IP Library Granted Patent US 7,787,071
Granted Patent B2
US 7,787,071 · App. 12/079,626 · Granted Aug 31, 2010

Display device

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Patent No.
US 7,787,071
App. No.
12/079,626
Granted
Aug 31, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display device 1 of an embodiment of the invention has a first display panel ( 10 A), a second display panel ( 10 B) that is disposed behind the first display panel ( 10 A), a front rim 20 that is disposed in front of the first display panel ( 10 A), an intermediate cases ( 30, 35 ) that are disposed between the first display panel ( 10 A) and the second display panel ( 10 B), and support the first display panel ( 10 A) and the second display panel ( 10 B), and a backlight 40 that is provided behind the second display panel ( 10 B). At least the front rim 20 , intermediate cases ( 30, 35 ) and backlight 40 are provided with fixing holes 23 a, 33 a, 38 a, 44 a in their corners, and fixing is effected integrally at each corner. Thanks to such structure, a display device is provided in which the distance between the two display panels can be altered by an inexpensive method.

Claims (22)

1. A display device comprising:

a first display panel;

a second display panel disposed behind the first display panel;

a front rim disposed in front of the first display panel;

an intermediate case disposed between the first display panel and the second display panel, and supporting the first display panel and the second display panel; and

a backlight provided behind the second display panel;

at least the front rim, the intermediate case, and the backlight being provided with a fixing hole in each corner and being integrally fixed at each corner;

the front rim is formed in a picture-frame shape with sidewalls formed perpendicularly at the periphery thereof;

a rear cover is provided at a rear of the backlight, the rear cover comprising a rectangular plate body with sidewalls vertically provided from the periphery thereof;

long hollows provided in left and right sidewalls of the front rim and second hollows provided in left and right sidewalls of the rear cover contact against each other in a state in which the second hollows slide along the long hollows; and

the sidewalls of the rear cover are fixed to the side walls of the front rim so that a fixing position thereof is changeable.

2. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein

the intermediate case comprises a first case and a second case;

the first case supports the first display panel;

a moire eliminating film is disposed behind the first case;

the second case is positioned between the moire eliminating film and the second display panel and supports the moire eliminating film and the second display panel; and

the fixing hole is provided in each corner of the first case and the second case.

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

4. The display device according to claim 3 , wherein the backlight is a planar light source comprising a field emission display employing carbon nanotubes.

5. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein

the first display panel is a liquid crystal display panel; and

each of the second display panel and the backlight employs a field emission display employing carbon nanotubes.

Assignments (5)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 11, 2025
From: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
To: MAGNOLIA WHITE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 072398/0001 →
MERGER AND CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jul 24, 2025
From: JAPAN DISPLAY EAST INC.; JAPAN DISPLAY WEST INC.
To: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
Reel/Frame 071935/0063 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 8, 2013
From: SONY CORPORATION
To: JAPAN DISPLAY WEST INC.
Reel/Frame 031360/0887 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 11, 2011
From: EPSON IMAGING DEVICES CORPORATION
To: SONY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 025935/0327 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 22, 2008
From: NISHIO, TOSHIYA; ISOO, JIRO
To: EPSON IMAGING DEVICES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 020766/0093 →