KR102304819B1 - Angle controller and display device comprising it - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed are an angle adjusting apparatus and a display device. The angle adjusting device of the present disclosure includes a first body having a curved bridge hole; a control lever rotating in the bridge hole through the outer surface of the first body; And, a second body having a bridge curved to a curvature corresponding to the bridge hole, inserted into the bridge hole of the first body, and formed with a control member into which the control lever is inserted, wherein the control member has a screw thread. And, the control lever is provided with a gear meshing with the screw thread.

Description

Angle adjusting device and display device including the same {ANGLE CONTROLLER AND DISPLAY DEVICE COMPRISING IT}

The present disclosure relates to an angle adjusting apparatus and a display device including the same.

As the information society develops, the demand for display devices is also increasing in various forms. has been studied and used.

The liquid crystal panel of the LCD includes a liquid crystal layer, a TFT substrate and a color filter substrate facing each other with the liquid crystal layer interposed therebetween, and can display an image using light provided from a backlight unit.

An LED panel can display an image by using LEDs that generate RED, GREEN, and BLUE light as pixels.

An OLED panel can display an image by depositing an organic material layer capable of emitting light by itself on a substrate on which a transparent electrode is formed. The OLED panel may have a thin thickness as well as flexible characteristics.

A multi-display may be provided using these display panels. A multi-display may be installed in various places and used for various purposes, and thus various types of structural modifications may be required. Recently, a lot of research has been done on the installation structure of the multi-display.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present disclosure aims to solve the above and other problems. Another object may be to provide a device capable of adjusting the angle of the multi-display.

Another object may be to provide a multi-display that can be installed in various structures.

According to an aspect of the present disclosure to achieve the above or other objects, a first body having a curved bridge hole; a control lever rotating in the bridge hole through the outer surface of the first body; And, a second body having a bridge curved to a curvature corresponding to the bridge hole, inserted into the bridge hole of the first body, and formed with a control member into which the control lever is inserted, wherein the control member has a screw thread. And, the control lever provides an angle adjustment device having a gear engaged with the screw thread, and a display device having the same.

The effects of the angle adjusting apparatus and the multi-display device according to the present disclosure will be described as follows.

According to at least one of the embodiments of the present disclosure, an apparatus capable of adjusting the angle of a multi-display may be provided.

According to at least one of the embodiments of the present disclosure, it is possible to provide a multi-display that can be installed in various structures.

Further scope of applicability of the present disclosure will become apparent from the following detailed description. However, various changes and modifications within the spirit and scope of the present disclosure can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art, so it should be understood that the detailed description and specific embodiments such as preferred embodiments of the present disclosure are given by way of example only.

1 to 9 are diagrams illustrating examples of an angle adjusting apparatus and a multi-display device having the same according to embodiments of the present disclosure.

In the following description, the same or similar components are assigned the same reference numbers, and overlapping descriptions with respect to the same reference numbers may be omitted.

Terms such as first, second, etc. may be used. These terms are only for distinguishing the elements from other elements, and the essence, order, or order of the elements are not limited by the terms.

The suffixes "module" and "part" for the components are given or used in consideration only for ease of writing the specification, and do not have distinct meanings or roles by themselves.

When a first component is described as 'connected', 'coupled', 'mounted' or 'connected' to a second component, the first component is directly 'connected', 'coupled', 'connected' to the second component It includes not only being mounted' or 'connected', but also may include cases in which the third component is 'connected', 'coupled', 'mounted' or 'connected' between the first component and the second component. have.

When it is determined that a detailed description of a known technology may obscure the gist of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a detailed description of the known technology may be omitted.

The accompanying drawings are only for easy understanding of the embodiments disclosed in the present specification, and the technical spirit disclosed in the present specification is not limited by the accompanying drawings, and all changes and equivalents included in the spirit and scope of the present invention It should be understood to include water or substitutes.

Referring to FIG. 1, hereinafter, the display device includes a first long side (LS1), a second long side (LS2) opposite to the first long side (LS1), a first long side (LS1), and a second long side (LS1). It may include a first short side (SS1) adjacent to the second long side (LS2) and a second short side (SS2) opposite to the first short side (SS1).

