TWI651568B - Monitor - Google Patents

Abstract

The display includes a display device, a circuit board, and a timing controller. The display device includes a display panel and a backlight module. The backlight module is opposite to the display panel and has a back surface. The circuit board includes a first end and a second end, the first end is connected to the display panel, and the second end is located at the back of the backlight module. The timing controller is connected to the second end of the circuit board, and the timing controller is configured in a non-parallel manner with the backlight module.

Description

monitor

This invention relates to a display, and more particularly to a display having a timing controller.

Traditional displays include many necessary components such as display panels, backlight modules, power modules, boards, timing controllers, and more. These components are usually disposed in the frame, which in turn causes the display or display backlight module (the display panel and the backlight module) to fail to conform to the trend of lightness and shortness.

Therefore, it has been one of the directions in the art to propose a new display to improve the aforementioned problems.

The present invention relates to a display that can ameliorate the aforementioned conventional problems.

An embodiment of the invention provides a display. The display includes a display device, a circuit board, and a timing controller. The display device includes a display panel and a backlight module. The backlight module is opposite to the display panel and has a back surface. The circuit board includes a first end and a second end. The first end is connected to the display panel, and the second end is located at the back of the backlight module. a timing controller is coupled to the second end of the circuit board, and The timing controller is configured in a non-parallel manner with the backlight module.

In order to better understand the above and other aspects of the present invention, the following detailed description of the embodiments and the accompanying drawings

100, 200‧‧‧ display

110, 210‧‧‧ display devices

111‧‧‧ display panel

111s, 112s‧‧‧ side

112‧‧‧Backlight module

112b‧‧‧Back

113, 213‧‧‧ framework

1131‧‧‧ Backplane

1132‧‧‧Lower plate

1133‧‧‧Upper plate

120‧‧‧ boards

120e1‧‧‧ first end

120e2‧‧‧ second end

125‧‧‧Drive chip

130‧‧‧Sequence Controller

140‧‧‧Auto Zoom Controller

150‧‧‧Power board

160, 260‧‧‧ bracket

160e1, 260e1‧‧‧ third end

160e2, 260e2‧‧‧ fourth end

170, 270‧‧‧ base

170b‧‧‧ bottom

170e, 272e‧‧‧ end face

170r‧‧‧First accommodating recess

170s‧‧‧Slope

170w‧‧‧ side wall

171‧‧‧ base

172, 272‧‧‧ rotating parts

180‧‧‧First magnetic parts

185‧‧‧Second magnetic parts

190‧‧‧Locking components

260r‧‧‧Second accommodating recess

A1, A2, A3‧‧‧ angle

C1‧‧‧ intermediate position

D1‧‧‧ size

H1‧‧‧ Height

H2‧‧‧ distance

L1, L2, L3‧‧‧ length

R1‧‧‧ shaft

S1‧‧‧ highlight direction

S2‧‧‧ extending direction

1A is a rear elevational view of a display in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 1B is a front elevational view of the display of Figure 1A.

Fig. 1C is a cross-sectional view of the display of Fig. 1A taken along line 1C-1C'.

2A is a rear elevational view of the display in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2B is a cross-sectional view of the display of Figure 2A along direction 2B-2B'

1A to 1C, FIG. 1A is a rear view of a display 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1B is a front view of the display 100 of FIG. 1A, and FIG. 1C is a first view of FIG. A cross-sectional view of display 100 along 1C-1C'. The Z-axis of the drawing is, for example, a direction perpendicular to the display surface 111s, and the Y-axis is, for example, the rear surface 112b of the backlight module 112 or the extending direction of the display surface 111u of the display panel 111, and the X-axis is, for example, the bottom surface of the base 160. The direction of extension of 160b.

The display 100 includes a display device 110, a circuit board 120, a driver chip 125, a timing controller (TCON) 130, an automatic zoom controller 140, a power board 150, a bracket 160, and a base 170.

The display device 110 includes a display panel 111, a backlight module 112, and Frame 113. The backlight module 112 and the display panel 111 are located in the frame 113 and are disposed opposite each other. The display panel 111 is, for example, a liquid crystal display panel or other kinds of display panels. The backlight module 112 can be a direct-lit or side-lit backlight module.

The circuit board 120 is, for example, a flexible circuit board. The circuit board 120 includes a first end 120e1 and a second end 120e2. The first end 120e1 is electrically connected to the display panel 111, and the second end 120e2 is disposed on the side of the back surface 112b of the backlight module 112 around the side surface 111s of the display panel 111 and the side surface 112s of the backlight module 112. The driving chip 125 is disposed on the circuit board 120 and is located substantially in the accommodating space between the side surface 112s of the backlight module 112 and the display panel 111 and the frame 113. The drive wafer 125 can drive the display panel 111 to display a picture.

