Display apparatus

• US 7,663,870 B2
• Filed: 02/14/2008
• Issued: 02/16/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 06/04/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Choi, Man Yong
• Primary Examiner(s): Gandhi; Jayprakash N
• Assistant Examiner(s): WRIGHT, INGRID D
• Application Number:
  US12/031,178
• Publication Number:
  US 20080298000A1
• Time in Patent Office: 733 Days
• Field of Search: 361/681, 361/679.22, 361/816, 361/818, 349/58, 174/FOR.103
• US Class Current: 361/679.22
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/133308 Support structures for LCD panels, e.g. frames or bezels
• 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 apparatus is provided. A frame is fixed and supported at the rear of a front panel forming the front portion of the display apparatus, and a separate bracket member is not mounted on the edges of the front panel. Thus, the front exterior of the display apparatus is neatly finished, and the display screen looks bigger than it actually is.

Claims

1. A display apparatus, comprising:

a front panel that defines a front of the display apparatus, wherein side edge portions of the front panel that extend substantially perpendicular to a front surface of the front panel are externally exposed;

a plurality of frames fixed to a rear surface of the front panel, that support the front panel;

a display module fixed to the plurality of frames, that outputs an image; and

a rear housing that accommodates the display module and the plurality of frames such that the display module and the plurality of frames are shielded from view from outside of the display apparatus, wherein the rear housing is in close contact with a rear surface of the front panel without covering the side edge portions of the front panel, and wherein each of the plurality of frames includes a body in close contact with the front panel, and a head that protrudes rearward from the body, wherein the front panel covers whole of the front surface of the display module and includes a light transmitting material to enable the image output by the display module to be viewed from outside of the display apparatus.

2. The display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the body comprises:

an adhering surface on a front of the body, on which an adhering member is mounted; and

a gasket mounting surface, on which a grounding gasket is mounted.

3. The display apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the body further comprises a rib on the front of the body, that divides the adhering surface and the gasket mounting surface.

4. The display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the body comprises a reinforcing rib on a rear surface of the body, that reinforces a strength of the plurality of frames.

5. The display apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a plurality of brackets, each of the brackets fixed at a point where two of the plurality of frames contact each other at their ends, wherein a body of each bracket comprises a bracket mounting portion that protrudes from a rear surface of the body.

6. The display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the head comprises an inclined surface on an upper front end of the head, and the display apparatus further comprises a sealing member that covers the inclined surface.

7. The display apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a leakage preventing rib formed on an upper frontal perimeter of the body, that prevents an adhering member from leaking to an outside.

8. The display apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the adhering surface and the gasket mounting surface are separated by a predetermined distance.

9. The display apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the plurality of frames are fixed to the rear surface of the front panel by the adhering member that is provided on the adhering surface of the body, the adhering member including one of a double-sided tape or an adhesive.

10. The display apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising a gasket formed of a conductive material mounted on the gasket mounting surface of the body, wherein the gasket, the plurality of frames, and the rear housing are electrically connected to block electromagnetic interference.

11. The display apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising a gasket formed of a conductive material mounted on the gasket mounting surface of the body and extending to the rear housing along the rear surface of the frame, wherein the plurality of frames are formed of a non-conductive material including an injection molded plastic.

12. The display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the head defines a cavity.

13. The display apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an opaque film layer attached to a portion of the rear surface of the front panel to which the frames are coupled, that block exposure of the plurality of frames.

14. A display apparatus, comprising:

a display module to provide an image;

a front panel that includes a light transmissive material provided on a front surface and the front panel including side edge portions that extend substantially perpendicular to the front surface of the front panel and are externally exposed, the light transmissive material to enable the image provided by the display module to be viewed from outside of the display apparatus;

a plurality of frames provided on a rear surface of the front panel to support the front panel; and

a rear housing to accommodate the display module and the plurality of frames such that the display module and the plurality of frames are shielded from view from outside of the display apparatus, wherein the rear housing is provided close to the rear surface of the front panel without covering the side edge portions of the front panel, and wherein each of the plurality of frames includes a body in close contact with the front panel and a head that protrudes from the body.

15. The display apparatus according to claim 14, wherein the body comprises:

an adhering surface on a front of the body, wherein an adhering member is provided on the adhering surface; and

a gasket mounting surface, wherein a grounding gasket is provided on the gasket mounting surface.

16. The display apparatus according to claim 15, wherein the body further comprises a rib on the front of the body to separate the adhering surface and the gasket mounting surface.

17. The display apparatus according to claim 15, wherein the plurality of frames are fixed to the rear surface of the front panel by the adhering member provided on the adhering surface, wherein the adhering member includes a double-sided tape or an adhesive.

18. The display apparatus according to claim 15, further comprising a gasket formed of a conductive material provided on the gasket mounting surface, wherein the gasket, the plurality of frames, and the rear housing are electrically connected to block electromagnetic interference.

19. The display apparatus according to claim 15, further comprising a gasket formed of a conductive material provided on the gasket mounting surface to extend to the rear housing along the rear surface of the frame, wherein the plurality of frames are formed of a non-conductive material including an injection molded plastic.

20. The display apparatus according to claim 14, wherein the body comprises a reinforcing rib on a rear surface of the body to reinforce a strength of the plurality of frames.

21. The display apparatus according to claim 14, further comprising a plurality of brackets, each of the brackets provided between ends of a corresponding two of the plurality of frames.

22. The display apparatus according to claim 14, wherein the head comprises an inclined surface on a front end of the head, and the display apparatus further comprises a sealing member that covers the inclined surface.

23. The display apparatus according to claim 14, further comprising a leakage preventing rib formed on a perimeter of the body to prevent an adhering member from leaking to an outside of the display apparatus.

24. The display apparatus according to claim 14, wherein the head includes a cavity.

25. The display apparatus according to claim 14, further comprising an opaque film layer attached to a portion of the rear surface of the front panel to which the plurality of frames are provided, and wherein the opaque film layer to block exposure of the plurality of frames.