Support frame and display device including the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9538117-B2
Application number	US-201313770331-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 19, 2013
Priority date	Jan 7, 2013
Publication date	Jan 3, 2017
Grant date	Jan 3, 2017

Abstract

A television apparatus comprises a support frame and a leg member extending from the support frame to support the support frame in an inclined orientation. The television apparatus further comprises a display panel unit having a chassis movably mounted to the support frame via a first coupling assembly mounted between a right side edge portion of the chassis and a right side section of the support frame, and a second coupling assembly mounted between a left side edge portion of the chassis and a left side section of the support frame.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A television apparatus comprising:
a support frame having a first side section and a second side section;
a leg member extending from the support frame to support the support frame in an inclined orientation;
a display unit having a chassis;
a first coupling assembly mounted between a right side edge portion of the chassis and the first side section of the support frame; and
a second coupling assembly mounted between a left side edge portion of the chassis and the second side section of the support frame,
wherein the first coupling assembly and the second coupling assembly are configured to movably support the display unit to the support frame, and
wherein the first coupling assembly and the second coupling assembly respectively comprise:
a connection member including a first end connected to the display unit and a second end connected to the support frame; and
a locking member configured to lock the first coupling assembly and the second coupling assembly to the support frame,
wherein the first coupling assembly and the second coupling assembly are configured to enable the display unit selectively move upward or downward along the support frame, and

wherein the support frame further comprises:
a lower frame section supported by a ground; and
an upper frame section disposed above the lower frame section with the first side section and the second side section connecting opposite ends of the upper frame sections to opposite ends of the lower frame section,
wherein the first coupling assembly and the second coupling assembly are configured to enable the display unit move upward and downward between the upper frame section and the lower frame section.

2. The television apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein a tilting angle of the display unit is adjustable via the first coupling assembly including a first hinge unit installed at the right side edge portion of the chassis, and a first connection member disposed between the first hinge unit and the first side section of the support frame, and the second coupling assembly including a second hinge unit installed at the left side edge portion of the chassis, and a second connection member disposed between the second hinge unit and the second side section of the support frame.

3. The television apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein a tilting angle and a height of the display unit are adjustable via the first coupling assembly including a first hinge unit installed at the right side edge portion of the chassis, a first support unit installed in the first side section of the support frame, and a first connection member disposed between the first hinge unit and the first support unit, and the second coupling assembly including a second hinge unit installed at the left side edge portion of the chassis, a second support unit installed in the second side section of the support frame, and a second connection member disposed between the second hinge unit and the second support unit.

4. The television apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the display unit comprises a flat display panel and a first timing control board disposed at an upper side of the display unit to control driving of an upper region the display panel, and a second timing control board disposed at a lower side of the display unit to control driving of a lower region the display panel.

5. The television apparatus according to claim 3 , further comprising a cable extending between the support frame and the display unit;
a bobbin around which the cable is wound;
a bobbin guide rail on which the bobbin is movably installed; and
an elastic member elastically supporting the bobbin.

6. The television apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein a distance between the upper frame section and the lower frame section is greater larger than a longitudinal width of the display unit.

7. A display device comprising:
a display unit to display an image, the display unit having a chassis;
at least one coupling assembly; and
a support frame having an upright tetragonal shape and provided at an inner side thereof with the display unit,
wherein the at least one coupling assembly is mounted between the display unit and the support frame, and
wherein the at least one coupling assembly comprises:
a connection member including a first end connected to the display unit and a second end connected to the support frame; and
locking members configured to lock the at least one coupling assembly to the support frame,
wherein the at least one coupling assembly is configured to enable the display unit selectively move upward or downward along the support frame, and

wherein the support frame further comprises:
a lower frame section supported by a ground; and
an upper frame section disposed above the lower frame section with a first side section and a second side section connecting opposite ends of the upper frame sections to opposite ends of the lower frame section,
wherein the first coupling assembly and the second coupling assembly are configured to enable the display unit move upward and downward between the upper frame section and the lower frame section,

wherein a distance between the upper frame section and the lower frame section is larger than a longitudinal width of the display unit, and the display unit is installed in the support frame movably upward and downward,
wherein the at least one coupling assembly includes a pair of connection members having first ends respectively installed at opposite sides of the display unit and second ends respectively installed at o opposite sides of the support frame and a pair of support units installed in the support frame to respectively support the second ends of the connection members movably upward and downward, and
wherein each of the support units comprises a hollow cylinder and a gas spring comprising a rod movably installed at the cylinder.

8. The display device according to claim 7 , wherein the support frame comprises a leg extending backward therefrom and supported by a ground.

9. The display device according to claim 8 , wherein the leg comprises a leg extending to be inclined backward and downward from the support frame and supported by the ground.

10. The display device according to claim 9 , wherein the leg comprises a pair of extension portions extending from opposite sides of the support frame backward and downward and a support portion connecting rear ends of the extension portions and supported by the ground.

11. The display device according to claim 8 , wherein the leg is separably installed at the support frame.

12. The display device according to claim 7 , wherein the locking members are respectively installed at the connection members movably in a member direction, and the support frame comprises guide slots extending upward and downward to enable the connection members to be movable upward and downward and locking grooves arranged at the guide slots to have a shape corresponding to that of the locking members to enable the locking members to be inserted thereinto.

13. The display device according to claim 7 , wherein the at least one coupling assembly includes at least one wire having an upper end connected to an upper portion of the support frame and a lower end connected to a lower portion of the support frame, wherein the display unit is installed at the wire movably upward and downward.

14. The display device according to claim 7 , wherein the display unit is installed at the support frame to be tilted forward and backward.

15. The display device according to claim 14 , wherein the at least one coupling assembly i

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Park Jae Hoo
• Kim Eui Seok
• Jung Hyun Jun
• Choi Su-An
• Hwang Kwang Sung

Classifications

• H04N5/645 Primary

  Mounting of picture tube on chassis or in housing · CPC title

• F16M11/24

  changeable in height or length of legs, also for transport only, {e.g. by means of tubes screwed into each other}(F16M11/42 takes precedence) · CPC title

• F16M2200/028

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

• F16M11/10 Primary

  around a horizontal axis {(F16M11/12 takes precedence)} · CPC title