JPH11220679A - Thin video display device incorporating storage device and recording/reproducing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a thin video display device in which a thin function for wall hanging cannot be spoiled even when a storage device or a recording/ reproducing device are incorporated, or a thin video display device incorporating a voice outputting device. SOLUTION: A storage device 113 for reading and writing multimedia data such as a video or a voice or a recording/reproducing device for storing a recording medium are arranged and incorporated so that at least one dimension of the length, width, and depth of the single body can be the depth of an original video display device which does not incorporate the storage device 113 or the recording/ reproducing device or a video display device incorporating a voice outputting device or less, or +40 mm or less, and they can be arranged less than the depth of the original video display device or the wide display device incorporating the voice outputting device or less or so as not be projected beyond 20 mm back and front. Also, the opening for inserting the recording medium of the recording/reproducing device is opened on a face except the back face or lower face of the video display device.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a thin image display device having a built-in storage device and a recording / reproducing device, and more particularly to a thin image display device having a built-in storage device and a recording / reproducing device with a reduced depth dimension.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as for a video display device having a built-in storage device and recording / reproducing device, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No.
As in the television apparatus with a built-in optical disk disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 658/658, an optical disk device as a storage device is built in a place away from an anode electrode of a cathode ray tube which easily attracts dust or a place where a late-occurrence generating portion is provided to reduce the influence of dust. As in the invention for reducing the power consumption and in a television receiver with a built-in video disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 7-170469, electronic components for television and video are arranged separately from a power supply circuit such as a high-frequency transformer for power supply. And inventions for reducing the influence of power supply noise.

[0003] In a video display device using a CRT, since the depth of the device is wide, a video display device having a storage device and a recording / reproducing device built therein is provided as described above. Because the depth is small in a thin image display device using a display, etc.,
Since it is difficult to incorporate the storage device and the recording / reproducing device provided up to now as they are, FIGS.
It is a common sense that a storage device and a recording / reproducing device are independently arranged outside, including a video display device of a type having a built-in audio output device and a type arranged outside, as shown in FIG.

FIG. 13 is a schematic perspective view of a conventional example of a thin-type video display device externally disposed to an audio output device and a video tape recording / reproducing device. A video display device 1311 having a video display screen 1312, an audio output device 1341, and a video tape recording / reproducing device 1342 are independently arranged and connected to each other by a connection cable 1343.

FIG. 14 is a schematic perspective view of a conventional thin video display device with a built-in audio output device and a video tape recording / reproducing device. Video display screen 1412 and audio output unit 14
And a video tape recording / reproducing device 1442 having independent connection cables 1
443.

[0006]

The problem with the thin image display device is that if a currently provided storage device or recording / reproducing device is to be built in, the depth of the image display device must be increased, and The device cannot be made thin. Therefore, in order to reduce the thickness of the video display device, a storage device and a recording / reproducing device must be installed outside. That is, by integrating a storage device and a recording / reproducing device into a thin video display device or a video display device having a built-in audio output device, convenience such as improvement in operability and miniaturization, and convenience in maintaining a thin profile are achieved. Are incompatible.

The reason is that the current storage devices and recording / reproducing devices are not intended for thin video display devices such as wall-mounted type thin video display devices or thin video display devices having a built-in audio output device. This is because dimensions and arrangements suitable for a thin image display device are not considered.

In addition, a thin image display device or a sound output device, which is often used as a wall-hung type, is considered as a constituent unit for displaying an image of a system with a built-in thin image display device. Because there was no idea of incorporating

An object of the present invention is to provide a thin video display device and a thin video display device with a built-in audio output device which do not impair a thin function such as a wall-mounting function even when a storage device or a recording / reproducing device is built in. It is.

[0010]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A thin video display device with a built-in storage device according to the present invention is a thin video display device with a built-in storage device for reading and writing multimedia data such as video and audio. 150m depth required for thin image display device without built-in
m or less, and at least one of the vertical, horizontal, and depth dimensions of the storage device does not exceed the depth dimension of the video display device when the storage device is not incorporated by 40 mm or more, and at least one of the front and rear surfaces of the video display device By enlarging a part of one of the depth dimensions within 20 mm, the storage device is built in the video display device.

