JP5458549B2 - Electro-optical device and electronic apparatus - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an electro-optical device including an electro-optical panel such as a liquid crystal panel, and an electronic apparatus including the electro-optical device.

Electro-optical devices such as liquid crystal devices are used as display devices in computers, mobile phones, and other various electronic devices. In particular, liquid crystal devices are lightweight, thin, and consume less power, so they are used as display devices for various electronic devices. Widely used.

As an electro-optical device including an electro-optical panel such as a liquid crystal panel, a device that holds the electro-optical panel in a mounting case and covers a peripheral region of the electro-optical panel with a cover that forms a part of the mounting case is known. . For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a liquid crystal device that supports a liquid crystal panel with a support portion provided in a mounting case and covers a peripheral region of the liquid crystal panel with a cover (shield case) that constitutes the mounting case.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2005-77557

Incidentally, in the liquid crystal device of Patent Document 1, the cover is disposed so as to be in contact with the substrate outside the liquid crystal panel, thereby shielding light. However, when the cover is placed in contact with the liquid crystal panel,
The stress accompanying the thermal expansion and contraction of the cover is applied to the liquid crystal panel, resulting in a problem that a display defect and an appearance defect are caused.

The present invention proposes to solve the above-described problems, and eliminates stress applied to the electro-optical panel due to thermal expansion or thermal contraction of the cover covering the peripheral area of the electro-optical panel. It is an object of the present invention to provide an electro-optical device and an electronic apparatus that can prevent display failure and appearance failure of a panel.

An electro-optical device according to one embodiment of the present invention includes an electro-optical panel having a pixel region including a plurality of pixels, and a mounting case that holds the electro-optical panel, and the mounting case includes pixels of the electro-optical panel. A window that opens in correspondence with the region, a cover that covers the periphery of the pixel region, and a frame that holds the electro-optic panel. The frame includes a first fitting surface, a first fitting surface, 2 fitting surfaces, a third fitting surface, and a first surface facing the first fitting surface and the third fitting surface, wherein the first surface is an outer surface of the frame, The first fitting surface, the second fitting surface, and the third fitting surface are fitted with the electro-optic panel, and the first fitting surface, the third fitting surface, and the third fitting surface are between the first fitting surface and the third fitting surface. 2 fitting surfaces are arranged, the distance between the first surface and the first fitting surface, and the distance between the first surface and the third fitting surface. In contrast, the electro-optical panel is provided apart from the cover, and is fixed to at least a part of the first fitting surface, the second fitting surface, and the third fitting surface. Features.
The electro-optical device according to the present invention includes an electro-optical panel having a pixel region including a plurality of pixels, and a mounting case that holds the electro-optical panel, and the mounting case includes pixels of the electro-optical panel. A window that opens in correspondence with the region, a cover that covers the periphery of the pixel region, and a frame that holds the electro-optic panel. The frame includes a first fitting surface, a first fitting surface, A second fitting surface, a third fitting surface, a first surface facing the first fitting surface and the third fitting surface, and the first fitting surface and the third fitting. The second fitting surface is disposed between the first and second fitting surfaces, and the distance between the first surface and the first fitting surface is different from the distance between the first surface and the third fitting surface; Is provided apart from the cover, and the first fitting surface, the second fitting surface, and the third fitting Characterized by comprising fixed in at least a part of.
The electro-optical device according to the present invention includes an electro-optical panel having a pixel region composed of a plurality of pixels, and a mounting case that holds the electro-optical panel, and the mounting case includes the electro-optical panel. The window has an opening corresponding to the pixel region, and has a cover that covers the periphery of the pixel region, the electro-optical panel is provided apart from the cover, and inside the mounting case, It is characterized by being fixed to at least the side wall of the mounting case.
According to the present invention, by providing the cover apart from one surface of the electro-optical panel, the electro-optical panel is subjected to stress accompanying thermal expansion and contraction of the cover covering the peripheral area of the electro-optical panel. Can be eliminated. In particular, since electro-optical panels such as liquid crystal panels are used in various environments of high and low temperatures, it is extremely important to eliminate the stress on the electro-optical panel due to thermal expansion and contraction of the cover. . Further, by eliminating such stress load, it is possible to prevent display defects and appearance defects of the electro-optical panel.

