Electronic apparatus

• US 7,518,673 B2
• Filed: 08/24/2006
• Issued: 04/14/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 08/29/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Doui, Hiroki
• Primary Examiner(s): HEALY, BRIAN
• Application Number:
  US11/508,824
• Publication Number:
  US 20070046854A1
• Time in Patent Office: 964 Days
• Field of Search: 349/58, 349/2, 349/16, 349/56, 349/61, 349/193
• US Class Current: 349/58
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/133308 Support structures for LCD panels, e.g. frames or bezels
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/51 Housings

Abstract

An electronic apparatus is provided, which includes: a middle frame having a frame section formed in the shape of a frame with four side sections; a front panel joined with the middle frame to seal one opening of the middle frame; a rear panel joined with the middle frame to seal another opening of the middle frame; a liquid crystal panel placed within an outer casing configured by the middle frame, the front panel and the rear panel; a back light panel placed within the outer casing, irradiating light towards the liquid crystal panel; and a holding plate placed within the outer casing on a side opposite the liquid crystal panel with the back light panel in-between, pressing the back light panel.

Claims

1. An electronic apparatus, comprising:

a middle frame including a frame section formed in the shape of a frame with four side sections;

a front panel joined with the middle frame to seal one opening of the middle frame;

a rear panel joined with the middle frame to seal another opening of the middle frame;

a liquid crystal panel placed within an outer casing configured by the middle frame, the front panel and the rear panel;

a back light panel placed within the outer casing, irradiating light towards the liquid crystal panel; and

a holding plate placed within the outer casing on a side opposite the liquid crystal panel with the back light panel in-between, holding the back light panel,

wherein at least a portion of the holding plate surface contacts the back light panel, and

wherein a holding rib which presses the holding plate is integrated with the middle frame, the holding rib located on a side opposite the back light panel with the holding plate in-between.

2. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a touch panel for executing predetermined functions through touch operations,

wherein the touch panel is positioned on a side opposite the back light panel with the liquid crystal panel in-between.

3. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a component holding section that holds functional components for executing predetermined functions, wherein the component holding section is integrated into the middle frame.

4. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a battery accommodating section into which a battery is inserted and loaded and which is integrated into the middle frame,

wherein the battery is held by the battery accommodating section and at least a portion of the holding plate.

5. An electronic apparatus, comprising:

a middle frame including a frame section formed in the shape of a frame with four side sections;

a reinforcement section that links two opposing side sections of the middle frame and is integrated into the two side sections;

a front panel joined with the middle frame to seal one opening of the middle frame;

a rear panel joined with the middle frame to seal another opening of the middle frame;

a liquid crystal panel placed within an outer casing configured by the middle frame, the front panel and the rear panel;

a back light panel placed within the outer casing, irradiating light towards the liquid crystal panel; and

a holding plate placed within the outer casing on a side opposite the liquid crystal panel with the back light panel in-between, holding the back light panel.