MAGNETIC-BASED VISUAL DISPLAY COVER ARRANGEMENT

• US 20090027583A1
• Filed: 07/27/2007
• Published: 01/29/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 07/27/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Lauder, Andrew, Gotham, Todd, Ternus, John Patrick, McBroom, Michael David, McBroom, Daniel, Sudderth, Brian Thomas
• Application Number:
  US11/829,845
• Publication Number:
  US 20090027583A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 349/58
• 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 1/133322 Mechanical guidance or alignment of LCD panel support components
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 2202/28 Adhesive materials or arrangements
• 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

Abstract

A display housing for housing a display monitor is provided. The display housing includes an enclosure for enclosing at least a portion of the display monitor. The enclosure is non-ferrous and has a first side and a first magnetically attractable assembly coupled to the enclosure. The display housing also includes a non-opaque screen having a second side and a second magnetically attractable assembly coupled to the non-opaque screen such that when the second side of the non-opaque screen is mated with the first side of the enclosure, a magnetic attraction force is created between the first magnetically attractable assembly and the second magnetically attractable assembly. The first magnetically attractable assembly and the second magnetically attractable assembly are configured such that the magnetic attraction force is sufficiently strong to hold the non-opaque screen to the enclosure during use.

Claims

1. A display housing for housing a display monitor, comprising:

an enclosure for enclosing at least a portion of said display monitor, said enclosure being non-ferrous and having a first side and a first magnetically attractable assembly coupled to said enclosure; and

a non-opaque screen having a second side and a second magnetically attractable assembly coupled to said non-opaque screen such that when said second side of said non-opaque screen is mated with said first side of said enclosure, a magnetic attraction force is created between said first magnetically attractable assembly and said second magnetically attractable assembly, wherein said first magnetically attractable assembly and said second magnetically attractable assembly are configured such that said magnetic attraction force is sufficiently strong to hold said non-opaque screen to said enclosure during use.

2. The display housing of claim 1 wherein said display monitor is a LCD (liquid crystal display) screen.

3. The display housing of claim 1 wherein said first magnetically attractable assembly represents a set of magnets.

4. The display housing of claim 1 wherein said second magnetically attractable assembly represents a ferrous component.

5. The display housing of claim 4 wherein said ferrous component represents a set of ring bands, said set of ring bands being at least a single steel ring.

6. The display housing of claim 1 wherein said second magnetically attractable assembly represents a set of magnets.

7. The display housing of claim 1 wherein said first magnetically attractable assembly representing a ferrous component, said ferrous component including at least one ring band.

8. The display housing of claim 1 further comprising a set of alignment pins configured to enable self-alignment between said non-opaque screen and said enclosure.

9. The display housing of claim 1 wherein said first magnetically attractable assembly and said second magnetically attractable assembly represent magnets.

10. A display housing for housing a display monitor, comprising:

an enclosure for enclosing at least a portion of said display monitor, said enclosure being non-ferrous and having a first side facing toward a display viewing position and a first magnetically attractable assembly coupled to said enclosure, said first magnetically attractable assembly including at least one magnet; and

a non-opaque screen having a second side and a second magnetically attractable assembly coupled to said second side such that when said second side of said non-opaque screen is mated to said first side of said enclosure, a magnetic attraction force is created between said first magnetically attractable assembly and said second magnetically attractable assembly, said magnetic attraction force representing a force sufficiently strong to hold said non-opaque screen to said enclosure during use so as to eliminate a need for another screen-to-enclosure attachment mechanism to keep said non-opaque screen attached to said enclosure during said use, wherein said second magnetically attractable assembly includes at least one ferrous portion and said second side represents a side facing away from said display viewing position when said non-opaque screen is mated to said enclosure.

11. The display housing of claim 10 wherein said display monitor is a LCD (liquid crystal display) screen.

12. The display housing of claim 10 wherein said first magnetically attractable assembly represents a set of magnets.

13. The display housing of claim 10 wherein said ferrous portion represents a set of ring bands.

14. The display housing of claim 13 wherein said set of ring bands represents a single steel ring.

15. The display housing of claim 10 further comprising a set of alignment pins configured to enable self-alignment between said non-opaque screen and said enclosure.

16. A display housing for housing a display monitor, comprising:

a non-ferrous enclosure for enclosing at least a portion of said display monitor, said enclosure being non-ferrous and having a first side;

a non-opaque screen having a second side;

first magnetically attractable means coupled to said enclosure; and

second magnetically attractable means coupled lo said non-opaque screen such that when said second side of said non-opaque screen is mated with said first side of said enclosure, a magnetic attraction force is created between said first magnetically attractable means and said second magnetically attractable means, wherein said first magnetically attractable means and said second magnetically attractable means are configured such that said magnetic attraction force is sufficiently strong to hold said non-opaque screen to said enclosure during use.

17. The display housing, of claim 16 wherein said display monitor is a LCD (liquid crystal display) screen.

18. The display housing of claim 16 wherein said first magnetically attractable means represents a set of magnets and said second magnetically attractable means includes at least one ferrous component.

19. The display housing, of claim 16 wherein said second magnetically attractable means represents a set of magnets and said first magnetically attractable means includes at least one ferrous component.

20. The display housing of claim 16 wherein said first magnetically attractable means includes at least a first magnet and said second magnetically attractable means includes at least a second magnet.