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Granted Patent B2
US 11,138,962 · App. 16/686,792 · Granted Oct 5, 2021

Display apparatus

Inventors: JaiHyuk Lee (Paju-si, KR); KiDuk Kim (Paju-si, KR)
Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
G10K9/122G06F1/1605G06F1/1626G06F3/16
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Patent No.
US 11,138,962
App. No.
16/686,792
Granted
Oct 5, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display apparatus includes a display module including a display panel configured to display an image and a first sound generating device on a rear surface of the display panel, the first sound generating device including a first vibration generating device and a second vibration generating device adjacent to the first vibration generating device, the first vibration generating device is configured to vibrate a center region of the first sound generating device based on a signal applied to the first sound generating device, and the second vibration generating device is configured to vibrate a periphery of the display panel based on the applied signal.

Claims (91)

1. A display apparatus, comprising:

a display module comprising a display panel configured to display an image; and

a first sound generating device on a rear surface of the display panel,

wherein the first sound generating device comprises:

a first vibration generating device; and

a second vibration generating device adjacent to the first vibration generating device,

wherein the first vibration generating device is configured to vibrate a center region of the first sound generating device based on a signal applied to the first sound generating device,

wherein the second vibration generating device is configured to vibrate a periphery of the display panel based on the applied signal,

wherein the first vibration generating device is surrounded by the second vibration generating device,

wherein the first vibration generating device is configured to improve a sound of a low-pitched sound band, and

wherein the second vibration generating device is configured to improve a sound of a high-pitched sound band.

2. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first vibration generating device is spaced apart from the first vibration generating device.

3. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein a phase of a signal applied to the first vibration generating device is opposite to a phase of a signal applied to the second vibration generating device.

4. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein each of the first vibration generating device and the second vibration generating device comprises a piezoelectric material layer.

5. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein:

the display panel comprises:

a first short side;

a second short side facing the first short side; and

a long side perpendicular to the first short side or the second short side; and

a distance between a center of the first vibration generating device and the first short side of the display panel is ¼ to ⅓ with respect to the long side of the display panel.

6. The display apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:

a supporting member configured to accommodate the display module, the supporting member including a vibration device exposure part protruding from the supporting member,

wherein the first sound generating device is accommodated into the vibration device exposure part.

7. A display apparatus, comprising:

a display module comprising a display panel configured to display an image;

a first sound generating device on a rear surface of the display panel,

wherein the first sound generating device comprises:

a first vibration generating device; and

a second vibration generating device adjacent to the first vibration generating device,

wherein the first vibration generating device is configured to vibrate a center region of the first sound generating device based on a signal applied to the first sound generating device,

wherein the second vibration generating device is configured to vibrate a periphery of the display panel based on the applied signal, and

wherein the first vibration generating device is surrounded by the second vibration generating device; and

a second sound generating device spaced apart from the first sound generating device in the rear surface of the display panel, the second sound generating device comprising:

a fourth vibration generating device; and

a third vibration generating device surrounded by the fourth vibration generating device spaced apart from the fourth vibration generating device.

8. The display apparatus of claim 7 , wherein a phase of a signal applied to the third vibration generating device is opposite to a phase of a signal applied to the fourth vibration generating device.

9. The display apparatus of claim 7 , wherein:

the display panel comprises:

a first short side;

a second short side facing the first short side; and

a long side perpendicular to the first short side or the second short side; and

a distance between a center of the third vibration generating device and the second short side of the display panel is ¼ to ⅓ with respect to the long side of the display panel.

10. The display apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the first sound generating device is disposed to be symmetrical with the second sound generating device with respect to a center portion of the display module.

11. The display apparatus of claim 7 , further comprising a partition in a rear center portion of the display module.

12. The display apparatus of claim 11 , wherein:

the display module comprises:

a first rear region overlapping the first sound generating device; and

a second rear region overlapping the second sound generating device; and

the partition is between the first rear region and the second rear region.

13. A display apparatus, comprising:

a display module comprising a display panel configured to display an image;

a first sound generating device on a rear surface of the display panel,

wherein the first sound generating device comprises:

a first vibration generating device; and

a second vibration generating device configured to vibrate at a phase differing from a phase of the first vibration generating device, and

wherein the first vibration generating device is surrounded by the second vibration generating device; and

a second sound generating device spaced apart from the first sound generating device in the rear surface of the display panel, the second sound generating device comprising:

a fourth vibration generating device; and

a third vibration generating device surrounded by the fourth vibration generating device, and spaced apart from the fourth vibration generating device.

14. The display apparatus of claim 13 , wherein one of the first vibration generating device and the second vibration generating device is configured to vibrate a reversed phase.

15. The display apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the first vibration generating device is spaced apart from the first vibration generating device.

16. The display apparatus of claim 13 , wherein:

the first sound generating device is configured to output a sound of an audible frequency domain;

the first vibration generating device is configured to reinforce a sound of a low-pitched sound band; and

the second vibration generating device is configured to reinforce a sound of a high-pitched sound band.

17. The display apparatus of claim 13 , wherein:

the display panel comprises:

a first short side;

a second short side facing the first short side; and

a long side perpendicular to the first short side or the second short side; and

a distance between a center of the first vibration generating device and the first short side of the display panel is ¼ to ⅓ with respect to the long side of the display panel.

18. The display apparatus of claim 13 , wherein:

the second sound generating device is configured to output a sound of an audible frequency domain;

the third vibration generating device is configured to reinforce a sound of a low-pitched sound band; and

the fourth vibration generating device is configured to reinforce a sound of a high-pitched sound band.

19. The display apparatus of claim 4 wherein:

the display panel comprises:

a first short side;

a second short side facing the first short side; and

a long side perpendicular to the first short side or the second short side; and

a distance between a center of the third vibration generating device and the second short side of the display panel is ¼ to ⅓ with respect to the long side of the display panel.

20. The display apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the first sound generating device is disposed to be symmetrical with the second sound generating device with respect to a center portion of the display module.

21. The display apparatus of claim 13 , further comprising a partition in a rear center portion of the display module.

22. The display apparatus of claim 21 , wherein:

the display module comprises:

a first rear region overlapping the first sound generating device; and

a second rear region overlapping the second sound generating device; and

the partition is between the first rear region and the second rear region.

23. The display apparatus of claim 13 , further comprising:

a supporting member configured to accommodate the display module, the supporting member including a vibration device exposure part protruding from the supporting member,

wherein the first sound generating device is accommodated into the vibration device exposure part.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 18, 2019
From: LEE, JAIHYUK; KIM, KIDUK
To: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 051038/0313 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2018-0155198 · Dec 5, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
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