Desktop Type Patents (Class 361/679.22)
  • Patent number: 7971834
    Abstract: A support stand for a flat-panel display monitor includes a rotatable bracket, a hinge assembly, a base member, a first link bracket, and a second link bracket. The first and second link brackets are rotatably assembled between the rotatable bracket and the support member via the hinge assembly. The rotatable bracket defines a pivot hole, and a guiding notch communicating with the pivot hole. The hinge assembly includes a pivotal shaft, and a positioning washer sleeved on the pivotal shaft. The pivotal shaft is engaged in the pivot hole of the rotatable bracket from the guiding notch. The positioning washer is fixed on the rotatable bracket to prevent the pivotal shaft from disengaging from the pivot hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tie-Zhu Wang, Fan Zhou, Guo-Qi Zhang, Yu-Cheng Chou
  • Patent number: 7974083
    Abstract: A displaying apparatus includes a displaying panel having a plane and being surrounded by an external margin of the displaying panel, with the plane comprising a central region closer to a center position of the displaying panel than the external margin and a peripheral region positioned between the external margin and the central region, and a support member supporting the displaying panel by having a first portion opposing the central region and a second portion opposing the peripheral region. In addition, an adhesive member is provided between the displaying panel and the support member, with the plane being bonded to the support member by the adhesive member, and a cushion material is provided between the displaying panel and the support member. The plane of the displaying panel is bonded to the first portion by the adhesive member only at its central region, and the cushion material is provided between the peripheral region of the plane and the second portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Kinya Kamiguchi
  • Publication number: 20110157805
    Abstract: A mounting apparatus is provided for fixing a computer case to a liquid crystal display (LCD) monitor. The mounting apparatus includes a supporting bracket attached to a backside of the LCD monitor, and a latch mechanism movably mounted to the supporting bracket. The latch mechanism includes a locking member slidably engaging with the supporting bracket, and a driving member slidably engaging with the supporting bracket. The locking member may slides to a locking position to hold the computer case to the supporting bracket. The driving member is capable of being slid in a direction to push the locking member to an unlocking position, where the computer case is ready for being released from the supporting bracket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2010
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Applicants: HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD, HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: QING-HUI MI, GUANG-YAO LEE, HSUAN-TSUNG CHEN
  • Patent number: 7967273
    Abstract: The support stand includes a base, a rotatable bracket, a first hinge assembly and a second hinge assembly. Both the first hinge assembly and the second hinge assembly connect the rotatable bracket with the base. The first hinge assembly has a first pivotal shaft. The second hinge assembly has a second pivotal shaft. The first pivotal shaft is non-rotatably engaged with the second pivotal shaft, and aligned in a substantially straight line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Fan Zhou, Guo-Qi Zhang
  • Patent number: 7969720
    Abstract: An exemplary display apparatus (2) includes a front cover (21) having an opening (210) and a peripheral side (211) beside the opening; an on screen display button board (22) having a main body (223) with locating holes (2234); and a display panel (23) having a display area (231) corresponding to the opening of the front cover and a peripheral area (232) around the display area. Locating pins (216) are provided on a rear face (215) of the peripheral side, and the locating pins pass through the locating holes of the main body, as well as part of the peripheral area of the display panel is overlapped with the main body, thereby, the main body of the on screen display button board is sandwiched between the rear face of the peripheral side of the front cover and the display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignees: Innocom Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., Chimei Innolux Corporation
    Inventor: Xiang Zhang
  • Patent number: 7969719
    Abstract: A back panel for a display device, such as a flat-panel television or computer monitor, which is very thin around the edges and houses all electronics in a “spine” near the vertical center of the back of the display. The back panel provides novel heat-dissipation, arrangement of electronics to save space, forces the center of gravity forward allowing the display to be set closer to a wall, and provides less interference and signal degradation than the prior art.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: Westinghouse Digital, LLC
    Inventors: Darwin Chang, Hing S. Tong, John Araki
  • Patent number: 7957129
