For Computer Display Patents (Class 361/679.21)
  • Patent number: 8665586
    Abstract: A display device is provided, including a front case, a rear case fixed to the front case, a frame disposed between the front and rear cases, a display panel disposed on the frame, and a cushion. The cushion is disposed on the frame and contacts the front and rear cases, so as to space the frame apart from the front and rear cases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Delta Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: Chun-feng Lai
  • Publication number: 20140055938
    Abstract: A sliding-type electronic apparatus with a strengthening force structure includes a body served as a system terminal and an upper cover disposed on the body and having a surface configured with a touch screen. A sliding and cover-lifting member constituted by a sliding rail, a sliding member and a pivot shaft device is at least disposed between the body and the upper cover. In a normal state, a supporting device, together with the sliding and cover-lifting member, is horizontally and supportively placed in a preset concave chamber space of the body. The auxiliary supporting devices can be formed as an inclined auxiliary support structure on the rear surface of the upper cover when the upper cover is lifted, thereby effectively increasing the screen touch resistance to inhibit screen wobble in an operation process and to promote the support effect and operation stability of the screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2012
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: FIRST DOME CORPORATION
    Inventors: AN-SZU HSU, WAY-HAN DAI, HSIU-FAN HO
  • Publication number: 20140055939
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a wireless device includes a circuit board, a semiconductor chip, a nonconductive layer, and a conductive film. The semiconductor chip includes a transmitting/receiving circuit and is mounted on the circuit board. The nonconductive layer is to seal the semiconductor chip. The conductive film is to cover a surface of the nonconductive layer, the conductive film being provided with a plurality of apertures serving as radiating elements. At least one aperture of the plurality of apertures is fed with power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2013
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Inventors: Koh HASHIMOTO, Yukako TSUTSUMI, Takayoshi ITO, Koji AKITA
  • Patent number: 8659883
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device with connector, wherein the front frame includes a front plate and a front plate side frame which defines with a front plate opening and has a first hole; the back plate includes a bottom plate and a bottom plate side frame which defines with a back plate opening, has an area smaller than that of the front plate opening, disposes with a second hole, moreover, a third hole is disposed on the bottom plate at a position corresponding to the second hole; the connector includes a first sheet body and a second sheet body which is provided with a first snap and a second snap, respectively; wherein, during the assemble process of the front frame and the back plate, the first snap engages with the first hole and the second hole, while the second snap engages with the third hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Gang Yu
  • Publication number: 20140049892
    Abstract: A touch panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate, an adhesive layer, a first patterned sensing electrode layer and a second patterned sensing electrode layer. The first substrate has a first surface and a second surface, the second substrate has a third surface and a fourth surface, and the second surface of the first substrate faces the third surface of the second substrate. The adhesive layer is disposed between the second surface of the first substrate and the third surface of the second substrate for assembling the first substrate and the second substrate. The first patterned sensing electrode layer is disposed on the first surface of the first substrate, and the second patterned sensing electrode layer is disposed on the fourth surface of the second substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2013
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Applicant: WINTEK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hieng-Hsiung Huang, Wen-Chun Wang, Chin-Chang Liu
  • Patent number: 8654517
    Abstract: Various embodiments are described relating to mounting chassis for the assembly and support of display devices. For example, one disclosed embodiment provides a mounting chassis for an interactive display device. The mounting chassis includes a plurality of sides defining an opening, wherein the plurality of sides including a lip extending into the opening, the lip being configured to support an electronic display panel. The chassis also includes one or more display panel fastening features disposed on the plurality of sides, and one or more integrated stand mounts integrated into one or more of the sides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Curt Aumiller, Bernie Schultz, Rajesh Dighde, John Stephen Campbell, Franklin Willard Bradshaw, II
  • Patent number: 8654519
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electronic apparatus 10 comprising with a flexible display 2, which may be extendable from a housing 5 upon use. In accordance with the invention, the edge portions 3 are provided with an edge protector having an upper surface P1 and a lower surface P2, said edge protector being comprised of segments 6a, 6b, 6c, 6d, 8a, 8b, 8c, 8d, which may be interconnected by hinges 9a, 9b, 9c. The segments of the edge protector are arranged above and below the edge portions of the flexible display 2 and are preferably displaceable during translation of the flexible display from a collapsed to an extended state and back. Preferably, the hinges 9a, 9b, 9c are arranged for enabling a vertical V and/or a horizontal H displacement of the segments. The segmented edge protector is arranged for being moved together with the display and to be stored together with it, so that the segments 6a, 6b, 6c, 6d, 8a, 8b, 8c, 8d substantially do not loose contact with the edge portion during storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Creator Technology B.V.
