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Granted Patent B2
US 12,462,780 · App. 18/431,972 · Granted Nov 4, 2025

Display apparatus

Inventors: YeongRak Choi (Paju-si, KR); Sungtae Lee (Paju-si, KR); Sungsu Ham (Paju-si, KR); Joongsup Han (Paju-si, KR)
Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
G10K9/122G06F1/1605G06F3/16
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Patent No.
US 12,462,780
App. No.
18/431,972
Granted
Nov 4, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display apparatus includes a display device including a display panel configured to display an image and include first to eleventh regions; a first partition between the first region and the third region; a second partition between the second region and the third region; a third partition between the fourth region and the seventh region; a fourth partition between the fifth region and the eighth region; a fifth partition between the sixth region and the seventh region; a sixth partition between the sixth region and the eighth region; and at least one first to eleventh vibration devices respectively at the first to eleventh regions. One or more among the at least one first to eleventh vibration devices are configured with a coil type vibration device, a film type vibration device, or a woofer-integrated vibration device.

Claims (101)

1 . A display apparatus, comprising:

a display device including a display panel configured to display an image and include first to eleventh regions;

a first partition between the first region and the third region;

a second partition between the second region and the third region;

a third partition between the fourth region and the seventh region;

a fourth partition between the fifth region and the eighth region;

a fifth partition between the sixth region and the seventh region;

a sixth partition between the sixth region and the eighth region; and

at least one first to eleventh vibration devices respectively at the first to eleventh regions,

wherein the at least one fourth to eighth vibration devices are at a center region of the display device and configure a main channel,

wherein the at least one first to third vibration devices are at an upper region of the display device and configure a first secondary channel,

wherein the at least one ninth to eleventh vibration devices are at a lower region of the display device and configure a second secondary channel, and

wherein one or more among the at least one first to eleventh vibration devices are configured with a coil type vibration device, a film type vibration device, or a woofer-integrated vibration device.

2 . The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein a length of one or more among the first partition and the second partition differs from a length of one or more among the third to sixth partitions.

3 . The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein a size of one or more among the first to third regions differs from a size of one or more among the fourth to eighth regions.

4 . The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein:

the at least one first to third vibration devices and the at least one ninth to eleventh vibration devices are configured to output a sound band of 300 Hz or more, and

the at least one fourth to eighth vibration devices are configured to output a sound band of 180 Hz or more.

5 . The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein a length of one or more among the first partition and the second partition is greater than a length of one or more among the third to sixth partitions.

6 . The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the at least one first to third vibration devices are configured with the same vibration devices.

7 . The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein one or more among the at least one first to third vibration devices are configured with the coil type vibration device or the film type vibration device.

8 . The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the at least one fourth to eighth vibration devices are configured with the same vibration devices.

9 . The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein one or more among the at least one fourth to eighth vibration devices are configured with the coil type vibration device or the woofer-integrated vibration device.

10 . The display apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the woofer-integrated vibration device comprises a first vibration generating part disposed at a rear surface of the display panel and a second vibration generating part spaced apart from the rear surface of the display panel.

11 . The display apparatus of claim 10 , wherein:

the first vibration generating part is configured to output a sound of a middle-high-pitched sound band to a forward region, and

the second vibration generating part is configured to output a sound of a low-pitched sound band to the forward region and a rearward region.

12 . The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein one or more among the at least one ninth to eleventh vibration devices are configured with the coil type vibration device or the film type vibration device.

13 . The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein one or more among the at least one first to third vibration devices and the at least one ninth to eleventh vibration devices are configured with a vibration device which differs from one or more among the at least one fourth to eighth vibration devices.

14 . The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein:

one or more among the at least one first to third vibration devices and the at least one ninth to eleventh vibration devices are configured with the coil type vibration device or the film type vibration device; and

one or more among the at least one fourth to eighth vibration devices are configured with the coil type vibration device or the woofer-integrated vibration device.

15 . The display apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising one or more among at least one pad portion and at least one bent portion,

wherein the one or more among the at least one pad portion and the at least one bent portion are disposed at sides of one or more among the first to sixth partitions toward one or more among the at least one first to eleventh vibration devices.

16 . The display apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising one or more pad portions,

wherein the one or more pad portions are disposed at sides facing sides of one or more among the first to sixth partitions toward the at least one first to eleventh vibration devices.

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

a seventh partition between the ninth region and the eleventh region; and

an eighth partition between the tenth region and the eleventh region.

18 . The display apparatus of claim 17 , wherein a size of one or more among the third to sixth partitions differs from or equal to one or more among the seventh partition and the eighth partition.

19 . The display apparatus of claim 17 , further comprising one or more among at least one pad portion and at least one bent portion,

wherein the one or more among the at least one pad portion and the at least one bent portion are disposed at sides of one or more among the seventh and eighth partitions toward the at least one ninth to eleventh vibration devices.

20 . The display apparatus of claim 17 , wherein a length of one or more among the seventh partition and the eighth partition is smaller than or equal to a length of one or more among the first partition and the second partition.

21 . The display apparatus of claim 17 , wherein a length of one or more among the seventh partition and the eighth partition is smaller than or equal to a length of one or more among the third to sixth partitions.

22 . The display apparatus of claim 17 , wherein a length of one or more among the seventh partition and the eighth partition is greater than a length of one or more among the third to sixth partitions.

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

an eleventh partition between a lower portion of the first to third regions and an upper portion of the fourth to eighth regions;

a twelfth partition between a lower portion of the fourth to eighth regions and an upper portion of ninth to eleventh regions; and

a thirteenth partition in a lower portion of the ninth to eleventh regions.

24 . The display apparatus of claim 23 , further comprising one or more among at least one pad portion and at least one bent portion,

wherein the one or more among the at least one pad portion and the at least one bent portion are disposed at sides of one or more among the eleventh to thirteenth partitions toward one or more among the at least one first to eleventh vibration devices.

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

an eleventh partition between a lower portion of the first to third regions and an upper portion of the fourth to eighth regions;

a twelfth partition between a lower portion of the fourth to eighth regions and an upper portion of ninth to eleventh regions; and

a fourteenth partition configured to surround a periphery of the display device.

26 . The display apparatus of claim 25 , further comprising:

a fifteenth partition near the at least one first vibration device;

a sixteenth partition near the at least one second vibration device; and

a seventeenth partition near the at least one third vibration device.

27 . The display apparatus of claim 26 , further comprising:

an eighteenth partition near the at least one ninth vibration device;

a nineteenth partition near the at least one tenth vibration device; and

a twentieth partition near the at least one eleventh vibration device.

28 . The display apparatus of claim 25 , further comprising one or more among at least one pad portion and at least one bent portion,

wherein the one or more among the at least one pad portion and the at least one bent portion are disposed at sides of one or more among the eleventh partition, the twelfth partition, and the fourteenth partition toward one or more among the at least one first to eleventh vibration devices.

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

a twelfth region between the ninth region and the eleventh region;

a thirteenth region between the tenth region and the eleventh region;

a ninth partition between the eleventh region and the twelfth region; and

a tenth partition between the eleventh region and the thirteenth region.

30 . A display apparatus, comprising:

a display device including a display panel configured to display an image and include an upper region, a center region, and a lower region;

a main channel configured to include at least one fourth to eighth vibration devices at the center region of the display device;

a first secondary channel configured to include at least one first to third vibration devices at the upper region of the display device; and

a second secondary channel configured to include at least one ninth to eleventh vibration devices at the lower region of the display device,

wherein one or more among the at least one first to eleventh vibration devices are configured with a coil type vibration device, a film type vibration device, or a woofer-integrated vibration device.

31 . The display apparatus of claim 30 , wherein the at least one first vibration device, the at least one fourth vibration device, and the at least one ninth vibration device are disposed on the same line in a lengthwise direction of the display device.

32 . The display apparatus of claim 30 , wherein the at least one second vibration device, the at least one fifth vibration device, and the at least one tenth vibration device are disposed on the same line in a lengthwise direction of the display device.

33 . The display apparatus of claim 30 , further comprising:

a heat dissipation member at a rear surface of the display device; and

an adhesive member between the display device and the heat dissipation member.

34 . The display apparatus of claim 30 , further comprising:

a heat dissipation member at a rear surface of the display device;

a first adhesive member between the display device and the heat dissipation member; and

a second adhesive member between the heat dissipation member and the coil type vibration device,

wherein the coil type vibration device includes a magnet on a plate, a bobbin near the magnet, and a coil around the bobbin, and

wherein the second adhesive member is between the heat dissipation member and the bobbin.

35 . The display apparatus of claim 30 , further comprising:

a supporting member at a rear surface of the display device; and

a structure at a front surface of the supporting member,

wherein the coil type vibration device comprises a magnet on a plate, a bobbin near the magnet, and a coil around the bobbin, and

wherein one or more among the at least one first to eleventh vibration devices are configured at the structure.

36 . The display apparatus of claim 35 , wherein the one or more among the at least one first to eleventh vibration devices disposed at the structure are configured as a single-body structure with the structure.

37 . The display apparatus of claim 35 , wherein the one or more among the at least one first to eleventh vibration devices disposed at the structure are disposed at a position being off the center of the structure.

38 . The display apparatus of claim 30 , wherein each of the at least one first to eleventh vibration devices is configured to be independently driven and vibrate the display device to generate a vibration.

39 . The display apparatus of claim 30 , wherein the film type vibration device comprises:

a plurality of inorganic material portions having a piezoelectric characteristic; and

an organic material portion between the plurality of inorganic material portions.

40 . The display apparatus of claim 30 , further comprising:

a vibration transfer member connected or coupled to the one or more of the at least one first to eleventh vibration devices and configured to vibrate based on a vibration of the one or more of the at least one first to eleventh vibration devices to transfer the vibration of the one or more of the at least one first to eleventh vibration devices to the display device.

41 . The display apparatus of claim 30 , wherein the at least one second vibration device, the at least one fifth vibration device, and the at least one tenth vibration device are provided close to the periphery of the display device.

Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2020-0080647 · Jun 30, 2020 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 17360074 · Jun 28, 2021
Related Publication 20240177700A1 · May 30, 2024
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