TWM574699U - Display device - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a display device comprising a casing, a display panel, a cover plate and first and second flexible frames. The housing includes a bottom plate and side plates. The side plate is located at a side edge of the bottom plate to surround the receiving space around the bottom plate. The display panel is located in the accommodating space and has a first side, a second side, a third side, and a fourth side. The cover plate is detachably mounted on the housing and located on the fourth side. The first flexible frame includes a first side strip, a second side strip, and a third side strip connected to each other. The second side strip is connected between the first side strip and the third side strip. The first side strip, the second side strip, and the third side strip respectively hold the first side, the second side, and the third side of the display panel. The second flexible frame is disposed on the cover plate and adjacent to the fourth side of the display panel. The opposite ends of the second flexible frame are respectively connected to the first side strip and the third side strip.

Description

Display device

The present invention relates to a display device, and more particularly to a display device having a flexible frame.

With the development of the semiconductor and related electronics industries, electronic products such as smart phones, notebooks, tablet PCs, and flat-screen TVs are constantly being introduced. Display screens are one of the most important media when using these products.

Taking a notebook computer as an example, the display panel is conventionally covered with a display panel through the front and rear outer casings (that is, the "A" and "B" in the industry), but the display panel is screw-locked. The method is fixed to the A piece, for example, by a locking ear protruding outward from opposite sides of the display panel. Under such a design, the outer casing needs to reserve a relatively large space for the lock ear lock correspondingly, not only forming a wide frame around the display screen, but also increasing the overall volume of the display device.

In view of this, the present invention provides a display device for solving the problem of increasing the wide frame caused by the fixing of the display panel in the prior art.

A display device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a housing, a display panel, a cover, a first flexible frame, and a second flexible frame. The housing includes a bottom plate and a plurality of side plates. The side plates are respectively located at the side edges of the bottom plate to surround the receiving space together with the bottom plate. The display panel is located in the accommodating space, and the display panel has a first side, a second side, a third side and a fourth side. The first side and the third side are opposite to each other, and the second side and the fourth side are opposite to each other and between the first side and the third side. The cover is detachably mounted on the housing and located on the fourth side of the display panel. The first flexible frame includes a first side strip, a second side strip and a third side strip connected to each other. The second side strip is connected between the first side strip and the third side strip. The first side strip, the second side strip, and the third side strip respectively hold the first side, the second side, and the third side of the display panel. The second flexible frame is disposed on the cover plate and adjacent to the fourth side of the display panel. The opposite ends of the second flexible frame are respectively connected to the first side strip and the third side strip.

According to the display device disclosed in the present invention, since the display panel can be fixed to the housing by arranging the first flexible frame on the upper side and the left and right sides thereof, it is not necessary to additionally provide a lock ear on the outer edge of the display panel. The way to fix, instead of the cover shell at the frame of the traditional display device, the overall vision is a B-free design, which helps to reduce the width of the border on the upper side and the left and right sides of the display panel, so that the visual ratio is different from that of the display panel. Existing notebook computer. In the actual situation, by such a design, for example, a 15 吋 display panel can be mounted in an existing 14-inch model.

Moreover, the first flexible frame and the second flexible frame are respectively disposed around the display panel to jointly form a continuous quadrilateral, which not only enhances the appearance integrity of the display device, but also helps provide the display panel to surround the entire circle. Buffer and compression protection. In the notebook computer to which the display device of the foregoing embodiment is applied, when the display device is mounted on the keyboard housing, the user can take or hold any side of the notebook computer by hand, the display panel and the keyboard housing. Both the first flexible frame and the second flexible frame are protected by both cushioning and compression.

The above description of the disclosure and the following description of the embodiments are intended to illustrate and explain the spirit and principles of the present invention, and to provide further explanation of the scope of the patent application of the present invention.

The detailed features and advantages of the present invention are described in detail below in the embodiments, which are sufficient to enable those skilled in the art to understand the technical contents of the present invention and to implement the present invention. The related objects and advantages of the present invention can be easily understood by those skilled in the art. The following examples are intended to describe the present invention in further detail, but do not limit the scope of the present invention in any way.

In addition, the embodiments of the present invention are disclosed in the following drawings. For the sake of clarity, the details of the invention will be described in the following description. However, it should be understood that these practical details are not intended to limit the present invention. In addition, for the sake of simplicity of the drawings, some conventional structures and components will be illustrated in a simplified schematic manner, and even some of the drawings omits the structure of cables (cables, or cables). In order to keep the picture clean and tidy, declare it first.

Furthermore, unless otherwise defined, all terms used herein, including technical and scientific terms, have their ordinary meaning, and their meaning is understood by those skilled in the art. Furthermore, the definition of the above vocabulary should be interpreted in this specification as having the same meaning as the related art fields of the present invention. Unless specifically defined, these terms are not to be construed as too idealistic or formal.