In addition, the electro-optical device of the present invention includes a polarizing plate attached to one surface of the electro-optical panel, and the cover and the polarizing plate are provided apart from each other.
According to the present invention, it is possible to prevent the display from being defective due to the cover being in contact with the polarizing plate. Further, it is possible to provide a region in the vicinity of the outer edge of the polarizing plate so as to overlap the lower side of the cover, so that light leakage can be more reliably prevented.

In the electro-optical device according to the aspect of the invention, the mounting case includes a support portion that supports the electro-optical panel, and the electro-optical panel is bonded to the support portion with an elastic adhesive.
According to the present invention, the stress accompanying the thermal expansion and contraction of the support portion is absorbed by the elasticity of the elastic adhesive,
It is possible to eliminate or suppress the load on the electro-optical panel, and it is possible to more reliably prevent display defects and appearance defects of the electro-optical panel.

In the electro-optical device according to the aspect of the invention, a contact region between the electro-optical panel and the mounting case is bonded with an elastic adhesive.
According to the present invention, it is possible to absorb or suppress the stress associated with the thermal expansion and contraction of the mounting case by the elasticity of the elastic adhesive, and to prevent or suppress the load on the electro-optical panel. Display defects and appearance defects can be more reliably prevented.

In addition, an electronic apparatus according to the present invention includes the electro-optical device according to the present invention.
According to the present invention, it is possible to configure an electronic apparatus having the effects of the electro-optical device of the present invention.

[Electro-Optical Device of Embodiment]
As an example of the electro-optical device of the present invention, an electro-optical device according to an embodiment using a liquid crystal device will be described. 1A is a plan view showing the electro-optical device of the embodiment, FIG. 1B is a side view thereof,
2, 3 and 4 are cross-sectional views taken along lines AA, BB and CC in FIG. 1, respectively, and FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the main part of FIG.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, a liquid crystal device 1 as an electro-optical device according to the present embodiment includes a liquid crystal panel 2 as an electro-optical panel, and a backlight unit 3 disposed on the back side of the liquid crystal panel 2. Is held by the mounting case 6. The mounting case 6 includes a frame 4 that is a holding member that holds the liquid crystal panel 2 and the backlight unit 3, and a holding member that is disposed so as to cover at least part of the liquid crystal panel 2 that is held by the frame 4. It is comprised from the cover 5 which is. The cover 5 is made of a light shielding member.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, the frame 4 includes side walls 41 facing in one direction such as the front-rear direction,
The side wall 42 has side walls 43 and 43 that face each other in the direction intersecting the side walls 41 and 42, and has a support portion 44 that protrudes inward from the side walls 41 to 43, and is transparent at the center. It is formed in a frame shape having a substantially H-shaped cross section provided with a partition plate-like support portion 44 having an opening 44a for use. The frame 4 is made of polycarbonate, for example, and is black.
The liquid crystal panel 2 is accommodated and attached to one concave portion 4a of the H-shaped frame 4 corresponding to one side of the support portion 44 (in the case of FIGS. 2 to 5, the concave portion above the support portion 44). Part 44
The other concave portion 4b corresponding to the other side (the concave portion below the support portion 44 in the case of FIGS. 2 to 5)
The backlight unit 3 is accommodated and attached. The side walls 41 and 42 have flange-like protrusions 41a and 42 that can prevent light leaking from the backlight unit 3.
a is formed, and the cover 5 is disposed between the projecting portions 41a and 42a.

