USRE47371E1 - Liquid crystal display device - Google Patents

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USRE47371E1
USRE47371E1 US14/070,986 US201314070986A USRE47371E US RE47371 E1 USRE47371 E1 US RE47371E1 US 201314070986 A US201314070986 A US 201314070986A US RE47371 E USRE47371 E US RE47371E
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  • the present invention relates to a liquid crystal display device (LCD), and more particularly, to a LCD device of which a size and a weight are reduced.
  • LCD liquid crystal display device
  • Information processed in these information processing devices has an electrical signal format.
  • a display as an interface should be provided.
  • the LCD device has a full color displaying function and a high resolution. As a result, the LCD device is widely used as a monitor of a computer, a television, and another display device.
  • the LCD device applies a voltage to a predetermined molecular arrangement of a liquid crystal to convert the molecular arrangement to another molecular arrangement.
  • the LCD device converts the changes of optical properties to visional changes and uses the modulation of a light by using a liquid crystal cell.
  • LCD devices are divided into to a TN (Twisted Nematic) type and a STN (Super-Twisted Nematic) type, and are also divided into an active matrix display type that uses a switching device and a TN liquid crystal and a passive matrix display type that uses a STN liquid crystal according to the driving type.
  • TN Transmission Nematic
  • STN Super-Twisted Nematic
  • the active matrix display type is used in a TFT-LCD and drives an LCD by using a thin film transistor (TFT) as a switch.
  • TFT thin film transistor
  • the passive matrix display type does not use any transistor and does not need a complex circuit.
  • LCD devices are divided into a transparent LCD device that uses a backlight and a reflective LCD device that uses an exterior light source according to a method for using a light source.
  • the transparent LCD device that uses the back light as a light source has a heavy weight and a large volume due to the existence of the back light, but is widely used since it independently displays an image without using an exterior light source.
  • FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view schematically showing a conventional LCD device 100 .
  • FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing a combination construction of the LCD device 100 shown in FIG. 1 .
  • the LCD device 100 has a LCD module 130 for displaying an image when an image signal is applied thereto and front and rear cases 110 and 120 for receiving the LCD module 130 .
  • the LCD module 130 includes a display unit 170 having a LCD panel for displaying the image and a backlight assembly 150 for supplying light to the display unit 170 .
  • the display unit 170 includes a LCD panel 171 , a data side printed circuit board 176 , a gate side printed circuit board 175 , a data side tape carrier package 178 and a gate side tape carrier package 174 .
  • the LCD panel 171 has a TFT substrate 172 , a color filter substrate 173 and liquid crystal (not shown).
  • the TFT substrate 172 is a transparent glass board on which the TFTs are formed in a matrix type. Data lines are respectively connected to source terminals of the TFTs and gate lines connected with gate terminals of the TFTs. Furthermore, pixel electrodes are respectively formed at drain terminals of the TFTs, which are comprised of a transparent conductive material such as Indium Tin Oxide (ITO).
  • ITO Indium Tin Oxide
  • the color filter substrate 173 faces to the TFT substrate 172 .
  • RGB pixels are formed on the color filter substrate 173 via a thin film process, which gives a predetermined color while the light passes through the color filter substrate 173 .
  • Common electrodes made of ITO are coated on the front surface of the color filter substrate 173 .
  • the TFTs of the TFT substrate 172 When the TFTs of the TFT substrate 172 are turned on by applying electric power to the gate terminals and to the source terminals of the TFTs, an electric field is formed between the pixel electrodes of the TFT substrate 172 and the common electrodes of the color filter substrate 173 .
  • the electric field forces the liquid crystal, which is injected between the TFT substrate 172 and the color filter substrate 173 , to change the array angle thereof, resulting in that the transmission of the light is changed. As a result, the desired pixels are obtained.
  • a driving signal and a timing signal are applied to the gate lines and data lines of the TFT to control the array angle of the liquid crystal and the time of arraying the liquid crystal in the LCD panel 171 .
  • the data side tape carrier package 178 that is comprised of flexible circuit boards, is attached to the source portion of the LCD panel 171 to decide a time of applying a data driving signal.
  • the gate side tape carrier package 174 is attached to the gate portion of the LCD panel 171 to decide an application time of a gate driving signal.
  • the data side printed circuit board 176 and the gate side printed circuit board 175 which respectively apply the driving signal to the gate line and to the data line as soon as receiving image signals input from outside of the LCD panel 171 , make contact with the data side tape carrier package 178 for the data line and the gate side tape carrier package 174 for the gate line in the LCD panel 171 , respectively.
  • a source portion is formed on the data side printed circuit board 176 to receive the image signals from an information process device (not shown) such as a computer, etc. and then to provide the gate driving signal for the gate line of the LCD panel 171 and a gate portion is formed on the gate side printed circuit board 175 to provide the gate driving signal to the gate lines of the LCD panel 171 .
  • the data side printed circuit boards 176 and the gate side printed circuit board 175 generate and apply the gate driving signal and the data signal for driving the LCD device and a plurality of timing signals for applying the gate driving signal and the data signal to the gate lines and the data lines of the LCD panel 171 , so as to provide the gate driving signal through the gate side tape carrier package 174 to the gate lines of the LCD panel 171 and to supply the data signal through the data side tape carrier package 178 to the data lines of the LCD panel 171 .
  • the backlight assembly 150 is provided under the display unit 170 to uniformly supply the light to the display unit 170 .
  • the backlight assembly 150 includes lamp units 161 and 162 , which are disposed at both ends of a LCD module 130 , for generating the light, a light guide plate 152 for guiding the light emitted by the lamp units 161 and 162 toward the display unit 170 by changing a pathway of the light, a plurality of optical sheets 153 for uniformly making a brightness of the light which is transmitted from the light guide plate 152 and a light reflecting plate 154 , which is provided under the light guide plate 152 , for reflecting a leaked light to the light guide plate 152 so as to improve the efficiency of the light.
  • the display unit 171 and the backlight assembly 150 are successively received in a mold frame 132 used as a receiving container.
  • the mold frame 132 is provided with a top chassis 140 , which faces and is combined with the mold frame 132 , for preventing the display unit 171 from departing from the mold frame 132 .
  • the LCD device further includes a power supply printed circuit board 135 , which has an inverter circuit, for supplying the power source to the lamps of the lamp units 161 and 162 and a signal conversion printed circuit board 134 for converting and providing outer data signals to the data side printed circuit board 176 .
  • a power supply printed circuit board 135 which has an inverter circuit, for supplying the power source to the lamps of the lamp units 161 and 162 and a signal conversion printed circuit board 134 for converting and providing outer data signals to the data side printed circuit board 176 .
  • the power supply printed circuit board 135 and the signal conversion printed circuit board 134 are fixed to a rear surface of the bottom chassis 131 by means of a bracket 133 , as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 . Particularly, when the top chassis 140 is assembled with the mold frame 132 to form the LCD module 130 , the LCD module 130 is received in the front case 110 .
  • the power supply printed circuit board 135 and the signal conversion printed circuit board 134 are combined to the rear surface of the bracket 133 by means of the screws 134 c, 134 d and 135 b so that supports 134 a, 134 b and 135 a are disposed between the rear surface of the bracket 133 and the power supply printed circuit boards 135 and the signal conversion printed circuit board 134 .
  • the bracket 133 is combined with the front case 110 by means of screws 133 a and 133 b.
  • a shield case 136 is disposed at the rear surface of the bracket 133 to enclose the power supply printed circuit board 135 and the signal conversion printed circuit board 134 .
  • the shield case 136 insulates an electromagnetic wave generated form the LCD module 130 including the power supply printed circuit board 135 and the signal conversion printed circuit board 134 .
  • the rear case 120 is coupled to the front case 110 and supported by the support 180 to complete the LCD monitor device (see FIG. 3 ).
  • the power supply printed circuit board 135 and the signal conversion printed circuit board 134 are mounted on the rear surface of the LCD module 130 by the combination with the bracket 133 having a predetermined height. Further, the shield case 136 is coupled to the rear surface of the bracket 133 by means of the screws 136 a and 136 b.
  • the thickness t 1 of the LCD device increases to the extent of the heights of the bracket 133 and the shield case 136 and the heights of the supports 134 a, 134 b and 134 a for fixing the power supply printed circuit board 135 and the signal conversion printed circuit board 134 to the bracket 133 .
  • a thickness t 2 of a rear surface of the LCD device greatly increases due to the bracket 133 and the shield case 136 as shown in FIG. 4 .
  • the power supply printed circuit board 135 and the signal conversion printed circuit board 134 are installed to be adjacent to both ends of the bracket 133 , an area of the shield case 136 is excessively wide for covering them.
  • the end portion of the LCD device is as thick as the center portion of the LCD device.
  • the power supply printed circuit board 135 and the signal conversion printed circuit board 134 are placed at a position far away from the lamp units 161 and 162 and from the data side printed circuit board 176 , as not shown in detail in drawings, there is a problem in that a line for supplying the power and a line for transferring the signals are longer. Furthermore, when the line for supplying the power and the line for transferring the signals are longer, it becomes difficult to include and to fix the lines to the LCD module 130 in a stable fashion.
  • the present invention has been made to solve the aforementioned problem, and accordingly it is an object of the present invention to provide a LCD device in which a total size and a weight can be reduced.
  • a LCD device includes displaying means for displaying image; receiving means for receiving the displaying means; a printed circuit board mounted on a back surface of the receiving means, for controlling an operation of the displaying means; and shielding means mounted on the back surface of the receiving means for shielding electromagnetic waves from the printed circuit board.
  • the shielding means is mounted on a center portion of the back surface of the receiving means while enclosing the printed circuit board so that edges of the receiving means are exposed at a predetermined width.
  • the receiving means includes a bottom chassis for receiving the displaying means and a mold frame having a bottom surface opened so that a back surface of the bottom chassis in which the printed circuit board is mounted is exposed, for receiving the bottom chassis.
  • the printed circuit board may be a power supplying means mounted on the back surface of the receiving means, for supplying the power to the displaying means, and a signal converting means mounted on the back surface of the receiving means, for converting signals supplied to the displaying means.
  • the displaying means includes an integrated and printed circuit board electrically connected to the signal converting means and a flexible printed circuit board, for controlling the operation and an operating time of the displaying means in response to the signals from the power supplying means and from the signal converting means.
