JP2010015054A - Display device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a display device that improves assemblability of a masking object for masking the end of a decorating band attached to a cabinet along the rim section of the cabinet, and prevents fall of the masking object due to impulsive force. <P>SOLUTION: This display device comprises: a decorating band 4 attached to the cabinet 2 along the rim section of the cabinet 2 covering the rim section of a display section 1 having a display surface 11a on its front side, the masking object 5 having a masking section 51 for masking the end of the decorating band 4 and a flexible pawl 52 connected to the decorating band side of the masking section 51, and a cover body 3 for covering the back side of the display element 1. A locking hole 25 for locking the flexible pawl 52 is disposed in the cabinet 2, a regulating section 6 for regulating the deflection of the flexible pawl 52 is disposed in the cover body 3, and the deflection of the flexible pawl 52 is prevented by mounting the cover body 3. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a display device such as a liquid crystal display device, a plasma display device, an SED display, and an EL display.

  A display device such as a television includes a display unit having a display surface on the front side for displaying an image, a frame-shaped cabinet that covers the peripheral part of the display part and covers the peripheral part, and a rear part of the display part. And a cover body that covers the side, and a peripheral portion of the cabinet and the cover body is attached to the display portion by bolts (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  There is also known an electric device in which a connecting portion of a push button in which a plurality of pressing portions are connected in a row is attached to a cabinet by a decorative plate that conceals and decorates the connecting portion (for example, Patent Documents). 2). The push button of this electrical device has a fitting hole that penetrates the connecting portion and a locking claw that extends from the edge opposite to the connecting portion, and the decorative plate is inside the concealing portion that conceals the connecting portion. The cabinet has a convex nail and a fitting rib that opposes the flexible nail and is fitted into the fitting hole, and the cabinet has two nail hanging holes into which the locking nail and the flexible nail are inserted. Have

The electric device configured in this manner is flexible by inserting the fitting rib of the decorative plate into the fitting hole of the push button in a state where the latching claw of the push button is inserted and locked into the one nail hooking hole. The connecting part of the push button can be attached to the cabinet by inserting and locking the claw in the other claw hanging hole.
JP 2004-151305 A Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 64-44541

  The applicant of the present invention decorates the peripheral portion of the cabinet in the liquid crystal display device as described in Patent Document 1 by sticking an extruded decorative band on the four sides of the rectangular cabinet. The first LCD TV was developed.

  However, since the decorative band is used by cutting the extrusion molding material to an appropriate length, the edge of the decorative band is sharp, and burrs are generated at the edge, so the edge is chamfered. A finishing process such as finishing is necessary, and the cost of finishing the edge becomes relatively high.

  Therefore, a concealing body having concealing portions for concealing the ends of the decorative strips attached to the four sides of the cabinet is provided, and screw holes are opened at the four corners of the cabinet and inserted into the through holes provided in the concealing portion. The concealing body is fixed by screwing a male screw into the screw hole, and the finishing process of the edge of the decorative band is eliminated.

  However, in the improvement measure for fixing the concealing body with the male screw, the fixing workability of the concealing body is deteriorated and the disassembling workability at the time of recycling is deteriorated, and further improvement measures have been demanded.

  By the way, in order to eliminate the fixing of the concealment body with the male screw, as described in Patent Document 2, the concealment body is provided with a flexible claw and the claw to which the flexible claw is inserted and locked is locked. It is conceivable to attach the concealing body by providing a hole in the cabinet and inserting the flexible claw of the concealing body into the locked hole.

  However, in the configuration in which the concealing body is attached by the flexible claw, when the impact force is applied to the display device by colliding or falling over when the display device packed in a cardboard box or the like is transported, There is a possibility that the flexible claw bends in the locked hole, the engagement of the flexible claw with the locked hole is released, and the concealing body falls off.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and a main object thereof is to provide a flexible claw at a concealing portion for concealing an end of a decorative strip attached to the cabinet along the peripheral edge of the cabinet. By providing a restricting part that restricts the bending of the flexure claw, it is possible to improve the workability of attaching the concealment body, eliminate the flexure of the flexible claw due to impact force, and prevent the concealment body from falling off. An object of the present invention is to provide a display device capable of improving the disassembly workability.

