JP2005308794A - Plasma television and fixing structure for panel type display device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the following problem; when panel makers are different from each other, it is difficult to unify positions of supporting members. <P>SOLUTION: On a base body part 51, attachments 50 form fixing means for fixing metallic fixtures 80a, 80b, respectively, and on the side faced to a bracket 20 of projecting parts 52, they form two planes with a step corresponding to the level difference between the metallic fixtures 80a, 80b, and also form a fixing means on each plane. On the other hand, screw holes 21a, 21c and an escape hole 21b are formed in the bracket 20 at prescribed positions opposed to the attachments 50 fixed to the metallic fixtures 80a, 80b, respectively, when the vertical positions to the PDPs 10a, 10b are set constant. Then, using such attachments 50 and a bracket 20 as common components, PDP 10a and PDP 10b with which the positions and the shapes of the metallic fixtures 80 are different from each other are fixed to the bracket 20 at almost a unified position, respectively. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a plasma television and a panel type display device fixing structure.

FIG. 10 shows a conventional mode when a panel type display device such as a plasma display panel is fixed to a predetermined support member.
The figure shows the back side of the panel type display device 1. As shown in the figure, the panel type display device 1 is fixed to the two brackets 4 (two-dot chain lines) which are support members on the back side. Specifically, each bracket 4 is connected to the panel type display device 1 via a connection member 3 fixed at the left, right, top and bottom positions on the back side of the panel type display device 1. Further, the connection members 3 are fixed at predetermined intervals on the attachment members 2 of a predetermined length formed of sheet metal or the like, which are fixed at the upper and lower positions on the back side.

Further, as a conventional technique, a plurality of block main bodies each having an inner wall surface and an outer wall surface that are bent at right angles are used to correspond to liquid crystal display devices of different sizes, and the inner corners of the liquid crystal display device are arranged at the inner corners. There is known a general-purpose block for mounting a liquid crystal display device in which a wall surface is engaged and supported (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
JP 2002-149082 A

  In the embodiment shown in FIG. 10, the mounting member 2 is fixed at different positions on the back side of the panel display device 1 depending on the manufacturer (panel manufacturer) of the panel display device 1. Further, the height of the mounting member 2 itself from the back surface of the panel type display device 1 also differs depending on the panel manufacturer. Furthermore, the connection member 3 having a specific shape is fixed in advance by each panel manufacturer at a specific position on the mounting member 2 having a different fixing position and height. Therefore, when assembling a television using the panel type display device 1 manufactured by each panel manufacturer, there is a problem that it is difficult to unify the positional relationship between the panel type display device 1 and the bracket 4.

Further, in order to unify the positional relationship between the panel type display device 1 and the bracket 4 of different panel manufacturers, a panel that employs a dedicated connection member 3 that matches the shape and position of the mounting member 2 of each panel type display device 1. It was necessary to make as many as the number of manufacturers.
The general-purpose block of Patent Document 1 does not adjust the positional relationship between the liquid crystal display device and a support member such as a bracket that supports the liquid crystal display device.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and even when a plurality of types of panel type display devices with different panel manufacturers are used, the panel type display device and a member that supports the panel type display device can be manufactured at low cost. It is an object of the present invention to provide a plasma television and a panel-type display device fixing structure capable of setting the positional relationship to a predetermined positional relationship.

  In order to achieve the above object, the invention of claim 1 includes a plasma display panel disposed in a cabinet, and a support member for supporting the plasma display panel on the back side thereof with a predetermined connecting member interposed therebetween. In the plasma television provided, an attachment member for attaching the connection member, a substantially rectangular plate-like base portion, and a substantially vertical shape from one surface side of the base portion, provided at a predetermined position on the back side of the plasma display panel. The first fixing means for fixing to the mounting member is formed at a plurality of locations of the base portion, and the height direction of the mounting member is formed at the tip portion of the protruding portion. Provided with a plurality of surfaces having steps and a second fixing means for fixing each surface to a support member, and a foot member standing substantially vertically. The bracket is connected to a member and supports the plasma display panel at a predetermined height position. The bracket is a peripheral portion of a portion fixed by any of the second fixing means, and is fixed to the bracket. The above-mentioned support in which a relief hole is formed in a plurality of parts including a part facing the other surface protruding from the surface on which the second fixing means used in the second fixing means is formed to avoid the other surface from colliding with the bracket. The connecting member is in contact with the attachment member on the surface of the base portion on which the protruding portion is not formed, and is attached to the attachment member using a predetermined first fixing means among the plurality of first fixing means. By fixing to the bracket using the second fixing means of the surface that comes into contact with the bracket and is in contact with the bracket at any surface of the tip portion of the protrusion, The bracket of each plasma display panel even in each case where the position of the attachment member on the back surface of the plasma display panel and the height from the back surface are interposed between the plurality of types of plasma display panels and the bracket. The fixed position is held at substantially the same position.

In the invention of claim 1 configured as described above, the plasma television supports the plasma display panel disposed in the cabinet and the plasma display panel on the back side thereof with a predetermined connecting member interposed therebetween. A support member.
Here, the connection member is fixed to the plasma display panel via an attachment member provided at a predetermined position on the back side of the plasma display panel. The connecting member includes a substantially rectangular plate-like base portion and a projecting portion formed so as to project substantially vertically from one surface side of the base portion, and the support member is a leg that stands substantially vertically. It is comprised from a member and the bracket for connecting with the same leg member and supporting the said plasma display panel in a predetermined height position.