The liquid crystal panel 2 and the backlight unit 3 are held by the frame 4 so as to be fitted in the recesses 4a and 4b, respectively. The liquid crystal panel 2 is formed, for example, by cutting the peripheral edge of the counter substrate 20 about half by dicing from the side opposite to the element substrate 10, and has an inner side surface 20 b having a step with the side surface 2 a of the liquid crystal panel 2. The liquid crystal panel 2 is continuous with the side surface 2a through the step surface 20a. 5c in FIG. 5 is an outer surface of the counter substrate 20 that is a surface on the support portion 44 side. Further, the inner surface of the side wall 43 of the frame 4 extends from a substantially vertical first fitting surface 46a located at the upper portion and an end portion of the first fitting surface on the support portion 44 side, toward the support portion 44 side. A second fitting surface 46b having a stepped surface inclined inward, and a substantially vertical third fitting surface 46c extending from the end portion of the second fitting surface 46b on the support portion 44 side. Support portion 44 of mating surface 46c
The end portion on the side is continuous with the outer end portion of the upper surface 44 b that is one surface of the support portion 44. Side wall 4
Similarly, the first fitting surface 46a, the second fitting surface 46b, and the third fitting surface 46c are also formed in the portions other than the formation portions of the concave portions 41b and 41c, which will be described later, and the side wall 42. 3 mating surface 46c
The end portion on the support portion 44 side is continuous with the outer end portion of the upper surface 44 b that is one surface of the support portion 44.

The side surface 2a, the step surface 20a, the inner surface 20b, and the outer surface 20c of the liquid crystal panel 2 and the first fitting surface 46a, the second fitting surface 46b, and the third fitting surface 46c of the side walls 41 to 43 of the frame 4 are displayed. And the upper surface 44b of the support part 44 is formed in the corresponding shape and dimension which can be fitted, and is comprised with the 1st fitting surface 46a, the 2nd fitting surface 46b, the 3rd fitting surface 46c, and the upper surface 44b. The fitting portion constituted by the end portions of the side surface 2 a, the step surface 20 a, the inner side surface 20 b, and the outer surface 20 c is fitted and attached to the fitting receiving portion, and the liquid crystal panel 2 is held by the frame 4. Further, the backlight unit 3 is fitted in a recess 4 b formed by a lower surface 44 c that is the other surface of the support portion 44 and inner surfaces of the side walls 41 to 43.

The liquid crystal panel 2 and the backlight unit 3 are preferably fixed to the frame 4 with an adhesive such as an elastic adhesive or a double-sided adhesive tape as necessary. In the present embodiment, the liquid crystal panel 2 and the frame 4 are fixed to each other by an elastic adhesive 8 such as a silicon-based adhesive in all contact areas, and the fitting portion on the liquid crystal panel 2 side and the fitting receiving portion on the frame 4 side. Contact areas, i.e., the first fitting surface 46a and the side surface 2a, the second fitting surface 46b and the stepped surface 20a, the third fitting surface 46c and the inner side surface 20b, the upper surface 44b of the support portion 22 and the end of the outer surface 20c. Are bonded with an elastic adhesive 8. Note that only a part of the contact area between the liquid crystal panel 2 and the frame 4 may be fixed with an adhesive such as the elastic adhesive 8, for example, only the upper surface 44 b of the support portion 22 and the end of the outer surface 20 c of the counter substrate 20. May be bonded with the elastic adhesive 8. Further, the backlight unit 3 has a support portion for the frame 4 via a substantially rectangular frame-shaped double-sided adhesive tape 31 that also serves as a cover for preventing the liquid crystal panel 2 from being irradiated with light outside a predetermined region. 44 is fixed to the other surface (lower surface in FIGS. 2 to 4).
It is preferable that the backlight unit 3 is detachably fixed with a slightly adhesive tape or the like because the removal work can be facilitated when the backlight unit 3 is detached from the frame 4.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, the cover 5 includes a top plate 51 that covers one surface (upper surface in the case of FIGS. 2 to 5) of the liquid crystal panel 2 accommodated in the frame 4, and the width of the top plate 51. Direction (left and right in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4) have side walls 52 and 52 formed by bending at substantially right angles from the top plate 51 at both ends. The side walls 52 and 52 facing each other are separated from one surface and cover a part of the outer surfaces of the side walls 43 and 43 facing each other of the frame 4. In the present embodiment, the element substrate 1 which is one substrate of the liquid crystal panel 2.
The top plate 51 covers the surface on one side of the liquid crystal panel 2 apart from the polarizing plate 11 provided on the outer surface side of 0. When the distance H between the top plate 51 of the cover 5 shown in FIG. 5 and one substrate of the liquid crystal panel 2 such as the polarizing plate 11 is 0.1 to 0.5 mm, the liquid crystal panel 2 is not damaged and light leaks. Since it can prevent reliably, it is preferable. Further, the top plate 51 of the cover 5 is provided with a window portion 51a formed by opening the portion at a position corresponding to the pixel region 2A of the liquid crystal panel 2 shown in FIG. It arrange | positions so that the peripheral region of 2 pixel area | region 2A may be covered. The cover 5 is made of, for example, stainless steel, aluminum, etc., and the visible outer surface is painted black, so that the display contrast can be increased and glare at the time of visual recognition can be prevented.