  The display device according to the present invention is a display device including a display unit having a display surface on the front side and a cabinet that covers a peripheral part of the display unit, and a decoration attached to the cabinet along the peripheral part of the cabinet. A band, a concealing part that conceals the end of the decorative band, a concealing body having a flexible claw connected to the decorative band side of the concealing part, and a latch arranged in the cabinet for locking the flexible claw And a restricting portion for restricting the bending of the flexible claw locked to the locking portion.

  In this invention, the concealing body can be simplified to the cabinet by engaging the flexible claw of the concealing body for concealing the edge of the decorative band body that decorates the peripheral edge of the cabinet with the locking part of the cabinet. In addition, since the restricting portion restricts the bending of the locked flexible portion, the bending of the flexible claw due to the impact force can be eliminated, and the concealing body can be prevented from falling off. it can. In addition, by releasing the restriction of the flexure of the flexible claw by the regulating portion at the time of recycling, the concealing body can be easily removed by bending the flexible claw, and the disassembling workability at the time of recycling can be improved.

Further, in the display device according to the present invention, the cabinet has a rectangular ring shape, the decorative strips are individually arranged on four sides of the cabinet, and the concealing bodies are arranged at the four corners of the cabinet and are adjacent to each other. It is preferable that the end portions at the four corners of the band are concealed.
In this invention, both ends at the four corners of the decorative strips individually arranged on the four sides of the cabinet can be concealed by the concealing bodies arranged at the four corners of the cabinet, and the number of concealing bodies can be reduced. In addition, an increase in work man-hours due to the provision of the decorative band can be suppressed, and an increase in cost can be suppressed.

In addition, the display device according to the present invention preferably includes a cover body that covers the rear side of the display section, and the restriction section is arranged on the cover body.
In this invention, since the cover body covering the rear side of the display portion has the restriction portion, there is no increase in the number of parts due to the restriction portion, and the flexure of the flexible claw is restricted in the mounting operation process of the cover body. Therefore, there is no increase in work man-hours due to the provision of the restricting portion, and the cost increase can be further suppressed. Moreover, since the bending restriction | limiting of a flexible nail | claw can be cancelled | released by removing a cover body, the disassembling workability | operativity at the time of recycling can be improved further.

Moreover, it is preferable that the display device according to the present invention has a configuration in which the restriction portion is arranged in the display portion.
In this invention, since the restricting portion is provided in the display portion whose peripheral portion is covered by the cabinet, there is no increase in the number of parts due to the restricting portion, and the flexure of the flexible claw is bent in the mounting operation process of the cabinet. Therefore, there is no increase in work man-hours due to the provision of the restricting portion, and the increase in cost can be further suppressed.

Further, in the display device according to the present invention, the flexible claw and the restricting portion are relative positions in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction between the cabinet and the cover body, or relative to each other in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction between the cabinet and the display unit. It is preferable to adopt a configuration that also serves as positioning means for determining the position.
In the present invention, the vertical and lateral relative positions of the cabinet and the cover body or the cabinet and the display unit are determined without providing any special positioning means other than the flexible claw and the restricting portion of the concealing body. Therefore, the mounting workability of the cabinet or the cover body to an appropriate position can be improved without complicating the structure.

In the display device according to the present invention, it is preferable that the flexible claw has a slit into which the restriction portion is inserted.
In this invention, the flexibility of the flexible claw can be improved, the workability of attaching the concealing body can be improved, and the restricting portion can be made relatively small.

