JPH11259010A - Display device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an easily assemblable and strong display device for coping with frame narrowing. SOLUTION: A guard part 3 is formed on the side face of a display module 1 and a rail part 6 for sliding and housing the guard part 3 is formed on an inner side on the side face of the case 5. For the case 2, an attachment part 52 for attaching this display device itself to an equipment and the fixation part 53 of the display module 1 are formed. In the case of providing the guard part 4 with a notched part 41, the fixation part 73 is constituted so as to be engaged with the notched part 41 positioned in the rail part 8. Also, it is preferable to constitute the case 5 of a supporting part 51, the attachment part 52 and the fixation part 53. Then, the rail part 6 is formed so as to provide an opening 54 on a part facing the part where the attachment part 52 is positioned and the fixation part 53 is fixed so as to close the opening.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a display device having a display module mounted on a case.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, devices such as a personal computer and a word processor have a display device.
There are few cases where it is suddenly incorporated into the main body like a CRT,
It is stored in a case, and the case is used as a lid of the device or attached to the front of the device. Such a display device is typically represented by a liquid crystal display device, but is required to have a large screen and thinner, and in particular, to reduce a portion called a frame located around the display device, that is, Narrower frames are being rapidly promoted.

In a conventional display device of this type, for example, a liquid crystal display device disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 9-160670, a mounting piece extending in the left and right direction is provided on the left and right side surfaces of a liquid crystal module. The display module and the case are fixed by fixing the display module to the front surface or the rear surface of the case of the display device having a sufficient internal volume and strength by using screws or the like.

However, as the display device is required to be thinner and narrower, it is becoming difficult to secure a region for disposing the mounting piece of the display module.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of the above points, and has been developed to cope with a narrow frame.
Another object is to provide a display device which is easy to assemble and has a mounting structure which can be detached and disassembled for repair or the like.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made by paying attention to the fact that the periphery of a display panel in a display module is relatively strong. First, in a display device including at least a display module including a display panel and a driving element, and a case for housing and disposing the display module, a guard portion is formed on a side surface of the display module, and the display module is provided inside a side surface of the case. A rail portion for slidingly storing the guard portion is formed, and a mounting portion for attaching the display device itself to the device and a fixing portion for the display module are formed in the case.

Further, according to the present invention, a guard portion having a cutout portion is formed on a side surface of the display module, and the case has a rail portion inside the side surface for slidingly storing the guard portion of the display module. It has a mounting portion for mounting the device itself, at least a fixing portion for fixing the display module is configured to be separable, and the fixing portion of the case is engaged with a cutout portion of a guard portion located in the rail portion. is there.

Further, according to the present invention, a guard portion is formed on a side surface of the display module, and the case is divided into a support portion, a mounting portion, and a fixing portion.
The supporting portion has a rail portion for storing the display module and slidingly storing the guard portion of the display module inside the side surface, and the mounting portion supports the display device itself to be attached to the device. The fixing portion is fixed to the supporting portion so that the display module does not fall off from the supporting portion.

According to the present invention, the case has a mounting portion for mounting the display device itself to the device, and at least a fixing portion for fixing the display module is configured to be dividable, and a guard portion is formed on a side surface of the display module. A rail portion is formed inside the side surface of the case to slide and house the guard portion of the display module, and the rail portion is formed so as to have an opening at a location opposed to the location where the mounting portion is located, and the fixing portion is formed. Is fixed so as to seal the opening.

[0010]

FIG. 1 is a partially exploded perspective view of a display device according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a display module including at least a display panel and a driving element. The display panel is represented by a liquid crystal display panel such as a TFT or STN, and has a back surface on which a linear light source is disposed on a side surface such as a transparent acrylic flat plate. A display module is formed by laminating a light and a support frame together with a drive element as necessary, and preferably is integrally formed of a metal or resin frame. Although not shown in detail, this display module 1 is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 7, at least the effective display surface of the liquid crystal panel 11 is exposed from the frame 12, and has a thin structure with a thickness of about several mm. When a frame is built in, the frame is protruded from the frame 12 or the frame 12 itself is processed to form the substantially straight bar-shaped guard portion 3 on the side surface of the display module 1. .

Reference numeral 5 denotes a case for housing and disposing the display module 1, which is made of metal or strong resin.
For example, a molded article of carbon fiber reinforced acrylate / styrene / acrylonitrile or magnesium alloy thixomolding is preferable. Such a case 5 has a side surface 5a.
A rail portion 6 for slidingly housing the guard portion 3 of the display module 1 is formed on the inner side of.

In this example, the case 5 is composed of three parts, a support part 51, a mounting part 52, and a fixing part 53. The support section 51 houses the display module 1 and has the rail section 6 described above. In addition, the support portion 51 includes:
It is preferable that an opening 511 corresponding to the display area of the display module 1 is provided, and that the back surface 54 of the support portion 51 be flat and support the back surface of the display module 1.
On the other hand, the mounting portion 52 supports the display device itself to be mounted on a device (not shown) such as a personal computer or a word processor so as to be rotatably supported via a hinge portion. It is fixed to the bottom surface of the portion 51 with screws or the like. The mounting portion 52 serves as a bottom plate of the case 5 and includes a bracket 521 that forms a part of a hinge portion, and a wiring guide portion 522 that leads a lead wire or the like of the display module 1 to a device at the bracket 521. I have. The fixing portion 53 is fixed to the supporting portion 51 so that the display module 1 does not fall off from the supporting portion 51. Although the fixing portion 53 has a hat shape in the example of FIG. 1, it may have a gutter shape, a flat plate shape, or a bar. .

