Display apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9510469-B2
Application number	US-201615052680-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 24, 2016
Priority date	Apr 15, 2014
Publication date	Nov 29, 2016
Grant date	Nov 29, 2016

Abstract

Provided is a display apparatus. The display apparatus includes a display panel for displaying an image, a back cover mounted on a rear surface of the display panel, and a curvature adjustment unit mounted on the rear surface of the back cover to adjustment a curvature of the back cover according to user's manual manipulation.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A display apparatus comprising:
a display panel that displays an image;
a back cover mounted on a rear surface if the display panel; and
an adjustment unit positioned on a rear surface of the back cover, wherein the adjustment unit includes a driving part and a curvature adjustment part, wherein the adjustment unit capable of converting the back cover from a first state which is flat to a second state which is bent to have curvature, wherein the curvature adjustment part has a first side which is connected to the driving part and a second side which is connected to the rear surface of the back cover, wherein the adjustment unit further includes a user manipulation unit connected to the driving part to drive the driving part, and wherein the driving part includes:
at least one rotation crank link-connected to the user manipulation part, the at least one rotation crank being mounted on the rear surface of the back cover so that the at least one rotation crank is rotatable in a direction opposite to the rotation direction of the user manipulation part when the user manipulation part rotates, wherein the curvature adjustment part is link-connected to the at least one rotation crank.

2. The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein a rotation guide slot is defined in the user manipulation part in a longitudinal direction of the user manipulation part, and a crank link pin slid along the rotation guide slot and inserted into the rotation guide slot is provided on the at least one rotation crank.

3. The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the user manipulation part is mounted on the rear surface of the back cover through a pivot pin and is rotatable about the pivot pin.

4. The display apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the at least one rotation crank is mounted on the rear surface of the back cover through a crank pivot pin and is rotatable about the crank pivot pin.

5. A display apparatus comprising:
a display panel that displays an image;
a back cover mounted on a rear surface if the display panel; and
an adjustment unit positioned on a rear surface of the back cover, wherein the adjustment unit includes a driving part and a curvature adjustment part, wherein the adjustment unit capable of converting the back cover from a first state which is flat to a second state which is bent to have a curvature, wherein the curvature adjustment part has a first side which is connected to the driving part and a second side which is connected to the rear surface of the back cover, wherein the adjustment unit further includes a user manipulation unit connected to the driving part to drive the driving part, and wherein the user manipulation part is provided on the rear surface of the back cover slide in a upward direction and a downward direction, wherein the curvature adjustment part is slidably connected to the user manipulation part, wherein the driving part includes a push bar contact with the curvature adjustment part when the user manipulation part is slide in a lower direction, and wherein the push bar pushes the curvature adjustment part to a position where the back cover is pressed by the curvature adjustment part in a forward direction.

6. The display apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the driving part further includes a link for connecting the push bar with the curvature adjustment part.

Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Song Jongwon
• Kim Kihyun
• Sung Jaehyun
• Yu Hyunuk
• Kang Kitae
• Ryu Inkeun
• Shin Donghyok
• Gu Kyoyoon

Classifications

• H05K5/0217 Primary

  Mechanical details of casings (covers, lids, hoods or members for covering apertures H05K5/03) · CPC title

• F16M2200/024

  by positive interaction, e.g. male-female connections · CPC title

• F16M11/00

  Stands or trestles as supports for apparatus or articles placed thereon {; Stands for scientific apparatus such as gravitational force meters} (without heads F16M13/00; easels or stands for blackboards or the like A47B97/04; show-stands A47F7/00; for workmen E04G1/32; {sockets or holders for poles or posts E04H12/22;} supporting or suspending for lighting devices F21V21/00) · CPC title

• G02F1/133305

  Flexible substrates, e.g. plastics, organic film · 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