generating elements used for generating an image, first fans producing cooling airflows towards each one of the first heat-generating elements, and vents via which the cooling airflows heated by the first heat-generating elements are discharged. The second housing encloses the first housing, and has second fans discharging the cooling airflows outside the projector. The sound insulating member is provided on a path between the vents and the second fans so as to insulate sound produced by the first fans. The projector may be provided with a dust-proof member for the projecting lens.
An image projection apparatus according to the present invention includes: a light modulation system; a projection optical system for projecting a two-dimensional image onto a surface to be projected with light from the light modulation system; an image signal processing unit for supplying an image signal to the light modulation system; a power supplying portion for supplying power to the light modulation system; a head portion that contains the projection optical system; a main body portion that contains the power supplying portion; and a drive connection portion for connecting the head portion with the main body portion, in which the head portion and the main body portion can be relatively driven.
A panel cooling system A has a pair of Sirocco fans 51A, 51B arranged at both sides of the radial direction of a projection lens 46, a suction duct portion 52A and an exhaust duct portion 52B. The suction duct portion 52A communicates a suction port of the undersurface of an armored case 2 with a suction side of each of the Sirocco fan 51A, 51B, and the exhaust duct portion 52B communicates an exhaust side of each of the Sirocco fans 51A, 51B and color lights R, G, B of an optical part. Thereby, a cooling air is blown to the vicinity of each light incident position of the color lights R, G, B of the optical part for approximately the same air quantity, so that the cooling of the optical part is performed
A projector comprises a light source device 413 in which a light source cooling air flow channel X for introducing a cooling air to an internal light source lamp 411 is formed and an internal housing 47 for housing an optical element unit 600, which subjects the light beam emitted from this light source device 413 to an optical processing. The internal housing 47 is formed with a pair of optical element cooling opening portions 471A, 472A, which are oppositely arranged by mutually pinching the optical element unit 600 in order to allow a cooling air to pass through according to the arrangement of the optical element unit 600. Further, the underside of the internal housing 47 is provided with a fan 54, in which a suction port 54A is directed to the opening portion 471A and an exhaust port 54B is connected to the light source cooling air flow channel X. Since an air flows along an arrow marked channel, the optical element unit 600 and the light source lamp 411 can be sufficiently cooled.