    Inventors: Hendrik Dirk Visser, Michael Johannes Anna Maria Walters, Johannes Cornelis Adriaan Hamers, Hjalmar Edzer Ayco Huitema
  • Patent number: 8654275
    Abstract: Disclosed is a liquid crystal display device, which includes a base, a supporting part, and a liquid crystal display. The supporting part is fixedly connected with the liquid crystal display. A sliding hole along a horizontal direction is defined at the supporting part. The device further includes a first and second posts for supporting the liquid crystal display. The first post includes a first sliding end and a first connecting end, and the second post includes a second sliding end and a second connecting end. The first and second sliding ends slide to connect with the sliding hole. The first and second posts are screw-connected by the first connecting end and the second connecting end and screw-connected with the base. The first and second posts control a distance between the liquid crystal display and the base by rotating inwardly or outwardly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jiahe Cheng
  • Patent number: 8649161
    Abstract: An on-vehicle display apparatus includes a motor, a gear train, a threaded rod, a slider screwed to the threaded rod, and a display main body rotatably connected to the slider. The lead angle of the threaded rod is set greater than the friction angle thereof. The gear train includes first and second gears facing each other. Protrusions provided on one of the first and second gears are fitted in recesses provided in the other. A spring member elastically urges the first gear toward the second gear. A detection sensor detects the size of an external force on the basis of the displacement of the first gear against the spring member in the axial direction. The motor is controlled on the basis of the detection result of the detection sensor such that the display main body is moved away from the external force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: Alpine Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: Kazunari Kato
  • Patent number: 8649162
    Abstract: The present invention provides a display device comprising a top chassis including first plate and a second plate extended and bent down from the first, a lens plate disposed below the first plate, a first frame supporting a peripheral area of the lens plate, a display panel disposed below the first frame, a backlight unit supporting a peripheral area of the display panel, and a chassis fixing member fixing the top chassis to the backlight unit. The first frame includes a first surface facing an inner surface of the first plate and a second surface facing an inner surface of the second surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae-Woo Jang, Jin-Ho Cho
  • Patent number: 8649175
    Abstract: A locking mechanism for locking an outer shell includes a frame adapted to be stacked with an outer shell and having a through hole for extension of an engaging piece of the outer shell therethrough, a locking element disposed movably on the frame, and a release button disposed slidably on the frame. The locking element has a hook-engaging portion, and a contact portion opposite to the hook-engaging portion. The hook-engaging portion is extendable to the through hole for engaging releasably the engaging piece. The release button has one end abutting against the contact portion. The release button is operable to push the contact portion, which in turn moves the hook-engaging portion to disengage from the engaging piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: Wistron Corporation
    Inventors: Xing Liu, Chia-Ching Lee, Xiu-Feng Cheng
  • Publication number: 20140036431
    Abstract: A piezoelectric actuator comprises: a piezoelectric ceramic vibrator (2) which vibrates when a voltage is applied to electrodes; a first holder (3) which is joined to a panel (502) and supports one end portion of the piezoelectric ceramic vibrator (2); and a second holder (4) which is joined to the panel (502) and supports the other end portion of the piezoelectric ceramic vibrator (2). The vibrations generated in the piezoelectric ceramic vibrator (2) are transmitted to the panel (502) via the one end portion of the piezoelectric ceramic vibrator (2) and the first holder (3), and the relative movements of the other end portion of the piezoelectric ceramic vibrator (2) in the lengthwise and crosswise directions with respect to the panel (502) are constrained by the second holder (4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2012
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Sasaki, Masatake Takahashi, Hiroshi Sakai, Tatsuya Uchikawa, Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi, Nobuhiro Kawashima
  • Patent number: 8644010
    Abstract: A portable device (e.g., a wireless device such as a cell phone) is provided with a flexible keyboard and a flexible display screen. Such flexible components may be stored in the housing of the portable device when not in use. The flexible display screen and flexible keyboard may be expanded from the housing when the flexible components are utilized by a user. Non-flexible display and input components may be provided on the exterior of the portable device such that the device may be used, in some form, while the flexible components are stored. In one embodiment, a portion of the flexible display (or flexible keyboard) may be utilized when the flexible display (or flexible keyboard) is stored in said first housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Inventor: Jeffrey David Mullen