If possible, the depth dimension required for the thin image display device without a built-in storage device is 150 mm or less, and at least one of the vertical, horizontal, and depth dimensions of the storage device alone dictates that storage device. It is desirable that the storage device is built in the video display device without changing the depth dimension of the video display device when the depth is not larger than the depth size of the video display device when the video display device is not built-in.

The thin image display device may have a built-in audio output device, and each of the storage devices has at least one 3.5 output device.
At least one of an inch hard disk and a flash memory may be used.

A thin video display device with a built-in recording / reproducing device according to the present invention has a built-in recording / reproducing device for recording / reproducing information by inserting a recording medium for reading / writing multimedia data such as video and audio. In a video display device, the depth required for a thin video display device without a built-in recording / reproducing device is 150 mm or less, and at least one of the vertical, horizontal, and depth dimensions of the recording / reproducing device alone incorporates the recording / reproducing device. The depth dimension of the video display device when not performed does not exceed 40 mm or more, and a part of the depth dimension of at least one of the front surface and the rear surface of the video display device is set to 2
By enlarging within 0 mm, the recording / reproducing device is built in the video display device.

A thin video display device having a built-in recording / reproducing device further reads and writes multimedia data such as video and audio, wherein at least one of the vertical, horizontal and depth dimensions does not exceed the depth dimension of the video display device by 40 mm or more. A storage device for performing the operation may be incorporated.

Preferably, the depth dimension required for the thin image display device without a built-in recording / reproducing device is 150 m.
m or less, and at least one of the vertical, horizontal, and depth dimensions of the recording / reproducing apparatus alone is smaller than or equal to the depth dimension of the video display apparatus when the recording / reproducing apparatus is not built-in, and the depth dimension of the video display apparatus is changed. It is preferable that the recording / reproducing device is built in the video display device.

A thin video recording device having a built-in recording / reproducing device reads and writes multimedia data such as video and audio whose at least one of the vertical, horizontal and depth dimensions is smaller than the depth dimension of the video display device. May be built in.

These thin video display devices may have a built-in audio output device, and the recording medium insertion opening of the recording / reproducing device is opened on a surface excluding the rear surface and the lower surface of the thin video display device. It is preferable that the recording / reproducing device is arranged.

Further, each of the recording / reproducing devices may include at least one PCMCIA standard card type hard disk device,
At least one of a 2.5-inch hard disk device, a DVD recording / reproducing device, a video tape recording / reproducing device, a cassette tape recording / reproducing device, a CD-ROM recording / reproducing device, and an MD recording / reproducing device may be used.

According to the present invention, at least one of the vertical, horizontal, and depth dimensions of a storage device for reading and writing multimedia data such as video and audio and a recording / reproducing device for storing a recording medium is determined by setting at least one dimension of the storage device or the storage device. When the recording / reproducing device is not built-in, the depth is set to be less than or equal to +40 mm or less than the original video display device or the video display device having the built-in audio output device. 20mm below or below the depth
It is arranged so that it does not protrude beyond and is built in. Therefore, the convenience of realizing the built-in storage device and recording / reproducing device is realized, and at the same time, the features of the thin video display device with a thickness of 150 mm or less and the video display device with a built-in audio output device for wall-mounting use. Can be compatible.

[0020]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, a video display device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a thin image display device incorporating a storage device according to the first embodiment of the present invention. In the first embodiment, the concept of the present invention will be described in general with an example of an externally installed video display device 111 having an audio output device 141 independently and externally.
As shown in FIG. 1, a video display device 111 having a depth of 150 mm or less, which is the same as when the storage device 113 is not built-in,
This is a case where the storage device 113 is incorporated. Storage device 113
Is configured to have at least one of the vertical, horizontal, and depth dimensions less than or equal to the depth dimension of the video display device when the storage device 113 is not built-in. By making the depth direction of the video display device 111 coincide with the depth direction of the video display device 111, the storage device 113 stores the video display screen 11
2 is built in below. In this embodiment, two directions are equal to or smaller than the depth dimension of the image display device. However, since the longer direction is defined as the depth direction, the storage device 113 can be arranged lower on the bottom portion of the image display device 111, and The device is housed in a narrow space below the video display screen 112 without expanding the vertical dimension of the device. The two audio output devices 141 are independently arranged, and are connected to the video display device 111 by a connection cable 143.

