Display device

• US 9,398,711 B2
• Filed: 12/31/2012
• Issued: 07/19/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 12/30/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Lee, Woong Hee, In, Woo Sung, Park, Doo Soon, Lee, Jeong Roh, Jung, Sung Soo
• Primary Examiner(s): HAUGHTON, ANTHONY MICHAEL
• Application Number:
  US13/731,260
• Publication Number:
  US 20130170116A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,296 Days
• Field of Search: 36167921-6793, 361/679.55, 361/679.56
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/133308 Support structures for LCD panels, e.g. frames or bezels
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/133314 Back frames
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/133317 Intermediate frames, e.g. between backlight housing and front frame
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/13332 Front frames
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/133331 Cover glasses
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/133512 Light shielding layers, e.g. black matrix G02F1/136209 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/133528 Polarisers
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/133562 on the viewer side
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 2201/503 Arrangements improving the resistance to shock
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 5/0017 with operator interface units
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 5/03 Covers
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 7/00 Constructional details common to different types of electric apparatus casings, cabinets, drawers H05K5/00
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 7/1427 Housings

Abstract

A display device including a display panel, a rear cover, disposed at a rear of the display panel, which forms a rear exterior of the display panel, and a reinforcing member disposed between the display panel and the rear cover, such that the strength of the display device is increased, wherein the reinforcing member includes a body unit having a shape of the display panel and forms an external appearance of the reinforcing member, and a plurality of cells that penetrate the body unit.

Claims

1. A display device configured to display an image, the display device comprising:

a display panel;

a cover disposed at a rear of the display panel to provide a structural support of the display panel;

a frame having an edging portion that surrounds a periphery of the display panel and a settling portion that is extended from the edging portion to be disposed between the display panel and the cover, the settling portion comprising a flat plate-shaped protrusion extending from the edging portion; and

a driving unit having a printed circuit board that is electrically connected to the display panel and is positioned between the cover and the display panel.

2. The display device of claim 1, further comprising a side support disposed between the display panel and the cover.

3. The display device of claim 2, wherein the side support includes a first plate and at least one second plate coupled to at least one surface of the first plate.

4. The display device of claim 3, wherein the first plate disposed between one of the at least one second plates and an other one of the at least one second plates.

7. The display device of claim 1, wherein an outer portion of the cover forms at least a portion of an exterior of the display device.

8. The display device of claim 3, wherein at least one part of the settling portion contacts at least one part of the display panel and the other part of the settling portion contacts at least one part of the second plate.

9. The display device of claim 8, wherein the settling portion, the display panel and the second plate contact each other by an adhesive member.

10. The display device of claim 1, further comprising a backlight unit disposed while spaced apart from the display panel to provide light to the display panel.

11. The display device of claim 10, wherein the display panel comprises a liquid crystal display (LCD).

12. The display device of claim 2, wherein the side support and the cover are adhesively coupled to each other by an adhesive member.

13. The display device of claim 2, wherein the side support and the display panel are adhesively coupled to each other by an adhesive member.

14. The display device of claim 3, wherein the first plate and the at least one second plate are adhesively coupled to each other by an adhesive member.

15. The display device of claim 1, wherein the display panel comprises an organic light emitting diode (OLED) panel.

16. The display device of claim 2, wherein the display panel is on one surface of the settling portion and the side support is on an opposed second surface of the settling portion.

17. The display device of claim 1, wherein an inner portion of the edging portion includes a first portion in contact with the display panel and a second portion in contact with the cover, and the setting portion extends from between the first portion and the second portion.

34. The display device of claim 1, wherein the edging portion is provided to surround at least three edges of the display panel.

36. The display device of claim 1, wherein the display panel contacts with a side of the settling portion, and the cover contacts with an other side of the settling portion.

38. The display device of claim 36, wherein an edge portion of the display panel contacts with the side of the settling portion by an adhesive member.

40. The display device of claim 36, wherein the cover contacts with the other side of the settling portion by an adhesive member.

42. The display device of claim 1, wherein the driving unit applies a driving signal to the display panel to drive the display panel.