  • Publication number: 20140028543
    Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus for vias in an integrated circuit structure such as a passive device. In one aspect, an integrated passive device includes a first conductive trace and a second conductive trace over the first conductive trace with an interlayer dielectric between a portion of the first conductive trace and the second conductive trace. One or more vias are provided within the interlayer dielectric to provide electrical connection between the first conductive trace and the second conductive trace. A width of the vias is greater than a width of at least one of the conductive traces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2012
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: QUALCOMM MEMS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Chi Shun Lo, Je-Hsiung Jeffrey Lan, Mario Francisco Velez, Robert Paul Mikulka, Chengjie Zuo, Changhan Hobie Yun, Jonghae Kim
  • Patent number: 8638548
    Abstract: A device (10) for mounting behind a flat panel visual display (e.g. a television) (D) with a retractable means (17). The retractable means (17), in the form of a bay or tray, is extended to be accessible by a user when the flat panel display is mounted to a wall or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Inventor: François-Xavier Gardes
  • Patent number: 8630085
    Abstract: A mobile communication terminal includes: a first housing and a second housing connected to each other by a connecting mechanism so as to be relatively movable; a first display placed on a front face of the first housing; and a second display placed on a front face of the second housing, wherein one end of the connecting mechanism is pivotably supported around a first shaft relative to one housing, and the other end of the connecting mechanism is slidably engaged in a direction perpendicular to the first shaft relative to the other housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
    Inventor: Kayoko Sawada
  • Patent number: 8629954
    Abstract: A compliant grommet-based suspension system is disclosed for use in mounting an electronic touch screen or touch surface. The grommets may be designed to provide more or less movement in any direction, i.e., along the x-axis, the y-axis, and/or the z-axis, depending on the suspension application in which they are implemented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: Immersion Corporation
    Inventors: Neil Olien, Daniel Parker, Allan Visitacion, Remy Pieron, Trevor Jones, Frank Ye
  • Patent number: 8628051
    Abstract: An adjustable display mounting bracket assembly includes a mounting bracket, a linkage unit, and a fixing plate. The mounting bracket includes a main body, at least one first connecting member, at least one second connecting member, and a support body. The first and second connecting members are pivotally connected to the main body and the support body. The second connecting member can slide relative to the main body for adjusting the mounting bracket. The linkage unit is pivotally connected to the mounting bracket on one end and the fixing plate on opposite end. The linkage unit allows the distance between the mounting bracket and the fixing plate to be adjustable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Inventor: Ming-Hsien Huang
  • Publication number: 20140009880
    Abstract: A display cover to housing interface system includes a display screen fronted by a display cover having front and obverse faces and a distal edge between the faces around a circumference thereof (i.e., edge thickness), and also an outer housing that provides support for the display cover. A portion of the display cover distal edge or thickness is fully exposed to outside, such that the display cover is exposed and substantially visible when viewed directly from the front and at least one side while installed. The display cover can be glass, while the housing is metal. A protective layer located between the housing and display cover protects the display cover from the housing. Various support components hold the display cover in place, and can include magnets and/or a stabilizer assembly affixed along a bottom edge of the display cover and adapted to couple to a bottom chin of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2013
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Applicant: Apple Inc,
    Inventors: Todd F. Gotham, Shin Nishibori, Christopher J. Stringer, Micheal McBroom, Daniel McBroom, Brian Sudderth, Jonathan Ternus
  • Patent number: 8625042
