Display device

• US 20070047187A1
• Filed: 08/08/2006
• Published: 03/01/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 08/26/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Kumano, Daigaku, Yamamura, Shinji
• Granted Patent: US 7,304,838 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 361/679.60
• 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: G09G 2340/0492 Change of orientation of the displayed image, e.g. upside-down, mirrored
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/20 for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix no fixed position being assigned to or needed to be assigned to the individual characters or partial characters
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 248/921 Plural angular
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 248/922 Angular

Abstract

A display device includes a housing holding a display panel having a display screen which is of an elongate rectangular shape as viewed in front elevation, and a stand, the housing being angularly movably supported on the stand for angular movement about a support shaft extending perpendicular to the display screen. The support shaft is positioned on a line extending from a center of the display screen which is positioned in a landscape display mode, obliquely upwardly at an angle of substantially 45°.

Claims

1. A display device comprising:

a housing holding a display panel having a display screen which is of an elongate rectangular shape as viewed in front elevation; and

a stand, said housing being angularly movably supported on said stand for angular movement about a support shaft extending perpendicular to said display screen;

said support shaft being positioned on a line extending from a center of said display screen which is positioned in a landscape display mode, obliquely upwardly at an angle of substantially 45°

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2. The display device according to claim 1, wherein the distance between a lower end of said housing and said support shaft when said display screen is positioned in said landscape display mode and the distance between the lower end of said housing and said support shaft when said display screen is positioned in a portrait display mode are essentially equal to each other.

3. The display device according to claim 1, wherein said support shaft is vertically tiltably supported on said stand, further comprising:

lock means for preventing said housing from being angularly moved with respect to said support shaft when said support shaft is in a normal position at a lower end of the range of vertical tilting movement thereof, and for allowing said housing to be angularly moved with respect to said support shaft when said support shaft is tilted upwardly from said normal position.