Prism sheet member and multivision display apparatus having the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9395472-B2
Application number	US-201414177850-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 11, 2014
Priority date	Jul 8, 2013
Publication date	Jul 19, 2016
Grant date	Jul 19, 2016

Abstract

A prism sheet member and a multivision display apparatus having the same are provided. The prism sheet member includes an insertion portion configured to be inserted into a boundary gap between two display panels; and a first extension portion configured to extend from the insertion portion to cover a part of the non-display portion of the corresponding display panel of the two display panels.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A prism sheet member comprising:
an insertion portion which is in a shape of a sheet, configured to be inserted into a boundary gap between two display panels; and
a first extension portion which is in the shape of a sheet, configured to extend from the insertion portion to cover a part of the non-display portion of the corresponding display panel of the two display panels.

2. The prism sheet member as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first extension portion extends in parallel to a screen of the corresponding display panel.

3. The prism sheet member as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the insertion portion extends in a vertical direction with respect to the first extension portion.

4. The prism sheet member as claimed in claim 1 , further comprises a second extension portion configured to extend from the first extension portion toward the screen of the corresponding display panel.

5. The prism sheet member as claimed in claim 4 , wherein an outer end of the second extension portion comes in contact with the screen of the corresponding display panel.

6. The prism sheet member as claimed in claim 1 , wherein each of the display panels has four edge surfaces, and the first extension portion covers the non-display portion of the corresponding display panel that extends along any one of the four edge surfaces of the corresponding display panel.

7. The prism sheet member as claimed in claim 1 , further comprises an air gap between the first extension portion and a portion of the corresponding display panel.

8. The prism sheet member as claimed in claim 7 , further comprises a second extension portion configured to extend from the first extension portion toward the screen of the corresponding display panel.

9. A multivision display apparatus comprising:
a plurality of display panels configured to be arranged to display one large-scale screen, each of the plurality of display panels including a display portion and a non-display portion which surrounds the display portion; and
a prism sheet unit configured to have a plurality of prism sheet members which are arranged on the plurality of display panels to hide non-display lines formed by the non-display portions of the display panels along the boundary gaps between the display panels, the plurality of prism sheet members being in a shape of a sheet.

10. The multivision display apparatus as claimed in claim 9 , wherein each of the plurality of prism sheet members comprises:
an insertion portion configured to be inserted into the boundary gap between the two display panels; and
a first extension portion configured to extend from the insertion portion to cover a part of the non-display portion of the corresponding display panel of the plurality of display panels.

11. The multivision display apparatus as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the first extension portion extends in parallel to a screen of the corresponding display panel.

12. The multivision display apparatus as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the insertion portion extends in a vertical direction with respect to the first extension portion.

13. The multivision display apparatus as claimed in claim 9 , wherein each of the prism sheet members further comprises a second extension portion configured to extend from the first extension portion toward the screen of the corresponding display panel.

14. The multivision display apparatus as claimed in claim 13 , wherein an outer end of the second extension portion comes in contact with the screen of the corresponding display panel.

15. The multivision display apparatus as claimed in claim 9 , wherein each of the display panels has four edge surfaces, and the first extension portion covers the non-display portion of the corresponding display panel that extends along any one of the four edge surfaces of the corresponding display panel.

16. The multivision display apparatus as claimed in claim 9 , further comprises an air gap between the first extension portion and a portion of the corresponding display panel.

17. The multivision display apparatus as claimed in claim 16 , further comprises a second extension portion configured to extend from the first extension portion toward the screen of the corresponding display panel.

18. The multivision display apparatus as claimed in claim 9 , wherein each of the plurality of prism sheet members extends along any one of the boundary gaps.

19. The multivision display apparatus as claimed in claim 9 , wherein each of the display panels is a flat display panel or a curved display panel.

20. The multivision display apparatus as claimed in claim 13 , wherein each of the display panels is a flat display panel or a curved display panel, and wherein the first and second extension portions configured to correspond to the corresponding display panel.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kim Seung-Min
• Ko Tae-Jun
• Kim Hyung-Ki
• Na Jeong-Shan

Classifications

• G09G2300/026

  Video wall, i.e. juxtaposition of a plurality of screens to create a display screen of bigger dimensions · CPC title

• G09F9/3026

  Video wall, i.e. stackable semiconductor matrix display modules (video wall control systems G06F3/1446, G09G2300/026) · CPC title

• G02B5/045 Primary

  Prism arrays · CPC title

• G09G3/20

  for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix {no fixed position being assigned to or needed to be assigned to the individual characters or partial characters} · CPC title

• G02F1/13336

  Combining plural substrates to produce large-area displays, e.g. tiled displays · CPC title