    Abstract: A display device is disclosed. In one embodiment, the device includes a display panel displaying an image and an integrated receiving member supporting the display panel. The integrated receiving member includes a press molding portion including a bottom portion and a side wall portion bent and extended from the bottom portion and having a through-hole formed therein and an injection molding portion including a frame portion integrally attached to at least one side of the press molding portion, facing the display panel and a flange portion extended from the frame portion and protruding through the through-hole. The flange portion of the injection molding portion is wholly or partially separated from the side wall portion of the press molding portion within the through-hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyu-Hyeong Cheon, Dai-Han Cho, Chan-Kyoung Moon, Hyun-Hee Lee, Min-Su Kim, Hyun-Chuel Kim, Ji-Young Wang, Chan-Hee Wang, Tae-Hyeok Kang, Dong-Su Yee, Kyu-Seob Han
  • Patent number: 8625264
    Abstract: A display device includes a cabinet and a display device main body. The cabinet has a front cabinet and a rear cabinet. The front cabinet has a rear face and a plurality of bosses. The display device main body has a rear frame with a front opening, a cell guide, a display panel, a bezel and a plurality of fixing components. The rear frame has a plurality of recess portions that is provided at a specific spacing along an outer peripheral part of the rear frame. The display panel is disposed via the cell guide in the front opening of the rear frame. The bezel is fastened to the outer peripheral part of the rear frame. The fixing components are provided at a specific spacing along the outer peripheral part of the rear frame. The fixing components are disposed in the recess portions and fastened to the bosses, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kazuki Kawada
  • Patent number: 8625265
    Abstract: A flat panel display includes a housing, a support base, a support plate, a connecting plate, and a fixing element. The housing defines a sliding groove and a plurality of holes arranged in a line parallel to the extending direction of the sliding groove. The support plate is fixed at the support base. The connecting plate is rotatably connected with the support base. A protruding part is formed on the connecting plate and is sliably received in the sliding groove. The connecting plate further defines a through hole. The fixing element extends through the through hole and is inserted into one of the holes to fix the position of the connecting plate relative to the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ching-Jou Chen, Wen-Chieh Wang, Chin-Ming Chen, Qi-Xuan Hong
  • Patent number: 8619414
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a display device, and more particularly, to a display device in which a front cover and so on exposed to an outside of the display device have a gradation effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Jae Hun Lee
  • Patent number: 8619040
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a display unit, a base chassis, a screen displaying section, and operation controlling means. The display unit includes a display region. The base chassis is made of a transparent material and includes a first region that extends outward from at least one end on a circumference of the display unit, the first region provided with one of a plurality of vertically-arranged operation buttons and a plurality of horizontally-arranged operation buttons used for operating a driving circuit. The screen displaying section displays an operation screen in the display region of the display unit, the operation screen displayed in association with a position of each of the plurality of operation buttons. The operation controlling means controls an operational input to the operation screen made by using the plurality of operation buttons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Syuhei Yukawa, Daisuke Kurosaki, Fukukyo Sudo, Tooru Kuronuma, Akihito Shinohara
  • Patent number: 8614888
    Abstract: There is provided a display device which makes it possible to reduce a variation in a contact area between a base member and an installation surface, and enhance the stability. The display device includes a main body section and a stand supporting the main body section on an installation surface. The stand includes a base section including a plate-shaped base member which is in contact with the installation surface at a front side thereof and is inclined in a front-back direction with respect to the installation surface, and a connecting section connecting the base section and the main body section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tatsuya Sakata, Ryuichi Sugimoto
  • Patent number: 8614651
    Abstract: A thin apparatus for displaying image, comprising: a first input terminal (6a) for inputting image signal, the first input terminal (6a) is located on back side of the thin apparatus; a panel (2) for displaying images, the panel (2) is located on front side of the thin apparatus; and a control circuit (3) for controlling the image signal, wherein the axis of the first input terminal (6a) is substantively parallel to the back of the panel (2), the control circuit (3) is located under the panel (2), and shapes that the width is longer than the height. Compared with the prior art, the thickness and height of the thin apparatus of this invention are greatly reduced, and the whole structure of it becomes more compact and proper because this invention considers the combination of the position and shape of the control circuit (3), and the arrangement of the first input terminal (6a) for the first time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2013
