Patent ID: 9357189
Filing Date: 2016-05-31
CPC Classification: G02B,G03B,H04N

Claim Text:
1. A projector comprising: a light source having a plurality of light emitting sections; a light modulation device including a reflecting section adapted to reflect the light from the light source in accordance with image information; and a projection lens adapted to project an image formed by the light modulation device, wherein the light from the light source obliquely enters the reflecting section, the light source includes a first region where the light emitting sections are disposed at a first density, a second region where the light emitting sections are disposed at a second density higher than the first density, and the first region and the second region are located at a circumference of the light source, the light source includes a third region between the first region and the second region, the light emitting sections are disposed at a third density in the third region, and the third density gradually increases from the first region toward the second region, and a distance between the first region and the reflecting section is shorter than a distance between the second region and the reflecting section.