US20100148026A1

US20100148026A1 - Holder of display

Info

Publication number: US20100148026A1
Application number: US12/591,970
Authority: US
Inventors: Li-Wen Jang; Su-Ting Tu; Chen-Tsun Juan
Original assignee: Coretronic Display Solution Corp
Current assignee: Coretronic Display Solution Corp
Priority date: 2008-12-17
Filing date: 2009-12-07
Publication date: 2010-06-17
Also published as: TW201026048A

Abstract

A holder is adapted to be fixed on a display and adapted to hold a set-top box. The display includes a housing, and the housing includes at least one fastening portion and a first aperture. The holder includes a main body, at least one hook, and a lock component. The main body defines a holding space and has a second aperture. The holding space is adapted to contain the set-top box. The second aperture is located at one side of the holding space, and corresponds to the first aperture of the housing of the display. The hook is located at another side of the holding space for being lodged in the fastening portion. The lock component is through the second apertures and the first aperture to fix the main body of the holder on the housing of the display.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

(1) Field of the Invention
The invention relates to a holder, and especially relates to a holder externally connected with the housing of the display.
(2) Description of the Related Art
Please refer to FIG. 1 for an exploded schematic view showing the conventional external holder of display. The conventional external holder is adapted to be fixed on a display 10 to accommodate a set-top box 20. The display 10 includes a housing 100 having two planar edges respectively extended along X axis and Y axis and a plurality of first apertures 110. The external holder includes two elbow brackets 120 a, 120 b and a plurality of screws 140.
The elbow bracket 120 a transversely disposed on the housing 100 along the X axis, includes a plurality of second apertures 130 in corresponding with the first apertures 110 of the housing 100 so that the elbow bracket 120 a is able to be firmly fixed on the housing 100 by the screws 140 driving through these second apertures 130 of the elbow bracket 120 a and the corresponding first apertures 110 of the housing 100.
Another elbow bracket 120 b vertically disposed on the housing 100 along the Y axis, includes the second apertures 130 in corresponding with another parts of the first apertures 110 so that the elbow bracket 120 b is able to be firmly fixed on the housing 100 by the screws 140 driving through these second apertures 130 of the elbow bracket 120 b and the corresponding first apertures 110 of the housing 100. The set-top box 20 is able to be downwardly inset the space defined by the elbow bracket 120 a and the elbow bracket 120 b in reversed direction of the Y axis.
However, because relative more components contained in the conventional external holder of display 10, the conventional external holder includes two elbow brackets 120 a, 120 b and the screws 140 to hold the set-top box 20, the fabricating and assembling processes inevitably become time-consuming.
Please refer to FIG. 2 for a front schematic view showing the conventional external holder fixed on the housing 100 of the display 10.
Because the jointing combination between the conventional external holder and the housing 100 is used by screws 140, the housing 100 should be perforated a plurality of bores thereon (not shown) with sufficient fixing area A. Thereby, for small size of the display 10, insufficient fixing area A becomes an problem in addition to an extra cost would be incurred to thread or ream the bores.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Accordingly, the object of the invention is to provide an ameliorated holder for effectively saving the component cost and improving the efficiency of assembly.
Other advantages and objects of the present invention may be further comprehended through the technical features disclosed in the present invention.
In order to achieve one or part of or all the objectives or other objectives, in an embodiment of the present invention, a holder is adapted to be fixed on a display and holding a set-top box. The display includes a housing, and the housing includes at least one fastening portion and a first aperture. The holder includes a main body, at least one hook, and a lock component. The main body defines a holding space and has a second aperture. The holding space is adapted to contain the set-top box. The second aperture is located at one side of the holding space, and corresponds with the first aperture of the housing of the display. The hook is located at another side of the holding space for being lodged in the fastening portion. The lock component is through the second and first apertures to fix the main body of the holder on the housing of the display.
In an embodiment, the main body and the hook are formed integrally.
In an embodiment, the hook is capable of being inserted into an opening of the fastening portion.
In an embodiment, the hook is capable of moving on a slide rail of the fastening portion into a fastening space defined by the slide rail.
In an embodiment, the main body includes a support portion and a side plate for defining the holding space, one end of the support portion is connected with the side plate, the support portion has a surface for supporting a bottom surface of the set-top box, the side plate has a surface for surrounding a side surface of the set-top box, and the surface of the support portion and the surface of the side plate are substantially perpendicular to each other.
In an embodiment, the main body has a third aperture in corresponding with a fourth aperture of the set-top box.
Besides, the number of the hook is two such that two hooks are respectively disposed on two opposite ends of the side plate, and the second aperture is disposed on the support portion of the main body.
The embodiment or the embodiments of the invention may have at least one of the advantages. Compared to the conventional, the embodiments of the invention use the design of the hooks being to substitute parts of the locking by the screws in the conventional, and the lock component screwed on the housing of the display is decreased to only one to solve the problem of time-consuming, labor-wasting, inadequate fixing area, and etc., to simplify the components and to decrease the cost.
Other objectives, features and advantages of the present invention will be further understood from the further technological features disclosed by the embodiments of the present invention wherein there are shown and described preferred embodiments of this invention, simply by way of illustration of modes best suited to carry out the invention.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is an exploded schematic view showing the conventional external holder of display.