In the display device according to the present invention, it is preferable that the slits of the flexible claws are arranged in a diagonal direction of the cabinet.
In this invention, by the concealing body attached to the cabinet and the restricting portion provided on the display unit or the cover body, the vertical position and the horizontal direction relative position of the cabinet and the display unit, or the cabinet and the cover body. Since the relative positions in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction can be determined, it is possible to improve the workability of mounting the cabinet or the cover body at an appropriate position.

In the display device according to the present invention, two of the flexible claws are arranged such that the longitudinal direction of the slit is in the vertical direction, and the other two are arranged in the lateral direction of the longitudinal direction of the slit. A configuration is preferable.
In this invention, by the concealing body attached to the cabinet and the restricting portion provided on the display unit or the cover body, the vertical position and the horizontal direction relative position of the cabinet and the display unit, or the cabinet and the cover body. Since the relative positions in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction can be determined, it is possible to improve the workability of mounting the cabinet or the cover body at an appropriate position.

  According to the present invention, the concealing body for concealing the end of the decorative strip that decorates the peripheral edge of the cabinet can be easily attached by the flexible claws of the concealing body. Since the bending can be restricted by the restricting portion, the bending of the flexible claw due to the impact force can be eliminated, and the concealing body can be prevented from falling off.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings illustrating embodiments thereof. 1 is a front view showing a configuration of a display device according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is an enlarged vertical side view taken along line II-II in FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is an enlarged transverse bottom view taken along line III-III in FIG. FIG. 4 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line IV-IV in FIG. 1.

  The illustrated display device has a display surface 1 for displaying a television image on the front side, a display unit 1 that is a substantially rectangular parallelepiped, a cabinet 2 that is fitted on the peripheral part of the display unit 1 and covers the peripheral part, and a display A liquid crystal television having a cover 3 covering the rear side of the unit 1 and having the display unit 1 supported by a stand or wall-mounted on the display unit 1, in other words, a liquid crystal display device.

  The display unit 1 includes a display panel 11 having a display surface 11a on the front side and having a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, two holding frames 12 and 13 having a substantially rectangular shape that holds the peripheral edge of the display panel 11 in the front and rear, a display panel 11, an optical sheet 14 such as a diffusion plate disposed on the rear side, a light source 15 disposed on the rear side of the optical sheet 14, and an electric circuit such as a circuit board and a power supply substrate disposed on the rear side of the light source 15. With parts. The outer edge portions of the holding frame bodies 12 and 13 are coupled by a plurality of male screws to form a panel module.

  The light source 15 includes a cylindrical lamp 16 in which a plurality of light sources 15 are vertically spaced apart from each other, and a case 17 having a deep dish shape that houses and supports the lamp 16 and supports the peripheral edge of the optical sheet 14. And an electrical component such as a circuit board is attached to the outer surface of the rear wall of the case 17.

  The case 17 has a substantially rectangular rear wall 17a and a frame portion 17b continuous to the periphery of the rear wall 17a, and a plurality of outer edge portions of the holding frame bodies 12 and 13 are connected to a connecting piece 17c continuous to the front edge of the frame portion 17b. It is attached by a male screw. A plurality of plate-like attachment portions 18 having insertion holes are provided on the rear surface of the edge portion of the rear wall 17a and spaced apart in the circumferential direction, and a stand is attached to the lower portion of the rear wall 17a. A sheet receiver 19 that supports the peripheral edge of the optical sheet 14 is disposed in the case 17.

  The cabinet 2 is arranged on the front side of the peripheral portion of the display panel 11, covers the front surface of the holding frame 12 on the front side, and has an annular plate portion 21 having a rectangular shape with long sides at the upper and lower portions, and an outer edge portion of the annular plate portion 21. And a rectangular tube portion 22 that covers the peripheral edge of the holding frame 12 and is formed of a synthetic resin.

