IP Library Granted Patent US 7,793,898
Granted Patent B2
US 7,793,898 · App. 12/215,876 · Granted Sep 14, 2010

Display device having rotating apparatus for display panel

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Patent No.
US 7,793,898
App. No.
12/215,876
Granted
Sep 14, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

An exemplary display device includes a display panel and a rotating apparatus. The rotating apparatus includes a first spindle assembly, a conveyor connecting to the first spindle assembly, and a second spindle assembly. The first spindle assembly includes a first spindle configured to synchronously rotate with rotation of the display panel. The second spindle assembly includes a second spindle meshed with the first spindle, and is configured to be able to rotate and simultaneously rise or fall along the connecting assembly.

Claims (41)

1. A display device comprising:

a display panel; and

a rotating apparatus comprising:

a first spindle assembly comprising a first spindle and a first gear, the first spindle assembly configured to synchronously rotate with rotation of the display panel;

a connecting assembly connecting to the first spindle assembly, the connecting assembly comprising a spring-loaded roller and a belt, and the belt urging the connecting assembly to rise via the spring-loaded roller; and

a second spindle assembly comprising a second spindle and a second gear, the second gear meshed with the first gear of the first spindle assembly, the second spindle assembly being configured to be able to rotate and simultaneously rise or fall along the connecting assembly.

2. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the first gear of the first spindle assembly comprises a plurality of first teeth, the second gear of the second spindle assembly comprises a plurality of second teeth, and some of the first teeth of the first spindle assembly are meshed with some of the second teeth of the second spindle assembly.

3. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the first gear of the first spindle assembly is a driving gear, and the second gear of the second spindle assembly is a driven gear.

4. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the second spindle assembly further comprises a rotatable block connecting to one end of a connecting line, the other end of the connecting line being fixed in position.

5. The display device of claim 4 , further comprising a static block with a pulley receiving an intermediate portion of the connecting line, wherein when the rotatable block rotates in a first direction, the connecting line wraps around the rotatable block and the second spindle assembly rises; and when the rotatable block rotates in a second direction opposite to the first direction, the connecting line unwraps from the rotatable block and the second spindle assembly falls.

6. The display device of claim 1 , further comprising a supporting stand, wherein the first spindle assembly and the second spindle assembly are received in the supporting stand.

7. The display device of claim 6 , wherein the supporting stand comprises a first side plate, a second side plate, and a third side plate, the first side plate and the second side plate being located at two opposite sides of the supporting stand, the third side plate interconnecting the first side plate and the third side plate.

8. The display device of claim 7 , wherein the supporting stand further comprises a sliding guide fixed at an inner surface of each of the first side plate and the third side plate.

9. The display device of claim 8 , further comprising a first sliding stand, wherein the first sliding stand comprises two sliding arms configured to slide up and down along the sliding guides of the supporting stand, respectively.

10. The display device of claim 9 , further comprising a second tilting stand and a hinge, wherein the hinge pivotally interconnects the first sliding stand and the second tilting stand, the display panel is connected to the second tilting stand but while being rotatable relative to the second tilting stand, the first spindle and the second spindle extend through the second tilting stand, and the display panel is tiltable about the hinge.

11. The display device of claim 10 , further comprising a locking apparatus, wherein the display panel and the first spindle assembly are fixed to the locking apparatus.

12. The display device of claim 11 , wherein the locking apparatus comprises a curved sliding groove defined therein.

13. The display device of claim 12 , wherein the second tilting stand comprises a stopping protrusion configured to slide along the sliding groove.

14. The display device of claim 13 , wherein a maximum angle of the rotation of the display panel depends on a length of the sliding groove.

15. A display device comprising:

a display panel;

a supporting stand;

a first sliding stand received in the supporting stand, and being configured to be movable up or down along the supporting stand;

a second tilting stand received in the supporting stand, and being configured to be pivotable relative to the first sliding stand, the display panel connected to the second tilting stand while being rotatable relative to the second tilting stand; and

a rotating apparatus comprising a connecting assembly, the connecting assembly comprising a belt, the belt urging the connecting assembly to rise or fall, wherein the rotating apparatus is configured to allow the display panel to be rotated in a predetermined plane and simultaneously rise or fall along the connecting assembly.

16. The display device of claim 15 , wherein the rotating apparatus comprises a first spindle assembly and a second spindle assembly, the first spindle assembly configured to synchronously rotate with rotation of the display panel, the second spindle assembly configured to synchronously rotate with the rotation of the first spindle assembly and cause the display panel to simultaneously rise or fall.

17. The display device of claim 16 , wherein the second spindle assembly comprises a second spindle and a rotatable block threadedly engaged to the second spindle, and the rotatable block is non-rotatable relative to the second spindle.

18. The display device of claim 17 , wherein the second spindle assembly further comprises a static block and a connecting line, the static block comprises a pulley wheel, the rotatable block is connected to one end of the connecting line, the other end of the connecting line is fixed to the supporting stand, and a section of the connecting line is movably received over a top of the pulley wheel of the static block; and when the rotatable block rotates according to the second spindle in a first direction, the connecting line wraps around the rotatable block and the second spindle assembly rises; and when the rotatable block rotates according to the second spindle in a second direction opposite to the first direction, the connecting line unwraps from the rotatable block and the second spindle assembly falls.

19. The display device of claim 18 , wherein the supporting stand comprises a first side plate, a second side plate, and a third side plate, the first side plate and the second side plate are located at two opposite sides of the supporting stand, the third side plate interconnects the first side plate and the third side plate, a stopping protrusion inwardly extends from the third side plate of the supporting stand, and one end of the connecting line is fixed to the stopping protrusion of the supporting stand.

20. A display device comprising:

a display panel; and

a rotating apparatus comprising:

a first spindle assembly comprising a first spindle and a first gear, the first spindle assembly configured to synchronously rotate with rotation of the display panel;

a connecting assembly connecting to the first spindle assembly;

a second spindle assembly comprising a second spindle and a second gear, the second gear meshed with the first gear of the first spindle assembly, the second spindle assembly being configured to be able to rotate and simultaneously rise or fall along the connecting assembly; and

a supporting stand comprising a first side plate; a second side plate, a third side plate and two sliding guides, the first side plate and the second side plate being located at two opposite sides of the supporting stand, the third side plate interconnecting the first side plate and the third side plate, and the sliding guides fixed at an inner surface of each of the first side plate and the third side plate, respectively;

a first sliding stand comprising two sliding arms configured to slide up and down along the sliding guides of the supporting stand, respectively;

a second tilting stand;

a hinge, pivotally interconnecting the first sliding stand and the second tilting stand;

a locking apparatus comprising a curved sliding groove defined therein;

wherein the first spindle assembly and the second spindle assembly are received in the supporting stand, the display panel and the first spindle assembly are fixed to the locking apparatus, the display panel is connected to the second tilting stand but is rotatable relative to the second tilting stand, the first spindle and the second spindle extend through the second tilting stand, and the display panel is tiltable about the hinge.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 7, 2014
From: CHIMEI INNOLUX CORPORATION
To: INNOLUX CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 032621/0718 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jul 20, 2010
From: INNOLUX DISPLAY CORP.
To: CHIMEI INNOLUX CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 024709/0138 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 30, 2008
From: DONG, SHAO-REN; HUANG, BIN
To: INNOCOM TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 021235/0574 →