IP Library Granted Patent US 8,593,796
Granted Patent B2
US 8,593,796 · App. 13/346,393 · Granted Nov 26, 2013

Display apparatus and support stand

Inventor: Mitsuyoshi Takao (Hidaka, JP)
Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
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Patent No.
US 8,593,796
App. No.
13/346,393
Granted
Nov 26, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display apparatus includes: a display case including a display screen exposed on one side of the display case; a support member supporting the display case; and a fixing member provided opposite to the one side and fixed to the support member at first and second positions. The fixing member includes a connector connected to an external installation face when the fixing member is fixed at the first position. The support member includes a first bottom portion and a second bottom portion located this is closer to the display case. The fixing member projects from the second bottom portion to the side opposite to the display case with respect to the one side when the fixing member is located at the first position. The fixing member is hidden behind the support member with respect to the one side when the fixing member is located at the second position.

Claims (19)

1. A display apparatus comprising:

a display case including a display screen which is exposed to an outside on one side of the display case;

a support member configured to support the display case; and

a fixing member configured to be provided on a side opposite to the one side so as to be fixed to the support member at a first position and a second position, and which includes a connector configured to be connected to an external installation face when the fixing member is fixed at the first position, wherein

the support member includes a first bottom portion and a second bottom portion which is located closer to the display case than the first bottom portion, and

the fixing member is configured to project from the second bottom portion to the side opposite to the display case and is configured to be seen from the one side when the fixing member is fixed to the support member at the first position, and the fixing member is configured to be hidden behind the support member and is configured to be not seen from the one side when the fixing member is fixed to the support member at the second position.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the fixing member includes at least one hole, and the fixing member is configured to be attached to the support member with a fixing insertion member that penetrates through the hole.

3. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the fixing member includes a long hole extending in a longitudinal direction of the fixing member, and the fixing member is configured to be attached to the support member with a screw that penetrates through the long hole.

4. The apparatus of claim 3 further comprising:

a buffer member configured to be inserted between the support member and the fixing member.

5. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the hole is configured to be formed at such a position that the fixing member is hidden behind the support member and is not seen from the one side when the fixing member is fixed to the support member at the second position.

6. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the fixing member includes a plurality of holes arranged in a longitudinal direction of the fixing member and, the fixing member is configured to be attached to the support member with a fixing insertion member that penetrates through one of the plurality of holes.

7. A support stand capable of supporting a display case which includes a display screen, comprising:

a first connector configured to be connected to the display case;

a first bottom portion;

a second bottom portion configured to be located closer to the first connector than the first bottom portion is; and

a fixing member configured to be fixed to the support stand at a first position and a second position on a side opposite to a side to which the display screen is directed when the first connection portion is connected to the display case, wherein

the fixing member includes a second connector configured to be connected to an external installation face when the fixing member is fixed to the support stand at the first position, and

the fixing member is configured to project from the second bottom portion to a side opposite to a first connector side of the second bottom portion and is configured to be seen from the side to which the display screen is directed when the fixing member is fixed to the support stand at the first position, and the fixing member is configured to be hidden behind the support member and is configured to be not seen from the side to which the display screen is directed when the fixing member is fixed to the support stand at the second position.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 11, 2012
From: TAKAO, MITSUYOSHI
To: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
Reel/Frame 027514/0871 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2011-044431 · Mar 1, 2011 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20120224306A1 · Sep 6, 2012