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US 8,493,723 · App. 12/125,257 · Granted Jul 23, 2013

Display device having cantilevered display unit

Inventors: Tatsuya Sakata (Tokyo, JP); Makoto Miyashita (Tokyo, JP); Toyoki Takahashi (Kanagawa, JP); Daiki Adachi (Kanagawa, JP); Sachiko Koyama (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: Sony Corporation
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Patent No.
US 8,493,723
App. No.
12/125,257
Granted
Jul 23, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display device of the present invention includes a body stand unit; a display displaying unit; and an arm unit, arranged upright from the body stand unit, for supporting the display displaying unit; where the arm unit is arranged on either left or right end side from a center in a horizontal direction of the display displaying unit, and supports the display displaying unit in a cantilever state.

Claims (13)

1. A display device comprising:

a body unit;

a display unit:

a supporting unit, arranged upright from the body unit, for supporting the display unit; and

a hinge connecting the display unit and the supporting unit by turnably supporting the display unit with respect to a center axis of rotation in a horizontal direction, the hinge comprising:

a shaft connected to the supporting unit, extending along and turnable around the center axis of rotation in the horizontal direction, and having a length longer than one half of a horizontal dimension of the display unit; and

at least two hinge plates fixed to the display unit and turnably supported by the shaft,

wherein the supporting unit is arranged on either left or right side from a center in a horizontal direction of the display unit, and the display unit is supported in a cantilever state, and

wherein the supporting unit is made of a transparent material.

2. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the supporting unit is connected to the display unit at a back side of the display unit opposite to a viewing side of the display unit, and is arranged inclined towards the display unit with respect to a perpendicular direction.

3. The display device according to claim 2 , wherein the supporting unit is arranged inclined by an angle of greater than or equal to 45 degrees with respect to the perpendicular direction.

4. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the supporting unit is arranged upright from a backmost part of the body unit farthest from the display unit.

5. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the supporting unit supports a lower end of the display unit.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 23, 2008
From: SAKATA, TATSUYA; MIYASHITA, MAKOTO; TAKAHASHI, TOYOKI; ADACHI, DAIKI; KOYAMA, SACHIKO
To: SONY CORPORATION
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Priority Claims (1)
JP P2007-137109 · May 23, 2007 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20080315048A1 · Dec 25, 2008