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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 10, 2001
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The invention provides a technology that makes it possible to easily align optical parts of an illumination optical system. The illumination optical system includes a light source device, a lens array that divides light beams that exit from the light source device into a plurality of partial light beams, and a superimposing optical system that superimposes the plurality of partial light beams on a predetermined illumination area. Two or more of a plurality of optical parts that are disposed in a light path extending from the light source device to the superimposing optical system are mounted to a base frame having a plurality of mounting portions for defining the locations of the two or more optical parts.