The rail section 6 for slidingly housing the guard section 3 provided inside the side face of the support section 51 is shown in FIG. 3 in three modes (a), (b) and (c). In order to stably and reliably hold the display module 3, the display module 3 is formed of one or two grooves in accordance with the size and weight of the display module. Further, the rail portion 6 is provided at a position opposed to the position at which the mounting portion 52 is located, that is, in the example of the drawing, since the mounting portion 52 is fixed to the bottom surface of the support portion 51,
It is formed so as to have an opening 61, and the fixing portion 53 is fixed so as to seal the opening 61. Thus, the display module 1 can be stored and fixed in the case without rattling.

Further, when performing repair such as replacement of the light source of the display module 1, the fixing module 53 can be removed and the display module can be taken out, so that repair work is also easy. Note that the fixing portion 53 may be fixed to the support portion 51 with a nail or a screw so that the fixing portion 53 does not easily come off due to vibration or the like.

Since the case is constructed in such a manner as to enclose the display module as it is, the surface is kept as beautiful as the equipment, and the thickness of the case is 0.6 to 0.8 mm in the case of the above-mentioned magne alloy. Even if the thickness of the display module is set to a sufficient value, the strength of the display module is sufficiently maintained, so that the size of the display module becomes almost the same as that of the display module, and does not increase unnecessarily. Further, since the display module is supported along the side surface, the screen does not vibrate or a large gap is generated between the case and the display module due to a low supporting force of the display module. Note that the case is not limited to the above-described configuration, and any case may be used as long as the display module can be securely accommodated while being supported on both side surfaces.

FIG. 4 shows another embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in FIG. 5, a guard portion 4 having a notch 41 is provided on a side surface of the display module 10 including the display panel 11.
Is formed. The case 7 includes a main body 71 corresponding to a support portion and a fixed portion 73. The case 7 main body 71 has a rail portion 8 inside the side surface 7a for slidingly housing the guard portion 4 of the display module 10. ing. And
The case 7 main body 71 is provided with a tongue-shaped protrusion toward the bottom surface side, and this is a mounting portion 72 for attaching the display device itself to the device. Further, the fixing portion 73 for fixing the display module 10 is configured to be dividable, and the fixing portion 73 of the case 7 is configured to be engaged with the notch 41 of the guard portion 4 located in the rail portion 8. ing.

More specifically, the fixing portion 73 has a through hole 731 for exposing the display surface in the center, and is formed in a shape just like the front of the frame.
2 are protrudingly provided. A hanging portion 733 provided on the bottom surface of the case 7 main body 71 and fixed to the bottom support portion 74 of the display module 10 is provided on the bottom surface side of the fixing portion 73.
Is provided, and a top plate portion 734 is provided on the top surface side so as to seal the opening 81 of the rail portion 8. On the other hand, the support 7 body 7
On the front side of the rail portion 8, a notch 7 corresponding to the notch portion 42 is provided.
A through-hole or notch into which 32 can be inserted is formed.
Therefore, if the fixing portion 73 is inserted so as to cover the front of the case 7 main body 71 after the display module 10 is stored, the unnecessary opening of the case 7 main body 71 is covered, and the claw 732 is engaged with the notch 41.

[0018]

As described above, according to the present invention, the frame of the display module can be further narrowed, and it is robust and easy to assemble.
In addition, a display device that can be easily disassembled for repair or the like can be provided.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partially exploded perspective view of a display device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a display module used in the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view of a rail portion and a guard portion of the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a partially exploded perspective view of a display device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a display module used in the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Display module 3 Guard part 5 Case 6 Rail part 10 Display module 4 Guard part 7 Case 8 Rail part

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Osamu Yamashita 3-201 Minamiyoshikata, Tottori City, Tottori Prefecture Within Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Kenji Hirao 3-201 Minamiyoshikata, Tottori City, Tottori Sanyo Electric Tottori Inside the corporation

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A display device comprising: a display module including at least a display panel and a driving element; and a case for housing and disposing the display module, wherein a guard portion is formed on a side surface of the display module, and a side surface of the case is provided. A rail portion for slidingly storing the guard portion of the display module is formed inside the display device, and a mounting portion for mounting the display device itself to the device and a fixing portion for the display module are formed in the case. Display device. 2. A display device comprising a display module including at least a display panel and a case for housing and disposing the display module, wherein a guard portion having a cutout on a side surface of the display module is formed, Has a rail portion for slidingly storing the guard portion of the display module on the inner side of the side surface, has a mounting portion for mounting the display device itself to equipment, and at least a fixing portion for fixing the display module can be divided And a fixing portion of the case is configured to be engaged with a notch portion of a guard portion located in the rail portion. 3. A display device comprising at least a display module including a display panel and a case for housing and disposing the display module, wherein a guard portion is formed on a side surface of the display module, and the case is supported by a support portion. The support portion includes a rail portion that accommodates the display module and slides and accommodates a guard portion of the display module inside the side surface, and the attachment portion is provided on a device. The display device according to claim 1, wherein the display device is fixed to the support portion so that the display device itself is attached thereto, and the fixing portion is fixed to the support portion so that the display module does not drop off from the support portion. 4. A display device comprising at least a display module including a display panel and a driving element, and a case for housing and disposing the display module, wherein the case has a mounting portion for mounting the display device itself to a device. At least, a fixing portion for fixing the display module is configured to be dividable, a guard portion is formed on a side surface of the display module, and a rail portion for slidingly housing the guard portion of the display module inside the side surface of the case. And the rail portion is formed to have an opening at a location facing the location where the mounting portion is located,
The display device, wherein the fixing portion is fixed so as to seal an opening thereof.