Liquid crystal module assembly and display device including the same

• US 9,632,342 B2
• Filed: 07/10/2015
• Issued: 04/25/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 12/27/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Lee, Kyoung Youn, Jung, Hyun Jun, Kim, Dong-hyun
• Primary Examiner(s): CHIEN, LUCY P
• Application Number:
  US14/796,549
• Publication Number:
  US 20150309356A1
• Time in Patent Office: 655 Days
• Field of Search: 349 58
• 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 1/133325 Assembling processes
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/1345 Conductors connecting electrodes to cell terminals
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 2201/46 Fixing elements

Abstract

A display device includes a liquid crystal module to display an image at a front surface thereof, a cover to encase at least a portion of the liquid crystal module, and at least one fastening unit to couple the cover to the liquid crystal module, wherein the fastening unit is provided at a rear surface of the liquid crystal module.

Claims

1. A display device comprising:

a display panel configured to display images;

a chassis configured to support the display panel;

a circuit board configured to drive the display panel and disposed at a rear side of the chassis;

a cover mounted to the chassis and configured to cover the chassis and the circuit board,

a bracket to be coupled to the chassis; and

a stand configured to be coupled to the rear side of the chassis through the bracket,

wherein the cover comprises a metallic part and a non-metallic part.

2. The display device of claim 1, wherein the bracket is disposed between the non-metallic part and the rear side of the chassis.

3. The display device of claim 1, further comprising a stand fastener, which is coupled the stand to the rear side of the chassis through the bracket.

4. The display device of claim 3, wherein the bracket comprises a plurality of first guide portions, wherein the cover comprises a plurality of second guide portions, wherein the stand comprises a plurality of third guide portions, wherein the third guide portions connect to at least one of the first guide portions and the second guide portions.

5. The display device of claim 1, wherein the non-metallic part partially overlaps the metallic part.

6. The display device of claim 1, wherein the non-metallic part partially overlaps the metallic part and wherein a plurality of fasteners are used to fasten overlapping portions of the non-metallic part and the metallic part to the rear side of the chassis.

7. The display device of claim 1, wherein the metallic part covers most of the chassis and the circuit board and the non-metallic part partially covers a rear of the metallic part.

8. The display device of claim 1, wherein the bracket is disposed in an inner space formed between the non-metallic part and the rear side of the chassis and wherein a portion of the stand is inserted into the inner space and is fixed to the chassis via the bracket.

21. The display device of claim 1, wherein the non-metallic part is arranged to at least partially surround a periphery of the metallic part.

26. The display device of claim 1, wherein the non-metallic part is separable from the metallic part.

31. The display device of claim 1, wherein the non-metallic cover comprises a first guide portion which partially covers an upper surface of the metallic part.

32. The display device of claim 1, wherein the non-metallic part comprises a first guide portion which covers at least a portion of an upper surface of the metallic part.

33. The display device of claim 1, wherein the non-metallic part comprises a first guide portion which supports at least a portion of an upper surface of the metallic part.

34. The display device of claim 31,

wherein the non-metallic part further comprises a second guide portion, and

wherein a portion of the metallic part is aligned between the first guide portion and the second guide portion.

35. The display device of claim 31, wherein:

the non-metallic part further comprises a second guide portion, and

at least a portion of an upper surface of the metallic part is positioned between the first guide portion and the second guide portion.

9. A display device comprising:

a liquid crystal module which displays an image, the liquid crystal module having a rear surface;

a non-metallic cover which covers a first portion of the rear surface of the liquid crystal module; and

a metallic cover which covers a second portion of the rear surface of the liquid crystal module;

wherein the non-metallic cover partially overlaps the metallic cover and is coupled to the liquid crystal module.

10. The display device of claim 9, further comprising a plurality of fasteners to fasten overlapping portions of the non-metallic cover and the metallic cover to the rear surface of the liquid crystal module.

11. The display device of claim 9, further comprising:

a bracket to be coupled to the rear surface of the liquid crystal module; and

a stand configured to be coupled to the rear surface of the liquid crystal module through the bracket,

wherein the bracket is disposed between the non-metallic cover and the rear surface of the liquid crystal module.

12. The display device of claim 11, further comprising:

a stand fastener, which couples the stand to the rear surface of the liquid crystal module through the bracket.

