Display device and liquid crystal display device having a back frame configuration that increases torsional strength

• US 7,295,258 B2
• Filed: 09/09/2004
• Issued: 11/13/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 09/10/2003
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Kudari, Tatsuya, Hara, Takafumi, Sugahara, Tatsuo, Ueda, Fujio
• Primary Examiner(s): QI, ZHI QIANG
• Application Number:
  US10/936,531
• Publication Number:
  US 20050117086A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,160 Days
• Field of Search: 349/58, 361/681
• 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 1/133314 Back frames

Abstract

In a display device in which a display panel is supported from the back by a back frame, the back frame is composed of a pair of long side portions and a pair of short side portions each having an angular structure in section. Whereby, torsional strength is increased while suppressing increase in weight. This leads to increase in torsional strength while suppressing increase in weight even in a large-sized display screen.

Claims

1. A display device comprising:

a substantially rectangular shaped display panel that displays visual information, the display panel having a length extending in a long side direction and a width extending in a short side direction; and

a substantially rectangular shaped back frame arranged at a back of the display panel and supporting the display panel,

wherein the back frame includes;

a pair of long side portions each of which extends in the long side direction, is arranged along the short side direction and has an angular structure in section and is composed of an outer face portion, an upper face portion, an inner face portion and a bottom face portion in which three parts between the outer face portion and the upper face portion, between the upper face portion and the inner face portion, and between the inner face portion and the bottom face portion are bent at right angles;

a pair of short side portions which extend respectively in the short side direction at end sides in the long side direction of the long side portions between the pair of long side portions, of which respective end portions are connected with the respective end portions of the long side portions, and each of which has an angular structure in section and is composed of an outer face portion, a bottom face portion, a protruding portion and a flange portion in which three parts between the outer face portion and the bottom face portion, between the bottom face portion and the protruding portion and between the protruding portion and the flange portion are bent at right angles.

2. The display device of claim 1, wherein

each of the long side portions is formed substantially in a U shape in section.

3. The display device of claim 1, wherein

a reinforcing bead extending in the long side direction is formed in each of the long side portions.

4. The display device of claim 1, wherein

a reinforcing bead extending in the short side direction is formed in each of the short side portions.

5. The display device of claim 1, wherein

the long side portions and the short side portions are composed of long side members and short side members, respectively, which are separate members from each other, and

the back frame is formed by connecting the long side members and the short side members with each other.

6. The display device of claim 1, wherein

said three parts are bent at substantially right angles.

11. A liquid crystal display device comprising a display device according to any one of claims 1,2,3,4,5,7,8,9, and 10,

wherein the display panel serves as a liquid crystal display panel including a pair of transparent substrates and a liquid crystal layer interposed between the pair of transparent substrates, and

a backlight section that emits light to the liquid crystal panel is provided between the liquid crystal display and the back frame.

12. The display device of claim 1 or 10, wherein

at least one frame is provided which includes a front face portion arranged at a peripheral portion of the display panel so as to overlap the peripheral portion along the entire length and width of the display panel, and a side face portion extending from an outer periphery of the front face portion toward the back frame and which is arranged along the peripheral portion of the display lay panel,

the at least one frame is formed by connecting a plurality of divisional members divided in a direction along the peripheral portion of the display panel, and

the plurality of divisional members are connected between respective end portions of the plurality of divisional members in the front face portion and between respective end portions of the plurality of divisional members in the side face portion.

13. The display device of claim 12, wherein

the connection is performed by welding.

14. The display device of claim 12, wherein

the at least one frame serves as a rear frame of which the front face portion is located on the back frame side of the peripheral portion of the display panel.

15. The display device of claim 12, wherein

the at least one frame serves as a front frame of which the front face portion is located on a side opposite the back frame side of the peripheral portion of the display panel.

16. The display device of claim 12, wherein

the number of the at least one frame is two,

one of the two frames serves as a rear frame of which the front face portion is located on the back frame side of the peripheral portion of the display panel, and

the other frame serves as a front frame of which the front face portion is located on a side opposite the back frame side of the peripheral portion of the display panel.

7. A display device of comprising:

a substantially rectangular shaped display panel that displays visual information, the display panel having a length extending in a long side direction and a width extending in a short side direction; and

a substantially rectangular shaped back frame arranged at a back of the display panel and supporting the display panel, wherein

the back frame includes;

a pair of long side portions each of which extends in the long side direction, is arranged along the short side direction and has an angular structure in section and is composed of an outer face portion, an upper face portion, an inner face portion and a bottom face portion in which three parts between the outer face portion and the upper face portion, between the upper face portion and the inner face portion, and between the inner face portion and the bottom face portion are bent at right angles;

a pair of short side portions which extend respectively in the short side direction at end sides in the long side direction of the long side portions between the pair of long side portions, of which respective end portions are connected with the respective end portions of the long side portions, and each of which has an angular structure in section and is composed of an outer face portion, a bottom portion, a protruding portion and a flange portion in which three parts between the outer face portion and the bottom face portion, between the bottom face portion and the protruding portion and between the protruding portion and the flange portion are bent at right angles; and

at least one beam portion which is arranged so as to extend in the short side direction between the pair of short portions, of which end portions are connected with the pair of long side portions, respectively, and which has an angular structure in section and is composed of a bottom face portion, a protruding portion and a flange portion in which two parts in section between the bottom face portion and the protruding portion and between the protruding portion and the flange portion are bent at right angles.

8. The display device of claim 7, wherein

a reinforcing bead extending in the short side direction is formed in the beam portion.

9. The display device of claim 8, wherein

the long side portions, the short side portions and the beam portion are composed of long side members, short side members and a beam member, respectively, which are separate members from each other, and

the back frame is formed by connecting the long side members, the short side members and the beam member with one another.

10. A display device comprising:

a substantially rectangular shaped display panel that displays visual information, the display panel having a length extending in a long side direction and a width extending in a short side direction; and

a substantially rectangular shaped back frame arranged at a back of the display panel and supporting the display panel,

wherein the back frame includes;

a pair of long side members each of which extends in the long side direction, is arranged along the short side direction and has an angular structure in section and is composed of an outer face portion, an upper face portion, an inner face portion and a bottom face portion in which three parts between the outer face portion and the upper face portion, between the upper face portion and the inner face portion, and between the inner face portion and the bottom face portion are bent at right angles;

a pair of short side members which extend respectively in the short side direction at end sides in the long side direction of the long side members between the pair of long side members, of which respective end portions are connected by welding with the respective end portions of the long side members, and each of which has an angular structure in section and is composed of an outer face portion, a bottom face portion, a protruding portion and a flange portion in which three parts between the outer face portion and the bottom face portion, between the bottom face portion and the protruding portion and between the protruding portion and the flange portion are bent at right angles.

17. The display device of claim 10, wherein

said three parts are bent at substantially right angles.