Flat-panel display mounting system for portable computer
First Claim
1. A mounting system for a flat-panel display for a computer, the mounting system comprising:
- a bracket member for mounting the flat-panel display in a cover, the bracket member having at least one first hole formed laterally through a portion thereof and at least one second hole formed therethrough; and
the flat-panel display including a back, a display panel, and a rim extending around the back and display panel, the back having at least one hole formed laterally therein, the flat-panel display secured to at least a portion of the bracket member using at least one mounting member extending through the at least one first hole formed laterally through a portion of the bracket member and engaging at least a portion of the at least one hole of the back of the flat-panel display for mounting the flat-panel display to the bracket member.
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Abstract
A flat-panel display with fixtures in its sidewalls to enable support by lateral mounting members is disclosed. The advantage of this approach, in which the fixtures are essentially rotated around to the sides of the flat-panel display, is the reduction in the portion of the portable computer'"'"'s top cover that is not the active display. In practice, this results in an increase in the size of the display that may be housed in the same-sized top cover. In order to accommodate the lateral mounting of the flat-panel display, metal brackets are used. These brackets extend from the base unit hinges and cradle the display. This adds torsional rigidity, but also removes the requirement that the back must be structural. Further reductions in the inactive portions of the top cover may be achieved by extending the ends of the display'"'"'s fluorescent back-light beyond or through the metal rim that surrounds the display.
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Citations
155 Claims
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1. A mounting system for a flat-panel display for a computer, the mounting system comprising:
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a bracket member for mounting the flat-panel display in a cover, the bracket member having at least one first hole formed laterally through a portion thereof and at least one second hole formed therethrough; and
the flat-panel display including a back, a display panel, and a rim extending around the back and display panel, the back having at least one hole formed laterally therein, the flat-panel display secured to at least a portion of the bracket member using at least one mounting member extending through the at least one first hole formed laterally through a portion of the bracket member and engaging at least a portion of the at least one hole of the back of the flat-panel display for mounting the flat-panel display to the bracket member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An assembly for mounting a flat-panel display comprising:
a flat-panel display including a back having at least one hole formed laterally therein and a display panel, the flat-panel display secured to at least a portion of a bracket member by using at least one mounting member extending through a first hole formed laterally through a portion of the bracket member and engaging at least a portion of the at least one hole of the back of the flat-panel display for mounting the flat-panel display to the bracket member for mounting the assembly in a cover for a computer. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. An assembly of a mounting system for a flat-panel display, the mounting system comprising:
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a cover including a back and a sidewall extending around at least a portion of the back, the sidewall having at least one hole extending therethrough, the cover configured for housing a flat-panel display therein;
a bracket member having a first hole and a second hole;
a flat-panel display including a back having at least one hole formed laterally therein configured for mounting the flat-panel display in the cover using mounting members engaging at least a portion of the first hole in the bracket member and at least a portion of the at least one hole of the back of the flat-panel display and engaging the at least one hole in the sidewall of the cover.
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27. A mounting system for a flat-panel display comprising:
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a cover including a back and a sidewall extending around at least a portion of the back, the sidewall having at least one hole extending therethrough, the cover configured for housing a flat-panel display therein; and
a flat-panel display including a back having at least one hole formed laterally therein configured for mounting the flat-panel display in the cover using a mounting member engaging at least a portion of the at least one hole of the back of the flat-panel display and engaging the at least one hole in the sidewall of the cover.
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28. A mounting system for a flat-panel display in a cover for a computer comprising:
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a flat-panel display having a plurality of edges including at least a hole formed laterally therein configured for mounting the flat-panel display in a cover of a portable computer, the cover having a back and a sidewall extending therearound having at least a hole therethrough; and
a lateral mounting member extending laterally from the at least a hole in the sidewall of the cover engaging at least a portion of the at least a hole in the plurality of edges of the flat-panel display. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A mounting system for a flat-panel display in a top cover of a computer, the mounting system comprising:
lateral mounting members extending from the top cover to engage sidewalls of the flat-panel display, wherein the top cover comprises a plastic back, pivotal couplings connecting the top cover to a base unit, and at least one metal bracket that extends from the pivotal couplings, the lateral mounting members engaging the at least one metal bracket and the plastic back.
