Display apparatus

• US 8,144,267 B2
• Filed: 02/14/2008
• Issued: 03/27/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 12/03/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Kim, Jin Hyuk
• Primary Examiner(s): PAINTER, BRANON C
• Application Number:
  US12/031,233
• Publication Number:
  US 20090141198A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,503 Days
• Field of Search: 348/836, 348/837, 348/838, 348/839, 348/840, 348/841, 348/842, 348/843, 248/917, 361/679.21, 361/679.01
• US Class Current: 348/836
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 5/02 Details

Abstract

A display apparatus is provided. The display apparatus does not require a cover structure for enclosing a front peripheral portion of a front panel so that the screen of the display apparatus can be seemed to be large, and the display apparatus can have a neat appearance.

Claims

1. A display apparatus comprising:

a transparent front panel including an exposed peripheral portion, the transparent front panel being formed of glass and the transparent front panel forming an entire front surface of the display apparatus;

a display module to output an image at a rear side of the front panel;

at least one support attached to the rear side of the front panel for supporting weight of the display module;

a frame disposed along a rear edge portion of the front panel; and

a back cover to cover the display module from the rear side of the front panel, wherein the back cover includes a front edge portion that extends in a direction toward the front panel, the front edge portion of the back cover is covered by the frame, and the at least one support, the frame and the back cover are coupled together by a fastening member.

2. The display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of supports are attached to the rear side of the front panel at predetermined intervals.

3. The display apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an adhesive applied between the support and the front panel, wherein the support comprises a rib on an edge portion for preventing spreading or leakage of the adhesive.

4. The display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the support comprises a support portion protruding from a rear side of the support portion for supporting the weight of the front panel and increasing strength of the support.

5. The display apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a ground panel between the front panel and the display module, the ground panel disposed along the rear side of the front panel for blocking electromagnetic interference generated from the display module.

6. The display apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the ground panel includes:

a panel body formed of a conductive material;

a ground gasket between the rear side of the front panel and a front side of the panel body; and

a blocking member coupled to a rear side of the panel body.

7. The display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein an opaque shield film is provided on a rear edge of the front panel.

8. A display apparatus comprising:

a front panel including entirely exposed side edge portions, the front panel having an entire front surface formed of a transparent material;

a display module spaced a predetermined distance apart from a rear side of the front panel and configured to output an image;

a plurality of supports attached to the rear side of the front panel and configured to support weight of the front panel;

a frame attached to the supports from the rear side of the front panel; and

a back cover attached to the frame and the back cover to enclose the display module for protecting the display module, wherein the back cover includes a front edge portion that extends in a direction toward the front panel, the front edge portion of the back cover is covered by the frame, and a fastening member couples the frame, the back cover and one of the supports,

wherein at least a left side, a right side, and an upper side of the frame are respectively placed on the same planes as a left side, a right side, and an upper side of the front panel, or are respectively placed on the planes that are placed apart from the left side, the right side, and the upper side of the front panel towards a center of a front panel.

9. The display apparatus according to claim 8, wherein each of the plurality of supports comprises:

a body in close contact with the rear side of the front panel; and

a support portion that protrudes from a rear side of the body for supporting the weight of the front panel.

10. The display apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the body of the support comprises:

a rib that extends on a front edge of the body for preventing leakage of an adhesive; and

a plurality of protrusions disposed on another front edge of the body opposite to the rib, the protrusions having approximately a same height as the rib.

11. The display apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the support portion comprises:

a reinforcement part protruding from the body and configured to increase strength of the body;

a coupling boss extending backward from the reinforcement part and coupled to at least the frame and the back cover.

12. The display apparatus according to claim 8, further comprising a blocking member configured to fill a gap between the front panel and the display module.

13. The display apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the blocking member comprises a sponge.

14. The display apparatus according to claim 8, further comprising a ground gasket provided between the front panel and the display module, the ground gasket being attached to the rear side of the front panel for blocking electromagnetic interference.

15. The display apparatus according to claim 14, further comprising a ground panel that includes:

a panel body formed of a conductive material;

the ground gasket between the rear side of the front panel and a front side of the panel body; and

a blocking member coupled to a rear side of the panel body.

16. The display apparatus according to claim 8, wherein an opaque shield film is provided on a rear edge of the front panel.

17. A display apparatus comprising:

a front panel having a transparent front surface that defines an entire front surface of the display apparatus, the front panel further having exposed side edge portions, the front panel including an opaque shield film on a rear of the transparent front surface, the opaque shield film having a predetermined width and being disposed along an edge portion of the front panel;

at least one support attached to a rear side of the front panel at which the shield film is disposed, the support being attached to the rear side of the front panel by an adhesive;

a frame attached to a rear side of the support;

a display module supported by the support, the display module to output an image;

a back cover attached to the support from the rear side of the front panel, wherein the back cover includes a front edge portion that extends in a direction toward the front panel, the front edge portion of the back cover is covered by the frame, and the at least one support, the frame and the back cover are coupled by a fastening member; and

a ground panel disposed between the front panel and the display module, the ground panel including a first end tightly disposed on the back cover and a second end disposed on the rear side of the front panel,

wherein the support includes a leakage preventing rib on a front edge close to an outer edge of the front panel for preventing leakage of the adhesive.

18. The display apparatus according to claim 17, wherein the support further includes a plurality of protrusions on a front side for allowing the adhesive to be uniformly applied between the support and the front panel.

19. The display apparatus according to claim 18, wherein the protrusions are disposed at an edge of the support opposite to the leakage preventing rib.

20. The display apparatus according to claim 18, wherein the protrusions have approximately a same height as the leakage preventing rib so as to prevent the support from being obliquely attached to the rear side of the front panel.

21. The display apparatus according to claim 18, wherein the protrusions are arranged in a length direction of the support at predetermined intervals to expose the adhesive to air for a rapid hardening of the adhesive.

22. The display apparatus according to claim 17, wherein the frame includes peripheral sides provided on the same planes as an upper side, a left side, and a right side of the front panel, respectively.

23. The display apparatus according to claim 22, wherein the frame is disposed between the support and an end of the ground panel, and the fastening member is inserted into the support through the back cover, the end of the ground panel, and the frame.

24. The display apparatus according to claim 17, wherein the ground panel comprises:

a panel body formed of a conductive material; and

a ground gasket between the front panel and a front side of the panel body.

25. The display apparatus according to claim 24, wherein the ground panel further comprises a blocking member attached to a rear side of the panel body for filling a gap between the front panel and the display module.