KR20150128134A

KR20150128134A - Mirror Display

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Publication number: KR20150128134A
Application number: KR1020140055015A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 김영성; 윤수민
Original assignee: 엘지전자 주식회사
Priority date: 2014-05-08
Filing date: 2014-05-08
Publication date: 2015-11-18

Abstract

A mirror display according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a case for forming an outer appearance, a display unit positioned inside the case and exposed at one side of the case, a window for shielding at least the display unit, Wherein the support frame includes a concave portion which is engaged with the case and which is formed by recessing a part of an area in contact with the window and further includes an adhesive member located in the concave portion .

Description

Mirror Display

The present invention relates to a mirror display.

It has been common that a device capable of outputting an image has an increased thickness as an area for outputting an image becomes larger.

However, in recent years, a liquid crystal display (LCD) equipped with a thin film transistor (TFT) and an organic light emitting display (OLED) The thickness of the film becomes very thin.

The thickness of the image output device is reduced and used in various fields. Typically, it is a mirror display that simultaneously performs mirror function and display function.

Mirror displays are used in clothes, bathrooms, etc. to reflect the user's appearance or to output the necessary information on the display.

Particularly, since the mirror display is used in clothes, bathrooms, etc., the design should be excellent.

Therefore, research is underway to improve the appearance of the appearance of the mirror display.

However, Korean Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-0022609 discloses only a general concept.

A problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a mirror display in which a manufacturing method is simple and appearance is improved.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a mirror display including a case for forming an outer appearance, a display unit disposed inside the case and exposed at one side of the case, a window for shielding at least the display unit, And a support frame for supporting the window, wherein the support frame is coupled with the case and includes a depression formed by recessing a part of an area in contact with the window, And further comprising a member.

According to the mirror display of the present invention, one or more of the following effects can be obtained.

The embodiment has the advantage that the support frame prevents the leakage of the adhesive during the process of bonding the window.

In addition, in the embodiment, the support frame is coupled to the inside of the case, and the front surface of the case is formed by the window supporting the rear surface of the window, which has an advantage of improving the user's taste.

Further, since the support frame of the embodiment is used regardless of the size of the display, there is an advantage that the manufacturing cost is reduced and the assembling property is improved.

The effects of the present invention are not limited to the effects mentioned above, and other effects not mentioned can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the description of the claims.

1 is a perspective view of a mirror display according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view of the mirror display of Figure 1;
3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA of the mirror display of FIG.
4 is a perspective view of a mirror display according to another embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 5 is an exploded perspective view of the mirror display of Figure 4;
Figure 6 is a top view of the cabinet of Figure 5;
Fig. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along the BB line of Fig. 4 in advance.
8 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line CC of FIG. 4 in advance.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The advantages and features of the present invention, and the manner of achieving them, will be apparent from and elucidated with reference to the embodiments described hereinafter in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. The present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art. To fully disclose the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art, and the invention is only defined by the scope of the claims. Like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout the specification.

The terms spatially relative, "below", "beneath", "lower", "above", "upper" Can be used to easily describe the correlation of components with other components. Spatially relative terms should be understood as terms that include different orientations of components during use or operation in addition to those shown in the drawings. For example, when inverting an element shown in the figures, an element described as "below" or "beneath" of another element may be placed "above" another element . Thus, the exemplary term "below" can include both downward and upward directions. The components can also be oriented in different directions, so that spatially relative terms can be interpreted according to orientation.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of illustrating embodiments and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention. In the present specification, the singular form includes plural forms unless otherwise specified in the specification. &Quot; comprises "and / or" comprising ", as used herein, unless the recited component, step, and / or step does not exclude the presence or addition of one or more other elements, steps and / I never do that.

Unless defined otherwise, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used herein may be used in a sense commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. Also, commonly used predefined terms are not ideally or excessively interpreted unless explicitly defined otherwise.

In the drawings, the thickness and the size of each component are exaggerated, omitted, or schematically shown for convenience and clarity of explanation. Also, the size and area of each component do not entirely reflect actual size or area.

Further, the angles and directions mentioned in the description of the structure of the embodiment are based on those shown in the drawings. In the description of the structures constituting the embodiments in the specification, reference points and positional relationships with respect to angles are not explicitly referred to, reference is made to the relevant drawings.

Hereinafter, a mobile terminal related to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. The suffix "module" and " part "for the components used in the following description are given or mixed in consideration of ease of specification, and do not have their own meaning or role.

The display described in this specification includes a mobile phone, a smart phone, a notebook computer, a digital broadcasting terminal, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistants), a PMP (Portable Multimedia Player), a navigation system, and a TV.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a mirror display according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the mirror display of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line A-A of the mirror display of FIG.

