Support structure for display device and display device using same
A support structure for supporting a display panel includes a rotatable base, a first supporting assembly, a second supporting assembly, and a connecting portion. The first supporting assembly includes a first sleeve and a first connector moveably coupled to the first sleeve along a first direction. The first sleeve is fixed to the rotatable base. The second supporting assembly includes a second sleeve and a second connector moveably coupled to the second sleeve along a second direction. The second direction is perpendicular to the first direction. The second connector is slidably coupled to the display panel along a third direction. The third direction is perpendicular to a plane cooperatively defined by the first direction and the second direction. The connecting portion fixedly connects the first connector to the second sleeve. A display panel using the support structure is also provided.
1. A support structure for supporting a display panel, comprising:
a rotatable base;
a first supporting assembly comprising a first sleeve and a first connector moveably coupled to the first sleeve along a first direction, the first sleeve fixed to the rotatable base;
a second supporting assembly comprising a second sleeve and a second connector moveably coupled to the second sleeve along a second direction, the second direction being perpendicular to the first direction, the second connector slidably coupled to the display panel along a third direction, the third direction perpendicular to a plane cooperatively defined by the first direction and the second direction; and
a connecting portion fixedly connecting the first connector to the second sleeve.
2. The support structure as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a suction cup, wherein the rotatable base comprises a bottom surface and a plurality of wheels, a receiving cavity defined in the bottom surface for rotatably receiving the suction cup, the plurality of wheels installed around the receiving cavity and coplanar with the suction cup.
3. The support structure as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first supporting assembly further comprises a first stopper; a plurality of first positioning through holes are defined through the first sleeve along the first direction; a first through hole is defined in a distal end of the first connector; the first stopper is extended through the first through hole and one of the first positioning through holes so that the first connector is held by the first sleeve.
4. The support structure as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the first stopper is rod-shaped.
5. The support structure as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the first stopper comprises two buttons and an elastic member sandwiched between the two buttons; each button includes a body and a protrusion perpendicularly extending from the body and exposed from one of the first positioning through holes; a step surface is formed on the body of each button and abuts against an inner wall of the first sleeve by elasticity of the elastic member.
6. The support structure as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first supporting assembly further comprises a bolt; a plurality of first positioning through holes are defined through the first sleeve along the first direction; a threaded hole is defined in a distal end of the first connector; the bolt is extended through one of the first positioning through holes and is engaged with the first connector via the threaded hole so that the first connector is held by the first sleeve.
7. The support structure as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the second supporting assembly further comprises a second stopper; a plurality of second positioning through holes are defined through the second sleeve along the second direction; a second through hole is defined in a distal end of the second connector; the second stopper is extended through the second through hole and one of the second positioning through holes so that the second connector is held by the second sleeve.
8. The support structure as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the second stopper is rod-shaped.
9. The support structure as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the second stopper comprises two buttons and an elastic member sandwiched between the two buttons; each button includes a body and a protrusion perpendicularly extending from the body and exposed from one of the second positioning through holes; a step surface is formed on the body of each button and abuts against an inner wall of the second sleeve by elasticity of the elastic member.
10. The support structure as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the second connector comprises a guiding member at an end of the second connector opposite to the distal end of the second connector, the guiding member slidably coupled to the display panel along the third direction.
11. The support structure as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the second supporting assembly further comprises a bolt; a plurality of second positioning through holes are defined through the second sleeve along the second direction; a threaded hole is defined in a distal end of the second connector; the bolt is extended through one of the second positioning through holes and is engaged with the second connector via the threaded hole so that the second connector is held by the second sleeve.
12. The support structure as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first supporting assembly further comprises an elastic member received in the first sleeve, the elastic member being abutting again the distal end of the first connector.
13. A display device comprising:
a display panel; and
a support structure, the support structure comprising:
a rotatable base;
a first supporting assembly comprising a first sleeve and a first connector moveably coupled to the first sleeve along a first direction, the first sleeve fixed to the rotatable base;
a second supporting assembly comprising a second sleeve and a second connector moveably coupled to the second sleeve along a second direction, the second direction perpendicular to the first direction, the second connector slidably coupled to the display panel along a third direction, the third direction perpendicular to a plane cooperatively defined by the first direction and the second direction; and
a connecting portion fixedly connecting the first connector to the second sleeve.
14. The display device as claimed in claim 13 , further comprising a suction cup, wherein the rotatable base comprises a bottom surface and a plurality of wheels, a receiving cavity defined in the bottom surface for rotatably receiving the suction cup, the plurality of wheels installed around the receiving cavity and coplanar with the suction cup.
15. The display device as claimed in claim 13 , wherein the first supporting assembly further comprises a first stopper; a plurality of first positioning through holes are defined through the first sleeve along the first direction; a first through hole is defined in a distal end of the first connector; the first stopper is extended through the first through hole and one of the first positioning through holes so that the first connector is held by the first sleeve.
16. The display device as claimed in claim 15 , wherein the first stopper comprises two buttons and an elastic member sandwiched between the two buttons; each button includes a body and a protrusion perpendicularly extending from the body and exposed from one of the first positioning through holes; a step surface is formed on the body of each button and abuts against an inner wall of the first sleeve by elasticity of the elastic member.
17. The display device as claimed in claim 13 , wherein the first supporting assembly further comprises a bolt; a plurality of first positioning through holes are defined through the first sleeve along the first direction; a threaded hole is defined in a distal end of the first connector; the bolt is extended through one of the first positioning through holes and is engaged with the first connector via the threaded hole so that the first connector is held by the first sleeve.
18. The display device as claimed in claim 13 , wherein the second supporting assembly further comprises a second stopper; a plurality of second positioning through holes are defined through the second sleeve along the second direction; a second through hole is defined in a distal end of the second connector; the second stopper is extended through the second through hole and one of the second positioning through holes so that the second connector is held by the second sleeve.
19. The display device as claimed in claim 18 , wherein the second stopper comprises two buttons and an elastic member sandwiched between the two buttons; each button includes a body and a protrusion perpendicularly extending from the body and exposed from the second positioning through hole; a step surface is formed on the body of each button and abuts against an inner wall of the second sleeve by elasticity of the elastic member.
20. The display device as claimed in claim 19 , wherein the second connector comprises a guiding member at an end of the second connector opposite to the distal end of the second connector; a guiding groove is defined at a rear of the display panel along the third direction; the guiding member is slidably coupled to the display panel along the third direction via the guiding groove.