IP Library Granted Patent US 6,867,824
Granted Patent B2
US 6,867,824 · App. 10/146,751 · Granted Mar 15, 2005

Display device

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 6,867,824
App. No.
10/146,751
Granted
Mar 15, 2005
Kind
B2
Abstract

A liquid crystal display unit having a liquid crystal display element is accommodated in a housing having an opening for exposing the display portion of the display element to the exterior. The housing comprises a display face cover and a rear cover and the liquid crystal display unit is mounted directly relative to the display face cover. A positioning pin is provided so as to extend out from the display face cover in order to position the liquid crystal display unit relative to the display face cover, and a positioning hole, which engages the positioning pin, is provided on the liquid crystal unit.

Claims (19)

1. A display device comprising:

a display unit having a display element;

a housing having an opening provided for exposing a display portion of the display element to the exterior, said display unit being mounted directly to said housing;

a positioning protrusion extending out from one of said housing and said display unit so as to position said display unit to said housing; and

a positioning hole, provided on the other one of said housing and said display unit, so as to be engaged with the positioning protrusion which fits in the positioning hole.

2. The display device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said display unit is mounted to said housing by a screw, and a screw hole for engaging with the screw is formed in the positioning protrusion of the housing.

3. A display device comprising:

a display unit having a display element;

a housing having an opening provided for exposing a display portion of the display element to the exterior, said display unit being mounted directly to said housing;

a positioning protrusion extending out from one of said housing and said display unit so as to position said display unit to said housing; and

a positioning hole, provided on the other one of said housing and said display unit, so as to be engaged with the positioning protrusion,

wherein said housing comprises an upper housing having the opening and a lower housing, and the lower housing is mounted to the upper housing through a mounting portion of said display unit relative to the upper housing.

4. A display device comprising:

a display unit having a display element;

a housing having an opening provided for exposing a display portion of the display element to the exterior, said display unit being mounted directly to said housing;

a positioning protrusion extending out from one of said housing and said display unit so as to position said display unit to said housing; and

a positioning hole, provided on the other one of said housing and said display unit, so as to be engaged with the positioning protrusion,

wherein said display unit is mounted to said housing by a screw, and a screw hole for engaging with the screw is formed in the positioning protrusion of the housing, and

wherein said housing comprises an upper housing having the opening and a lower housing, and the lower housing is mounted to the upper housing through a mounting portion of said display unit relative to the upper housing.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 14, 2005
From: FUJITSU LIMITED
To: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 016345/0210 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 13, 2005
From: FUJITSU DISPLAY TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
To: FUJITSU LIMITED
Reel/Frame 016345/0310 →