Abstract: A lamp unit 10 includes a lamp 100, a lamp holder 102/103 for holding the lamp 100, a handle section 108 used when removing the lamp unit 10 from a projector, and a support section 251/252 for supporting the lamp unit 10 from below. The support section 251/252 includes a front side support section 251 for supporting the lamp unit 10 at a front side of the lamp unit 10, and a back side support section 252 that is disposed behind the lamp 100 and is for supporting the lamp unit 10 at a tip thereof located outside an outer circumference of the lamp 100 when the lamp unit 10 is viewed from front.

Abstract: A lamp unit 10 includes a lamp 100, a lamp holder 102/103 for holding the lamp 100, a handle section 108 used when removing the lamp unit 10 from a projector, and a support section 251/252 for supporting the lamp unit 10 from below. The support section 251/252 includes a front side support section 251 for supporting the lamp unit 10 at a front side of the lamp unit 10, and a back side support section 252 that is disposed behind the lamp 100 and is for supporting the lamp unit 10 at a tip thereof located outside an outer circumference of the lamp 100 when the lamp unit 10 is viewed from front.

Abstract: A projection type display apparatus including a light source device that includes a light source lamp; an image display element that forms an optical image by performing spatial light modulation on projected light from the light source lamp; and a projection optical system that projects the optical image.

Abstract: With a trend toward a higher intensity projection type liquid crystal display device to further increase brightness of a projection screen, rated input power of a light source lamp increases, which makes essential a fan apparatus for cooling the light source lamp, etc. Such a fan apparatus would require a light-shielding member which causes the number of parts to increase. The present invention provides a fan apparatus provided with a rotor section that can be rotated/driven around a predetermined rotation axis and a propeller section including propeller blades and attached to the rotor section arranged in such a way as to substantially shield light parallel to the rotation axis.

Abstract: With a trend toward a higher intensity projection type liquid crystal display device to further increase brightness of a projection screen, rated input power of a light source lamp increases, which makes essential a fan apparatus for cooling the light source lamp, etc. Such a fan apparatus would require a light-shielding member which causes the number of parts to increase. The present invention provides a fan apparatus provided with a rotor section 410 that can be rotated/driven around a predetermined rotation axis and a propeller section 420 including propeller blades 421 to 428 and attached to the rotor section 410 arranged in such a way as to substantially shield light parallel to the rotation axis.

Abstract: A solid-state imaging device with a variable (continuous) electronic shutter function comprises an imaging area where unit cells with photodiodes acting as pixels are arranged two-dimensionally, read lines for driving the read transistors in each pixel row, vertical selection lines for driving the vertical selection transistors in each pixel row, a vertical driving circuit for selectively driving vertical selection lines, vertical signal lines for outputting the signal from each unit cell in the pixel rows driven sequentially, and a row selection circuit for controlling the vertical driving circuit in such a manner that the vertical driving circuit drives the read transistors in each pixel row with the desired signal storage timing and signal read timing twice in that order and thereby drives the vertical selection transistors in the pixel row in synchronization with the signal read timing.

Abstract: In a liquid crystal projection apparatus having a plurality of lamps, and a plurality of cooling means for cooling the plurality of lamps individually, the lamp includes the following: a cup-shaped reflecting mirror 41 having an air discharge hole 41A, an insulator 50 having an air suction hole 50A, a front glass 42, a light emitting tube 40, and air passages (a) to (c) in the lamp for cooling the light emitting tube. The cooling means 12 sucks in hot air from the lamp, and exhausts the hot air toward the louver of the case. Thus, the lamps and the liquid crystal projection apparatus are cooled effectively.

