IP Library Granted Patent US 10,671,114
Granted Patent B2
US 10,671,114 · App. 15/988,990 · Granted Jun 2, 2020

Display panel, bracket and display device including the same

Inventors: Yi Joon Ahn (Seoul, KR); Sung Chul Kim (Seongnam-si, KR); Jung Hun Noh (Yongin-si, KR); Keun Kyu Song (Seongnam-si, KR); Hye Yong Chu (Hwaseong-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
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Patent No.
US 10,671,114
App. No.
15/988,990
Granted
Jun 2, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display device includes: a display panel; a plurality of vibro-acoustic elements coupled to the display panel and spaced apart from each other on a lower surface of the display panel; and a bracket disposed below the display panel and including a bottom plate, where a plurality of receiving holes is defined through the bottom plate. The plurality of vibro-acoustic elements is disposed in the plurality of receiving holes, respectively, a vibration space is defined by a portion of the bottom plate defining a receiving hole of the receiving holes, which is recessed from an upper surface toward a lower surface of the bottom plate, and audio frequencies in different frequency bands, respectively, is produced from regions in which the plurality of vibro-acoustic elements are disposed.

Claims (62)

1. A display device comprising:

a display panel; and

a plurality of vibro-acoustic elements coupled to the display panel and spaced apart from each other on the display panel,

wherein

the plurality of vibro-acoustic elements produces audio frequencies in different frequency bands, respectively,

portions of the display panel are recessed in a thickness direction, and

the plurality of vibro-acoustic elements is disposed in the portions of the display panel recessed in the thickness direction, respectively.

2. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of vibro-acoustic elements includes:

a first vibro-acoustic element which produces an audio frequency of a high frequency band;

a second vibro-acoustic element which produces an audio frequency of a middle frequency band; and

a third vibro-acoustic element which produces an audio frequency of a low frequency band.

3. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of vibro-acoustic elements have different sizes from each other to produces the audio frequencies in the different frequency bands, respectively.

4. The display device of claim 1 , wherein recessed depths of the portions of the display panel recessed in the thickness direction are different from each other.

5. The display device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a vibration reinforcing member disposed between the display panel,

wherein a vibro-acoustic element of the plurality of vibro-acoustic elements produces an audio frequency of a low frequency band, and

the vibration reinforcing member is coupled to the display panel and the vibro-acoustic element which produces the audio frequency of the low frequency band.

6. The display device of claim 1 , wherein

a vibro-acoustic element of the plurality of vibro-acoustic elements produces an audio frequency of a high frequency band, and

the vibro-acoustic element which produces the audio frequency of the high frequency band comprises:

a coil disposed on the display panel; and

a piezoelectric element disposed on the coil.

7. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the display panel is a diaphragm, such that at least a part of the display panel outputs sound in response to a vibration of the plurality of vibro-acoustic elements.

8. A bracket of a display device, the bracket comprising:

a bottom plate,

wherein

a plurality of receiving holes is defined through two opposing major surface planes defining the bottom plate, and spaced apart from each other,

a portion of the bottom plate defining a receiving hole of the plurality of receiving holes is recessed in a thickness direction of the bottom plate, and

a vibration space is defined by the portion of the bottom plate recessed in the thickness direction, and

wherein the plurality of receiving holes penetrate the bottom plate.

9. The bracket of claim 8 , wherein the plurality of receiving holes has different through areas from each other.

10. The bracket of claim 8 , wherein

another portion of the bottom plate defining another receiving hole of the plurality of receiving holes is recessed in the thickness direction of the bottom plate,

another vibration space is defined by the another portion of the bottom plate recessed in the thickness direction, and

a volume of the vibration space is different form a volume of the another vibration space.

11. The bracket of claim 8 , wherein the plurality of receiving holes comprises:

a vibro-acoustic element receiving hole; and a battery receiving hole,

wherein the portion of the bottom plate defining the vibro-acoustic element receiving hole is recessed in the thickness direction of the bottom plate, and

wherein another portion of the bottom plate defining the battery receiving hole is not recessed.

12. A display device comprising:

a display panel;

a plurality of vibro-acoustic elements coupled to the display panel and spaced apart from each other on a lower surface of the display panel; and

a bracket disposed below the display panel and including a bottom plate,

wherein

a plurality of receiving holes is defined through two opposing major surface planes defining the bottom plate

the plurality of vibro-acoustic elements is disposed in the plurality of receiving holes, respectively,

a portion of the bottom plate defining a receiving hole of the plurality of receiving holes is recessed from an upper surface toward a lower surface of the bottom plate,

a vibration space is defined by the portion of the bottom plate recessed from the upper surface toward the lower surface of the bottom plate, and

audio frequencies in different frequency bands, respectively, are produced from regions in which the plurality of vibro-acoustic elements is disposed,

wherein the plurality of receiving holes penetrates the bottom plate.

13. The display device of claim 12 , wherein the plurality of vibro-acoustic elements has different sizes from each other to produce the audio frequencies in the different frequency bands, respectively.

14. The display device of claim 12 , wherein

another portion of the bottom plate defining another receiving hole of the plurality of receiving holes is recessed from the upper surface toward the lower surface of the bottom plate,

another vibration space is defined by the another portion of the bottom plate recessed from the upper surface toward the lower surface of the bottom plate, and

a volume of the vibration space is different form a volume of the another vibration space to produce the audio frequencies in the different frequency bands, respectively.

15. The display device of claim 12 , wherein the plurality of vibro-acoustic elements and the bracket are not in contact with each other.

16. The display device of claim 12 , wherein

a battery receiving hole is defined through the bottom plate, and

the battery receiving hole is spaced apart from the plurality of receiving holes.

17. The display device of claim 16 , wherein another portion of the bottom plate defining the battery receiving hole is not recessed.

18. The display device of claim 12 , wherein a vibro-acoustic element of the plurality of vibro-acoustic elements has a shape including at least a part of a frame shape in a plan view with an opening defined therein.

19. The display device of claim 18 , wherein the vibro-acoustic element has a rectangular frame shape in the plan view.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 24, 2018
From: AHN, YI JOON; KIM, SUNG CHUL; NOH, JUNG HUN; SONG, KEUN KYU; CHU, HYE YONG
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO. LTD.
Reel/Frame 045898/0770 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2017-0101804 · Aug 10, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20190050024A1 · Feb 14, 2019
Cited By (1)
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