    Assignee: Sony (China) Limited
    Inventors: Xiong Chen, Katsumi Yamatogi, Osamu Kihara
  • Publication number: 20130335906
    Abstract: Simulated anodized coating systems and methods are provided. The method can include preparing an exterior surface of a metallic electronic enclosure and applying a translucent powder coating to the prepared exterior surface of the metallic electronic enclosure. The method can also include curing the translucent powder coating to form a continuous, translucent, chromatic surface on the prepared exterior surface of the metallic electronic enclosure. The method can also include applying a transparent, matte, liquid coating over the cured translucent powder coating to provide a consistent matte, continuous, chromatic surface on the prepared exterior surface of the metallic electronic enclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2011
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Inventors: Michael Shamassian, peter M. On, William Adam Graiewski, Dustin L. Hoffman
  • Publication number: 20130336510
    Abstract: A docking station for docking of a plurality of portable media devices includes a main body, a plurality of accommodation units to accommodate the plurality of portable media devices, the plurality of accommodation units being provided in one side of the main body, and a plurality of docking ports to provide electrical connection between the plurality of portable media devices and the docking station, the plurality of docking ports being installed in the plurality of accommodation units, wherein each of the plurality of docking ports supports electrical connection between the docking station and any one of the plurality of portable media devices belonging to different product groups. Accordingly, a plurality of portable media devices belonging to different product groups is freely connected to one docking station to reproduce a sound signal, thereby improving user convenience.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2013
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Inventors: Jae Cheol LEE, Jong Taek Yoon, Jae Seong Shim, Joo Moon Youn, Kee Yeong Cho
  • Patent number: 8611077
    Abstract: Electronic devices are provided that have components. A housing protrusion may be interposed between a display cover layer and display components. A button may have a button member. A support structure for a dome switch in the button may have a screw hole. A housing may have screw holes through which a screw passes. The screw may also pass through the screw hole of the support structure to hold the switch structure near the button member. A clip may have a spring. A metal plate may prevent the clip from becoming worn by the spring. A display may be mounted on a ledge in a device housing. The ledge may have gaps with supports and removed corners.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Emery Sanford, Wey-Jiun Lin, Stephen Brian Lynch
  • Publication number: 20130328399
    Abstract: A method for reducing the number of connectors for connecting a tablet unit and a base unit is disclosed. The tablet unit includes a system device and a first connector connected to a power line for supplying power from the base unit. The base unit includes a second connector configured to be connected to the first connector when the base unit is combined with the tablet unit. The tablet unit also includes a battery unit capable of supplying power to the system device through the power line. An external power-supply circuit is also capable of supplying power to the system device from an AC/DC adapter through the power line. Since power can be supplied from the battery unit or the AC/DC adapter to the tablet unit through the power line alone, the number of connector terminals can be reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2013
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: KEIJI SUZUKI, HIDEKAZU CHUJO
  • Publication number: 20130329350
    Abstract: Electronic apparatus has touch panel module, display module and flexible circuit board. Touch panel module includes touch panel, screen member protecting touch panel, and adhesive that bonds touch panel and screen member together. Display module includes first substrate, second substrate superposed on part of first substrate, and driver chip that controls operation of display module, driver chip being mounted in area of first substrate not overlapped with second substrate, on same side of first substrate as side thereof carrying second substrate. Touch panel module and display module are arrayed so that touch panel and second substrate face each other. Edge part of flexible circuit board is sandwiched between touch panel and screen member and, in plan projection, is disposed superposed on driver chip or disposed offset in direction of second substrate away from driver chip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2012
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicants: NTT DOCOMO, INC., NEC CASIO MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.
