IP Library Granted Patent US 7,907,229
Granted Patent B2
US 7,907,229 · App. 11/620,281 · Granted Mar 15, 2011

Planar display device

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 7,907,229
App. No.
11/620,281
Granted
Mar 15, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

A main liquid crystal display panel is attached to a frame, and a sub liquid crystal display panel is attached to a bezel. The frame and the bezel are assembled to each other so that the main liquid crystal display panel and the sub liquid crystal display panel are arranged and held so as to face opposite sides. The frame and the bezel are separated from each other, whereby each of the liquid crystal display panels and can be easily separated at every part of the frame and the bezel.

Claims (12)

1. A planar display device comprising:

a first planar display panel including a first display surface on its surface;

a first frame for supporting the first planar display panel to face in a first direction;

a second planar display panel including a second display surface on its surface;

a second frame that supports the second planar display panel and is detachably attached to the first frame so that the second display surface of the second planar display panel is disposed so as to face in an opposite direction as the first display surface of the first planar display panel; and

a flat cable for connecting the first planar display panel and the second planar display panel, and the flat cable is disposed to be bent; and

a planar light source held between the first frame and the second frame and disposed between the first planar display panel and the second planar display panel having the first and second display surfaces facing opposite directions from each other.

2. The planar display device according to claim 1 , wherein the second frame is a metal bezel that is attached to the first frame so as to be detachably fitted to the first frame.

3. The planar display device according to claim 1 , wherein the first planar display panel and the second planar display panel are liquid crystal display panels.

4. The planar display device according to claim 1 , wherein the planar light source includes a light guide plate having light emitting surfaces on both surfaces thereof so as to face the first planar display panel and the second planar display panel, and a light source for making light incident to the light guide plate.

5. The planar display device according to claim 1 , wherein the first planar display panel is configured to be disassembled from the first frame and the second panel is configured to be disassembled from the second frame, when the first and second frames are detached from each other.

6. The planar display device according to claim 5 , wherein the first frame is deformable to disassemble the first planar display panel from the first frame by peeling the first planar display panel from the first frame, and the second frame is deformable to disassemble the second planar display panel from the second frame by peeling the second planar display panel from the second frame.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jun 8, 2012
From: TOSHIBA MATSUSHITA DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
To: TOSHIBA MOBILE DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 028339/0273 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jun 8, 2012
From: TOSHIBA MOBILE DISPLAY CO., LTD.
To: JAPAN DISPLAY CENTRAL INC.
Reel/Frame 028339/0316 →