Image display device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11086156-B2
Application number	US-201916630349-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 28, 2019
Priority date	Mar 30, 2018
Publication date	Aug 10, 2021
Grant date	Aug 10, 2021

Abstract

An image display device includes: an image display unit which includes a display panel switchable between an image display mode in which an image is displayed and a transmissive mode in which the display panel is in a transmissive state where an object behind the image display unit is visible in a front view of the display panel; a controller which controls an operation of the display panel; and a lower shelf board which is a holding member. The lower shelf board is disposed projecting rearward from a rear surface of the image display unit and holds the controller in a housed state.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An image display device, comprising:
an image display unit which includes a display panel switchable between an image display mode and a transmissive mode, the image display mode being a mode in which an image is displayed, the transmissive mode being a mode in which the display panel is in a transmissive state where an object behind the image display unit is visible in a front view of the display panel;
a controller which controls an operation of the display panel; and
a holding member which is disposed projecting rearward from a rear surface of the image display unit, is in contact with the image display unit to support, the image display unit from behind, and holds the controller in a housed state.

2. The image display device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the holding member is disposed behind the image display unit and extends in a lateral direction.

3. The image display device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a right-side wall connected to a right end portion of the holding member and covering and supporting the image display unit from a right side, in the front view;
a left-side wall connected to a left end portion of the holding member and covering and supporting the image display unit from a left side, in the front view; and
a top wall connected to an upper end portion of each of the right-side wall and the left-side wall, and covering and supporting the image display unit from above.

4. The image display device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a support member which supports the holding member from below.

5. The image display device according to claim 4 ,
wherein the support member houses an electric wire connected to the controller.

6. The image display device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a loudspeaker device which is held by the holding member and emits sound from a front side of the image display unit.

7. The image display device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a plate-shaped light transmissive member which is disposed below the display panel and through which the object behind the image display unit is visible.

8. The image display device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a shelf board for placing objects,
wherein the shelf board is disposed projecting rearward from the rear surface of the image display unit, is in contact with the image display unit to support the image display unit from behind, and has a smaller area than the holding member when viewed from above.

Assignees

• Panasonic Ip Man Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kugimaru Tadahiro
• Onishi Ryouji
• Araya Jun
• Ina Tatsuya
• Miyabe Kazuhiro

Classifications

• H10K59/82

  Interconnections, e.g. terminals (H10K59/131, H10K59/179 take precedence) · CPC title

• G02F1/133308 Primary

  Support structures for LCD panels, e.g. frames or bezels · CPC title

• G09F13/12 Primary

  using a transparent mirror or other light reflecting surface transparent to transmitted light whereby a sign, symbol, picture or other is visible only when illuminated · CPC title

• G09F13/0447

  compartmented · CPC title

• G09F9/335

  being organic light emitting diodes [OLED] · CPC title