Frame assembly

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016209697-A1
Application number	US-201514709476-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	May 11, 2015
Priority date	Jan 19, 2015
Publication date	Jul 21, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A frame assembly includes a frame body and an outer frame. The frame body includes at least one side portion and at least one set of hook structure disposed on the side portion. The hook structure includes a first hook and a second hook. The first hook has a first opening. The second hook has a second opening, and a direction of the second opening is different from a direction of the first opening. The outer frame includes at least one frame unit and at least one fixing structure disposed on the frame unit. The frame unit is corresponding to the side portion of the frame body. The fixing structure is corresponding to the hook structure, and the first hook and the second hook of the hook structure are engaged with the corresponded fixing structure.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A frame assembly, comprising:
a frame body comprising at least one side portion and at least one set of hook structure disposed on the side portion, wherein the hook structure comprises:
a first hook having a first opening; and
a second hook having a second opening, wherein a direction of the second opening is different from a direction of the first opening; and
an outer frame comprising at least one frame unit and at least one fixing structure disposed on the frame unit, wherein the frame unit is corresponding to the side portion of the frame body, the fixing structure is corresponding to the hook structure, and the first hook and the second hook of the hook structure are engaged with the corresponded fixing structure.

2 . The frame assembly of claim 1 , wherein each of the first hook and the second hook is an L-shaped structure protruding from the side portion, and the fixing structure is a convex structure protruding from an inner side of the outer frame.

3 . The frame assembly of claim 2 , wherein the fixing structure has a first surface and a second surface, and the first hook and the second hook are respectively connected with first surface and the second surface of the corresponded fixing structure.

4 . The frame assembly of claim 1 , wherein the outer frame is an integrally-formed structure.

5 . The frame assembly of claim 1 , wherein the outer frame comprises a plurality of frame units correspondingly disposed on the at least one side portion of the frame.

6 . The frame assembly of claim 5 , wherein the outer frame comprises at least one connecting member which can combine any of the two adjacent frame units.

7 . The frame assembly of claim 6 , wherein at least one end of each of the frame units is implemented with a positioning post, the connecting member has two positioning holes, and the connecting member is positioned by limiting the two positioning holes respectively on the positioning post of any of the two adjacent frame units.

8 . The frame assembly of claim 7 , wherein each of the positioning holes has a neck portion, and each of the positioning posts has a shank which is inserted into the corresponded positioning hole from the neck portion thereof.

9 . The frame assembly of claim 8 , wherein each of the positioning posts further has a head which is combined with the shank, and the connecting member is limited between the head of the positioning post and the frame unit.

10 . The frame assembly of claim 7 , wherein the connecting member is made of spring steel.

11 . The frame assembly of claim 6 , wherein the connecting member has two intersected walls with an included angle which is smaller than 90 degrees.

12 . The frame assembly of claim 1 , wherein the frame body is made of plastic, and the outer frame is made of metal.

13 . The frame assembly of claim 1 , wherein the outer frame is an aluminum extrusion structure.

14 . A frame assembly, comprising:
a frame body comprising at least one side portion and at least one fixing structure, wherein the fixing structure is disposed on the side portion; and an outer frame comprising at least one frame unit and at least one set of hook structure disposed on the frame unit, wherein the frame unit is corresponding to the side portion of the frame body, the hook structure is corresponding to the fixing structure of the frame body, and the hook structure comprises:
a first hook having a first opening; and
a second hook having a second opening, wherein a direction of the second opening is different from a direction of the first opening, and the first hook and the second hook are engaged with the corresponded fixing structure.

15 . A frame assembly, comprising:
a frame body comprising at least one side portion; an outer frame comprising at least one frame unit corresponding to the side portion of the frame; and a connecting unit comprising at least one set of hook structure and at least one fixing structure, wherein the hook structure is disposed on one of the side portion of the frame body and the outer frame, and the fixing structure is disposed on the other one of the side portion of the frame body and the outer frame; wherein the hook structure comprises a first hook and a second hook which are respectively connected with a first surface and a second surface of the fixing structure, and the first surface is different from the second surface.

16 . The frame assembly of claim 15 , wherein the side portion of the frame body extends along a first direction, and the first surface is spaced from the second surface along a second direction at an interval, in which the second direction is perpendicular to the first direction.

17 . The frame assembly of claim 15 , wherein the first hook has a first opening, the second hook has a second opening, and a direction of the second opening is different from a direction of the first opening.

Assignees

• Radiant Opto Electronics Corp

Inventors

• Chang Jung-Yin
• Chiu Yi-Jen

Classifications

• G02F1/133308 Primary

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

• G02F1/133317

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

• G02F2201/465

  Snap -fit · CPC title

• G02F1/133608 Primary

  including particular frames or supporting means · CPC title

• G02F1/133328

  Segmented frames · CPC title