Cabinet Or Chassis Patents (Class 348/836)
  • Patent number: 8860893
    Abstract: A television device has a television receiver residing substantially within a television receiver enclosure. A high definition multimedia interface is (HDMI) coupled to the television receiver. A detachable HDMI switch is operatively coupled to the HDMI interface, the HDMI switch and has at least two user-side HDMI buses connected thereto. The detachable HDMI switch resides in an HDMI switch housing that exposes the at least two user-side HDMI connector ports. The detachable HDMI switch housing is detachably connected to the television receiver enclosure to permit the HDMI switch housing to be either attached to the television receiver enclosure for use at the television receiver enclosure, or to permit the HDMI switch housing to be separated from the television receiver enclosure to permit the HDMI switch housing to be situated remotely from the television receiver enclosure so that the HDMI connector ports are remotely accessible while being selectable by the television device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Koji Kawashima
  • Patent number: 8860892
    Abstract: A display device and a system for wirelessly transmitting/receiving an image signal are provided. The display device includes: a display panel that displays an image; an upper housing that is disposed on a front surface of the display panel and has an open window defining a display area; a lower housing that is disposed on a rear surface of the display panel and has a hole formed in a portion of an area corresponding to the display area; and a wireless communication module that is disposed on a rear surface of the lower housing and transmits or receives a wireless signal through the hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyoung-Sik Nam, Min-Kyu Park, Jee-Hoon Jeon
  • Publication number: 20140293140
    Abstract: A display device includes an assembly including a stand placed on an installation plane, a flat-plate-like display section supported by the stand, and a weight object provided on a back face side of the display section, the stand having a contact portion in contact with the installation plane, the contact portion being provided inside a first triangle formed by second and third straight lines and the installation plane, the second and third straight lines both passing through center of gravity of the display section and forming, with respect to a first straight line, an angle equal to a back-falling angle and a front-falling angle of the assembly, respectively, and the first straight line passing through the center of gravity of the display section and being perpendicular to the installation plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: MASATOMO TSUZUKI
  • Patent number: 8848113
    Abstract: Some methods include coupling a digital media player to a backside surface of a television. Several methods include coupling a tray to a backside surface of a television, coupling a digital media player to the tray, and electrically coupling the digital media player to the television through an electrical cable. Some methods include orienting a tray base such that sidewalls protrude outward from a backside of a television to couple a digital media player to the backside of the television.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Innovelis, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Jeffrey Wengreen, Eric John Wengreen
  • Patent number: 8823895
    Abstract: A flat panel display device includes a backlight system and a display panel, wherein: the backlight system includes a light source, a light homogenization mechanism, and a back frame; the back frame carries the light source and the light homogenization mechanism and the back frame includes at least first and second primary assembling pieces, wherein the first primary assembling piece has an end forming at least two joint sections, each of the joint sections having a structure mating an end of the second primary assembling piece, the first primary assembling piece using one of the joint sections to join the corresponding end of the second primary assembling piece, the primary assembling pieces comprising positioning sections, the positioning section cooperating with a back panel of the flat panel display device to position the back frame. A stereoscopic display device and a plasma display device are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yi-Cheng Kuo, Yu-Chun Hsiao, Chong Huang, Jia-He Cheng, Cheng-Wen Que, Quan Li, Liu-Yang Yang
  • Patent number: 8823884
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a flat panel display includes a main body having a cabinet that forms a display window on a front side and a display panel contained in the cabinet, a stand located beneath said main body, and a supporting member that is fixed with said stand and supports said main body by fixing a back of said display panel at a position above said stand. The supporting member has a stand fixation part that is fixed with said stand. The supporting member has a back fixation portion to fix the back of said display panel at a position above said stand fixation part. The supporting member is formed to protrude upward from said stand and shift a center of gravity of said display panel rearward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Akira Yokawa
  • Publication number: 20140232946
