Display apparatus

• US 8,582,282 B2
• Filed: 02/22/2011
• Issued: 11/12/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Kim, Heejin, Park, Sangdon
• Primary Examiner(s): Edwards, Anthony Q
• Application Number:
  US13/031,985
• Publication Number:
  US 20110222218A1
• Time in Patent Office: 994 Days
• Field of Search: 361/679.21, 361/679.22
• US Class Current: 361/679.21
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/645 Mounting of picture tube on chassis or in housing
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/65 Holding-devices for protective discs or for picture masks

Abstract

Disclosed with are a display apparatus. The apparatus includes a display module; a front panel disposed on a front of the display module; a first supporting member including a plurality of surfaces formed in directions perpendicular to each other, a first surface of the plurality of surfaces being fixed to the front panel and a second surface being fixed to the display module; and a bezel formed on an outer edge region of the display apparatus to surround a edge of the front panel.

Claims

1. A display apparatus comprising:

a display module;

a front panel disposed on a front of the display module;

a first supporting member including a first part having a first surface facing a front side of the display apparatus and a second part having a second surface facing a lateral side of the display apparatus, the first surface of the first part of the first supporting member being fixed to the front panel and the second surface of the second part of the first supporting member being fixed to the display module; and

a bezel formed on an outer edge region of the display apparatus to surround an edge of the front panel,

wherein the first part of the first supporting member extends outward from a front end portion of the second part.

2. The display apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a bonding member formed between the first surface of the first supporting member and the front panel.

3. The display apparatus of claim 2, further comprising a light-shielding pattern formed on a rear surface of the front panel, wherein the bonding member is formed at locations which partially overlap the light-shielding pattern.

4. The display apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a fixing member configured to fix the display module to the second surface of the first supporting member.

5. The display apparatus of claim 4, further comprising a back cover configured to cover a rear side of the display module, wherein the fixing member fixes the back cover to the second surface of the first supporting member.

6. The display apparatus of claim 5, wherein the fixing member is a screw fixed to the back cover to pass through the second surface of the first supporting member.

7. The display apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:

a back cover configured to cover a rear side of the display module; and

a fixing member configured to fix the back cover to the second surface of the first supporting member.

8. The display apparatus of claim 7, wherein the fixing member is a screw fixed to the second surface of the first supporting member to pass through the back cover.

9. The display apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first supporting member is configured of an aluminum extruded bar.

10. The display apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a second supporting member coupled to the first supporting member.

11. The display apparatus of claim 10, wherein the second supporting member covers a rear side of the first supporting member.

12. The display apparatus of claim 10, wherein the second supporting member includes a first surface and a second surface formed in directions perpendicular to each other, wherein the first surface of the second supporting member is coupled to the first surface of the first supporting member, and the second surface of the second supporting member is coupled to the second surface of the first supporting member.

13. The display apparatus of claim 1, wherein a width of the bezel has gradually decreases toward a rear side thereof.

14. The display apparatus of claim 1, wherein the bezel made of a transparent material.

15. The display apparatus of claim 1, wherein a thickest part of the bezel is 2.7 times to 6.5 times a thickness of the front panel.

16. The display apparatus of claim 1, further comprising seating grooves formed on the bezel and configured to support edges of the front panel.

17. The display apparatus of claim 1, wherein the bezel includes a first region having a substantially uniform width and a second region having a width gradually decreasing toward a rear side, and the second region of the bezel has a shape titled at 45 degrees to 60 degrees.

18. The display apparatus of claim 1, wherein the bezel has convex or concave patterns formed on a rear surface thereof.

19. The display apparatus of claim 1, wherein a rear surface of the front panel is treated using etching or film laminating.

20. The display apparatus of claim 1, wherein the front panel includes an edge part that is curved toward a rear side of the display apparatus, the edge part including a reflective region having a convex external surface and a flat internal surface.

21. A display apparatus, comprising:

a display module;

a front panel provided at a front of the display module; and

a first supporting member including a plurality of surfaces formed in directions perpendicular to each other, a first surface of the plurality of surfaces being fixed to the front panel and a second surface of the plurality of surfaces being fixed to the display module,

wherein an edge part of the front panel is curved back toward a rear side of the display apparatus, the edge part including a reflective region having a convex external surface and a flat internal surface.