  • the LCD device further includes a power supplying line for supplying the power from the power supplying means to a lamp of the displaying means and a securing member for securing the power supplying line for the lamp to the back surface of the receiving means.
  • the securing member includes a belt type securing band, having first and second through-holes at each end thereof and bent so that the first and second through-holes are opposite to each other to receive the line for supplying the power to the lamp and a first locking screw that extends through the first and second through-holes of the securing band bent to receive the line for supplying the power to the lamp, for securing the securing band to the bottom chassis.
  • a LCD device includes a displaying device; a front case for receiving the displaying device in front of the displaying device; and a rear case combined with the front case in back of the displaying device, wherein the rear case has a region projecting at a predetermined height to receive the shielding means.
  • the displaying device has displaying means for displaying the image, receiving means for receiving the image displaying means, a printed circuit board mounted on a back surface of the receiving means, for controlling an operation of the displaying means, and shielding means mounted at a center portion of the back surface of the receiving means, for shielding electromagnetic waves from the printed circuit board; a front case for receiving the displaying device in front of the displaying device; and a rear case combined with the front case in back of the displaying device, wherein the rear case has a region projecting at a predetermined height to receive the shielding means.
  • the LCD device may further include an abutment combined with the projected region in a back surface of the rear case, for supporting the displaying device.
  • an inverter board and an analog/digital board are combined with the bottom chassis to be in close contact to the back surface of the bottom chassis.
  • the shield case for shielding the electromagnetic waves from the analog/digital board and from the inverter board only covers the analog/digital board and the inverter board so that the edges of the bottom chassis and the mold frame are exposed.
  • the LCD device in which the edge except for a region, in which the analog/digital board and the inverter board are mounted, has the same thickness as the LCD module.
  • the thinner and lighter LCD device can be obtained.
  • FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view schematically showing a conventional LCD device
  • FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing a combination construction of the LCD device shown in FIG. 1 ;
  • FIGS. 3 and 4 are perspective views showing an exterior of a LCD device shown in FIG. 1 ;
  • FIG. 5 is an exploded sectional view showing a LCD device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 6 is a sectional view showing a combination construction of the LCD device shown in FIG. 5 ;
  • FIG. 7 is a sectional view showing a back surface of a bottom chassis and a mold frame of the LCD device shown in FIG. 6 ;
  • FIG. 8 is a view showing a construction of an inverter board and an analog/digital board combined with the bottom chassis shown in FIG. 7 ;
  • FIG. 9 is a view showing the LCD device, in which the integrated printed circuit board is combined with a back surface of the LCD device shown in FIG. 8 ;
  • FIGS. 10 and 11 are views showing states in that a power supply line for a lamp shown in FIG. 8 is connected to a back surface of the LCD device by means of a fixing member according to an embodiment of the present invention
  • FIGS. 12 and 13 are views showing states in that a power supply line for a lamp shown in FIG. 8 is connected to a back surface of the LCD device by means of a securing member according to another embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 14 is a plan view showing a construction of a shield case shown in. FIG. 5 ;
  • FIG. 15 is a view showing a state in that a shield case is combined with the back surface of the LCD device shown in FIG. 9 ;
  • FIGS. 16 and 17 are perspective views showing an exterior of the LCD device shown in FIG. 5 .
  • FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view schematically showing a LCD device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
  • the LCD device 200 includes a LCD module 230 for displaying an image when an image signal is applied thereto and a case that has front and rear cases 210 and 220 , for receiving the LCD module 230 .
  • the LCD module 230 can be generally and functionally divided into a section for displaying the image, a receiving container for receiving the displaying section and a section for controlling an operation of the displaying section.
  • the displaying section has a display unit 270 including a LCD panel 271 and a backlight assembly 250 for supplying a light to the display unit 270 .
  • the receiving container has a bottom chassis 300 for receiving the display unit 270 and the backlight assembly 250 and a mold frame 600 for receiving and supporting the bottom chassis 300 , of which a bottom surface is opened to expose a rear surface of the bottom chassis 300 .
  • the section for controlling the operation of the display section has a printed circuit board 500 (hereinafter, referred to as an inverter board 500 , or power supply unit 500 ) for supplying the power to the displaying section and a printed circuit board 400 (hereinafter, referred to as an A/D board 400 , or signal converting unit 400 ) for converting a signal provided to the displaying section.
  • a shield case 700 or shielding unit 700 , is disposed between the receiving container and the rear case 220 to shield an electromagnetic wave discharged from the inverter board 500 and the A/D board 400 .
  • the display unit 270 has the LCD panel 271 , a panel-driving printed circuit board 276 (hereinafter, referred to as an integrated PCB 276 ) for operating the LCD panel 271 , a data side tape carrier package 278 and a gate side tape carrier package 274 .
  • the integrated PCB 276 contains a gate line driving circuit connected to the gate side tape carrier package 274 to drive a gate line of the LCD panel 271 and a data line driving circuit connected to the data side tape carrier package 278 to drive a data line of the LCD panel 271 .
  • the gate side tape carrier package 274 contains a wiring pattern for providing signals driving the gate line to the LCD panel 271 and a connector for electrically connecting the gate side tape carrier package 274 to the integrated PCB 276 .
  • the integrated PCB 276 is combined through the data side tape carrier package 278 with a side of the LCD panel 271 . A detail of a pathway through which the driving signals for driving the gate line and the data line are transmitted will be described below.
  • the integrated PCB 276 is constructed of the driving circuits of the gate printed circuit board and the data printed circuit board that are respectively made are integrated in one piece, high-density packaging techniques are required for packaging the integrated PCB 276 .
  • parts of the gate driving circuit and the data driving circuit may be installed on the board not in a package but in a chip or a part by wire bonding and bumping.
  • the LCD panel 271 comprises a TFT substrate 272 , a color filter substrate 273 and a liquid crystal (not shown).
  • the TFT substrate 272 is a transparent glass substrate on which TFTs in a matrix type are formed.
  • a data line is connected with source terminals of the TFTs and a gate line is connected with gate terminals of the TFTs.
  • pixel electrodes made of ITO which is a transparent and conductive material, are formed at drain terminals of the TFTs.
  • the electric signals When electric signals are applied to the data line and to the gate line, the electric signals are input into the source terminals and the gate terminals of the respective TFT. As the electric signals are input into the TFTs, the TFTs are respectively turned-on or turned-off, resulting in outputting the electric signals, which are required to form pixels, to the drain terminals.
  • the color filter substrate 273 is provided to face to the TFT substrate 272 .
  • the color filter substrate 273 has RGB pixels, which are formed by a thin film process to give desired colors while the light passes through the color filter substrate 273 .
  • a surface of the color filter substrate 273 is coated with common electrodes made of ITO.
  • a driving signal and a timing signal are applied to the gate line and to the data line of the TFTs to control the array angle of the liquid crystal and the time at which the liquid crystal is arranged in the LCD panel 271 .
  • the data side tape carrier package 278 which is comprised of flexible circuit boards, is attached to the source portion of the LCD panel 271 to decide a time at which a data driving signal is applied to the LCD panel 271 .
  • the gate tape carrier package 274 is attached to the gate portion of the LCD panel 271 to decide a time at which a gate driving signal is applied to the LCD panel 271 .
  • the integrated PCB 276 which applies the driving signal to the gate line and to the data line as soon as receiving image signals input from outside of the LCD panel 271 , makes contact with the data side tape carrier package 278 for the data line in the LCD panel 271 .
  • a source portion and a gate portion are formed on the integrated PCB 276 .
  • the source portion receives the image signals from an information processing device (not shown) such as a computer, etc. and then provides the data driving signal for the data line of the LCD panel 271 .
  • the gate portion provides the gate driving signal for the gate line of the LCD panel 271 .
  • the integrated PCB 276 generates the gate driving signal and the data signal for driving the LCD device and the plural timing signals for applying the gate driving signal and the data signal in an acceptable time, so as to apply the gate driving signal through the gate side tape carrier package 274 to the gate line of the LCD panel 271 and the data signal through the data side tape carrier package 278 to the data line of the LCD panel 271 .
  • each of the printed circuit boards can be respectively substituted for the source portion and for the gate portion formed on the integrated PCB 276 .
  • a printed circuit board is substituted for the gate portion of the integrated PCB 276 so as to be connected to the gate side tape carrier package 274 and only the source portion can be formed in the integrated PCB 276 to be connected to the data side tape carrier package 278 as shown in FIG. 5 .
  • a backlight assembly 250 is disposed under the display unit 270 to supply the light to the display unit 270 uniformly.
  • the backlight assembly 250 includes first and second lamp units 261 and 262 for generating the light.
  • the first and second lamp units 261 and 262 respectively have two lamps.
  • a light guide plate 252 has a size corresponding to that of the LCD panel 271 of the display unit 270 and is disposed under the LCD panel 271 so as to guide the light generated from the first and second lamp units 261 and 262 to the display unit 270 while changing the pathway of the light.
  • a plurality of optical sheets 253 are disposed on the light guide plate 252 to make uniform the brightness of the light from the light guide plate 252 to the LCD panel 271 . Furthermore, a reflection plate 254 is provided under the light guide plate 252 to reflect the light leaked from the light guide plate 252 to the light guide plate 252 , thereby increasing the light efficiency.
  • the display unit 270 and the backlight assembly 250 are received in a bottom chassis 300 used as a receiving container, or receiving unit 300 , which is fixedly supported by means of a mold frame 600 .
  • the mold frame 600 has an opening at a bottom surface to expose the rear surface of the bottom chassis 300 . Furthermore, an area of the mold frame 600 in which the integrated PCB 276 is mounted in a bending state partially opens so that the mold frame 600 can receive elements installed on the integrated PCB 276 .
  • An inverter board 500 and an A/D board 400 for converting signals are mounted on the rear surface of the bottom chassis 300 , which is exposed through the opening in the bottom surface of the mold frame 600 .
  • the inverter board 500 transforms the electric power at a predetermined voltage level before providing the electric power to the first and second lamp units 261 and 262 .
  • the A/D board 400 is connected to the integrated PCB 276 to convert analog data signals into digital data signals before supplying the data signals to the LCD panel 271 .
