Patent ID: 8350985

Claim:
An electro-optic apparatus comprising: an electro-optic panel; and a holding member configured to hold at least the electro-optic panel, the holding member including a shoulder and a side wall portion, the shoulder formed at least to protrude inwardly from the side wall portion, wherein a supporting part of the shoulder is configured to support at least part of a peripheral edge of the electro-optic panel, and wherein a non-supporting part of the shoulder under the electro-optic panel in at least an area of a part of a corner and a proximity thereof does not support the electro-optic panel, said non-supporting part of the shoulder is formed with the entire inward protrusion of the shoulder to be lower than the supporting part of the shoulder such that a gap is foinied between the non-supporting part of the shoulder and the supporting part of the shoulder for the entire inward protrusion of the shoulder in a thickness direction of the holding member.