FIG. 2 is a front schematic view showing the conventional external holder of display fixed on the display according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective schematic view showing the first embodiment for the holder of display according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an exploded schematic view showing the first embodiment for the holder applying to the display according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a perspective schematic view showing the second embodiment for the holder of display according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 and FIG. 6A are respectively an exploded schematic view and a top view showing the second embodiment for the holder applying to the display according to the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

In the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments, reference is made to the accompanying drawings which form a part hereof, and in which are shown by way of illustration specific embodiments in which the invention may be practiced. In this regard, directional terminology, such as “top,” “bottom,” “front,” “back,” etc., is used with reference to the orientation of the Figure(s) being described. The components of the present invention can be positioned in a number of different orientations. As such, the directional terminology is used for purposes of illustration and is in no way limiting. On the other hand, the drawings are only schematic and the sizes of components may be exaggerated for clarity. It is to be understood that other embodiments may be utilized and structural changes may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology used herein are for the purpose of description and should not be regarded as limiting. The use of “including,” “comprising,” or “having” and variations thereof herein is meant to encompass the items listed thereafter and equivalents thereof as well as additional items. Unless limited otherwise, the terms “connected,” “coupled,” and “mounted” and variations thereof herein are used broadly and encompass direct and indirect connections, couplings, and mountings. Similarly, the terms “facing,” “faces” and variations thereof herein are used broadly and encompass direct and indirect facing, and “adjacent to” and variations thereof herein are used broadly and encompass directly and indirectly “adjacent to”. Therefore, the description of “A” component facing “B” component herein may contain the situations that “A” component directly faces “B” component or one or more additional components are between “A” component and “B” component. Also, the description of “A” component “adjacent to” “B” component herein may contain the situations that “A” component is directly “adjacent to” “B” component or one or more additional components are between “A” component and “B” component. Accordingly, the drawings and descriptions will be regarded as illustrative in nature and not as restrictive.
Please refer to FIG. 3 for a perspective schematic view showing the first embodiment for a holder 500 in the present invention. The holder 500 includes a main body 510, at least one hook 520, and a plurality of lock component (not shown).
The main body 510 includes a support portion 515 and a side plate 516, and one end of the support portion 515 is connected with the side plate 516. A holding space is defined by the side plate 516 and the support portion 515 to contain a set-top box (not shown). The support portion 515 and the side plate 516 are formed integrally. The support portion 515 has an upper surface facing toward the holding space for supporting the bottom surface of the set-top box while the side plate 516 has an inner surface facing toward the holding space for surrounding a side surface of the set-top box. The upper surface of the support 515 and the inner surface of the buttress 516 are substantially perpendicular to each other. An aperture such as a bore 530 created on the support portion 515 of the main body 510 is capable of fixing the holder 500 on the housing of a display (not shown) by the lock component such as screws.
In an embodiment, the number of the hooks 520 is two such that two hooks 520 are respectively disposed on two opposite ends 516 a, 516 b of side plate 516 of the main body 510. In the other word, the bore 530 and two hooks 520 are respectively disposed at different sides of the holding space. Two positions of two hooks 520 on the side plate 516 and the position of the bore 530 in the support 515 form as three vertices of a hypothetically vertical inverted triangle. When the holder 500 is externally fixed on the display, two hooks 520 and the bore 530, disposed as an inverted triangle, form as the fixing points of the display for supporting the set-top box in firmly stable status. Wherein the main body 510 with two hooks 520 is made of metal by being formed integrally.
Please refer to FIG. 4 for an exploded schematic view showing the first embodiment for the holder 500 applying to a display 21 in the present invention. The holder 500 is adapted to be externally fixed on the display 21 to accommodate a set-top box 20. The display 21 includes a housing 200 with three edges respectively extended along X axis, Y axis and Z axis, and the housing 200 includes at least one fastening portion 220 and an aperture such as a bore 210 in correspond with the bore 530 of the holder 500.
In this embodiment, the fastening portions 220 are such as two narrow openings 225 paralleled along Y axis. When two hooks 520 are respectively inserted along Z axis into corresponding two openings 225 and then pushed down thereat along reversed Y axis by slight exertion together with natural gravity to make every hooks 520 clasp on the edge of the corresponding opening, the holder 500 is securely fixed on the housing 200 of the display 21. Thereby, the holder 500 is unable to shift against the housing 200 along X axis due to being confined with the narrow openings 225.