As can be seen in FIG.
Since the storage device 113 is built in without changing the depth of the storage device 1, the convenience of thinness is not impaired, and the built-in storage device makes it possible to reduce the size of the entire system and eliminate the need for connection cables. It can also be realized together.

Second Embodiment Hereinafter, specific embodiments of a video display device externally mounted on an audio output device and a video display device with a built-in audio output device according to the present invention will be described. FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view of a thin-type video display device externally installed with a built-in storage device using three 3.5-inch hard disk drives according to a second embodiment of the present invention. FIG.
Is a storage device 2 in which three horizontally arranged 3.5-inch hard disk drives 221 are stored in a video display device 211 having the same dimensions as the video display device without a storage device.
13 is an embodiment of the present invention in which a built-in device 13 is incorporated. The storage device 213 includes three 3.5-inch hard disk drives 2
21 are arranged horizontally in a horizontal line, and two of the vertical, horizontal, and depth dimensions are equal to or smaller than the depth dimension of the video display device 211 having the same size as the video display device without a built-in storage device. Since the direction equal to or smaller than the longer depth dimension is set as the depth direction of the video display device, the storage device 213 can be used without changing the depth of the video display device 211.
Is built-in. Since the 3.5-inch hard disk drive 221 placed horizontally is low in height, it is stored in the lower part of the video display screen 212 without substantially increasing the height of the original video display device. The two audio output devices 241 are independently arranged, and the video display device 211 and the connection cable 243 are provided.
Connected by

FIG. 3 shows a 3.5 according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a thin-type video display device externally installed with a built-in storage device using three inch hard disk drives. FIG. 3 shows a storage device 313 in which three 3.5-inch hard disk drives 321 arranged vertically are stored in a single row in the longitudinal direction on a video display device 311 having the same dimensions as the video display device without a storage device. This is an embodiment of the present invention in which is incorporated. The storage device 313 is
Three 3.5-inch hard disk drives 3 placed vertically
22 are arranged in a row in the longitudinal direction and stored, and two dimensions of the vertical, horizontal, and depth dimensions are the same as those of the video display apparatus without a storage device.
However, since there is not enough internal space of the storage device 313 in the image display device when the storage device is not included, the storage device 313 is arranged vertically and is arranged close to the front, and the image is displayed. The image display device 311 is used in which a vertically extended portion 311a below the display screen 312 is extended. However, also in this case, the storage device 313 is built in without changing the depth, and the convenience of being thin is not impaired. The two audio output devices 341 are independently arranged, and the video display device 311 and the connection cable 3
43 is connected.

FIG. 4 shows 3.5 of the fourth embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a thin-type video display device externally installed with a built-in storage device using three inch hard disk drives. FIG. 4 shows a storage device 41 in which three 3.5-inch hard disk drives 421 are stored vertically in parallel.
3 is another embodiment in which the device 3 is incorporated. Storage device 413
Is arranged so that three 3.5-inch hard disk drives 421 are vertically arranged in parallel, and the dimension in the direction in which the three parallel hard disk drives 421 are arranged is equal to or less than the depth dimension of the video display device when no storage device is included. Although there is not enough storage space for the storage device 421 in the video display device that does not include the storage device, the storage device is arranged close to the side and extended vertically below the video display screen 412. An image display device 411 obtained by expanding the portion 411a is used. However, also in this case, the storage device 413 is incorporated without changing the depth, and the convenience of being thin is not impaired. The two audio output devices 441 are arranged independently, and are connected to the video display device 411 by a connection cable 443.

