IP Library Granted Patent US 8,625,042
Granted Patent B2
US 8,625,042 · App. 13/043,375 · Granted Jan 7, 2014

Display device

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Patent No.
US 8,625,042
App. No.
13/043,375
Granted
Jan 7, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display device is disclosed. In one embodiment, the device includes a display panel displaying an image and an integrated receiving member supporting the display panel. The integrated receiving member includes a press molding portion including a bottom portion and a side wall portion bent and extended from the bottom portion and having a through-hole formed therein and an injection molding portion including a frame portion integrally attached to at least one side of the press molding portion, facing the display panel and a flange portion extended from the frame portion and protruding through the through-hole. The flange portion of the injection molding portion is wholly or partially separated from the side wall portion of the press molding portion within the through-hole.

Claims (14)

1. A display device comprising:

a display panel configured to display an image; and

an integrated receiving member supporting the display panel,

wherein the integrated receiving member comprises:

a press molding portion including i) a bottom portion and ii) a side wall portion bent and extending from the bottom portion, wherein a through-hole is formed in the press molding portion; and

an injection molding portion including i) a frame portion integrally attached to at least one side of the press molding portion facing the display panel and ii) a flange portion extending from the frame portion and protruding through the through-hole,

wherein the flange portion of the injection molding portion is wholly or partially separated from the side wall portion of the press molding portion within the through-hole.

2. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the flange portion of the injection molding portion is wholly or partially separated from the side wall portion of the press molding portion by a distance of greater than about 0.5 mm.

3. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the flange portion of the injection molding portion protrudes in a direction that crosses the side wall portion of the press molding portion, and extends along a longer side of the side wall portion.

4. The display device of claim 3 , wherein one side of the flange portion is substantially parallel with a side of the display panel and is formed in the shape of a trapezoid.

5. The display device of claim 3 , wherein at least part of the corners between the frame portion of the injection molding portion and sides of the flange portion is rounded.

6. The display device of claim 5 , wherein the rounded corner has a radius of greater than about 0.3 mm.

7. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the press molding portion is formed of a metallic material.

8. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the injection molding portion is formed of a resin-based material.

Assignments (2)
MERGER Recorded Aug 31, 2012
From: SAMSUNG MOBILE DISPLAY CO., LTD.
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 028921/0334 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 8, 2011
From: CHEON, KYU-HYEONG; CHO, DAI-HAN; MOON, CHAN-KYOUNG; LEE, HYUN-HEE; HAN, KYU-SEOB; HAN, KYU-SEOB; HAN, KYU-SEOB; KANG, TAE-HYEOK; YEE, DONG-SU; HAN, KYU-SEOB; HAN, KYU-SEOB
To: SAMSUNG MOBILE DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 025954/0282 →