Liquid crystal projector with different shaped housing for each liquid crystal panel dependent on color
The invention provides a cased electro-optical apparatus that can include an electro-optical unit that receives light in the image display area from a light source, a plate that opposes one side of the electro-optical unit, and a cover for covering the electro-optical unit. The cased electro-optical apparatus can have a case for containing the electro-optical unit by supporting at least a portion of the periphery of the image display area of the electro-optical unit by the plate and/or the cover. One of the plate and the cover is selected from a plurality of ones having different shapes and each of the plurality of ones is attachable to the other.
1. A projection display apparatus, comprising:
a light source;
a plurality of electro-optical units that receive light from the light source;
an optical system that guides the light to the electro-optical units;
a projection optical system that projects light emitted from the electro-optical units;
a first case that contains at least one of the electro-optical units; and
a second case having a different shape compared to the first case that contains at least one of the electro-optical units not contained in the first case, the different shape depending on a type of incident light or a position of the second case relative to at least one of the optical system or the projection optical system.
2. The projection display apparatus according to claim 1 ,
the first case and the second case each including a plate opposing one side of the electro-optical unit and a cover attachable to the plate that covers the electro-optical unit;
the first case and the second case having different shapes.
3. The projection display apparatus according to claim 2 , including the first case having a first cover with a larger surface area and the second case having a second cover with a smaller surface area.
4. The projection display apparatus according to claim 2 , including, the cover with a surface area increasing portion for increasing the surface area;
the first case having a third cover with a surface area increased by the surface area increasing area;
the second case having a fourth cover with a surface area increased to a lesser degree compared to a third cover by the surface area increasing area.
5. The projection display apparatus according to claim 1 ,
the first case including a fifth cover with a surface area increasing portion for increasing the surface area;
the second case including a sixth cover without a surface area increasing portion.
6. The projection display apparatus according to claim 1 , including a plurality of electro-optical units corresponding to independent light components separated from light emitted from a light source;
the first case corresponding to at least one light component;
the second case corresponding to the remaining light components.
7. The projection display apparatus according to claim 6 ,
the independent light components being red, green, and blue;
the first case corresponding to blue;
the second case corresponding to red and green;
the surface area of the first case being larger than the surface area of the second case.