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Granted Patent B2
US 9,291,853 · App. 14/157,073 · Granted Mar 22, 2016

Display device

Inventor: Masashi Maruno (Daito, JP)
Assignee: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.
G02F1/133608
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Patent No.
US 9,291,853
App. No.
14/157,073
Granted
Mar 22, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display device includes a display portion, a front housing holding the display portion while pushing at least a part of an edge on the front side of the display portion, and a first bezel member made of metal, arranged inside the front housing.

Claims (50)

1. A display device comprising:

a display portion;

a front housing that holds the display portion while pushing at least a part of an edge on a front side of the display portion; and

a first bezel made of metal, arranged inside the front housing and separated from the display portion at a portion where the front housing pushes the edge of the display portion,

a second bezel made of metal, arranged inside the front housing, wherein

the part of the edge of the display portion other than the part pushed by the front housing is pushed by the second bezel, the display portion is held by the front housing and the second bezel.

2. The display device according to claim 1 , further comprising a supporting portion that is capable of supporting a rear side of the display portion inside the front housing, wherein

the display portion is sandwiched and held by the front housing and the supporting portion from the front side and the rear side in a state where the first bezel is mounted on the supporting portion.

3. The display device according to claim 2 , wherein

the front housing includes a frame portion formed in a frame shape without covering a display area of the display portion, and

at least the part of the edge on the front side of the display portion is pushed by the frame portion of the front housing and the rear side of the display portion corresponding to a position pushed by the frame portion is supported by the supporting portion in the state where the first bezel is mounted on the supporting portion, so that the display portion is held by the front housing and the supporting portion.

4. The display device according to claim 3 , wherein

the display portion is formed to have a rectangular shape by a pair of short-side portions extending in a longitudinal direction and a pair of long-side portions extending in a transverse direction,

the first bezel is mounted on a portion of the supporting portion supporting the rear side at a position corresponding to each of at least the short-side portions of the display portion, and

the edge corresponding to at least the short-side portions of the display portion is pushed by the frame portion of the front housing and the rear side of the display portion corresponding to the position pushed by the frame portion is supported by the supporting portion, so that the display portion is held by the front housing and the supporting portion.

5. The display device according to claim 3 , further comprising a first elastic portion arranged between the frame portion of the front housing and the edge on the front side of the display portion, wherein

the first bezel is mounted on the supporting portion in a region opposed to the supporting portion inside the front housing and outside the edge on the front side of the display portion, and

the first elastic portion is pushed by the frame portion of the front housing and comes into contact with at least the part of the edge on the front side of the display portion, so that the display portion is held.

6. The display device according to claim 5 , further comprising a second elastic portion arranged between the supporting portion and the rear side of the display portion corresponding to the position pushed by the frame portion, wherein

the rear side of the display portion corresponding to the position pushed by the frame portion is supported by the supporting portion through the second elastic portion, so that the display portion is held.

7. The display device according to claim 5 , wherein

the first bezel includes a fixed portion coming into contact with the supporting portion, fixed to the supporting portion and an extension portion formed to extend from the fixed portion up to a vicinity of a region where the first elastic portion is arranged.

8. The display device according to claim 2 , wherein

each of the first bezel and the supporting portion has a through-hole provided to fasten the first bezel and the supporting portion to each other by a fastening portion.

9. The display device according to claim 8 , further comprising a rear housing, wherein

each of the first bezel and the supporting portion is fastened to the rear housing by the fastening portion through the through-hole.

10. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein

the first bezel and the second bezel are coupled to each other to form a frame-shaped bezel.

11. The display device according to claim 10 , wherein

the display portion is formed to have a rectangular shape by a pair of short-side portions extending in a longitudinal direction and a pair of long-side portions extending in a transverse direction,

a pair of first bezels are provided, and each of the pair of first bezels is arranged at a position corresponding to each of the pair of short-side portions of the display portion,

a pair of second bezels are provided, and each of the pair of second bezels is arranged at a position corresponding to each of the pair of long-side portions of the display portion, and

the pair of first bezels and the pair of second bezels form the frame-shaped bezel surrounding the display portion.

12. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein

the first bezel includes a fixed portion coming into contact with the supporting portion, fixed to the supporting portion and an extension portion having a bent portion that is bent, extending from the fixed portion toward the edge of the display portion pushed by the front housing.

13. The display device according to claim 12 , wherein

the bent portion of the extension portion of the first bezel is formed by folding or hemming.

14. The display device according to claim 12 , wherein

the first bezel further includes a side surface portion extending from an outer edge of the fixed portion opposite to the extension portion along a direction from the front side of the display portion toward a rear side of the display portion.

15. The display device according to claim 12 , further comprising a wiring portion that connects the display portion to a control board, wherein

the extension portion of the first bezel is formed such that at least a part of the extension portion covers the wiring portion.

16. The display device according to claim 15 , wherein

the extension portion of the first bezel is arranged to cover the wiring portion from the front side of the display portion.

17. The display device according to claim 2 , wherein

the supporting portion is formed with a supporting portion side contact portion protruding toward the display portion, coming into contact with the first bezel.

18. The display device according to claim 17 , wherein

the front housing is formed with a front housing side contact portion protruding inward from an inner surface of the front housing, coming into contact with a surface of the first bezel opposite to a surface of the first bezel coming into contact with the supporting portion side contact portion, and

the supporting portion side contact portion and the front housing side contact portion are arranged to be opposed to each other.

19. The display device according to claim 2 , wherein

the front housing and the supporting portion are made of resin.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 16, 2014
From: MARUNO, MASASHI
To: FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 031988/0095 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2013-020680 · Feb 5, 2013 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20140218656A1 · Aug 7, 2014