IP Library Granted Patent US 8,648,980
Granted Patent B2
US 8,648,980 · App. 13/373,400 · Granted Feb 11, 2014

Liquid crystal display device

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 8,648,980
App. No.
13/373,400
Granted
Feb 11, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a liquid crystal display device including a liquid crystal display panel, a liquid crystal display protection panel set above the liquid crystal display panel so as to protect a display surface of the liquid crystal display panel, the liquid crystal display protection panel being warped with its central portion being protruded, and a frame supporting the liquid crystal display panel and the liquid crystal display protection panel.

Claims (16)

1. A liquid crystal display device comprising:

a liquid crystal display panel having a display surface and a periphery outside the display surface;

a liquid crystal display protection panel having first and second opposite surface with the first surface being over the liquid crystal display panel so as to protect the display surface,

wherein a central area of the liquid crystal display protection panel protrudes away from the liquid crystal display panel;

an elastic member between a peripheral portion of the first surface of the liquid crystal display protection panel and the periphery of the liquid crystal display panel;

a holder for holding the liquid crystal display panel; and

a frame having a first portion contacting the second surface of the liquid crystal display protection panel, and a second portion for connecting to the holder with the liquid crystal display panel, elastic member and the liquid crystal display protection panel therebetween,

wherein a central area of the frame protrudes away from the liquid crystal display panel to correspond to and receive the central area of the liquid crystal display protection panel.

2. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the first portion of the frame supports a peripheral portion on a second surface of the liquid crystal display protection panel, and the second portion of the frame protrudes to include a surface inclining from the central portion to the first portion so as to complementarily receive the liquid crystal display protection panel.

3. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the elastic member compresses to receive the protruding central area of the liquid crystal display protection panel.

4. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the holder has one of a hole and a claw, and the second portion of the frame has the other of the hole and the claw, wherein the claw and the hole engage to connect the frame and the holder.

5. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the liquid crystal display device is a portable information terminal.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 26, 2024
From: YAMATO KANZAI LIMITED
To: FCNT LLC
Reel/Frame 066908/0856 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 21, 2024
From: FCNT LIMITED
To: YAMATO KANZAI LIMITED
Reel/Frame 066854/0942 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 19, 2024
From: FUJITSU CONNECTED TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
To: FCNT LIMITED
Reel/Frame 066832/0399 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 20, 2018
From: FUJITSU LIMITED
To: FUJITSU CONNECTED TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
Reel/Frame 047555/0862 →