Patent ID: 7510285

Claim:
A projector comprising: a source lamp; an optical component arranged on a position irradiated with light from said source lamp; air feed means for feeding air toward said source lamp; a first air guide member for guiding said air fed from said air feed means at least toward said optical component; and a second air guide member for guiding said air guided toward said optical component to pass through said optical component toward said source lamp; and a lamp case mounted therein with said source lamp and formed to enclose said source lamp for preventing said source lamp from leaking light, wherein said first air guide member includes a first air guide portion for guiding said air fed from said air feed means to said source lamp and a second air guide portion branching from said first air guide portion for guiding said air fed from said air feed means to said optical component, said lamp case includes a first air guide hole for introducing said air fed from said first air guide portion of said first air guide member and a second air guide hole for introducing said air fed from said second air guide member, and said first air guide hole and said second air guide hole are provided on a first side surface and a second side surface opposed to each other through said source lamp of said lamp case, respectively.