In the present embodiment, in a state where the liquid crystal panel 2 and the backlight unit 3 are held by the frame 4, the side wall 52 of the cover 5 and the backlight unit 3 are connected, and the four members 2 to 5 are integrated. . As a connecting means between the side wall 52 of the cover 5 and the backlight unit 3,
Engagement holes 52c, which are engaging parts, are formed in the side walls 52, 52, and engaging protrusions 3a that engage with the engaging holes 52c are provided integrally at the left and right ends of the backlight unit 3 in FIG. And
The engagement holes 52c and the engagement protrusions 3a are connected by engagement. The engagement structure between the cover 5 and the backlight unit 3 and the structure of the engagement portion provided on the cover 5 are appropriate. For example, a projection such as a claw is provided as an engagement portion on the cover 5 side. It is good also as a structure etc. which provide a recessed part in the side and engage a convex part and a recessed part. In the figure, reference numeral 43a denotes an overhanging portion provided on the outer surface side of each side wall 43, 43 of the frame 4 so as to project integrally with the side wall 52 of the cover 5 and outward from the side wall 52 of the cover 5. In order to avoid interference, a concave portion 52a is formed in each of the side walls 52 and 52, and an engaging hole 52c is formed in each of downward projecting portions 52b and 52b on both sides of the concave portion 52a.

Two engagement protrusions 3a with which the engagement holes 52c are engaged are respectively provided at the left and right ends of the backlight unit 3 in FIG. 4 corresponding to the respective engagement holes 52c. In the figure, reference numeral 4c denotes guide protrusions provided on the outer surfaces of the side walls 43 and 43 of the frame 4 in the vicinity of each engagement protrusion 3a, and an inclined surface 4c1 is provided on substantially the upper half of each guide protrusion 4c. When engaging each engagement hole 52c with the engagement protrusion 3a of the backlight unit 3, the lower edge of each engagement hole 52c of the side wall 52 is moved outward by the guide protrusion 4c and the engagement protrusion 3a. Each of the engaging holes 52c is engaged with the engaging protrusion 3 by being pushed open and the lower edge of the side wall 52 getting over the guiding protrusion 4c and the engaging protrusion 3a.
It engages with a.

The configuration of the liquid crystal panel 2 used in the liquid crystal device 1 of FIGS. 1 to 5 is appropriate, but in this embodiment, an active matrix type liquid crystal panel using thin film transistors is used as a switching element for pixels, and its specific example is used. A simple configuration will be described with reference to FIG. 6A is a plan view of the liquid crystal panel 2, and FIG. 6B is a cross-sectional view taken along line aa in FIG.

The liquid crystal panel 2 of the present embodiment includes an element substrate (T
A thin film transistor is provided on the (FT array substrate) 10, and a counter substrate 20 made of glass, quartz, or the like is provided facing the element substrate 10. The element substrate 10 and the counter substrate 20 which are a pair of substrates are bonded and fixed to each other by a sealing material 24 provided around the pixel region (image display region) 2A, and the element substrate 10 and the counter substrate inside the sealing material 24 are fixed. A liquid crystal layer 30, which is an electro-optical material, is sealed between 20. In FIG. 6A, 24a is a sealing material 24.
A liquid crystal injection hole 24b formed by removing a part of the liquid crystal injection hole 24b is a sealing material for closing the liquid crystal injection hole 24a.