  • the A/D board 400 and the inverter board 500 are fixed to the bottom chassis 300 by means of a securing member, for example, brackets. The fixture of the A/D board 400 and the inverter board 500 , will be described below.
  • a top chassis 240 is disposed on the display unit 270 to prevent the display unit 270 from departing from the bottom chassis 300 while it undergoes bending of the integrated PCB 276 to be outside of the mold frame 600 .
  • FIG. 6 is a view of showing a combination construction of the LCD monitor device as shown in FIG. 5 .
  • the reflection plate 254 , the light guide plate 252 , the optical sheet 253 and the display unit 270 are sequentially received in the bottom chassis 300 that is disposed in the mold frame 600 .
  • the A/D board 400 and the inverter board 500 are fixed on the back surface of the bottom chassis 300 .
  • a shield case 700 is combined to the back surface of the mold frame 600 to shield an electromagnetic wave discharged from the A/D board 400 and from the inverter board 500 while enclosing the A/D board 400 and the inverter board 500 .
  • the A/D board 400 and the inverter board 500 are concentrically mounted at a center portion of the back surface of the bottom chassis 300 . Accordingly, the shield case 700 results in a small size and encloses the A/D board 400 and the inverter board 500 .
  • the shield case 700 does not cover the back surfaces of the bottom chassis 300 and the mold frame 600 entirely, but only covers the bent integrated PCB 276 on the back surfaces of the A/D board 400 , the inverter board 500 and the mold frame 600 . Accordingly, even though the shield case 700 is combined to the bottom chassis 300 , the edges of the bottom chassis 300 and the mold frame 600 are partially exposed.
  • the front case 210 and the rear case 220 are respectively combined with the top chassis 240 and the shield case 700 to cover the exposed edges of the bottom chassis 300 and the mold frame 600 , thereby completing the assembly of the LCD device.
  • the thickness t 3 of the edge portion on which the shield case 700 is not covered is thinner than the thickness t 4 of the center portion on which the shield case 700 is covered.
  • the thickness of the LCD device will be described with reference to the drawings.
  • FIGS. 7 to 9 are views of showing the constructions of the back surface of the LCD device as shown in FIG. 6 .
  • the mold frame 600 has a plurality of holes 620 , 621 , 622 , 623 , 624 and 625 to receive the circuit elements mounted on the integrated PCB 276 .
  • the mold frame 600 has an opening at the center portion of the bottom surface thereof so that the back surface of the bottom chassis 300 is exposed.
  • the reason for forming the opening in the bottom surface of the mold frame 600 in order to expose the back surface of the bottom chassis 300 is that the A/D board 400 and the inverter board 500 are faced to and directly fixed to the back surface of the bottom chassis 300 .
  • the A/D board 400 and the inverter board 500 are fixed to the bottom chassis 300 in the state that the mold frame 600 has no the opening, the A/D board 400 and the inverter board 500 are placed at a position so that the heights thereof increase as much as the thickness of the mold frame 600 . Therefore, the thickness of the LCD device cannot be further reduced in order that the LCD device is made thinner and smaller.
  • a first locking hole 313 is formed in the bottom surface of the bottom chassis 300 , in which a securing member (not shown) is combined so as to secure a first power supply line 261 a for supplying the electric power to a lamp of the first lamp unit 261 to the back surface of the bottom chassis 300 .
  • a second locking hole 315 is formed in the bottom surface of the bottom chassis 300 , in which a securing member (not shown) is combined so as to secure a second power supply line 262 a for supplying the electric power to a lamp of the second lamp unit 262 to the back surface of the bottom chassis 300 .
  • First and second projections 310 and 311 are formed on the back surface of the bottom chassis 300 to prevent the inverter board 500 from separating from the bottom chassis 300 before the inverter board 500 is secured to the bottom chassis 300 by means of the screws.
  • third and fourth projections 320 and 321 are formed on the back surface of the bottom chassis 300 to prevent the A/D board 400 from separating from the bottom chassis 300 before the A/D board 400 is secured to the bottom chassis 300 by means of the screws.
  • fifth and sixth projections 350 and 351 are formed on the back surface of the bottom chassis 300 at a predetermined distance from the third and fourth projections 320 and 321 to help the third and fourth projections 320 and 321 to prevent the A/D board 400 from separating from the bottom chassis 300 .
  • Third and fourth locking holes 340 and 342 are formed at the back surface of the bottom chassis 300 to combine the integrated PCB 276 with the bottom chassis 300 by means of the screws (not shown).
  • fifth and sixth locking hole 276 a and 276 b are formed at the integrated PCB 276 to face to the third and fourth locking holes 340 and 342 .
  • the third and fourth locking holes 340 and 342 which are used for securing the integrated PCB 276 to the bottom chassis 300 , are covered with a skin of the mold frame 600 .
  • the mold frame 600 in which the third and fourth locking holes 340 and 342 are formed, has first and second through-holes 670 and 672 formed at positions thereof corresponding to the third and fourth locking holes 340 and 342 to expose the third and fourth locking holes 340 and 342 to the outside.
  • the first and second projections 310 and 311 are formed by partially cutting the bottom chassis 300 to guide the inverter board 500 to a combination position.
  • the third to sixth projections 320 , 321 , 350 and 351 guide the A/D board 400 to a combination position.
  • the inverter board 500 is combined to the bottom chassis 300 as moved from the first locking hole 313 to the first and second projections 310 and 311 .
  • the inverter board 500 is kept in an initial installation state by means of the first and second projections 310 and 311 until the shield case 700 is mounted on and secured to the back surface of the bottom chassis 300 by means of screws (not shown).
  • the A/D board 400 is combined to the bottom chassis 300 as moved from the fourth locking hole 342 to the third and fourth projections 320 and 321 .
  • the A/D board 400 is kept in an initial installation state by means of the third to sixth projections 320 , 321 , 350 and 351 .
  • the A/D board 400 and the inverter board 500 are concentrically mounted at the center portion of the back surface of the bottom chassis 300 exposed through the opened bottom surface of the mold frame 600 .
  • the back surface of the bottom chassis 300 is considerably exposed out of the A/D board 400 and the inverter board 500 .
  • the integrated PCB 276 is bent to the back surface of the mold frame 600 so that a connector 277 a of the integrated PCB 276 is connected to a first connector 410 of the A/D board 400 .
  • the connector 277 a of the integrated PCB 276 is formed in the flexible printed circuit board 277 having a conductive pattern to transmit the signals from the A/D board to the integrated PCB 276 .
  • the first and second power supply lines 261 a and 262 a are guided to the inverter board 500 along the back surface of the bottom chassis 300 so as to be connected to fourth, fifth, seventh and eighth connectors 510 a, 510 b, 514 a and 514 b formed in the inverter board 500 , respectively.
  • the A/D board 400 and the inverter board 500 are connected to each other by means of the second and ninth connectors 412 and 516 .
  • the first and second lamp units 261 and 262 respectively have two lamps.
  • FIGS. 10 to 13 show the state in that the power supply line for a lamp shown in FIG. 8 is combined to the bottom chassis 300 of the LCD device by using the first securing member 910 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the second locking hole 315 is formed on the bottom chassis 300 and an area of the bottom chassis 300 adjacent to the second locking hole 315 is projected at a predetermined height. But, the second locking hole 315 has a lower height than the highest part of the parts constructing the A/D board 400 and the inverter board 500 that are combined to the back surface of the bottom chassis 300 .
  • the second power supply line 262 a is enclosed by means of a flexible securing band 912 in a bundle.
  • the flexible securing band 912 enclosing the second power supply line 262 a has first and second thru-holes 913 and 914 at both ends thereof.
  • the flexible securing band 912 When enclosing the second power supply line 262 a, the flexible securing band 912 has an adjusted length so that the first and second thru-holes 913 and 914 face to each other. After the first and second thru-holes 913 and 914 are corresponding to the second locking hole 315 of the bottom chassis 300 , the flexible securing band 912 is combined to the second locking hole 315 by using the first locking screw 914 .
  • the first locking screw 914 extends through the first and second thru-holes 913 and 914 and through the second locking hole 315 in turn to be combined with the back surface of the bottom chassis 300 .
  • the area of the bottom chassis 300 adjacent to the second locking hole 315 is projected at the predetermined height from the back surface of the bottom chassis 300 to provide a space in which the first locking screw 914 is combined to the second locking hole 315 .
  • the second power supply line 262 a is secured to the bottom chassis 300 by means of the flexible securing member 912 within a range of the height of the second locking hole 315 .
  • FIGS. 12 and 13 show a construction in which the first and second power supply lines 261 a and 262 a are secured to the back surface of the bottom chassis 300 by using a second securing member 920 according to another embodiment of the present invention.
  • first and second securing elements 922 and 924 are formed on the back surface of the bottom chassis 300 .
  • the first and second securing elements 922 and 924 are formed by partially cutting the bottom surface portion of the bottom chassis 300 to provide a space between the first and second securing elements 922 and 924 and the bottom chassis 300 .
  • the first and second securing elements 922 and 924 are spaced at a predetermined distance apart from each other.
  • the second securing element 924 has a third thru-hole 924 a formed therein.
  • the third thin-hole 924 a may be formed in the first securing element 922 or in the respective first and second securing elements 922 and 924 .
  • the second securing member 920 has a securing segment 926 for securing the second power supply line 262 a received between the first and second securing elements 922 and 924 .
  • the securing segment 926 has a semi-cylindrical body 926 a to provide a space in which the second power supply line 262 a is received between the securing segment 926 and the bottom chassis 300 .
  • First and second wings 926 b and 926 c extend outwardly at a predetermined length from both ends of the body 926 a.
  • the second wing 926 c has a fourth thru-hole 926 a corresponding to the third thru-hole 924 a formed in the second securing element 924 .
  • the second power supply line 262 a is received in the semi-cylindrical body 926 a.
  • the first and second wings 926 b and 926 c are respectively inserted into the space between the first and second securing elements 922 and 924 and the bottom chassis 300 below the first and second securing elements 922 and 924 .
  • the securing segment 926 is inserted into the first and second securing elements 922 and 924 so that the third thru-hole 924 a formed in the second securing elements 924 faces to the fourth thru-hole 926 a formed in the second wing 926 c.
