DISPLAY APPARATUS

• US 20080298001A1
• 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 7,889,484 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: G02F 1/13332 Front frames
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/133331 Cover glasses
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 5/02 Details

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 at a rear surface of the front panel, to support the front panel;

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

a supporter enclosing at least one edge portion of the front panel, and fixed to the frames; and

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

2. The display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the supporter is provided on at least one of an upper edge portion and a lower edge portion of the front panel.

3. The display apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the supporter entirely or partially encloses the edge portions of the front panel.

4. The display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the frames respectively include a body pressed against the rear surface of the front panel and a protrusion protruded rearward from the body, and an end of the supporter is fixed to the protrusion.

5. The display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the supporter is bent a plurality of times to enclose the rear surface of the front panel and a front surface of the front panel.