IP Library Granted Patent US 10,527,877
Granted Patent B2
US 10,527,877 · App. 16/015,675 · Granted Jan 7, 2020

Display device

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Patent No.
US 10,527,877
App. No.
16/015,675
Granted
Jan 7, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

According to an aspect, a display device includes: a display panel; a cover panel disposed close to a display surface of the display panel; a housing disposed close to a rear surface of the display panel; and a coupling member coupling the cover panel and the housing to each other. The coupling member includes: a first portion disposed between the cover panel and the display panel, and attached to the cover panel; and a second portion attached to an inside of the housing.

Claims (41)

1. A display device comprising:

a display panel;

a cover panel disposed close to a display surface of the display panel;

a housing disposed close to a rear surface of the display panel; and

a coupling member coupling the cover panel and the housing to each other, wherein

the coupling member includes:

a first portion disposed between the cover panel and the display panel, and attached to the cover panel; and

a second portion attached to an inside of the housing, and

the cover panel includes:

a main portion having a flat surface; and

an outer perimeter portion positioned around an outer perimeter of the main portion and having a curved surface, wherein

the outer perimeter portion is curved in a direction in which the outer perimeter portion approaches the housing, and

the display panel is curved along the outer perimeter portion;

an optical sheet disposed close to the rear surface of the display panel; and

a supporting member disposed close to the rear surface of the display panel, and attached in the peripheral region, wherein

the supporting member supports the optical sheet toward the display panel,

the supporting member includes a first surface facing the peripheral region, and

the first surface is curved along the outer perimeter portion of the cover panel.

2. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein

the housing includes:

a bottom portion;

a wall portion standing from an outer edge of the bottom portion toward the display panel; and

a groove provided in the bottom portion along the wall portion, and

the second portion is disposed in the groove.

3. The display device according to claim 2 , wherein

the coupling member further includes a third portion positioned between the first portion and the second portion, and

the third portion is disposed along the wall portion.

4. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the coupling member surrounds the display panel.

5. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein

the display panel includes:

a display region displaying an image; and

a peripheral region positioned at a periphery of the display region, and

the coupling member is disposed between the cover panel and the peripheral region.

6. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the first portion is curved along the outer perimeter portion.

7. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein

the supporting member further includes a second surface positioned on an opposite side of the first surface, and

the second surface is curved along the outer perimeter portion of the cover panel.

8. The display device according to claim 7 , wherein

the supporting member is a frame body, and further includes a third surface,

the third surface is positioned between the first surface and the second surface, and faces an inside of the frame body, and

the third surface is in parallel with a thickness direction of the supporting member.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 22, 2025
From: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
To: MAGNOLIA WHITE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 072130/0313 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 22, 2018
From: OCHI, TETSURO; HANAZAWA, YASUYUKI
To: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
Reel/Frame 046177/0450 →