IP Library Granted Patent US 7,710,508
Granted Patent B2
US 7,710,508 · App. 11/907,782 · Granted May 4, 2010

Liquid crystal display including a bezel having sidewalls and sub-sidewalls

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Patent No.
US 7,710,508
App. No.
11/907,782
Granted
May 4, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

Exemplary embodiments relate to a liquid crystal display and a method thereof. The liquid crystal display may include a display panel having a liquid crystal layer interposed between a first substrate and a second substrate, and a bezel having a lower surface, sidewalls formed perpendicularly to the lower surface, and sub-sidewalls adjacent to the sidewalls. The display panel may be received in the bezel so that the first substrate may correspond to the lower surface, and side surfaces of the first substrate may correspond to the sidewalls.

Claims (26)

1. A liquid crystal display, comprising:

a display panel having a liquid crystal layer interposed between a first substrate and a second substrate; and

a bezel having a metallic lower surface, metallic sidewalls formed perpendicularly to the lower surface, and metallic sub-sidewalls, each sub-sidewall being adjacent to a corresponding sidewall and each sub-sidewall being welded to the corresponding sidewall,

wherein the display panel is received in the bezel so that the first substrate corresponds to the lower surface, and side surfaces of the first substrate correspond to the sidewalls.

2. The liquid crystal display as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the bezel is a metal plate that is bent to form the sidewalls.

3. The liquid crystal display as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the sidewalls are integrally formed on the lower surface of the bezel.

4. The liquid crystal display as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the sidewalls are separately formed on the lower surface of the bezel.

5. The liquid crystal display as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the sidewalls correspond to only three side surfaces of the display panel.

6. The liquid crystal display as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the sub-sidewalls are secured to each of the three corresponding sidewalls.

7. The liquid crystal display as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the sidewalls correspond to four side surfaces of the display panel.

8. The liquid crystal display as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the sub-sidewalls are secured to each of the four corresponding sidewalls.

9. The liquid crystal display as claimed in claim 7 , wherein a height of one sidewall of the sidewalls is equal to or lower than a height of the first substrate.

10. The liquid crystal display as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the height of all of the sidewalls is equal to or lower than the height of the first substrate.

11. The liquid crystal display as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the sub-sidewalls are welded to outer side surfaces of the sidewalls.

12. The liquid crystal display as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the sub-sidewalls are welded to inner side surfaces of the sidewalls.

13. The liquid crystal display as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the sub-sidewalls are welded to the lower surface of the bezel.

14. The liquid crystal display as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first substrate is adhered to the lower surface of the bezel.

15. The liquid crystal display as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the sub-sidewalls are secured to portions of the sidewall and the lower surface of the bezel.

16. The liquid crystal display as claimed in claim 15 , wherein the sub-sidewalls are secured to outer side surfaces of the sidewalls.

17. The liquid crystal display as claimed in claim 15 , wherein the sub-sidewalls are secured to inner side surfaces of the sidewalls.

18. The liquid crystal display as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the sub-sidewalls are welded to portions of the sidewalls and the lower surface.

19. The liquid crystal display as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the lower surface of the bezel extends below the first substrate across substantially an entire area of the first substrate.

20. A liquid crystal display, comprising:

a display panel having a liquid crystal layer interposed between a first substrate and a second substrate; and

a bezel having a lower surface, sidewalls formed perpendicularly to the lower surface, and sub-sidewalls adjacent to the sidewalls,

wherein the display panel is received in the bezel so that the first substrate corresponds to the lower surface, side surfaces of the first substrate correspond to the sidewalls, the sidewalls correspond to four side surfaces of the display panel, and the height of all of the sidewalls is equal to or lower than the height of the first substrate.

Assignments (3)
MERGER Recorded Oct 11, 2012
From: SAMSUNG MOBILE DISPLAY CO., LTD.
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 029203/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 15, 2008
From: SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
To: SAMSUNG MOBILE DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 021998/0771 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 17, 2007
From: JUNG, YOUN-HWAN; PARK, JOONG-CHUL
To: SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 020019/0059 →