The frame 113 may be a decorative frame of the outermost layer of the display device 110. The frame 113 may be a single layer structure or a multilayer structure. In the multi-layer structure, the frame 113 can include an inner frame (not shown) and an outer frame (not shown), wherein the inner frame is used to accommodate the display panel 111 and the backlight module 112, and the outer frame covers the inner frame and is A decorative frame of the outermost layer of the display device 110. In an embodiment, the outermost decorative frame may be a metal frame or a plastic frame, and the inner frame (if any) may also be a metal frame or a plastic frame.

In the embodiment, the display panel 111, the backlight module 112, the circuit board 120, and the driving chip 125 can be accommodated in the frame 113, or only the display panel 111 and the backlight module 112 can be accommodated. The automatic zoom controller 140 is electrically connected to the power board 150 to the display device 110 and disposed outside the frame 113 of the display device 110. For example, the auto-zoom controller 140 and the power strip 150 can be disposed inside the base 170, outside the base 170, or on the back of the frame 113. In another embodiment, the automatic zoom control The controller 140 and the timing controller 130 can be integrated into a single module.

As shown in FIG. 1C, the frame 113 includes a back plate 1131, a lower protruding plate 1132, and an upper protruding plate 1133. The back plate 1131 is disposed opposite to the backlight module 112. As shown, the back surface 112b of the backlight module 112 can be disposed on the back plate 1131 and substantially parallel to the back plate 1131. The lower protruding plate 1132 protrudes outward from the back plate 1131 to carry the second end 120e2 of the circuit board 120 and the timing controller 130, so that the timing controller 130 is stably disposed on the frame 113. The back plate 1131 has an opening 1131a that allows the second end 120e2 of the circuit board 120 to pass through the opening 1131a to the lower protruding plate 1132. Further, the lower protruding plate 1132 is coupled to the lower edge of the opening 1131a, and the circuit board 120 can extend from the lower edge of the opening 1131a to the lower protruding plate 1132 such that the desired length of the circuit board 120 can be shorter. In addition, the timing controller 130 can be selectively fixed to the circuit board 120 through an adhesive member (not shown). In one embodiment, the second end 120e2 of the circuit board 120 can be fixed to the lower protruding plate 1132 through an adhesive member (not shown).

The timing controller 130 is a core circuit for controlling the timing operation of the display panel 111. It can control when the scan driving circuit is activated, and convert the input video signal (for example, an LVDS signal) into a data signal format used by the data driving circuit (for example, mini- The LVDS signal or the RSDS signal is transmitted to the data drive circuit (COF IC) and the data drive circuit is controlled to be turned on at the appropriate time.

As shown in FIG. 1C, the upper protruding plate 1133 protrudes outward from the back plate 1131 and abuts against the lower protruding plate 1132. The timing controller 130 may be located in a space between the upper protruding plate 1133 and the lower protruding plate 1132. In an embodiment, the upper protruding plate 1133 and the lower protruding plate 1132 can be connected to form a protruding hollow tube. In another embodiment, the upper protruding plate 1133, the lower protruding plate 1132, and the back plate 1131 may be integrally formed by plastic injection molding or sheet metal forming.

The timing controller 130 is coupled to or located at the second end 120e2 of the circuit board 120. As shown in FIG. 1C, the timing controller 130 is disposed non-parallel to the backlight module 112, which can reduce the proportion of the dimension D1 projected by the timing controller 130 on the back surface 112b with respect to the length L1 of the back surface 112b. Since the timing controller 130 is disposed non-parallel to the backlight module 112, the timing controller 130 does not occupy the internal space of the frame 113, and thus the internal height H1 of the frame 113 can be shortened. In addition, since the timing controller 130 is not flat on the back surface 120b, the total thickness of the display panel 111 and the backlight module 112 is not occupied, and the total thickness of the display panel 111 and the backlight module 112 can be thinned.

As shown in FIG. 1C, the timing controller 130 protrudes from the back surface 112b, and the timing direction of the timing controller 130 with respect to the rear surface 112b of the backlight module 112 is non-parallel with the extending direction S2 of the backlight module 112b. For example, the angle A1 between the protruding direction S1 and the extending direction S2 is not equal to 0 or 180 degrees, for example, an acute angle, an obtuse angle, or between 1 and 179 degrees. In an embodiment, the ratio (D1/L1) of the dimension D1 of the timing controller 130 along the extending direction S1 to the length L1 of the back surface 112b of the backlight module 112 along the extending direction S2 may be less than 1/10, so that the frame 113 can be reduced. The distance H2 between the lower protruding plate 1132 and the upper protruding plate 1133 is to reduce the size of the lower protruding plate 1132 and the upper protruding plate 1133, thereby reducing the material of the frame 113. In another embodiment, the ratio (D1/L1) may also be greater than 1/10 or less than 1/10.