Here, the first short side area SS1 is referred to as a first side area, the second short side area SS2 is referred to as a second side area opposite to the first side area, and the second short side area is referred to as a second side area. The first long side area LS1 is referred to as a third side area adjacent to the first side area and the second side area and located between the first side area and the second side area, and the second long side area ( It is possible to call LS2 a fourth side area adjacent to the first side area and the second side area, located between the first side area and the second side area, and opposite to the third side area. .

In addition, for convenience of explanation, the lengths of the first and second long sides LS1 and LS2 are illustrated and described as being longer than the lengths of the first and second short sides SS1 and SS2, but the first and second long sides LS1 and LS2 A case in which the length of LS2 is approximately equal to the length of the first and second short sides SS1 and SS2 may also be possible.

In addition, in the following, the first direction (First Direction, DR1) is a direction parallel to the long side (Long Side, LS1, LS2) of the display panel 100, and the second direction (Second Direction, DR2) of the display panel 100 It may be a direction parallel to the short side (Short Side, SS1, SS2). The third direction DR3 may be a direction perpendicular to the first direction DR1 and/or the second direction DR2 .

The first direction DR1 and the second direction DR2 may be collectively referred to as a horizontal direction. In addition, the third direction DR3 may be referred to as a vertical direction.

A side on which the display device displays an image may be referred to as a forward direction or a front side or front surface. When the display device displays an image, the side from which the image cannot be observed may be referred to as a rearward direction or a rear side or rear surface. When the display is viewed from the front or the front, the side of the first long side LS1 may be referred to as an upper side or an upper surface. Similarly, the side of the second long side LS2 may be referred to as a lower side or a lower surface. Similarly, the side of the first short side SS1 may be referred to as a right side or a right surface, and the side of the second short side SS2 may be referred to as a left side or a left surface. .

The first long side LS1 , the second long side LS2 , the first short side SS1 , and the second short side SS2 may be referred to as edges of the display device. Also, a point where the first long side LS1 , the second long side LS2 , the first short side SS1 , and the second short side SS2 meet each other may be referred to as a corner. For example, the point where the first long side LS1 and the first short side SS1 meet is the first corner C1, and the point where the first long side LS1 and the second short side SS2 meet is the second corner C2 ), the point where the second short side SS2 and the second long side LS2 meet is the third corner C3, and the point where the second long side LS2 and the first short side SS1 meet is the fourth corner C4 can be

A direction from the first short side SS1 to the second short side SS1 or a direction from the second short side SS2 to the first short side SS1 may be referred to as a left-right direction LR. A direction from the first long side LS1 to the second long side LS2 or a direction from the second long side LS2 to the first long side LS1 may be referred to as a vertical direction UD.

Referring to FIG. 2 , there may be a plurality of display devices 20 . The plurality of display devices 20 may be adjacent to each other and disposed vertically or horizontally. The plurality of display devices 20 may form a flat multi-display or a curved display. There may be no limitation on a structure formed by the plurality of display devices 20 .

Referring to FIG. 3 , the angle adjusting device 100 may include first bodies 110 and 111 , second bodies 120 and 121 , and an adjustment lever 130 . The first bodies 110 and 111 may have a cube shape. The first bodies 110 and 111 may have curved surfaces 111F. The second bodies 120 and 121 may have a cube shape matching the first bodies 110 and 111 . The curved surfaces 121F of the second bodies 120 and 121 may have the same curvature as the curved surfaces 111F of the first bodies 110 and 111 .

The first body 110 , 111 and the second body 120 , 121 may be disposed adjacent to each other to form a fan-shaped overall shape. The second bodies 120 and 121 may contact or be spaced apart from the first bodies 110 and 111 . The bridge hole 112 may be formed while being curved inside the first bodies 110 and 111 . The lever hole 111B may be connected to the bridge hole 112 through the outer surfaces of the first bodies 110 and 111 .

