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Granted Patent B2
US 11,435,790 · App. 16/997,140 · Granted Sep 6, 2022

Display device

Inventors: Hak-Mo Hwang (Seoul, KR); Se-Eun Kim (Seoul, KR); Gyung-Bo Ha (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
G06F1/181G06F1/189G02F1/133305H01L51/0097
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Patent No.
US 11,435,790
App. No.
16/997,140
Granted
Sep 6, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display device is provided. The display device includes a display panel, an inner plate disposed at a rear surface of the display panel, and a back cover disposed at a rear surface of the inner plate. The back cover includes a first plate disposed at the rear surface of the inner plate, a second plate spaced apart from the first plate so that the second plate faces the first plate, and a plurality of first connectors connecting the first plate and the second plate.

Claims (34)

1. A display device comprising:

a display panel;

an inner plate disposed at a rear surface of the display panel; and

a back cover disposed at a rear surface of the inner plate,

wherein the back cover comprises:

a first plate disposed on the rear surface of the inner plate,

a second plate spaced apart from the first plate so that the second plate faces the first plate,

a plurality of first connectors connecting the first plate and the second plate,

a plurality of hollow holes formed between the first plate, the second plate, and the first connectors, and

a reinforcing bar removably inserted only into one hollow hole or some hollow holes among the plurality of hollow holes,

wherein the display device further comprises:

a side panel configured to cover an outer end of the back cover and an outer end of the display panel, and

wherein the side panel comprises:

a first panel forming an external portion of the display device and disposed at side surfaces of the back cover and the display panel,

a second panel bonded to the display panel and an upper surface of the back cover while protruding from the first panel,

a coupler protruding from the first panel so that the coupler is inserted into a fixing hole formed at one of the first connectors, and

a coupling head formed at an end of the coupler to have a size greater than a size of the fixing hole.

2. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the back cover further comprises a second connector connecting the first plate and the second plate or connecting the first connectors, and

the back cover is formed through extrusion molding so that the first plate, the second plate, the first connectors and the second connector are integrally formed.

3. The display device according to claim 2 , wherein the first connectors and the second connector are connected by one or more of a plurality of patterns having at least one structure of “I”, “H”, “N”, “V”, “X” or a honeycomb between the first plate and the second plate.

4. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the back cover comprises an extension extending from one end of the back cover along a side surface of the display panel.

5. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein:

the back cover comprises a first back cover and a second back cover coupled to each other in a horizontal direction; and

the first back cover is provided with a protrusion protruding from one lateral end of the first back cover, and the second back cover is formed with a groove at one lateral end of the second back cover facing the lateral end of the first back cover so that the protrusion is coupled to the groove.

6. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein:

the back cover comprises a first back cover and a second back cover coupled to each other in a horizontal direction;

the first back cover is provided with a first protrusion at one end of a rear surface of the first back cover, and the second back cover is provided with a second protrusion at one end of a rear surface of the second back cover so that the second protrusion faces the first protrusion; and

the back cover further comprises a fastener configured to simultaneously fasten the first protrusion and the second protrusion.

7. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the back cover further comprises a circuit unit installation area from which the second plate and a part of the first connectors are removed, in order to enable a circuit unit of the display panel to be coupled to a rear surface of the first plate.

8. The display device according to claim 7 , further comprising:

a cover shield coupled to a rear surface of the back cover to cover the circuit unit installation area.

9. The display device according to claim 8 , wherein the circuit unit is coupled to a fastener extending through the first plate at the rear surface of the inner plate.

10. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein a material of the reinforcing bar is different from a material of each of the first plate, the second plate, and the first connectors.

11. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein a material of the reinforcing bar has a higher rigidity than a material of each of the first plate, the second plate, and the first connectors.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 26, 2020
From: HWANG, HAK-MO; KIM, SE-EUN; HA, GYUNG-BO
To: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2019-0108069 · Sep 2, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
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