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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 17, 1999
Takashi Shibatani, Nara-ken, JP;
Hiroshi Nakanishi, Kyoto, JP;
Ikuo Takahara, Nara-ken, JP;
Hiroshi Hamada, Tochigi-ken, JP;
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A projection type color image display apparatus of the present invention includes: a light source section for generating white light beams; a first fly-eye lens array comprising a plurality of lenses for forming a plurality of secondary light source image spots of the light source section; a second fly-eye lens array comprising at least the same number of lenses as the first fly-eye lens array, provided near a position where the plurality of secondary light source image spots are formed by the first fly-eye lens array; a microlens array comprising a plurality of microlenses, wherein the light beams which have passed through the respective lenses of the second fly-eye lens array are superimposed on one another on the microlens array; a single image display device comprising a plurality of color pixels arranged in a predetermined arrangement for modulating the light beams from the microlenses; a color separator provided in a predetermined position in an optical path from the light source section to the microlens array for color-separating the white light beams into R, G and B beams; and a projection lens for projecting the light beams output from the image display device.