Panel vibration type sound generating display device
First Claim
1. A panel vibration type sound generating display device comprising:
- a display panel for displaying an image;
a sound generating actuator connected to the display panel and configured to vibrate the display panel to generate sound;
a support structure spaced apart from the display panel with an air gap between the support structure and the display panel; and
a baffle part disposed between the support structure and the display panel to surround the air gap,wherein the display panel is configured to generate sound waves in the air gap when vibrated by the sound generating actuator, andwherein the baffle part surrounds the air gap to reduce leakage of the sound waves out of the air gap.
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a display device for generating sound by directly vibrating a display panel thereof, which includes a display panel connected to a surface of the display panel and configured to display an image; and a sound generating actuator, which is fixed to a support structure of the display panel and attached to the display panel to directly vibrate the display panel. In the display device, the progressing direction of the sound coincides with the image output direction in the display device. Therefore, sound localization or sound output characteristics of the display device or set apparatus can be improved, and a separate speaker is not required, the mechanism of the set apparatus can be easily designed, and a thickness thereof can be easily reduced.
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25 Claims
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1. A panel vibration type sound generating display device comprising:
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a display panel for displaying an image; a sound generating actuator connected to the display panel and configured to vibrate the display panel to generate sound; a support structure spaced apart from the display panel with an air gap between the support structure and the display panel; and a baffle part disposed between the support structure and the display panel to surround the air gap, wherein the display panel is configured to generate sound waves in the air gap when vibrated by the sound generating actuator, and wherein the baffle part surrounds the air gap to reduce leakage of the sound waves out of the air gap. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An apparatus, comprising:
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a display panel configured to display an image; at least two sound generating actuators respectively disposed at different areas of the display panel and respectively configured to vibrate the different areas of the display panel to generate sound; and a support structure configured to support at least one of the sound generating actuators, wherein the support structure comprises a reinforcement member extending between two of the at least two sound generating actuators or extending through a space between two of the at least two sound generating actuators, and wherein the reinforcement member is configured to reduce sound distortion by different vibrations respectively generated in the different areas of the display panel. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. An apparatus, comprising:
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a display panel configured to display an image; a sound generating actuator configured to vibrate the display panel to generate sound; an area division member at a rear side of the display panel and separating an area at the rear side of the display panel into a first area and a second area, the first area including a source printed circuit board (PCB), and the second area including the sound generating actuator; a support structure covering the rear side of the display panel, with an air gap between the display panel and the support structure in the second area; and a baffle part disposed at an edge of the second area between the support structure and the display panel to surround the air gap in the second area, wherein the display panel is configured to generate sound waves in the air gap in the second area when vibrated by the sound generating actuator, and wherein the baffle part surrounds the air gap to reduce leakage of the sound waves out of the air gap in the second area.
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