Water resistant operating room display

• US 9,726,919 B2
• Filed: 09/16/2014
• Issued: 08/08/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 09/17/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Black Diamond Video, Inc. (Steris Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Black Diamond Video, Inc. (Steris Corporation)
• Inventors: Tomlinson, Jr., Daniel H., Priest, Edward
• Primary Examiner(s): Kelley, Christopher S
• Assistant Examiner(s): Retallick, Kaitlin A
• Application Number:
  US14/488,194
• Publication Number:
  US 20150077532A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,057 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2090/372 Details of monitor hardware
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/133308 Support structures for LCD panels, e.g. frames or bezels
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/133311 Environmental protection, e.g. against dust or humidity
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/133328 Segmented frames
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 2201/50 Protective arrangements
• 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: G06F 1/1626 with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1637 Details related to the display arrangement, including those related to the mounting of the display in the housing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1656 Details related to functional adaptations of the enclosure, e.g. to provide protection against EMI, shock, water, or to host detachable peripherals like a mouse or removable expansions units like PCMCIA cards, or to provide access to internal components for maintenance or to removable storage supports like CDs or DVDs, or to mechanically mount accessories mounting of accessories to a computer display G06F1/1607; display hoods G06F1/1603; cooling arrangements for portable computers G06F1/203
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1612 Flat panel monitor

Abstract

One feature pertains to a display monitor that includes a display having a front side surface that displays images and a frame housing the display. The frame includes at least one perimeter edge surface that extends along a perimeter of the display. The monitor further includes a protective rubber overmolding that removeably couples to and encases the perimeter edge surface. The frame may also include a front side surface that extends about a perimeter of the frame and is orthogonal to the perimeter edge surface, and the protective overmolding removeably couples to and encases the front side surface of the frame. A space may be present about the perimeter of the display between the frame'"'"'s front side surface and the display'"'"'s front side surface, and the protective overmolding includes a lip that resides within the space to form a liquid-resistant seal between the display and the frame.

Claims

1. A display monitor comprising:

a display having a front side surface that, at least a portion of, displays images;

a frame housing the display, the frame including at least one perimeter edge surface that extends along a perimeter of the display, the frame further including a front side surface that extends about a perimeter of the frame and is substantially orthogonal to the perimeter edge surface;

a space between the front side surface of the frame and the front side surface of the display that extends around the perimeter of the display; and

a protective overmolding that removeably couples to and encases the perimeter edge surface and the front side surface of the frame, the overmolding including a lip that extends about the perimeter of the frame and resides within the space to form a liquid-resistant seal between the front side surfaces of the display and the frame, the overmolding being at least one of an elastic material, rubber, or silicone.

2. The display monitor of claim 1, wherein the frame further includes a back side surface that extends about the perimeter of the frame and is substantially orthogonal to the perimeter edge surface, and the protective overmolding removeably couples to and encases at least a portion of the back side surface of the frame.

3. The display monitor of claim 2, wherein the back side surface includes a groove that extends about the perimeter of the frame, and the protective overmolding removeably couples to and encases the groove.

4. The display monitor of claim 3, wherein the groove includes a well and the overmolding includes a notch that couples to and resides within the well.

5. The display monitor of claim 1, wherein the perimeter edge surface includes a first perimeter edge surface, a second perimeter edge surface, a third perimeter edge surface, and a fourth perimeter edge surface, the first and third perimeter edge surfaces parallel to each other, the second and fourth perimeter edge surfaces parallel to each other, and the first and third perimeter edge surfaces orthogonal to the second and fourth perimeter edge surfaces.

6. The display monitor of claim 5, wherein a thickness of the third perimeter edge surface is at least 50% thicker than thicknesses of each of the first, second, and fourth perimeter edge surfaces.

7. The display monitor of claim 1, wherein the frame further includes a back side surface having at least one peripheral device interface connection port, the interface connection port including an interface connector.

8. The display monitor of claim 7, wherein the interface connection port further includes an interface connector cover removeably coupled to the back side surface of the frame and configured to cover the interface connector, the interface connector cover further configured to prevent moisture from entering at least one of an interior cavity of the display monitor or the interface connector.

9. The display monitor of claim 7, wherein the back side surface of the frame further has at least one access panel configured to allow access to an interior cavity of the display monitor, the access panel removeably coupled to the back side surface of the frame.

10. The display monitor of claim 9, wherein the access panel includes fins and is configured to dissipate heat generated by the display monitor.

11. A display monitor comprising:

means for displaying images having a front side surface;

means for housing the means for displaying images, the means for housing including at least one perimeter edge surface that extends about a perimeter of the means for housing, the means for housing further including a front side surface that extends about a perimeter of the means for housing and is substantially orthogonal to the perimeter edge surface;

a space between the front side surface of the means for housing and the front side surface of the means for displaying that extends around the perimeter of the means for displaying; and

means for protecting the display monitor, the means for protecting coupling to and encasing the perimeter edge surface and the front side surface of the means for housing, the means for protecting including a lip that extends about the perimeter of the means for housing and resides within the space to form a liquid-resistant seal between the front side surfaces of the means for displaying and the means for housing, the means for protecting including at least one of an elastic material, rubber, or silicone.

12. The display monitor of claim 11, wherein the means for housing further includes a back side surface that extends about the perimeter of the means for housing and is substantially orthogonal to the perimeter edge surface, and the means for protecting removeably couples to and encases at least a portion of the back side surface of the means for housing.

13. The display monitor of claim 12, wherein the back side surface includes a well that extends about the perimeter of the means for housing and the means for protecting includes a notch that couples to and resides within the well.

14. The display monitor of claim 11, wherein the means for housing further includes a back side surface having at least one peripheral device interface connection port, the interface connection port including an interface connector and an interface connector cover removeably coupled to the back side surface of the frame, the interface connector cover configured to cover the interface connector and prevent moisture from entering at least one of an interior cavity of the display monitor or the interface connector.

15. A display monitor comprising:

a display having a front side surface that, at least a portion of, displays images;

a frame housing the display, the frame including at least four perimeter edge surfaces that extend along a perimeter of the frame, the frame further including a front side surface that extends about a perimeter of the frame and is substantially orthogonal to the perimeter edge surfaces;

an overmolding that couples to the perimeter edge surfaces and the front side surface of the frame, the overmolding extending about the perimeter of the frame and including a means for sealing that resides within a space between the front side surface of the display and the frame and the means for sealing is configured to prevent liquid from entering an internal cavity of the display monitor through the space.

16. The display monitor of claim 15, wherein the overmolding is made of, at least in part, at least one of rubber and/or silicone.