Patent ID: 6935750

Claim:
A display apparatus comprising: a light source; a plurality of reflecting type light valves each of said light valves having a light incidence/reflection surface which reflects incident light from said light source; a partition wall which partitions a space in said display apparatus into a cooling air side and a light incidence/reflection surface side; a plurality of cooling fans, a respective one of said cooling fans causing air flow to a respective one of said reflecting type light valves; a discharge fan which discharges a cooling air inside of said display apparatus through an outlet port; wherein said cooling fans are disposed in said cooling air side, and respective ones of said cooling fans flows air to a side of respective ones of said light valves which is opposite to the light incidence/reflection surface thereof; wherein a path of at least one of said air flows is formed from at least one of said cooling fans to said outlet port in the order of said opposite side of one of said light valves, said light source and said discharge fan.