  The connecting member abuts against the mounting member on the surface of the base portion on which the protruding portion is not formed, and is fixed to the mounting member using a predetermined first fixing means among the plurality of first fixing means. . On the other hand, at the tip portion of the protruding portion, the connecting member abuts against the bracket on any surface and is fixed to the bracket using the second fixing means on the abutting surface. That is, the connection member is a case where each of the positions of the mounting member on the back surface of the plasma display panel and the height from the back surface is interposed between the plurality of types of plasma display panels and the bracket, A predetermined first fixing means and second fixing means are appropriately selected and used. And the fixed position with respect to the said bracket of each plasma display panel is hold | maintained in the substantially same position.

  Here, the bracket faces the other surface which is a peripheral portion of the portion fixed by any of the second fixing means and protrudes from the surface on which the second fixing means used for the fixing is formed. The relief holes are formed in a plurality of parts including the part. Therefore, even when the surface on the protruding portion of the connecting member other than the surface at the most distal end is brought into contact with the bracket, the surface protruding beyond the surface that makes contact with the bracket avoids collision with the bracket. It is done. The escape holes are formed at a plurality of sites. For this reason, the surface to be brought into contact with the bracket is not changed, and even when the connecting member is rotated at a certain angle, when it is rotated, it is formed at a portion facing the surface protruding from the surface to be contacted. By using the escape hole, the collision between the protruding surface and the bracket can be avoided.

  Further, according to the present invention, even when a plurality of types of plasma display panels are respectively fixed at substantially the same position with respect to the bracket, it is necessary to prepare dedicated connection members and brackets for each of the various plasma display panels. No. Since the connection member and the bracket can be used as common parts, the plasma television can be manufactured at a lower cost than in the past. The effect of sharing the parts is also common to the inventions of claim 2 and the following.

  The invention according to claim 2 is a panel type display device fixing structure for fixing the panel type display device to a support member for supporting the panel type display device with a predetermined connecting member interposed therebetween, The connection member forms fixing means at a plurality of locations in a portion facing the mounting portion for mounting the connection member in the panel type display device and a portion facing the support member, and the position of the mounting portion and In each case interposed between a plurality of types of panel-type display devices having different heights and the support member, using any one of the fixing means in the portion facing the mounting portion and the portion facing the support member By fixing the panel type display device and the support member, the fixing position of each panel type display device with respect to the support member is held at substantially the same position.

In the invention of claim 2 configured as described above, the panel type display device fixing structure has a predetermined connection member interposed between the panel type display device and the support member for supporting the panel type display device. Let it fix.
Here, an attachment part for attaching the connection member is provided at a predetermined position of the panel type display device. On the other hand, the connecting member forms fixing means at a plurality of locations, that is, the portion facing the mounting portion and the portion facing the support member.

  The connection member having the above-described configuration is used in each case of connecting a plurality of types of panel-type display devices having different positions and heights in the panel-type display device at the attachment site and the support member. That is, any fixing means in a part facing the mounting part and a part facing the support member is appropriately selected, and the panel type display device and the support member are fixed respectively. As a result, in each case interposed between a plurality of types of panel type display devices and the support member, the fixing position of each panel type display device with respect to the support member is held at substantially the same position.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the panel type display device fixing structure according to the second aspect of the present invention, the connecting member is formed to project substantially vertically from a substantially rectangular plate-like base portion and one surface side of the base portion. The base portion is in contact with the attachment portion on the surface on which the protrusion is not formed, and the protrusion has a plurality of surfaces having steps in the height direction of the attachment portion. The fixing member is formed on each surface, and the supporting member is fixed by the fixing member of the surface that comes into contact with the supporting member, and the supporting member is another surface protruding beyond the contacting surface. An escape hole for avoiding the other surface from colliding with the support member is formed in a portion opposite to.

In the invention of claim 3 configured as described above, the connecting member includes a substantially rectangular plate-like base portion and a protruding portion formed so as to protrude substantially vertically from one surface side of the base portion. Here, when the connecting member is interposed between the panel type display device and the support member, the base portion abuts on the mounting portion on the surface on which the protruding portion is not formed, and the protruding portion is the mounting portion. A plurality of surfaces having steps in the height direction are provided, and the surface abuts against the support member by any one of the surfaces. Here, since the fixing means is formed on the plurality of surfaces, the supporting member is fixed by the fixing means of the surface that comes into contact with the supporting member. On the other hand, the relief hole is formed in the support member at a portion facing the other surface protruding from the abutting surface. Therefore, the other surface can be prevented from colliding with the support member.
That is, according to the above configuration, each panel type can be easily selected by selecting a predetermined surface from a plurality of surfaces formed in the protruding portion even when the height of the mounting portion from the panel type display device is different. The distance between the display device and the support member can be kept constant.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the panel type display device fixing structure according to the third aspect, the relief hole is a part on the support member that is fixed by a fixing means formed on a surface in contact with the support member. In the periphery, a plurality of locations are formed.

  In the invention of claim 4 configured as described above, a plurality of the escape holes are provided around the portion on the support member fixed by the fixing means formed on the surface of the projecting portion that contacts the support member. A place is formed. For this reason, even if the connecting member is rotated at a certain angle without changing the surface to be brought into contact with the support member, it is formed at a portion opposed to the surface protruding from the contact surface when the connection member is rotated. By using the escape holes that are provided, it is possible to avoid collision between the protruding surface and the support member.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the panel type display device fixing structure according to any one of the second to fourth aspects, the connecting member has a surface abutting on the mounting portion, and the fixing means is formed. By extending outwardly from the existing part, the area of the surface in contact with the attachment part is secured wider than the area necessary for fixing to the attachment part using the fixing means.

