Display Apparatus

• US 20080130212A1
• Filed: 10/31/2007
• Published: 06/05/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 12/04/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Display Company Limited (Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: HAN, Sang-Sun, JEONG, Hyun-Chul, CHUNG, Sung-Won, CHUN, Jae-Hwan, KIM, Jung-Ki, WON, Jong-Ho, KIM, Jeong-Ki, KIM, Yu-Kwan
• Granted Patent: US 7,936,413 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 361/681
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1601 Constructional details related to the housing of computer displays, e.g. of CRT monitors, of flat displays constructional details related to flat displays integrated in a portable computer, e.g. laptop, handheld computer G06F1/1637; constructional details related to television receivers H04N5/64
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/645 Mounting of picture tube on chassis or in housing

Abstract

A display apparatus includes a display module and a front case. The display module displays images. The display module includes a boss fixing member having a combination hole. The front case covers a first surface of the display module and has a first boss that is inserted into the combination hole to combine the front case to the display module. The first boss is formed at inside edges of the display module. The boss fixing member is positioned within the edges of the display module which define the outdimension of the display module.

Claims

1. A display apparatus comprising:

a display module displaying images, and including a boss fixing member having a combination hole; and

a front case covering a first surface of the display module, and having a first boss inserted into the combination hole to combine the front case to the display module, the first boss being formed inside edges of the display module,

wherein the boss fixing member is positioned within the edges of the display module which define the outdimension of the display module.

2. The display apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a rear case covering a second surface of the display module, which is opposite to the first surface of the display module, the rear case having a second boss that is formed to a corresponding location of the first boss and is inserted into the combination hole of the display module.

3. The display apparatus of claim 2, wherein the boss fixing member is formed at corners of the display module.

4. The display apparatus of claim 3, further comprising a boss insertion element surrounding inner part of the combination hole of the boss fixing member.

5. The display apparatus of claim 4, wherein the boss insertion element includes an elastic material.

6. The display apparatus of claim 5, wherein the boss insertion element includes rubber.

7. The display apparatus of claim 4, wherein the boss insertion element includes a combining portion and the boss fixing element includes a hook portion, the hook portion fixing the box insertion element via the combining portion.

8. The display apparatus of claim 4, wherein the combination hole has a shape corresponding to cross-sectional shapes of the first and second bosses.

9. The display apparatus of claim 8, wherein each of the first and second bosses has a conical shape, and the combination hole has a circular shape.

10. The display apparatus of claim 8, wherein the boss fixing member includes a protrusion portion formed on an inside surface of the combination hole.

11. The display apparatus of claim 10, wherein the protrusion portion has a hemispherical shape.

12. The display apparatus of claim 2, wherein the first and second bosses are combined with each other in the combination hole.

13. The display apparatus of claim 2, wherein the boss fixing member is formed at an outer end of a side of the display module.

14. The display apparatus of claim 2, wherein the combination hole includes a first combination hole to receive and fix the first boss and a second combination hole to receive and fix the second boss;

wherein a separation material is disposed between the first and second combination holes.

15. The display apparatus of claim 2, wherein the display module comprises:

a display unit in which the boss fixing member is formed; and

a cover chassis exposing the boss fixing member and covering edges of the display unit.

16. A display apparatus comprising:

a display module displaying images, and including a first boss fixing member formed at a corner of the display module; and

a front case covering a first surface of the display module, and having a first boss combined with the first boss fixing member to combine the front case to the display module; and

a rear case cover combined with the display module, the rear case covering a second surface of the display module, which is opposite to the first surface.

17. The display apparatus of claim 16, wherein the first boss fixing member is formed inside of an outer line of the display module.

18. The display apparatus of claim 17, wherein the first boss fixing member has a combination hole into which the first boss is inserted to combine the front case to the display module.

19. The display apparatus of claim 17, wherein the rear case comprises a second boss combined with the first boss fixing member to combine the rear case to the display module.

20. The display apparatus of claim 17, wherein the display module further comprises a second boss fixing member formed at least one of a long side of the display module and a short side of the display module.