FIG. 5 shows a PCM according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a thin-type video display device installed externally to an audio output device incorporating four recording / reproducing devices with a built-in CIA standard card type hard disk device. FIG. 5 shows an embodiment in which four card slots 522, which are recording / reproducing devices for storing the PCMCIA standard card type hard disk device 523, are placed side by side and horizontally. Card slot 522
Is configured so that the dimension in the direction in which the PCMCIA card 524 is inserted is equal to or less than the depth dimension of the video display device when the recording / reproducing device is not included, without changing the depth of the video display device 511. Image display screen 512
Has a built-in card slot 522 in the space above. Further, with this arrangement, the slot opening 522a of the card slot 522 is opened on the front surface of the video display device 511, so that the PCMCIA card 524 can be easily inserted. The two audio output devices 541 are independently arranged, and are connected to the video display device 511 by a connection cable 543.

FIG. 6 shows a PCM according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a thin-type video display device installed externally to an audio output device incorporating four recording / reproducing devices with a built-in CIA standard card type hard disk device. FIG. 6 shows four card slots 622, which are recording / reproducing devices for storing a PCMCIA standard card type hard disk device 623, which are vertically arranged so that the slot openings 622a are arranged horizontally, and which are arranged vertically in a row. This is an embodiment in which a part of the front surface of the extended portion of the video display device 611 in which 611b is extended is further extended forward and arranged. Since there is not enough space for storing the card slots 622 inside the original video display device, four card slots 622 are vertically arranged so that the openings 622a are in the horizontal direction, and they are arranged in a line in the upper and lower directions, and expanded in the horizontal direction. A part of the front surface of the extended portion of the video display device 611 in which the portion 611b is extended is further extended forward and arranged.

The storage portion of the card slot 622 is extended within 20 mm from the front surface of the video display device 611, and a part thereof is protruded into the video display device 611 if necessary. As a result, the width of the image display device 611 is expanded, but the depth of the image display device 611 is limited to an extension of 20 mm or less, and the convenience of being thin is not impaired. Further, with this arrangement, the slot opening 622a of the card slot 622 is opened on the side surface of the video display device 611, and the PCMCIA
Insertion of the card 624 is easy. The two audio output devices 641 are arranged independently and connected to the video display device 611 by a connection cable 643.

FIG. 7 shows a 2.5th embodiment according to the seventh embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a thin video display device installed externally to an audio output device incorporating four recording / reproducing devices for an inch hard disk device. FIG. 7 shows four recording / reproducing apparatuses 722 for storing a removable 2.5-inch hard disk drive 723 arranged side by side so that the insertion openings 722a are arranged in the horizontal direction, and arranged in four rows vertically. This is an embodiment in which a portion 711b is arranged in an extended portion of the video display device 711 in which the portion is extended. Since there is not enough space for storing the recording / reproducing device 722 inside the original video display device,
The four units 2 were placed side by side so that the insertion opening 722 was in the horizontal direction, and arranged in four upper and lower stages, and the horizontal extension part 711b was disposed in the extension part of the expanded video display device 711. Since the width of the recording / reproducing device 722 is configured within the depth of the original video display device, the width of the video display device 711 is expanded, but the recording / reproducing device 722 is built in without changing the depth of the video display device 711. it can. Further, with this arrangement, the insertion opening 722a of the recording / reproducing device 722 is opened on the side surface of the video display device 711, so that the 2.5-inch hard disk device 723 can be easily inserted. The two audio output devices 741 are independently arranged, and the video display device 71
1 and a connection cable 743.

FIG. 8 shows 3.5 of the eighth embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a thin video display device with a built-in audio output device incorporating a storage device using three inch hard disk devices. FIG. 8 shows a storage device 813 in which three vertically arranged 3.5-inch hard disk drives 221 are stored in a row in the longitudinal direction in a video display device 811 having the same dimensions as the video display device without a storage device. This is an embodiment of the present invention in which is incorporated. The storage device 813 includes three 3.5-inch hard disk drives 822 arranged vertically.
Are arranged in a row in the longitudinal direction and stored.
The two dimensions of the horizontal and the depth are configured to be equal to or less than the depth dimension of the video display device 811 having the same size as the video display device in the case where the storage device is not incorporated, but in the video display device where the storage device is not included. Since there is not enough internal space for the storage device 813, the storage device 813 is arranged vertically and arranged close to the front, and the video display screen 812 and the audio output unit 814 are arranged.
A video display device 811 in which a lower vertical extension portion 811a is extended is used. However, also in this case, the storage device 813 is built in without changing the depth,
The convenience of being thin has not been impaired.

