JP2584210Y2 - Display device - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a display device for visually transmitting information used in various electronic devices.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, various electronic devices include a display device for visually recognizing various information. A typical example of this display device is LC
There is a D display device.

FIG. 3 shows an example of a conventional display device using an LCD. The display 3, which is an LCD, is supported by a support frame 4 fixed to a fixing portion (not shown). On the upper part of the display 3, an upper decoration plate 6 constituting a part of an exterior of an electronic device (not shown) is located. The upper decorative plate 6 is fixed to a fixing portion (not shown).

The upper decorative plate 6 has an opening 5 facing the display 3, and a flange 12 is formed around the opening 5. The upper decorative plate 6 has a step portion 7 formed by a flat surface 6 a and a flange portion 12. The upper surface of the flange portion 12 is a flat surface 8, and the transparent window member 9 is fixed to the flat surface 8 by an adhesive or the like.

[0005] The transparent window member 9 has a frame 10 formed on the periphery of the lower surface by painting or printing. The frame 10 is formed of, for example, a black paint, or the like, and limits the visible range that can be visually recognized from the outside of the display device 3. , To keep the aesthetic appearance invisible from the outside.

A frame 11 facing the frame 10 is formed on the peripheral edge of the upper surface of the transparent window member 9 by painting or printing.
The frame 11 and the frame 10 are formed for aesthetic purposes so as to limit the viewing range of the display 3 and to make it appear that the surface of the upper decorative plate 6 and the transparent window member 9 are integrally formed. .

In this conventional display device, the frames 10 and 11 for limiting the visible range of the display 3 are positioned at a certain distance from the display 3 due to the thickness of the transparent window member 9 and the thickness of the flange portion 12. Is formed. Therefore, depending on the angle at which the display 3 is viewed, the frames 10 and 11 may hinder viewing of the display 3. Further, the frames 10 and 11 cast their shadows on the display 3 depending on the irradiation angle of the external light to the display 3, and the information displayed on the display 3 becomes difficult to see.

Further, according to this conventional example, since the frames 10 and 11 serve to limit the visible range of the display 3,
High precision is required in forming the transparent window member 9 by design. This has been a factor in increasing the manufacturing cost. Furthermore, even if the frames 10 and 11 are formed on the transparent window member 9 as designed, when the transparent window member 9 is fixed to the flat surface 8 when the transparent window member 9 is not properly fixed to the flat surface 8. There is a problem that the visual recognition range of the display 3 is shifted.

[0009]

The object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems of the conventional display device and to provide a display device which has higher visibility and can be expected to reduce the manufacturing cost as compared with the conventional display device. Aim.

[0010]

Summary of invention The present invention of a display device includes a substrate having a display opening, on the back side of the substrate, so as to face to the display opening
A fixed display and the display opening on the surface of the substrate
A fixed transparent plate to cover and the transparent plate and the display
Extending between the containers and formed on the periphery along the display opening of the substrate.
And the periphery of the transparent plate is placed on its surface.
In the display device having a flange unit have, and the hula
The tapered surface is provided on the inner peripheral side of the surface of the flange portion so as to gradually increase the distance from the transparent plate toward the display opening.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below based on illustrated embodiments. 1 and 2 show an embodiment of a display device according to the present invention. The same members as those in the above-described conventional example are denoted by the same reference numerals.

A supporting frame 4 for supporting the display 3 is fixed to a fixing portion (not shown), similarly to the above-described conventional example. Upper decorative plate (substrate) 6 ′ located above display 3
Has an opening (display opening) 21 facing the display 3, and a flange 25 is formed on the periphery of the opening 21. A step portion 22 is formed by the flat surface 6 ′ a of the upper decorative plate 6 ′ and the flange portion 25.

The flange portion 25 connected to the step portion 22
Is a flat surface 23 on which the periphery of the transparent window member 9 is to be placed, and extends from the flat surface 23 toward the opening 21, and gradually increases the distance from the transparent window member 9 (transparent plate) toward the opening 21. It has a tapered surface 24. The lower surface peripheral portion of the transparent window member 9 is fixed to the flat surface 23 with an adhesive or the like. The tapered surface 24 limits the visible range of the display 3 by the range up to the flange end 25a on the opening 21 side.

The transparent window member 9 has a frame 10 'and a frame 11' formed on the lower and upper peripheral edges by painting or printing. These frames 10 'and 11' are shown in FIG.
As shown in the frames 10 and 11 shown in FIG. 5, the function of limiting the visible range of the display 3 is not provided, and both are formed simply for aesthetic purposes.

According to the display device of the present invention having the above-described structure, the range of visibility of the display 3 is limited by the frames 10 and 11 formed by painting or printing on the transparent window member 9 as in the conventional example.
In this case, a high accuracy is not required to form the frames 10 'and 11'.

Further, the formation of the tapered surface 24 makes it easier for external light to enter the display 3 through the transparent window member 9 than before, so that the information displayed on the display 3 can be reduced. It is easier to see.

The frame 1 formed on the transparent window member 9
Since 0 ′ and 11 ′ do not have a function of limiting the visible range of the display 3, the width of the frame can be reduced as compared with the related art. This makes it possible to reduce or eliminate the amount of the shadows of the frames 10 ′ and 11 ′ cast on the display 3, that is, to increase the amount of external light incident on the display 3 from the transparent window member 9, Therefore, the information displayed on the display 3 becomes easier to see than before.

The frame 10 'and the frame 11' are formed for aesthetic purposes in the present invention.
The presence or absence of the formation is not limited. For example, in the above embodiment, the frame 10 'may be formed for aesthetic purposes so that the fixed portion of the transparent window member 9 and the flat portion 23 by the adhesive or the like cannot be seen from the outside, and the frame 11' may not be formed.

In the above-described embodiment, the LCD is used for the display. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, an LED may be used for the display.

The display device of the present invention can be used, for example, as a display device for displaying photographing information of a camera.

[0021]

As described above, according to the display device of the present invention, a tapered surface that gradually increases the distance from the transparent plate toward the display opening is provided around the display opening of the substrate. Compared with a display device, visibility can be improved, and reduction in manufacturing cost can be expected.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a display device according to an embodiment of the present invention, showing the embodiment.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view illustrating an example of a conventional display device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 3 Display 4 Support frame 5, 21 Opening (display opening) 6, 6 'Upper decorative plate (substrate) 9 Transparent window member (transparent plate) 10, 10', 11, 11 'Frame 12, 25 Flange

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] A substrate having a display opening; fixed to a back side of the substrate so as to face the display opening;
A transparent plate fixed to the surface of the substrate so as to cover the display opening; and a display plate extending between the transparent plate and the display device, the display opening of the substrate.
Formed at the periphery along the mouth, and at the periphery of the transparent plate
And a flange portion mounted on the surface of the display device, wherein a tapered surface for gradually increasing the distance from the transparent plate toward the display opening is provided on the inner peripheral side of the surface of the flange portion. A display device characterized by the above-mentioned.