JP2007192920A - Flat display - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a flat display which can prevent foreign substances such as dust from entering a case through an insertion part. <P>SOLUTION: In the flat display supported by attaching a post of a stand 40 to a case body 10 which contains a display panel, the case body 10 includes the insertion part into which the post of the stand 40 is inserted. The insertion part is provided with a bottom and a member having two side walls facing each other holding the bottom. The case body 10 includes a front case body on the display screen side and a back case body 12 on the rear side, and is provide with a screw window 16 penetrating through the insertion part from the back case body 12. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a thin display device that attaches and supports a support column of a stand to a housing that houses a display panel.

  In recent years, thin display devices using liquid crystal panels or the like have been used in place of display devices using cathode ray tubes. Thin display devices have the advantage of being smaller and lighter than CRTs. Since the casing for storing the liquid crystal panel has a rectangular parallelepiped shape, when packing in a box, it is considered that a useless space does not occur and packing can be performed efficiently. However, a stand is attached to the housing, and the depth of the stand is often wider. In addition to supporting the liquid crystal display device with a stand, the liquid crystal display device may be hung on a wall or the like.

For this reason, a stand and connecting portion is provided in the housing for accommodating the liquid crystal panel, an insertion hole is provided in the support column of the stand, and the stand and connecting portion is inserted into the insertion hole, so that the stand can be easily attached and detached. A thin display device that can be used has been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
JP 2005-115403 A

  In patent document 1, even if it is the state removed from the stand, although a stand and connection part can be used like a stand, there exists a problem that a depth increases by the amount which attached the stand and connection part. In addition, since the stand and connecting portion is attached to the casing, the casing cannot be separated into the front casing and the rear casing in the state where the liquid crystal panel is erected. There is a problem that is low.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and by providing an insertion portion into which a column of a stand is inserted into a housing that houses a display panel, the stand can be easily attached and detached. An object of the present invention is to provide a thin display device that can be used.

  The present invention also provides a thin display device capable of preventing foreign matters such as dust from entering the housing from the insertion portion by providing the insertion portion with a member having a bottom and a side wall. The purpose.

  Another object of the present invention is to provide a thin display device in which workability such as attachment of the member can be improved because the member has a bottom and two opposing side walls.

  Further, according to the present invention, the member is attached to one of the front case on the display screen side or the rear case on the opposite side, so that the front case and the rear case can be provided with the stand attached to the case. Another object of the present invention is to provide a thin display device that can be attached and detached.

  In addition, the present invention provides a thin display device in which a through-hole penetrating from the rear housing to the insertion portion is provided, so that a screw can be inserted into the through-hole to fix the column to the side wall. For other purposes.

  A thin display device according to the present invention is a thin display device in which a support column of a stand is attached to and supported by a housing that houses a display panel, and the housing includes an insertion portion into which the support column of the stand is inserted. To do.

  In the thin display device according to the present invention, the insertion portion includes a member having a bottom and a side wall.

  The thin display device according to the present invention is characterized in that the member has a bottom and two opposing side walls.

  In the thin display device according to the present invention, the casing includes a front casing on the display screen side and a rear casing on the opposite side, and the member is attached to one of the front casing and the rear casing. It is characterized by that.

  The thin display device according to the present invention is characterized in that a through-hole penetrating from the rear housing to the insertion portion is provided.

  In the present invention, the housing for storing the display panel is provided with an insertion portion for inserting the support column of the stand, so that the stand can be easily attached and detached by inserting and removing the support column. it can. It is possible to reduce the packing space by separating the stand during packing. In that case, since the display panel side does not include a conventional stand and connecting portion, the depth can be further reduced.

  In this invention, since the said insertion part is provided with the member which has a bottom and a side wall, it can prevent that foreign materials, such as a dust, enter into a housing | casing from an insertion part by the said bottom. When an insertion part is provided in the housing of the display panel, foreign matter such as dust may enter the housing from the insertion part. However, as described above, by providing a bottom in the insertion part, the foreign matter can enter the housing. It can be prevented from entering.

  In the present invention, since the member has a bottom and two opposing side walls, the column of the stand can be inserted along the two side walls. In addition, the member can be integrally formed by bending a flat plate into a U-shape, and the workability such as productivity and attachment of the member can be improved.

  In the present invention, since the member is attached to one of the front housing on the display screen side or the rear housing on the opposite side, the front housing and the rear housing are attached with the stand attached to the housing. And can be removed. Therefore, workability at the time of manufacturing or maintenance is improved.

  In the present invention, since a through-hole penetrating from the rear housing to the insertion portion is provided, a screw is inserted into the post through the through-hole and screwed into the screw hole. Can be fixed.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to easily attach and remove the stand. Further, the depth can be further reduced.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to prevent foreign matters such as dust from entering the housing from the insertion portion.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, workability | operativity, such as productivity and attachment of a member which has a bottom and a side wall, can be improved.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to attach and detach the front case and the rear case while the stand is attached to the case.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to fix the stand column by inserting a screw into the through hole of the rear housing.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the drawings showing embodiments thereof.
1 and 2 are perspective views of the back side of the thin display device according to the present invention, and FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the thin display device. As shown in FIG. 3, the housing 10 that accommodates the liquid crystal panel (display panel) can be separated into a front housing 22 on the display screen side and a rear housing 12 on the opposite side. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the stand 40 can be attached to and detached from the housing 10.