A data line driving circuit 14 and an external circuit that drive data lines by supplying image signals to data lines (not shown) at a predetermined timing in an area outside the sealing material 24, that is, a peripheral area outside the pixel area 2A. Connection terminals 15 are provided along one side of the element substrate 10. A scanning line driving circuit 16 that drives a scanning line by supplying a scanning signal to a scanning line (not shown) at a predetermined timing is parallel to two sides adjacent to one side where the data line driving circuit 14 is provided, and It is provided on the element substrate 10 at a position facing the light shielding film 25 provided inside the sealing material 24. On the remaining side of the element substrate 10, a plurality of wirings 17 are provided for connecting the side opposite to the external circuit connection terminal 15 side of the scanning line driving circuit 16.

Vertical conduction terminals 19 are formed on the element substrate 10 at the four corners of the sealing material 24, and the lower end contacts the vertical conduction terminals 19 between the element substrate 10 and the counter substrate 20, and the upper end is the counter electrode 20. A vertical conduction member 18 is provided in contact with the element substrate 10, and the vertical conduction member 18 provides electrical conduction between the element substrate 10 and the counter substrate 20.

A pixel electrode 12 or the like constituting a pixel is provided on the element substrate 10, and an alignment film 13 is provided on the liquid crystal layer 30 side. A counter electrode 22 is formed on the counter substrate 20 over substantially the entire surface thereof.
The alignment film 23 is also provided on the liquid crystal layer 30 side. Each alignment film 13, 23 is made of, for example, a transparent organic film such as a polyimide film, and the surface thereof is subjected to a rubbing process or the like so that the liquid crystal molecules in the liquid crystal layer 30 are supplied with a voltage supplied to the liquid crystal layer 30. Accordingly, it is oriented in a predetermined direction.

In the liquid crystal device 1 shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, the liquid crystal panel 2 shown in FIG.
The holding structure and the like can be changed as appropriate. 1 to 5, reference numerals 11 and 21 denote polarizing plates provided on the element substrate 10 and the counter substrate 20 on the opposite sides of the liquid crystal layer 30, and reference numerals 26 and 27 respectively denote the liquid crystal panel 2 and the backlight unit 3 and an external power source. And flexible printed wiring boards (FPC) 41b and 41c that also serve as conductive connection members for electrically connecting the signal input source and the liquid crystal panel 2 and the backlight unit 3 when accommodated in the frame 4. In order to prevent the flexible printed wiring boards 29 and 30 from interfering with the front side wall 41 of the frame 4, the concave portions are formed in the side wall 41.

The backlight unit 3 used in the liquid crystal device 1 of FIGS. 1 to 5 is configured to irradiate light from a light source such as an LED to the back side of the liquid crystal panel 2 through a light guide or a light diffusion plate. These components are covered with a casing or the like to form a unit. The constituent members, the internal structure, and the like of the backlight unit 3 can be appropriately changed. In the illustrated example, the constituent members, the internal structure, and the like are omitted, and only the overall appearance is shown.

Although the procedure for accommodating and arranging the liquid crystal panel 2 and the backlight unit 3 in the mounting case 6 is appropriate, for example, the following procedure is used. First, as shown in FIG. 7A, one side of the frame 4 (
The liquid crystal panel 2 is inserted into the recess 4a on the upper side in the figure, and the backlight unit 3 is inserted into the recess 4b on the other side (lower side in the figure), and held by the frame 4. The liquid crystal panel 2 is inserted into the recess 4 a with the counter substrate 20 facing the frame 4, and the side surface 2 a of the liquid crystal panel 2.
, A fitting portion constituted by end portions of the step surface 20a, the inner side surface 20b, and the outer surface 20c, and the first fitting surface 46a, the second fitting surface 46b, and the third fitting surface of the side walls 41 to 43 of the frame 4. 46c and support part 4
The liquid crystal panel 2 and the frame 4 are fitted together with the fitting receiving portion constituted by the upper surface 44b of the liquid crystal 4.
The first fitting surface 46a and the side surface 2a, the second fitting surface 46b, the step surface 20a, and the third are the contact areas of
The fitting surface 46 c and the inner surface 20 b, the upper surface 44 b of the support portion 22, and the end of the outer surface 20 c are bonded with the elastic adhesive material 8. The backlight unit 3 is inserted into the recess 4b with the engaging protrusion 3a side as the support portion 44 side, and is detachably fixed to the support portion 44 via a double-sided adhesive tape 31 that is a slightly adhesive tape.