The main body 510 of the holder 500 is further securely fixed on the housing 200 of the display 21 by driving the lock component 540 through the bore 530 of the holder 500 and the corresponding bore 210 of the housing 200 so that the holder 500 is unable to shift against the housing 200 along Y axis. The main body 510 further includes another aperture such as bore 550 in properly corresponding with the aperture such as bore 25 on the set-top box 20 so that the set-top box 20 is able to be securely fixed in the main body 510 by driving a screw (not shown) through the bore 550 and the corresponding bore 25.
Please refer to FIG. 5 for a perspective schematic view showing the second embodiment for an holder 501 of display in the present invention. The holder 501 includes a main body 510, at least one hook 521, and a plurality of lock components (not shown), and the space of a slide rail 525 is formed by the hook 521 being bent to form the space. The structure, material, number and relative positions of the support portion 515, the side plate 516, the hook 521, and the bore 530 of the main body 510 of the holder 501 are the same as shown in FIG. 3 except that the structure of the hook 521.
Refer to FIG. 6 for an exploded schematic view showing the holder 501 applying to a display 22 in the embodiment of the present invention. The holder 501 is externally fixed on the display 22 to accommodate the set-top box 20. The display 22 includes a housing 201, with three edges respectively extended along X axis, Y axis and Z axis, and the housing 201 includes a plurality of bores 210 and at least one fastening portion 220, the number of the fastening portion 220 is the same as that of the hooks 521.
Refer to FIG. 6A for a top view showing the mutually insetting of the hooks 521 and the fastening portion 220. In this embodiment, the fastening portion 220 includes an slide rail 221 and an fastening space 226 defined by the slide rail 221. When the hooks 521 downwardly is inserted into the corresponding fastening portion 220 and pushed down along reversed Y axis, the hook 521 is moving on the slide rail 221 of the fastening portion 220 to inset into the fastening space 226 as well as the slide rail 221 correspondingly inset into the space 525 of the hooks 521. Thereby, the holder 501 is securely fixed on the housing 201 of the display 22 so that the holder 501 is unable to shift against the housing 201 along X axis.
Again refer to FIG. 6, after the hook 521 is combined with the fastening portion 220, the main body 510 of the holder 501 is further securely fixed on the housing 201 of the display 22 by driving the lock component 540 such as screw through the bore 530 of the holder 501 and the corresponding bore 210 of the housing 201 so that the holder 501 is unable to shift against the housing 201 along Y axis. Wherein the main body 510 further includes another bore 550 in properly corresponding with a bore 25 on the set-top box 20 so that the set-top box 20 is able to be securely fixed in the main body 510 by driving a fixing screw (not shown) through the bore 550 and the corresponding bore 25. Moreover, the main body 510 with two hooks 521 is made of metal by being formed integrally.
The embodiment or the embodiments of the invention may have at least one of the following advantages:
1. by means of the hooks 520,521 and the fasten portion 220 being to replace the screw-bore fixing means in the conventional, not only the fabricating cost is considerably saved but also the assembling efficiency is effectively promoted.
2. for small size of the display, insufficient fixing area would not become an issue as it is able to be out of consideration.
The foregoing description of the preferred embodiments of the invention has been presented for purposes of illustration and description. It is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the invention to the precise form or to exemplary embodiments disclosed. Accordingly, the foregoing description should be regarded as illustrative rather than restrictive. Obviously, many modifications and variations will be apparent to practitioners skilled in this art. The embodiments are chosen and described in order to best explain the principles of the invention and its best mode practical application, thereby to enable persons skilled in the art to understand the invention for various embodiments and with various modifications as are suited to the particular use or implementation contemplated. It is intended that the scope of the invention be defined by the claims appended hereto and their equivalents in which all terms are meant in their broadest reasonable sense unless otherwise indicated. Therefore, the term “the invention”, “the present invention” or the like does not necessarily limit the claim scope to a specific embodiment, and the reference to particularly preferred exemplary embodiments of the invention does not imply a limitation on the invention, and no such limitation is to be inferred. The invention is limited only by the spirit and scope of the appended claims. The abstract of the disclosure is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract, which will allow a searcher to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure of any patent issued from this disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims. Any advantages and benefits described may not apply to all embodiments of the invention. It should be appreciated that variations may be made in the embodiments described by persons skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the present invention as defined by the following claims. Moreover, no element and component in the present disclosure is intended to be dedicated to the public regardless of whether the element or component is explicitly recited in the following claims.

