Patent ID: 8591038

Claim:
A projection type image display apparatus comprising: an optical engine that projects an image; an image display screen that displays an image of projection light projected from the optical engine; a folding mirror that reflects the projection light projected from the optical engine toward the image display screen; an optical system support member that holds the optical engine, a rear side part of the folding mirror and the image display screen; a screen frame that holds at least an upper side part of respective sides of the image display screen; and a mirror holder, which is fixed to the folding mirror, and which connects the front side part of the folding mirror and the screen frame of the upper side part, wherein the image display screen holds a front side part of the folding mirror by an upper side part of the image display screen, wherein the image display screen holds the front side part of the folding mirror via the screen frame of the upper side part and the mirror holder, wherein, in a connection part, the screen frame directly makes contact with the mirror holder, and wherein, in the connection part, a portion of the screen frame is provided in a lower side of a portion of the mirror holder.