IP Library Granted Patent US 7,559,163
Granted Patent B2
US 7,559,163 · App. 10/591,104 · Granted Jul 14, 2009

Display device

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Patent No.
US 7,559,163
App. No.
10/591,104
Granted
Jul 14, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display device includes a display part made of a roll-up sheet-like direct-view display element; a take-up part attached on one end of the display part, the take-up part allowing the display part to be rolled up; a pulling part attached on the other end of the display part, the pulling part allowing the display part to be roll out; and a holding part for holding the display part from behind. The holding part is formed of linkage, which can be stored on the rear surface of the display part when the display part is rolled up, and can be stretched across the rear surface of the display part when the display part is rolled out. This enables the holding part to be stretched across the rear surface of the display part when the display part is spread out so as to prevent the display part from swaying, thereby maintaining excellent display.

Claims (66)

1. A display device comprising:

a display part made of a roll-up direct-view display element;

a take-up part attached on one end of the display part, the take-up part allowing the display part to be rolled up;

a pulling part attached on an other end of the display part, the pulling part allowing the display part to be rolled out; and

a holding part for holding the display part from behind, wherein

the holding part is formed of linkage, which are stored on a rear surface of the display part when the display part is rolled up, and are stretched across the rear surface of the display part when the display part is rolled out; and

the linkage includes:

a first rail having a first end and a second rail having a second end, the first rail and the second rail crossing each other

a rail intersection for rotatably supporting the first rail and the second rail at a point where the first rail and the second rail cross each other,

the first end being slidable within the pulling part and the second end being slidable within the take-up part;

the display part includes a first joint part on the rear surface thereof;

the holding part includes a second joint part;

the first joint part and the second joint part face each other when the display part is spread out,

at least one of the first joint part and the second joint part is one of a magnet and an electromagnet, and

the first joint part and the second joint part attract magnetically.

2. The display device of claim 1 , wherein:

the first rail further includes a third end and the second rail further includes a fourth end, and

the take-up part and the pulling part each comprise:

a first rail support for rotatably supporting the fourth end and the third end, respectively; and

a second rail support for rotatably and slidably supporting the first end and the second end, respectively.

3. The display device of claim 2 , wherein the take-up part and the pulling part further each include an elastic member, the elastic member biasing the slidable second rail support in a direction away from the first rail support.

4. The display device of claim 1 , wherein:

the first rail further includes a third end and the second rail further includes a fourth end, and

the pulling part includes:

a first rail support for supporting the fourth end rotatably; and

a second rail support for supporting the first end rotatably and slidably; the take-up part includes:

a third rail support for supporting the third end rotatably, and

a fourth rail support for supporting the second end rotatably and slidably.

5. The display device of claim 4 , wherein

the take-up part and the pulling part further each include an elastic member, the elastic member biasing the slidable second rail support in a direction away from the first rail support.

6. The display device of claim 1 , wherein

the take-up part includes a power circuit for supplying power to the display part and an audiovisual circuit for supplying an audiovisual signal to the display part;

the holding part includes a power wiring for supplying the power to the power circuit and an audiovisual wiring for supplying the audiovisual signal to the audiovisual circuit; and

the power supply wiring and the audiovisual wiring are connected to an external power supply and an audiovisual device via a connecting part provided in the pulling part.

7. A display device comprising:

a display part made of a roll-up direct-view display element;

a take-up part attached on one end of the display part, the take-up part allowing the display part to be rolled up;

a pulling part attached on an other end of the display part, the pulling part allowing the display part to be rolled out; and

a holding part for holding the display part from behind, wherein

the holding part is formed of linkage, which are stored on a rear surface of the display part when the display part is rolled up, and are stretched across the rear surface of the display part when the display part is rolled out; and

the linkage includes:

a first rail having a first end and a second rail having a second end, the first rail and the second rail crossing each other

a rail intersection for rotatably supporting the first rail and the second rail at a point where the first rail and the second rail cross each other,

the first end being slidable within the pulling part and the second end being slidable within the take-up part;

at least one of the take-up part and the pulling part is provided at a side end thereof with a bending part which is bent backward; and

the display part can be bent by bending the bending part.

8. The display device of claim 7 , wherein:

the first rail further includes a third end and the second rail further includes a fourth end, and

the take-up part and the pulling part each comprise:

a first rail support for rotatably supporting the fourth end and the third end, respectively; and

a second rail support for rotatably and slidably supporting the first end and the second end, respectively.

9. The display device of claim 8 , wherein the take-up part and the pulling part further each include an elastic member, the elastic member biasing the slidable second rail support in a direction away from the first rail support.

10. The display device of claim 7 , wherein:

the first rail further includes a third end and the second rail further includes a fourth end, and

the pulling part includes:

a first rail support for supporting the fourth end rotatably; and

a second rail support for supporting the first end rotatably and slidably;

the take-up part includes:

a third rail support for supporting the third end rotatably, and

a fourth rail support for supporting the second end rotatably and slidably.

11. The display device of claim 10 , wherein

the take-up part and the pulling part further each include an elastic member, the elastic member biasing the slidable second rail support in a direction away from the first rail support.

12. The display device of claim 7 , wherein

the take-up part includes a power circuit for supplying power to the display part and an audiovisual circuit for supplying an audiovisual signal to the display part;

the holding part includes a power wiring for supplying the power to the power circuit and an audiovisual wiring for supplying the audiovisual signal to the audiovisual circuit; and

the power supply wiring and the audiovisual wiring are connected to an external power supply and an audiovisual device via a connecting part provided in the pulling part.

Assignments (3)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded May 9, 2023
From: NELSON GLOBAL PRODUCTS, INC.
To: BMO HARRIS BANK N.A.
Reel/Frame 063586/0955 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 24, 2008
From: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
To: PANASONIC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 021897/0689 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 12, 2007
From: OFUJI, MASAAKI; TAKI, NAOYA
To: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 019415/0235 →