FIG. 9 shows a DVD according to a ninth embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view of a thin video display device with a built-in audio output device incorporating one recording / reproducing device. FIG. 9 shows an image display device 9 having the same dimensions as the image display device without a storage device.
11 shows an embodiment of the present invention in which one DVD recording / reproducing device 925 is incorporated. DVD recording / reproducing device 925
Is configured to have a dimension in the insertion direction of the DVD medium 926 equal to or smaller than the depth dimension of the video display device 911 having the same size as that of the video display device in the case where the recording / reproducing device is not incorporated, but not including the recording / reproducing device. Enough D in the video display
Since there is no built-in space for the VD recording / reproducing device 925,
A VD recording / reproducing device 925 is arranged near the bottom side surface, and a video display device 911 is used in which a video display screen 912 and a vertical extension portion 911a below the audio output unit 914 are expanded. However, also in this case, the DVD recording / reproducing device 925 is built in without changing the depth.
The convenience of being thin has not been impaired. Further, since the insertion opening 925a for inserting the DVD medium 926 is provided on the front surface of the video display device 911, insertion and removal are easy.

FIG. 10 is a block diagram of a tenth embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a thin video display device with a built-in audio output device incorporating one VD recording / reproducing device. FIG. 10 shows a DVD recording device capable of storing two DVD media 1026 in a video display device 1011 in which the width direction is extended to both sides from the video display device without a storage device, and a part of the front surface on one side is extended to within 20 mm. This is an embodiment of the present invention when one playback device 1025 is incorporated. The audio output unit 1014 is provided below the front surface of the video display device, and a space is secured above the audio output unit 1014. The DVD recording / reproducing device 1025 has a sufficient DVD in the video display device when no recording / reproducing device is included.
Since there is no built-in space for the recording / reproducing device 1025, the horizontal extension portions 1011b on both sides of the video display device 1011 are expanded, and furthermore, 20 m from the front of the video display device 1011.
A part of the front surface of the video display device 1011 is extended forward so as to protrude within m, and an insertion opening 1025a is formed in a space on one side generated by arranging the audio output unit 1014 downward. It is arranged so that it may turn to a horizontal direction. If the DVD recording / reproducing device 1025 can store the image data within the depth of the video display device 1011, it is not necessary to provide the front extension. As a result, the width of the video display device 1011 is expanded, but the depth of the video display device 611 is limited to an extension of 20 mm or less, and the convenience of being thin is not impaired. In addition, the DVD medium 102
6 is inserted into the image display device 1.
Since it is provided on the side surface of 011, insertion and removal are easy.

FIG. 11 is a schematic perspective view of a thin video display device with a built-in audio output device incorporating one video tape recording and reproducing device according to an eleventh embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 11 shows an embodiment of the present invention in which one video tape recording / reproducing device 1127 is incorporated in a video display device 1111 having the same dimensions as a video display device not including a recording / reproducing device. The video tape recording / reproducing apparatus 1127 is configured so that the dimension in the direction perpendicular to the insertion direction of the video tape 1128 is equal to or less than the depth dimension of the video display apparatus when the recording / reproducing apparatus is not built in, but does not include the recording / reproducing apparatus. Enough video tape recording and playback device 1127 in the video display device
The video tape recording / reproducing apparatus 1127 is arranged so that the video tape insertion opening 1127a faces the side, and the video display screen 1112 and the vertical section below the audio output section 1114 are provided. The video display device 1111 in which the direction extension portion 1111a is extended is used. However, also in this case, the video tape recording / reproducing device 1125 is built in without changing the depth, and the convenience of being thin is not impaired. Further, since the insertion opening 1127a for inserting the video tape 1128 is provided on the side surface of the video display device 1111, insertion and removal are easy.