  • the second locking screw 928 is locked to extend through the third and fourth thru-holes 924 a and 926 a
  • the second power supply line 262 a is secured to the back surface of the bottom chassis 300 as shown in FIG. 12 .
  • first and second power supply lines 261 a and 262 a are not secured to the back surface of the bottom chassis 300 by using the first or second securing member 910 and 920 , the first and second power supply lines 261 a and 262 a extending to the inverter board 500 are separated from the back surface of the bottom chassis 300 . As a result, the first and second power supply lines 261 a and 262 a repeatedly collide with other structures on the back surface of the bottom chassis 300 , so that the coating of the first and second power supply lines 261 a and 262 a can become damaged.
  • an exposed electric wire of the first and second power supply lines 261 a and 262 a can be caused to short with the other conductive elements, for example circuit parts of the integrated PCB 276 and the inverter board 500 . If the first and second power supply lines 261 a and 262 a are not secured to a certain position on the bottom chassis 300 , furthermore, the first and second power supply line 261 a and 262 a interrupt the assembling of another structure at the next assembly step, resulting in not performing the process of assembling the LCD device.
  • first power supply line 261 a is also secured to the back surface of the bottom chassis 300 by means of the same securing member as is the first or second securing member 910 or 920 for securing the second power supply line 262 a to the bottom chassis 300 .
  • the shield case 700 is combined to the back surface of the bottom chassis 300 .
  • FIG. 14 is a plan view showing the construction of the shield case 700 shown in FIG. 5
  • FIG. 15 is a view of showing the LCD monitor of which the shield case 700 shown in FIG. 10 is combined to the back surface.
  • the shield case 700 protects the A/D board 400 and the inverter board 500 mounted on the bottom chassis 300 while isolating the electromagnetic waves from the A/D board 400 and the inverter board 500 .
  • Ninth, tenth, eleventh and twelfth locking holes 340 a, 342 a, 346 a and 347 a are formed in a bottom surface of the shield case 700 to be corresponding to third, fourth, seventh and eighth locking holes 340 , 342 , 346 and 347 formed in the bottom chassis 300 .
  • first and second openings 710 and 720 are formed in a region of the shield case 700 that covers the inverter board 500 to facilitate a discharge of heat generated from the inverter board 500 .
  • the first and second openings 710 and 720 are formed in the shield case 700 at a position adjacent to an element generating a large amount of heat, such as a transformer (not shown) of the circuit parts constructing the inverter board 500 .
  • first and second windows 722 and 724 are cut to form first and second windows 722 and 724 .
  • the worker can identify through the first and second windows 722 and 724 whether the line 263 for electrically connecting the inverter board 500 with the A/D board 400 is normally connected with the second and ninth connectors 412 and 516 (not shown in FIGS. 14-15 ).
  • the worker or a user must dismantle and combine the bottom chassis 300 from/with the shield case 700 every time in order to identify whether the connectors connecting the integrated PCB 276 with the A/D board 400 , or the A/D board 400 with the inverter board 500 , are normally connected with each other.
  • the shield case 700 has first and second connection segments 730 and 740 , or connection portions 730 and 740 , formed by cutting a predetermined portion of a sidewall of the shield case 700 .
  • the worker can connect the line for supplying the outer electric power to the inverter board 500 and the line for providing the outer data signals to the A/D board 400 to the sixth connector 512 and the third connector 414 (not shown in FIGS. 14-15 ) through the first and second connection segments 730 and 740 , respectively.
  • first and second connection segments 730 and 740 are formed in an opening closed by the shield case 700 .
  • the first and second connection segments 730 and 740 are partially connected with each other at bottom portions thereof by means of first and second connecting parts 731 and 741 .
  • the capability of the shield case 700 for insulating the electromagnetic wave can be improved.
  • the shield case 700 has a relatively narrower width in a most portion thereof except for the end which protects the integrated PCB 276 . This is because the A/D board 400 and the inverter board 500 are covered with the shield case 700 to isolate the electromagnetic waves and are concentrically mounted at the center portion of the bottom chassis 300 .
  • the shield case 700 is a member for isolating the electromagnetic waves generated from the integrated PCB 276 , the A/D board 400 and the inverter board 500 . Even if the shield case 700 is combined to the back surface of the bottom chassis 300 , accordingly, most of the edge of the bottom chassis 300 and of the mold frame 600 is exposed as shown in FIG. 15 .
  • FIGS. 16 and 17 are perspective views showing an exterior of the LCD monitor device shown in FIG. 5 .
  • the thickness t 3 of the edge of the LCD device, to which the front and rear cases 210 and 220 are combined, is smaller than the thickness t 4 of the center portion of the bottom chassis 300 on which the A/D board 400 and the inverter board 500 are mounted. As described already, this is because the shield case 700 covers only the region in which the integrated PCB 276 , the A/D board 400 and the inverter board 500 are mounted.
  • a support 800 for supporting the LCD device has to be connected to the rear case 220 .
  • the support 800 includes a cover 810 having a recess for receiving the projected center portion of the rear case 220 and abutments 820 and 830 , which are combined to the cover 810 , for providing a supporting force to the cover 810 .
  • the cover 810 of the support 800 receives the projected center portion of the rear case 220 .
  • the rear case 220 may be partially cut so that the shield case 700 is exposed outside.
  • the shield case 700 that is exposed out of the rear case 220 is covered with the cover 810 of the support 800 .
  • the total thickness t 5 of the LCD device, including the thickness of the cover 810 of the support 800 becomes thinner. As a result, the thin and lighter LCD monitor can be obtained.
  • the inverter board 500 for supplying the electric power to the lamp unit and the A/D board 400 , for converting and providing the outer data signals to the integrated PCB are in direct and close contact to and combined with the back surface of the bottom chassis 300 .
  • the shield case for isolating the electromagnetic waves generated from the A/D board 400 and the inverter board 500 covers the A/D board 400 and the inverter board 500 so that the edges of the bottom chassis 300 and the mold frame 600 are exposed.
  • the LCD device having an edge in which its thickness is the same as a total thickness of a LCD module. Accordingly, the total thickness of the LCD device is minimized, so that the thin and lighter LCD device can be obtained.

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Abstract

Disclosed are a liquid crystal display (LCD) device and a method for assembling the LCD device. The LCD device has a display section for displaying images, a receiving container for receiving the display section, a power supplying section for supplying a power source to the display section, a signal converting section for converting signals from the display section and a securing section for securing the power supplying section and the signal converting section to the receiving container. The power supplying section and the signal converting section are disposed between the display section and the securing section that is directly facing to a rear surface of the receiving container. Accordingly, a total thickness and weight of the LCD device can be minimized and an assembly facility of the LCD device can be improved.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation of reissue application U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/509,354 filed on Jul. 24, 2009, and is a reissue application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/434,984 filed on May 15, 2006 and issued as U.S. Pat. No. 7,248,327, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11,028,758 filed Jan. 5, 2005 now U.S. Pat. No. 7,098,984 by Jin-Ho Ha and Se-In Chang entitled “LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE,” which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/190,561 filed Jul. 9, 2002, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,894 757 6,894,757 which claims priority of Korean Patent Application No. 10-2001-41036 10-2001-0041036 filed Jul. 10, 2001. Notice: More than one reissue application has been filed for the reissue of U.S. Pat. No. 7,248,327. The reissue applications are application Ser. No. 14/070,986 (the present application), filed on Nov. 4, 2013; and Ser. No. 12/509,345, filed on Jul. 24, 2009, now U.S. Pat. No. RE44574.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a liquid crystal display device (LCD), and more particularly, to a LCD device of which a size and a weight are reduced.
2. Description of the Related Art
In recent times, information processing devices continue to rapidly develop with various architectures, functions and faster information processing speed. Information processed in these information processing devices has an electrical signal format. In order to visually confirm information processed in the information processing device, a display as an interface should be provided.
Recently, a LCD device that is lighter, and smaller than a CRT type display device has been developed. The LCD device has a full color displaying function and a high resolution. As a result, the LCD device is widely used as a monitor of a computer, a television, and another display device.
The LCD device applies a voltage to a predetermined molecular arrangement of a liquid crystal to convert the molecular arrangement to another molecular arrangement. The LCD device converts the changes of optical properties to visional changes and uses the modulation of a light by using a liquid crystal cell.
LCD devices are divided into to a TN (Twisted Nematic) type and a STN (Super-Twisted Nematic) type, and are also divided into an active matrix display type that uses a switching device and a TN liquid crystal and a passive matrix display type that uses a STN liquid crystal according to the driving type.
The active matrix display type is used in a TFT-LCD and drives an LCD by using a thin film transistor (TFT) as a switch. The passive matrix display type does not use any transistor and does not need a complex circuit.
Further, LCD devices are divided into a transparent LCD device that uses a backlight and a reflective LCD device that uses an exterior light source according to a method for using a light source.
The transparent LCD device that uses the back light as a light source has a heavy weight and a large volume due to the existence of the back light, but is widely used since it independently displays an image without using an exterior light source.
FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view schematically showing a conventional LCD device 100. FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing a combination construction of the LCD device 100 shown in FIG. 1.
Referring to FIG. 1, the LCD device 100 has a LCD module 130 for displaying an image when an image signal is applied thereto and front and rear cases 110 and 120 for receiving the LCD module 130. The LCD module 130 includes a display unit 170 having a LCD panel for displaying the image and a backlight assembly 150 for supplying light to the display unit 170.
The display unit 170 includes a LCD panel 171, a data side printed circuit board 176, a gate side printed circuit board 175, a data side tape carrier package 178 and a gate side tape carrier package 174.
The LCD panel 171 has a TFT substrate 172, a color filter substrate 173 and liquid crystal (not shown).
The TFT substrate 172 is a transparent glass board on which the TFTs are formed in a matrix type. Data lines are respectively connected to source terminals of the TFTs and gate lines connected with gate terminals of the TFTs. Furthermore, pixel electrodes are respectively formed at drain terminals of the TFTs, which are comprised of a transparent conductive material such as Indium Tin Oxide (ITO).
The color filter substrate 173 faces to the TFT substrate 172. RGB pixels are formed on the color filter substrate 173 via a thin film process, which gives a predetermined color while the light passes through the color filter substrate 173. Common electrodes made of ITO are coated on the front surface of the color filter substrate 173.
