IP Library Granted Patent US 9,116,381
Granted Patent B2
US 9,116,381 · App. 13/305,976 · Granted Aug 25, 2015

Electro-optical device and electronic apparatus

Inventor: Tomoaki Miyashita (Shimosuwa-machi, JP)
Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
G02F1/133382G02F1/133308H04N9/3144G02F2203/60
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Patent No.
US 9,116,381
App. No.
13/305,976
Granted
Aug 25, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electro-optical device includes an electro-optical panel and a retaining member. The retaining member includes a first retaining portion that extends along a first side of the electro-optical panel and a second retaining portion that extends along a second side, the first side intersects a direction in which cooling air flows, the first retaining portion is formed to be flush with a panel face of at least one of a light incident side and a light emitting side of the electro-optical panel, and the second retaining portion is formed to protrude from at least one of the panel faces.

Claims (18)

1. An electro-optical device comprising:

an electro-optical panel;

a retaining member that retains the electro-optical panel; and

a cover member,

wherein the retaining member includes:

a first retaining portion that extends along a first side of the electro-optical panel that intersects a direction in which cooling air flows at a cooling air flowing side of the electro-optical panel, the first retaining portion including a convex portion extending along with the direction, the convex portion including:

a first incline portion at a light incident side of the electro-optical panel;

a second incline portion at a light emitting side of the electro-optical panel; and

a top portion, between the first incline portion and the second incline portion, the top portion being closer to the light emitting side than the light incident side, and

a second retaining portion that extends along a second side of the electro-optical panel that intersects the first side of the electro-optical panel, and

wherein

the first side intersects a direction in which cooling air flows,

the first retaining portion is disposed so as to be flush with at least one of panel faces of a light incident side and a light emitting side of the electro-optical panel,

the cover member covers the first retaining portion and the at least one of the panel faces of the light incident side and the light emitting side of the electro-optical panel, and

the second retaining portion is disposed so as to protrude from the panel face of the light incident side without overlapping the panel face of the light incident side in plan view.

2. The device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the second retaining portion is disposed so as to protrude from both panel faces of the light incident side and the light emitting side of the electro-optical panel.

3. An electronic apparatus comprising the electro-optical device according to claim 1 .

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 17, 2024
From: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
To: 138 EAST LCD ADVANCEMENTS LIMITED
Reel/Frame 067131/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 29, 2011
From: MIYASHITA, TOMOAKI
To: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 027293/0361 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2010-278917 · Dec 15, 2010 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20120154709A1 · Jun 21, 2012