Patent ID: 7289172

Claim:
An electro-optical apparatus, comprising: an electro-optical device, the electro-optical device including: a first surface having an image display region on which projection light from a light source is incident and a peripheral region that surrounds the image display region, the image display region and the peripheral region of the first surface extending substantially within a same imaginary plane; a second surface facing in an opposite direction from the first surface, the second surface including a central region and a peripheral region surrounding the central region, the central region and the peripheral region extending substantially within a same imaginary plane; and side surfaces extending between the first and second surfaces, a mounting case, the mounting case including: a cover covering the side surfaces and the peripheral region of the first surface of the electro-optical device, the cover including a window that exposes therethrough the image display region of the first surface of the electro-optical device and side fin portions, the side fin portions being formed on two opposing side surfaces, respectively; and a plate covering the peripheral region of the second surface of the electro-optical device, the plate including a window that exposes therethrough the central region of the second surface of the electro-optical device, the plate including only two bent portions, the bent portions being formed on two opposing side surfaces of the plate, respectively, each bent portion abutting against an outer surface of a side surface of the electro-optical device and an inner surface of a side surface of the cover, a first double-coated adhesive tape interposed between the cover and the peripheral region of the first surface of the electro-optical device to bond the cover to the peripheral region of the first surface of the electro-optical device; a second double-coated adhesive tape interposed between the plate and the peripheral region of the second surface of the electro-optical device to bond the plate to the peripheral region of the second surface of the electro-optical device; and a molding member being between the outer surface of the electro-optical device and an inner surface of the bent portions, plating process being performed on the surface of the at least one of the plate and the cover, the plating process being performed after performing a blast process on at least one of the surface of the plate and the surface of the cover.