DISPLAY APPARATUS

• US 20080298000A1
• Filed: 02/14/2008
• Published: 12/04/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 06/04/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: CHOI, Man Yong
• Granted Patent: US 7,663,870 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 361/679.02
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/133308 Support structures for LCD panels, e.g. frames or bezels
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/64 Constructional details of receivers, e.g. cabinets or dust covers furniture aspects of television cabinets A47B81/06

Abstract

A display apparatus is provided. A frame is fixed and supported at the rear of a front panel forming the front portion of the display apparatus, and a separate bracket member is not mounted on the edges of the front panel. Thus, the front exterior of the display apparatus is neatly finished, and the display screen looks bigger than it actually is.

Claims

1. A display apparatus comprising:

a front panel defining a front of the display apparatus;

a plurality of frames fixed to a rear surface of the front panel, to support the front panel;

a display module fixed to the frames, to output an image; and

a rear housing receiving the display module, and disposed at a rear of the front panel,

wherein each of the frames includes a body in close contact the front panel, and a protrusion protruded rearward from the body.

2. The display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the body comprises:

an adhering surface on a front thereof, on which an adhering member is mounted; and

a gasket mounting surface, on which a grounding gasket is mounted.

3. The display apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the body further comprises a rib on the front thereof, to divide the adhering surface and the gasket mounting surface.

4. The display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the body comprises a reinforcing rib on a rear surface thereof, to reinforce strength of the frames.

5. The display apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a bracket connecting ends of the frames, wherein the body comprises a bracket mounting portion protruding on a rear surface of the body, the bracket mounted on the bracket mounting portion.

6. The display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the protrusion comprises an inclined surface on a front, upper side thereof, and the sealing member covers the inclined surface.

7. The display apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a leakage preventing rib which is formed on a frontal perimeter of the body, to prevent an adhering member from leaking to an outside.