1 to 3, a mirror display 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a case 110 forming an outer appearance, a display 110 located inside the case 110 and exposed to one surface of the case 110, A window 130 that shields at least the display unit 130 and a support frame 140 that is positioned inside the case 110 and supports the window 130. The support frame 140 includes a base 130,

The case 110 forms an outer appearance of the mirror display 100, and an electronic component may be embedded in the case 110. [

There is no limitation on the shape of the case 110, but it is preferable that the case 110 is formed in a roughly rectangular shape.

The case 110 may be formed as an integral part or may be formed by combining several parts.

For example, the case 110 may be integrally formed and partitioned into a bottom cover 111 and a side cover 112. In detail, the case 110 has various electronic components and a display unit 130 built in a space formed by the bottom cover 111 and the side cover 112.

As another example, the case 110 may be further arranged with one or more intermediate cases. This will be described later.

The case 110 may be formed by injection molding synthetic resin or may be formed of a metal material such as stainless steel (STS) or titanium (Ti).

The bottom cover 111 forms the bottom of the case 110 to form the back surface of the case 110.

Specifically, the bottom cover 111 may have a rectangular plate shape.

The side cover 112 extends from the rim of the bottom cover 111 and forms a space 115 in which the display unit 130 is located.

The bottom cover 111 may be formed with a display support portion 114 for supporting the display portion 130 and a frame support portion 113 for supporting the support frame 140.

The display support portion 114 supports the back surface of the display portion 130. [ The display support 114 may be formed to protrude forward from the inner surface of the bottom cover 111. Specifically, the display support 114 may be disposed adjacent to the edge of the bottom cover 111. [

The frame support portion 113 supports the support frame 140. The frame support portion 113 may be formed to protrude forward from the inner surface of the bottom cover 111. Specifically, the frame supporting portion 113 can be disposed adjacent to the edge of the bottom cover 111. [

More specifically, the frame support 113 is positioned adjacent to the rim of the bottom cover 111 rather than the display support 114.

On one side of the case 110, an acoustic output unit (not shown) for outputting sound may be disposed. The audio output unit outputs audio data corresponding to a control command of the display unit 130. [ The sound output unit may include a receiver, a speaker, a buzzer, and the like.

The display unit 130 includes a liquid crystal display (LCD) module, an organic light emitting diode (OLED) module, and the like, which visually represent information. The display unit 130 may be configured to operate as a touch screen by inputting information by a user's touch by superimposing the touch pad on the display unit 130 in a layer structure.

The display unit 130 displays and outputs information processed in the mirror display 100. For example, when the mirror display 100 is in the TV viewing mode, a UI (User Interface) or GUI (Graphic User Interface) related to watching TV is displayed.

The display unit 130 is located inside the case 110.

Specifically, the display unit 130 has a shape corresponding to the shape of the bottom cover 111, has a size smaller than that of the bottom cover 111, and is positioned in the space 115 formed by the side cover 112 .

The display unit 130 may be supported by the bottom cover 111 and may be supported by the display support 114 as shown in FIG. Specifically, the display support portion 114 can support the back edge of the display portion 130. [

The display unit 130 may be spaced apart from the side cover 112 by a predetermined distance on the inner side of the side cover 112. Specifically, the display unit 130 is disposed apart from the side cover 112 inside the space 115 formed by the side cover 112 as seen from the front side. The support frame 140 is positioned in a space between the side cover 112 and the display unit 130.

2, the size of the display unit 130 has a size corresponding to that of the bottom cover 111. However, in another embodiment, the display unit 130 has a size corresponding to one area of the bottom cover 111 Lt; / RTI > This will be described later.

The display unit 130 is exposed to one side of the case 110. Specifically, the bottom cover 111 forms the back surface of the case 110, the side cover 112 forms the side surface of the case 110, and the display unit 130 is exposed to the front surface of the case 110 .

The window 130 is formed of a transparent material so that an image of the display unit 130 can be transmitted.

The window 130 may be made of a material through which light can pass. The window 130 may be formed of an opaque region that does not transmit light or has a very low transmittance of light. For example, can be surface-treated such that light can not be transmitted along the edge of the window 130.

In detail, the window 130 may be a semi-transparent mirror. The translucent mirror reflects a part of incident light and transmits the other part. For example, the semitransparent mirror may be formed of a glass plate or a plastic plate on which a metal thin film or a dielectric multilayer film which reflects a part of incident light and reflects a part of the light is deposited.

More specifically, the translucent mirror may have a transmittance of 20% and reflectance of 80%.