FIG. 12 is a schematic perspective view of a thin video display device with a built-in audio output device incorporating one cassette tape recording and reproducing device according to a twelfth embodiment of the present invention. FIG.
Is an embodiment of the present invention in which a single cassette tape recording / reproducing device 1229 is incorporated in a video display device 1211 having the same dimensions as a video display device not including a recording / reproducing device. The cassette tape recording / reproducing device 1229 is configured so that the dimension of the cassette tape 1230 in the insertion direction is equal to or less than the depth dimension of the video display device when the recording / reproducing device is not built in, and the height is not high.
Are stored in the space below the video display screen 121 and the audio output unit 1214. As described above, the cassette tape recording / reproducing device 1225 is built in without changing the depth, and the convenience of being thin is not impaired. Also,
Since the lid 1229a of the cassette tape insertion portion for inserting the cassette tape 1230 is provided on the front surface of the video display device 1211, insertion and removal are easy.

Second, third, fourth, fifth, seventh, eighth, ninth, eleventh,
As described in the second embodiment, according to the present invention, the storage device and the recording / reproducing device are incorporated without changing the depth of the thin video display device of the external arrangement type or the audio output device built-in type. Therefore, the convenience of being thin is not impaired, and by incorporating a storage device and a recording / reproducing device, the convenience of miniaturization of the entire device and elimination of a connection cable can also be realized.

Also, the fifth, sixth, seventh, ninth, tenth, eleventh,
As described in the second embodiment, in the case where the recording / reproducing device is built-in, the opening is provided on the front or side surface of the thin video display device of the external arrangement type or the audio output device built-in type. For example, even when used in the form of hanging on a wall, it is possible to prevent the use of the video display device which is disposed outside the wall of the audio output device or built-in the audio output device due to an opening.

In addition, in the sixth and tenth embodiments, the added length is 20 m compared to the depth of the original video display device of the external arrangement type or the audio output device built-in type.
m or less, so that the convenience of being thin is not impaired, and there is no sufficient built-in space inside the video display device of the external arrangement type or the audio output device built-in type. This is effective as a countermeasure when the dimensions of the recording / reproducing device cannot be made smaller than the depth of the video display device externally arranged in the audio output device or built in the audio output device.

In the embodiment described above, an example is shown in which one type of storage device or recording / reproducing device is built-in. However, a plurality of types of storage device or recording / reproducing device are mixed and built-in simultaneously according to the present invention. It is also possible. Also,
In the sixth and tenth embodiments, the example in which the protrusion of 20 mm or less is provided on the front surface has been described, but the protrusion may be provided on the rear surface. Further, when the depth of the storage device or the recording / reproducing device exceeds the depth of the thin video display device of the external arrangement type or the audio output device built-in type by 40 mm or less, the front and rear protrusions of the thin video display device Are arranged not to exceed 20 mm each.

Further, according to the present invention, the projecting portion may extend over the entire front and rear surfaces of the thin video display device or the video display and audio output device. The overall depth will increase. Further, the number of built-in storage devices and recording / reproducing devices described in the above embodiments is not essential and can be freely changed. Further, the types of the storage device and the recording / reproducing device described in the above embodiments are merely examples, and the storage device not described here is a flash memory, and the recording / reproducing device is a CD-ROM or MD reproducing device. , And all storage devices and recording / reproducing devices are included as built-in objects.

In a thin image display device using a plasma display for the image display section, in order to avoid a trouble due to heat generation, a cooling device 850 is arranged such that its cooling surface 851 is on the inner surface as shown in FIG. In some cases. When the present invention is applied to such a thin video display device and a storage device or a recording / reproducing device is incorporated therein, the plasma display is used because the storage device or the recording / reproducing device does not protrude beyond the thickness of the original thin video display device. So that the cooling surface 851 of the cooling device 850 is in contact with both
50 can be arranged, and components for cooling conventionally mounted individually in the storage device and the recording / reproducing device can be omitted, and can be shared by one cooling device.

[0041]

The first effect is that the storage device and the recording device can be used without impairing the convenience of the thin type video display device which is externally arranged in the audio output device or built in the audio output device. It is possible to provide convenience that a reproducing apparatus can be built in.