45. The display device of claim 1, wherein the frame has a T-shaped cross section, wherein a length of the settling portion is larger than a width of the edging portion.

47. The display device of claim 1, wherein the cover covers at least a portion of the rear of the display panel.

48. The display device of claim 1, wherein the cover covers an entire rear portion of the display panel.

49. The display device of claim 17, wherein the first portion of the edging portion and the second portion of the edging portion are integrally formed.

5. The display device of 2, wherein the first plate is formed with a honeycomb structure.

6. The display device of 2, wherein the first plate is formed with plastic material having high heat conductivity.

18. A display device comprising:

a display panel;

a frame having an edging portion that surrounds a periphery of the display panel and a settling portion that is extended from the edging portion, the settling portion comprising a flat plate-shaped protrusion extending from the edging portion; and

a side support positioned at a rear of the display panel and configured to provide a structural support of the display device,

wherein the side support includes;

a first plate;

a second plate coupled to a front surface of the first plate; and

a third plate coupled to a rear surface of the first plate, and

wherein the first plate, the second plate and the third plate are integrally formed.

19. The display device of claim 18, wherein the second plate and the third plate are formed as an aluminum sheet and the first plate is formed as plastic.

20. The display device of claim 18, wherein the side support and the display panel are adhesively coupled to each other by an adhesive member.

21. The display device of claim 20, wherein the adhesive member includes at least one of a double-sided tape and an adhesive.

22. The display device of claim 18, wherein the display panel comprises an organic light emitting diode (OLED) Panel.

32. The display device of claim 18, wherein an inner portion of the edging portion includes a first portion in contact with the display panel and a second portion in contact with the side support, and the setting portion extends from between the first portion and the second portion.

23. A display device configured to display an image, the display device comprising:

a support structure disposed at a rear of the display panel to provide a structural support of the display panel;

a frame having an edging portion that surrounds a periphery of the display panel and a settling portion that is extended from the edging portion to be disposed between the display panel and the support structure, the settling portion comprising a flat plate-shaped protrusion extending from the edging portion; and

a driving unit having a printed circuit board that is electrically connected to the display panel and the printed circuit board is positioned between the support structure and the display panel.

24. The display device of claim 23, wherein the support structure comprises a side support coupled to a rear surface of the display paned and a cover coupled to a rear surface of the side support.

25. The display device of claim 24, wherein the side support includes a first plate and at least one second plate coupled to at least one surface of the first plate.

26. The display device of claim 25, wherein the first plate disposed between one of the at least one second plates and an other of the at least one second plates.

29. The display device of claim 25, wherein at least one part of the settling portion contacts at least one part of the display panel and the other part of the settling portion contacts at least one part of the second plate.

30. The display device of claim 29, wherein the settling portion, the display panel and the second plate contact each other by an adhesive member.

31. The display device of claim 23, wherein an outer portion of the support structure forms at least a portion of an exterior of the display device.

33. The display device of claim 23, wherein an inner portion of the edging portion includes a first portion in contact with the display panel and a second portion in contact with the support structure, and the selling portion extends from between the first portion and the second portion.

35. The display device of claim 23, wherein the edging portion is provided to surround at least three edges of the display panel.

37. The display device of claim 23, wherein the display panel contacts with a side of the settling portion, and the cover contacts with an other side of the settling portion.

39. The display device of claim 37, wherein an edge portion of the display panel contacts with the side of the settling portion by an adhesive member.

41. The display device of claim 37, wherein the cover contacts with the other side of the settling portion by an adhesive member.

43. The display device of claim 23, wherein the driving unit applies a driving signal to the display panel to drive the display panel.

44. The display device of claim 23, wherein the support structure comprises a cover that is coupled to a rear side of the settling portion.

46. The display device of claim 23, wherein the frame has a T-shaped cross section, wherein a length of the settling portion is larger than a width of the edging portion.

50. The display device of claim 33, wherein the first portion of the edging portion and the second portion of the edging portion are integrally formed.

27. The display device of 25, wherein the first plate is formed with a honeycomb structure.

28. The display device of 25, wherein the first plate is formed with plastic material having high heat conductivity.