  An annular narrow groove 23 is provided in the front surface between the inner and outer edges of the ring plate portion 21, and the space between the narrow groove 23 and the outer edge is inclined with respect to the display surface 11 a, and the cabinet 2 Four decorative strips 4 that decorate the peripheral edge of each are attached along the peripheral edge. A plurality of cylindrical bosses corresponding to the insertion holes provided in the mounting portion 18 are provided on the rear surface of the ring plate portion 21 so as to be spaced apart in the circumferential direction. In addition, the annular plate portion 21 and the rectangular tube portion 22 are recessed at the four corners of the cabinet 2, and a recess 24 is provided for attaching the concealment body 5 that conceals both ends of the decorative band body 4. Further, a locking hole 25 penetrating in the front-rear direction and a guide surface 25a extending in a trumpet shape from the front edge of the locking hole 25 are provided. The locking hole 25 constitutes a locking portion.

  The decorative strip 4 has a flat strip shape having ribs on one edge in the width direction, is formed by extruding an aluminum material, and is cut to a length slightly shorter than the length of the four sides of the ring plate portion 21. Further, the decorative band 4 is individually arranged on the four sides of the ring plate portion 21 and attached with an adhesive, and both end portions are arranged at positions facing the recesses 24 as shown in FIG.

  The concealing body 5 is connected to the rectangular plate-shaped concealing portion 51 for concealing the ends of the adjoining decorative strips 4 at the four corners, and the central portion of the concealing portion 51 on the decorative strip side, and is convex to the back. Made of synthetic resin. The concealing body 5 includes a rib 5 a that protrudes rearward from the front edge of the concealing portion 51 and a plate wall portion 5 b that protrudes rearward from the rear edge, and closes the recess 24.

  The flexible claw 52 is provided with a claw portion 52b at the tip of two leg portions 52a and 52a divided by a slit 53, and the leg portions 52a and 52a are inserted into the locking holes 25 by the bending of the leg portions 52a and 52a. In addition, the claw portion 52b is configured to be locked around the edge of the locking hole 25 by elastic restoration of the leg portions 52a and 52a.

  The cover body 3 covers the light source 15 and the electrical components, and has a rectangular dish-shaped cover 31 and a rectangular tube part 32 continuous to the periphery of the dish-shaped cover 31, and is integrally formed with a synthetic resin. Yes. A cylindrical boss is provided at a location corresponding to the insertion hole and the cylindrical boss of the rectangular tube portion 32. At the four corners of the rectangular tube portion 32, at the locations corresponding to the locking holes 25, the forward restricting portions 6 are integrally formed, and the restricting portions 6 are fitted into the slits 53 of the flexible claws 52. The elastic claws 52 are configured to prevent elastic recovery of the leg portions 52 a and 52 a and prevent the claw portions 52 b from coming out of the locking holes 25.

  The restricting portion 6 has a rectangular column shape with a rectangular cross section, and is integrally formed with the cover body 3.

  In the display device configured as described above, the standing state of the display unit 1 is maintained by the stand attached to the rear side of the display unit 1, and the cabinet 2 is connected to the display unit 1 in the standing state of the display unit 1. The male screw inserted into the cylindrical boss of the cover body 3 inserted into the cylindrical boss of the cover body 3 inserted into the rear edge of the display body 1 and inserted into the rear side of the display section 1 is inserted into the cabinet. The cabinet 2 and the cover body 3 are attached to the case 17 of the display unit 1 by being screwed into the two cylindrical bosses.

  The decorative strip 4 is attached in advance to the ring plate portion 21 of the cabinet 2 with an adhesive, and the peripheral edge of the cabinet 2 is decorated, and the concealment body 5 is previously placed in the recesses 24 at the four corners of the cabinet 2. The cover 5 is concealed at the four corners between the ends of the adjacent decorative strips 4 that are attached.

  The concealing body 5 can be attached to the cabinet 2 by inserting a flexible claw 52 into the locking hole 25 of the recess 24. At this time, the tips of the two leg portions 52a and 52a abut against the guide surface 25a, the leg portions 52a and 52a are bent, the claw portion 52b is inserted into the locking hole 25, and the leg portions 52a and 52a are elastically restored. The part 52 b is locked around the edge of the locking hole 25.