Next, as shown in FIG. 7B, a cover 5 is externally fitted from the liquid crystal panel 2 side to the frame 4 that holds the liquid crystal panel 2 and the backlight unit 3, and a top plate 51 is used to provide an outer surface side of the liquid crystal panel 2. The side walls 52 and 52 facing each other cover part of the outer surfaces of the side walls 43 and 43 facing each other of the frame 4. At the time of external fitting, the side wall 52 of the cover 5 is pushed outward by the guide protrusion 4c and the engagement protrusion 3a, and the lower edge of the side wall 52 gets over the guide protrusion 4c and the engagement protrusion 3a. Each engagement hole 52c engages with the engagement protrusion 3a. The top plate 51 of the cover 5 that is externally fitted and covers the liquid crystal panel 2 is disposed so as to be separated from the polarizing plate 11 on one side of the liquid crystal panel 2.

According to the present embodiment, the cover 5 is provided apart from the polarizing plate 11 which is one surface of the liquid crystal panel 2, so that the periphery of the liquid crystal panel 2 used in various environments of high and low temperatures is provided. It is possible to eliminate the stress associated with the thermal expansion and contraction of the cover 5 covering the region, thereby preventing the display defect and the appearance defect of the liquid crystal panel 2. Moreover, since the area | region near the outer edge of the polarizing plate 11 is piled up under the top plate 51 of the cover 5, light leakage can be prevented more reliably. Further, by bonding the contact area between the frame 4 constituting the mounting case 6 and the liquid crystal panel 2 with the elastic adhesive 8, the stress due to the thermal expansion and contraction of the frame 4 is absorbed by the elasticity of the elastic adhesive 8. Thus, it is possible to eliminate or suppress the load on the liquid crystal panel 2, and it is possible to more reliably prevent display defects and appearance defects of the liquid crystal panel 2.

[Modifications of Embodiment, etc.]
The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and modifications, improvements, and the like within the scope that can achieve the object of the present invention are also included in the present invention. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the present invention is applied to a liquid crystal device as an electro-optical device, and an active matrix liquid crystal panel is used as an electro-optical panel. However, a passive matrix liquid crystal panel is used as an example. In addition, the electro-optical device of the present invention is not limited to a liquid crystal device, and may be used in various electro-optical devices such as an electroluminescence device, an organic electroluminescence device, a plasma display device, an electrophoretic display device, and a field emission display device. The present invention can be applied. In the case where the polarizing plate 11 or the like is not provided on the one side surface of the electro-optical panel, or when the polarizing plate 11 or the like fits in the window 51a or the like of the cover 5,
One of the pair of substrates of the electro-optic panel, such as the element substrate 10 or the counter substrate 20
And the top plate 51 of the cover 5 are separated from each other.

In addition, the electro-optical device of the present invention can be used as a display unit or the like of various electronic devices. FIG. 8 shows an example thereof, in which the liquid crystal device 1 which is the electro-optical device of the embodiment is used as an electric viewfinder (EVF) in a digital camera 70 as the electronic apparatus 7. In the figure, 71 is an image display monitor, 72 is a shutter button, 73 is a dial switch, and 74 is a power button.

The electronic apparatus using the electro-optical device according to the present invention is not limited to the digital camera 70 and can be applied to other various electronic apparatuses. For example, a mobile phone or PDA (Personal Dig
Ital Assistants), portable information devices, portable personal computers, personal computers, workstations, digital still cameras, in-vehicle monitors, digital video cameras, LCD TVs, viewfinder types, direct-view type video tape recorders, car navigation systems The present invention can also be widely used in electronic devices such as devices, pagers, electronic notebooks, calculators, word processors, workstations, video phones, and POS terminals.