  If only the connection member and the attachment part are fixed, the contact area between the base portion and the attachment part may be ensured only by an area necessary for fixing the connection member to the attachment part using the fixing means. However, in order to secure a wider area in which the base portion comes into contact with the attachment portion, in the invention of claim 5, the fixing member is formed on the surface of the connection member that makes contact with the attachment portion in the base portion. Extend outside the area. As a result, the connection member covers the panel type display device with a large area. If a large contact area between the connection member and the panel type display device is secured, it is possible to effectively prevent twisting of the device due to its own weight, which is likely to occur when the support member supports the device.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the panel type display device fixing structure according to any one of the second to fifth aspects, the connecting member has a predetermined member other than the support member at a predetermined position of the panel type display device. A fixing means for attaching is provided.
As described above, the connection member is connected to the support member of each panel type display device in each case interposed between a plurality of types of panel type display devices and support members having different positions and heights. Hold the fixed position at approximately the same position. However, in addition to such a role, a predetermined fixing means may be formed on the connection member so that a predetermined member other than the support member can be attached to a predetermined position of the panel type display device by the connection member.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the panel type display device fixing structure according to any one of the second to sixth aspects, the support member is connected to a foot member standing substantially vertically and to the foot member. Thus, the panel type display device is constituted by a bracket for supporting the panel type display device at a predetermined height position.
That is, if a panel type display device is fixed to the bracket via a connecting member, the panel type display device is supported at a predetermined height position by a support member composed of a foot member and a bracket.

According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in the panel type display device fixing structure according to the seventh aspect of the present invention, the connection member forms a recess having a size through which the foot member can pass, and the foot member and the bracket are connected. In this case, one end of the foot member is guided into the recess.
When the bracket and the foot member are connected, not only are the two fixed together, but one end of the foot member is guided into the recess in the recess. As a result, the position of the foot member with respect to the panel type display device and the bracket is reliably positioned.

The invention according to claim 9 is the panel type display device fixing structure according to any one of claims 2 to 8, wherein the panel type display device is a plasma display panel.
A device such as a liquid crystal panel is also conceivable as the panel type display device, but in claim 9, a plasma display panel is adopted as an example. As a result, even when each plasma display panel manufactured by a plurality of panel manufacturers is used, the positional relationship with the support member that supports each plasma display panel can be kept substantially the same.

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, even when the position and height of the mounting member of the plasma display panel to be fixed to the bracket are different, the bracket and the connecting member are used as common parts. It is possible to provide a plasma television that unifies the fixing position of the plasma display panel with respect to the bracket and supports the plasma display panel at a predetermined height position.
Moreover, according to the invention concerning Claim 2, even when the position and height of the attachment member of the panel type display device to be fixed to the support member are different, by using the support member and the connection member as common parts, It is possible to provide a panel type display device fixing structure that unifies the fixing position of the device relative to the support member and supports the device.
Further, according to the invention of claim 3, even when each panel type display device having a different height from the panel type display device of the attachment site is supported, the distance between each panel type display device and the support member can be easily obtained. Can be kept substantially constant.
Furthermore, according to the invention concerning Claim 4, each surface formed in the protrusion part can be made to contact | abut to a support member reliably as needed.
Furthermore, according to the invention concerning Claim 5, the twist by the dead weight of a panel type display apparatus, etc. can be prevented effectively.

Furthermore, according to the invention concerning Claim 6, a connection member can be utilized effectively by attaching predetermined members other than a support member to the predetermined position of a panel type display apparatus.
Furthermore, according to the invention concerning Claim 7, a panel type display apparatus can be supported in a predetermined height position.
Furthermore, according to the invention concerning Claim 8, the position with respect to the panel type display apparatus and bracket of a leg member can be positioned easily and reliably.
Further, according to the invention according to claim 9, even when the position and height of the mounting member of the plasma display panel to be fixed to the supporting member are different, the supporting member and the connecting member are used as the common parts. The panel can be supported by unifying the fixing position of the panel with respect to the member.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the assembly of a plasma television according to the present application.
The aspect of assembling the television according to the present application can be applied to general thin televisions such as a liquid crystal television, but in the present embodiment, a case where a plasma television is assembled will be described as an example.
As shown in the figure, the plasma television 100 is generally constructed by assembling a plasma display panel (PDP) 10, a frame 30 and a cabinet 40. The cabinet 40 includes a front cabinet 41 and a rear cabinet. In the figure, only the front cabinet 41 is shown, and the rear cabinet is omitted. An opening 41a is formed at substantially the center of the front surface of the front cabinet 41, and the PDP 10 is disposed in the cabinet 40 with the display surface 11 of the front surface facing the opening 41a.

  In the present embodiment, first, the PDP 10 is fixed to the bracket 20 at a predetermined position on the back side. A method for fixing the PDP 10 and the bracket 20 will be described later. Next, the bracket 20 in a state where the PDP 10 is supported and the frame body 30 are fixed. As shown in the figure, a frame contact surface 22a that is the upper end of the bracket 20 and a frame contact surface 22b that is the lower end extend outward from the upper and lower edges of the PDP 10, respectively. Therefore, the PDP 10 fixed to the bracket 20 is approached from the rear of the frame 30, and the frame contact surfaces 22 a and 22 b are brought into contact with the opposing portions of the frame 30. Then, the abutting frame body abutting surfaces 22a and 22b and the part of the frame body 30 are fixed to each other. The fixing method is not limited in any way. For example, screw holes are provided in the frame contact surfaces 22a and 22b and the frame 30 that face each other, and both are screwed using the screw holes. .