    Abstract: A supporting mechanism movably supports a display body, a display surface of which is in the vertical position and in an inclined position. A pressing mechanism has an elastic member which stores repulsive force by being pressed by the display body as the display body moves from the vertical position to the inclined position, and presses the display body by the repulsive force in the direction from the inclined position to the vertical position. A position holding mechanism holds the display body at an optional position anywhere between the vertical position and the inclined position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Osamu Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20110128691
    Abstract: A unitary computing device includes a rotary member and a support for supporting the rotary member and allowing a rotation of the rotary member. The unitary computing device also includes an optical disk drive and at least one orientation adjusting mechanism. The orientation adjusting mechanism includes a first linkage bar rotatably connected to the support, a second linkage bar rotatably connected to the first linkage bar and the optical disk drive, and a third linkage bar rotatably connected to the rotary member and the optical disk drive, which constitutes a linkage bar mechanism to adjust an orientation of the optical disk drive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2010
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yi-Ching Lou
  • Patent number: 7948742
    Abstract: A planar display device whose display panel main body can be easily separated from a chassis member upon disposal without preparing large equipment and a special tool. In the planar display device wherein the PDP panel main body (1) and the chassis member (2) are adhered by a two-sided tape (3), a wire (4) is previously incorporated for separating the PDP panel main body (1) from the chassis member (2) by cutting and peeling the double-sided tape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: Fujitsu Hitachi Plasma Display Limited
    Inventors: Nobuyoshi Kondo, Takashi Sasaki, Akira Otsuka
  • Patent number: 7944683
    Abstract: An image display apparatus includes a display panel that displays an image, a support unit that supports a rear surface of the display panel, and an exterior member that covers the support unit. The support unit includes a first plate-like member and a second plate-like member having a concave-convex shape, wherein the first plate-like member is fixed to the display panel at a plurality of first fixing portions with bonding members, convex portions of the second plate- like member are fixed to the first plate-like member at a plurality of second fixing portions, and concave portions of the second plate-like member are fixed to a support member at a plurality of third fixing portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Takeshi Sato
  • Patent number: 7944682
    Abstract: A gasket includes an elastic member absorbing an external shock, a conductive member surrounding the elastic member, and a reinforcing member disposed within the conductive member and extending along a bottom surface and a side surface of the conductive member. A screen spacer includes an elastic member absorbing an external shock, and a reinforcing member disposed on one side of the elastic member. A display device includes a driving circuit substrate supplying a driving signal to a display panel, a chassis receiving the display panel and the gasket attached to the driving circuit substrate and contacting the chassis, the gasket grounding the driving circuit and the chassis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong-Joon Park, Ha-Yun Kang, Gun-Ho Kim, Duk-Hwan Kang, Jae-Kook Kim
  • Patent number: 7934689
    Abstract: A display with an automatic locking device. The display includes a body, a support, and a sliding assembly. The support is connected to the body. The base connects with the support in a rotatable manner. The sliding assembly is movably disposed on the base in a manner such that the sliding assembly can move between a first position and a second position. When the sliding assembly is in the first position, the support is separated from the sliding assembly. When the sliding assembly is in second position, the support is engaged with the sliding assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Assignee: BenQ Corporation
    Inventors: Chun-Chao Chiu, Wei-Shin Shiu
  • Patent number: 7929286
    Abstract: An output structure for a redundant power system includes at least two power supplies, a first circuit board and a second circuit board. The power supplies and the first circuit board have respectively a first connection port and a second connection port that correspond and connect to each other. The second connection ports are electrically connected to at least one conductive element to conduct output of the power supplies. The conductive element has another end transporting power to the second circuit board. The second circuit board has at least one transformation circuit to regulate the power passing through the conductive element to form at least one output power to a load. Through the first and second circuit boards, the power of multiple power supplies can be clustered and transformed and delivered. Heat dissipation improves and the size can be shrunk, and insulation density between circuit elements can be maintained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignees: FSP Technology Inc., 3Y Power Technology (Taiwan), Inc.