(A) is a top view which shows one Embodiment of the liquid crystal device as an electro-optical apparatus of this invention, (b) is the side view. AA sectional drawing in FIG. BB sectional drawing in FIG. CC sectional drawing in FIG. FIG. (A) is a top view which shows an example of the specific structure of the liquid crystal panel as an electro-optical panel, (b) is aa sectional drawing in (a). (A) is explanatory drawing explaining the process of attaching a liquid crystal panel and a backlight unit to a flame | frame, (b) is explanatory drawing explaining the process of attaching a cover to the frame holding a liquid crystal panel and a backlight unit. FIG. 6 is a rear view of a digital camera as an electronic apparatus using a liquid crystal device as an electro-optical device of the invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Liquid crystal device (electro-optical device) 2 ... Liquid crystal panel (electro-optical panel) 2a ... Side surface 3 ...
Backlight unit 3a ... engaging protrusion 31 ... double-sided adhesive tape 4 ... frame 4a,
4b ... concave portion 4c ... guide projection 4c1 ... inclined surface 41, 42, 43 ... side wall 41a, 42
a ... Projection part 41b, 41c ... Recess 43a ... Overhang part 44 ... Support part 44a ... Opening part
44b ... Upper surface 44c ... Lower surface 45 ... Notch 46a ... First fitting surface 46b ... Second fitting surface
46c ... 3rd fitting surface 5 ... Cover (light shielding member) 51 ... Top plate 51a ... Window part 52 ... Side wall 52a ... Recessed part 52b ... Projection part 52c ... Engagement hole 6 ... Mounting case 7 ... Electronic equipment 8
... Elastic adhesive 70 ... Digital camera 71 ... Image display monitor 72 ... Shutter button
73 ... Dial switch 74 ... Power button 10 ... Element substrate 11 ... Polarizing plate 12 ... Pixel electrode 13 ... Alignment film 14 ... Data line drive circuit 15 ... External circuit connection terminal 16 ... Scanning line drive circuit 17 ... Wiring 18 ... Vertical conduction material 19 ... vertical conduction terminal 20 ... counter substrate 2
A ... Pixel region (image display region) 20a ... Step surface 20b ... Inner side surface 20c ... Outer surface 21
... Polarizing plate 22 ... Counter electrode 23 ... Alignment film 24 ... Sealing material 24a ... Liquid crystal inlet 24
b ... Sealing material 25 ... Light shielding film 26, 27 ... Flexible printed wiring board 30 ... Liquid crystal layer H ...
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Claims (5)

An electro-optical panel having a pixel region composed of a plurality of pixels;
A mounting case for holding the electro-optic panel;
With
The mounting case is
A cover having a window portion corresponding to the pixel region of the electro-optical panel and covering the periphery of the pixel region;
A frame for holding the electro-optic panel;
Have
The frame includes a first fitting surface, a second fitting surface, a third fitting surface, and a first surface facing the first fitting surface and the third fitting surface, The first surface is an outer surface of the frame, and the first fitting surface, the second fitting surface, and the third fitting surface are fitted to the electro-optic panel, and the first fitting surface The second fitting surface is disposed between the third fitting surface and the distance between the first surface and the first fitting surface is different from the distance between the first surface and the third fitting surface. ,
The electro-optical panel is provided apart from the cover, and is fixed to at least a part of the first fitting surface, the second fitting surface, and the third fitting surface. Electro-optic device. Having a polarizing plate attached to one surface of the electro-optic panel;
The electro-optical device according to claim 1, wherein the cover and the polarizing plate are provided apart from each other. The mounting case has a support portion for supporting the electro-optical panel,
The electro-optical device according to claim 1, wherein the electro-optical panel is bonded to the support portion with an elastic adhesive.   4. The electro-optical device according to claim 3, wherein a contact area between the electro-optical panel and the mounting case is bonded with an elastic adhesive.   An electronic apparatus comprising the electro-optical device according to claim 1.

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