3 and 4 , the second bodies 120 and 121 may include a bridge 125 . The bridge 125 may be formed on the first side surface 121a of the second bodies 120 and 121 . The bridge 125 may be a curved bar. The second side surfaces 121b of the second bodies 120 and 121 may face the first side surfaces 121a. The width D1 of the first side surface 121a of the second bodies 120 and 121 may be greater than the width D2 of the second side surface 121b.

The bridge 125 may be a curved rectangular bar. The curvature of the bridge 125 may correspond to the curvature of the bridge hole 112 . The bridge 125 may include a curved first curved surface 125F and a curved second curved surface 125R. The first curved surface 125F may have the same curvature as the second curved surface 125R.

The control hole 126 (control hole) may be formed through the upper and lower portions of the bridge 125 . The adjusting member 126 may be formed to be long in the longitudinal direction of the bridge 125 . Threads 127 may be formed on the inner surface of the bridge 125 . The screw thread 127 may extend vertically from the inner surface of the adjusting member 126 and may be sequentially disposed in the longitudinal direction of the adjusting member 126 .

The control lever 130 may include a rotating rod 131 , a gear 132 , and a handle 133 . The gear 132 may be formed on the rotating rod 131 . The handle 133 may face the gear 132 with respect to the rotary rod 131 . The gear 132 may be inserted into the adjuster 126 . Gear 132 may mesh with threads 127 inside adjuster 126 . The gear 132 may move within the adjuster 126 while rotating. The adjusting lever 130 may be inserted into the adjusting member 126 through the lever hole 111B of the first body 110 and 111 .

The guide rail 128 may be formed on a curved surface of the bridge 125 . The guide rail 128 may form the same curvature as the curved surfaces 121F of the second bodies 120 and 121 and/or the curved surfaces 125F of the bridge 125 . The guide rail 128 may be plural. The first guide rail 128a may be spaced apart from the second guide rail 128b.

The gauge G may be formed on the curved surface 125F of the bridge 125 . For example, the gauges G may be formed at intervals of 5 degrees. The gauge G may be formed between the guide rails 128 . The gauges G may be positioned adjacent to the second bodies 120 and 121 .

The fixing hole H may be formed in the curved surface 125F of the bridge 125 . The fixing hole H may be plural. The plurality of fixing holes H may be sequentially disposed in the longitudinal direction of the bridge 125 . For example, the fixing holes H may be formed at intervals of 5 degrees. The fixing holes H may be located farther from the second bodies 120 and 121 than the gauges G.

The first bodies 110 and 111 may include a bridge groove 112 . The bridge 125 of the second body 120 and 121 may be inserted into the bridge groove 112 of the first body 110 and 111 . The bridge 125 may be inserted into or out of the bridge groove 112 .

The fixing pins 140 may be inserted into the pinholes 111H formed on the curved surfaces 111F of the first bodies 110 and 111 . The pin 140 inserted into the pinhole 111H may be inserted into any one of the fixing holes H. When the pin 140 is rotated forward, it is inserted into any one of the fixing holes H, and when the pin 140 is rotated in the reverse direction, it can come out from the inserted fixing hole H.

The first fasteners 113 (a first coupling hole) may be formed on the curved surfaces 111F of the first bodies 110 and 111 . The second coupling hole 123 (a second coupling hole) may be formed on the curved surface 121F of the second body 120 or 121 . The first fastening pin 150 may be inserted into the first fastener 113 , and the second fastening pin 150 may be inserted into the second fastener 123 .

The fastening pin 150 may include a screw 153 , a first head 151 , and a second head 152 . The second head 152 may be formed at one end of the screw 153 . The first head 151 may be formed on the second head 152 . The second head 152 may be positioned between the first head 151 and the screw 153 . The second head 152 may be spaced apart from the first head 151 . A diameter of the first head 151 may be greater than a diameter of the second head 152 .

5 and 6 , the first body 111 may be adjacent to the second body 121 . The first body 111 may contact the second body 121 . After the fixing pin 140 is released by turning it in the reverse direction, when the handle 133 is turned, the second body 121 may be relatively farther from the first body 111 .

