IP Library Granted Patent US 7,967,453
Granted Patent B2
US 7,967,453 · App. 12/073,297 · Granted Jun 28, 2011

Holding structure for holding a member in an external cabinet

Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 7,967,453
App. No.
12/073,297
Granted
Jun 28, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

A member to be held is held in an external cabinet having a combination of a first cabinet and a second cabinet. A first supporting section is provided in the first cabinet and a second supporting section is provided in the second cabinet. A section to be sandwiched is provided in the member to be held, and the member to be held is held in the external cabinet by sandwiching this section to be sandwiched by the first supporting section and the second supporting section.

Claims (32)

1. A holding structure for holding a member to be held in an external cabinet having a combination of a first cabinet and a second cabinet, the holding structure comprising:

a first supporting section provided in the first cabinet;

a second supporting section provided in the second cabinet; and

a plate-like section attached to the member to be held, the plate-like section having an attaching hole; and

an elastic body that is disposed in the attaching hole of the plate-like section, the elastic body having an insertion hole at its center;

wherein the elastic body is sandwiched between an end face of the first supporting section and an end face of the second supporting section,

wherein the first supporting section includes a first protruding portion and the second supporting section includes a second protruding portion, the first protruding portion and the second protruding portion extending into the insertion hole of the elastic body such that an end face of the first protruding portion and an end face of the second protruding portion abut each other in the insertion hole, and

wherein the plate-like section is sandwiched between the first supporting section and the second supporting section via the elastic body.

2. The holding structure according to claim 1 , further comprising a fixture for coupling the first supporting section and the second supporting section, in a state where the plate-like section is sandwiched between the first supporting section and the second supporting section.

3. The holding structure according to claim 1 , wherein

a first plane along in a direction of sandwiching is formed to the elastic body,

a second plane facing the first plane when the plate-like section is sandwiched, is formed to at least either of the first supporting section or the second supporting section, and

movement of the member to be held in a direction perpendicular to the direction of sandwiching is restricted by abutting the first plane and the second plane to each other.

4. A projection display device for holding a projection optical system for enlarging and projecting light modulated depending on an image signal on a projection plane in an external cabinet having a combination of a first cabinet and a second cabinet, the projection display device comprising:

a first supporting section provided in the first cabinet;

a second supporting section provided in the second cabinet; and

a plate-like section attached to the projection optical system, the plate-like section including an attaching hole; and

an elastic body that is disposed in the attaching hole of the plate-like section,

wherein the elastic body is sandwiched between an end face of the first supporting section and an end face of the second supporting section, and

wherein the projection optical system is held in the external cabinet by sandwiching the plate-like section between the first supporting section and the second supporting section via the elastic body.

5. The projection display device according to claim 4 , further comprising a fixture for coupling the first supporting section and the second supporting section in a state where the plate-like section is sandwiched between the first supporting section and the second supporting section.

6. The projection display device according to claim 4 , wherein

a first plane along in a direction of sandwiching is formed to the elastic body,

a second plane facing the first plane when the plate-like section is sandwiched, is formed in at least either of the first supporting section or the second supporting section, and

movement of the projection optical system in a direction perpendicular to the direction of sandwiching is restricted by abutting the first plane and the second plane to each other.

7. A projection display device, comprising:

a projection optical system for enlarging and projecting light modulated depending on an image signal on a projection plane;

a plate-like section attached to the projection optical system, the plate-like section having an attaching hole;

an elastic body that is disposed in the attaching hole of the plate-like section; and

an external cabinet that houses the projection optical system, the external cabinet including a first cabinet and a second cabinet, wherein the first cabinet includes a first supporting section integrally formed with the first cabinet and the second cabinet includes a second supporting section integrally formed with the second cabinet,

wherein the elastic body is sandwiched between an end face of the first supporting section and an end face of the second supporting section, and

wherein the plate-like section is sandwiched between the first supporting section and the second supporting section via the elastic body.

Assignments (4)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Feb 24, 2026
From: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
To: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 074982/0479 →
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Feb 24, 2026
From: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
To: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 074983/0494 →
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Feb 24, 2026
From: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
To: PANASONIC PROJECTOR & DISPLAY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 074983/0875 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 4, 2008
From: ADACHI, TAKAHARU; OKUNO, SHINICHI; AMANO, RYUHEI; IKEDA, TAKASHI; MIWA, TAKASHI
To: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 020647/0800 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP 2007-055979 · Mar 6, 2007 · national
JP 2007-205982 · Aug 7, 2007 · national
Continuity (1)
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