  The frame 30 is composed of four members. That is, the two horizontal members 31 that are the upper side and the lower side of the frame 30 and the two vertical members 32 that are the left and right sides of the frame 30 are assembled in a frame shape. Here, since the frame 30 surrounds the four sides around the PDP 10, the horizontal members 31 and the vertical members 32 are designed to be large enough to accommodate the PDP 10 in the frame. However, as will be described later, in order to prevent the PDP 10 and the frame body 30 from applying their own weight, the frame body 30 does not contact the inner wall surface 33 of the frame body 30 with the four edges of the PDP 10. The PDP 10 is designed to be large enough to be accommodated inside.

  When the PDP 10 and the frame body 30 are fixed by the bracket 20, the front cabinet 41 is fixed to the frame body 30. That is, the front cabinet 41 is placed on the outside of the frame body 30 and both are fixed at a plurality of locations. Here, the fixing method is not limited. For example, a screw hole is provided on the frame 30 side, a boss is formed on the front cabinet 41 side, and the screw hole and the boss hole formed on the boss are screwed. , Fix both. Alternatively, the claws formed on the inner side of the front cabinet 41 may be hooked on the recesses formed in the frame body 30 to fix them. Then, when the rear cabinet is fixed to the frame 30 from the rear, the assembly of substantially the entire plasma television 100 is completed. In the following description, the cabinet 40 is an expression including both the front cabinet 41 and the rear cabinet.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which the PDP 10 and the bracket 20 are fixed.
As shown in the figure, the PDP 10 includes mounting brackets 80 that are disposed such that the longitudinal direction thereof faces the left-right direction of the PDP 10 at the vertical position on the back side. One end of an attachment 50 as a connection member is attached to a predetermined position of the mounting bracket 80. Then, the bracket 20 is fixed at the other end of the attachment 50. As a result, as described above, the PDP 10 is fixed to the bracket 20 on the back side thereof.

  The bracket 20 is formed by bending a long plate-like member at a plurality of locations. Specifically, the upper end portion and the lower end portion of the long plate-like member are bent at a predetermined angle on the same surface side. Then, the tip portions of the bent upper end portion and the lower end portion are bent again so as to be substantially parallel to the portion connecting the upper end portion and the lower end portion of the long plate member. Here, a portion connecting the upper end portion and the lower end portion of the long plate member is defined as a main body portion 21. Further, the tip of the upper end portion bent so as to be substantially parallel to the main body portion 21 is defined as the frame contact surface 22a, and the tip portion of the lower end portion bent so as to be substantially parallel to the main body portion 21 is used. The frame contact surface 22b is used. Furthermore, the part which connects the main-body part 21 and the frame contact surface 22a, and the part which connects the main-body part 21 and the frame contact surface 22b are made into connection surface 23a, 23b, respectively.

3 and 4 show the attachment 50. 3 is a perspective view of the attachment 50, and FIG. 4 is a top view.
The attachment 50 includes a substantially rectangular plate-like base portion 51 and a protruding portion 52 that protrudes substantially vertically from one surface side of the base portion 51. The length in the longitudinal direction of the protruding portion 52 is shorter than the length in the longitudinal direction of the base portion 51, and the length in the width direction is substantially equal to the length in the width direction of the base portion 51. The surface of the base portion 51 on which the protruding portion 52 is not formed is a panel facing surface 51 a for fixing the attachment 50 to the back side of the PDP 10. Further, the base portion 51 is formed with a plurality of screw holes 51b penetrating the base portion 51.

  On the other hand, in the middle of the upper end surface 52a of the projecting body 52, a recess 53 that penetrates the projecting body 52 in the width direction is formed with a predetermined depth. Screw holes 52b and bosses 52c are formed at a plurality of locations on the upper end surface 52a sandwiching the recess 53. A tip surface 52c1 is formed at the tip of the boss 52c. Here, the upper end surface 52a and the front end surface 52c correspond to a plurality of surfaces having steps in the height direction of the attachment portion provided at the front end portion of the protruding portion. The screw holes 51b and 52b and the boss hole 52c2 of the boss 52c correspond to each fixing means described in the claims.

  In the present embodiment, two attachments 50 are interposed for one bracket 20. Further, two brackets 20 are used, and both brackets 20 are fixed so that the longitudinal direction thereof faces the vertical direction of the PDP 10 with a predetermined interval. Accordingly, a total of four attachments 50 are fixed to the upper and lower positions on the right side and the left side of the rear surface of the PDP 10, respectively. Specifically, each attachment 50 is brought into contact with the mounting bracket 80 on the back side of the PDP 10 on the panel facing surface 51a. Then, the PDP 10 is screwed using the screw hole 51b and the screw hole 81 provided in the mounting bracket 80. The attachment 50 is fixed so that the longitudinal direction of the attachment 50 faces the left-right direction of the PDP 10.

  Next, the bracket 20 and the attachment 50 are fixed. That is, the two attachments 50 fixed to the upper and lower positions on the right side of the back surface of the PDP 10 and the main body portion 21 of the one bracket 20 and the surface on which the connection surfaces 23a and 23b are bent are fixed. Similarly, the two attachments 50 fixed to the upper and lower positions on the left side of the back surface of the PDP 10 and the other bracket 20 are fixed.

  As a result, the PDP 10 is fixed to the two brackets 20 via the attachment 50. The two brackets 20 are fixed at positions that are symmetrical on the back side of the PDP 10 when viewed from the center of the PDP 10. In the present embodiment, the length of the bracket 20 in the longitudinal direction is set substantially equal to the vertical width of the frame body 30. Therefore, when the bracket 20 is connected to the PDP 10, the frame contact surfaces 22 a and 22 b extend above or below the upper and lower edges of the PDP 10 as described above.