    Inventors: Junya Sato, Mitsutaka Shiraishi, Yasuyuki Homma, Eiji Yano, Ryuuji Nagata, Haruhiko Sugisaki
  • Patent number: 8605413
    Abstract: An electronic device housing includes a bottom housing, a support plate, a display panel, and a side frame. The support frame is welded in the bottom housing. The display panel is positioned on the support plate. The side frame is connected to a top edge of the bottom housing, such that the display panel is sandwiched between the support plate and the side frame. A manufacturing method for an electronic device housing is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignees: Fu Tai Hua Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Cong-Cong Wang, Zi-Ming Tang, Fa-Guang Shi, Jing-Hua Yuan
  • Patent number: 8605421
    Abstract: The invention relates to a display device comprising a device body with upper and lower body sides and having at least one surface support part for supporting the body on a surface, and a continuous flexible display. A support frame is configured to support at least a part of the flexible display, at least a portion of the support frame is connected with the device body and is movable with respect to the device body between a closed configuration for fixing the flexible display in a storage position and an open configuration for fixing the flexible display in an open position. There is at least one surface support part for supporting the support frame on a surface. In the open configuration the surface support parts of the support frame and of the lower body side are positioned in one plane, enabling a supporting of the surface support parts on a surface for a stable user interaction with the device in the open position of the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Creator Technology B.V.
    Inventors: Volker Barnhart Verschoor, Johannes Cornelis Adriaan Hamers, Hendrik Visser, Michael Johannes Anna Maria Walters
  • Patent number: 8605422
    Abstract: A thin display apparatus equipped with a video display panel controls rise in temperature of a disk drive by heat-transfer from high temperature internals of the apparatus. A thermal insulating recess is formed in a face of a rear side casing which faces a disk drive unit, and a surface of the disk drive unit mounted on the rear side casing seals the thermal insulating recess. An area of the thermal insulating recess sealed by the disk drive unit becomes a thermal insulating layer between the rear side casing and the disk drive unit, and the thermal insulating layer interrupts thermal transfer from the high temperature internals of the apparatus to the disk drive unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Matsui, Katsuhiko Matsuya
  • Publication number: 20130319638
    Abstract: The described embodiment relates generally to the field of thermal management. More specifically an apparatus for cooling a unibody computing device with obscured inlet and outlet vents is disclosed. Inlet vents are arranged on a bottom surface of the unibody computing device and then exhaust air is vented out from a rear surface of the computing device. The rear vents can be obscured by a stand designed to support the weight of the computing device. By venting exhaust air to either side of the support stand exhaust air can be prevented from being drawn back into the inlet vents, thereby avoiding an overheating condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2012
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Brett W. DEGNER, Douglas L. HEIRICH, Frank F. LIANG, Jay NIGEN
  • Patent number: 8599543
    Abstract: A display panel including a support structure that can reduce deformation of the display panel, that provides high positioning performance, and that stably supports the display panel is provided. In addition, a support structure of an image display apparatus including the display panel is provided. A connecting mechanism includes a plurality of first connecting members fixed to a back surface of the display panel at the side opposite to an image display surface of the display panel, a plurality of second connecting members that connect the supporting body for supporting the display panel to the first connecting members, and a relative-position adjusting portion that adjusts relative positions between the first connecting members and the second connecting members. A flexural rigidity of the first connecting members is lower than a flexural rigidity of the display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takuro Tokikawa, Kinya Kamiguchi, Ryo Ohtomo
  • Patent number: 8593796
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes: a display case including a display screen exposed on one side of the display case; a support member supporting the display case; and a fixing member provided opposite to the one side and fixed to the support member at first and second positions. The fixing member includes a connector connected to an external installation face when the fixing member is fixed at the first position. The support member includes a first bottom portion and a second bottom portion located this is closer to the display case. The fixing member projects from the second bottom portion to the side opposite to the display case with respect to the one side when the fixing member is located at the first position. The fixing member is hidden behind the support member with respect to the one side when the fixing member is located at the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Mitsuyoshi Takao
  • Patent number: 8593797
    Abstract: A display device includes a display portion, a cantilever, a rotating disc unit, a base, and two cables. The cantilever has an upper end connected with the display portion, allowing the display portion to rotate relative to the cantilever about a first axis. The rotating disc unit is connected with a bottom of the cantilever, allowing the cantilever to pivot relative to the rotating disc unit about a second axis, which is parallel with the first axis. The base is connected to the rotating disc unit in a manner allowing the same to rotate relative to the base about a third axis, which is vertical to the first and second axes. The cables extend downward from the display portion along the cantilever and are inserted into the rotating disc unit. The cables enter the base after being placed adjacent to one another within the rotating disc unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Quanta Computer Inc.
