Patent ID: 8702242

Claim:
A projector comprising: a light modulation device which modulates light emitted from a light source according to image information; a projection lens which projects the light modulated by the light modulation device; a first controller equipped to drive the light modulation device; a second controller provided separately from the first controller to perform a predetermined function; an external housing which accommodates the light modulation device, the first controller, and the second controller; a first fan which introduces air outside the external housing into the external housing through an inlet port; a second fan which discharges the air introduced into the external housing through the inlet port to the outside through an outlet port; a first channel which guides the air introduced through the inlet port toward the light modulation device by the drive of the first fan; and a second channel which guides the air introduced into the external housing toward the second fan via the second controller by the drive of the second fan; wherein the external housing has an opening through which light passes from the projection lens; the inlet port and the outlet port are disposed on the same side as the opening of the external housing; the opening is interposed between the inlet port and the outlet port; the second controller is disposed within the external housing near the inlet port and away from the outlet port with the projection lens interposed between the inlet port and the outlet port; and the second channel is provided in such a manner as to ride on the projection lens.