As the second body 121 moves away from the first body 111 , the bridge 125 may be exposed to the outside. Depending on the length to which the bridge 125 is exposed, the gauges G may be exposed to the outside. When the angle read by the gauge G becomes the desired angle, the fixing pin 140 may be rotated in the forward direction to fix the relative positions of the second body 121 and the first body 111 .

7 and 8 , the first display module 10a may be disposed adjacent to the second display module 10b. The first corner C1 of the first display module 10a and the second corner C2 of the second display module 10b may face or contact each other.

The angle adjusting device 100 inserts the fastening pins 150 into the fasteners 113 and 123 to form a first corner C1 of the first display module 10a and a second corner C2 of the second display module 10b. can be coupled to the rear of the

The first body 111 is coupled adjacent to the second corner C2 of the second display module 10b, and the second body 121 is adjacent to the first corner C1 of the first display module 10a. can be combined. The angle adjusting apparatus 100 may combine the first display module 10a and the second display module 10b.

Referring to FIG. 9 , when the handle 133 is turned, the second body 121 may move away from the first body 111 while the bridge 125 is exposed from the first body 111 to the outside. As the second body 121 moves away from the first body 111 , the first display module 10a may be tilted with respect to the second display module 10b. When a predetermined distance is reached, the fixing pin 140 is rotated forward to fix the tilting angle between the display modules 10a and 10b.

According to an aspect of the present disclosure, a first body having a curved bridge hole; a control lever rotating in the bridge hole through the outer surface of the first body; And, a second body having a bridge curved to a curvature corresponding to the bridge hole, inserted into the bridge hole of the first body, and formed with a control member into which the control lever is inserted, wherein the control member has a screw thread. And, the adjusting lever provides an angle adjusting device having a gear engaged with the screw thread.

According to another aspect of the present disclosure, the bridge hole is formed on a side surface of the first body facing the second body, and the control lever extends long in a direction parallel to the side surface of the first body. and can be rotated

According to another aspect of the present disclosure, the first body further includes: a lever hole through which the control lever passes, and the control lever includes: a rotating rod rotating in the lever hole; And, it is connected to the rotary rod, and includes a handle exposed to the outside of the first body, the gear, may be opposite to the handle with respect to the rotary rod.

According to another (another) aspect of the present disclosure, the bridge includes: a plurality of fixing holes formed on the outer surface of the bridge, and the first body is: formed on the outer surface of the first body, the plurality of It may further include a fixing pin that includes a pinhole aligned with at least one of the fixing holes, rotates in the pinhole, and is fitted into at least one of the plurality of high-separation holes.

Further, according to another aspect of the present disclosure, the plurality of fixing holes may be sequentially arranged at the same interval in the longitudinal direction of the bridge.

According to another aspect of the present disclosure, the first body includes: a first coupling hole passing through an outer surface of the first body in a radial direction of the bridge, and the second body The body may include: a second fastener penetrating an outer surface of the second body in a radial direction of the bridge.

According to another aspect of the present disclosure, when the first body and the second body come into contact, the first fastener and the second fastener are parallel to each other, and the first body and the second body are spaced apart from each other. When done, the first fastener and the second fastener may be aligned in a radial direction of the bridge.

According to another (another) aspect of the present disclosure, a first display module; a second display module adjacent to the first display module; and an angle adjusting device for coupling the first display module and the second display module, the angle adjusting device comprising: a first body having a curved bridge hole; a control lever rotating in the bridge hole through the outer surface of the first body; And, a second body having a bridge curved to a curvature corresponding to the bridge hole, inserted into the bridge hole of the first body, and formed with a control member into which the control lever is inserted, wherein the control member has a screw thread. and the control lever has a gear engaged with the screw thread, the first body is coupled to the rear of the second display module, and the second body is a display coupled to the rear of the first display module. device is provided.

According to another aspect of the present disclosure, the first body includes: a first coupling hole passing through an outer surface of the first body in a radial direction of the bridge, and the second body The body includes a second fastener penetrating the outer surface of the second body in the radial direction of the bridge, and is inserted into the first fastener to couple the first body and the second display module. pin; And, it may further include a second fastening pin inserted into the second fastener to couple the second body and the first display module.