    Abstract: Provided are a display apparatus and a television receiving apparatus with which safety may be assured while a casing is segmented. A display apparatus comprises: a display unit having a display screen in the front side thereof; a front cabinet which encompasses the peripheral edge part of the display unit; and a back cabinet which covers the rear side of the display unit. The back cabinet is formed from a back cabinet main body (41) in which an aperture (41a) is disposed, and a cover which is attached to the back cabinet main body (41) to close off the aperture (41a). The cover is configured from a material which differs from the material which configures the back cabinet main body (41).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2012
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuhsuke Ebata, Shuta Watanabe, Katsushi Maeta
  • Publication number: 20140226082
    Abstract: An enclosure for enclosing a flat panel display for viewing that is substantially sealed and resistant to liquid ingress. The enclosure comprises a bezel, a substantially transparent front cover, and an enclosure housing. The bezel has a peripheral surface defining an enclosure area, an inner edge defining a display opening, and a rear surface. The substantially transparent front cover is operatively connected to the bezel and covers the display opening. The enclosure housing has a front opening and a flange disposed about and extending from the front opening. The bezel and the enclosure housing are joined together at a joining region that is substantially sealed and resistant to liquid ingress. The bezel, the front cover, and the enclosure housing define the enclosure, which is configured to receive a flat panel display therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2014
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: Ciil Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Michael A. Campagna, Jack McKeague, Adam Molberger
  • Publication number: 20140219626
    Abstract: A device includes a housing body that has a top surface, a bottom surface, and an edge portion, where the housing body also houses a display screen. The device further includes a cover panel that has an inner surface and an outer surface, where the cover is pivotally attached to the edge portion of the housing body to move between a closed position that covers the display screen and an open position that uncovers the display screen. The cover panel includes a fold-out element that is attached to the inner surface of the cover panel and that is configured to open outward away from the display screen when the cover panel is in the open position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2013
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Inventor: Richard L. Weber
  • Patent number: 8794645
    Abstract: The present invention provides a moving device for LCTV, which includes: a base, disposed with a plurality of rollers; two support racks, disposed on the base; each support rack being disposed with a support base, the support base at least extending partially into the enhanced beam of the backplane of the LCTV to be moved. The present invention also provides an LCTV disposed with enhanced beams on the backplane. According to the embodiments of the present invention, the moving device is easy to operate and low cost for moving large-size LCTV.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Guofu Tang, Yuchun Hsiao, Weifeng Chen
  • Publication number: 20140211101
    Abstract: A display apparatus displaying video input through various ports is provided. The display apparatus includes a board which is disposed behind a display module, wherein the board includes a universal serial bus (USB) port which receives a USB standard signal, a decoder which decodes a video signal from the USB standard signal and outputs a decoded signal, a video output unit which outputs a displayable video signal to the display module corresponding to the video signal, wherein the USB port is disposed at an edge of a first side of the board, and the video output unit is disposed at an edge of a second side which is different from the first side of the board. The video output unit receives video from an external apparatus such as a computer through a USB port in addition to a DVI port and D-SUB port, and displays the received video. Display apparatuses having additional ports than the DVI ports and D-SUB ports may be connected to a computer without requiring additional hardware.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2014
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Young-kyan YUN
  • Publication number: 20140211100
    Abstract: A mounting system capable of mounting objects to support structures. The mounting system includes a wall mount including a display bracket configured to hold the object, a fixed support bracket coupleable to a vertical support structure, and a linkage assembly. The linkage assembly has a low-profile stowed configuration in which the object is held in a raised position close to the support structure. The linkage assembly moves to another configuration to move the object. The object can be held in a lowered position. A biasing mechanism can facilitate convenient movement of the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2014
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Inventor: Kurt William Massey
  • Patent number: 8780281