In assembling the plasma television 100, the PDP 10 provided by the same panel manufacturer may be used as the PDP 10 accommodated in the cabinet 40, or a plurality of types of PDPs 10 provided by a plurality of panel manufacturers are used. In some cases. When a plurality of manufacturers' PDPs 10 are used, the position at which the mounting bracket 80 is fixed on the back side of the PDP 10, the height of the mounting bracket 80 from the back, and the like differ depending on each manufacturer.
Therefore, in the present application, even when the PDP 10 of a plurality of manufacturers is used, the positional relationship between the PDP 10 and the bracket 20 is unified by using the attachment 50 and the bracket 20.

FIG. 5 shows a part of the back side of the PDP 10a. This figure shows the attachment 50 fixed to the upper right position and the bracket 20 fixed to the attachment 50 when viewed from the back side of the PDP 10a. The bracket 20 is indicated by a two-dot chain line.
FIG. 6 is a side cross-sectional view (cross section taken along Y1-Y2) showing a case where the PDP 10a and the bracket 20 are fixed via the attachment 50. 5 to 8 show the attachment 50 fixed to the upper right on the back side of the PDP 10a, 10b, but the attachment 50 is fixed in the same manner also at the lower right position on the back side of the PDP 10a, 10b. On the other hand, in the left and upper positions on the back side of the PDPs 10a and 10b, the attachments 50 are fixed in a symmetrical configuration with the attachment 50 in the right and upper positions.

  The position of the mounting bracket 80a on the back side of the PDP 10a and the position where the screw hole 81a for fixing the attachment 50 is provided are based on the panel manufacturer's original standard of the PDP 10a. In the figure, the attachment 50 is fixed to the screw hole 81a of the mounting bracket 80a in correspondence with predetermined screw holes 51b1 and 51b2 among the screw holes 51b formed in the base portion 51.

  The height of the mounting bracket 80a from the back surface of the PDP 10a is h1. The value of h1 is also a value unique to the PDP 10a. In the present application, the distance between the PDP 10 and the bracket 20 is kept at a constant value A regardless of the panel manufacturer of the PDP 10 to be employed. Therefore, the attachment 50 brings the upper end surface 52 a into contact with a predetermined position of the main body 21 of the bracket 20. That is, the height h2 from the panel facing surface 51a to the upper end surface 52a of the attachment 50 is set to be a constant value A when added to the height h1.

  The attachment 50 in contact with the main body portion 21 on the upper end surface 52a fixes the bracket 20 with the screw holes 52b and the screw holes 21a formed in the main body portion 21 corresponding to each other. When the upper end surface 52a and the main body 21 are brought into contact with each other, the boss 52c passes through a relief hole 21b formed in a portion of the main body 21 facing the boss 52c. Prevents the main body 21 from colliding.

FIG. 7 shows a part of the back side of the PDP 10b. FIG. 8 is a side sectional view (a cut surface at Y3-Y4) showing a case where the PDP 10b and the bracket 20 are fixed via the attachment 50. FIG.
The PDP 10b has the same panel size as the PDP 10a, but is manufactured by a panel manufacturer different from the PDP 10a. In the figure, for comparison with the PDP 10a, the positions of the mounting bracket 80a and the attachment 50 in the PDP 10a are indicated by dotted lines.
In the PDP 10b, the attachment 50 is fixed in association with predetermined screw holes 51b3 and 51b4 among the screw holes 51b formed in the base portion 51 with respect to the screw holes 81b of the mounting bracket 80b.

  As shown in the figure, the positions of the mounting brackets 80a and 80b on the back side of the PDPs 10a and 10b and the positions of the screw holes 81a and the screw holes 81b are completely different. However, the position of the attachment 50 in the left-right direction on the back side of the PDP 10a, 10b when fixed to the mounting brackets 80a, 80b is not changed regardless of whether the object to be fixed is the PDP 10a, PDP 10b. By doing in this way, the distance between the attachments 50 fixed to the left and right positions on the back side of the PDP 10a and the distance between the attachments 50 fixed to the left and right positions on the back side of the PDP 10b are substantially the same distance.

  The height of the mounting bracket 80b from the back surface of the PDP 10b is h3. The h3 is lower than the h1. When the attachment 50 is fixed to the mounting bracket 80b shorter than the mounting bracket 80a, not the upper end surface 52a but the tip end surface 52c1 of the boss 52c is brought into contact with the main body portion 21. That is, in order to keep the distance between the PDP 10b and the bracket 20 at A, the height h4 from the panel facing surface 51a to the front end surface 52c1 of the attachment 50 is set to be the value of A when added to the h3. ing.

  The attachment 50 in contact with the main body portion 21 on the front end surface 52c1 fixes the bracket 20 with the boss 52c (boss hole 52c2) and the screw hole 21c formed in the main body portion 21 corresponding to each other. The screw hole 21c faces the boss 52c (boss hole 52c2) of the attachment 50 fixed to the mounting bracket 80b when the vertical position of the bracket 20 with respect to the PDP 10b is held at the same position as in FIGS. It is formed in the part on the main-body part 21 to do. As a result of the fixing operation, the fixing positions of the PDPs 10a and 10b with respect to the bracket 20 are substantially the same.

