Display device having a curved shape in section along one axis
A display device includes a display panel having a curved shape in section along one axis, the display panel including a display screen that includes a concave surface, wherein a radius of curvature (R) of the curved shape of the display screen is larger than 2000 mm.
1. A display device comprising:
a display panel having a curved shape in a cross-section along one axis, the display panel including a display screen that includes a concave curved surface; and
an illumination section provided in at least part of a peripheral region of the display screen of the display panel, the illumination section including a light guide plate that extends along the peripheral region and at least one LED light positioned at a first end of the light guide plate to emit light into the light guide plate so as to control and change brightness to adjust visual effects associated with the curved shape, and
a frame member supporting the display panel comprising parallel first support members running along the one axis and more than two spaced apart second support members running along another axis, perpendicular to the one axis, that extends to the first support members,
in which a radius of curvature (R) of the concave curved surface of the display screen is constant such that the radius of curvature (R) has a single value for the display screen in its entirety and in which the single value is at least 6000 mm and does not exceed 8000 mm.
2. The display device according to claim 1 , further comprising a sound output member, and
wherein, at an end portion, along the one axis, of the display panel, at least part of the sound output member is provided overlapping an opposite surface to the display screen of the display panel.
3. The display device according to claim 1 , in which the display panel has a rectangular shape, and in which the illumination section is provided in a belt-like region along two opposite long sides of the rectangular shape of the display panel.
4. The display device according to claim 2 , in which the display panel has a rectangular shape and has the curved shape in section along a longitudinal direction of the rectangular shape, and in which the sound output member is provided along two opposite short sides of the rectangular shape of the display panel.
5. The display device according to claim 1 , in which when the display panel is configured to be viewed in a viewing direction so as to provide a front view of the display panel having a first axis in a longitudinal direction and a second axis which is perpendicular to the first axis, a first distance as measured along the first axis of a non-display region on one short side of the display screen has a value which is at least three times that of a second distance as measured in along the second axis of at least one belt-like region along one opposite long side of the illumination section.
6. A display device comprising:
a display panel having a curved shape in a cross section along one axis, the display panel including a display screen that includes a concave surface, wherein a radius of curvature of the curved shape of the display screen is larger than 2000 mm;
an illumination section provided in at least part of a peripheral region of the display panel, the illumination section including a light guide plate that extends along the peripheral region and at least one LED light positioned at an end of the light guide plate to emit light into the light guide plate so as to control and change brightness;
a frame member supporting the display panel comprising three parallel spaced apart first support members running along the one axis and a plurality of second support members running along another axis, perpendicular to the one axis, that extends to the first support members, and
a rear casing member having a curved shape.
7. The display device according to claim 6 , wherein the radius of curvature of the curved shape of the display screen is 4000 mm to 8000 mm.
8. The display device according to claim 6 , wherein comprising a stand that supports the display panel, wherein an edge portion, on an observer's side, of the stand has a curved shape whose radius of curvature is smaller than the radius of curvature of the display panel.
9. The display device according to claim 6 , wherein the radius of curvature of the curved shape of the display screen varies.
10. The display device according to claim 6 , further comprising a sound output member, wherein, at an end portion, along the one axis, of the display panel, at least part of the sound output member is provided overlapping an opposite surface to the display screen of the display panel.
11. The display device according to claim 6 , wherein the display panel has a rectangular shape, and the illumination section is provided in a belt-like region along two opposite long sides of the rectangular shape of the display panel.
12. The display device according to claim 11 , wherein the display panel has a rectangular shape and has the curved shape in section along a longitudinal direction of the rectangular shape, and a sound output member is provided along two opposite short sides of the rectangular shape of the display panel.
13. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the illumination section is further configured to control color so as to change a color of a frame of the display device.
14. The display device according to claim 6 , wherein the illumination section is further configured to control color so as to change a color of a frame of the display device.
15. A display device comprising:
a display panel having a curved shape in a cross section along one axis, the display panel including a display screen that includes a concave surface, wherein a radius of curvature (R) of the curved shape of the display screen is larger than 2000 mm;
an illumination section provided in at least part of a peripheral region of the display screen of the display panel, the illumination section including a light guide plate that extends along the peripheral region and at least one LED light positioned at an end of the light guide plate to emit light into the light guide plate so as to control and change brightness to adjust visual effects associated with the curved shape;
a frame member supporting the display panel comprising parallel first support members running along the one axis and more than two spaced apart second support members running along another axis, perpendicular to the one axis, that extends to the first support members; and
a rear casing member having a curved shape.
16. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the light guide plate comprises a belt-like structure that extends along the peripheral region of the display screen of the display panel.
17. The display device according to claim 16 , wherein the at least one LED light comprises a first LED light positioned at a first end of the light guide plate and a second LED light positioned at an end of the light guide plate opposite the first end, the first and second LED lights positioned to emit light into the belt-like structure.
18. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein a bottom width in a vertical direction associated with a bottom portion of the peripheral region is different than a top width in a vertical direction associated with a top portion of the peripheral region.
19. The display device according to claim 6 , wherein a bottom width in a vertical direction of a bottom portion of the peripheral region is different than a top width in a vertical direction of a top portion of the peripheral region.
20. The display device according to claim 19 , wherein the width in the vertical direction and the width in the horizontal direction satisfy a ratio of 1:3 or more.
21. The display device according to claim 6 , wherein the peripheral region has a width in a vertical direction and a width in a horizontal direction, the width in the vertical direction and the width in the horizontal direction satisfy a ratio of 1:3 or more.
22. The display device according to claim 15 , wherein the peripheral region has a width in a vertical direction and a width in a horizontal direction, the width in the vertical direction and the width in the horizontal direction satisfy a ratio of 1:3 or more.