IP Library › Granted Patent US 11,324,128
Granted Patent B2
US 11,324,128 · App. 16/270,515 · Granted May 3, 2022

Display device and mounting bracket for bezel

Inventors: Joseph Juseop Park (Bellevue, WA); John Charles Meyer (Redmond, WA); Bruce James Sandmeyer (Redmond, WA); Brian Walter Aznoe (Sherwood, OR); Dallas Jamison Cutler (Tigard, OR); James David Wahl (Woodinville, WA)
Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
H05K5/0017F16M13/02H05K5/0008H05K5/0217
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Patent No.
US 11,324,128
App. No.
16/270,515
Granted
May 3, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

Examples are disclosed that relate to display devices and mounting brackets for securing a bezel to a display device. In one example, a display device comprises a display unit and a bezel comprising at least one pocket. The display device comprises a mounting bracket comprising a display unit attachment portion affixed to the display unit and at least one tongue that extends at least partially into the at least one pocket. Adhesive binds the at least one tongue to at least one surface of the at least one pocket, thereby coupling the bezel to the display unit via the mounting bracket.

Claims (30)

1. A display device, comprising:

a display unit;

a bezel comprising a first pocket comprising a first U-shaped groove formed by at least three surfaces of the bezel, and a second pocket comprising a second U-shaped groove formed by at least three other surfaces of the bezel, the bezel affixed to a display surface that extends in a first plane, wherein the first pocket and the second pocket extend in a second plane that is parallel to and spaced from the first plane;

a mounting bracket comprising a display unit attachment portion affixed to the display unit, a first and tongue that extends at least partially into the first pocket, and a second tongue that extends at least partially into the second pocket; and

a first portion of adhesive binding the first tongue to the at least three surfaces of the first pocket, and a second portion of the adhesive binding the second tongue to the at least three other surfaces of the second pocket, thereby coupling the bezel to the display unit via the mounting bracket.

2. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the first tongue and the second tongue extend from opposite ends of the mounting bracket.

3. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the first tongue and the second tongue each comprises an L-shaped flange.

4. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the bezel is affixed to an underside of the display surface.

5. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the first pocket is located in a first corner of the bezel and the second pocket is located in a second corner of the bezel.

6. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the bezel comprises a plurality of pockets, and the display device further comprises a plurality of mounting brackets, each mounting bracket of the plurality of mounting brackets comprising at least one tongue that extends at least partially into one of the plurality of pockets.

7. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the bezel comprises a plurality of independent sections.

8. The display device of claim 7 , further comprising a bumper positioned between two of the independent sections of the bezel.

9. The display device of claim 8 , wherein the bumper is interlocked with one of the two independent sections of the bezel and is not interlocked with the other independent section of the bezel.

10. The display device of claim 1 , wherein a first section of the bezel comprises the first pocket, and a second section of the bezel comprises a boss affixed to a bezel attachment portion of the mounting bracket.

11. The display device of claim 10 , wherein the bezel attachment portion is angled relative to an inner sidewall of the bezel.

12. A mounting bracket for securing a bezel to a display unit of a display device, the bezel comprising a first pocket comprising a first U-shaped groove formed by at least three surfaces of the bezel and a second pocket comprising a second U-shaped groove formed by at least three other surfaces of the bezel, the bezel affixed to a display surface that extends in a first plane, wherein the first pocket and the second pocket extend in a second plane that is parallel to and spaced from the first plane, the mounting bracket comprising:

a display unit attachment portion configured to be affixed to the display unit;

a first tongue that extends at least partially into the first pocket; and

a second tongue that extends at least partially into the second pocket,

wherein a first portion of adhesive binds the first tongue to the at least three surfaces of the first pocket, and a second portion of the adhesive binds the second tongue to the at least three other surfaces of the second pocket, thereby coupling the bezel to the display unit via the mounting bracket.

13. The mounting bracket of claim 12 , wherein the first tongue and the second tongue extend from opposite ends of the mounting bracket.

14. The mounting bracket of claim 12 , wherein the first tongue and the second tongue each comprises an L-shaped flange.

15. The mounting bracket of claim 12 , wherein the first tongue is configured to extend at least partially into the first pocket within a first section of the bezel, the mounting bracket further comprising a bezel attachment portion configured to be affixed to a boss on the bezel.

16. The mounting bracket of claim 15 , wherein the bezel attachment portion is angled relative to an inner sidewall of the bezel when the bezel is affixed to the display unit.

17. A method for assembling a display device, the method comprising:

positioning a bezel relative to a display unit of the display device, the bezel comprising a first pocket comprising a first U-shaped groove formed by at least three surfaces of the bezel and a second pocket comprising a second U-shaped groove formed by at least three other surfaces of the bezel, the bezel affixed to a display surface that extends in a first plane, wherein the first pocket and the second pocket extend in a second plane that is parallel to and spaced from the first plane;

dispensing a first portion of adhesive into the first pocket and a second portion of the adhesive into the second pocket;

providing a mounting bracket comprising a display unit attachment portion configured to be affixed to the display unit, a first tongue configured to extend at least partially into the first pocket, and a second tongue configured to extend at least partially into the second pocket;

positioning the first tongue at least partially within the first pocket and the first portion of the adhesive, and the second tongue at least partially within the second pocket and the second portion of the adhesive; and

affixing the display unit attachment portion to the display unit.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 19, 2019
From: PARK, JOSEPH JUSEOP; MEYER, JOHN CHARLES; SANDMEYER, BRUCE JAMES; AZNOE, BRIAN WALTER; CUTLER, DALLAS JAMISON; WAHL, JAMES DAVID
To: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
Reel/Frame 049526/0331 →
Continuity (1)
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