1 to 3, FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a display device according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the display device of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a cover plate and a second portion of FIG. A partially magnified exploded view of the flexible bezel.

The present embodiment provides a display device 10 including a housing 100, a display panel 300, a first flexible frame 400, a second flexible frame 500, a cover plate 600, and a decorative panel 700.

The first side panel 121, the second side panel 122, and the third side panel 123 can also be respectively Referred to as the side panel. The bottom plate 110 has a bearing surface 111 that can be used to carry the display panel 300. The second side plate 122 is connected between the first side plate 121 and the third side plate 123. The first side plate 121, the second side plate 122 and the third side plate 123 are respectively located at the side edges of the bottom plate 110, so as to be combined with the bottom plate 110. Accommodate space S. The decorative panel 700 can be mounted on one side of the bottom plate 110 facing away from the accommodating space S to beautify the appearance of the display device 10.

The display panel 300 has an assembly surface 311 that faces the display panel 300 when the display panel 300 is received in the accommodation space S. The display panel 300 can be fixed to the bottom plate 110 of the housing 100 through a glue or a hook structure, for example, but the present invention is not limited thereto. In addition, the display panel 300 has a first side 301, a second side 302, a third side 303, and a fourth side 304, which respectively refer to different sides of the display panel 300. The first side 301 and the third side 303 are opposite to each other, and the second side 302 and the fourth side 304 are opposite to each other and between the first side 301 and the third side 303.

The material of the first flexible frame 400 is, for example, a mixture of plastic and silicone, and is formed by injection molding. The first flexible frame 400 includes a first side strip 410, a second side strip 420 and a third side strip 430. The first side strip 410 and the third side strip 430 are respectively clamped on opposite sides of the second side strip 420, and the first side strip 410, the second side strip 420 and the third side strip 430 are respectively clamped on the display panel 300. The first side 301, the second side 302 and the third side 303 are used to stabilize the display panel 300, and a part of the first side strip 410, the second side strip 420 and the third side strip 430 are respectively sandwiched on the side of the display panel 300. The edge is between the side plate of the housing 100. In the present embodiment, the first side strip 410, the second side strip 420 and the third side strip 430 are similar in structure, and the difference is only in the length, for example, the second side strip 420 will be exemplified below.

Please refer to FIG. 4, which is a partially enlarged cross-sectional view of the display device of FIG. 1 along 4-4'. In detail, the second side strip 420 includes a carrying portion 421 , a side portion 422 , and a covering portion 423 . The side portion 422 engages the carrying portion 421 and the covering portion 423. Further, the cover portion 423 has a first abutting surface 423A, and the side portion 422 has a second abutting surface 422A. The first abutting surface 423A and the second abutting surface 422A are respectively located on the display panel 300. The adjacent side, and the angle θ between the first abutting surface 423A and the second abutting surface 422A may be an acute angle, or it may be said that the first abutting surface 423A is inclined toward the display panel 300 to make the second side strip 420 more The display panel 300 is tightly sleeved to improve the reliability of the display panel 300 and the second side strip 420 in assembly.

In addition, the length L1 of the cover portion 423 protruding from the second abutment surface 422A of the side portion 422 is smaller than the length L2 of the second abutment surface 422A of the side portion 422 protruding from the bearing portion 421, contributing to the stable clamping The display panel 300 has the effect of taking into account the narrow bezel of the display device 10.

In addition, the second side strip 420 may further include a protruding structure 424. The protruding structure 424 is protruded from the side portion 422 facing away from one side of the second abutting surface 422A and can be used to abut the second side plate 122 of the housing 100. The structure of the first side strip 410 and the third side strip 430 as viewed from a side cross-sectional view is substantially similar to the second side strip 420. Accordingly, the first flexible frame 400 can sandwich the first side 301, the second side 302, and the third side 303 of the display panel 300, and simultaneously pass through the first side strip 410, the second side strip 420, and the third side strip. The protruding structure 424 on the 430 abuts the first side plate 121, the second side plate 122 and the third side plate 123 of the housing 100 to fix the display panel 300 to the housing 100. However, it is reminded that the protruding structure 424 is optional, and the present invention is not limited thereto.

Referring to FIG. 2, the cover plate 600 can be disposed on one side of the bottom plate 110 of the housing 100 without side panels (ie, the first side panel 121, the second side panel 122, and the third side panel 123), and is located on the display panel. The fourth side 304 of 300 can be used to beautify the appearance of the display device 10.

The material of the second flexible frame 500 can be the same as that of the first flexible frame 400. The second flexible frame 500 is disposed on the cover plate 600 such that opposite ends of the second flexible frame 500 can be respectively connected to the first side strip 410 and the third side 303 at the first side 301 of the display panel 300. The third side strip 430 forms a quadrilateral structure around the display panel 300 together with the first side strip 410, the second side strip 420 and the third side strip 430 of the first flexible frame 400 (see FIG. 1).

