DISPLAY DEVICE

• US 20130286624A1
• Filed: 11/13/2012
• Published: 10/31/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 04/26/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: LEE, Gyu-Ho, KIM, Sang-Yeol, CHAE, Gee-Sung, KIM, Jung-Hee, KIM, Eun-Behm, JANG, Won-Bong, KI, Nam
• Granted Patent: US 9,323,083 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 361/807
• 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 1/133328 Segmented frames
• 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 device includes a display panel having a display area and a bezel area formed around edges of the display area; a backlight unit disposed on a rear side of the display panel to provide light to the display panel; a supporting member to support the display panel and the backlight unit; and a top case having at least one joint and incorporated with a surface of the supporting member, wherein the top case has a main frame combined with the supporting member, and a sub frame having a design of at least one color and disposed on the bezel area.

Claims

1. A display device, comprising:

a display panel having a display area and a bezel area formed around edges of the display area;

a backlight unit disposed on a rear side of the display panel to provide light to the display panel;

a supporting member to support the display panel and the backlight unit; and

a top case having at least one joint and incorporated with a surface of the supporting member, wherein the top case has a main frame combined with the supporting member, and a sub frame having a design of at least one color and disposed on the bezel area.

2. The device according to claim 1, wherein the main frame includes metal having pattern on a surface thereof, and the sub frame includes a thermoplastic resin.

3. The device according to claim 2, wherein the sub frame bonded to the main frame by an injection molded thermoplastic resin.

4. The device according to claim 1, wherein the sub frame is bonded to the main frame on the bezel area.

5. The device according to claim 1, wherein the sub frame of the top case includes a uniform thickness.

6. The device according to claim 1, wherein the supporting member has a bottom cover to accommodate the display panel and the backlight unit, and a main support to fix positions of the display panel and the backlight unit.

7. The device according to claim 1, further comprising a pad to absorb impact and to protect the display panel from dust.

8. The display device according to claim 1, wherein the main frame of the top case includes a plurality of metal plates connected to each other to surround the display panel and the supporting member.

9. The display device according to claim 8, wherein the metal plates are firmly combined by the sub frame formed of a thermoplastic disposed on top surfaces of the metal plates.

10. The display device according to claim 8, wherein the connected metal plates define an opening with the display panel disposed in the opening.

11. The display device according to claim 1, wherein the sub frame includes a thermoplastic resin.

12. The display device according to claim 11, wherein the thermoplastic resin of the sub frame includes the at least one color.

13. The display device according to claim 1, wherein the main frame includes a metal.

14. The display device according to claim 1, wherein the main frame is straight-bar shaped or a reversed L shape.