DISPLAY DEVICE

• US 20130170156A1
• Filed: 12/31/2012
• Published: 07/04/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 12/30/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: JUNG, Sung Soo, KIM, Hyun Choul, KAN, Woo Young, PARK, Doo Soon, LEE, Weon Hee, JUNG, Hyun Jun
• Granted Patent: US 9,661,764 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 361/749
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/133308 Support structures for LCD panels, e.g. frames or bezels
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/133314 Back frames
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/133385 with cooling means, e.g. fans
• 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: H05K 5/0017 with operator interface units
• CPC Class Codes: H10K 50/84 Passivation; Containers; Encapsulations

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a display device having an intermediate panel firming supporting a display panel, maximizing heat dissipation and having a light weight, and a bracket facilitating assembly of the intermediate panel with other components. The display device includes the display panel, the intermediate panel disposed on the rear surface of the display panel, the bracket including a first combining part combined with the intermediate panel and a second combining part combined with the display panel and provided with guide grooves on the second combining part, a side cover including a frame part disposed at the edges of the display panel and the bracket, support parts extending from the frame part and supporting the bracket and a guide rib protruding in the forward direction of the support part and combined with the guide groove, and a rear cover disposed on the rear surface of the intermediate panel.

Claims

1. A display device comprising:

a display panel disposed at a front of the display device;

an intermediate panel disposed on a rear surface of the display panel, the intermediate panel having a rigidity that is greater than a rigidity of the display panel;

a bracket comprising a first combining part which is attached to the intermediate panel and a second combining part which protrudes toward a frontal direction from the first combining part and attaches to the display panel, and guide grooves disposed on a rear surface of the second combining part;

a side cover comprising a frame part disposed at edges of the display panel and the bracket to form an external appearance of a side surface of the display device, support parts extending from the frame part and supporting the bracket, and a guide rib protruding in the frontal direction from the support parts, which are received in one of the guide grooves; and

a rear cover disposed on a rear surface of the intermediate panel and disposed at a rear of the display panel, the rear cover forming an external appearance of the rear surface of the display device.

2. The display device according to claim 1, wherein the intermediate panel is attached to the rear surface of the display panel with an adhesive element.

3. The display device according to claim 1, wherein the first combing part of the bracket is attached to the rear surface of the intermediate panel with an adhesive element.

4. The display device according to claim 1, wherein the second combining part of the bracket is attached to the rear surface of the display panel with an adhesive element.

5. The display device according to claim 4, wherein the second combining part of the bracket is provided to have a shape that is the same as a shape of an edge of the display panel or to protrude more outwardly than the edge of the display panel, to protect the edge of the display panel.

6. The display device according to claim 1, further comprising a flexible printed circuit film connected to the display panel to supply a driving signal to the display panel.

7. The display device according to claim 6, wherein the bracket further comprises first penetration parts formed by opening parts of a lower portion of the bracket so as to extend the flexible printed circuit film connected to the display panel in a rearward direction from the bracket.

8. The display device according to claim 7, wherein the support parts of the side cover comprise a first support part provided at the upper end of the side cover and a second support part provided at the lower end of the side cover.

9. The display device according to claim 8, wherein the guide rib is provided on the first support part.

10. The display device according to claim 8, wherein plural guide protrusions received in the guide grooves of the bracket are provided on the second support part, and the plural guide protrusions are separated from each other so as to form second penetration parts at positions corresponding to the first penetration parts of the bracket.

11. The display device according to claim 1, wherein a front surface region of the frame part of the side cover covers the side surface of the display panel so as not to expose the side surface of the display panel to an outside of the display device, and the rear surface region of the frame part covers the side surface of the rear cover so as not to expose the side surface of the rear cover to the outside of the display device.

12. The display device according to claim 1, wherein the frame part of the side cover is provided to completely expose the front surface of the display panel to an outside of the display device.