As shown in FIG. 3, in the embodiment, the second flexible frame 500 is disposed on the surface of the cover plate 600 to form at least one protrusion 510, and the cover plate 600 is preset for the second flexibility. At least one positioning hole 610 is formed on the surface of the frame 500. The positioning hole 610 is corresponding to the protrusion 510, so that the protrusion 510 can be inserted into the positioning hole 610 when the second flexible frame 500 is disposed on the cover 600. Positioning and fixing the second flexible frame 500. However, the present invention is not limited to the manner in which the second flexible frame is fixed. For example, in other embodiments, the second flexible bezel may also be adhered to the cover panel 600 only by adhesive.

Therefore, the quadrangular structure formed by the second flexible frame 500 and the first flexible frame 400 can enhance the aesthetic appearance of the display device 10 to enhance the aesthetic appearance, and can also provide four sides of the display panel 300 for buffering and compressing. And other functions to enhance the protection of the display panel 300.

In the assembly process, the first side strip 410, the second side strip 420 and the third side strip 430 of the first flexible frame 400 are respectively clamped to the first side 301, the second side 302 and the first side of the display panel 300, respectively. The three sides 303; then, the display panel 300 can be placed into the accommodating space S with the assembly surface 311 facing the bottom plate 110 of the housing 100, so that the first side strip 410 and the second side strip of the first flexible frame 400 The 420 and the third side strip 430 are interposed between the first side 301, the second side 302 and the third side 303 of the display panel 300, and the first side panel 121, the second side panel 122, and the third side panel 123 of the housing 100. The buffer frame 300 is effectively buffered from the impact force of the housing 100. Then, after the cover 600 is assembled on the bottom plate 110 of the housing 100, the second flexible frame 500 can be disposed on the cover 600 adjacent to the display panel 300. The fourth side 304 is positioned such that the opposite ends of the second flexible frame 500 engage the first side 301 and the third side 430 of the first side 301 and the third side 303 of the display panel 300, and thus the first side The side strip 410, the second side strip 420, and the third side strip 430 together form a continuous quadrilateral structure.

In addition, please refer to FIG. 4 to FIG. 6 together, wherein FIG. 5 is a partial enlarged view of the display device of FIG. 1, and FIG. 6 is a partially enlarged cross-sectional view of the display device of FIG. 5 along 6-6'.

First, as shown in FIG. 4, in the embodiment, the cover portion 423 is located on one side of the display panel 300 away from the bottom plate 110, and the first side strip 410, the second side strip 420 and the cover portion 423 of the third side strip 430 are both There is a first buffer bump 423B. The purpose of the first buffer pad 423B is to provide a buffering effect when the display device 10 is overlapped with the keyboard member to reduce the impact force generated when the display device 10 collides with the keyboard member. On the other hand, the appearance of the second flexible frame 500 continues with the first side strip 410 and the third side strip 430 adjacent thereto, and thus has a shape matching on the side of the second flexible frame 500 away from the cover 600. The shape of the cover portion 423 of the side strip 410 and the third side strip 430. For example, as shown in FIG. 5 to FIG. 6 , the second flexible frame 500 has a second buffering pad 501 located on one side of the second flexible frame 500 away from the cover 600 and corresponding to the first flexible frame 400 . The first buffer bump 423B is such that the first flexible frame 400 and the second flexible frame 500 are substantially flush with the surface facing away from the bottom plate 110.

In addition, the second flexible frame 500 is designed to reduce the distance between the first side strip 410 and the third side strip 430, and the second flexible frame 500, the first side strip 410 and the second side The surface shapes of the three-sided strips 430 are matched to each other, for example, to be substantially parallel to each other, to enhance the shape of one body.

Accordingly, the first flexible frame 400 and the second flexible frame 500 together form a visually integral annular frame around the display panel 300, and have the effects of anti-buffering, pressure resistance and visual integrity to enhance the aesthetics. When the notebook computer of the display device 10 is applied to the display device 10, the user can take or hold any side of the notebook, the display panel 300 and the keyboard housing (commonly known as "C" Between the first flexible frame 400 and the second flexible frame 500, a full circle of cushioning and compression protection can be provided.

According to the display device of the above embodiment, since the display panel can be fixed to the housing by arranging the first flexible frame on the upper side and the left and right sides thereof, it is not necessary to additionally provide a locking ear on the outer edge of the display panel. Fixed, replacing the cover shell at the frame of the traditional display device, so that the overall vision is a B-free design, which helps to reduce the width of the border on the upper side and the left and right sides of the display panel, so that the visual proportion is different from the existing notes. Computer. In the actual situation, by such a design, for example, a 15 吋 display panel can be mounted in an existing 14-inch model.