  As described above, when the PDPs 10a and 10b having the same size are fixed to the bracket 20, the position of the attachment 50 and the fixing means to be used are selected, so that the specifications of the mounting brackets 80a and 80b of the PDPs 10a and 10b are concerned. Therefore, the distance between the PDP 10a and 10b with respect to the bracket 20 and the position in the vertical direction can be held substantially constant. Further, since the distance between the two brackets 20 on the back side of the PDPs 10a and 10b is also substantially constant, the distance between the foot members 60 connected to the brackets 20 is also substantially the same between the PDP 10a and the PDP 10b, as will be described later. Become. Furthermore, if the attachment 50 and the bracket 20 are used, it is not necessary to separately prepare dedicated connection members and support members for supporting the PDPs 10a and 10b, respectively. That is, the common parts of the attachment 50 and the bracket 20 can realize the unification of the fixing positions of the PDPs 10 a and 10 b with respect to the bracket 20. As a result, the manufacturing cost of the plasma television 100 can be greatly reduced.

  The attachment 50 may be used to fix other members at the same time as fixing the mounting bracket 80 and the bracket 20. For example, it may be used when the shield box 90 that covers the substrate disposed at the left and right predetermined positions on the back side of the PDP 10 is fixed. As shown in FIG. 2, the shield box 90 is fixed to the space outside the left and right brackets 20, that is, the right space of the right bracket and the left space of the left bracket. Therefore, screw holes 51b5 and 51b6 are formed in one end of the base portion 51 of the attachment 50. Then, the shield box 90 is fixed to the outer space of the left and right brackets 20 using the screw holes 51b5 and 51b6 and screw holes formed in the shield box 90.

  One end of the base portion 51 in which the screw holes 51b5 and 51b6 are formed needs to be directed to the right when the attachment 50 is fixed to the right rear surface of the PDP 10, and to the left when the attachment 50 is fixed to the left rear surface of the PDP 10. is there. As described above, since the left and right orientations of the attachment 50 are fixed to the right side and the left side of the PDP 10 are reversed, the bracket 20 connected to each attachment 50 has the following Such ingenuity is given.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 to 8, in the main body portion 21 of the bracket 20, relief holes 21 b are formed above and below the screw holes 21 a. 5 and 6, the boss 52c passes through the lower relief hole 21b. However, on the left side of the back surface of the PDP 10a, the left and right sides of the attachment 50 are reversed, and the boss 52c is positioned above the screw hole 52b. Therefore, relief holes 21b are provided above and below the screw holes 21a, and on the left rear side of the PDP 10a, positions where the attachment 50 and the mounting bracket 80a are fixed and positions where the attachment 50 and the bracket 20 are fixed are shown on the right side of the rear surface of the PDP 10a. The boss 52c passes through the upper relief hole 21b in the same state as in FIG.

  The main body 21 of the bracket 20 is formed with screw holes 21c at different height positions. 7 and 8, the bracket 20 and the attachment 50 are fixed using the lower screw hole 21c and the boss 52c. However, the left and right sides of the attachment 50 are reversed on the left side of the back surface of the PDP 10b. Then, on the left side of the back surface of the PDP 10b, even if the position where the attachment 50 and the mounting bracket 80b are fixed to each other is the same as that on the right side, the portion of the main body portion 21 with which the tip surface 52c1 of the boss 52c abuts changes. Therefore, the bracket 20 and the attachment 50 are fixed using the upper screw hole 21c and the boss 52c on the rear left side of the PDP 10b. As a result, the vertical positional relationship between the left and right brackets 20 and the PDP 10b is substantially the same even if the portion of the main body portion 21 with which the front end surface 52c1 of the boss 52c contacts is changed on the left and right sides of the back surface of the PDP 10b.

  By adopting the above configuration, in the present application, the bracket 20 and the attachment 50 are all used as common parts when used for the PDP 10a and the PDP 10b, as well as when attached to the left and right positions on the back side of the PDP 10a and 10b. it can.

  Since the weight of the PDP 10 is applied only to the bracket 20 via the attachments 50, the attachments 50 are considerably heavy. When the contact area between the mounting bracket 80 and the attachment 50 is small, a slight twist may occur on the plate surface of the PDP 10. Such a twist is not preferable for the PDP 10 which is a precision instrument. Therefore, the contact area between the panel facing surface 51a of the attachment 50 and the mounting brackets 80a and 80b may be increased to secure a wide area for the attachment 50 to support the PDP 10 from the back surface. For example, the contact area between the panel facing surface 51a and the mounting bracket 80 exceeds the area required to fix the attachment 50 and the mounting bracket 80 by increasing the length of the panel facing surface 51a in the longitudinal direction. Ensure sufficient in the left-right direction.

  In particular, if the space between the left and right attachments 50 is excessively open on the back side of the PDP 10, twisting due to its own weight tends to occur at the PDP 10 between the left and right attachments 50. If the contact area between the panel facing surface 51a and the mounting bracket 80 is sufficiently secured in the left-right direction, the PDP 10 can be prevented from being twisted due to an excessively large distance between the attachments 50.

FIG. 9 schematically shows a state in which the bracket 20 supports the PDP 10 and the frame body 30 from the side. The cabinet 40 fixed to the shield box 90 and the frame 30 is not shown.
As described so far, the PDP 10 is fixed to the bracket 20 via the attachment 50, and the frame 30 is fixed to the bracket 20 by the frame contact surfaces 22a and 22b. In the present application, in each case where the PDP 10a and the PDP 10b are respectively employed as the PDP 10, the positional relationship between the bracket 20 and the PDPs 10a and 10b is kept substantially the same. As a result, the frame contact surfaces 22a and 22b, which are the upper and lower ends of the bracket 20, extend approximately the same length upward or downward at approximately the same position both above and below the PDP 10a and above and below the PDP 10b. It will be. Therefore, in the present invention, the frame 30 fixed to the bracket 20 can be a common component regardless of the PDP 10a and the PDP 10b.

