Patent ID: 6176585
Filing Date: 2001-01-23
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
An image projection apparatus comprising:color separation means for color-separating light beam from a light source into plural color lights;optical means for condensing the respective color lights separated by said color separation means;first deflection means provided in the vicinity of at least one of the condensed positions of the respective color lights for guiding the color lights to corresponding optical modulation elements;second deflection means for guiding the light beam to a projection optical system in accordance with at least one of said optical modulation elements; andsaid projection optical system through which image information in accordance with said optical modulation elements is projected, in mutually superposed manner, onto a predetermined plane,wherein said second deflection means is provided in the vicinity of a diaphragm of said projection optical system in such a manner as to divide an aperture of said diaphragm into plural areas.