    Inventors: Ming-Li Chien, Yu-Tsung Tsai, Chang-Ying Sung
  • Patent number: 8593799
    Abstract: A stand includes: a base including a front arm and a rear arm each in which a rod including thread parts at both ends is bent with the both ends facing each other; a hinge unit including two joint members each of which has at least two through-holes, and arranged such that the thread part at the one end of the front arm and the thread part at the one end of the rear arm screw into one of the through-holes of the two joint members, and the thread part at the other end of the front arm and the thread part at the other end of the rear arm screw into the other of the through-holes of the two joint members; and a bracket including an attachment fixed onto an object to be supported, and fixed onto the two joint members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Ono, Makoto Koizumi, Naoto Sukou, Nobuyuki Hara
  • Patent number: 8587935
    Abstract: A display device that includes a display panel and a container member that accommodates the display panel, where the container member can effectively absorb an external impact to sufficiently protect the display panel from damage and minimize deformation caused by an external stress, a method of manufacturing the same. The container member includes a metal frame including a space that accommodates the display panel, a plurality of sides and a bottom having a first opening; and a mold frame arranged between the sides of the metal frame and sides of the display panel. The display device may also include a buffer tape within the first opening. The mold frame is preferably produced by an injection molding technique.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hyun-Hee Lee
  • Patent number: 8587948
    Abstract: A display module includes a bottom cover, a locking part, a pressing part, and a display panel. The bottom cover includes a bottom wall and two sidewalls, defines a first groove on the bottom wall and a second groove on one sidewall. The locking part is rotatably mounted on the bottom wall, and includes a first hook. The pressing part is slidably received in the first groove, and rotatably connected with the locking part. The display panel includes a sliding part and a display part rotatably connected with each other. The sliding part includes one peg slidably received in the second groove and a second hook engaging with the first hook. When the pressing part is slid in the first groove to rotate the locking part, the first hook disengages from the second hook, the display part is pulled out from the bottom cover and rotated to adjust viewing angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun-Xiong Zhang, Jie Yang
  • Patent number: 8587937
    Abstract: A front cover of a display device, which includes a first front cover unit and a second front cover unit disposed in a rear of the first front cover, and a manufacturing mold set of the front cover. The front cover minimizes and/or prevents air introduction through gaps between the first front cover unit and the second front cover unit and deterioration of the quality of the external appearance of the front cover thereby.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co, Ltd.
    Inventors: Han Moog Kang, Byoung Rak Lee
  • Publication number: 20130301202
    Abstract: A configurable computing device comprising a housing, a printed circuit board disposed within the housing, a first microcontroller and a second microcontroller each coupled to the PCB, wherein the first microcontroller and the second microcontroller are in electrical signal communication with each other, a computer-on-module (COM) coupled to the PCB, wherein the COM is in electrical signal communication with the first microcontroller and the second microcontroller, and one or more peripheral modules coupled to the PCB, wherein, the peripheral modules are each in electrical signal communication with the first microcontroller and wherein, the peripheral modules are each in electrical signal communication with the COM via the second microcontroller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Applicant: ENTEGRA TECHNOLOGIES, INC
    Inventor: Douglas Lee Fowler
  • Publication number: 20130301203
    Abstract: In a holding mechanism for a display device 12, which has a front cover member 14 attached to a surface of a housing 13 containing the display device 12 so as to cover the display device 12 and an elastic member 15 arranged between the display device 12 and a front cover member 14, a thin plate-like member 21 having shape retention is attached to the elastic member 15 on a side facing the front cover member 14, and the elastic member 15 attached to the thin plate-like member 21 is attached to an internal side of the front cover member 14, in order to prevent an unsightly appearance and to make the adhering of the elastic member 15 to the surface of the display device easier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2013
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Applicant: CALSONIC KANSEI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Mitsuaki KAMEDA
  • Patent number: 8582316
