Patent ID: 7137709

Claim:
An image projector for projecting an image, comprising: a lamp having a lamp bulb for emitting light and a reflector for reflecting the light emitted from the lamp bulb; an image forming element for forming the image using the light from the lamp; a lamp mounting member adapted so that the lamp is attachable to and detachable from the lamp mounting member, thereby allowing the lamp to be replaced alone; and a housing in which the lamp, the image forming element, and the lamp mounting member are housed, wherein the lamp has a lamp retention projection, wherein the lamp mounting member includes a retainer for receiving the lamp retention projection so as to hold the lamp, wherein the lamp retention projection extends outward from a peripheral edge of the reflector at a light emitting side, wherein the lamp mounting member includes a plate with which the edge of the reflector of the lamp at the light emitting side is brought into contact, the plate having a window to pass the light emitted from the lamp, and wherein the retainer is a leaf spring arranged along a rim of the window with one end fixed on the plate and the other end free, the leaf spring having a concave portion for receiving the lamp retention projection.