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus comprises a housing with a display, a printed wiring board, and a lens. The housing comprises a side surface with an opening. The printed wiring board positioned in the housing along with a light-emitting portion on the printed wiring board. The lens is situated adjacent to the printed wiring board and comprises a light guide configured to guide light from a plurality of light-receiving portions to the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Nakamura, Toshikatsu Nakamura, Daisuke Maehara, Kohei Wada
  • Publication number: 20140192270
    Abstract: A television apparatus comprises a support frame and a leg member extending from the support frame to support the support frame in an inclined orientation. The television apparatus further comprises a display panel unit having a chassis movably mounted to the support frame via a first coupling assembly mounted between a right side edge portion of the chassis and a right side section of the support frame, and a second coupling assembly mounted between a left side edge portion of the chassis and a left side section of the support frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2013
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae Hoo PARK, Eui Seok KIM, Hyun Jun JUNG, Su-An CHOI, Kwang Sung HWANG
  • Publication number: 20140184929
    Abstract: Provided are: a thin display device that has reduced dimensions between a light guide plate and a display panel; and a television receiver provided with the display device. By threading screws, the edge of an opening and a bottom part press, with an elastic member interposed therebetween, the display panel and the light guide plate together. As a result, the dimensions between the display panel and the light guide plate can be reduced by sandwiching the display panel and the light guide plate by a front cabinet and a back cabinet from the front and back without interposing a support member between the display panel and the light guide plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2012
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Shinichi Nakamura
  • Patent number: 8767132
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a television receiver includes a display device, a first member, a second member, a support member, and a support portion. The display device includes a display screen and a side surface. The first member includes a first wall facing the side surface. The second member is located opposite the first member with respect to the display screen and includes a second wall facing the side surface. The support member is attached to the first member and located on the side surface of the first wall. The support member supports the display device on a side opposite the display screen. The support portion is provided to an end of the first member and includes a portion extending toward a side opposite the display screen on the side surface side of the second wall. The support portion supports the support member between the portion and the second wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Kazunori Kanzawa
  • Patent number: 8760588
    Abstract: A display apparatus having a display driving unit on a lower part is provided. The LCD display apparatus includes a signal processing unit which performs video decoding, video scaling, and conversion into high-quality video on an input video; and a driving unit which is disposed closer to a lower end of the LCD display apparatus than to an upper end of the LCD display apparatus, and drives a liquid crystal display (LCD) panel to display a video output from the signal processing unit on the LCD panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jung-hwa Choi
  • Patent number: 8760590
    Abstract: A control key unit attachment structure includes a control key unit, a base component, a retainer, an engagement member, a board receiver, and a positioning member. A frame of the control key unit is placed on the base component. The retainer and the base component sandwiches the frame of the control key unit in a first direction of the frame therebetween. The engagement member engages with the frame of the control key unit. The board receiver and the engagement member clamp the frame of the control key unit in a second direction of the frame therebetween. The positioning member positions the frame of the control key unit with respect to the board receiver in a third direction of the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Akio Iwai
  • Patent number: 8760589
    Abstract: Systems for retaining a replaceable part within an image display device are provided herein. One example includes a first retaining member with a first looped retention arm configured to apply a retaining force in an x-direction to the replaceable part and a second retaining member with a second looped retention arm configured to apply a retaining force in a y-direction to the replaceable part. Upon displacement of the replaceable part from an engagement position to a displacement position, a normal force as applied by one of the first retaining member and the second retaining member is reduced and the force to push the replaceable part towards the engagement position is increased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Jiaxian Wang
  • Patent number: 8760591
