Display device

• US 8,593,412 B2
• Filed: 12/31/2009
• Issued: 11/26/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 07/30/2009
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Lin, Hsi-Yang
• Primary Examiner(s): Wang, Quan-Zhen
• Assistant Examiner(s): DAVIS, TONY O
• Application Number:
  US12/650,558
• Publication Number:
  US 20110025616A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,426 Days
• Field of Search: 361/679.01, 361/679.27, 345/173
• US Class Current: 345/173
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1607 Arrangements to support accessories mechanically attached to the display housing G06F1/1603, G06F1/1605 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03547 Touch pads, in which fingers can move on a surface

Abstract

A display device includes a lid with a window defined in a base wall thereof, a touch panel attached to the base wall in alignment with the window, and a plurality of positioning members. The are slidably attached to the base wall around the window for adjustably bracketing the touch panel therebetween.

Claims

1. A display device for attaching touch panels with different sizes, the display device comprising:

a lid defining a window in a base wall thereof;

a plurality of positioning posts formed on the base wall around the window;

a rectangular touch panel attached to the lid and exposed through the window; and

four longwise positioning members slidably attached to the base wall of the lid around the window, and respectively abutting against four sides of the touch panel to bracket the touch panel thereamong, wherein a distance between opposite two of the positioning members is adjustable corresponding to the size of the touch panel by sliding the positioning members, each positioning member defines a plurality of fixing holes partially overlapped at adjoining portions, each positioning post selectively engages in one of the fixing holes of a corresponding positioning member.

2. The display device of claim 1, wherein the base wall and the window of the lid are rectangular, and the display device further comprises four frames formed at insides of the base wall adjacent four sides of the window for attaching the positioning members.

3. The display device of claim 2, wherein each positioning member comprises a first plate and a second plate perpendicular to the first plate, the first plate is attached to the corresponding frame, and the second plate is configured for abutting a corresponding side of the touch panel.

4. The display device of claim 3, wherein each frame comprises a pair of fixing posts, the plurality of positioning posts is formed on the frames and is located between the corresponding pair of fixing posts, and the first plate comprises a pair of sliding slots defined therein for slidably engaging with the fixing posts.

5. The display device of claim 4, wherein the each frame further comprises a first bar and a plurality of second bars perpendicularly crossed with the first bar, the fixing posts are formed at two opposite nodes formed between the first and second bars, and the positioning posts are formed at the other nodes formed between the first and second bars.

6. The display device of claim 3, wherein the fixing holes are defined in the first plate.

7. A display device for attaching touch panels with different sizes, the display device comprising:

a lid defining a window in a base wall thereof;

a plurality of positioning posts formed on the base wall around the window;

a rectangular touch panel attached to the lid and exposed through the window; and

four longwise positioning members slidably attached to the base wall of the lid around the window, and respectively abutting against four sides of the touch panel to bracket the touch panel thereamong, wherein a distance between opposite two of the positioning members is adjustable corresponding to the size of the touch panel by sliding the positioning members, each positioning member defines a plurality of lines of spaced fixing holes, and each positioning post selectively engages in one of the fixing holes of a corresponding positioning member.

8. The display device of claim 7, wherein the base wall and the window of the lid are rectangular, the display device further comprises four frames formed at insides of the base wall adjacent four sides of the window for attaching the positioning members.

9. The display device of claim 8, wherein each positioning member comprises a first plate and a second plate perpendicular to the first plate, the first plate is attached to the corresponding frame, and the second plate is configured for abutting a corresponding side of the touch panel.

10. The display device of claim 9, wherein each frame comprises a pair of fixing posts, the plurality of positioning posts is formed on the frames and is located between the corresponding pair of fixing posts, and the first plate comprises a pair of sliding slots defined therein for slidably engaging with the fixing posts.

11. The display device of claim 10, wherein the each frame further comprises a first bar and a plurality of second bars perpendicularly crossed with the first bar, the fixing posts are formed at two opposite nodes formed between the first and second bars, and the positioning posts are formed at the other nodes formed between the first and second bars.

12. The display device of claim 9, wherein the fixing holes are defined in the first plate.

13. A display device for attaching touch panels with different sizes, the display device comprising:

a lid defining a window in a base wall thereof;

a rectangular touch panel attached to the lid and exposed through the window; and

four longwise positioning members slidably attached to the base wall of the lid around the window, and respectively abutting against four sides of the touch panel to bracket the touch panel thereamong, wherein each positioning member is operable to slide along a direction perpendicular to a lengthwise direction of the positioning member, and a distance between opposite two of the positioning members is adjustable corresponding to the size of the touch panel by sliding the positioning members.

14. The display device of claim 13, wherein the base wall and the window of the lid are rectangular, and the display device further comprises four frames formed at insides of the base wall adjacent four sides of the window for attaching the positioning members.

15. The display device of claim 14, wherein each positioning member comprises a first plate and a second plate perpendicular to the first plate, the first plate is attached to the corresponding frame, and the second plate is configured for abutting a corresponding side of the touch panel.

16. The display device of claim 15, wherein each frame comprises a pair of fixing posts and a plurality of positioning posts located between the fixing posts, the first plate comprises a pair of sliding slots defined therein for slidably engaging with the fixing posts, and a plurality of positioning slots defined between the sliding slots for selectively engaging with the positioning posts.

17. The display device of claim 16, wherein each positioning slot comprises a plurality of fixing holes partially overlapped at adjoining portions.

18. The display device of claim 17, wherein the each frame further comprises a first bar and a plurality of second bars perpendicularly crossed with the first bar, the fixing posts are formed at two opposite nodes formed between the first and second bars, and the positioning posts are formed at the other nodes formed between the first and second bars.

19. The display device of claim 15, wherein each frame comprises a pair of fixing posts and a plurality of positioning posts located between the fixing post, the first plate comprises a pair of sliding slots defined therein for slidably engaging with the fixing posts, and a plurality of lines of spaced fixing holes between the sliding slots for selectively engaging with the positioning posts.

20. The display device of claim 13, further comprising a display panel attached to the base wall of the lid, wherein the display panel comprises a plurality of tabs extending from sides thereof, a through hole is defined in each of the tabs, a plurality of pillars extends from the inside of the base wall, and a plurality of fasteners extends through the through holes of the tabs to engage in the pillars.