IP Library Patent Application 17900469
Patent Application
App. No. 17/900,469

SUPPORT DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE

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Patent No.
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App. No.
17/900,469
Abstract

A support device includes: a rear panel including a first surface attached to a back surface of a display, and a first coupling member fixedly attached to a second surface of the rear panel. The rear panel includes a base plate portion, a plurality of ribs, and a reinforcing member. The ribs are provided on a surface of the base plate portion corresponding to the first surface. Each of the ribs has a plate shape perpendicularly rising from a surface of the base plate portion and has a same height from the surface of the base plate portion. The ribs provide spaces between the back surface of the display and the base plate portion. The reinforcing member is provided in one or more of the spaces to reinforce the base plate portion. The one or more spaces are located at a position corresponding to the first coupling member.

Claims (35)

1 . A support device comprising:

a rear panel including a first surface attached to a back surface of a display to support the display from the back surface; and

a first coupling member fixedly attached to a second surface of the rear panel opposite to the first surface, wherein

the rear panel includes

a base plate portion having a flat plate shape,

a plurality of ribs provided on a surface of the base plate portion corresponding to the first surface of the rear panel, each rib having a plate shape perpendicularly rising from a surface of the base plate portion and having a same height from the surface of the base plate portion, the plurality of ribs being configured to provide a plurality of spaces between the back surface of the display and the base plate portion, and

a reinforcing member provided in one or more spaces out of the plurality of spaces to reinforce the base plate portion, the one or more spaces being located at a position corresponding to the first coupling member.

2 . The support device according to claim 1 , further comprising a second coupling member provided to the first coupling member such that the second coupling member is allowed to rotate.

3 . The support device according to claim 1 , wherein

the first coupling member includes

a connection plate that is plate-shaped and attached in contact with the rear panel, and

an arm portion provided on the connection plate, and

the reinforcing member is provided in one or more spaces out of the plurality of spaces, the one or more spaces being located in a connection region corresponding to the connection plate.

4 . The support device according to claim 3 , wherein the reinforcing member is provided in each of one or more spaces located in an upper edge portion in the connection region, the upper edge portion corresponding to an upper side of the display.

5 . The support device according to claim 3 , wherein the reinforcing member is provided in each of one or more spaces located in a region including the connection region as a whole, the region having a shape and a size corresponding to the connection region.

6 . The support device according to claim 3 , wherein the reinforcing member is provided in each of one or more spaces located in a region including the connection region as a whole.

7 . The support device according to claim 1 , wherein each spaces in the plurality of spaces has a hexagonal shape with a predetermined size when viewed from a direction perpendicular to the first surface.

8 . The support device according to claim 1 , wherein each spaces in the plurality of spaces has a quadrangular shape when viewed from a direction perpendicular to the first surface.

9 . The support device according to claim 1 , wherein the reinforcing member covers an entire surface of the base plate portion in the corresponding space.

10 . The support device according to claim 1 , wherein the reinforcing member is a single plate perpendicularly rising from the base plate portion, the reinforcing member having a linear shape as viewed from the direction perpendicular to the first surface inside the corresponding space.

11 . The support device according to claim 1 , wherein the reinforcing member is a plurality of plates perpendicularly rising from the base plate portion, the reinforcing member having a radial shape extending outward from a center of the corresponding space when viewed from the direction perpendicular to the first surface inside the corresponding space.

12 . The support device according to claim 1 , wherein a height of the reinforcing member from the surface of the base plate portion is equal to the height of the plurality of ribs.

13 . The support device according to claim 1 , wherein a height of the reinforcing member from the surface of the base plate portion is lower than the height of the plurality of ribs.

14 . The support device according to claim 1 , wherein a material of the reinforcing member is the same as a material of the plurality of ribs.

15 . The support device according to claim 1 , wherein the reinforcing member has higher rigidity than the plurality of ribs.

16 . A display device comprising:

a display; and

a support device supporting the display, wherein

the support device includes

a rear panel including a first surface attached to a back surface of a display to support the display from the back surface, and

a first coupling member fixedly attached to a second surface of the rear panel opposite to the first surface, and

the rear panel includes

a base plate portion having a flat plate shape,

a plurality of ribs provided on a surface of the base plate portion corresponding to the first surface of the rear panel, each rib having a plate shape perpendicularly rising from a surface of the base plate portion and having a same height from the surface of the base plate portion, the plurality of ribs being configured to provide a plurality of spaces between the back surface of the display and the base plate portion, and

a reinforcing member provided in one or more spaces out of the plurality of spaces to reinforce the base plate portion, the one or more spaces being located at a position corresponding to the first coupling member.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 1, 2024
From: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
To: PANASONIC AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 066709/0745 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 19, 2022
From: SEKIGUCHI, TOMOHIRO
To: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 062149/0263 →