Patent ID: 8197067

Claim:
A projection type display apparatus comprising: a reflective spatial light modulation element for each color light corresponding to each of R light, G light and B light; each color light illuminating means for illuminating the reflective spatial light modulation element for each color light with each of the R light, the G light and the B light; a reflective polarizing plate for each color light which transmits a polarized component in one direction of each of the R light, the G light and the B light from each color light illuminating means therethrough, and reflects as image light of each color a polarized component in the other direction different from the polarized light in one direction obtained by subjecting each of the transmitted R light, G light and B light to light modulation in accordance with an image signal of each color light by the reflective spatial light modulation element for each color light; unnecessary polarized light removing means for each color light for removing an unnecessary polarized component with respect to the image light of each color from the reflective spatial light modulation element for each color light reflected by the reflective polarizing plate for each color to emit the image light of each color without the unnecessary polarized component; a color combination optical system which subjects the image light of each color emitted from the unnecessary polarized light removing means for each color light to color combination to emit the thus combined light as color-combined image light; and a projection lens which projects the color-combined image light, wherein the unnecessary polarized light removing means for the R light and the G light are a polarizing plate which absorbs unnecessary polarized light with respect to the R light and the G light, respectively, and the unnecessary polarized light removing means for the B light is a polarizing plate which reflects the unnecessary polarized light with respect to the B light, and wherein the unnecessary polarized light removing means for the R light is secured on a first incidence surface of the color combination optical system, the unnecessary polarized light removing means for the G light is a second incidence surface of the color combination optical system, and the unnecessary polarized light removing means for the B light is arranged with a gap to a third incidence surface of the color combination optical system.