IP Library Granted Patent US 7,764,331
Granted Patent B2
US 7,764,331 · App. 11/451,776 · Granted Jul 27, 2010

Liquid crystal display with the frame having chamfer

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Patent No.
US 7,764,331
App. No.
11/451,776
Granted
Jul 27, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

An LCD including an LCD panel and a frame having a front frame portion providing a display window exposing a display area of the LCD panel. The frame includes a side frame portion and a chamfer portion intermediate the front and side frame portions.

Claims (14)

1. A liquid crystal display (LCD) comprising:

an LCD panel; and

a support structure for the LCD panel, the support structure comprising: a frame extending around a perimeter of the LCD panel, the frame having a display window exposing a display area of the LCD panel, wherein the frame comprises a front frame portion positioned in a first plane, a side frame portion positioned in a second plane, and a chamfer portion positioned in a third plane and being positioned intermediate the front and side frame portions, wherein a ratio of a width of the chamfer portion to a length of a side of the LCD panel is in a range of 0.002 to 0.01.

2. The LCD of claim 1 , wherein an angle between the first plane of the front frame portion and the third plane of the chamfer portion is in a range of 120 degrees to 150 degrees.

3. The LCD of claim 1 , wherein the frame is comprised of an alloy of aluminum.

4. The LCD of claim 1 , further comprising an accommodating container accommodating a backlight unit, wherein the frame cooperates with the accommodating container.

5. The LCD of claim 1 , wherein the width of the chamfer portion is in a range of 2 mm to 6 mm.

6. A liquid crystal display (LCD) comprising:

an LCD panel; and

a support structure for the LCD panel, the support structure comprising: a frame extending around a perimeter of the LCD panel, the frame having a display window exposing a display area of the LCD panel, wherein the frame comprises a front frame portion positioned in a first plane, a side frame portion positioned in a second plane, and a chamfer portion positioned in a third plane and being positioned intermediate the front and side frame portions, wherein a width of the chamfer portion is in a range of 2 mm to 6 mm.

7. The LCD of claim 6 , wherein a angle between the first plane of the front frame portion and the third plane of the chamfer portion is in a range of 120 degrees to 150 degrees.

8. The LCD of claim 6 , wherein the frame is comprised of an alloy of aluminum.

9. The LCD of claim 6 , further comprising an accommodating container accommodating a backlight unit, wherein the frame cooperates with the accommodating container.

10. The LCD of claim 6 , wherein a ratio of the width of the chamfer portion to a length of a side of the LCD panel is in a range of 0.002 to 0.01.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 23, 2012
From: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 029008/0848 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 12, 2006
From: CHOI, SEONG-SIK; CHUN, JAE-HWAN
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 017969/0960 →