The reason for this is that at least one of the vertical, horizontal, and depth dimensions of the storage device or the recording / reproducing device is set to an externally arranged type of the audio output device without the storage device or the recording / reproducing device, or to a type incorporating the audio output device. Depth of thin video display device +40
mm or less so as to be built in so as not to protrude beyond 20 mm before and after a thin video display device or a video display and audio output device.

The second effect is that when a thin video display device having an external arrangement of an audio output device or a built-in audio output device is used in a wall-mounted manner, it is possible to easily take out a recording medium.

The reason for this is that the opening of the built-in recording / reproducing apparatus according to the present invention is provided on the front or side of a thin video display device which is of a type externally provided with an audio output device or of a type having a built-in audio output device.

A third effect is that components for cooling the storage device and the recording / reproducing device can be omitted.

The reason is that the storage device and the recording / reproducing device do not protrude beyond the thickness of the original thin image display device, and therefore the storage device and the recording / reproducing device are provided on the cooling surface of the cooling device for the plasma display provided on the back surface. This is because the components for cooling, which are conventionally mounted individually in the storage device and the recording / reproducing device, can be omitted, and can be shared by one cooling device.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a thin image display device incorporating a storage device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view of a thin-type video display device externally installed with a built-in storage device using three 3.5-inch hard disk drives according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic perspective view of a thin-type video display device externally installed with a built-in storage device using three 3.5-inch hard disk drives according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a schematic perspective view of a thin-type video display device externally installed with a built-in storage device using three 3.5-inch hard disk drives according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a schematic perspective view of a thin-type video display device installed externally to an audio output device incorporating four PCMCIA standard card type hard disk drive recording / reproducing devices according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a schematic perspective view of a thin-type video display device installed externally to an audio output device incorporating four recording / reproducing devices with built-in PCMCIA standard card-type hard disk devices according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a schematic perspective view of a thin video display device installed externally to an audio output device incorporating four recording / reproducing devices for a 2.5-inch hard disk device according to a seventh embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a schematic perspective view of a thin video display device with a built-in audio output device incorporating a storage device using three 3.5-inch hard disk drives according to an eighth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a schematic perspective view of a thin video display device with a built-in audio output device incorporating one DVD recording / reproducing device according to a ninth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a schematic perspective view of a thin video display device with a built-in audio output device incorporating one DVD recording / reproducing device according to a tenth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a schematic perspective view of a thin video display device with a built-in audio output device incorporating one video tape recording and reproducing device according to an eleventh embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a schematic perspective view of a thin video display device with a built-in audio output device incorporating one cassette tape recording and reproducing device according to a twelfth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a schematic perspective view of a conventional example of a thin-type video display device externally arranged on an audio output device and a video tape recording / reproducing device.

FIG. 14 is a schematic perspective view of a conventional thin video display device with a built-in audio output device and a video tape recording / reproducing device.

[Explanation of symbols]

111, 211, 311, 411, 511, 611, 7
11, 811, 911, 1011, 1111, 1211
Video display devices 112, 212, 312, 412, 512, 612, 7
12, 812, 912, 1012, 1112, 121
2, 1312 Video display screen 113, 213, 313, 413, 813 Storage device 141, 241, 341, 441, 541, 641, 7
41 audio output device 143, 243, 343, 443, 543, 643, 7
43, 1343, 1443 Connection cable 221, 321, 421, 821 3.5-inch hard disk drive 311a, 411a, 811a, 911a, 1111a
Vertically extending portion 522, 622 Card slot 522a, 622a Slot opening 523, 623 PCMCIA hard disk device 524, 624 PCMCIA hard disk 611b, 711b, 1011b Horizontally extending portion 722 Recording / reproducing device 722a Insertion opening 723 2.5 Inch hard disk drive 814, 914, 1014, 1114, 1214, 14
14 Audio output unit 850 Cooling device 851 Cooling surface 925, 1025 DVD recording / reproducing device 925a, 1025a DVD insertion opening 926, 1026 DVD medium 1127 Video tape recording / reproducing device 1127a Video tape insertion opening 1128 Video tape 1229 Cassette tape recording Reproducing device 1229a Cassette tape insertion portion lid 1230 Cassette tape 1342, 1442 Video tape recording / reproducing device

