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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 2/118 ; G03B 2/116 ; G03B 2/114 ; G03B 2/122 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 2/118 ; G03B 2/116 ; G03B 2/114 ; G03B 2/122 ;
Abstract
The invention provides an air intake on the upper plane of an exterior case which is opened upwards, and a cooling fan for introducing cooling air into the apparatus from the air intake is provided above an electro-optical device. There is no limit on the amount of air introduced, and sufficient cooling air for cooling the electro-optical device can be blown onto the electro-optical device. Accordingly, the electro-optical device can be cooled efficiently, and a cooling structure capable of dealing with high luminance of the light source lamp and reduction in size of the apparatus can be obtained.