When the window 130 is made of a translucent mirror and the display unit 130 is not operated, the inside of the case 110 is dark and the window 130 reflects light, And when the display unit 130 is operated, the image of the display unit 130 is projected. Accordingly, the function of the mirror and the function of the image display are simultaneously performed depending on whether the display unit 130 is operated or not.

The window 130 is disposed to shield at least the display unit 130. Specifically, the window 130 shields the display unit 130 and is formed to correspond to the bottom cover 111, thereby shielding the bottom cover 111 and the side cover 112.

The front surface and the side surface of the window 130 are exposed to the outside and the rear surface facing the front surface of the window 130 is seated in the support frame 140. In addition, the window may be seated on the side cover 112 to cover the side cover 112.

The window 130 is supported and secured by the support frame 140 to form the front exterior of the case 110.

The support frame 140 is coupled to the interior of the case 110 to support the window 130.

It is preferable that the support frame 140 is disposed at a position that does not disturb the image displayed on the display unit 130.

For example, the support frame 140 may be disposed to surround the display unit 130. Specifically, the support frame 140 may form a closed loop when viewed from the front of the mirror display 100, and the display unit 130 may be positioned inside the closed loop.

The support frame 140 may be positioned in contact with or spaced apart from the display unit 130.

Specifically, the support frame 140 may be positioned inside the case 110, between the display portion 130 and the side cover 112. Further, the support frame 140 may be positioned so as to overlap the edge of the window 130 as seen from the front of the mirror display unit 130.

Further, the support frame 140 may be integrally formed, or may be arranged in a plurality of segments. 2 and 3 show that the support frame 140 is integrally formed.

The support frame 140 is engaged with the case 110. There is no restriction on the combination method. The support frame 140 may be insert molded into the case 110, or may be coupled with a fastening member such as a screw.

For example, the supporting frame 140 includes a mirror supporting portion 141 for supporting the window 130, a coupling portion 143 coupled to the case 110, a display supporter 143 for supporting the side surface of the display portion 130, (Not shown).

Specifically, the cross-sectional shape of the support frame 140 may be formed in the "a" shape as shown in Fig. That is, one end of the mirror supporting portion 141 and one end of the display supporter 145 are bent and connected to each other.

The mirror supporting portion 141 has a predetermined area between the side surface of the display portion 130 and the side cover 112 as viewed from the front surface of the mirror display portion 130. The mirror support 141 is disposed parallel to the window 130 to support the rear edge of the window 130.

The display supporter 145 is disposed to be perpendicular to the mirror supporting portion 141 and to be in contact with the side surface of the display portion 130. The display support part 114 surrounds the display part 130 to fix the display part 130.

The engaging portion 143 engages the support frame 140 with the case 110. Specifically, the engaging portion 143 is formed on the bottom cover 111 and can be supported by the frame supporting portion 113 and coupled thereto. More specifically, the engaging portion 143 can be positioned corresponding to the frame supporting portion 113.

The support frame 140 may be formed with a depression 146 formed by recessing a part of an area in contact with the window 130.

For example, the depressed portion 146 may be formed such that a part of the upper surface of the mirror supporting portion 141 is depressed downward.

The depression 146 provides a space in which the adhesive member 150 is located. A space is formed between the window 130 and the support frame 140 and a space is formed between the window 130 and the support frame 140 when the adhesive member 150 is applied onto the support frame 140 without the depression 146. [ So that the depression 146 is formed.

The adhesive member 150 may be made of a resin having adhesive force, an adhesive, an adhesive tape, or the like.

Fig. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the mirror display of Fig. 4, Fig. 6 is a plan view of the cabinet of Fig. 5, Fig. 7 is a sectional view taken along line BB of Fig. Sectional view.

The mirror display 100A according to another embodiment is different from the embodiment of FIG. 1, the shape of the case 110A, the arrangement of the display portion 120A, the arrangement of the support frame 140A, and the like.

Hereinafter, differences from FIG. 1 will be mainly described.

The case 110A of the embodiment may include a bottom cover 111A and a cabinet 170. [ The space formed by the bottom cover 111A and the cabinet 170 may include electrical components such as a power supply unit 170 for supplying power.

Referring to FIG. 4, the embodiment may further include a stand 160 rotatably coupled to the case 110A.

The stand 160 is rotatably coupled to the case 110A by a hinge 161. [

The stand 160 is spaced apart from the side surface of the case 110A by a predetermined distance to support the case 110A with the side surface of the case 110A.

Referring to Figs. 5 and 6, the cabinet 170 supports the display portion 120A.

The cabinet 170 has a shape corresponding to the bottom cover 111A and can be coupled onto the bottom cover 111A.