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a television apparatus includes a housing and a connector. The connector is supported by the housing in the state where a connection portion of the connector to which another connector is detachably connectable is exposed outside the housing. The connector includes a first terminal and a second terminal, each coupled with a harness. The first terminal is located on a lateral face of the connector and includes a planate first harness coupling portion. The second terminal includes an end wall portion that is bent in a direction away from the first terminal at the fore-end of a salient wall portion protruding from the lateral face. The end wall portion is provided with a second harness coupling portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Mitsuhiro Murakami, Masataka Tokoro, Kohei Wada, Tetsuo Okazaki, Ryosuke Kasaya
  • Patent number: 8749961
    Abstract: Provided is a display apparatus. A stand type of the display apparatus may be converted into a tilt type or a flip type as necessary.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Changsung Hong
  • Publication number: 20140152907
    Abstract: This display device includes a display panel including a rear side holding member made of resin, holding a display cell from the rear side and a substrate mounting member made of sheet metal, mounted with a circuit substrate, while the substrate mounting member made of sheet metal includes a drawn portion formed by a first protruding portion, and the rear side holding member made of resin includes a second protruding portion corresponding to the first protruding portion on a portion corresponding to the drawn portion of the substrate mounting member made of sheet metal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2013
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akira YOKAWA, Akihiro FUJIKAWA, Yasuyuki FUKUMOTO, Yuto SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20140152906
    Abstract: This display device includes a heat radiation member made of metal, configured to radiate heat generated from a light source portion, a rear housing arranged on the rear side of the heat radiation member, a substrate mounting member made of sheet metal, mounted with a circuit substrate, and a cover member covering the substrate mounting member from the rear side of the substrate mounting member in a state where the rear surface of the rear housing is exposed to the outside, while the heat radiation member is arranged to come into contact with the substrate mounting member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2013
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akira YOKAWA, Akihiro FUJIKAWA, Yasuyuki FUKUMOTO
  • Publication number: 20140152905
    Abstract: This display device includes a housing including an inner surface extending in an anteroposterior direction, a display portion arranged to be exposed from the front side of the housing, and a single board including a switch element arranged on a first surface and a remote control signal receiving element arranged on a second surface. The board is arranged to be opposed to the inner surface extending in the anteroposterior direction of the housing in substantially parallel to the inner surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2013
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akihiro FUJIKAWA, Akira YOKAWA, Yasuyuki FUKUMOTO
  • Patent number: 8743295
    Abstract: A vehicle entertainment system and method to prevent a mechanical connection between certain components of an entertainment system for a vehicle can include an entertainment system housing containing a plurality of entertainment components and a remote control module. The remote control module can include a user interface on a surface of the remote control module. In addition, the remote control module can be configured to prevent secure mounting of the remote control module to the entertainment system housing when the remote control module is not the appropriate remote control module for the particular vehicle entertainment system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jason Michael Strohmaier, Eric Joshua Wecker, Aaron Michael Ambrose, Steven Feit, Jason Alexander Dutter, Takahiro Ikunami, Hideyuki Hirota
  • Patent number: 8737647
    Abstract: A display, includes: a display section; a first output section; a second output section; and a housing containing the display section, the first output section, and the second output section, wherein, the display section has an aspect ratio with a width more than twice a height, the first output section is arranged along an upper side of the display section so as to face forward and is configured to output a plurality of channels of audio, and the second output section is arranged along a lower side of the display section so as to face forward and is configured to output a plurality of channels of audio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Gen Fujiki
  • Patent number: 8730412
    Abstract: A display apparatus has a housing, a base, a system board and a display panel. The base is connected to the housing such that the display apparatus is disposed on a flat surface. The system board is disposed in the housing and has a control system for performing an up-down inversing process for an image transmitted from a signal source. The display panel has a timing controller and a pixel array. Specifically, the display panel is put upside down in the housing such that the pixel array is also upside down, and the timing controller is adjacent to the location connecting the base with the housing. The timing controller is coupled to the system board, to perform a left-right mirroring process for the up-down inversed image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corp.