When the TFTs of the TFT substrate 172 are turned on by applying electric power to the gate terminals and to the source terminals of the TFTs, an electric field is formed between the pixel electrodes of the TFT substrate 172 and the common electrodes of the color filter substrate 173. The electric field forces the liquid crystal, which is injected between the TFT substrate 172 and the color filter substrate 173, to change the array angle thereof, resulting in that the transmission of the light is changed. As a result, the desired pixels are obtained.
Meanwhile, a driving signal and a timing signal are applied to the gate lines and data lines of the TFT to control the array angle of the liquid crystal and the time of arraying the liquid crystal in the LCD panel 171. As shown in FIG. 1, the data side tape carrier package 178 that is comprised of flexible circuit boards, is attached to the source portion of the LCD panel 171 to decide a time of applying a data driving signal. On the other hand, the gate side tape carrier package 174 is attached to the gate portion of the LCD panel 171 to decide an application time of a gate driving signal.
The data side printed circuit board 176 and the gate side printed circuit board 175, which respectively apply the driving signal to the gate line and to the data line as soon as receiving image signals input from outside of the LCD panel 171, make contact with the data side tape carrier package 178 for the data line and the gate side tape carrier package 174 for the gate line in the LCD panel 171, respectively. A source portion is formed on the data side printed circuit board 176 to receive the image signals from an information process device (not shown) such as a computer, etc. and then to provide the gate driving signal for the gate line of the LCD panel 171 and a gate portion is formed on the gate side printed circuit board 175 to provide the gate driving signal to the gate lines of the LCD panel 171. That is, the data side printed circuit boards 176 and the gate side printed circuit board 175 generate and apply the gate driving signal and the data signal for driving the LCD device and a plurality of timing signals for applying the gate driving signal and the data signal to the gate lines and the data lines of the LCD panel 171, so as to provide the gate driving signal through the gate side tape carrier package 174 to the gate lines of the LCD panel 171 and to supply the data signal through the data side tape carrier package 178 to the data lines of the LCD panel 171.
The backlight assembly 150 is provided under the display unit 170 to uniformly supply the light to the display unit 170. The backlight assembly 150 includes lamp units 161 and 162, which are disposed at both ends of a LCD module 130, for generating the light, a light guide plate 152 for guiding the light emitted by the lamp units 161 and 162 toward the display unit 170 by changing a pathway of the light, a plurality of optical sheets 153 for uniformly making a brightness of the light which is transmitted from the light guide plate 152 and a light reflecting plate 154, which is provided under the light guide plate 152, for reflecting a leaked light to the light guide plate 152 so as to improve the efficiency of the light.
The display unit 171 and the backlight assembly 150 are successively received in a mold frame 132 used as a receiving container. The mold frame 132 is provided with a top chassis 140, which faces and is combined with the mold frame 132, for preventing the display unit 171 from departing from the mold frame 132.
Meanwhile, the LCD device further includes a power supply printed circuit board 135, which has an inverter circuit, for supplying the power source to the lamps of the lamp units 161 and 162 and a signal conversion printed circuit board 134 for converting and providing outer data signals to the data side printed circuit board 176.
The power supply printed circuit board 135 and the signal conversion printed circuit board 134 are fixed to a rear surface of the bottom chassis 131 by means of a bracket 133, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. Particularly, when the top chassis 140 is assembled with the mold frame 132 to form the LCD module 130, the LCD module 130 is received in the front case 110. The power supply printed circuit board 135 and the signal conversion printed circuit board 134 are combined to the rear surface of the bracket 133 by means of the screws 134c, 134d and 135b so that supports 134a, 134b and 135a are disposed between the rear surface of the bracket 133 and the power supply printed circuit boards 135 and the signal conversion printed circuit board 134. The bracket 133 is combined with the front case 110 by means of screws 133a and 133b.
Then, a shield case 136 is disposed at the rear surface of the bracket 133 to enclose the power supply printed circuit board 135 and the signal conversion printed circuit board 134. The shield case 136 insulates an electromagnetic wave generated form the LCD module 130 including the power supply printed circuit board 135 and the signal conversion printed circuit board 134.
As described above, when the bracket 133 and the shield case 136 are combined to the rear surface of the LCD module 130, the rear case 120 is coupled to the front case 110 and supported by the support 180 to complete the LCD monitor device (see FIG. 3).
As shown in FIG. 2, the power supply printed circuit board 135 and the signal conversion printed circuit board 134 are mounted on the rear surface of the LCD module 130 by the combination with the bracket 133 having a predetermined height. Further, the shield case 136 is coupled to the rear surface of the bracket 133 by means of the screws 136a and 136b.
In the conventional LCD device, there are many problems as follows.
Firstly, with reference to FIG. 2, the thickness t1 of the LCD device increases to the extent of the heights of the bracket 133 and the shield case 136 and the heights of the supports 134a, 134b and 134a for fixing the power supply printed circuit board 135 and the signal conversion printed circuit board 134 to the bracket 133. Particularly, a thickness t2 of a rear surface of the LCD device greatly increases due to the bracket 133 and the shield case 136 as shown in FIG. 4.
Secondly, since the power supply printed circuit board 135 and the signal conversion printed circuit board 134 are installed to be adjacent to both ends of the bracket 133, an area of the shield case 136 is excessively wide for covering them. Thus, the end portion of the LCD device is as thick as the center portion of the LCD device.
Thirdly, since the power supply printed circuit board 135 and the signal conversion printed circuit board 134 are placed at a position far away from the lamp units 161 and 162 and from the data side printed circuit board 176, as not shown in detail in drawings, there is a problem in that a line for supplying the power and a line for transferring the signals are longer. Furthermore, when the line for supplying the power and the line for transferring the signals are longer, it becomes difficult to include and to fix the lines to the LCD module 130 in a stable fashion.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention has been made to solve the aforementioned problem, and accordingly it is an object of the present invention to provide a LCD device in which a total size and a weight can be reduced.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a LCD device in which a size can be minimized by using a support for rigidly making an installation of the LCD device.
To achieve objects of the present invention, a LCD device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes displaying means for displaying image; receiving means for receiving the displaying means; a printed circuit board mounted on a back surface of the receiving means, for controlling an operation of the displaying means; and shielding means mounted on the back surface of the receiving means for shielding electromagnetic waves from the printed circuit board. The shielding means is mounted on a center portion of the back surface of the receiving means while enclosing the printed circuit board so that edges of the receiving means are exposed at a predetermined width.
The receiving means includes a bottom chassis for receiving the displaying means and a mold frame having a bottom surface opened so that a back surface of the bottom chassis in which the printed circuit board is mounted is exposed, for receiving the bottom chassis. The printed circuit board may be a power supplying means mounted on the back surface of the receiving means, for supplying the power to the displaying means, and a signal converting means mounted on the back surface of the receiving means, for converting signals supplied to the displaying means.
Furthermore, the displaying means includes an integrated and printed circuit board electrically connected to the signal converting means and a flexible printed circuit board, for controlling the operation and an operating time of the displaying means in response to the signals from the power supplying means and from the signal converting means.
The LCD device further includes a power supplying line for supplying the power from the power supplying means to a lamp of the displaying means and a securing member for securing the power supplying line for the lamp to the back surface of the receiving means.
The securing member includes a belt type securing band, having first and second through-holes at each end thereof and bent so that the first and second through-holes are opposite to each other to receive the line for supplying the power to the lamp and a first locking screw that extends through the first and second through-holes of the securing band bent to receive the line for supplying the power to the lamp, for securing the securing band to the bottom chassis.
In order to achieve another object of the present invention, a LCD device according to the other embodiment of the present invention includes a displaying device; a front case for receiving the displaying device in front of the displaying device; and a rear case combined with the front case in back of the displaying device, wherein the rear case has a region projecting at a predetermined height to receive the shielding means.
The displaying device has displaying means for displaying the image, receiving means for receiving the image displaying means, a printed circuit board mounted on a back surface of the receiving means, for controlling an operation of the displaying means, and shielding means mounted at a center portion of the back surface of the receiving means, for shielding electromagnetic waves from the printed circuit board; a front case for receiving the displaying device in front of the displaying device; and a rear case combined with the front case in back of the displaying device, wherein the rear case has a region projecting at a predetermined height to receive the shielding means.
The LCD device may further include an abutment combined with the projected region in a back surface of the rear case, for supporting the displaying device.
In the LCD device according to the present invention, an inverter board and an analog/digital board are combined with the bottom chassis to be in close contact to the back surface of the bottom chassis. The shield case for shielding the electromagnetic waves from the analog/digital board and from the inverter board only covers the analog/digital board and the inverter board so that the edges of the bottom chassis and the mold frame are exposed.
Accordingly, it is possible to manufacture the LCD device in which the edge except for a region, in which the analog/digital board and the inverter board are mounted, has the same thickness as the LCD module. By minimizing a total thickness of the LCD device, the thinner and lighter LCD device can be obtained.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The above and other objects and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent by describing in detail the preferred embodiments thereof with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view schematically showing a conventional LCD device;
FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing a combination construction of the LCD device shown in FIG. 1;
FIGS. 3 and 4 are perspective views showing an exterior of a LCD device shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 5 is an exploded sectional view showing a LCD device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 6 is a sectional view showing a combination construction of the LCD device shown in FIG. 5;
FIG. 7 is a sectional view showing a back surface of a bottom chassis and a mold frame of the LCD device shown in FIG. 6;
FIG. 8 is a view showing a construction of an inverter board and an analog/digital board combined with the bottom chassis shown in FIG. 7;
FIG. 9 is a view showing the LCD device, in which the integrated printed circuit board is combined with a back surface of the LCD device shown in FIG. 8;
FIGS. 10 and 11 are views showing states in that a power supply line for a lamp shown in FIG. 8 is connected to a back surface of the LCD device by means of a fixing member according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIGS. 12 and 13 are views showing states in that a power supply line for a lamp shown in FIG. 8 is connected to a back surface of the LCD device by means of a securing member according to another embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 14 is a plan view showing a construction of a shield case shown in. FIG. 5;
FIG. 15 is a view showing a state in that a shield case is combined with the back surface of the LCD device shown in FIG. 9; and
FIGS. 16 and 17 are perspective views showing an exterior of the LCD device shown in FIG. 5.
 DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
Hereinafter, LCD devices according to the preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view schematically showing a LCD device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
Referring to FIG. 5, the LCD device 200 includes a LCD module 230 for displaying an image when an image signal is applied thereto and a case that has front and rear cases 210 and 220, for receiving the LCD module 230.
The LCD module 230 can be generally and functionally divided into a section for displaying the image, a receiving container for receiving the displaying section and a section for controlling an operation of the displaying section.
Particularly, the displaying section has a display unit 270 including a LCD panel 271 and a backlight assembly 250 for supplying a light to the display unit 270. The receiving container has a bottom chassis 300 for receiving the display unit 270 and the backlight assembly 250 and a mold frame 600 for receiving and supporting the bottom chassis 300, of which a bottom surface is opened to expose a rear surface of the bottom chassis 300.
Furthermore, the section for controlling the operation of the display section has a printed circuit board 500 (hereinafter, referred to as an inverter board 500, or power supply unit 500) for supplying the power to the displaying section and a printed circuit board 400 (hereinafter, referred to as an A/D board 400, or signal converting unit 400) for converting a signal provided to the displaying section. A shield case 700, or shielding unit 700, is disposed between the receiving container and the rear case 220 to shield an electromagnetic wave discharged from the inverter board 500 and the A/D board 400.
Hereinafter, a construction of the LCD device as described above will be explained in detail.
The display unit 270 has the LCD panel 271, a panel-driving printed circuit board 276 (hereinafter, referred to as an integrated PCB 276) for operating the LCD panel 271, a data side tape carrier package 278 and a gate side tape carrier package 274.
Here, the integrated PCB 276 contains a gate line driving circuit connected to the gate side tape carrier package 274 to drive a gate line of the LCD panel 271 and a data line driving circuit connected to the data side tape carrier package 278 to drive a data line of the LCD panel 271.
That is, the gate side tape carrier package 274 contains a wiring pattern for providing signals driving the gate line to the LCD panel 271 and a connector for electrically connecting the gate side tape carrier package 274 to the integrated PCB 276. The integrated PCB 276 is combined through the data side tape carrier package 278 with a side of the LCD panel 271. A detail of a pathway through which the driving signals for driving the gate line and the data line are transmitted will be described below.
Meanwhile, since the integrated PCB 276 is constructed of the driving circuits of the gate printed circuit board and the data printed circuit board that are respectively made are integrated in one piece, high-density packaging techniques are required for packaging the integrated PCB 276. In the present invention, by applying a method of a chip on glass, parts of the gate driving circuit and the data driving circuit may be installed on the board not in a package but in a chip or a part by wire bonding and bumping.
The LCD panel 271 comprises a TFT substrate 272, a color filter substrate 273 and a liquid crystal (not shown).
The TFT substrate 272 is a transparent glass substrate on which TFTs in a matrix type are formed. A data line is connected with source terminals of the TFTs and a gate line is connected with gate terminals of the TFTs. Furthermore, pixel electrodes made of ITO, which is a transparent and conductive material, are formed at drain terminals of the TFTs.
When electric signals are applied to the data line and to the gate line, the electric signals are input into the source terminals and the gate terminals of the respective TFT. As the electric signals are input into the TFTs, the TFTs are respectively turned-on or turned-off, resulting in outputting the electric signals, which are required to form pixels, to the drain terminals.
The color filter substrate 273 is provided to face to the TFT substrate 272. The color filter substrate 273 has RGB pixels, which are formed by a thin film process to give desired colors while the light passes through the color filter substrate 273. A surface of the color filter substrate 273 is coated with common electrodes made of ITO.
When the electric power is applied to the gate and source terminals of the transistors on the TFT substrate 272 to turn on the TFTs, an electric field is formed between the pixel electrodes and common electrodes of the color filter substrate 273. This electric field changes an array angle of the liquid crystal injected between the TFT substrate 272 and the color filter substrate 273, resulting in that a light transmissivity depending on the changed array angle also is changed so as to produce the desired pixels.
A driving signal and a timing signal are applied to the gate line and to the data line of the TFTs to control the array angle of the liquid crystal and the time at which the liquid crystal is arranged in the LCD panel 271.
As shown in FIG. 5, the data side tape carrier package 278, which is comprised of flexible circuit boards, is attached to the source portion of the LCD panel 271 to decide a time at which a data driving signal is applied to the LCD panel 271. On the other hand, the gate tape carrier package 274 is attached to the gate portion of the LCD panel 271 to decide a time at which a gate driving signal is applied to the LCD panel 271.
The integrated PCB 276, which applies the driving signal to the gate line and to the data line as soon as receiving image signals input from outside of the LCD panel 271, makes contact with the data side tape carrier package 278 for the data line in the LCD panel 271. A source portion and a gate portion are formed on the integrated PCB 276. The source portion receives the image signals from an information processing device (not shown) such as a computer, etc. and then provides the data driving signal for the data line of the LCD panel 271. The gate portion provides the gate driving signal for the gate line of the LCD panel 271.
That is, the integrated PCB 276 generates the gate driving signal and the data signal for driving the LCD device and the plural timing signals for applying the gate driving signal and the data signal in an acceptable time, so as to apply the gate driving signal through the gate side tape carrier package 274 to the gate line of the LCD panel 271 and the data signal through the data side tape carrier package 278 to the data line of the LCD panel 271.
However, it can be noted that each of the printed circuit boards can be respectively substituted for the source portion and for the gate portion formed on the integrated PCB 276. On the other hand, it is also noted that a printed circuit board is substituted for the gate portion of the integrated PCB 276 so as to be connected to the gate side tape carrier package 274 and only the source portion can be formed in the integrated PCB 276 to be connected to the data side tape carrier package 278 as shown in FIG. 5.
A backlight assembly 250 is disposed under the display unit 270 to supply the light to the display unit 270 uniformly. The backlight assembly 250 includes first and second lamp units 261 and 262 for generating the light. The first and second lamp units 261 and 262 respectively have two lamps.
A light guide plate 252 has a size corresponding to that of the LCD panel 271 of the display unit 270 and is disposed under the LCD panel 271 so as to guide the light generated from the first and second lamp units 261 and 262 to the display unit 270 while changing the pathway of the light.
Meanwhile, a plurality of optical sheets 253 are disposed on the light guide plate 252 to make uniform the brightness of the light from the light guide plate 252 to the LCD panel 271. Furthermore, a reflection plate 254 is provided under the light guide plate 252 to reflect the light leaked from the light guide plate 252 to the light guide plate 252, thereby increasing the light efficiency.
The display unit 270 and the backlight assembly 250 are received in a bottom chassis 300 used as a receiving container, or receiving unit 300, which is fixedly supported by means of a mold frame 600. The mold frame 600 has an opening at a bottom surface to expose the rear surface of the bottom chassis 300. Furthermore, an area of the mold frame 600 in which the integrated PCB 276 is mounted in a bending state partially opens so that the mold frame 600 can receive elements installed on the integrated PCB 276.
An inverter board 500 and an A/D board 400 for converting signals are mounted on the rear surface of the bottom chassis 300, which is exposed through the opening in the bottom surface of the mold frame 600. The inverter board 500 transforms the electric power at a predetermined voltage level before providing the electric power to the first and second lamp units 261 and 262. The A/D board 400 is connected to the integrated PCB 276 to convert analog data signals into digital data signals before supplying the data signals to the LCD panel 271. The A/D board 400 and the inverter board 500 are fixed to the bottom chassis 300 by means of a securing member, for example, brackets. The fixture of the A/D board 400 and the inverter board 500, will be described below.
Meanwhile, a top chassis 240 is disposed on the display unit 270 to prevent the display unit 270 from departing from the bottom chassis 300 while it undergoes bending of the integrated PCB 276 to be outside of the mold frame 600.
FIG. 6 is a view of showing a combination construction of the LCD monitor device as shown in FIG. 5.
Referring to FIG. 6, the reflection plate 254, the light guide plate 252, the optical sheet 253 and the display unit 270 are sequentially received in the bottom chassis 300 that is disposed in the mold frame 600. The A/D board 400 and the inverter board 500 are fixed on the back surface of the bottom chassis 300. A shield case 700 is combined to the back surface of the mold frame 600 to shield an electromagnetic wave discharged from the A/D board 400 and from the inverter board 500 while enclosing the A/D board 400 and the inverter board 500.
Also, the A/D board 400 and the inverter board 500 are concentrically mounted at a center portion of the back surface of the bottom chassis 300. Accordingly, the shield case 700 results in a small size and encloses the A/D board 400 and the inverter board 500.
In other words, the shield case 700 does not cover the back surfaces of the bottom chassis 300 and the mold frame 600 entirely, but only covers the bent integrated PCB 276 on the back surfaces of the A/D board 400, the inverter board 500 and the mold frame 600. Accordingly, even though the shield case 700 is combined to the bottom chassis 300, the edges of the bottom chassis 300 and the mold frame 600 are partially exposed.
Then, the front case 210 and the rear case 220 are respectively combined with the top chassis 240 and the shield case 700 to cover the exposed edges of the bottom chassis 300 and the mold frame 600, thereby completing the assembly of the LCD device.
As shown in FIG. 6, in the LCD device, the thickness t3 of the edge portion on which the shield case 700 is not covered is thinner than the thickness t4 of the center portion on which the shield case 700 is covered. The thickness of the LCD device will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIGS. 7 to 9 are views of showing the constructions of the back surface of the LCD device as shown in FIG. 6.
Referring to FIG. 7, the mold frame 600 has a plurality of holes 620, 621, 622, 623, 624 and 625 to receive the circuit elements mounted on the integrated PCB 276. In addition, the mold frame 600 has an opening at the center portion of the bottom surface thereof so that the back surface of the bottom chassis 300 is exposed.
The reason for forming the opening in the bottom surface of the mold frame 600 in order to expose the back surface of the bottom chassis 300 is that the A/D board 400 and the inverter board 500 are faced to and directly fixed to the back surface of the bottom chassis 300.
If the A/D board 400 and the inverter board 500 are fixed to the bottom chassis 300 in the state that the mold frame 600 has no the opening, the A/D board 400 and the inverter board 500 are placed at a position so that the heights thereof increase as much as the thickness of the mold frame 600. Therefore, the thickness of the LCD device cannot be further reduced in order that the LCD device is made thinner and smaller.
