Display device
A display device is disclosed. The display device includes: a display module including a display panel; a bottom case to which the display module is movably mounted; a top case configured to open and close the bottom case; and a hinge assembly configured to hinge-connect the top case to the bottom case.
1. A display device comprising:
a display module including a display panel;
an arm including an upper arm coupled to the display module and a lower arm hingedly coupled to the upper arm;
a bottom case to which the lower arm is coupled;
a top case hingedly coupled to the bottom case via a hinge assembly to open and close the display device; and
wherein the hinge assembly comprises:
an upper bracket fixed to the top case;
a lower bracket fixed to the bottom case; and
a hinge shaft coupling the upper bracket and the lower bracket,
wherein the hinge shaft comprises:
a shaft body elongated and fixed to the lower bracket; and
a receiving groove recessed at the shaft body,
wherein the receiving groove is angled and defined by at least a first opening at a lateral side of the shaft body and a second opening at a distal end of the shaft body.
2. The display device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a speaker disposed at the top case; and
a cable electrically connecting the speaker to components disposed at the bottom case, wherein the cable passes through the first opening and the second opening of the receiving groove.
3. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the top case comprises:
an outer cover;
a middle frame couple to an inside of the outer cover;
an inner cover coupled to the middle frame and covering the middle frame;
a speaker positioned between the outer cover and the middle frame and coupled to the outer cover; and
a cable electrically connected to the speaker, and
wherein the cable passes through the first opening and the second opening of the receiving groove.
4. The display device of claim 3 , wherein the hinge assembly further comprises a coil spring, wherein the hinge shaft passes therethrough such that the coil spring is wound around an outer surface of the hinge shaft,
wherein the upper bracket comprises an upper left wing and an upper right wing through which the hinge shaft passes such that the coil spring is positioned between the upper left wing and the upper right wing, and
wherein and a first end of the coil spring is supported by the upper bracket.
5. The display device of claim 4 , wherein the lower bracket comprises a lower left wing and a lower right wing through which the hinge shaft passes, and
wherein a distance between the lower left wing and the lower right wing of the lower bracket is greater than a distance between the upper left wing and the upper right wing of the upper bracket.
6. The display device of claim 5 , wherein the first opening of the receiving groove of the hinge shaft is positioned between the lower left wing of the lower bracket and the upper left wing of the upper bracket or between the lower right wing of the lower bracket and the upper right wing of the upper bracket.
7. The display device of claim 6 , wherein an end surface of the hinge shaft having the second opening of the receiving groove is provided at a position laterally further outward with respect to an outer surface of the lower left wing of the lower bracket or an outer surface of the lower right wing of the lower bracket.
8. The display device of claim 7 , wherein a portion of an outer surface of the shaft body at which the receiving groove is formed has at least four sides, and
wherein the receiving groove extends from the first opening at a first surface to a second surface of the at least four sides, and toward the second opening at the distal end of the shaft body.
9. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the top case comprises:
an outer cover;
a middle frame coupled to an inside of the outer cover; and
an inner cover coupled to the middle frame and covering the middle frame, and
wherein the hinge assembly further comprises a reinforcing bracket covering the upper bracket, and the reinforcing bracket is fixed to the upper bracket and the inside of the outer cover.
10. The display device of claim 9 , wherein the reinforcing bracket comprises:
a fixing part covering the upper bracket and fixed to the upper bracket; and
an extension part extending from the fixing part and fixed to the inside of the outer cover, wherein the extension part extends past the upper bracket.
11. The display device of claim 9 , wherein the bottom case comprises:
an outer shell providing an outer surface of the bottom case; and
a frame coupled to an inside of the outer shell of the bottom case,
wherein the lower bracket is fixed to the frame of the bottom case.
12. The display device of claim 10 , wherein the reinforcing bracket further comprises a cover part that extends from the fixing part and is configured to cover at least a portion of the hinge shaft,
wherein the hinge assembly further comprises a coil spring through which the hinge shaft passes such that the coil spring is wound around an outer surface the hinge shaft,
wherein the upper bracket comprises an upper left wing and an upper right wing through which the hinge shaft passes such that the coil spring is positioned between the upper left wing and the upper right wing, and
wherein the cover part of the reinforcing bracket covers the coil spring.
13. The display device of claim 12 , wherein the lower bracket comprises a lower left wing and a lower right wing through which the hinge shaft passes,
wherein a first distance between the lower left wing and the lower right wing of the lower bracket is greater than a second distance between the upper left wing and the upper right wing of the upper bracket, and
wherein a width of the cover part is less than the first distance and greater than the second distance.
14. The display device of claim 12 , wherein the hinge assembly further comprises a cap disposed on the shaft body and configured to secure a cable in the receiving groove of the shaft body.
15. The display device of claim 9 , wherein the upper bracket of the hinge assembly is positioned between the reinforcing bracket and the outer cover of the top case,
wherein the reinforcing bracket of the hinge assembly is positioned between the upper bracket and the middle frame, and
wherein the hinge assembly further comprises a fastening member fixing the reinforcing bracket to the inside of the outer cover of the top case.
16. A display device comprising:
a display module including a display panel;
an arm having a first end coupled to the display module;
a bottom case to which a second end of the arm is coupled;
a top case hingedly coupled to the bottom case via a hinge assembly to open and close the display device; and
a cable electrically connecting at least one electronic component mounted at the top case to another at least one electronic component mounted at the bottom case,
wherein the hinge assembly comprises a hinge shaft comprising a recessed receiving groove,
wherein the receiving groove is angled and defined by at least a first opening at a lateral side of the hinge shaft and a second opening at a distal end of the hinge shaft, and
wherein the cable is disposed in the receiving groove and passes through the first opening and the second opening to extend between the top case and the bottom case.
17. A display device comprising:
a top case;
a display module including a display panel;
an arm having a first end coupled to the display module;
a bottom case to which a second end of the arm is coupled;
a cable electrically connecting at least one electronic component disposed at the top case to another at least one electronic component disposed at the bottom case; and
hinge means for hingedly coupling the top case and the bottom case to allow opening and closing of the display device while securing the cable extending between the top case and the bottom case in a receiving groove of the hinge means,
wherein the hinge means includes a shaft body at which the receiving groove recessed, and
wherein the receiving groove is angled and defined by at least a first opening at a lateral side of the shaft body and a second opening at a distal end of the shaft body.
18. A display device comprising:
a display module including a display panel;
an arm including an upper arm coupled to the display module and a lower arm hingedly coupled to the upper arm;
a bottom case to which the lower arm is coupled; and
a top case hingedly coupled to the bottom case via a hinge assembly to open and close the display device,
wherein the hinge assembly comprises:
an upper bracket fixed to the top case;
a lower bracket fixed to the bottom case; and
a hinge shaft coupling the upper bracket and the lower bracket,
wherein the hinge shaft comprises:
a shaft body elongated and fixed to the lower bracket; and
a receiving groove recessed at the shaft body,
wherein the receiving groove is angled and defined by at least a first opening at a lateral side of the shaft body and a second opening at a distal end of the shaft body,
wherein the lower bracket comprises a lower left wing and a lower right wing through which the hinge shaft passes,
wherein the upper bracket comprises an upper left wing and an upper right wing through which the hinge shaft passes such that a coil spring is positioned between the upper left wing and the upper right wing, and
wherein a distance between the lower left wing and the lower right wing of the lower bracket is greater than a distance between the upper left wing and the upper right wing of the upper bracket.
19. The display device of claim 18 , wherein the hinge shaft passes through the coil spring such that the coil spring is wound around an outer surface of the hinge shaft.
20. The display device of claim 18 , wherein the first opening of the receiving groove of the hinge shaft is positioned between the lower left wing of the lower bracket and the upper left wing of the upper bracket or between the lower right wing of the lower bracket and the upper right wing of the upper bracket.