Display apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016182986-A1
Application number	US-201514939563-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Nov 12, 2015
Priority date	Dec 22, 2014
Publication date	Jun 23, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A display apparatus includes a display module, a microphone, a front cover disposed in front of the display module, and a frame is disposed on an inner side of the front cover, and covers an edge of the display module, wherein the front cover includes a display part corresponding to the display portion of the display module, and a bezel which covers an edge of a front side of the display module, and the microphone is disposed to be inclined in a forward direction of a center of the display portion of the display module, and thus, the sound recognition rate of the display apparatus user of the user speaking is increased.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A display apparatus, comprising:
a display module including a display portion on which an image is displayed; at least one microphone unit including a microphone; a front cover disposed in front of the display module; and a frame which is disposed on an inner side of the front cover, and covers an edge of the display module, wherein the microphone is disposed at the front cover, and is disposed to be inclined in a forward direction of a center of the display portion of the display module.

2 . The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein:
the front cover includes a display part corresponding to the display portion of the display module, and a bezel which forms an edge of the display part; and the microphone is interposed between the bezel and the frame in forward and backward directions.

3 . The display apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the bezel includes an inclined portion inclined toward the display part of the front cover.

4 . The display apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the microphone is interposed between the inclined portion of the bezel and the display module in the forward and backward directions.

5 . The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the front cover includes a through hole formed to correspond to a position of the microphone where sound passes through, and the through hole is formed to be inclined toward the front of the center of the display portion of the display module.

6 . The display apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising at least one microphone case which covers the microphone,
wherein the at least one microphone case includes an opening portion through which sound is passable.

7 . The display apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the at least one microphone case is formed of an elastic material.

8 . The display apparatus of claim 6 , wherein:
at least one accommodation groove is provided in a rear side of the front cover to accommodate the at least one microphone case; and the at least one microphone case is inserted into the at least one accommodation groove.

9 . The display apparatus of claim 8 , wherein, when the at least one microphone case is installed in the at least one accommodation groove of the front cover, a surface, in which the opening portion of the at least one microphone case is formed, is formed to be inclined with the microphone disposed to be inclined.

10 . The display apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of microphone units, wherein the plurality of microphone units are disposed at both sides based on the center of the display module.

11 . A display apparatus, comprising:
a display module including a display portion on which an image is displayed; at least one microphone unit including a microphone; a front cover disposed in front of the display module; and a frame which is disposed on an inner side of the front cover, and covers an edge of the display module, wherein the front cover includes a display part corresponding to the display portion of the display module, and a bezel which forms an edge of the display part, and the microphone is interposed between the bezel and the frame in forward and backward directions.

12 . The display apparatus of claim 11 , wherein:
the bezel includes an inclined portion inclined toward the display part of the front cover; and the microphone is interposed between the inclined portion of the bezel and the frame in the forward and backward directions.

13 . The display apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the bezel includes a through hole corresponding to a position of the microphone where a sound passes through, and the through hole is formed to be inclined in a forward direction of the display portion of the display module.

14 . The display apparatus of claim 11 further comprising at least one microphone case which covers the microphone, wherein the at least one microphone case includes an opening portion through which a sound is passable.

15 . The display apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the at least one microphone case is formed of an elastic material.

16 . The display apparatus of claim 14 , wherein:
at least one accommodation groove is provided in a rear side of the bezel to accommodate the at least one microphone case; and the at least one microphone case is inserted into the at least one accommodation groove.

17 . The display apparatus of claim 15 , wherein, when the at least one microphone case is installed in at least one accommodation groove of the bezel, a surface, in which the opening portion of the at least one microphone case is formed, is formed to be inclined with the microphone disposed to be inclined.

18 . The display apparatus of claim 11 , further comprising a plurality of microphone units, wherein the plurality of microphone units are disposed at both sides based on a center of the display module.

19 . A display apparatus, comprising:
a display module includes a display portion on which an image is displayed; a front cover positioned in front of the display module; and at least one bracket provided to install at least one microphone on the front cover, wherein the front cover includes a display part corresponding to the display portion of the display module, and a bezel which forms an edge of the display part, wherein the at least one bracket is installed on the front cover where the at least one microphone is positioned in front of the bezel, and wherein the at least one bracket includes an inclined portion inclined toward a display part of the front cover.

20 . The display apparatus of claim 19 , further comprising at least one microphone case which covers the at least one microphone, wherein:
the at least one microphone case includes an opening portion through which a sound is passable; the at least one bracket includes a through hole which corresponds to a position of the at least one microphone where the sound passes through; the through hole is formed to be inclined in a forward direction of a center of the display portion of the display module; at least one accommodation groove is formed at a rear side of the at least one bracket to accommodate the at least one microphone case; and the at least one microphone case is inserted into the at least one accommodation groove.

21 . A display apparatus, comprising:
a display on which an image is displayed; a front cover in front of the display; and a microphone in the front cover and having a forward sound projection axis inclined toward a center of the display.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Choi Dae Su
• Park Doo Soon
• Cho Dae Woo

Classifications

• H04R2499/11

  Transducers incorporated or for use in hand-held devices, e.g. mobile phones, PDA's, camera's · CPC title

• H04R2499/15

  Transducers incorporated in visual displaying devices, e.g. televisions, computer displays, laptops · CPC title

• H04R5/02

  Spatial or constructional arrangements of loudspeakers · CPC title

• H04R2201/403

  Linear arrays of transducers · CPC title

• H04R1/342 Primary

  for microphones · CPC title