  The stand 40 includes a stand base and a post 42 perpendicular to the stand base, and the post 42 is provided with four through holes 44 through which screws are passed. Further, the housing 10 includes an insertion portion 20 into which the support column 42 of the stand 40 is inserted, and a screw is inserted near the insertion portion 20 of the rear housing 12 at a position corresponding to the through hole 44 of the support column 42. Four screw windows (through holes) 16 are provided. Further, a screw hole into which a screw is screwed is provided at a position corresponding to the screw window 16 of the rear housing 12 on the front housing 22 side of the insertion portion 20.

  The stand 40 can be fixed to the housing 10 by inserting the column 42 of the stand 40 into the insertion portion 20 of the housing 10, inserting a screw into the screw window 16 and the through hole 44, and tightening the screw. Moreover, the stand 40 can be removed from the housing 10 by removing the screw and removing the support column 42 from the insertion portion 20. The rear housing 12 is provided with a recess 14 for hanging the housing 10 on a wall or the like.

  The insertion portion 20 includes a U-shaped member 28 and a cover 24. The U-shaped member 28 is fixed to an arm 26 fixed to the front housing 22. 4 and 5 are enlarged perspective views in the vicinity of the insertion portion. The U-shaped member 28 has a shape obtained by bending a flat plate into a U-shape, and has a rectangular bottom and a rectangular side plate (side wall) facing each other across the bottom. As shown in FIG. 5, one of the side plates of the U-shaped member 28 is fixed to the arm 26 of the front housing 22. Then, a cover 24 having a flat portion is inserted between the side plates of the U-shaped member 28 and fixed to the front housing 22 by screws or the like. The flat portion of the cover 24 is parallel to the side plate of the U-shaped member 28.

  The insertion portion 20 is configured by the flat portion of the cover 24, the bottom of the U-shaped member 28, and the other side plate. The rear housing 12 is provided with an opening for the insertion portion 20. Further, through holes 30 and 32 corresponding to the through holes 44 of the support column 42 are provided on both side plates of the U-shaped member 28 and the flat portion of the cover 24. A screw hole into which a screw is screwed is provided at a position corresponding to the through hole 30 below the U-shaped member 28 (on the front housing 22 side).

  When the stand 40 is attached to the housing 10, the support column 42 of the stand 40 is inserted into the insertion portion 20 of the housing 10, and the positions of the through hole 44 of the support column 42 and the screw window 16 of the rear housing 12 are aligned. Insert the screw and tighten the screw to fix. The tip of the screw passes through the through hole 30 of the U-shaped member 28, the through hole 44 of the support column 42, and the through hole 32 of the cover 24, and is screwed into the screw hole of the front housing 22.

  The screw window 16 of the rear housing 12 is larger than the screw head, and the screw head is in contact with the U-shaped member 28. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 3, the back housing 12 can be separated while the stand 40 is attached. Therefore, workability at the time of manufacturing or maintenance is improved.

  When removing the stand 40 from the housing 10, the screw is removed from the screw window 16 of the rear housing 12, and the column 42 of the stand 40 is removed from the insertion portion 20 of the housing 10. In this case, the insertion portion 20 is in an open state and foreign matter such as dust may enter, but the bottom of the U-shaped member 28 can prevent the foreign matter from entering the inside of the housing.

  In the above-described embodiment, the insertion portion 20 is configured using the U-shaped member 28, but the insertion portion 20 may be configured using, for example, an L-shaped member. In the case of an L-shaped member, the U-shaped member 28 is divided into an L-shaped member and a flat plate member. The L-shaped member is attached to the front housing 22 side, and the flat member is attached to the rear housing 12 side. It is possible to attach a flat plate member to the front housing 22 side and attach an L-shaped member to the rear housing 12 side.

It is a perspective view of the back side of the thin display device concerning the present invention. It is a perspective view of the back side of the thin display device concerning the present invention. It is a disassembled perspective view of a thin display device. It is an expansion perspective view near an insertion part. It is an expansion perspective view near an insertion part.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Housing | casing 12 Back surface housing | casing 14 Recessed part 16 Screw window 20 Insertion part 22 Front surface housing | casing 24 Cover 26 Arm 28 U-shaped member 30, 32, 44 Through-hole 40 Stand 42 Support | pillar

Claims (5)

In a thin display device that supports by attaching a column of a stand to a housing that houses a display panel,
A thin display device, wherein the casing has an insertion portion into which a column of a stand is inserted.   The thin display device according to claim 1, wherein the insertion portion includes a member having a bottom and a side wall.   The thin display device according to claim 2, wherein the member has a bottom and two opposing side walls. The casing includes a front casing on the display screen side and a rear casing on the opposite side,
The thin display device according to claim 2, wherein the member is attached to one of a front casing and a rear casing.   The thin display device according to claim 4, wherein a through-hole penetrating from the rear housing to the insertion portion is provided.

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