Display device with a display panel spaced apart from a frame
View Patent ↗A display panel includes a first end portion and a second end portion facing each other. A face panel is arranged above the front side of the display panel including a first extending portion and a second extending portion extending to the outside from the first and second end portions of the display panel. An adhesive element is provided on the display panel along its end portions to adhere the display panel to the face panel. A frame is arranged so as to being spaced apart from the display panel having a first supporting portion and a second supporting portion to support the first and second extending portions of the face panel. The first and the second extending portions of the face panel are sandwiched between the bezel and the first and second supporting portions of the frame so that the display panel does not contact with the frame.
1. A display device comprising:
a display panel in a plate-like shape having a first end portion and a second end portion facing each other;
a face panel arranged above the front side of the display panel including a first extending portion and a second extending portion extending to the outside beyond the first end portion and the second end portion of the display panel, respectively;
an adhesive element to adhere the display panel to the face panel;
a frame having a first supporting portion and a second supporting portion to support the first extending portion and the second extending portion of the face panel, respectively; and
a bezel fixed to the face panel and the frame so that the first and second extending portions of the face panel are sandwiched between the bezel and the frame, respectively; wherein
the display panel further includes a first surface facing the face panel and a second surface opposite to the first surface respectively spaced apart from the frame so that the second surface does not directly or indirectly contact the frame.
2. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the display panel includes a third end portion and a fourth end portion to connect the first end portion and the second end portion, and elastic elements are respectively arranged on a portion of the frame opposing to the third and fourth end portions of the display panel.
3. The display device according to claim 2 , wherein the display panel includes a mounting portion arranged so as to be exposed from the face panel along the fourth end portion for mounting a signal source and pulling out a flexible wiring board.
4. The display device according to claim 2 , wherein the adhesive elements are arranged along the third and fourth end portions of the display panel.
5. The display device according to claim 1 , further comprising a lens array layer arranged on a surface of the face panel opposing to the display panel.
6. The display device according to claim 1 , further comprising a touch panel arranged on a surface of the face panel opposing to the display panel.