  Furthermore, since the frame body 30 is a common part, the cabinet 40 that accommodates the frame body 30 and is fixed to the frame body 30 may be a common part regardless of the PDP 10a and the PDP 10b that are employed. it can.

  As shown in the figure, in the bracket 20, the frame contact surfaces 22a and 22b for fixing the frame 30 are on substantially the same plane as the back surface of the frame 30 and the PDP 10. , At a position away from the back surface of the PDP 10 by a predetermined distance. As a result, a certain space is secured between the back surface of the PDP 10 and the main body 21. It is necessary to secure a predetermined space on the back side of the PDP 10 in order to arrange a substrate such as a control circuit and a power supply circuit and various electronic components. Therefore, the shape of the bracket 20 is to fix the frame 30 at the upper and lower ends thereof, and to fix the PDP 10 housed in the frame 30 and having various substrates and electronic components disposed on the back side. It can be said that it is one of the optimal shapes.

  The bracket 20 is connected to the foot member 60 at a lower portion thereof. The foot member 60 includes a base portion 61 that is placed directly on the installation surface, and a leg portion 62 that is erected substantially vertically from the base portion 61 and connected to the bracket 20. Various connection modes between the bracket 20 and the leg portion 62 are conceivable. In the present embodiment, the connection is performed as follows.

  A through hole 23b1 having a size through which the leg portion 62 can pass is formed in the connection surface 23b connecting the main body portion 21 and the frame contact surface 22b. Further, the concave portion 53 of the attachment 50 is also designed to have a size through which the leg portion 62 can pass. That is, the attachment 50 is not only interposed between the PDP 10 and the bracket 20 and fixed, but also used for positioning the foot member 60 that supports the plasma television 100 by passing the leg portion 62 through the recess 53. It is done. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the concave portion 53 has a portion that is open toward the side surface of the protruding portion 52 of the attachment 50, so that the width of the concave portion 53 becomes wider toward the same side surface. A slope 53a is formed. Therefore, when the leg portion 62 is passed through the concave portion 53, the leg portion 62 is efficiently guided to the back of the concave portion 53 by the inclined surface 53 a.

  The leg portion 62 is passed through the through hole 23b1 and the concave portion 53, and the opposing portions of the leg portion 62 and the main body portion 21 are firmly fixed with screws 70. As a result, the bracket 20 is integrated with the foot member 60 to support substantially the entire plasma television 100 including the PDP 10, the frame body 30, and the cabinet 40 in the air at a predetermined height position.

  Thus, the PDP 10 and the frame 30 are separately supported by the bracket 20 that supports the weight of the entire apparatus integrally with the foot member 60 at a predetermined height position from the installation surface. In addition, the frame 30 surrounds the periphery of the PDP 10 but does not contact the PDP 10. As a result, the PDP 10 and the frame 30 do not apply their own weight to the other. Moreover, since the cabinet 40 is fixed with respect to the frame 30, the cabinet 40 and the PDP 10 do not apply their own weight to the other.

  Therefore, an unnecessary load such as the weight of the PDP 10 is prevented from being applied to the cabinet 40, and there is no problem that a defect such as distortion occurs in the cabinet 40 due to the weight of the PDP 10. As described above, the PDP 10 is loaded with various substrates and electronic components on the back side, and the overall weight is generally heavier than other thin displays such as a liquid crystal panel. In particular, in the case of a large size model, the influence of the weight of the PDP 10 on the cabinet 40 is very large. Therefore, if the configuration of the present application is applied to a plasma TV of a large model, it is very useful in terms of protection of the cabinet 40.

  Moreover, it can be said that it is a structure suitable also for protection of PDP10 that the cabinet 40 and PDP10 do not multiply weight with the other. That is, even when an impact is applied to the cabinet 40 from the outside, the load due to the impact is almost absorbed by the bracket 20 before being transmitted to the PDP 10. In this embodiment, since the attachment 50 is interposed between the PDP 10 and the bracket 20, the attachment 50 also absorbs the impact. As a result, the propagation of the impact received by the cabinet 40 to the PDP 10 is suppressed as much as possible, and the PDP 10 which is a precision instrument is effectively protected from external impact.

Further, the present embodiment has the following effects.
Conventionally, a panel type display device such as the PDP 10 is sometimes fixed to the front cabinet 41. For this reason, the panel type display device is supported by fixing the panel type display device to the front cabinet 41 at the stage of the component mounting process and the maintenance process for the panel type display device, and each operation is performed in that state. If each manufacturing process is passed while the panel type display device is fixed to the front cabinet 41, various impacts and loads are applied to the front cabinet 41 artificially or accidentally in each process. As a result, when shipping as a final product, the front cabinet 41 may be judged to be defective due to scratches or distortions.

  However, in the present embodiment, the bracket 20 integrated with the foot member 60 fixes the PDP 10 and the frame body 30. If each process is allowed to pass while being supported by the foot member 60 and the bracket 20, it is possible to finish all the attachment and maintenance processes for the device accommodated in the cabinet 40 without attaching the cabinet 40. That is, since it is sufficient to attach the cabinet 40 at the final stage of product assembly, there is almost no opportunity to apply an unnecessary load or impact to the cabinet 40. As a result, compared with the conventional case, the rate at which the cabinet 40 is judged to be defective due to scratches or distortion of the cabinet 40 is significantly reduced.

