Patent ID: 6454418
Filing Date: 2002-09-24
Classification: G03B

Abstract:
A projector, comprising:a projector housing, having a first half housing which defines a space therein, and a second half housing which is detachably secured to the first half housing; a lamp module, having a lamp case and a lamp assembly framed in the lamp case, the lamp module being detachably positioned in the space defined by the first half housing, said lamp module comprising an actuating element disposed in the space of the first half housing; a projector mainframe secured within the second half housing for electrically operating the lamp assembly, the mainframe comprising a switch located in the second half housing and corresponding to the actuating element, thereby electrically connecting an external power source to the projector mainframe when the lamp module is assembled with the projector mainframe to have the actuating element actuate the switch; and a connector pair comprising a first half connector and a second half connector adapted to be coupled to the first half connector, the first half connector being mounted in said first half housing and electrically connected with the lamp module, and the second half connector being mounted in the second half housing and electrically connected with the projector mainframe, thereby electrically connecting the lamp assembly to the projector mainframe when the first half housing is assembled with the second half housing to have the first half connector be electrically coupled to the second half connector.