IP Library › Granted Patent US 12,163,619
Granted Patent B2
US 12,163,619 · App. 17/501,395 · Granted Dec 10, 2024

Display cabinet

Inventors: Hepeng Bai (Beijing, CN); Chunshui Zhou (Beijing, CN); Feng Yuan (Beijing, CN); Hao Liu (Beijing, CN); Lanxin Hu (Beijing, CN); Shihao Shi (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: Beijing BOE Technology Development Co., Ltd.
F16M11/046A47F5/0081A47F11/06G06F1/1607F16M2200/047
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Patent No.
US 12,163,619
App. No.
17/501,395
Granted
Dec 10, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display cabinet includes: a case with an opening at a side thereof, a transparent display screen disposed at the opening, and a drive device connected with the transparent display screen. The drive device is configured to drive the transparent display screen to be movable between a position covering the opening and a position exposing the opening.

Claims (55)

1. A display cabinet, comprising:

a case with an opening at a side thereof;

a transparent display screen disposed at the opening;

a drive device connected with the transparent display screen, the drive device being configured to drive the transparent display screen to be movable between a position covering the opening and a position exposing the opening, wherein the drive device is connected with one end portion of two opposite end portions of the transparent display screen;

a support device disposed at a side of the case proximate to the end portion the transparent display screen, the support device having a mounting cavity accommodating the drive device;

a guide assembly disposed on the support device;

a mating assembly slidably cooperate with the guide assembly, the mating assembly being fixedly connected with the transparent display screen; and

a shield plate connected with the support device, the shield plate being configured to shield the transparent display screen when the transparent display screen moves at the position exposing the opening, wherein there is a gap between the shield plate and the guide assembly that allows the transparent display screen to pass therethrough.

2. The display cabinet according to claim 1 , wherein the drive device includes an action mechanism, the action mechanism includes at least one of:

a screw drive mechanism,

a cylinder mechanism,

a gear and rack mechanism,

a crank and slider mechanism,

a chain mechanism, or

a reel and belt mechanism.

3. The display cabinet according to claim 2 , wherein the action mechanism includes the screw drive mechanism, the screw drive mechanism includes:

a screw shaft, and

a rotary member pivotally connected with the screw shaft, the rotary member being further fixedly connected with the end portion of the transparent display screen.

4. The display cabinet according to claim 2 , wherein the action mechanism includes the cylinder mechanism, the cylinder mechanism includes:

a cylinder barrel, and

a piston rod connected with the cylinder barrel, the piston rod being further fixedly connected with the end portion of the transparent display screen.

5. The display cabinet according to claim 2 , wherein the action mechanism includes the gear and rack mechanism, the gear and rack mechanism includes;

a gear, and

a rack connected with the gear, the rack being further fixedly connected with the end portion of the transparent display screen.

6. The display cabinet according to claim 2 , wherein the action mechanism includes the crank and slider mechanism, the crank and slider mechanism includes:

a bracket,

a crank connected with the bracket,

a connecting rod connected with the crank, and

a slider connected with the connecting rod, the slider being further fixedly connected with the end portion of the transparent display screen.

7. The display cabinet according to claim 2 , wherein the action mechanism includes the chain mechanism, the chain mechanism includes:

a sprocket, and

a chain meshing with the sprocket, an end of the chain being fixedly connected with the end portion of the transparent display screen.

8. The display cabinet according to claim 2 , wherein the action mechanism includes the reel and belt mechanism, the reel and belt mechanism includes:

a reel, and

a belt, one end of the belt being fixedly connected with the reel and another end of the belt being fixedly connected with the end portion of the transparent display screen.

9. The display cabinet according to claim 2 , wherein the drive device further includes:

a controller, and

a power source connected with the controller, the power source being configured to provide power to the action mechanism under control of the controller.

10. The display cabinet according to claim 9 , further comprising:

a host configured to transmit and receive signals with the controller, and

a connecting line for connecting the host and the transparent display screen, the connecting line being configured to transmit at least one of a video signal, an audio signal, or a data signal.

11. The display cabinet according to claim 10 , wherein the host includes a wireless communication module configured to receive a command sent by an external wireless device to the host.

12. The display cabinet according to claim 10 , further comprising an input device configured to send a command to the host through at least one of a voice input or a key input.

13. The display cabinet according to claim 1 , wherein the transparent display screen is a transparent touch display screen.

14. The display cabinet according to claim 13 , further comprising:

a host, and

a connecting line for connecting the host and the transparent touch display screen, wherein

the host is configured to: provide a display signal to the transparent touch display screen through the connecting line, and receive a touch signal generated in the transparent touch display screen.

15. The display cabinet according to claim 1 , further comprising a drag chain track configured to accommodate a conductive line.

16. The display cabinet according to claim 1 , wherein

the guide assembly includes:

a first guide rail and a second guide rail spaced apart from each other, the first guide rail and the second guide rail being fixed at different positions of the support device; and

the mating assembly includes:

a first slider and a second slider that are connected with another two opposite end portions of the transparent display screen, wherein

the first slider is slideably connected with the first guide rail, and the second slider is slideably connected with the second guide rail.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 17, 2024
From: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
To: BEIJING BOE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 069180/0108 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 14, 2021
From: BAI, HEPENG; ZHOU, CHUNSHUI; YUAN, FENG; LIU, HAO; HU, LANXIN; SHI, SHIHAO
To: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 057812/0927 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202022433265.4 · Oct 28, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
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