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36. A mounting system for a flat-panel display in a top cover of a computer, the mounting system comprising:
lateral mounting members extending from the top cover to engage sidewalls of the flat-panel display, wherein the top cover comprises a plastic back, pivotal couplings connecting the top cover to a base unit, and at least one metal bracket that extends from the pivotal couplings;
the lateral mounting members engaging the at least one metal bracket and the plastic back, and, wherein the lateral mounting members comprise bolts that pass through the at least one metal bracket and the plastic back to engage bosses in the flat-panel display.
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37. A mounting system for a flat-panel display in a top cover of a computer, the mounting system comprising:
lateral mounting members extending from the top cover to engage the flat-panel display, wherein the top cover comprises a plastic back, pivotal couplings connecting the top cover to a base unit, and at least one metal bracket that extends from the pivotal couplings;
the lateral mounting members engaging the at least one metal bracket and the plastic back, wherein the plastic back does not substantially contribute to the rigidity of the top cover.
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38. A mounting system for a display in a cover for a base of a computer, the mounting system comprising:
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a cover including a back and a sidewall extending around at least a portion of the back, the sidewall having at least one hole extending laterally therethrough, the cover configured for closing over the base of the computer; and
a display including at least one hole formed laterally therein configured for mounting the display in the cover using mounting members engaging at least a portion of the at least one hole of the sidewall of the cover and engaging at least a portion of the at least one hole of the display. - View Dependent Claims (39)
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40. A mounting system for a display for a device comprising:
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a display having an active area and having a plurality of sidewalls, the display including a plurality of holes formed laterally in the plurality of sidewalls, the display configured for mounting in a top cover to cover a base of a computer; and
lateral mounting members extending laterally between the top cover and the display, the lateral mounting members engaging the plurality of holes formed laterally in the plurality of sidewalls of the display. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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52. A mounting system for a display in a cover for a base unit of a computer comprising:
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a display panel including an active area, a back, a plurality of sidewalls forming the circumference of the display panel, and a hole extending laterally into a sidewall of the plurality of the display panel;
a cover including a back and a sidewall extending around a portion of the back, the sidewall having a hole extending laterally therethrough, the cover for closing over a base unit of a computer; and
a lateral mounting member configured for engaging at least a portion of the hole in the sidewall of the cover and engaging at least a portion of the hole of the display panel. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59)
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60. A mounting system for a display in a cover for a base unit of a computer comprising:
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a display panel including an active area, a back, a plurality of sidewalls forming the circumference of the display panel, and a plurality of holes extending laterally into the plurality of sidewalls of the display panel;
a cover including a back and a sidewall extending around a portion of the back, the sidewall having a plurality of holes extending laterally therethrough, the cover covering a base unit of a computer; and
a plurality of lateral mounting members configured for engaging at least a portion of the plurality of holes in the sidewall of the cover and engaging at least a portion of the plurality of holes of the display panel. - View Dependent Claims (61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69)
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70. A mounting system for a display in a cover for a base unit of a computer comprising:
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a display panel including an active area, a back, a plurality of sidewalls forming the circumference of the display panel, and a plurality of holes extending laterally into at least two opposed edges of the plurality of sidewalls of the display panel;
a cover including a back having a sidewall extending around a portion of the back, the sidewall having a plurality of holes extending laterally therethrough, pivotal couplings configured to connect the cover to a base unit of a computer for closing thereover, a plurality of brackets, each bracket of the plurality having a hole extending laterally through a portion thereof, each bracket of the plurality configured to have a portion to connect with a portion of the pivotal couplings; and
a plurality of lateral mounting members, each lateral mounting member of the plurality configured for engaging at least a portion of a hole of the plurality of holes in the sidewalls of the cover, engaging at least a portion of a hole of the plurality of holes of the display panel, and extending through the one hole in each bracket of the plurality of brackets. - View Dependent Claims (71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77)
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78. A mounting system for a display in a cover for a base unit of a computer comprising:
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a display panel including an active area, a back, a plurality of sidewalls forming the circumference of the display panel, and a plurality of holes extending laterally into at least two opposed edges of the plurality of sidewalls of the display panel;
a cover including a back having a sidewall extending around a portion of the back, couplings configured to connect the cover to a base unit of a computer for closing thereover, a plurality of brackets, each bracket of the plurality having a hole extending laterally through a portion thereof, each bracket of the plurality configured to have a portion to connect with a portion of the couplings; and
a plurality of lateral mounting members, each lateral mounting member of the plurality configured for engaging at least a portion of a hole of the plurality of holes of the display panel and extending through the one hole in each bracket of the plurality of brackets. - View Dependent Claims (79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85)
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86. An assembly for mounting a flat-panel display comprising:
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a bracket member for mounting the flat-panel display in a cover, the bracket member having at least one first hole extending through a portion thereof and at least one second hole formed therethrough; and
the flat-panel display including a back having at least one mounting member extending laterally therefrom, the flat-panel display secured to at least a portion of the bracket member using at least one mounting member extending through the at least one first hole formed laterally through a portion of the bracket member for mounting the flat-panel display to the bracket member. - View Dependent Claims (87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100)
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101. A mounting system for a display comprising:
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a display panel including an active area, a back, a plurality of sidewalls forming the circumference of the display panel, and a plurality of holes extending laterally into at least two opposed edges of the plurality of sidewalls of the display panel;
a cover including a back having a sidewall extending around a portion of the back, couplings configured to connect the cover to a base unit of a computer for closing thereover, a plurality of brackets, each bracket of the plurality having a hole extending laterally through a portion thereof, each bracket of the plurality configured to have a portion to connect with a portion of the couplings; and
a plurality of lateral mounting members, each lateral mounting member of the plurality configured for engaging at least a portion of a hole of the plurality of holes of the display panel using an interference fit therewith and extending through the one hole in each bracket of the plurality of brackets. - View Dependent Claims (102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108)
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109. An assembly for mounting a flat-panel display comprising:
a flat-panel display including a back having at least one hole formed laterally therein and a display panel, the flat-panel display secured to at least a portion of a support member by using at least one mounting member extending through a first hole formed laterally through a portion of the support member and engaging at least a portion of the at least one hole of the back of the flat-panel display for mounting the flat-panel display to the support member for mounting the assembly in a cover for a computer. - View Dependent Claims (110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121)
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122. An assembly for mounting a flat-panel display comprising:
a flat-panel display including a back having at least one hole formed laterally therein and a display panel, the flat-panel display secured to at least a portion of a member attached to the back by using at least one mounting member extending through a first hole formed laterally through a portion of the member and engaging at least a portion of the at least one hole of the back of the flat-panel display for mounting the flat-panel display to the member. - View Dependent Claims (123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134)
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135. An assembly for mounting a flat-panel display comprising:
a flat-panel display including a back having at least one hole formed laterally therein and a display panel, the flat-panel display secured to at least a portion of a support member by using at least one mounting member extending through a first hole formed laterally through a portion of the support member and engaging at least a portion of the at least one hole of the back of the flat-panel display for mounting the flat-panel display to the support member for mounting the assembly in a back covering a portion of the flat-panel display. - View Dependent Claims (136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147)
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148. An assembly for mounting a flat-panel display comprising:
a flat-panel display including a back having at least one hole formed laterally therein and a display panel, the flat-panel display secured to at least a portion of a support member attached to the back by using at least one mounting member extending through a first hole formed laterally through a portion of the support member and engaging at least a portion of the at least one hole of the back of the flat-panel display for mounting the flat-panel display to the support member. - View Dependent Claims (149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155)
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