    Inventor: Shao-Feng Lu
  • Patent number: 7924560
    Abstract: A display device of the present invention is a display device including a body unit; a display unit; and a supporting unit, arranged upright from the body unit, for supporting the display unit; the display device including a circuit substrate arranged inside the body unit and mounted with an electronic component; a radiator plate arranged facing the circuit substrate and directly or indirectly contacting a plurality of electronic components; a heat pipe arranged on the radiator plate; and a cooling fan attached to the radiator plate and connected with a terminating end of the heat pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tatsuya Sakata, Makoto Miyashita, Toyoki Takahashi, Daiki Adachi, Sachiko Koyama
  • Patent number: 7920375
    Abstract: A support module for supporting a display module and a display device using a support module and the display module is disclosed in the present invention. The display device includes display module housing, a display module, and a support module. The support module includes a linking unit and a supporting unit. The linking unit and the supporting unit are partially linked and their corresponding positions are changeable. The linking unit extends out a first length or a second length from the receiving portion. The display device further includes a base. When the linking unit extends out the first length from the receiving portion, the display module housing separates from the base. When the linking unit extends out the second length from the receiving portion, the display module housing can be connected to the base by the linking unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2011
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corporation
    Inventor: Kuan-Chang Shao
  • Patent number: 7920376
    Abstract: A first card slot extends along a first imaginary plane. A second card slot extends along a second imaginary plane parallel to the first imaginary plane. A printed wiring board is placed between the first and second imaginary planes. A first connector is mounted on the front surface of the printed wiring board. The first connector receives a first card coming through the first card slot. A second connector is mounted on the back surface of the printed wiring board. The second connector receives a second card coming through the second card slot. A guiding member defines a first guiding surface extending along the first imaginary plane and a second guiding surface extending along the second imaginary plane. A space is efficiently utilized at the back surface of the printed wiring board. The first and second cards are enclosed in the enclosure in a layered manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2011
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Masahiko Hattori, Shinji Aoki, Tadanori Tachikawa
  • Patent number: 7918426
    Abstract: An adjustable mount for mounting a flat panel display screen on a support comprises a first component adapted for securement to the support and forming a rear of the mount, a second component engaged with the first component and forming a front of the mount to which the screen is intended to be secured, in use, and an adjustment device acting between the first and second components to alter the relative positioning therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2011
    Assignee: AVF Group Limited
    Inventors: Mark Short, Kenneth Gary Nicholls, Raymond Worrall
  • Publication number: 20110075345
    Abstract: A multi-monitor display system is described having an arm adapted for supporting a plurality of monitors containing display screens. The system also includes a column for supporting the arm, a monitor controller assembly for electronically controlling images displayed on the screens, and a graphics assembly for sending signals to the monitor controller assembly to produce the images. The system is used in conjunction with a central processor located in a computer housing. The monitor controller assembly is disposed outside of the monitors and/or the graphics assembly is disposed outside the computer housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2010
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Inventor: Gerald Moscovitch
  • Patent number: 7907391
    Abstract: A display device includes a display part, a base part including a neck part projecting from a surface thereof to support the display part, a connecting bracket having a first end formed to be insertable into the neck part, and a guide bracket disposed in the display part to guide a second end of the connecting bracket to be connectable with the display part. Accordingly, the display device can have a slim external appearance and a base part with a simple structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Doo-soon Park, You-sub Lee, Hyun-jun Jung, Kyung-kyun Lee
  • Patent number: 7889481
    Abstract: A secondary computing device display system includes a removable attachment mechanism operable to removably attach a secondary computing device display to a primary computing device display. The removable attachment mechanism comprises a first attachment member, operable to lockably attach to the secondary computing device display, and a second attachment member, comprising a first clamping portion and a second clamping portion. The first and second clamping portions are operable to removably clamp the primary computing device display within a gap defined between the first and second clamping portions. The first and second attachment member are frictionally rotatable with respect to each other along a first axis and a second axis. A surface of the primary computing device display is adapted to engage the second attachment member and utilize friction to reduce the amount of pressure sufficient to removably clamp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: Sideline, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin L. Mickey, John H. Takamura, Jr., Dosun Shin, Mark S. Chichester, David C. Ramsperger, Dane A. Wesenberg, Brad Fulghum, Miguel Chapa
  • Patent number: 7889486
    Abstract: A display device including a rotatable stand and a display module provided on the rotatable stand is provided. The rotatable stand includes a base, a sleeve provided on the base, a composite washer, and a rotatable structure. One end of the sleeve is connected with the base. The composite washer has a flexible material layer and a rigid material layer. Further, the rotatable structure is disposed through the sleeve, the display module is adapted to be fixedly connected with one end of the rotatable structure, and the composite washer is disposed between the display module and the sleeve. The first rigid material layer contacts the display module, and the flexible material layer is disposed between the sleeve and the second rigid material layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: ASUSTek Computer Inc.