The display portion 120A can be seated in a part of the cabinet 170. [

For example, the cabinet 170 can be divided into an image area S1 where the display portion 120A is located and a reflection area S2 where a reflection layer (not shown) for reflecting light is located. therefore,

6 and 7, specifically, the image area S1 can be formed to be recessed more than the reflection area S2 so that the display part 120A is seated inside. Of course, in order to reduce the manufacturing cost, a hole h may be formed in a part of the image area S1.

The reflective area S2 serves as a mirror by applying a reflective layer to one area of the cabinet 170. [

More specifically, the cabinet 170 includes a main body 171 formed to correspond to the bottom cover 111A, a seating portion 173 in which a part of the main body 171 is recessed to seat the display portion 120A, And a side body 172 which surrounds the rim of the main body 171 and forms a side external appearance of the case 110A.

7, the side body 172 is engaged with the rim of the bottom cover 111A, the display portion 120A is seated on the seating portion 173, and the side surface of the display portion 120A and the side surface A space in which the support frame 140A is positioned is formed between the bodies 172. [

The side body 172 and the window 130 are positioned on the display unit 120A. A sealing member 125 may be positioned at the front edge of the display unit 120A.

The boss 11 through which the fastening member passes may be formed in the seating portion 173 and the bottom cover 111A of the display portion 120A.

Referring to FIG. 8, the main body 171, in which the reflection region S2 is located, can support the window 130. A reflective layer (not shown) may be formed of a metal material in the reflective region S2.

The window 130 is supported and secured by the support frame 140A to form the front appearance of the case 110A.

The support frame 140A may be coupled to the cabinet 170 to support the window 130. [

A depressed portion 146A is formed on the upper surface of the support frame 140A, and an adhesive member 150 is placed on the depressed portion. The upper surface of the support frame 140A may be in contact with the back surface of the window 130. [

In one example, the support frame 140A may be positioned to overlap the edge of the window 130. [ Specifically, as shown in FIG. 5, a plurality of support frames 140A may be disposed along the edge of the window 130. FIG.

The support frame 140A can be seated on the cabinet 170. [ Specifically, the cabinet 170 is formed with a seating groove 179 in which the supporting frame 140A is seated, and the supporting frame 140A can be received in the seating groove 179. [

The seating groove 179 is formed such that the cabinet 170 is recessed corresponding to the supporting frame 140A to form a space into which the supporting frame 140A is inserted.

Specifically, the seating groove 179 may be formed in the main body 171 adjacent to the side body 172.

The support frame 140A can be positioned at a position adjacent to the side body 172 in the seating part 173 without forming a separate seating groove 179 in the image area S1.

The support frame 140A may be coupled to the cabinet 170 by a fastening member 191.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments, but, on the contrary, It should be understood that various modifications may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.

Claims

A case forming an appearance;
A display unit located inside the case and exposed to the surface of the case;
A window that shields at least the display unit; And
A support frame positioned inside the case and supporting the window,
The support frame includes:
And a depressed portion coupled with the case, the depressed portion being formed by recessing a portion of an area in contact with the window,
And an adhesive member located within said depression.

The method according to claim 1,
In this case,
A bottom cover forming a bottom of the case,
And a side cover extending from an edge of the bottom cover to form a space in which the display unit is located,
In the above window,
And is mounted on the side cover.

3. The method of claim 2,
The support frame includes:
A mirror supporting portion for supporting the window;
A coupling portion to which the case is coupled,
And a display support portion for supporting a side surface of the display portion,
Wherein the depression is formed in the mirror support.

The method of claim 3,
The support frame includes:
The mirror display being positioned to overlap an edge of the window.

The method of claim 3,
The support frame includes:
Wherein a plurality of mirrors are arranged to overlap the edges of the window.

The method of claim 3,
The support frame includes:
Wherein the side cover is disposed so as to surround the periphery of the display portion.

The method according to claim 1,
In this case,
A bottom cover forming a bottom of the case,
And a cabinet coupled to the bottom cover to support the display unit,
In the cabinet,
An image area in which the display part is located,
A mirror display comprising a reflective region in which a reflective layer for reflecting light is located.

8. The method of claim 7,
Wherein the window is seated on the cabinet.

9. The method of claim 8,
Wherein the cabinet further comprises a seating groove on which the support frame is seated.

10. The method of claim 9,
The support frame includes:
The mirror display being positioned to overlap an edge of the window.

8. The method of claim 7,
Wherein the image area is recessed from the reflective area so that the display part is seated inside.

9. The method of claim 8,
And a stand rotatably coupled to the case.

The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the window is a semi-transparent mirror.