Frame assembly for display panel

• US 9,015,976 B2
• Filed: 01/09/2014
• Issued: 04/28/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 01/29/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: JSLCD Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: JSLCD Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Moon, Jong Sub
• Primary Examiner(s): DAVIS, CASSANDRA HOPE
• Application Number:
  US14/151,123
• Publication Number:
  US 20140208626A1
• Time in Patent Office: 474 Days
• Field of Search: 40790-792, 407/82, 407/78
• US Class Current: 40/729
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 13/18 Edge-illuminated signs
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 15/0012 frames therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 2013/1881 Frame-like
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 9/30 in which the desired character or characters are formed by combining individual elements panels comprising a number of electrodes in a single cell controlling light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. electro-optical or magneto-optical cell, G02F1/00

Abstract

A frame assembly includes a display panel, a rear cover, a housing and an assembling structure. The housing includes a plurality of frames which enclose the display panel and the rear cover. Each frame has a sidewall, and a connection member which connects the frames to each other. The assembling structure is installed in the housing to provide a closed structure and is provided to ensure coupling force among the display panel, the rear cover and the housing. The assembling structure includes a fastening bracket which presses the display panel onto the frames of the housing and fastens the display panel to the frames, a support bracket which supports the rear cover, and an auxiliary bracket which assists connection between the adjacent frames.

Claims

1. A frame assembly for a display panel, comprising:

a display panel;

a rear cover;

a housing comprising;

a plurality of frames enclosing the display panel and the rear cover, each of frames having a sidewall; and

a connection member connecting the frames to each other; and

assembling means installed in the housing to provide a closed structure, the assembling means provided to ensure coupling force among the display panel, the rear cover and the housing,

wherein the assembling means comprises;

a fastening bracket pressing the display panel onto the frames of the housing and fastening the display panel to the frames;

a support bracket supporting the rear cover; and

an auxiliary bracket assisting connection between the adjacent frames, and

wherein each of the frames has;

the sidewall;

a mounting space formed by a support protrusion bent inwards from a lower end of the sidewall;

a connection piece disposed above the mounting space, the connection piece comprising a connection part connected to the sidewall, a bent part bent downwards from the connection part, and a support part bent inwards from the bent part, the support bracket being coupled to the support part; and

an insert slot formed between two bifurcating protrusions that are disposed above the connection piece and are bent inwards from an upper end of the sidewall, the rear cover being inserted into the insert slot in a sliding manner.

2. The frame assembly as set forth in claim 1, wherein a tool insert hole is formed in the sidewall of each of the frames so that a tool can be inserted into the housing through the tool insert hole to couple the auxiliary bracket of the assembling means to the bent part of the connection piece.

3. The frame assembly as set forth in claim 1, wherein a tool insert notch is formed at a predetermined position in the rear cover so that a tool can be inserted into the rear cover through the tool insert notch to couple the support bracket of the assembling means to the support part of the connection piece.