Moreover, the first flexible frame and the second flexible frame are respectively disposed around the display panel to jointly form a continuous quadrilateral, which not only enhances the appearance integrity of the display device, but also helps provide the display panel to surround the entire circle. Buffer and compression protection. In the notebook computer to which the display device of the foregoing embodiment is applied, when the display device is mounted on the keyboard housing, the user can take or hold any side of the notebook computer by hand, the display panel and the keyboard housing. Both the first flexible frame and the second flexible frame are protected by both cushioning and compression.

Although the present invention has been disclosed above in the foregoing embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention. The changes and refinements of the present invention are within the scope of the patent protection of the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Please refer to the attached patent application for the scope of protection defined by this new model.

10‧‧‧ display device

100‧‧‧shell

110‧‧‧floor

111‧‧‧ bearing surface

121‧‧‧First side panel

122‧‧‧ second side panel

123‧‧‧ third side panel

300‧‧‧ display panel

301‧‧‧ first side

302‧‧‧ second side

303‧‧‧ third side

304‧‧‧ fourth side

311‧‧‧ Assembly surface

400‧‧‧First flexible border

410‧‧‧First sidebar

420‧‧‧ second side

430‧‧‧ Third side strip

421‧‧‧ Carrying Department

422‧‧‧ side

422A‧‧‧Second abutment

423‧‧‧ Covering Department

423A‧‧‧First Abutment

423B‧‧‧First cushioning pad

424‧‧‧ protruding structure

500‧‧‧Second flexible border

501‧‧‧Second cushioning pad

510‧‧‧Bump

600‧‧‧ cover

610‧‧‧Positioning holes

700‧‧‧Decoration board

L1, L2‧‧‧ length

S‧‧‧ accommodating space

Θ‧‧‧ angle

1 is a perspective view of a display device according to an embodiment of the present invention. 2 is an exploded view of the display device of FIG. 1. 3 is a partial enlarged exploded view of the cover plate and the second flexible frame of FIG. 2. Figure 4 is a partially enlarged cross-sectional view of the display device of Figure 1 taken along line 4-4'. Figure 5 is a partial enlarged view of the display device of Figure 1. Figure 6 is a partially enlarged cross-sectional view of the display device of Figure 5 taken along line 6-6'.

Claims (10)

A display device includes: a casing, a bottom plate and a plurality of side plates, wherein the side plates are respectively located at each side edge of the bottom plate to surround an accommodating space together with the bottom plate; a display panel is located at the receiving Space, and the display panel has a first side, a second side, a third side and a fourth side, the first side and the third side are opposite to each other, the second side and the fourth side are opposite to each other And between the first side and the third side; and a cover plate detachably mounted on the housing and located on the fourth side of the display panel; a first flexible frame, including a first side strip, a second side strip, and a third side strip connected to each other, the second side strip is connected between the first side strip and the third side strip, the first side strip, the first side strip The second side strip and the third side strip respectively hold the first side, the second side and the third side of the display panel; and a second flexible frame disposed on the cover and adjacent to the The fourth side of the display panel, the opposite ends of the second flexible frame are respectively connected to the first side strip and the third side strip The display device of claim 1, wherein the second flexible frame has at least one protrusion, the cover has at least one positioning hole, and the at least one protrusion is detachably inserted into the at least one positioning hole to The second flexible frame is fixed to the cover. The display device of claim 1, wherein the first flexible frame is substantially flush with the surface of the second flexible frame facing away from the bottom plate. The display device of claim 1, wherein the first side strip, the second side strip, and the third side strip of the first flexible frame are respectively disposed on the first side of the display panel, The second side is between the third side and the side plates of the housing. . The display device of claim 1, wherein the first side strip, the second side strip and the third side strip each comprise a carrying portion, a side portion and a covering portion, the side portion engaging the carrying portion and The cover portion is interposed between the display panel and the side plates of the housing, and a portion of the display panel is interposed between the bearing portion and the cover portion. The display device of claim 5, wherein the cover portion is located on a side of the display panel away from the bottom plate, and the cover portion has a first buffer pad away from a side of the bottom plate. The display device of claim 6, wherein the second flexible bezel has a second buffering pad, the second flexible bezel is located away from the side of the cover, and corresponds to the first side strip and the first The first buffer pads of the three-sided strip. The display device of claim 7, wherein the first flexible frame is substantially flush with the surface of the second flexible frame facing away from the bottom plate. The display device of claim 5, wherein the cover portion has a first abutting surface, the side portion has a second abutting surface, and the first abutting surface and the second abutting surface are respectively located on the display An adjacent side of the panel, and an angle between the first abutting surface and the second abutting surface is an acute angle. The display device of claim 5, wherein the length of the cover portion protruding from the side portion is smaller than the length of the support portion protruding from the side portion.