Meanwhile, a first locking hole 313 is formed in the bottom surface of the bottom chassis 300, in which a securing member (not shown) is combined so as to secure a first power supply line 261a for supplying the electric power to a lamp of the first lamp unit 261 to the back surface of the bottom chassis 300. Furthermore, a second locking hole 315 is formed in the bottom surface of the bottom chassis 300, in which a securing member (not shown) is combined so as to secure a second power supply line 262a for supplying the electric power to a lamp of the second lamp unit 262 to the back surface of the bottom chassis 300. The construction in that the first and second power supply lines 261a and 262a are secured to the back surface of the bottom chassis 300 by means of the securing members will be explained below.
First and second projections 310 and 311 are formed on the back surface of the bottom chassis 300 to prevent the inverter board 500 from separating from the bottom chassis 300 before the inverter board 500 is secured to the bottom chassis 300 by means of the screws. Similarly, third and fourth projections 320 and 321 are formed on the back surface of the bottom chassis 300 to prevent the A/D board 400 from separating from the bottom chassis 300 before the A/D board 400 is secured to the bottom chassis 300 by means of the screws. In addition, fifth and sixth projections 350 and 351 are formed on the back surface of the bottom chassis 300 at a predetermined distance from the third and fourth projections 320 and 321 to help the third and fourth projections 320 and 321 to prevent the A/D board 400 from separating from the bottom chassis 300.
Third and fourth locking holes 340 and 342 are formed at the back surface of the bottom chassis 300 to combine the integrated PCB 276 with the bottom chassis 300 by means of the screws (not shown). In addition, fifth and sixth locking hole 276a and 276b are formed at the integrated PCB 276 to face to the third and fourth locking holes 340 and 342. At that time, the third and fourth locking holes 340 and 342, which are used for securing the integrated PCB 276 to the bottom chassis 300, are covered with a skin of the mold frame 600. Accordingly, the mold frame 600, in which the third and fourth locking holes 340 and 342 are formed, has first and second through- holes 670 and 672 formed at positions thereof corresponding to the third and fourth locking holes 340 and 342 to expose the third and fourth locking holes 340 and 342 to the outside.
The first and second projections 310 and 311 are formed by partially cutting the bottom chassis 300 to guide the inverter board 500 to a combination position. Similarly, the third to sixth projections 320, 321, 350 and 351 guide the A/D board 400 to a combination position.
As shown in FIG. 8, the inverter board 500 is combined to the bottom chassis 300 as moved from the first locking hole 313 to the first and second projections 310 and 311. When the movement of the inverter board 500 is stopped by means of the first and second projections 310 and 311 for preventing the inverter board 500 from being separated from the bottom chassis 300, the inverter board 500 is kept in an initial installation state by means of the first and second projections 310 and 311 until the shield case 700 is mounted on and secured to the back surface of the bottom chassis 300 by means of screws (not shown).
Similarly, the A/D board 400 is combined to the bottom chassis 300 as moved from the fourth locking hole 342 to the third and fourth projections 320 and 321. When the movement of the A/D board 400 is stopped by means of the third and fourth projections 320 and 321, the A/D board 400 is kept in an initial installation state by means of the third to sixth projections 320, 321, 350 and 351.
As shown in FIG. 8, the A/D board 400 and the inverter board 500 are concentrically mounted at the center portion of the back surface of the bottom chassis 300 exposed through the opened bottom surface of the mold frame 600. In FIG. 8, the back surface of the bottom chassis 300 is considerably exposed out of the A/D board 400 and the inverter board 500.
Referring to FIG. 9, after the A/D board 400 and the inverter board 500 are mounted on the bottom chassis 300, the integrated PCB 276 is bent to the back surface of the mold frame 600 so that a connector 277a of the integrated PCB 276 is connected to a first connector 410 of the A/D board 400. At this time, the connector 277a of the integrated PCB 276 is formed in the flexible printed circuit board 277 having a conductive pattern to transmit the signals from the A/D board to the integrated PCB 276.
Next, the first and second power supply lines 261a and 262a are guided to the inverter board 500 along the back surface of the bottom chassis 300 so as to be connected to fourth, fifth, seventh and eighth connectors 510a, 510b, 514a and 514b formed in the inverter board 500, respectively. The A/D board 400 and the inverter board 500 are connected to each other by means of the second and ninth connectors 412 and 516.
Hereinafter, a method of securing the first and second power supply lines 261a and 262a to the back surface of the bottom chassis 300 will be described with reference to FIGS. 10 to 13. Since the methods of respectively securing the first and second power supply lines 261a and 262a are the same, the method of securing the second power supply line 262a to the back surface of the bottom chassis 300 will be explained as an example. In the embodiment of the present invention, furthermore, the first and second lamp units 261 and 262 respectively have two lamps.
FIGS. 10 to 13 show the state in that the power supply line for a lamp shown in FIG. 8 is combined to the bottom chassis 300 of the LCD device by using the first securing member 910 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Referring to FIGS. 10 and 11, the second locking hole 315 is formed on the bottom chassis 300 and an area of the bottom chassis 300 adjacent to the second locking hole 315 is projected at a predetermined height. But, the second locking hole 315 has a lower height than the highest part of the parts constructing the A/D board 400 and the inverter board 500 that are combined to the back surface of the bottom chassis 300.
As shown in FIG. 11, the second power supply line 262a is enclosed by means of a flexible securing band 912 in a bundle. The flexible securing band 912 enclosing the second power supply line 262a has first and second thru-holes 913 and 914 at both ends thereof.
When enclosing the second power supply line 262a, the flexible securing band 912 has an adjusted length so that the first and second thru-holes 913 and 914 face to each other. After the first and second thru-holes 913 and 914 are corresponding to the second locking hole 315 of the bottom chassis 300, the flexible securing band 912 is combined to the second locking hole 315 by using the first locking screw 914.
As shown in FIG. 10, the first locking screw 914 extends through the first and second thru-holes 913 and 914 and through the second locking hole 315 in turn to be combined with the back surface of the bottom chassis 300. As described above, the area of the bottom chassis 300 adjacent to the second locking hole 315 is projected at the predetermined height from the back surface of the bottom chassis 300 to provide a space in which the first locking screw 914 is combined to the second locking hole 315. The second power supply line 262a is secured to the bottom chassis 300 by means of the flexible securing member 912 within a range of the height of the second locking hole 315.
Meanwhile, FIGS. 12 and 13 show a construction in which the first and second power supply lines 261a and 262a are secured to the back surface of the bottom chassis 300 by using a second securing member 920 according to another embodiment of the present invention.
Referring to FIGS. 12 and 13, first and second securing elements 922 and 924 are formed on the back surface of the bottom chassis 300. The first and second securing elements 922 and 924 are formed by partially cutting the bottom surface portion of the bottom chassis 300 to provide a space between the first and second securing elements 922 and 924 and the bottom chassis 300. Furthermore, the first and second securing elements 922 and 924 are spaced at a predetermined distance apart from each other. The second securing element 924 has a third thru-hole 924a formed therein. The third thin-hole 924a may be formed in the first securing element 922 or in the respective first and second securing elements 922 and 924.
The second securing member 920 has a securing segment 926 for securing the second power supply line 262a received between the first and second securing elements 922 and 924. The securing segment 926 has a semi-cylindrical body 926a to provide a space in which the second power supply line 262a is received between the securing segment 926 and the bottom chassis 300. First and second wings 926b and 926c extend outwardly at a predetermined length from both ends of the body 926a. The second wing 926c has a fourth thru-hole 926a corresponding to the third thru-hole 924a formed in the second securing element 924.
As shown, the second power supply line 262a is received in the semi-cylindrical body 926a. In this state, when the securing segment 926 is pushed to a side of the first and second securing elements 922 and 924, the first and second wings 926b and 926c are respectively inserted into the space between the first and second securing elements 922 and 924 and the bottom chassis 300 below the first and second securing elements 922 and 924.
At that time, the securing segment 926 is inserted into the first and second securing elements 922 and 924 so that the third thru-hole 924a formed in the second securing elements 924 faces to the fourth thru-hole 926a formed in the second wing 926c. Next, when the second locking screw 928 is locked to extend through the third and fourth thru- holes 924a and 926a, the second power supply line 262a is secured to the back surface of the bottom chassis 300 as shown in FIG. 12.
If the first and second power supply lines 261a and 262a are not secured to the back surface of the bottom chassis 300 by using the first or second securing member 910 and 920, the first and second power supply lines 261a and 262a extending to the inverter board 500 are separated from the back surface of the bottom chassis 300. As a result, the first and second power supply lines 261a and 262a repeatedly collide with other structures on the back surface of the bottom chassis 300, so that the coating of the first and second power supply lines 261a and 262a can become damaged.
Accordingly, an exposed electric wire of the first and second power supply lines 261a and 262a can be caused to short with the other conductive elements, for example circuit parts of the integrated PCB 276 and the inverter board 500. If the first and second power supply lines 261a and 262a are not secured to a certain position on the bottom chassis 300, furthermore, the first and second power supply line 261a and 262a interrupt the assembling of another structure at the next assembly step, resulting in not performing the process of assembling the LCD device. Similarly, the first power supply line 261a is also secured to the back surface of the bottom chassis 300 by means of the same securing member as is the first or second securing member 910 or 920 for securing the second power supply line 262a to the bottom chassis 300.
As described above, after the A/D board 400 and the inverter board 500 are combined to the back surface of the bottom chassis 300, and after the first and second power supply lines 261a and 262a are connected to the inverter board 500, the shield case 700 is combined to the back surface of the bottom chassis 300.
FIG. 14 is a plan view showing the construction of the shield case 700 shown in FIG. 5, and FIG. 15 is a view of showing the LCD monitor of which the shield case 700 shown in FIG. 10 is combined to the back surface.
Referring to FIG. 14, the shield case 700 protects the A/D board 400 and the inverter board 500 mounted on the bottom chassis 300 while isolating the electromagnetic waves from the A/D board 400 and the inverter board 500.
Ninth, tenth, eleventh and twelfth locking holes 340a, 342a, 346a and 347a are formed in a bottom surface of the shield case 700 to be corresponding to third, fourth, seventh and eighth locking holes 340, 342, 346 and 347 formed in the bottom chassis 300.
