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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 04, 2008
Hisamaro Kato, Matsumoto, JP;
Hisamaro Kato, Matsumoto, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A projector includes a cooling device for performing cooling of a target object housed inside a housing, a first temperature sensor disposed in an anterior stage of the target object on a cooling path formed by the cooling device inside the housing, and for measuring a first detection temperature in an anterior area of the cooling among peripheral areas of the target object, a second temperature sensor disposed in a posterior stage of the target object on the cooling path, and for measuring a second detection temperature in a posterior area of the cooling among the peripheral areas, and a control device for performing calculation regarding the temperature of the target object from the first detection temperature and the second detection temperature, and controlling the cooling device based on the result of the calculation.