  After the cabinet 2 is fitted, when the cover body 3 is fitted, the restricting portion 6 integrally formed with the rectangular tube portion 32 of the cover body 3 is allowed to be attached to the concealing body 5 attached to the cabinet 2. It is inserted into the slit 53 of the flexible claw 52, and the bending of the leg portions 52a and 52a of the flexible claw 52 can be regulated. Therefore, even when an impact force is applied to the display device by colliding or falling over when the display device packed in a cardboard box or the like is transported, the cover 5 can be prevented from falling off. It is possible to eliminate deterioration in quality due to the occlusion body 5 being dropped off.

  FIG. 5 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional side view showing another configuration of the concealing body 5 part. In this embodiment, instead of providing the restricting portion 6 on the cover body 3, the restricting portion 6 a is integrally provided on the mounting portion 18 attached to the case 17, and when the cabinet 2 is fitted around the display portion 1, The portion 6 a is configured to be fitted into the slit 53 of the flexible claw 52.

  The mounting portion 18 is made of a synthetic resin in which a columnar boss 18b that protrudes forward is integrally formed on one edge of a mounting plate portion 18a that is mounted on the rear wall 17a of the case 17 by a male screw. A restricting portion 6a is integrally provided at the front end of the. The restricting portion 6a has a rectangular column shape with a rectangular cross section.

  In this embodiment, when the cabinet 2 is fitted into the front peripheral edge portion of the standing display portion 1, the restriction portion 6 a provided in the attachment portion 18 of the display portion 1 is attached to the cabinet 2. Is inserted into the slit 53 of the flexible claw 52 of the concealing body 5. Therefore, since the bending of the legs 52a and 52a of the flexible claw 52 can be restricted by the restricting part 6a, when the display device packed in a cardboard box or the like collides or falls down, Even if an impact force is applied to the display device, it is possible to prevent the cover 5 from falling off, and to eliminate deterioration in quality due to the cover 5 being dropped. Further, since the restricting portion 6a is formed integrally with the attachment portion 18, an increase in the number of parts due to the restricting portion 6a can be eliminated.

  FIG. 6 is a schematic explanatory view showing an arrangement example of the concealment body 5. In this embodiment, the slits 53 provided in the flexible claws 52 at the four corner positions of the cabinet 2 are arranged in the diagonal direction of the cabinet 2, and the long side is the cover body 3. The restricting portion 6 a is arranged so that the long side is the diagonal direction of the cabinet 2. The leg portions 52 a and 52 a of the flexible claw 52 are arranged on both sides of the slit 53.

  In this embodiment, after the cabinet 2 is fitted as described above, when the cover body 3 provided with the restricting portion 6 is fitted, the cover body 3 is vertically and horizontally oriented with respect to the cabinet 2. The relative position in the direction can be accurately determined by the flexible claw 52 and the restricting portion 6. As described above, since the flexible claw 52 and the restricting portion 6 also serve as positioning means for the cover body 3, it is possible to improve the mounting workability of the cover body 3.

  Further, when the cabinet 2 is fitted into the display unit 1 provided with the restricting part 6a as described above, the vertical and horizontal relative positions of the cabinet 2 with respect to the display part 1 are indicated by the flexible claw 52 and the restricting part. 6a can be determined accurately. Thus, since the flexible claw 52 and the restricting portion 6a also serve as positioning means for the cabinet 2, the mounting workability of the cabinet 2 can be improved.

  FIG. 7 is a schematic explanatory view showing another arrangement example of the concealment body 5. In this embodiment, the two flexible claws 52, 52 arranged on the upper side at the four corners are arranged so that the longitudinal direction of the slit 53 is the vertical direction, and the two flexible claws arranged on the lower side at the four corners. The claws 52, 52 are arranged so that the longitudinal direction of the slit 53 is the lateral direction.

