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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2011
Katsumi Tanaka, Matsumoto, JP;
Katsumi Tanaka, Matsumoto, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A projector includes an illumination device including a light source that outputs light from a light emitting part, a first lens array having plural first small lenses, a second lens array having plural second small lenses corresponding to the plural first small lenses, and a superimposing lens that superimposes lights from the second lens array, a light modulation device that modulates light from the illumination device in response to image information, and a projection optical system that projects the light from the light modulation device on a projection target, wherein radii of curvature of the first small lenses are set with respect to each first small lens.