13. The display device of claim 12, wherein:

the bracket comprises a plurality of first guide portions and the cover comprises a plurality of second guide portions and wherein the stand comprises a plurality of third guide portions, and

the third guide portions connect to at least one of the first guide portions and the second guide portions.

22. The display device of claim 9, wherein the non-metallic cover is arranged to surround a periphery of the metallic cover.

24. The display device of claim 9, wherein the metallic cover is coupled with the rear side of the liquid crystal module through the non-metallic cover.

28. The display device of claim 9, wherein the non-metallic cover and the metallic cover entirely cover the rear surface of the liquid crystal module.

29. The display device of claim 9, wherein the non-metallic cover and the metallic cover, taken together, cover at least most of the rear surface of the liquid crystal module.

30. The display device of claim 9, wherein the non-metallic cover and the metallic cover, taken together, cover at least a majority of the rear surface of the liquid crystal module.

36. The display device of claim 9, wherein the non-metallic cover comprises a first guide portion which partially covers an upper surface of the metallic cover.

37. The display device of claim 9, wherein the non-metallic cover comprises a first guide portion which covers at least a portion of an upper surface of the metallic cover.

38. The display device of claim 9, wherein the non-metallic cover comprises a first guide portion which supports at least a portion of an upper surface of the metallic cover.

39. The display device of claim 36,

wherein the non-metallic cover further comprises a second guide portion, and

wherein a portion of the metallic cover is aligned between the first guide portion and the second guide portion.

40. The display device of claim 36, wherein:

the non-metallic cover further comprises a second guide portion, and

at least a portion of an upper surface of the metallic cover is positioned between the first guide portion and the second guide portion.

14. A display device comprising:

a liquid crystal module comprising a front side configured to display an image and a rear side provided at an opposite side of the front side;

a non-metallic cover which is arranged at least on a lower portion of the rear side of the liquid crystal module; and

a metallic cover which is arranged at least on an upper portion of the rear side of the liquid crystal module,

wherein the non-metallic cover and the metallic cover are covering the rear side of the liquid crystal module.

15. The display device of claim 14, further comprising:

a bracket disposed between the non-metallic cover and the liquid crystal module; and

a stand configured to be coupled to the bracket,

wherein the stand is configured to be coupled to the rear side of the liquid crystal module through the bracket.

16. The display device of claim 15, wherein the bracket is disposed between the non-metallic cover and the rear side of the liquid crystal module.

17. The display device of claim 14, wherein the non-metallic cover partially overlaps the metallic cover.

18. The display device of claim 14, wherein the non-metallic cover partially overlaps the metallic cover and wherein a plurality of fasteners are used to fasten overlapping portions of the non-metallic cover and the metallic cover to the rear side of the liquid crystal module.

19. The display device of claim 14, wherein the non-metallic cover comprises an outer surface inclined from a periphery of the non-metallic cover toward a periphery of the metallic cover.

20. The display device of claim 14, wherein the non-metallic cover is arranged to surround a periphery of the metallic cover, and the non-metallic cover and the metallic cover are coupled to the liquid crystal module.

23. The display device of claim 20, wherein the non-metallic cover is arranged to entirely surround the periphery of the metallic cover.

25. The display device of claim 14, wherein the metallic cover is coupled with the rear side of the liquid crystal module through the non-metallic cover.

27. The display device of claim 14, wherein the non-metallic cover is arranged substantially at the lower portion of the rear side of the liquid crystal module.

41. The display device of claim 14, wherein the non-metallic cover comprises a first guide portion which partially covers an upper surface of the metallic cover.

42. The display device of claim 14, wherein the non-metallic cover comprises a first guide portion which covers at least a portion of an upper surface of the metallic cover.

43. The display device of claim 14, wherein the non-metallic cover comprises a first guide portion which supports at least a portion of an upper surface of the metallic cover.

44. The display device of claim 41,

wherein the non-metallic cover further comprises a second guide portion, and

wherein a portion of the metallic cover is aligned between the first guide portion and the second guide portion.

45. The display device of claim 41, wherein:

the non-metallic cover further comprises a second guide portion, and

at least a portion of an upper surface of the metallic cover is positioned between the first guide portion and the second guide portion.