    Inventors: Chih-Fu Hsu, Shih-Hung Hsu, Yang-Hung Shih
  • Patent number: 8730411
    Abstract: A display device includes: a front-face member having a transparent plate, a frame having a joint face joined to a rear face of the transparent plate by a joint layer and a holding face provided upright from the joint face, and a hook projected from the holding face of the frame to the outer periphery side of the transparent plate; a display panel which is fit in the frame; a sandwiching member having a pair of clipping faces which come into contact with rear and front faces of the display panel, a side face connecting the pair of sandwiching faces, and an opening which is formed in the side face and to which the hook is inserted; and a rear-face casing covering the entire rear face of the transparent plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Ono, Makoto Koizumi, Naoto Sukou, Nobuyuki Hara
  • Patent number: 8724037
    Abstract: A mounting system capable of mounting objects to support structures. The mounting system includes a wall mount including a display bracket configured to hold the object, a fixed support bracket coupleable to a vertical support structure, and a linkage assembly. The linkage assembly has a low-profile stowed configuration in which the object is held in a raised position close to the support structure. The linkage assembly moves to another configuration to move the object. The object can be held in a lowered position. A biasing mechanism can facilitate convenient movement of the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Inventor: Kurt William Massey
  • Publication number: 20140125875
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a video display device includes a display module, a frame, and an optical element. The frame is provided to an outer circumference of the display module. The optical element is provided on the frame and to a portion of an area on the display module including a border between the frame and the display module. The optical element is configured to enlarge a video image output from the display module in a direction from the display module towards the frame for an outer circumferential area including the frame, and to enlarge the video image output from the display module in a direction from the frame towards the display module for an inner circumferential area on an inner side with respect to the outer circumferential area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2013
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Yoshiharu Momonoi, Tatsuo Saishu
  • Patent number: 8717506
    Abstract: An electronic video display mount includes a substantially vertical mounting pole rigidly attached to a pole foot; and a mounting collar releasably fixed to a mounting location that is selectively defined between a minimum distance and a maximum distance from the pole foot on the pole. The mount also includes a substantially horizontally mounted linear slide assembly fixedly attached to the mounting collar at an attachment interface, and a Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) mount pivotally attached to the linear slide assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Pete Austin, Tony O. Anuez
  • Publication number: 20140118631
    Abstract: The invention relates to a head mounded display that outputs an audio signal of an external digital device according to whether the audio signal is directional output signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2012
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventor: Eunhyung CHO
  • Patent number: 8711291
    Abstract: A display apparatus has a structure in which a circumference of a front surface thereof is exposed to the outside. A front panel manufactured by an injection compression molding and formed of a transparent material is attached to a front surface of a display module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Yun-Joo Kim, Jong-Hyun Byeon, Moung-Youb Lee
  • Publication number: 20140111704
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a television receiver includes: a housing; a display in the housing; a substrate configured to be accommodated in the housing and comprising a first opening; and a part configured to be mounted on a surface of the substrate and exhibit a square outer shape on a line of sight from a thickness direction of the substrate, wherein the substrate comprises a second opening in a first region that is sandwiched between extended lines of two sides sandwiching a corner of the part on the line of sight from the thickness direction of the substrate and is at a side opposite to the part with respect to the corner, at a position that is overlapped with a straight line connecting the corner of the part and center of the first opening on the line of sight from the thickness direction of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2013
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Inventors: Shinya HAYASHIYAMA, Shigeki NISHIYAMA, Hirofumi MORITA, Hideo SHIRASAKA, Makoto TANAKA, Daisuke MAEHARA
  • Patent number: 8704960
    Abstract: A deployment system for user interface devices with enhanced interface capabilities and methods for manufacturing and using same. The deployment system includes a main rotating joint system and a device mounting assembly that are coupled via an extension support system. The main rotating joint system enables the deployment system to be installed at any suitable installation location, such as an armrest; whereas, the device mounting assembly is configured to receive a selected user interface device. Advantageously, the deployment system provides an enlarged internal channel for accommodating larger communication cables and a progressive clutch system for supporting the increased weight of the user interface devices. The deployment system thereby can maintain near-constant tension during deployment of the user interface devices, inhibiting drop injuries to users and damage to the user interface devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Panasonic Avionics Corporation
    Inventor: Todd Weaver
  • Patent number: 8704891
    Abstract: An electro-optic display unit is disclosed. The electro-optic unit may be mountable to an exterior of a vehicle and may be rotatable about a single axis of rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Jason F. Burch, Michael E. Zimmer
