Display device and speaker system for the display device
At least one exciter is used to produce sound for a flat panel display. The exciter vibrates the housing for production of sound. The housing may also include a plate mounted on the front surface of the housing and the exciter may be attached to the plate, which serves as a resonance plate.
1. A display device, comprising:
a housing having a front part, a back part, and a plurality of edge parts, the front part of the housing including top, side, and bottom surfaces that define an opening, wherein a width of a front dimension of the housing is greater than a width of a side dimension of the housing;
a flat panel display module provided within the housing such that a display area of the flat panel display module is provided within the opening of the housing; and
at least one exciter provided on the front part or the plurality of edge parts of the housing, the at least one exciter having a thickness which is smaller than the width of the side dimension of the housing, a width of the at least one exciter being smaller than a height of at least one of the top surface or the bottom surface of the front part of the housing or the width of the at least one exciter being smaller than a width of the side surface of the front part of the housing, wherein the housing is formed such that a thickness of a region of the front part or the plurality of edge parts to which the at least one exciter is mounted is thinner than a thickness of remaining regions of the front part or the plurality of edge parts.
2. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one exciter is directly mounted to the housing.
3. The display device of claim 1 , wherein an inner surface of the housing where the at least one exciter is mounted becomes progressively thinner from an edge toward a center of the housing.
4. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the region where the at least one exciter is mounted is recessed a predetermined depth or is stepped.
5. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one exciter comprises a plurality of exciters, and the plurality of exciters are arranged with a predetermined distance therebetween.
6. The display device of claim 1 , further comprising a sub-woofer mounted on an inner circumferential surface of the housing.
7. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of edge parts includes top, bottom, and side surfaces, and the at least one exciter is attached to one of the top, bottom and side surfaces of the plurality of the edge parts.
8. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the housing further includes a plate at a bottom end thereof and forming a portion of the front part of the housing, and wherein the at least one exciter is attached to a rear surface of the plate.
9. The display device of claim 8 , wherein the at least one exciter comprises at least two exciters, and each of the at least two exciters is provided nearer to opposing end parts of the plate.
10. The display device of claim 8 , wherein a front surface of the plate is flush with a front surface of the bottom end of the housing.
11. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the housing further includes a plate forming a portion of the front part of the housing, and wherein the at least one exciter is attached to a rear surface of the plate.
12. The display device of claim 11 , wherein an inner surface of the plate where the at least one exciter is mounted becomes progressively thinner from an edge toward a center of the plate.
13. The display device of claim 12 , wherein the plate includes at least one reinforcing portion that reinforces a strength of the thinner portion of the plate.
14. The display device of claim 13 , wherein the at least one reinforcing portion extends in a direction in which the plate extends.
15. The display device of claim 13 , wherein the plate and the at least one reinforcing portion are integrally formed.
16. The display device of claim 11 , wherein the plate is attached to a top end of the housing or side ends of the housing.