IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image display system capable of restraining the distortion of an image and enlarging and displaying the image, and made much thinner than the conventional one. SOLUTION: The image display system is equipped with: a transmission means 10 comprising an illumination light source system comprising a light emitting body 11, a parabolic mirror 12 and a condenser lens 13, and a light valve 14 giving image information to light from the illumination light source system and emitting the light; a projection optical means 20 comprising a dioptric lens 21 projecting the light from the transmission means 10, and a convex mirror 22 reflecting, enlarging and projecting the light from the dioptric lens 21 by a reflection surface having negative power; and a display means 30 receiving light from the projection optical means 20 by a light receiving surface 30A and displays the image based on the image information on an image display surface 30B. The transmission means 10 is arranged at a position deviated from the optical axis 23 of the projection optical means 20 and also is arranged between the front surface of the display means 30 and the back surface of the projection optical means 20. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT