IP Library Granted Patent US 12,638,879
Granted Patent B2
US 12,638,879 · App. 18/596,403 · Granted May 26, 2026

Portable display device

Inventors: Daeseon Ahn (Seoul, KR); Sangmin Baek (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
G06F1/1628G06F1/1637G06F1/166G06F1/1681
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Patent No.
US 12,638,879
App. No.
18/596,403
Granted
May 26, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

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; and a top case hinge-connected to the bottom case, wherein the display module includes: a panel frame disposed at a rear of the display panel and to which the display panel is coupled; a side cover that is coupled to the panel frame and covers a side surface of the display panel; and a bumper coupled to a corner of the side cover.

Claims (29)

1 . A display device comprising:

a display module including a display panel;

a bottom case to which the display module is movably mounted; and

a top case hinge-connected to the bottom case,

wherein the display module comprises:

a panel frame at a rear of the display panel, the panel frame coupled with the display panel;

a side cover coupled to the panel frame, the side cover covering a side surface of the display panel;

a bumper coupled to a corner of the side cover; and

a back cover at a rear of the panel frame, the back cover coupled to the panel frame,

wherein the bumper comprises:

a body disposed between the panel frame and the back cover;

a wall disposed at the corner of the side cover and connected to the body;

an apron disposed at an outside of the wall and protruding from the side cover; and

an insert disposed opposite the apron with respect to the wall, the insert extending downward from the wall or the body, and

wherein the side cover is inserted between the insert and the apron.

2 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein the back cover comprises a coupling protrusion that protrudes toward the bumper, and

wherein the bumper further comprises a trench into which the coupling protrusion is inserted, the trench being formed between the body and the wall.

3 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein the bumper further comprises a sealing rib protruding from an outer surface of the insert toward the apron, and

wherein the sealing rib of the bumper is in contact with an inner surface of the side cover.

4 . The display device of claim 3 , wherein the display module further comprises a guide panel coupled to the panel frame, the guide panel supporting the display panel, and

wherein the bumper further comprises a fixing rib protruding from an inner surface of the insert, the fixing rib being engaged with the guide panel.

5 . The display device of claim 1 , further comprising an arm having a first side that is pivotally connected to the bottom case and a second side that is pivotally connected to the display module,

wherein the display module is configured to be stored in the bottom case or stand upright from the bottom case when the arm performs a pivoting movement.

6 . The display device of claim 5 , wherein the bottom case further comprises:

an outer shell providing an accommodation space;

a bottom frame in the accommodation space, and the bottom frame coupled to the outer shell; and

a top plate opposite the outer shell with respect to the bottom frame, the top plate covering the accommodation space,

wherein the top plate comprises a seating part forming a descending step such that the display module is placed on the seating part.

7 . The display device of claim 6 , wherein the bumper comes into contact with the seating part when the display module is stored on the seating part of the top plate.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 6, 2024
From: AHN, DAESEON; BAEK, SANGMIN
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2023-0030310 · Mar 8, 2023 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240302860A1 · Sep 12, 2024
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