    Abstract: A display alignment system aligns an internal display device with an outer cover glass such that planes defined by both are substantially parallel. A subject electronic device includes an outer housing having a back portion and multiple mounting bosses, a transparent display cover coupled to the outer housing, a display device disposed between the back portion and the display cover, and mounting brackets coupling the display device to the mounting bosses. The exact positions of the mounting brackets are adjusted to compensate for the specific dimensions of the mounting bosses, outer housing and/or display device, which is done using a separate assembly fixture having spring-loaded and locking pins to record individual mounting boss heights. Recorded boss heights are used to position the mounting brackets on sides of the display device so that the combination thereof is customized for the recorded outer housing and mounting bosses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Houtan R. Farahani, Larry A. Barham
  • Patent number: 8582282
    Abstract: Disclosed with are a display apparatus. The apparatus includes a display module; a front panel disposed on a front of the display module; a first supporting member including a plurality of surfaces formed in directions perpendicular to each other, a first surface of the plurality of surfaces being fixed to the front panel and a second surface being fixed to the display module; and a bezel formed on an outer edge region of the display apparatus to surround a edge of the front panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Heejin Kim, Sangdon Park
  • Patent number: 8582281
    Abstract: A display device includes a first frame, a second frame, a backlight module and a display panel. The first frame has two plates separated with each other. Each plate includes a first bottom and a first side wall connected with the first bottom, wherein a first joint part is disposed at the first side wall. The second frame has a second side wall and a supporting part extended from the second side wall toward an inside of the second frame. Second joint parts corresponding to the first joint parts are disposed at the second side wall. The first frame and the second frame are assembled by combinations of the first joint parts and the second joint parts. The backlight module is disposed between the first bottoms and the supporting part. The display panel is disposed on the supporting part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignees: Au Optronics (Suzhou) Corp., Ltd., Au Optronics Corp.
    Inventors: Xin-Lei Mao, Xian-You Jiao
  • Patent number: 8579493
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device 10 includes a liquid crystal panel 11, an optical member 16, a plurality of elongated parts 31, a plurality of joint parts 30, a frame 17, a chassis 14, cabinets Ca and Cb, mounting structures and displacement allowance structures. The liquid crystal panel 11 and the optical member 16 are capable of light transmission. The elongated parts 31 extend along edges of the liquid crystal panel 11 and the optical member 16. The joint parts connect the elongated parts. The frame 17 is formed in a frame-like shape and holds the edges of the liquid crystal panel 11 and the optical member 16. The frame 17 is mounted to the chassis 14 and the cabinets Ca and Cb. The mounting structures are included in the joint parts 30 of the frame 17, the chassis 14 and the cabinets Ca and Cb for binding them in mounting conditions. The displacement allowance structures are provided at joint portions between the elongated parts 31 and the elongated parts 30.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Ryota Kawabata, Motoaki Okitsu
  • Patent number: 8582283
    Abstract: A fixing mechanism for fixing a display device includes a display casing whereon a hole is formed, a shielding wall connected to a side of the display casing, and a bracket wedged inside the shielding wall in a detachable manner and installed on the side of the display casing. An opening is formed on the bracket. The fixing mechanism further includes a screwing component. An end of the screwing component passes through the hole on the display casing and is screwed inside the opening on the bracket. The other end of the screwing component is installed inside a wall mount. The shielding wall is for shielding the end of the screwing component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Wistron Corporation
    Inventors: Yung-Fu Chen, Bing-Ying Li, Chun-Yi Lin, Ching-Yu Chu, Ku-Chou Wu
  • Patent number: 8576372
    Abstract: An aspect provides a method, including: fixing a laminated panel, which has been cut into a predetermined shape, to a mold, said laminated panel having an expanded layer disposed between layers made of a conductive resin; injection of molding non-conducting resin into the mold in which the laminated panel has been fixed; wherein a non-conductive region and a conductive region are joined to form a bottom surface of a display casing, said display casing having an inner and outer surface; and wherein an antenna mounting space is formed in the non-conductive region. Other aspects are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Gang Ji, Tetsuya Ohtani, Takayuki Morino, Akinori Uchino