13. The display device according to claim 1, wherein:

a plurality of first coupling holes is provided on the second combining part of the bracket; and

a plurality of second coupling holes is provided on the support parts of the side cover at positions corresponding to the plurality of first coupling holes so that the bracket and the side cover are coupled together by coupling members.

14. The display device according to claim 13, wherein a plurality of third coupling holes is provided on the rear cover at positions corresponding to the plurality of first coupling holes and the plurality of second coupling holes so that the rear cover is coupled with the bracket by coupling members.

15. The display device according to claim 1, wherein the intermediate panel comprises:

an inner part comprising spaces filled with air; and

at least one outer part mounted on at least one of a front surface and a rear surface of the inner part.

16. The display device according to claim 15, wherein the inner part further comprises a plurality of cells.

17. The display device according to claim 16, wherein each of the plurality of cells has a hexagonal shape.

18. The display device according to claim 15, wherein the inner part has a honeycomb structure.

19. The display device according to claim 15, wherein the inner part has a wave-shaped corrugated structure.

20. The display device according to claim 15, wherein the inner part is formed of aluminum.

21. The display device according to claim 15, wherein the at least one outer part is formed of aluminum.

22. The display device according to claim 15, wherein at least one of the inner part and the at least one outer part includes an insulator.

23. The display device according to claim 22, wherein the insulator includes plastic.

24. The display device according to claim 22, wherein the insulator includes a non-woven fabric.

25. A display device comprising:

a display panel;

an intermediate panel disposed on a rear surface of the display panel, the intermediate panel having a rigidity that is greater than a rigidity of the display panel;

a bracket attached to an edge of the intermediate panel, the bracket comprising first penetration parts through which a flexible printed circuit film connecting the display panel to a source printed circuit board supplying a driving signal to the display panel, passes, formed at the lower portion thereof;

a side cover attached to the edge of the bracket, forming the external appearance of the side surface of the display device, and provided with second penetration parts through which the flexible printed circuit film passes, formed at positions corresponding to the first penetration parts; and

a rear cover disposed on the rear surface of the intermediate panel and preventing exposure of the source printed circuit board to an outside of the display device.

26. The display device according to claim 25, wherein a holder to fix a power substrate supplying power to the display panel and a main substrate transmitting a signal is provided on the intermediate panel.

27. The display device according to claim 25, wherein the intermediate panel comprises:

an inner part including spaces filled with air; and

at least one outer part mounted on at least one of the front and rear surfaces of the inner part.

28. The display device according to claim 27, wherein the inner part has one of a honeycomb structure and a wave-shaped corrugated structure.

29. The display device according to claim 25, wherein the bracket further comprises a first combining part attached to the intermediate panel and a second combining part protruding in the frontal direction of the first combining part and attached to the display panel, and is provided with guide grooves on the rear surface of the second combining part.

30. The display device according to claim 29, wherein the second combining part of the bracket is provided to have a shape that is the same as a shape of the edge of the display panel or to protrude more outwardly than the edge of the display panel, to protect the edge of the display panel.

31. The display device according to claim 29, wherein the side cover comprises a frame part disposed at the edges of the display panel and the bracket to form the external appearance of the side surface of the display device, and support parts extending from the frame part and supporting the bracket.

32. The display device according to claim 31, wherein:

the frame part of the side cover is provided to completely expose the front surface of the display panel to an outside of the display device; and

the front surface region of the frame part of the side cover covers the side surface of the display panel so as not to expose the side surface of the display panel, and the rear surface region of the frame part covers the side surface of the rear cover so as not to expose the side surface of the rear cover to an outside of the display device.

33. The display device according to claim 31, wherein the side cover further comprises a guide rib protruding in the frontal direction of the support part, which is received in one of the guide grooves.

34. The display device according to claim 31, wherein:

the side cover further comprises plural guide protrusions protruding in the frontal direction of the support part, which are received in the guide groove; and

the plural guide protrusions are separated from each other so as to form the second penetration parts at positions corresponding to the first penetration parts of the bracket.