As shown in FIG. 1C, the base 170 has a first receiving recess 170r, and at least a portion of the lower protruding plate 1132 and at least a portion of the upper protruding plate 1133 may be located in the first receiving recess 170r. As shown in the figure, the first accommodating recess 170r extends inwardly from the end surface 170e of the base 170 to form a side wall 170w. The end surface of the lower protruding plate 1132 can abut against the side wall 170w or be fixed to the side wall 170w through the adhesive to lift the frame 113. Connection stability to the base 170. As shown, the end surface 170e of the present embodiment does not abut against the back plate 1131 of the frame 113. In another embodiment, the end surface 170e may extend toward the back plate 1131 of the frame 113 and abut on the back plate 1131; in this design, the lower protruding plate 1132 may be considered not to abut on the side wall 170w.

The first accommodating recess 170r has a slope 170s which is inclined with respect to the bottom surface 170b of the base 170, and the lower protruding plate 1132 abuts against the slope 170s. In addition, the angle A2 of the inclined surface 170s with respect to the bottom surface 170b is substantially equal to the angle A3 of the lower protruding plate 1132 with respect to the bottom surface 170b, so that the lower protruding plate 1132 is substantially parallel with the inclined surface 170s, thereby maximizing the contact area between the lower protruding plate 1132 and the inclined surface 170s. The stability of the lower protruding plate 1132 against the inclined surface 170s can be improved.

As shown in FIG. 1C, the bracket 160 includes a third end 160e1 and a fourth end 160e2, wherein the third end 160e1 is fixed to the display device 110 by magnetic attraction, and the fourth end 160e2 is fixed to the bracket 170. For example, the display 100 further includes a first magnetic member 180 and a second magnetic member 185. The first magnetic member 180 is disposed on the back plate 1131 of the frame 113, and the second magnetic member 185 is disposed at the third end 160e1. The bracket 160 is fixed to the frame 113 by the magnetic attraction of the first magnetic member 180 and the second magnetic member 185. on. In addition, the display 100 further includes a locking component 190 disposed on The fourth end 160e2 causes the bracket 160 to be locked to the base 170 by the locking component 190.

As shown in FIGS. 1B and 1C, the position of the third end 160e1 of the bracket 160 is located above the intermediate position C1 of the frame 113. However, in another embodiment, the position of the third end 160e1 of the bracket 160 may also be substantially located at an intermediate position C1 of the frame 113, or below the intermediate position C1.

As shown in FIGS. 1B and 1C, the base 170 includes a base portion 171 and a rotating portion 172, and the base portion 171 has the aforementioned bottom surface 170b which can be placed or fixed on a carrier such as a table top, a wall surface or a floor. The fourth end 160e2 of the bracket 160 is fixed to the rotating portion 172 of the base 170 to be interlocked with the rotating portion 172. The rotating portion 172 is pivotally connected to the base 171. For example, the rotating portion 172 is tilted about the rotation axis R1 with respect to the base portion 171 to adjust the pitch angle of view of the display device 110. The rotation axis R1 is, for example, parallel to the extending direction of the bottom surface 170b. In the embodiment, when the rotating portion 172 is tilted relative to the base portion 171, the display device 110 and the rotating portion 172 can be interlocked with the bracket 160, that is, the display device 110, the rotating portion 172 and the bracket 160 do not generate relative motion, but are relatively opposite. The base 171 is tilted.

As shown in FIG. 1A, the lower protruding plate 1132 has a length L2, and the first receiving recess 170r of the rotating portion 172 has a length L3, wherein the length L3 is substantially equal to or greater than the length L2 to accommodate the entire lower protruding plate 1132. length. In another embodiment, the length L3 may be less than the length L2 such that at least one end of the two ends of the lower protruding plate 1132 protrudes from the first receiving recess 170r.

Please refer to FIGS. 2A and 2B. FIG. 2A is a rear view of the display 200 according to another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2B is a view showing the second FIG. A cross-sectional view of the device 200 in the direction 2B-2B'.

The display 200 includes a display device 210, a circuit board 120, a drive wafer 125, a timing controller 130, an automatic zoom controller 140, a power board 150, a bracket 260, and a base 270.

The display 200 of the present embodiment has a feature similar to that of the display 100, except that the timing controller 130 and the lower protruding plate 1132 of the present embodiment are located at the third end 260e1 of the bracket 260. The bracket 260 supports the display device 210 and has a receiving recess that accommodates the timing controller 130.

