Patent ID: 7156526

Claim:
A projector, comprising: an optical system that modulates a light beam irradiated by a light source and projects the light beam in an enlarged manner to form a projection image; and a casing that accommodates the optical system, the projection image being projected in a direction from a back side of the casing toward a front side thereof, the casing including an attitude adjusting mechanism that adjusts an attitude of the casing, the attitude adjusting mechanism comprising: a foot member disposed approximately at the center of the front side of the casing, the foot member being advanceable and retractable relative to the casing; a clamp that engages with any of a plurality of engaging grooves formed on the foot member and arranged in an advancement and retraction direction of the foot member to fix the foot member at a desired advancement and retraction position; a manipulation button disposed at a corner on the front side of the casing that causes the clamp out of engagement with the engaging groove; and a link mechanism that interlocks manipulation of the manipulation button with a movement of the clamp, wherein the clamp is held in a manner turnable relative to the casing, wherein the link mechanism includes a turn lever held in a manner turnable relative to the casing, and wherein engagement of the clamp is released by a combination of turning movement of the clamp and the turn lever.