According to another aspect of the present disclosure, the radial direction of the bridge and the bridge hole may correspond to the front-rear direction of the first display module or the second display module.

Any or other embodiments of the present disclosure described above are not mutually exclusive or distinct. Any of the above-described embodiments or other embodiments of the present disclosure may be combined or combined in each configuration or function.

The above detailed description should not be construed as restrictive in all respects and should be considered as illustrative. The scope of the present invention should be determined by a reasonable interpretation of the appended claims, and all modifications within the equivalent scope of the present invention are included in the scope of the present invention.

Claims (10)

a first body having a curved bridge hole;
a control lever rotating in the bridge hole through the outer surface of the first body; and,
and a second body having a bridge that is curved to a curvature corresponding to the bridge hole and is inserted into the bridge hole of the first body and has an adjustment tool into which the adjustment lever is inserted,
The regulator is provided with a screw thread,
The control lever has a gear engaged with the screw thread,
The first body may include:
and a fixing pin that penetrates through the outer surface of the first body and is fixed to the outer surface of the bridge or separated from the outer surface of the bridge,
The second body,
When the fixing pin is separated from the outer surface of the bridge and the control lever rotates, the angle control device moves along the longitudinal direction of the bridge.
The method of claim 1,
The bridge hole is
It is formed on a side surface of the first body facing the second body,
The control lever is an angle control device that extends and rotates in a direction parallel to the side surface of the first body.
3. The method of claim 2,
The first body may include:
Further comprising a lever hole through which the control lever passes,
The control lever is:
a rotating rod rotating in the lever hole; and,
It is connected to the rotating rod and includes a handle exposed to the outside of the first body,
The gear is
An angle adjusting device facing the handle with respect to the rotating rod.
4. The method of claim 3,
The bridge is:
It includes a plurality of fixing holes formed on the outer surface of the bridge,
The first body may include:
and a pinhole formed on the outer surface of the first body and aligned with at least one of the plurality of fixing holes;
The fixing pin is
An angle adjusting device that rotates in the pinhole and is fitted into at least one of the plurality of fixing holes.
5. The method of claim 4,
The plurality of fixing holes are sequentially arranged at equal intervals in the longitudinal direction of the bridge.
6. The method of claim 5,
The first body may include:
and a first coupling hole penetrating the outer surface of the first body in the radial direction of the bridge;
The second body may include:
and a second fastener penetrating the outer surface of the second body in the radial direction of the bridge.
7. The method of claim 6,
When the first body and the second body are in contact, the first fastener and the second fastener are parallel to each other,
When the first body and the second body are spaced apart from each other, the first fastener and the second fastener are aligned in a radial direction of the bridge.
a first display module;
a second display module adjacent to the first display module; and,
and an angle adjusting device coupling the first display module and the second display module,
The angle adjustment device includes:
a first body having a curved bridge hole;
a control lever rotating in the bridge hole through the outer surface of the first body; and,
and a second body having a bridge that is curved to a curvature corresponding to the bridge hole and is inserted into the bridge hole of the first body and has an adjustment tool into which the adjustment lever is inserted,
The regulator is provided with a screw thread,
The control lever has a gear engaged with the screw thread,
The first body may include:
and a fixing pin that penetrates through the outer surface of the first body and is fixed to the outer surface of the bridge or separated from the outer surface of the bridge,
The second body,
When the fixing pin is separated from the outer surface of the bridge and the control lever is rotated, it moves along the longitudinal direction of the bridge,
The first body,
coupled to the rear of the second display module,
The second body,
A display device coupled to the rear of the first display module.
9. The method of claim 8,
The first body may include:
and a first coupling hole penetrating the outer surface of the first body in the radial direction of the bridge;
The second body may include:
a second fastener penetrating the outer surface of the second body in the radial direction of the bridge;
a first fastening pin inserted into the first fastener to couple the first body and the second display module; and,
The display device further comprising a second fastening pin inserted into the second fastener to couple the second body and the first display module.
10. The method of claim 9,
A display device in which a radial direction of the bridge and the bridge hole corresponds to a front-rear direction of the first display module or the second display module.

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