Abstract: A front liquid crystal display projector includes a housing having an exhaust port and a projection opening, an optical block, installed in the housing, having a light source, a reflection mirror, a light separator, an image display unit using liquid crystal, an image combining unit, a projection lens, and an exhaust fan installed between the light source and the exhaust port. The reflection mirror changes the direction of the light from the light source, and the projection lens and the light source are disposed parallel to each other. The exhaust port and the projection opening are provided at a first side of the housing. An image formed by the optical block is projected from the first side and from the projection opening, and air in the housing is discharged from the exhaust port and also from the first side. In addition, the exhaust port prevents stray light from the light source, which exits the exhaust port, from overlapping the image projected from the projection opening.

Abstract: A nut 13 is provided on a holding board 9 of a barrel 8 housing a projection lens. At both sides of a holding base 11 are supporting plates 12 having a stepping shape for presenting a sliding gap, and the holding board 9 is inserted in the sliding gap. At an upper corner of the holding base 11 is a pivot pedestal 14, and a shift rod 15 is attached revolvable to the pivot pedestal 14, the shift rod 15 having a screw portion 16 that engage with the nut 13. The projection lens moves up and down driven via nut 13 by revolution of the shift rod 15, for the height adjustment of projection lens.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display projector comprising a light source, a group of mirrors, liquid crystal display devices, a projection lens, a main body containing the light source, group of mirrors, liquid crystal display devices and projection lens, and a mechanism whereby the projection lens is allowed to retract into and protrude from the main body.

Abstract: The radio telephone apparatus which is mounted on a car is disclosed. An operational state of the apparatus is memorized therein as a power flag. On the basis of the power flag, the apparatus may be recovered to an operational state at a time when an ignition switch of the car is turned off. More specifically, the power flag may be referred every time a position of the ignition switch is changed from OFF position to ON position. At the event, if the flag indicates that the apparatus was in an operative state at a time when the ignition switch of the car is turned off, the power supply to the apparatus is resumed in response to the position change of the ignition switch. Contrarily, if the flag indicates that the apparatus was not in an operative state, the power supply to the apparatus is not initiated even if the position of the ignition switch is changed.

Abstract: A telecommunication apparatus adapted to be used with a detachable memory device is disclosed. The detachable memory device such as an IC card are capable of storing information relating to a particular user. When the detachable memory device is connected to the apparatus, the apparatus retrieves information relating to the particular user out of the detachable memory device. Thereafter, the apparatus may perform one or more of functions on the basis of the retrieved information. When the detachable memory device is connected to the telecommunication apparatus, the apparatus detects the presence of identification information stored in the detachable memory device. In the event that the identification information is not detected, the apparatus provides an indication to a user so as to request the user to enter an identification information.

Abstract: A speech recognition system that detects a similarity between each speech pattern which has already been registered in the system and a speech pattern newly generated in response to the user's utterance made while the system is in a registration mode. The system further provides to the user in the registration mode information representing the detected similarity. The speech recognition system may be incorporated into a telephone apparatus or a radio telephone apparatus, in which a call origination may be automatically made in response to the user's utterance.

Abstract: Telephone apparatus in which a call may be made in response to utterances of a user by speech recognition without manually dialing a telephone number. The telephone apparatus includes a storage device for storing a set of parameters corresponding to an expected speech signal, which are used for recognizing the user's subsequent utterance and/or for indicating differences between the utterance and the stored signal. The telephone apparatus further includes a storage device for storing the speech signal so that the stored speech signal can be reproduced. The reproduced speech signal is used to confirm the stored speech signal. The stored speech signal may be reproduced in response to a user's key operation when the telephone apparatus is in a confirmation mode and in response to a user's utterance when the telephone apparatus is in a registration or voice calling mode.

Abstract: a remote control transmission apparatus for remote control of the operation of a recorded data playback apparatus such as a video or audio disc player is provided with a memory and a display. Data which are inputted by actuations of key switches, e.g. to produce command signals for controlling the playing apparatus to play specific tracks of a disc for example, appear on the display and can be stored in the memory and subsequently read out, displayed, and utilized when required. Immediate visible confirmation is thereby provided of all operations which are executed by the remote control apparatus, ensuring greatly improved convenience of use.