IP Library Granted Patent US 7,701,530
Granted Patent B2
US 7,701,530 · App. 12/408,187 · Granted Apr 20, 2010

Display device

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Patent No.
US 7,701,530
App. No.
12/408,187
Granted
Apr 20, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display device including a case including a front case and a rear case, a main display panel and a sub display panel disposed inside the case, a protective member disposed on a front surface of the main display panel and protecting the main display panel, and a support frame disposed inside the case and supporting both the display panel and the protective member. The support frame includes a first support part contacting a lower surface of the main display panel and a second support part supporting a lower surface of the protective member.

Claims (18)

1. A display device comprising:

a case including a front case and a rear case;

a first display panel disposed inside the case;

a protective member disposed on a front surface of the first display panel and protecting the first display panel; and

a support frame disposed inside the case and supporting both the first display panel and the protective member,

wherein the support frame comprises a first support part contacting a lower surface of the first display panel and a second support part supporting a lower surface of the protective member.

2. The display device of claim 1 , further comprising a second display panel, wherein a rear surface of the second display panel faces the lower surface of the first display panel.

3. The display device of claim 2 , wherein the front case has a front screen facing the first display panel and the rear case has a rear screen facing the second display panel.

4. The display device of claim 3 , wherein the front screen is in contact with the protective member.

5. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the support frame further comprises a guide part protruded in a direction perpendicular to a plate surface of the protective member and fixing the protective member such that the protective member is prevented from moving in a direction parallel to the plate surface.

6. The display device of claim 5 , wherein the guide part is disposed adjacent to a corner of the protective member.

7. The display device of claim 6 , wherein the guide part is disposed adjacent to a side surface of the protective member.

8. The display device of claim 1 , further comprising an adhesive member interposed between edges of the protective member and the support frame and adhering the edges of the protective member and the support frame to each other.

9. The display device of claim 8 , wherein the adhesive member has a thickness of about 0.1 millimeter to about 0.5 millimeter.

10. The display device of claim 2 , wherein the first support part and the second support part form a step difference.

11. The display device of claim 10 , wherein the second support part is positioned higher than the first display panel by about 0.1 millimeter to about 0.5 millimeter.

12. The display device of claim 2 , wherein an interval between the protective member and the main display panel is in a range of about 0.2 millimeter to about 0.6 millimeter.

13. The display device of claim 2 , wherein the protective member comprises a transparent material.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 27, 2012
From: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 029093/0177 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 20, 2009
From: LEE, KYOUNG-DON
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 022428/0884 →