Electronic device and projectors

1. An electronic device, comprising:

an illumination optical system that outputs light to a projection lens,

a plurality of blowers that cools liquid crystal panels mounted on the illumination optical system,

a first duct that guides air blown out from the plurality of blowers to the liquid crystal panels,

a second duct that guides air passing through the liquid crystal panel in a direction opposite to a direction of the air blown out from the plurality of blowers,

a heat sink that removes heat from the air that has passed through the second duct; and

a blower holding member that holds the plurality of blowers, wherein

the illumination optical system, the plurality of blowers, the first duct, the second duct, the heat sink and the blower holding member are provided in a dust-proof case,

the second duct is formed surrounded by at least an inner wall of a top surface of the dust-proof case and a top surface of the blower holding member and is formed along the top surface of the dust-proof case,

the blower holding member forms a third duct for guiding the air from which heat has been removed by the heat sink to an air inlet of the plurality of blowers.

2. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein

the third duct is a space surrounded by an inner wall of the blower holding member and an inner wall of a bottom surface of the dust-proof case.

3. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein

the heat sink is connected to the heat sink for heat dissipation provided on the outside of the dust-proof case.

4. The electronic device according to claim 3 , wherein

the heat sink is connected to the two heat sinks for heat dissipation, via a heat pipe penetrating each of the two surfaces of the dust-proof case facing in a direction perpendicular to the direction of the air blown out from the plurality of blowers.

5. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein

the illumination optical system includes an integrator that adjusts a uniformity of illumination.

6. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein

each of the plurality of blowers comprises a blower fan.

7. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein

a height of each of the plurality of blowers and a height of the heat sink are the same.

8. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein

the plurality of blowers cool each of the three liquid crystal panels mounted on the illumination optical system, are disposed on a side opposite to a side where the projection lens of the illumination optical system is disposed and are arranged side by side along a first direction facing the two liquid crystal panels of the three liquid crystal panels,

the first duct guides the air blown from the plurality of blowers to the three liquid crystal panels, respectively.

9. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein

a height of the air outlet of each of the plurality of blowers is the same to each other.

10. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein

among the plurality of blowers, a distance from the air outlet of the blower for cooling the liquid crystal panel other than the two liquid crystal panels facing each other of the three liquid crystal panels to the liquid crystal panel to be cooled by the blower is shorter than a distance from the air outlet of the other blower to the liquid crystal panel to be cooled respectively.

11. The electronic device according to claim 8 , wherein

a position of the air outlet of each of the plurality of blowers in a direction perpendicular to the first direction is the same to each other.

12. The electronic device according to claim 9 , wherein

the plurality of blowers are disposed at intervals at which a predetermined intake amount can be ensured.

13. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein

the dust-proof case comprises metal.

14. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein

a number of the blowers is three, each of the three blowers cools each of the three liquid crystal panels.

15. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein

a difference between a distance from an inner wall of a bottom surface of the dust-proof case to a top surface of the illumination optical system and a distance from the inner wall of the bottom surface of the dust-proof case to the top surface of the blower holding member is shorter than a predetermined length.

16. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein

a difference between a distance from the inner wall of the top surface of the dust-proof case to a top surface of the illumination optical system and a distance from the inner wall of the top surface of the dust-proof case to the top surface of the blower holding member is shorter than a predetermined length.

17. A projector, comprising:

an electronic device according to claim 1 ; and

a light source, wherein.

the electronic device receives light from the light source and modulates an incident light.

18. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the heat sink is surrounded by the blower holding member.

19. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the second duct is formed along the top surface of the inner wall of the dust-proof case and the top surface of the blower holding member.

20. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein

the second duct guides the air passing through the liquid crystal panels to the heat sink in the direction opposite to the direction of the air blown out from the plurality of blowers.