IP Library Granted Patent US 8,797,729
Granted Patent B2
US 8,797,729 · App. 13/476,696 · Granted Aug 5, 2014

Connecting component for connecting a display panel to a cabinet

Inventors: Masayoshi Mukaide (Kyoto, JP); Ren Jie Gao (Shenzhen, CN); Guo Li (Shenzhen, CN); Yu Ning Peng (Shenzhen, CN)
Assignees: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.; Sanyo Technology Center (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 8,797,729
App. No.
13/476,696
Granted
Aug 5, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

The instant application describes a display device including a display panel; a cabinet configured to house the display panel; a spacer disposed inside of the cabinet between a back wall of the cabinet and a back portion of the display panel; and a fastening component configured to secure the back wall of the cabinet to the back portion of the display panel by penetrating through the back wall of the cabinet and the spacer and resting in an aperture provided in the back portion of the display panel.

Claims (17)

1. A display device comprising: a display panel; a cabinet configured to house the display panel; a spacer disposed inside of the cabinet between a back wall of the cabinet and a back portion of the display panel; a fastening component configured to secure the back wall of the cabinet to the back portion of the display panel by penetrating through the back wall of the cabinet and the spacer and resting in an aperture provided in the back portion of the display panel; and a connecting component disposed between the back wall of the cabinet and the back portion of the display panel, wherein: the connecting component includes: a first flat portion provided along the back portion of the display panel; a second flat portion provided along the back wall of the cabinet; and a third flat portion extending perpendicular to the first and second flat portions and connecting the first fiat portion to the second fiat portion, the display device is configured to be connected to a fixing component coupled to a wall, the spacer is formed on the first fiat portion and raised toward the back wall of the cabinet, the spacer includes a penetrating hole for receiving the fastening component, the second flat portion is configured to secure the connecting component to the fixing component, and the second fiat portion includes a female fastening component configured to be inserted into a penetrating hole provided on the back wall of the cabinet and receive a male fastening component.

2. The display device of the claim 1 , wherein:

the fastening component includes a screw component,

the female fastening component includes a female screw component,

the male fastening component includes a bolt, and

the spacer includes a ridge portion formed on the first flat portion.

3. The display device of the claim 2 , wherein the ridge portion is formed by bending a part of the connecting component.

4. A display device comprising:

a display panel;

a cabinet configured to house the display panel;

a connecting component disposed inside the cabinet between a back wall of the cabinet and a back portion of the display panel and including:

a first portion provided along the back portion of the display panel,

a spacer formed on the first portion and raised toward the back wall of the cabinet, the spacer including a penetrating hole,

a second portion provided along the back wall of the cabinet and including a female screw component, and

a third portion connecting the first portion to the second portion;

a fastening component configured to secure the back wall of the cabinet to the back portion of the display panel by penetrating through the back wall of the cabinet and the penetrating hole of the spacer and resting in an aperture provided in the back portion of the display panel; and

a penetrating hole formed in the back wall of the cabinet and configured to receive the female screw component to enable securing the back wall of the cabinet to a fixing component coupled to a wall.

Assignments (4)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Feb 24, 2026
From: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
To: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 074982/0479 →
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Feb 24, 2026
From: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
To: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 074983/0494 →
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Feb 24, 2026
From: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
To: PANASONIC PROJECTOR & DISPLAY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 074983/0875 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 21, 2012
From: MUKAIDE, MASAYOSHI; GAO, REN JIE; LI, GUO; PENG, YU NING
To: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.; SANYO TECHNOLOGY CENTER (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 028243/0099 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2009-265474 · Nov 20, 2009 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation In Part PCTJP2010070473 · Nov 17, 2010
Related Publication 20120229968A1 · Sep 13, 2012