  • Publication number: 20140104502
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a television receiver includes a housing, a support, a first member, and a second member. The housing includes a display device. The support is configured to rotatably support the housing. The first member is configured to be supported by the support and includes a planar first surface. The second member is configured to be supported by the housing and includes a planar second surface configured to be rotated while being rubbed against the first surface as the housing rotates. The support includes: a first opening in which a first protrusion provided to the first member is inserted; and a second opening in which a second protrusion provided to the second member is inserted. The second opening communicates with the first opening. The second protrusion is configured to be rotated between a first position and a second position as the housing rotates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Inventor: Mitsuyoshi Takao
  • Publication number: 20140104503
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, television receiver includes housing, support, first member, second member, penetrating member, positioning member, washer, and fixing member. Support rotatably supports housing. First member is supported by support. Second member is supported by housing. Penetrating member penetrates through first member, second member, positioning member, and washer. The penetrating member includes positioning portion. The positioning member is positioned with respect to the penetrating member in circumferential direction by the positioning portion. The washer is adjacent to the positioning member in axial direction, and includes inner edge and outer edge provided at different positions in the axial direction. The fixing member is fixed to the penetrating member, and holds the first member, the second member, the positioning member, and the washer between a portion of penetrating member and the fixing member. The inner edge of the washer is positioned at side opposite the positioning member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Inventor: Mitsuyoshi Takao
  • Patent number: 8698964
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a television apparatus includes a panel unit, a support base, and a plurality of slide support mechanisms. The panel unit includes a front panel arranged in front of a display panel. The support base supports the display panel. The slide support mechanisms are attached to the support base to slidably support the panel unit. The slide support mechanisms includes an elastic bush and a combined member. A through portion is formed in the elastic bush. The elastic bush has a circumference portion attached to one of the support base and the panel unit. The combined member is combined with the other of the panel unit and the support base via a combining portion passing through the through portion, and holds the elastic bush with the other of the panel unit and the support base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Satoshi Yokote, Yoshihiko Shinozaki
  • Publication number: 20140078407
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an electronic display apparatus for installation on a display case merchandiser having a door with a transparent front panel is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a bezel, a transparent electronic image display panel, and a light source. The bezel is configured to attach to the door of the merchandiser so a portion of the transparent front panel of the door is viewable through an opening of the bezel. The display overlays at least a portion of the bezel opening and a portion of the transparent front panel of the door when the apparatus is installed. The light source fits in a gap formed between the bezel and the door when the apparatus is installed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2013
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: Planar Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick J. Green, Benjamin Robert Clifton, Kurt R. Munson, Allen R. Gard, Adiel Abileah, Cris Derr, Adam R. Aschenbach
  • Patent number: 8675142
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a television apparatus includes a main body, a housing, an exothermic component, and a heat transfer mechanism. The main body has a display screen, and is used in a first orientation where one side of the display screen is positioned on the upper side and in a second orientation where another side is positioned on the upper side. The housing at least partially constitutes the outline of the main body. The exothermic component is housed in the housing. The heat transfer mechanism includes a heat receiving portion that receives heat from the exothermic component, a heat releasing portion that releases heat, and a heat transferring portion that houses a medium to transfer heat from the heat receiving portion to the heat releasing portion. In both the first orientation and the second orientation, the heat receiving portion is located lower than the heat releasing portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Satoshi Yokote, Mitsuhiro Murakami, Kazuhiro Nakamura, Masataka Tokoro, Kohei Wada, Tetsuo Okazaki, Ryosuke Kasaya
  • Patent number: 8675144
    Abstract: According to at least one embodiment, an electronic apparatus, such as a television, includes a housing, battery cells in the housing, and a supporting portion between the battery cells. The supporting portion is thicker than one of the battery cells. The electronic apparatus can also include case including a base and a cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Hisaya Nishioka, Yuichi Koga
  • Patent number: 8675143
    Abstract: This television set includes a front housing, a first board mounted on the front housing, having a first connecting portion, a rear housing, and a second board mounted on the rear housing, having a second connecting portion connected to the first connecting portion, while the rear housing includes an exposing portion for exposing at least the first connecting portion in a state of being mounted to the front housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yasuyuki Fukumoto
  • Patent number: 8665382
