Display device equipped with hard disk drive
First Claim
1. A display device comprising:
- a housing;
a display panel housed in the housing;
a chassis which holds the display panel inside the housing; and
a hard disk drive (HDD) unit which is housed inside the housing and located behind the display panel, wherein the HDD unit includes;
(i) a case which is supported by the chassis and has an opening portion opened toward rear of the display panel;
(ii) a hard disk drive (HDD) which is housed inside the case and has a heat-generating portion generating heat during operation, the heat-generating portion being provided on a side of the HDD, which is opposite to a side of the HDD facing the display panel; and
(iii) a bracket which holds the HDD inside the case, the bracket having thermal conductivity and having a heat-radiating portion thermally connected to the heat-generating portion of the HDD, the heat-radiating portion being exposed to inside of the housing through the opening portion of the case on the side of the HDD, which is opposite to the side of the HDD facing the display panel.
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Abstract
According to one embodiment, a display device includes a housing, a chassis which holds a display panel inside the housing, and an HDD unit which is located behind the display panel. The HDD unit includes a case which has an opening portion opened toward rear of the display panel, a bracket which is provided inside the case, and an HDD which is housed inside the case by the bracket and has a heat-generating portion. The bracket has a heat-radiating portion which is thermally connected to the heat-generating portion. The heat-radiating portion is located on a side of the HDD, which is opposite to a side of the HDD facing the display panel, and exposed to inside of the housing through the opening portion.
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17 Claims
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1. A display device comprising:
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a housing; a display panel housed in the housing; a chassis which holds the display panel inside the housing; and a hard disk drive (HDD) unit which is housed inside the housing and located behind the display panel, wherein the HDD unit includes; (i) a case which is supported by the chassis and has an opening portion opened toward rear of the display panel; (ii) a hard disk drive (HDD) which is housed inside the case and has a heat-generating portion generating heat during operation, the heat-generating portion being provided on a side of the HDD, which is opposite to a side of the HDD facing the display panel; and (iii) a bracket which holds the HDD inside the case, the bracket having thermal conductivity and having a heat-radiating portion thermally connected to the heat-generating portion of the HDD, the heat-radiating portion being exposed to inside of the housing through the opening portion of the case on the side of the HDD, which is opposite to the side of the HDD facing the display panel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 16)
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9. A display device comprising:
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a display panel; a housing which has a rear wall located behind the display panel; a chassis which holds the display panel inside the housing; and a hard disk drive (HDD) unit which is housed between the display panel and the rear wall, the HDD unit including; (i) a case which is supported by the chassis and has an opening portion opened toward the rear wall inside the housing; (ii) a hard disk drive (HDD) which has a heat-generating portion generating heat during operation, the HDD being housed inside the case with the heat-generating portion directed to the rear wall located behind the display panel; and (iii) a bracket which holds the HDD inside the case, the bracket having thermal conductivity and having a heat-radiating portion thermally connected to the heat-generating portion of the HDD, the heat-radiating portion being exposed to inside of the housing through the opening portion of the case on a side of the HDD, which is opposite to a side of the HDD facing the display panel. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 17)
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12. A television containing a hard disk drive comprising:
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a display panel; a housing which houses the display panel; a metal chassis which holds the display panel inside the housing; and a hard disk drive (HDD) unit which is housed inside the housing and located behind the display panel, the HDD unit including; (i) a case which is supported by the chassis and has an opening portion opened toward rear of the display panel; (ii) a hard disk drive (HDD) which is housed inside the case and has a heat-generating portion generating heat during operation, the heat-generating portion being provided on a side of the HDD, which is opposite to a side of the HDD facing the display panel; and (iii) a metal bracket which holds the HDD inside the case, the bracket having a heat-radiating portion thermally connected to the heat-generating portion of the HDD, and an extending portion extending into a space between the HDD and the chassis, the heat-radiating portion being exposed to inside of the housing through the opening portion of the case on the side of the HDD, which is opposite to the side of the HDD facing the display panel, and the extending portion of the metal bracket is ground-connected to the metal chassis through a metal spring member. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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