Display apparatus

• US 9,395,749 B2
• Filed: 10/27/2010
• Issued: 07/19/2016
• 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): Rao, Andy
• Application Number:
  US12/913,317
• Publication Number:
  US 20110037719A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,092 Days
• Field of Search: 348836-843
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1601 Constructional details related to the housing of computer displays, e.g. of CRT monitors, of flat displays constructional details related to flat displays integrated in a portable computer, e.g. laptop, handheld computer G06F1/1637; constructional details related to television receivers H04N5/64
• 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 defining a front portion thereof, the front panel configured to be defined by a display area and a non-display area;

a blocking member disposed on an edge portion of a rear surface of the front panel, the non-display area being defined by the blocking member;

a display module disposed behind the front panel to display an image;

a frame coupled to the rear surface of the front panel at a position corresponding to the non-display area;

a touch screen type control panel disposed behind the front panel, wherein the touch screen type control panel is in a close contact with the rear surface of the front panel at the position corresponding to the non-display area; and

a rear housing covering the display module and the frame.

2. The display apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a supporter coupled to the front panel and configured to cover at least portions of the rear surface, a bottom surface and a front surface of the front panel.

3. The display apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a supporter coupled to the front panel and configured to cover at least portions of the rear surface, a top surface and a front surface of the front panel.

4. The display apparatus of claim 1, wherein the blocking member is formed along four edge portions of the rear surface of the front panel.

5. The display apparatus of claim 4, wherein the frame is attached to a rear surface of the blocking member not to be viewed from an outside of the display apparatus.

6. The display apparatus of claim 5, wherein dimensions of the blocking member are at least equal to or larger than dimensions of the frame such that the blocking member blocks the frame from being viewed from the outside of the display apparatus.

7. The display apparatus of claim 1, wherein the display module is configured to be supported by the frame to be fixed to the front panel.

8. The display apparatus of claim 1, wherein the frame is fixed to the front panel by an adhering member.

9. The display apparatus of claim 1, wherein the front panel is configured to be a flat panel to entirely cover a front surface of the display module.

10. The display apparatus of claim 9, wherein the front panel is configured to be transparent such that the image is viewed from an outside of the display apparatus.

11. The display apparatus of claim 1, wherein the blocking member is formed with an opaque material.

12. The display apparatus of claim 1, wherein a front end of the rear housing is disposed behind the front panel.

13. The display apparatus of claim 12, wherein the rear housing is disposed on the rear surface of the front panel.

14. The display apparatus of claim 12, wherein the rear housing is disposed on the rear surface of the front panel with a predetermined gap apart from an outer edge of the front panel.

15. The display apparatus of claim 1, wherein a corner of the front panel is rounded with a predetermined curvature.

16. The display apparatus of claim 1, wherein a command input through the touch screen type control panel is performed by touching an area of a front surface of the front panel at which the touch screen type control panel is located.

17. The display apparatus of claim 16, wherein the touch screen type control panel is configured to change a displaying state on a screen of the display module.