US 2015/0311632 A1Published application

Image projection apparatus and light source unit

AssigneeRicoh Company, Ltd.

InventorsNaoyuki ISHIKAWA, Tetsuya FUJIOKA, Hideo KANAI, Akihisa MIKAWA, Masamichi YAMADA, Yasunari MIKUTSU, Satoshi TSUCHIYA, Yukimi NISHI

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Abstract

An image projection apparatus includes a casing, a light source unit detachably mounted to the casing, a first connector having a first engagement member, disposed on a housing of the light source unit, a second connector having a second engagement member, disposed on the casing, and one or more supporters disposed at least one of the first connector and the second connector. The first connector is detachably engageable with the second connector. At least one of the first connector and the second connector is moveable in a direction substantially perpendicular to a connection direction of the first connector and the second connector. The one or more supporters guides one of the first engagement member and the second engagement member to the other one of the first engagement member and the second engagement member when engaging the first connector and the second connector.

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Dependent claims

An image projection apparatus:

a casing;
a light source unit detachably mountable to the casing;
a first connector having a first engagement member disposed on a housing of the light source unit, the first connector disposed at one end of a power supply line of the light source unit;
a second connector having a second engagement member disposed on the casing, the second connector disposed at one end of a power supply line in the image projection apparatus, the first connector detachably engageable with the second connector, at least one of the first connector and the second connector moveable in a direction substantially perpendicular to a connection direction of the first connector and the second connector;
and
one or more supporters disposed at least one of the first connector and the second connector to guide one of the first engagement member and the second engagement member to the other one of the first engagement member and the second engagement member when engaging the first connector and the second connector, wherein each of the supporters retains a posture of one of the first connector and the second connector disposed with the supporters when the first connector and the second connector are separated.

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