Patent ID: 7261421
Filing Date: 2007-08-28
Classification: G02B,G03B

Abstract:
1. An image display apparatus comprising: a light source; an image display device including a separate image display element for modulating each of red, green and blue light emitted by the light source along respective optical paths; a projection lens for projecting an image formed by the image display device on a screen as an enlarged image; and a scattering member disposed in the optical path between each of the image display elements and the projection lens to scatter light from each of the image display elements forming the image; wherein the image display device includes three liquid crystal panels for modulating red, green and blue light beams included in the light emitted by the light source, and the scattering member is positioned on a dichroic prism which is disposed in each optical path between each of the three liquid crystal panels and the projection lens for synthesizing optical images formed by the three liquid crystal panels.