Patent ID: 7628492

Claim:
A projection display with direct light source cooling means comprising: a light source emitting white light; a projection unit projecting images on a screen by using the white light; and a cooling unit cooling the light source, wherein the light source includes: a lamp; and a metallic reflector reflecting the white light emitted from the lamp, collimating the white light and directing the collimated white light to the projection unit, the lamp has a light-emitting point disposed on a focal point of the metallic reflector, the metallic reflector has a first opening section provided at an intersection of the metallic reflector and a straight line passing through the focal point in a direction perpendicular to the direction in which the collimated white light travels and a second opening section on a surface opposite to the first opening section, wherein the cooling unit cools the lamp and/or metallic reflector through the first opening section, wherein the first opening section is disposed above the focal point in the gravity direction, and wherein the cooling unit includes: a duct having an end coupled to the first opening section; and a fan blowing air into the metallic reflector through the duct and first opening section.