Display apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11604374-B2
Application number	US-201816956133-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 22, 2018
Priority date	Dec 26, 2017
Publication date	Mar 14, 2023
Grant date	Mar 14, 2023

Abstract

Improvement of quality and improvement of a design property is achieved.A display (2) that displays an image on a display surface (2a), a back chassis (3) disposed on a side, of the display (2), opposite to the display surface (2a), a sealing body (5) disposed between the display (2) and the back chassis (3), and an outer frame (6) that is provided as a resin portion (13) at least partly including a resin material, and covers the display (2) and the back chassis (3) from an outer periphery side are included. An inner peripheral surface of the resin portion (13) is brought into close contact with an outer peripheral surface of the display (2) and an outer peripheral surface of the back chassis (3).

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method of forming a display apparatus comprising:
providing a display that displays an image on a display surface,
a back chassis disposed on a side, of the display, opposite to the display surface, and
a sealing body disposed between the display and the back chassis; and
forming an outer frame that covers the display and the back chassis from an outer periphery side, by a process comprising contacting the display and back chassis with a resin material while the resin material is in a fluid form and allowing the resin material in the fluid form to solidify to form a resin portion, such that an inner peripheral surface of the resin portion is brought into close contact with an outer peripheral surface of the display and an outer peripheral surface of the back chassis, and the sealing body is elastically deformed between the display and the back chassis,
wherein the outer frame is configured to receive and transmit infrared light from a remote controller, and
wherein the outer frame has a rear surface angled with respect to a plane of the back chassis such that transmitted infrared light is internally reflected alone a plane parallel to the back chassis toward a central region of the back chassis.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the sealing body is formed in a frame shape, and the sealing body seals a space between the display and the back chassis.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein an outer peripheral surface of the outer frame is formed in a curved surface shape projecting outward.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the outer frame is made transparent.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the outer frame is used as a light-guiding body that guides light.

6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein the outer frame is formed with a reflection surface that internally reflects light.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the outer frame is provided with an integrally-formed portion including a material different in composition or kind from the resin portion.

8. The method according to claim 7 , wherein rigidity of the integrally-formed portion is made higher than rigidity of the resin portion.

9. The method according to claim 7 , wherein an insert member having the integrally-formed portion is provided, and a continuous portion that is continuous to the integrally-formed portion and is positioned between the display and the back chassis is provided in the insert member.

10. The method according to claim 9 , wherein the continuous portion is fixed to the back chassis.

11. The method according to claim 9 , wherein the continuous portion is used as the sealing body.

12. The method according to claim 9 , wherein the continuous portion is used as a light-guiding body that guides light.

13. The method according to claim 9 , wherein a reflection surface is provided on the rear surface and internally reflects light and is formed in the continuous portion.

14. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the back chassis is used as a light-guiding body that guides light.

15. A display apparatus comprising:
a display that displays an image on a display surface;
a back chassis disposed on a side, of the display, opposite to the display surface, and
a sealing body disposed between the display and the back chassis, the sealing body is elastically deformed;
a heat radiation plate between the display and the back chassis; and
an outer frame that covers the display and the back chassis from an outer periphery side,
wherein the display and back chassis are in contact with a resin material, the resin material once being in a fluid form and then solidified to form a resin portion, such that an inner peripheral surface of the resin portion is brought into close contact with an outer peripheral surface of the display and an outer peripheral surface of the back chassis,
wherein the outer frame is configured to receive and transmit infrared light from a remote controller, and
wherein the outer frame has a rear surface angled with respect to a plane of the back chassis such that transmitted infrared light is internally reflected alone a plane parallel to the back chassis toward a central region of the back chassis.

16. The display apparatus according to claim 15 , wherein the sealing body is formed in a frame shape, and the sealing body seals a space between the display and the back chassis.

17. The display apparatus according to claim 15 , wherein an outer peripheral surface of the outer frame is formed in a curved surface shape projecting outward.

18. The display apparatus according to claim 15 , further comprising a scattering prevention film on a rear surface of the back chassis.

19. The display apparatus according to claim 15 , wherein the outer frame is used as a light-guiding body that guides light.

20. The display apparatus according to claim 15 , wherein the outer frame is formed with a reflection surface that internally reflects light.

Assignees

• Saturn Licensing Llc

Inventors

• Azuma Yohei
• Yamamoto Takeshi
• Araki Soya
• Tachikawa Yoshinori

Classifications

• G06F1/1656

  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 title

• G02F1/133308 Primary

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

• G06F1/1601 Primary

  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 title

• G02F1/133311

  Environmental protection, e.g. against dust or humidity · CPC title

• G02F1/133317

  Intermediate frames, e.g. between backlight housing and front frame · CPC title