    Inventors: Ping-Chih Chiang, Cheng-Wei Chen, Yu-Chao Su
  • Patent number: 7889484
    Abstract: A display apparatus is provided. A frame is fixed and supported at the rear of a front panel forming the front portion of the display apparatus, and a separate bracket member is not mounted on the edges of the front panel. Thus, the front exterior of the display apparatus is neatly finished, and the display screen looks bigger than it actually is.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Man Yong Choi
  • Patent number: 7885059
    Abstract: A portable computer including a housing having first and second sections, the first section having an information input device and the second section having a case having a first fastening element; a display panel including a second fastening element at a rear surface of the panel, the case and the display panel being attached through the first and second fastening elements; a hinge coupling the first and the second sections to each other; and a display panel support member having a third fastening element, the display panel support member being attached to the display panel through the third fastening element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong Hwan Kim, Young Woo Cho
  • Patent number: 7869202
    Abstract: A detachable base, for supporting an object as a flat-panel display comprises a base-plate, a supporting pillar, and a connecting assembly. The base-plate has a positioning block disposed on an upper surface thereof. The positioning block has a fillister. The supporting pillar has an upper end and a lower end, the lower end of the supporting pillar is received in the fillister of the positioning block. The connecting assembly is connected with the object and has an accommodating space for receiving the supporting pillar and the positioning block when the connecting assembly is connected with the base-plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Chin-Fu Chiang, Chih-Kang Peng
  • Patent number: 7869203
    Abstract: A display screen turning apparatus capable of improving assembling workability in assembling steps and suppressing jolting during rotation can be obtained. This display screen turning apparatus includes a rotating member mounted with a display screen and rotatable in a horizontal plane, a base, rotatably holding the rotating member, provided with an upright portion having a hole, a platelike spring of metal fitted onto the upright portion of the base for pressing the rotating member and a stop member inserted into the hole of the upright portion of the base for pressing the platelike spring and holding the platelike spring in a deflected state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kunio Sawai, Katsuyuki Yokota
  • Publication number: 20100324379
    Abstract: A mobile workstation for use with a computer network. The mobile workstation may include a medical monitoring device, a radio transceiver in communication with the medical monitoring device operable for receiving and sending data to the computer network, a display screen, and a wheeled chassis for mounting the medical monitoring device, the radio transceiver and the display screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2010
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Applicant: Intermetro Industries Corporation
    Inventors: Richard A. Clark, Michael R. Jacobs, Steven B. Flemig, Fouad Abu-Akel, Darin Janoschka, Keith Washington
  • Publication number: 20100321876
    Abstract: A computer system having a monitor includes a bracket fixed to a back cover of the monitor. The bracket includes a main body fixed to the back cover, a first fixation board, and a second fixation board. The first fixation board and the second fixation board are movably mounted to the main body. An enclosure is received in a space bounded by the main body, the first fixation board, and the second fixation board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2009
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Applicants: HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD., HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lei Liu, Xiao-Zhu Chen
  • Patent number: 7854415
    Abstract: A support for an electronic display is provided. The support is movable through a panning motion by both manual manipulation and a motor. The support may include a clutch that facilitates both manual and motorized panning of the electronic display. The support is manually movable between a retracted position and an extended position. The support is also capable of supporting a relatively heavy load, such as a television or a computer monitor, and rotating the heavy load through a panning motion with a relatively small motor. The support may include a thrust bearing to facilitate panning of the heavy load. The support also includes a clutch that prevents stripping or damage of electrical components in the event panning motion is inhibited, such as by engagement of the electronic display with a wall. The support also includes a plurality of mechanical components that are removable as a single unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2010
    Assignee: Peerless Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Holbrook, Sigurd A. Nelson, II, Tony J. Abfall, David M. Waskin
  • Patent number: 7845608
    Abstract: A mounting apparatus includes a support member, a sliding member, a spring member, and a cover. The support member is configured for maintaining an electronic device thereon. The sliding member is configured for being secured on a display. A retaining portion is located on the sliding member and defines a through hole. A spring member is secured on the support member and engages the through hole of the sliding member. A cover is secured on the support member to position the sliding member between the support member and the cover. The sliding member is slidable relative to the support member and the spring member, and the retaining portion resiliently deforms the spring member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2010
