IP Library Granted Patent US 10,698,243
Granted Patent B2
US 10,698,243 · App. 16/107,021 · Granted Jun 30, 2020

Display apparatus

Inventors: SeungHwan Yoon (Seoul, KR); KiDuk Kim (Paju-si, KR); DongKyun Lim (Goyang-si, KR); JaiHyuk Lee (Gwangju-si, KR)
Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
G02F1/133308G02F1/133602H04R1/22H04R7/045G02F2001/133314H04R1/025H04R1/26H04R7/08H04R7/10H04R2440/05H04R2499/15
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Patent No.
US 10,698,243
App. No.
16/107,021
Granted
Jun 30, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display apparatus includes a display module displaying an image, a rear structure supporting the display module, a vibration generating device vibrating the display module, and a stiff member disposed on a rear surface of the display module. Accordingly, a sound pressure level corresponding to a high frequency domain is prevented from being reduced, thereby enhancing the quality of a sound output to a region in front of a display panel.

Claims (35)

1. A display apparatus, comprising:

a display module configured to display an image;

a rear structure on the display module;

a vibration generating device configured to vibrate the display module; and

a stiff member disposed on a rear surface of the display module;

wherein the stiff member is disposed on a rear surface of a backlight unit in a long-side lengthwise direction of the backlight unit, thereby improving an electromagnetic force performance of the vibration generating device.

2. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the stiff member overlaps at least one edge of the display module.

3. The display apparatus of claim 2 , further comprising an adhesive member disposed between the display module and the rear structure to attach the display module on the rear structure.

4. The display apparatus of claim 3 , wherein

the display module comprises:

a pair of first edges parallel to a first direction; and

a pair of second edges parallel to a second direction, and

the adhesive member comprises:

a first adhesive member disposed in the pair of first edges; and

a second adhesive member disposed in the pair of second edges.

5. The display apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the stiff member comprises a first stiff member disposed on the rear surface of the display module in parallel with the first adhesive member.

6. The display apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the stiff member further comprises a second stiff member disposed on the rear surface of the display module in parallel with the second adhesive member.

7. The display apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the stiff member further comprises a third stiff member disposed in parallel with the second direction to overlap a center of the display module.

8. The display apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the stiff member comprises a first stiff member disposed between the display module and the first adhesive member.

9. The display apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the stiff member comprises a second stiff member disposed between the display module and the second adhesive member.

10. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the stiff member comprises aluminum (Al), copper (Cu), or stainless steel, or a tempered plastic compound, which is high in stiffness.

11. The display apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the stiff member is higher in stiffness than the adhesive member.

12. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the stiff member contacts a front surface of the rear structure.

13. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the stiff member is spaced apart from a front surface of the rear structure.

14. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein

the display module comprises a left region, a right region, and a middle region, and

the vibration generating device comprises:

a first sound generating module overlapping the left region;

a second sound generating module overlapping the right region; and

a third sound generating module overlapping the middle region.

15. The display apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the first and second sound generating modules transfer a vibration having a high frequency domain to a left edge and a right edge of the display module, and the third sound generating module transfers a vibration having a low frequency domain to the middle region of the display module.

16. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the display module comprises:

a display panel; and

a backlight unit disposed on the rear surface of the display panel.

17. The display apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the display module further comprises a module adhesive member disposed between an edge of the display panel and an edge of the backlight unit.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 21, 2018
From: YOON, SEUNGHWAN; KIM, KIDUK; LIM, DONGKYUN; LEE, JAIHYUK
To: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2017-0154631 · Nov 20, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20190155087A1 · May 23, 2019