As shown in FIG. 2B, the bracket 260 has a third end 260e1 and a fourth end 260e2. The position of the third end 260e1 of the bracket 260 is located above the intermediate position C1 of the frame 213, but may also be located substantially below the intermediate position C1 or the intermediate position C1. The display device 210 includes a display panel 111, a backlight module 112, and a frame 213. The frame 213 includes a back plate 1131 and a lower protruding plate 1132. The third end 260e1 of the bracket 260 has a second receiving recess 260r for receiving the lower protruding plate 1132 of the frame 213 and the timing controller 130 disposed thereon. Different from the foregoing frame 113, the frame 213 of the present embodiment can omit the upper protruding plate 1133 to reduce the volume of the protruding plate, so that the lower protruding plate 1132 and the timing controller 130 can be easily matched in the second receiving recess 260r. In addition, the base 270 includes a pivoting base 171 and a rotating portion 272, wherein the end surface 272e of the rotating portion 272 can directly abut against the back plate 1131 of the frame 213. In the present embodiment, the rotating portion 272 can omit the aforementioned first receiving recess 170r.

In conclusion, the present invention has been disclosed in the above embodiments, but it is not intended to limit the present invention. Those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains, Various changes and modifications can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Therefore, the scope of the invention is defined by the scope of the appended claims.

Claims (11)

A display device comprising: a display device comprising: a display panel; and a backlight module disposed opposite to the display panel and having a back surface; a circuit board comprising a first end and a second end, the first An end is connected to the display panel, and the second end is located on the back side of the backlight module; a timing controller (TCON) is connected to the second end of the circuit board, and the timing controller is coupled to the The backlight module is disposed in a non-parallel manner; and an automatic scaling controller and a power board are electrically connected to the display device and disposed outside the display device. A display device comprising: a display device comprising: a display panel; and a backlight module disposed opposite to the display panel and having a back surface; a circuit board comprising a first end and a second end, the first An end is connected to the display panel, and the second end is located on the back side of the backlight module; and a timing controller (TCON) is connected to the second end of the circuit board, and the timing controller is The backlight module is disposed in a non-parallel manner; wherein the timing controller protrudes from the back surface, and a protruding direction of the timing controller relative to the back surface of the backlight module is non-parallel to an extending direction of the backlight module. The display of claim 2, wherein a ratio of a thickness dimension of the timing controller along the extending direction to a length of the back surface of the backlight module along the extending direction is less than 1/10. A display device comprising: a display device comprising: a display panel; and a backlight module disposed opposite to the display panel and having a back surface; a circuit board comprising a first end and a second end, the first An end is connected to the display panel, and the second end is located on the back side of the backlight module; and a timing controller (TCON) is connected to the second end of the circuit board, and the timing controller is The backlight module is configured in a non-parallel manner. The display device further includes: a frame accommodating the display panel and the backlight module, and includes: a back plate disposed opposite to the backlight module; and a protruding plate And protruding from the backboard; wherein the timing controller is located on the lower protruding plate. The display device of claim 4, wherein the frame only houses the display panel and the backlight module. The display of claim 4, wherein a protruding direction of the lower protruding plate protruding from the back surface is non-parallel to the extending direction of the backlight module. The display of claim 4, further comprising: A base has a first receiving recess, and at least a portion of the lower protruding plate is located in the first receiving recess. A display device comprising: a display device comprising: a display panel; and a backlight module disposed opposite to the display panel and having a back surface; a circuit board comprising a first end and a second end, the first An end is connected to the display panel, and the second end is located on the back side of the backlight module; a timing controller (TCON) is connected to the second end of the circuit board, and the timing controller is coupled to the The backlight module is non-parallel; a base; and a bracket includes a third end and a fourth end, the third end of the bracket is fixed to the display device by magnetic attraction, and the bracket is The four ends are fixed to the bracket. A display device comprising: a display device comprising: a display panel; and a backlight module disposed opposite to the display panel and having a back surface; a circuit board comprising a first end and a second end, the first An end is connected to the display panel, and the second end is located on the back side of the backlight module; and a timing controller (TCON) is connected to the second end of the circuit board, and the timing controller is The backlight module is configured in a non-parallel manner; The display device further includes a frame, the frame accommodating the display panel and the backlight module; the display further includes: a base having an end surface, the end surface abuts on the frame; and a bracket having a a third end and a fourth end, the third end having a second receiving recess for receiving the timing controller, the third end being connected to an intermediate position on a back side of the frame, the fourth end being connected to the Base. A display device comprising: a display device comprising: a display panel; and a backlight module disposed opposite to the display panel and having a back surface; a circuit board comprising a first end and a second end, the first An end is connected to the display panel, and the second end is located on the back side of the backlight module; a timing controller (TCON) is connected to the second end of the circuit board, and the timing controller is coupled to the The backlight module is disposed non-parallel; and a bracket supports the display device and has a receiving recess for receiving the timing controller. The display of claim 10, wherein the bracket has a third end fixed to a back surface of the display device, the third end being substantially located at an intermediate position of the back surface of the display device.