IP Library Granted Patent US 7,403,243
Granted Patent B2
US 7,403,243 · App. 11/030,962 · Granted Jul 22, 2008

Housing and display device provided with the housing

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Patent No.
US 7,403,243
App. No.
11/030,962
Granted
Jul 22, 2008
Kind
B2
Abstract

A housing for holding and fixing components of a liquid crystal display device is composed of a pair of frame members each having the same shape. Four sides of the side face of each frame member are formed such that an outer face section positioned at the outer side when combined and an inner face section positioned at the inner side when combined are stepped to each other, and a cut section is formed between the outer face section and the inner face section. The side face section of the frame member of the housing is formed to be stepped as described above, so that the strength and assembling property are enhanced, thereby being capable of preventing deterioration in display quality caused by the displacement of the position and space of the components.

Claims (21)

1. A housing for a display device for at least holding a display panel, comprising a pair of first frame members, each of said first frame members having a same shape and consisting of a frame section that covers an outer edge of said display panel face and a side face section that covers a side face of said display panel, wherein each of said first frame members has a cut section of a slit shape formed at said side face section thereof that fits to each other when one of said first frame members is turned over and opposed to other said first frame member, wherein said side face sections of said first frame member at both sides of said cut section are formed so as to be stepped.

2. The housing for a display device according to claim 1 , further comprising a second frame member that can cover at least a part of an outer face of the pair of said first frame members with the pair of said first frame members fitted to each other.

3. The housing for a display device according to claim 1 , wherein said side face sections of said first frame member at both sides of said cut section is formed so as to be stepped.

4. The housing for a display device according to claim 1 , wherein said cut section is formed at said side face section except for corner sections of adjacent sides of said first frame members.

5. The housing for a display device according to claim 1 , wherein said side face sections of said first frame member at both sides of said cut section is formed to be stepped, and each of said side face sections that is formed to be stepped is formed to be point-symmetric with respect to a center of said first frame members.

6. The housing for a display device according to claim 1 , wherein said cut section is formed at said side face section except for corner sections of adjacent sides of said first frame members and at said side face section at corner sections of said adjacent sides of said first frame members.

7. The housing for a display device according to claim 1 , wherein a convex section is formed at said side face section of one of the pair of said first frame members and a concave section is formed at said the side face section of other said first frame member, said convex section and said concave section being fitted to each other when one of said first frame members is turned over and opposed to other said first frame member.

8. The housing for a display device according to claim 1 , wherein a bending pawl section is formed at said side face section of one of the pair of said first frame members and a slit section into which said bending pawl section is inserted for latching said bending pawl section to other said first frame member is formed at said side face section of other said first frame members.

9. A liquid crystal display device comprising:

a liquid crystal display panel;

a backlight device for illuminating said liquid crystal display panel; and

a housing for holding said liquid crystal display panel and said backlight device,

wherein said housing has a pair of frame members, each of said frame members having a same shape and consisting of a frame section that covers an outer edge of said liquid crystal display panel face and a side face section that covers a side face of said liquid crystal display panel, wherein each of said first frame members has a cut section formed at said side face section thereof, and each of said frame members has a cut section of a slit shape formed at a side face section thereof that fits to each other when one of said frame members is turned over and opposed to other said frame member, and

wherein said housing holds said liquid crystal display panel and said backlight device by fitting said cut section of the pair of said frame members to each other.

10. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 9 , wherein said backlight device is a double-sided backlight device and said liquid crystal display panel is provided at a front and back of said backlight device.

11. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 9 , wherein a convex section is formed at said side face section of one of the pair of said frame members and a concave section is formed at said side face section of other said frame member, said convex section and said concave section being fitted to each other.

12. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 9 , wherein a bending pawl section is formed at said side face section of one of the pair of said frame members and a slit section into which said bending pawl section is inserted for latching said bending pawl section to other said frame member is formed at said side face section of other said frame members.

13. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 9 , wherein said side face sections of said frame member at both sides of said cut section is formed to be stepped.

14. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 9 , wherein said cut section is formed at said side face section except for corner sections of adjacent sides of said frame members.

15. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 9 , wherein said side face sections of said frame member at both sides of said cut section are formed to be stepped, and each of said side face sections that is formed to be stepped is formed to be point-symmetric with respect to a center of said frame members.

16. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 9 , wherein said cut section is formed at said side face section except for corner sections of adjacent sides of the frame members and is formed at said side face section at said corner sections of said adjacent sides of said frame members.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 8, 2011
From: NEC LCD TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.
To: NLT TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.
Reel/Frame 027189/0174 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 10, 2005
From: FUKUYOSHI, HIROKAZU; ONO, SHIN-ICHIROU
To: NEC LCD TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.
Reel/Frame 016166/0505 →