Claims

1. A holder, adapted to be fixed on a display and adapted to accommodate a set-top box, the display comprising a housing having at least one fastening portion and a first aperture, and the holder comprising:

a main body, defining a holding space adapted to contain the set-top box, and having a second aperture located at one side of the holding space in corresponding with the first aperture;

at least one hook, located at another side of the holding space for being lodged in the fastening portion of the housing of the display; and

a lock component, being through the second aperture and the first aperture to fix the main body on the housing of the display.

2. The holder of claim 1, wherein the main body and the hook are formed integrally.

3. The holder of claim 1, wherein the hook is capable of being inserted into an opening of the fastening portion.

4. The holder of claim 1, wherein the hook is capable of moving on a slide rail of the fastening portion into a fastening space defined by the slide rail.

5. The holder of claim 1, wherein the main body comprises a support portion and a side plate for defining the holding space, one end of the support portion is connected with the side plate, the support portion has a surface for supporting a bottom surface of the set-top box, the side plate has a surface for surrounding a side surface of the set-top box, and the surface of the support portion and the surface of the side plate are substantially perpendicular to each other.

6. The holder of claim 5, wherein the number of the at least one hook is two such that two hooks are respectively disposed on two opposite ends of the side plate of the main body, and the second aperture is disposed on the support portion of the main body.

7. The holder of claim 5, wherein the side plate of the main body further comprises a third aperture corresponding with a fourth aperture of the set-top box.