    Abstract: A pivoting device especially useful in aircraft passenger cabins that can pivot a monitor between stowed and open positions, the pivoting device including a forward/reverse rotatable driving motor. An electromagnetic brake holds the monitor in stowed and opened positions A power unit powers the motor and the electromagnetic brake. A controller controls the pivoting movement of the monitor. The power unit includes a rectifier circuit that transforms AC to a DC, a step-up circuit that steps up the transformed voltage, a voltage regulator that adjusts the transformed voltage to a prescribed DC voltage, and a retraction power retention circuit including a capacitor. When no source voltage is detected while the monitor is in its opened state, the capacitor supplies the power to a voltage regulator of the power circuit, deactivates the electromagnetic brake and reverse rotates the motor to drive the monitor to its stowed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Aircraft Cabin Systems
    Inventors: Yukio Sugimoto, Hironori Katoh, Koji Nakamura
  • Patent number: 8659702
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an image displaying apparatus includes a plurality of keys provided for respective items to operate the image displaying apparatus, and a first light source configured to illuminate the plurality of keys, wherein the image displaying apparatus turns on the first light source when one of the plurality of keys is operated without making the key operation valid, turns off the first light source when one of the plurality of keys is operated in a preset period after a preceding key operation is performed and makes the key operation valid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Shigero Kamise, Tatsuro Imura, Takuya Kontani
  • Publication number: 20140045139
    Abstract: Some embodiments of the invention provide a molar media mount for positioning a media display device in unoscured view and direct line of sight of a patient. In some embodiments, the molar media mount comprises a first end that attaches to a mounting arm of a medical device and a second end that attaches to and holds the media display device. In some embodiments, the second end comprises a ball joint for setting an angle of the media display device that corresponds to the direct line of sight. In some embodiments, the molar media mount comprises a set of articulating points that position a media display screen in a direct line of sight of a person in an examination seat In some embodiments, the medical device is a dental light. In some embodiments, the media display device attaches to the dental light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2013
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Inventor: CASEY F. CULBERSON
  • Publication number: 20140036162
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a television receiver includes a bendable display, a housing, and a puller. The bendable display includes a front surface at which an image can be viewed and a rear surface opposite the front surface. The housing is configured to support the display. The housing includes a wall covering the rear surface. The puller is between the housing and the display, and configured to impart tensional force to the display by pulling the display in a plurality of directions along the front surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Yuki SATO, Yuji NAKAJIMA
  • Patent number: 8634033
    Abstract: A system for mounting in a vehicle and for reproducing an image at least partially generated by a remote source and shown on a display of the remote source is provided. The system includes a display interface for providing a signal to the display. The system further includes a communications device for mounting in the vehicle and for communicating with the remote source, the communications device configured to receive the image from the remote source. The system yet further includes a processing system operatively coupled to the communications device and the display interface, the processing system configured to provide a representation of the image to the display interface. The system yet further includes a memory device communicably coupled to the processing system and including computer code for controlling the communications device so that the representation of the image provided to the display interface is updated to reflect new images generated and shown on the remote source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Philip J. Vanderwall, Michael J. Sims, Elisabet A. Anderson, Richard J. Chutorash, Jeffrey N. Golden, Rodger W. Eich
  • Patent number: 8634032
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a television apparatus includes a housing, a vibration module attached to the housing, a supporting portion which is secured to the housing and supports the vibration module for vibration, and an oscillation unit which causes the vibration module to vibrate. In addition, the television apparatus includes a plurality of first projections protruding from one of the vibration module and the housing toward the other, a sheet spanning between respective distal end portions of the first projections, and a plurality of second projections provided on the other of the vibration module and the housing and abutting the sheet at positions between the first projections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Tomoko Kitamura, Satoshi Yokote, Masataka Tokoro, Kohei Wada, Ryosuke Kasaya, Tetsuo Okazaki
  • Patent number: 8629943
    Abstract: A television device includes a flat-plate main body, and a stand supporting the main body. The stand includes: a base member including a bottom face section and a pair of bearing sections projecting upward from the bottom face section; a shaft member bridged between the bearing sections; an arm member including a leg section rotatably fixed to the bearing sections, and a body section provided to bend from the leg section, provided with a lower screw hole and an upper screw hole, and fixed to the support object; and a receiving member including a lower section provided on the bottom face section, a middle section upstanding at a first angle from the lower section and including a first screw hole corresponding to the lower screw hole, and an upper section provided at a second angle from an upper end of the middle section and provided with a second screw hole corresponding to the upper screw hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Hidetoshi Takashima