  Even in this embodiment, after the cabinet 2 is fitted as described above, when the cover body 3 provided with the restricting portion 6 is fitted, the cover body 3 can be moved vertically and horizontally with respect to the cabinet 2. The relative position in the direction can be accurately determined by the flexible claw 52 and the restricting portion 6. As described above, since the flexible claw 52 and the restricting portion 6 also serve as positioning means for the cover body 3, it is possible to improve the mounting workability of the cover body 3.

  Further, when the cabinet 2 is fitted into the display unit 1 provided with the restricting part 6a as described above, the vertical and horizontal relative positions of the cabinet 2 with respect to the display part 1 are indicated by the flexible claw 52 and the restricting part. 6a can be determined accurately. Thus, since the flexible claw 52 and the restricting portion 6a also serve as positioning means for the cabinet 2, the mounting workability of the cabinet 2 can be improved.

  In the embodiment described above, the slit 53 is provided in the flexible claw 52 of the concealing body 5, but the flexible claw 52 does not have the slit 53, and the claw portion 52b is provided at the tip of one leg 52a. The restricting portion 6 or the restricting portion 6a may be arranged at a position where the bending of the flexible claw 52 is restricted, and the configuration of the flexible claw 52 is not particularly limited.

  Further, in the embodiment described above, the cover body 3 is attached to the case 17 of the display unit 1 together with the cabinet 2, but the cover body 3 and the cabinet 2 are separately attached to, for example, the case 17 of the display unit 1. Alternatively, the cabinet 2 may be attached to the display unit 1 and the cover 3 may be attached to the cabinet 2.

  The display device according to the present invention may be a liquid crystal display device such as a liquid crystal television, or a display device such as a plasma display device or an EL display.

It is a front view which shows the structure of the display apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is an enlarged vertical side view of the II-II line of FIG. It is an expanded transverse bottom view of the III-III line of FIG. It is an expanded sectional view of the IV-IV line of FIG. It is an expanded vertical side view which shows the other structure of the concealment body part of the display apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is typical explanatory drawing which shows the example of arrangement | positioning of the concealment body of the display apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is typical explanatory drawing which shows the other example of arrangement | positioning of the concealment body of the display apparatus which concerns on this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Display part 11a Display surface 2 Cabinet 3 Cover body 4 Ornamental band 5 Concealment body 51 Concealment part 52 Flexible nail 53 Slit 6, 6a Control part

Claims (8)

  A display device comprising: a display unit having a display surface on the front side; and a cabinet that covers a peripheral portion of the display unit. A decorative strip attached to the cabinet along the peripheral portion of the cabinet, and the decorative strip A concealing part for concealing the end of the concealing part, a concealing body having a flexible claw connected to the decorative band body side of the concealing part, a locking part arranged in the cabinet and locking the flexible claw, and a locking part A display device comprising: a restricting portion that restricts bending of the locked flexible claw.   The cabinet has a rectangular ring shape, the decorative strips are individually arranged on the four sides of the cabinet, the concealing bodies are arranged at the four corners of the cabinet, and the end portions of the adjacent decorative strips at the four corners. The display device according to claim 1, which is concealed.   The display device according to claim 1, further comprising: a cover body that covers a rear side of the display section, wherein the restriction section is disposed on the cover body.   The display device according to claim 1, wherein the restricting portion is arranged in the display portion.   The flexible claw and the restricting portion also serve as positioning means for determining the vertical and horizontal relative positions of the cabinet and the cover body, or the vertical and horizontal relative positions of the cabinet and the display portion. Item 5. The display device according to Item 3 or 4.   The display device according to claim 1, wherein the flexible claw has a slit into which the restriction portion is inserted.   The display device according to claim 6, wherein the slits of the flexible claws are arranged in a diagonal direction of the cabinet.   The display device according to claim 6, wherein two of the flexible claws are arranged such that a longitudinal direction of the slit is in a vertical direction, and the other two are arranged in a lateral direction of the longitudinal direction of the slit.

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