Display apparatus for a portable electronic device

• US 20040246399A1
• Filed: 04/22/2004
• Published: 12/09/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 04/28/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Ahn, Kyoung-jin
• Granted Patent: US 7,142,265 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 349/58
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/51 Housings
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/531 being rotatable or detachable
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 5/0017 with operator interface units

Abstract

Disclosed is a display for a portable electronic apparatus including a first and second casings enclosing an outer circumference of a display unit, at least one first hole penetrating the outer circumference of the first casing, at least one fastening projection protruding from an inner wall of the second casing, and having at least a fastening hole corresponding to the first hole, and at least one screw having a screw part which is screw-coupled with the fastening hole by penetrating the fist hole.

Claims

1. A display comprising:

a display unit having a display panel;

a first casing covering a front side of the display unit including an exposed display panel, and having a window for showing an effective image area of the display panel; and

a second casing connected with the first casing by a predetermined connection means so as to cover a rear side of the display unit,

the connection means comprising;

at least one first hole penetrating an outer frame of the first casing;

at least one fastening projection protruding from an inner wall of the second casing toward the display unit, and having a fastening hole corresponding to the at least one first hole; and

at least one fastening member having a screw part which is screw-coupled with the fastening hole by penetrating the first hole.

2. The display of claim 1, wherein a spacing is provided between an inner wall of the first casing opposing the front side of the display unit and an end of the fastening projection, with a thickness not less than a thickness of the display unit.

3. The display of claim 2, wherein a rear side of the display unit is supported by a contact with a free end of the fastening projection.

4. The display of claim 2, wherein a control board is disposed between the display unit and the second casing to control the display unit to reproduce an image, and

the control board comprises at least one notch unit which is cut in a predetermined shape to receive the screw part of the fastening member and the fastening projections.

5. The display of claim 4, wherein

the first hole is formed at an end of the outer frame of the first casing,

the second casing comprises an outer frame which faces the fastening projection with the first hole positioned therebetween, when the first and the second casings are connected, and

the outer frame of the second casing has a second hole facing the first hole.

6. The display of claim 5, wherein the first and the second casings are connected so that the outer frames thereof form a plane.

7. The display of claim 3, wherein the display unit is pivotally mounted at one side of the portable device body by the hinge unit, and a hinge unit connects the portable device body and the control board for mutual signal transmission.

8. The display of claim 7, wherein a part of the hinge unit is fixed to an outside of at least one of the first and the second casings, and all sides of the display unit are supported by contact with the inner wall of the outer frame of the first casing.

9. The display of claim 7, wherein a part of the hinge unit is fixed inside the first and the second casings, penetrating a connection hole formed at one side of the first and/or the second casings, and all sides of the display unit are supported by contact with the inner wall of the outer frame of the first casing except one side which opposes the hinge unit.

10. The display of claim 9, wherein the first casing further comprises at least one block piece protruding from the inner wall to support the display unit by contact and prevent the display unit from inclining to the hinge unit.

11. The display of claim 1, wherein the second casing and the fastening projection are integrally formed with each other.

12. The display of claim 11, wherein the second casing and the fastening projection are made by metal molding with the metal having a predetermined hardness.

13. The display of claim 12, wherein

the first hole is formed at an end of the outer frame of the first casing,

the second casing comprises an outer frame which faces the fastening projection with the first hole positioned therebetween, when the first and the second casings are connected, and

the outer frame of the second casing has a second hole facing the first hole.

14. The display of claim 13, wherein a center portion of the fastening projection, which faces the second hole and has a fastening hole, protrudes a predetermined length toward the second hole.

15. The display of claim 5, wherein the second hole of the second casing is structured having a groove to accept a portion of the first casing having the first hole.

16. A display having a display unit and a control board disposed between a first casing and a second casing, the display comprises:

at least one first hole disposed on at least one edge of said first casing;

at least one second hole disposed on at least one an edge of said second casing;

at least one fastening projection disposed on an inner wall of an edge of said second casing, said fastening projection including a fastening hole corresponding to said first hole and said second hole; and

at least one notch unit located on at least one edge of said control board.

20. The display of claim 23, wherein said fastening projection and said second casing are formed using metal molding.

17. The display of claim 20, further comprising:

a fastening member for pivotally connecting the first casing and the second casing via said first hole, second hole and fastening hole.

18. The display of claim 21, wherein said fastening member comprises a screw.

19. The display of claim 20, wherein said fastening projection and said second casing are integrally formed.

21. The display of claim 20, wherein the at least one fastening projection fits within the at least one notch unit of the control board when the first casing and the second casing are in a closed state.