IP Library Granted Patent US 11,747,548
Granted Patent B2
US 11,747,548 · App. 17/729,671 · Granted Sep 5, 2023

Display module including middle frame member and elastic member

Inventors: Tsutomu Arihara (Kanagawa ken, JP); Masami Yoda (Kanagawa ken, JP)
Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
G02B6/0088G02B6/0078G02F1/13336G02F1/133314G02F1/133317
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Patent No.
US 11,747,548
App. No.
17/729,671
Granted
Sep 5, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display module includes a plurality of display panels, a backlight module including a plurality of light guide plates disposed in back of the plurality of display panels, and a light emitting element disposed around the plurality of light guide plates. The display module also includes a middle frame member that is disposed in back of the plurality of display panels and in front of the plurality of light guide plates, and a rear frame member that is disposed in back of the plurality of light guide plates. The display module further includes a first elastic member that is interposed between the housing and one of the plurality of light guide plates at a corner part of the housing, and a second elastic member that is interposed between the housing and one of the plurality of light guide plates at a central upper part of the housing.

Claims (62)

1. A display module, comprising:

a plurality of display panels;

a backlight module including a plurality of light guide plates disposed in back of the plurality of display panels and a light emitting element disposed around the plurality of light guide plates;

a middle frame member that is disposed in back of the plurality of display panels and in front of the plurality of light guide plates, and includes a plurality of openings corresponding to the plurality of display panels;

a rear frame member that is disposed in back of the plurality of light guide plates, and includes a housing that has a rectangular shape in a planar view and houses the plurality of light guide plates;

a first elastic member that is interposed between the housing and one of the plurality of light guide plates at a corner part of the housing and pushes at least one of the plurality of light guide plates against an inner wall of the housing; and

a second elastic member that is interposed between the housing and one of the plurality of light guide plates at a central upper part of the housing and pushes at least one of the plurality of light guide plates against the inner wall of the housing.

2. The display module according to claim 1 ,

wherein an end part of one of the plurality of light guide plates engages with an end part or a center part of the housing.

3. The display module according to claim 2 ,

wherein a projecting part disposed at an end part of the one of the plurality of light guide plates engages with a recessed part disposed at an end part or a center part of the housing.

4. The display module according to claim 3 ,

wherein the projecting part engages with a recessed part disposed at the end part of the housing.

5. The display module according to claim 3 ,

wherein the one of the plurality of light guide plates has the projecting part.

6. The display module according to claim 1 ,

wherein the backlight module further includes an optical sheet disposed in back of the middle frame member and in front of the plurality of light guide plates,

the housing further houses the optical sheet, and

an end part of the optical sheet engages with an end part or a center part of the housing.

7. The display module according to claim 6 ,

wherein a projecting part disposed at an end part of the optical sheet engages with a recessed part disposed at an end part or a center part of the housing.

8. A display module, comprising:

a plurality of display panels;

a backlight module including a plurality of light guide plates disposed in back of the plurality of display panels and a light emitting element disposed around the plurality of light guide plates;

a middle frame member that is disposed in back of the plurality of display panels and in front of the plurality of light guide plates, and includes a plurality of openings corresponding to the plurality of display panels;

a rear frame member that is disposed in back of the plurality of light guide plates, and includes a housing that houses the plurality of light guide plates; and

an elastic member that is interposed between the housing and one of the plurality of light guide plates and pushes the one of the plurality of light guide plates against an inner wall of the housing,

wherein the one of the plurality of light guide plates has a first surface facing the plurality of display panels, a second surface facing the housing, and a third surface connecting the first surface and the second surface, and

the elastic member abuts on the third surface.

9. The display module according to claim 8 ,

wherein an end part of one of the plurality of light guide plates engages with an end part or a center part of the housing.

10. The display module according to claim 9 ,

wherein a projecting part disposed at an end part of the one of the plurality of light guide plates engages with a recessed part disposed at an end part or a center part of the housing.

11. The display module according to claim 10 ,

wherein the projecting part engages with a recessed part disposed at the end part of the housing.

12. The display module according to claim 10 ,

wherein the one of the plurality of light guide plates has the projecting part.

13. The display module according to claim 8 ,

wherein the backlight module further includes an optical sheet disposed in back of the middle frame member and in front of the plurality of light guide plates,

the housing further houses the optical sheet, and

an end part of the optical sheet engages with an end part or a center part of the housing.

14. The display module according to claim 13 ,

wherein a projecting part disposed at an end part of the optical sheet engages with a recessed part disposed at an end part or a center part of the housing.

15. A display module, comprising:

a plurality of display panels that are arranged side by side along a longitudinal direction of the plurality of display panels;

a backlight module including a plurality of light guide plates disposed in back of the plurality of display panels and a light emitting element disposed around the plurality of light guide plates;

a middle frame member that is disposed in back of the plurality of display panels and in front of the plurality of light guide plates, and includes a plurality of openings corresponding to the plurality of display panels;

a rear frame member that is disposed in back of the plurality of light guide plates, and includes a housing that houses the plurality of light guide plates; and

a first circuit element on a same plane as the plurality of display panels, wherein

the plurality of display panels include a first display panel and a second display panel and

the first circuit element, the first display panel, and the second display panel are aligned in this order along the longitudinal direction of the plurality of display panels.

16. The display module according to claim 15 , further comprising:

a structure that fixes or positions the plurality of light guide plates to the housing.

17. The display module according to claim 15 , further comprising:

a second circuit element on a same plane as the plurality of display panels, wherein the first circuit element, the plurality of display panels, and the second circuit element are aligned in this order along the longitudinal direction of the plurality of display panels.

18. The display module according to claim 15 , further comprising:

an elastic member that is interposed between the housing and one of the plurality of light guide plates and pushes the one of the plurality of light guide plates against an inner wall of the housing.

19. The display module according to claim 15 , further comprising:

a first elastic member that is interposed between the housing and one of the plurality of light guide plates at a corner part of the housing and pushes at least one of the plurality of light guide plates against an inner wall of the housing; and

a second elastic member that is interposed between the housing and one of the plurality of light guide plates at a central upper part of the housing and pushes at least one of the plurality of light guide plates against the inner wall of the housing.

20. The display module according to claim 8 ,

wherein the rear frame member includes a bottom wall part forming a bottom surface of the housing and a side wall part extending from the bottom wall part along a direction from the bottom wall part to the plurality of display panels, and the elastic member abuts on the side wall part.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 28, 2024
From: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
To: PANASONIC AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2020-032329 · Feb 27, 2020 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 17183974 · Feb 24, 2021
Related Publication 20220252781A1 · Aug 11, 2022