Dust-proof glass, and electro-optic device and projection type image display device using the same

1. A dust-proof glass which is provided on a light incident surface of a transmission-type liquid crystal panel, the dust-proof glass comprising:

a reflection section which is provided at an outer edge of a light incident surface of the dust-proof glass; and

a notch section which is formed at an outer edge of a light emitting surface of the dust-proof glass, wherein

a length of a normal line, the length being a distance between the light incident surface of the dust-proof glass and notch surface of the notch section, which is substantially perpendicular to the light incident surface of the dust-proof glass and intersects with a notch surface of the notch section decreases as the normal line gets closer to an end face of the dust-proof glass.

2. The dust-proof glass according to claim 1 , wherein

a surface roughness Ra of a notch surface of the notch section is 0.5 μm to 20 μm.

3. The dust-proof glass according to claim 1 , wherein

the reflection section is a metal film.

4. The dust-proof glass according to claim 1 , wherein

the notch section includes a light absorbing layer.

5. A projection-type image display device, comprising:

an electro-optic device which modulates a light flux emitted from a light source in accordance with image information; and

a projection lens which magnifies and projects the light flux modulated by the electro-optic device,

wherein

the electro-optic device includes the dust-proof glass according to claim 1 .

6. An electro-optic device comprising:

a transmission-type liquid crystal panel;

a dust-proof glass which is provided on a light incident surface of the transmission-type liquid crystal panel;

a reflection section which covers an outer edge of the light incident surface of the dust-proof glass;

a case which covers a periphery of a liquid crystal device including the transmission-type liquid crystal panel and the dust-proof glass; and

a filler which is provided in a gap between the periphery of the liquid crystal device and the case and absorbs or scatters light, wherein:

the dust-proof glass includes a notch section which is formed at an outer edge of a light emitting surface of the dust-proof glass, and

a length of a normal line the length being a distance between the light incident surface of the dust-proof glass and notch surface of the notch section, which is substantially perpendicular to the light incident surface of the dust-proof glass and intersects with a notch surface of the notch section decreases as the normal line gets closer to an end face of the dust-proof glass.

7. The electro-optic device according to claim 6 , wherein

the filler is filled also in a gap between the notch section and the transmission-type liquid crystal panel.

8. The electro-optic device according to claim 6 , wherein

the reflection section is an extension section which is provided on an end face of the case and extends toward a side closer to a center of the dust-proof glass.

9. The electro-optic device according to claim 6 , wherein

a surface roughness Ra of the notch surface of the notch section is 0.5 μm to 20 μm.

10. The electro-optic device according to claim 6 , wherein

the reflection section is a metal film which is provided at an outer edge of the light incident surface of the dust-proof glass.

11. The electro-optic device according to claim 6 , wherein

the notch section includes a light absorbing layer.

12. A projection-type image display device, comprising:

an electro-optic device which modulates a light flux emitted from a light source in accordance with image information; and

a projection lens which magnifies and projects the light flux modulated by the electro-optic device,

wherein

the electro-optic device includes the electro-optic device according to claim 6 .