Substrate connection structure and projector

1. A substrate connection structure between a plurality of light modulating devices each having a flexible substrate extending in a predetermined direction and a circuit substrate connected with the light modulating devices,

wherein the light modulating devices are arranged so that the direction of one flexible substrate extending from at least one of the light modulating devices is different from the directions of the other flexible substrates extending from the other light modulating devices,

the substrate connection structure comprising:

a relay substrate which is connected with the one flexible substrate; and

an extension flexible substrate which is connected with the relay substrate,

wherein the circuit substrate includes a plurality of third connectors which are respectively connected with the extension flexible substrate and the other flexible substrates, and

wherein the third connectors are installed on the same surface of the circuit substrate.

2. The substrate connection structure according to claim 1 ,

wherein the relay substrate includes:

a first connector which is connected with the one flexible substrate and holds the one flexible substrate;

a second connector which is connected with the extension flexible substrate and holds the extension flexible substrate; and

a relay substrate main body on which a wiring which conductively connects the first connector and the second connector is formed,

wherein the first connector is installed on one surface of the relay substrate main body and the second connector is installed on the other surface of the relay substrate main body.

3. The substrate connection structure according to claim 1 ,

wherein the relay substrate main body is formed of a rigid substrate.

4. A projector comprising:

the substrate connection structure according to claim 1 ; and

a color composition optical device which composes optical images emitted from the light modulating devices and emits the composed result.

5. A manufacturing method of a projector, comprising:

preparing a plurality of light modulating devices each having a flexible substrate extending in a predetermined direction;

preparing a circuit substrate connected with the light modulating devices;

arranging the light modulating devices so that the direction of one flexible substrate extending from at least one of the light modulating devices is different from the directions of the other flexible substrates extending from the other light modulating devices,

connecting a relay substrate with the one flexible substrate;

connecting an extension flexible substrate with the relay substrate;

connecting the flexible substrates and the relay substrate with the circuit substrate; and

installing a plurality of third connectors which are respectively connected with the extension flexible substrate and the other flexible substrates, on the same surface of the circuit substrate.

6. The method according to claim 5 ,

wherein the relay substrate includes:

a first connector which is connected with the one flexible substrate and holds the one flexible substrate;

a second connector which is connected with the extension flexible substrate and holds the extension flexible substrate; and

a relay substrate main body on which a wiring which conductively connects the first connector and the second connector is formed,

the method further comprising:

installing the first connector on one surface of the relay substrate main body; and

installing the second connector on the other surface of the relay substrate main body.

7. The method according to claim 5 , further comprising:

forming the relay substrate main body of a rigid substrate.