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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2011
Hideharu Saito, Hitachi, JP;
Hideharu Saito, Hitachi, JP;
Hitachi Maxell, Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
In order to cool the discharge lamp, cooling air generated by first and second cooling fans conveyed via first and second ducts into first and second lamp-cooling air inlets of the discharge lamp, and is blown into the discharge lamp. The first and second lamp-cooling air inlets are disposed so as to be symmetrical with respect to the optical axis of the discharge lamp, and are divided into a plurality of air inlets each having different opening surface areas. Having passes through the plurality of air inlets and diverging into a plurality of air currents, the cooling air is respectively blown to different parts of the discharge lamp. The rotational frequency of the first and second cooling fans is optimally controlled in accordance with the installation position (S) of the projector device.