DISPLAY DEVICE

• US 20170273200A1
• Filed: 06/08/2017
• Published: 09/21/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 10/26/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: KIM, Yooseok, HUH, Byungmu, HAN, Seokbong, SHIN, Jongyoun, PARK, Sunha, KIM, Younsoo, PARK, Misun
• Granted Patent: US 10,231,349 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 11/041 Allowing quick release of the apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 11/16 Details concerning attachment of head-supporting legs, with or without actuation of locking members thereof
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 13/02 for supporting on, or attaching to, an object, e.g. tree, gate, window-frame, cycle
• 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: 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: H05K 5/0017 with operator interface units
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 5/0204 Mounting supporting structures on the outside of casings
• CPC Class Codes: H10K 50/84 Passivation; Containers; Encapsulations

Abstract

A display device includes a display panel, a back cover placed in the back surface of the display panel, and a coupling unit placed in an area between the back cover and the display panel. The display device can be closely coupled to a to-be-attached surface.

Claims

1-26. -26. (canceled)

27. A display device, comprising:

a display panel;

a back cover positioned at a rear of the display panel, the back cover including an opening adjacent to a first edge of the display panel;

a frame configured to be attached to a surface, the frame positioned at a rear of the back cover, the frame including a hook inserted into the opening of the back cover; and

a coupling unit placed at the back cover,

wherein the coupling unit is magnetically coupled with the frame,

wherein a first portion of the coupling unit is positioned adjacent to a second edge of the display panel, and

wherein the second edge of the display panel is opposite to the first edge of the display panel.

28. The display device of claim 27, wherein the first edge of the display panel is positioned above the second edge of the display panel.

29. The display device of claim 28, wherein the hook includes a plurality of hooks arranged alongside of the first edge.

30. The display device of claim 29, wherein the opening includes a plurality of openings corresponding to the plurality of hooks.

31. The display device of claim 30, wherein the plurality of openings include a first opening and a second opening, wherein the first opening is positioned in a left portion of the back cover, and wherein the second opening is positioned in a right portion of the back cover.

32. The display device of claim 31, wherein the plurality of hooks include a first hook and a second hook, wherein the first hook is inserted into the first opening, and wherein the second hook is inserted into the second opening.

33. The display device of claim 32, wherein the first opening is symmetric with the second opening.

34. The display device of claim 27, wherein a second portion of the coupling unit is positioned between the first edge of the display panel and the first portion of the coupling unit.

35. The display device of claim 27, wherein the coupling unit includes a magnet.

36. The display device of claim 35, wherein the frame includes at least one of a magnet and a metal.

37. The display device of claim 27, wherein the hook includes a first diameter portion and a second diameter portion, wherein the second diameter portion is positioned between the first diameter portion and the surface, and wherein a diameter of the first diameter portion of greater than a diameter of the second portion.

38. The display device of claim 37, the first diameter portion is extended from the second diameter portion.

39. The display device of claim 38, wherein the first diameter portion has a cylindrical shape, and wherein an axis of the first diameter portion is in a direction from the surface to the display panel.

40. The display device of claim 39, wherein the second diameter portion has a cylindrical shape, and wherein an axis of the second diameter portion is in the direction from the surface to the display panel.

41. The display device of claim 40, wherein the first diameter portion is coaxial with the second diameter portion.

42. The display device of claim 41, wherein the hook forms a hole into which a screw is fitted.

43. The display device of claim 27, wherein the opening is elongated along the first edge of the display panel.

44. The display device of claim 27, wherein the hook is elongated along the first edge of the display panel.

45. The display device of claim 27, wherein the first portion of the coupling unit is elongated along the second edge of the display panel.

46. The display device of claim 27, wherein the opening is positioned above the first portion of the coupling unit.