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────の Continuing from the front page (72) Inventor Satoru Kaneda 5-7-1 Shiba, Minato-ku, Tokyo Within NEC Corporation

Claims (11)

[Claims] 1. A thin video display device having a built-in storage device for reading and writing multimedia data such as video and audio, wherein the depth required by the thin video display device when the storage device is not built in is reduced. 150 mm or less, and at least one of the vertical, horizontal, and depth dimensions of the storage device alone does not exceed the depth dimension of the video display device when the storage device is not incorporated by 40 mm or more, and the front and rear surfaces of the video display device Wherein the storage device is built in the video display device by enlarging a part of at least one of the depth dimensions within 20 mm. 2. A thin video display device having a built-in storage device for reading and writing multimedia data such as video and audio, wherein a depth dimension required by the thin video display device when the storage device is not built-in. Is less than or equal to 150 mm, and at least one of the vertical, horizontal, and depth dimensions of the storage device is less than or equal to the depth dimension of the video display device when the storage device is not built-in, and the depth dimension of the video display device varies. A thin video display device having a built-in storage device, wherein the storage device is built in the video display device without causing the storage device to operate. 3. The thin image display device incorporating the storage device according to claim 1, wherein the thin image display device incorporates an audio output device. 4. The storage device according to claim 1, wherein the storage device is at least one of one or more 3.5-inch hard disks and a flash memory. Built-in thin image display device. 5. A thin video display device having a built-in recording / reproducing device for recording / reproducing information by inserting a recording medium for reading / writing multimedia data such as video and audio, wherein the recording / reproducing device is not built-in. The required depth of the thin video display device is 150 mm or less, and the depth of the video display device when at least one of the vertical, horizontal, and depth dimensions of the recording / reproducing device alone does not incorporate the recording / reproducing device. The recording / reproducing device is built in the video display device by enlarging a part of the depth dimension of at least one of the front surface and the rear surface of the video display device within 20 mm without exceeding the dimension by 40 mm or more. A thin video display device having a built-in recording / reproducing device. 6. A thin video display device incorporating said recording / reproducing device, further comprising multimedia such as video and audio, wherein at least one of the vertical, horizontal, and depth dimensions does not exceed the depth dimension of said video display device by 40 mm or more. 6. A built-in storage device for reading and writing data.
A thin video display device incorporating the recording / reproducing device according to claim 1. 7. A thin video display device incorporating a recording / reproducing device for recording / reproducing information by inserting a recording medium for reading / writing multimedia data such as video and audio, wherein the recording / reproducing device is not incorporated. In the case where the required depth dimension of the thin video display device is 150 mm or less, at least one of the vertical, horizontal, and depth dimensions of the recording / reproducing device alone does not incorporate the recording / reproducing device. A thin video display device having a built-in recording / reproducing device, wherein the recording / reproducing device is built in the video display device without changing the depth dimension of the video display device. 8. A thin video recording device incorporating the recording / reproducing device, further comprising: multimedia data such as video and audio having at least one of vertical, horizontal, and depth dimensions not greater than the depth dimension of the video display device. A thin video display device incorporating the recording / reproducing device according to claim 7, further comprising a storage device for reading and writing. 9. The thin video display device incorporating the storage device according to claim 5, wherein the thin video display device has a built-in audio output device. 10. The recording / reproducing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the recording / reproducing apparatus is arranged such that the recording medium insertion opening of the recording / reproducing apparatus is opened on a surface excluding a rear surface and a lower surface of the thin video display device. A thin image display device incorporating the recording / reproducing device according to claim 9. 11. The recording / reproducing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein each of the recording / reproducing apparatuses includes one or more PCMCIA standard card type hard disk drives.
10. The device according to claim 5, which is at least one of a 2.5-inch hard disk device, a DVD recording / reproducing device, a video tape recording / reproducing device, a cassette tape recording / reproducing device, a CD-ROM recording / reproducing device, and an MD recording / reproducing device. A thin image display device incorporating the recording / reproducing device according to any one of the preceding claims.