Display and electronic unit

US9380254B2 · US · B2

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FieldValue
Publication numberUS-9380254-B2
Application numberUS-201213489672-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJun 6, 2012
Priority dateJun 15, 2011
Publication dateJun 28, 2016
Grant dateJun 28, 2016

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Abstract

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A display includes: a display main unit including a display panel; and a back-face covering member including a back-face section and a side-face section, the back-face section being made of a metal plate and disposed on a rear-face side of the display panel to face the display panel, and the side-face section being made of a resin and provided between an end section of the back-face section and an end section of the display main unit.

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What is claimed is: 1. A display comprising: a display main unit having a display panel and a front-face plate comprising a front surface, a plurality of side walls and a back-side portion which is right next to and substantially perpendicular to the side walls, said front face plate provided on a display surface side of the display panel; and a rear cover including a back-face section and a side-face section which are integrally formed together to form a single piece rear cover, the back-face section being a flat-shaped plate made of metal and the side-face section being made of a resin such that in the rear cover only the flat-shaped back-face section is made of the metal, an end section of the side-face section of the single piece rear cover being attached to the back-side portion of the front face plate of the display main unit so that (i) an inner surface of the back-face section faces a rear-face side of the display panel, (ii) the display panel is arranged within an internal space formed between an inner portion of the rear cover and the back-side portion of the front-face plate, and (iii) an outside surface of the-single piece rear cover and the front surface and the side walls of front face plate form an entire external surface of the display. 2. An electronic unit with a display, the display comprising: a display main unit having a display panel and a front-face plate, said front face plate provided on a display surface side of the display panel; and a rear cover including a back-face section and a side-face section which are integrally formed together to form a single piece rear cover, the back-face section being a flat-shaped plate made of metal and the side-face section being made of a resin such that in the rear cover only the flat-shaped back-face section is made of the metal, an end section of the side-face section of the single piece rear cover being directly attached to a back-side portion of the front face plate of the display main unit so that (i) an inner surface of the back-face section faces a rear-face side of the display panel, (ii) the display panel is arranged within an internal space formed between an inner portion of the rear cover and the back-side portion of the front-face plate, and (iii) an outside surface of the single piece rear cover and an outside surface of front face plate form an entire external rear surface of the display; and the back-face section of the single piece rear cover has a thickness value in a range from 0.4 mm to 0.5 milli-meters and the side-face section of the single piece rear cover has a thickness value in a range from 2.5 mm to 3. milli-meters. 3. The display according to claim 1 , wherein the side-face section includes a step section on which an end section of the back-face section is mounted. 4. The display according to claim 1 , wherein the side-face section includes a depression section into which an end section of the back-face section is inserted. 5. The display according to claim 4 , wherein the side-face section includes a cut in a region where the side-face section and the end section of the back-face section overlap.

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  • H04N5/64Primary

    Constructional details of receivers, e.g. cabinets or dust covers (furniture aspects {of television cabinets} A47B81/06) · CPC title

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What does patent US9380254B2 cover?
A display includes: a display main unit including a display panel; and a back-face covering member including a back-face section and a side-face section, the back-face section being made of a metal plate and disposed on a rear-face side of the display panel to face the display panel, and the side-face section being made of a resin and provided between an end section of the back-face section and…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Kawaguchi Kazunori, Sony Corp
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04N5/64. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jun 28 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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