Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.

Tamami Kitani

Taichi Yoshimura

Seiji Yamamoto

Ryosuke Sato

A projection type image display apparatus has a light source unit () that includes an arc tube () enclosed by a reflector () for reflecting the light emitted from the arc tube in one direction through its opening (). The opening () of the reflector () of the light source unit () is covered with a transparent member (). Formed in one side of the reflector (), adjacent the opening is an air inlet port (), while the side facing the air inlet port () is closed (i.e. has no port). Formed in the remaining two sides of the reflector (), and adjacent the opening (), are air outlet ports () one for each side. This arrangement causes the cooling air to be uniformly circulated in the entire reflector () of the light source unit () without stagnation to regulate the temperature of the arc tube () in an easy and costless manner, and enables installation of the light source unit () at any angular position, free of angular limitation.

Projection type image display apparatus

A liquid crystal projector device of the present invention includes a lamp unit and a lamp cooling fan, the lamp unit having disposed therein a columnar lamp bulb having a luminous body enclosed therein, the lamp unit having a side wall opposed to the lamp cooling fan and provided with a first and second air introduction openings at opposite sides of a plane including a central axis of the lamp bulb and perpendicular to the side wall, for introducing the air drawn from the lamp cooling fan toward the lamp bulb.

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Yamatotakada, Japan

Tamami Kitani