  As described above, the attachment 50 forms fixing means for fixing to the mounting brackets 80a and 80b in the base portion 51, and the mounting bracket 80a on the side facing the bracket 20 of the protruding portion 52. Two surfaces having steps corresponding to the height difference of the mounting bracket 80b are formed, and fixing means are formed on each surface. On the other hand, when the vertical position with respect to the PDP 10a, 10b is fixed, the bracket 20 has screw holes 21a, 21c and relief holes 21b at predetermined portions facing the attachment 50 fixed to the mounting brackets 80a, 80b, respectively. Form. Then, by using the attachment 50 and the bracket 20 as the common parts, the PDP 10a and the PDP 10b having different positions and shapes of the mounting bracket 80 are respectively fixed at substantially unified positions with respect to the bracket 20.

It is the perspective view which showed the assembly of the plasma television concerning this application. It is the perspective view which showed the condition which fixes PDP and a bracket. It is the perspective view which showed the attachment. It is a top view of an attachment. It is a partial rear view of PDP. It is side part sectional drawing of a plasma television. It is a partial rear view of PDP. It is side part sectional drawing of a plasma television. It is the side view which showed the state in which a bracket supports PDP and a frame. It is explanatory drawing at the time of fixing the conventional panel type display apparatus to a predetermined | prescribed support member.

Explanation of symbols

10, 10a, 10b ... PDP
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 20 ... Bracket 21 ... Main-body part 21a, 21c ... Screw hole 21b ... Escape hole 30 ... Frame 40 ... Cabinet 41 ... Front cabinet 50 ... Attachment 51 ... Base | substrate part 51a ... Panel opposing surface 51b, 51b1, 51b2, 51b3, 51b4 51b5, 51b6 ... Screw hole 52 ... Projection part 52a ... Upper end surface 52b ... Screw hole 52c ... Boss 52c1 ... End face 52c2 ... Boss hole 53 ... Recess 60 ... Foot members 80, 80a, 80b ... Mounting brackets 81, 81a, 81b ... Screw hole 100 ... Plasma television

Claims (9)

In a plasma television comprising: a plasma display panel disposed in a cabinet; and a support member that supports the plasma display panel on the back side thereof with a predetermined connection member interposed therebetween.
An attachment member for attaching the connection member provided at a predetermined position on the back side of the plasma display panel;
It is composed of a substantially rectangular plate-shaped base part and a projecting part formed so as to project substantially perpendicularly from one surface side of the base part,
Forming a first fixing means for fixing to the mounting member at a plurality of locations of the base portion,
Provided with a plurality of surfaces having steps in the height direction of the mounting member at the distal end portion of the projecting portion, and the connection member formed with second fixing means for fixing to the support member on each surface;
A leg member erected substantially vertically and a bracket for connecting the leg member and supporting the plasma display panel at a predetermined height position;
The bracket includes a portion that is a peripheral portion of a portion that is fixed by any second fixing means, and that is opposed to another surface that protrudes beyond the surface on which the second fixing means used for the fixing is formed. The above-mentioned support member in which a relief hole for avoiding the other surface from colliding with the bracket is formed in a plurality of parts, and
The connecting member abuts against the mounting member on the surface of the base portion where the protruding portion is not formed and is fixed to the mounting member using a predetermined first fixing means among the plurality of first fixing means, In addition, the position of the mounting member on the back surface of the plasma display panel by fixing the bracket to the bracket using the second fixing means of the surface that contacts the bracket at any surface of the tip portion of the protrusion, and Even in each case where a plurality of types of plasma display panels having different heights from the back surface are interposed between the bracket and the bracket, the fixing position of each plasma display panel with respect to the bracket should be held at substantially the same position. A plasma television characterized by A panel type display device fixing structure for fixing a panel type display device to a support member for supporting the panel type display device with a predetermined connecting member interposed therebetween,
The connecting member is
In the part facing the attachment part for attaching the connection member in the panel type display device and the part facing the support member, fixing means are formed at a plurality of places,
In each case between the support member and a plurality of types of panel-type display devices each having a different position and height of the attachment part, either the part facing the attachment part or the part facing the support member The panel type display device and the support member are respectively fixed using the fixing means, so that the fixing position of each panel type display device with respect to the support member is held at substantially the same position. . The connecting member includes a substantially rectangular plate-like base portion and a projecting portion formed to project substantially perpendicularly from one surface side of the base portion, and the base portion has a surface on which no projecting portion is formed. And the protruding portion is provided with a plurality of surfaces having steps in the height direction of the mounting portion and forms the fixing means on each surface, and contacts the support member among the surfaces. The support member is fixed by means of fixing the surface,
The said support member forms the relief hole for avoiding that the other surface collides with the said support member in the site | part facing the other surface which protrudes rather than the said contact surface. 2. The panel type display device fixing structure according to 2. 4. The panel mold according to claim 3, wherein the relief holes are formed at a plurality of locations around a portion on the support member fixed by fixing means formed on a surface in contact with the support member. Display device fixing structure. The connecting member has a surface that contacts the mounting portion extending outward from a portion where the fixing means is formed, so that the area of the surface that contacts the mounting portion can be attached using the fixing means. The panel type display device fixing structure according to any one of claims 2 to 4, wherein the panel type display device fixing structure is secured wider than an area necessary for fixing to a part. 6. The panel type display device according to claim 2, wherein the connection member has a fixing means for attaching a predetermined member other than the support member to a predetermined position of the panel type display device. Fixed structure. The said support member consists of a leg member standing upright substantially perpendicularly, and a bracket which supports a panel type display apparatus in a predetermined height position by connecting to the same leg member. The panel type display device fixing structure according to any one of claims 6 to 7. 8. The connecting member according to claim 7, wherein the connecting member forms a recess having a size through which the foot member can pass, and guides one end of the foot member into the recess when the same member is connected to the bracket. The panel type display device fixing structure as described. The panel type display device fixing structure according to any one of claims 2 to 8, wherein the panel type display device is a plasma display panel.

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