IP Library Granted Patent US 9,930,286
Granted Patent B2
US 9,930,286 · App. 14/801,200 · Granted Mar 27, 2018

Display apparatus

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Patent No.
US 9,930,286
App. No.
14/801,200
Granted
Mar 27, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

According to one embodiment, a display apparatus includes an enclosure having a display portion and an internal space, and a speaker accommodated in the internal space and having a sound emitting surface directed in an opposite direction of the display portion. The enclosure includes a first opening area configured to emit sound of the speaker in the opposite direction of the display portion, and a second opening area configured to emit the sound of the speaker in a lateral direction to the display portion. A volume of the sound emitted from the first opening area is greater than a volume of the sound emitted from the second opening area.

Claims (38)

1. A display apparatus comprising:

a display panel;

a circuit board electrically connected to the display panel, and configured to control the display panel;

a speaker;

a front bezel covering an entire outer periphery of the display panel; and

a back cover located at a back surface of the display panel and connected to the front bezel, the back cover covering the circuit board and the speaker,

wherein the back cover comprises:

a first opening area including a first through-hole arranged in a position facing a sound emitting surface of the speaker facing a first direction with respect to a display surface of the display panel, the first through-hole allowing a sound of the speaker to be conveyed through to outside; and

a second opening area including a second through-hole facing a second direction with respect to the display surface of the display panel, and being arranged in a position different from the first opening area, the second through-hole allowing a sound of the speaker to be conveyed through to the outside, and

wherein the first through-hole comprises one or more holes of an arbitrary shape, and the second through-hole comprises one or more holes of an arbitrary shape, and

an opening area of the first through-hole of the first opening area is larger than an opening area of the second through-hole of the second opening area.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein

a volume of the sound conveyed through the first through-hole to the outside is larger than a volume of the sound conveyed through the second through-hole to the outside.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein

the second direction has an angle greater than 45 degrees and less than 90 degrees with respect to the first direction.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein

a size of the hole which constitutes the first through-hole is an arbitrary size, and a size of the hole which constitutes the second through-hole is an arbitrary size.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the speaker comprises a pair of speaker units, the first opening area comprises a pair of first openings, and the second opening area comprises a pair of second openings.

6. A display apparatus comprising:

a display panel;

a circuit board electrically connected to the display panel, and configured to control the display panel;

a speaker;

a front bezel covering an entire outer periphery of the display panel; and

a back cover located at a back surface of the display panel and connected to the front bezel, the back cover covering the circuit board and the speaker,

wherein the back cover comprises:

a first opening area including a first through-hole arranged in a position facing a sound emitting surface of the speaker facing a first direction with respect to a display surface of the display panel, the first through-hole allowing a sound of the speaker to be conveyed through to outside; and

a second opening area including a second through-hole facing a second direction with respect to the display surface of the display panel, and being arranged in a position different from the first opening area, the second through-hole allowing a sound of the speaker to be conveyed through to the outside, and

wherein the first opening area and the sound emitting surface are arranged at positions at least having portions facing each other,

the first through-hole comprises one or more holes of an arbitrary shape, and the second through-hole comprises one or more holes of an arbitrary shape, and

an opening area of the first through-hole of the first opening area is larger than an opening area of the second through-hole of the second opening area.

7. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein

a volume of the sound conveyed through the first through-hole to the outside is larger than a volume of the sound conveyed through the second through-hole to the outside.

8. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein

the second direction has an angle greater than 45 degrees and less than 90 degrees with respect to the first direction.

9. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein

a size of the hole which constitutes the first through-hole is an arbitrary size, and a size of the hole which constitutes the second through-hole is an arbitrary size.

10. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein

the speaker comprises a pair of speaker units, the first opening area comprises a pair of first openings, and the second opening area comprises a pair of second openings.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 7, 2020
From: TOSHIBA VISUAL SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
To: HISENSE VISUAL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 051493/0333 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 26, 2018
From: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
To: TOSHIBA VISUAL SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 046881/0120 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 19, 2016
From: TOSHIBA LIFESTYLE PRODUCTS & SERVICES CORPORATION
To: TOSHIBA VISUAL SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 040671/0533 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 16, 2015
From: HAMADATE, SHUNICHI
To: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA; TOSHIBA LIFESTYLE PRODUCTS & SERVICES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 036116/0440 →