On the other hand, first and second openings 710 and 720 are formed in a region of the shield case 700 that covers the inverter board 500 to facilitate a discharge of heat generated from the inverter board 500. Particularly, it is preferable that the first and second openings 710 and 720 are formed in the shield case 700 at a position adjacent to an element generating a large amount of heat, such as a transformer (not shown) of the circuit parts constructing the inverter board 500.
Furthermore, a part of the shield case 700 is cut to form first and second windows 722 and 724. The worker can identify through the first and second windows 722 and 724 whether the line 263 for electrically connecting the inverter board 500 with the A/D board 400 is normally connected with the second and ninth connectors 412 and 516 (not shown in FIGS. 14-15).
If the first and second windows 722 and 724 are not formed in the shield case 700, the worker or a user must dismantle and combine the bottom chassis 300 from/with the shield case 700 every time in order to identify whether the connectors connecting the integrated PCB 276 with the A/D board 400, or the A/D board 400 with the inverter board 500, are normally connected with each other.
Furthermore, the shield case 700 has first and second connection segments 730 and 740, or connection portions 730 and 740, formed by cutting a predetermined portion of a sidewall of the shield case 700. After the shield case 700 is mounted on the back surface of the bottom chassis 300, the worker can connect the line for supplying the outer electric power to the inverter board 500 and the line for providing the outer data signals to the A/D board 400 to the sixth connector 512 and the third connector 414 (not shown in FIGS. 14-15) through the first and second connection segments 730 and 740, respectively.
However, the sidewall in which the first and second connection segments 730 and 740 are formed is not completely opened. In other words, the first and second connection segments 730 and 740 are formed in an opening closed by the shield case 700. In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the first and second connection segments 730 and 740 are partially connected with each other at bottom portions thereof by means of first and second connecting parts 731 and 741. As the first and second connection segments 730 and 740 are formed in a closed form as described above, the capability of the shield case 700 for insulating the electromagnetic wave can be improved.
Meanwhile, the shield case 700 has a relatively narrower width in a most portion thereof except for the end which protects the integrated PCB 276. This is because the A/D board 400 and the inverter board 500 are covered with the shield case 700 to isolate the electromagnetic waves and are concentrically mounted at the center portion of the bottom chassis 300.
Referring to FIGS. 8 and 15, particularly, even though the A/D board 400 and the inverter 500 are combined to the back surface of the bottom chassis 300, most of the back surface of the bottom chassis 300 and the mold frame 600 is exposed, except for a region, in which the integrated PCB 276, the A/D board 400 and the inverter board 500 are mounted. In addition, the shield case 700 is a member for isolating the electromagnetic waves generated from the integrated PCB 276, the A/D board 400 and the inverter board 500. Even if the shield case 700 is combined to the back surface of the bottom chassis 300, accordingly, most of the edge of the bottom chassis 300 and of the mold frame 600 is exposed as shown in FIG. 15.
When the front case 210 is faced and combined to the rear case 220 after the shield case 700 is mounted on the back surface of the bottom chassis 300 as described above, the assembly of the LCD monitor is completed as shown in FIGS. 16 and 17.
FIGS. 16 and 17 are perspective views showing an exterior of the LCD monitor device shown in FIG. 5.
Referring to FIGS. 16 and 17, the thickness t3 of the edge of the LCD device, to which the front and rear cases 210 and 220 are combined, is smaller than the thickness t4 of the center portion of the bottom chassis 300 on which the A/D board 400 and the inverter board 500 are mounted. As described already, this is because the shield case 700 covers only the region in which the integrated PCB 276, the A/D board 400 and the inverter board 500 are mounted.
In order to use the LCD device, a support 800 for supporting the LCD device has to be connected to the rear case 220.
As shown in FIGS. 16 and 17, the support 800 includes a cover 810 having a recess for receiving the projected center portion of the rear case 220 and abutments 820 and 830, which are combined to the cover 810, for providing a supporting force to the cover 810.
In FIGS. 16 and 17, in the state that the rear case 220 covers the shield case 700, the cover 810 of the support 800 receives the projected center portion of the rear case 220. However, the rear case 220 may be partially cut so that the shield case 700 is exposed outside. In other words, after a region of the rear case 220 corresponding to the shield case 700 is opened, the shield case 700 that is exposed out of the rear case 220 is covered with the cover 810 of the support 800. In this case, the total thickness t5 of the LCD device, including the thickness of the cover 810 of the support 800, becomes thinner. As a result, the thin and lighter LCD monitor can be obtained.
According to the LCD device as described above, the inverter board 500 for supplying the electric power to the lamp unit and the A/D board 400, for converting and providing the outer data signals to the integrated PCB are in direct and close contact to and combined with the back surface of the bottom chassis 300.
Furthermore, the shield case for isolating the electromagnetic waves generated from the A/D board 400 and the inverter board 500 covers the A/D board 400 and the inverter board 500 so that the edges of the bottom chassis 300 and the mold frame 600 are exposed.
Therefore, it is possible to manufacture the LCD device having an edge in which its thickness is the same as a total thickness of a LCD module. Accordingly, the total thickness of the LCD device is minimized, so that the thin and lighter LCD device can be obtained.
Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described, it is understood that the present invention should not be limited to these preferred embodiments but various changes and modifications can be made by one skilled in the art within the spirit and scope of the present invention as hereinafter claimed.

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1. A liquid crystal display (LCD) device, comprising:
a display unit;
a receiving unit receiving the display unit;
an integrated printed circuit board (PCB) mounted on a back surface of the receiving unit and comprising a power supply unit configured to supply electric power for the display unit, a signal converting unit configured to convert image signals, a display driving unit configured to drive the display unit based on the converted image signals;
a power supply line fixed to the back surface of the receiving unit, the power supply line comprising at least one of a first power supply line configured to supply electric power to the display unit and a second power supply line configured to supply electric power to the integrated PCB; and
a shielding unit mounted on the back surface of the receiving unit and covering the integrated PCB to shield electromagnetic waves therefrom,
wherein the shielding unit is mounted on a center portion of the back surface of the receiving unit to cover at least one of the power supply unit, the signal converting unit and the display driving unit such that at least two opposite edges of the back surface of the receiving unit are exposed at predetermined widths a majority of the back surface of the receiving unit is exposed.
2. The LCD device of claim 1, further comprising:
a power supply unit mounted on the back surface of the receiving unit and electrically connected to the power supply line; and
a signal converting unit mounted on the back surface of the receiving unit,
wherein the shielding unit covers the power supply unit and the signal converting unit to shield electromagnetic waves therefrom.
3. The LCD device of claim 2, wherein the shielding unit comprises a connection portion, and the first power supply line and the second power supply line are connected to the power supply unit through the connection portion.
4. The LCD device of claim 3, wherein the connection portion is an opening formed at a sidewall of the shielding unit.
5. The LCD device of claim 2, further comprising a connecting line connected between the power supply unit and the signal converting unit.
6. The LCD device of claim 5, wherein the shielding unit further comprises a window for checking a connection with the connecting line.
7. The LCD device of claim 2, further comprising a data signal line transmitting an externally provided data signal to the signal converting unit.
8. A liquid crystal display (LCD) device, comprising:
a display unit;
a receiving unit having a bottom chassis receiving the display unit;
a printed circuit board (PCB) mounted on a back surface of the receiving unit and comprising a power supply unit configured to supply electric power for the display unit, a signal converting unit configured to convert image signals, a display driving unit configured to drive the display unit based on the converted image signals;
a first power supply line transmitting electric power to a lamp backlight of the display unit;
a second power supply line transmitting electric power to the PCB, wherein the first and second power supply lines being fixed to the back surface of the receiving unit;and
a shielding unit mounted on the back surface of the receiving unit and covering the PCB to shield electromagnetic waves therefrom; and
wherein the shielding unit comprises a connection portion, and the PCB is connected to an external power line via the connection portion is mounted on the back surface of the receiving unit to cover at least one of the power supply unit, the signal converting unit and the display driving unit such that a majority of the back surface of the receiving unit is exposed.
9. The LCD device of claim 8, wherein the shielding unit is mounted on a center portion of the back surface of the receiving unit such that at least two opposite edges of the receiving unit are exposed at predetermined widths.
10. The LCD device of claim 8, further comprising a securing member securing the first power supply line and the second power supply line to the back surface of the receiving unit, the securing member including:
a belt type securing band having a first through-hole and a second through-hole arranged at both ends of the securing band, respectively, and being bent such that the first through-hole and the second through-hole are arranged adjacent to each other to receive the first power supply line and the second power supply line; and
a first locking screw that extends through the first through-hole and the second through-hole of the securing band to secure the securing band to the bottom chassis.
11. The LCD device of claim 8, wherein the PCB comprises a signal converting unit mounted on the back surface of the receiving unit.
12. The LCD device of claim 11, wherein the PCB further comprises an integrated PCB coupled between the signal converting unit and the displaying unit to control the display unit.
13. The LCD device of claim 8, wherein the PCB comprises a power supply unit mounted on the back surface of the receiving unit.
14. The LCD device of claim 8, wherein the receiving unit comprises a mold frame and a bottom chassis.
15. The LCD device of claim 1, wherein the shielding unit is mounted on a center portion of the back surface of the receiving unit such that at least two opposite edges of the back surface of the receiving unit are exposed at predetermined widths.
16. The LCD device of claim 1, wherein the shielding unit comprises a connection portion, and the first power supply line and the second power supply line are connected to the power supply unit through the connection portion.
17. The LCD device of claim 16, wherein the connection portion is an opening formed at a sidewall of the shielding unit.
18. The LCD device of claim 1, further comprising a connecting line connected between the power supply unit and the signal converting unit.
19. The LCD device of claim 18, wherein the shielding unit further comprises a window for checking a connection with the connecting line.
20. The LCD device of claim 1, further comprising a data signal line transmitting an externally provided data signal to the signal converting unit.
21. The LCD device of claim 8, wherein the shielding unit is mounted on a center portion of the back surface of the receiving unit such that at least two opposite edges of the receiving unit are exposed at predetermined widths.
22. The LCD device of claim 8, wherein the shielding unit comprises a connection portion, and the PCB is connected to an external power line via the connection portion.
23. The LCD device of claim 8, wherein the receiving unit comprises a mold frame.
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