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yun-Lung Chen, Nian-Yuan Yang
  • Patent number: 7837159
    Abstract: A positioning mechanism and a display device using the same are provided. The positioning mechanism comprises a fixed frame, a first buckling element, a second buckling element and a rotary component. The first buckling element is fixed to a first position of the fixed frame. The second buckling element is fixed to a second position of the fixed frame. The rotary component having a positioning pin is connected to an object and is pivoted to the fixed frame, such that the object and the rotary component are synchronously rotated with respect to the fixed frame. The object is in a first positioning state and a second positioning state when the positioning pin is buckled to the first buckling element and the second buckling element respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Assignee: Qiada Corporation
    Inventors: Chun-Jung Tsuo, Chien-Hung Chen, Cheng-Ping Hsieh
  • Patent number: 7835146
    Abstract: A coupling mechanism and a display device using the same are provided. The display device comprises a casing of the display panel, a holding arm, a coupling mechanism and a base. The holding arm is for holding the casing of the display panel. The coupling mechanism is for coupling or separating the holding arm and the casing of the display panel. The coupling mechanism comprises a positioning element, a fixing element and a pushing pillar. The positioning element having a fixing hole is disposed on the holding arm. The fixing element is for fixing at the fixing hole to connect to the holding arm and the casing of the display panel. The pushing pillar is for pressing the fixing element to separate the fixing element and the fixing hole, such that the holding arm and the casing of the display panel are separated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2010
    Assignee: Qisda Corporation
    Inventor: Si-Wei Zhou
  • Patent number: 7826207
    Abstract: A display apparatus comprises a housing having a receiving module on one side and a display surface. A protective module is received in the receiving module. The other side of the housing has an attached fixing unit. The protective module can unfurl and cover the display, providing protection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Cho-Hao Wang
  • Patent number: 7817410
    Abstract: A display screen turning apparatus includes a plate-shaped support shaft, a display screen support member, including a sectorial first hole, provided on the side of a display screen, serving as the rotation center, of the plate-shaped support shaft and a base support member, including a sectorial second hole, provided on the side of a base, while a first root portion of the sectorial first hole is arranged on the upper side of the first hole, a second root portion of the sectorial second hole is arranged on the lower side of the second hole, and a first side surface of the plate-shaped support shaft is inclined by a prescribed angle with respect to a vertical direction to come into contact with a first inner side edge of the sectorial second hole of the base support member when the display screen is vertically arranged with respect to a horizontal plane along with the display screen support member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2010
    Assignee: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kunio Sawai
  • Patent number: 7813118
    Abstract: An device bracket for mounting devices to a flat panel display incorporates a device hub able to form a network with devices coupled to it where the device hub associates one or more physical characteristics to devices coupled to it, including locality, orientation and position relative to the device hub. The device hub is conveys data indicating these physical characteristics associated with these devices to one or more of the devices coupled to it, thereby either enabling the devices with those physical characteristics to modify the manner in which they perform their own functions in response to those physical characteristics, or enabling other devices to modify data that they exchange with the devices having those physical characteristics in response to those physical characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: Bose Corporation
    Inventor: Benjamin Douglass Burge
  • Patent number: 7804682
    Abstract: A positioning device includes a fixing component including an arc slot with an end. A positioning plate is connected to the fixing component in a rotatable manner relative to the fixing component. The positioning plate includes a pillar positioned within the arc slot. The positioning device further includes a stopper positioned near on the end for stopping the pillar when the pillar slides near the end. A portion of the stopper protrudes over the arc slot to limit a rotational range of the positioning plate relative to the fixing component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2010
    Assignee: BenQ Corporation
    Inventor: Li-Tien Tseng
  • Patent number: 7796378
    Abstract: A panel type display device to achieve easy assembly, high productivity and low manufacturing costs with a reduced number of elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Se Ki Jang, Ki Hyub Sung, Jun Su Jung
  • Patent number: 7793026
    Abstract: A modular computer includes a display with a docking station on its back side. A CPU module connects to the docking station. Peripheral modules connect with the resulting display/CPU assembly so that the peripheral modules contact the back side of the display screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Benjamin Abraham, Yancy Chen
  • Patent number: 7789355
    Abstract: An exemplary elevator (50) includes a support mechanism (51), an elevating mechanism (52), and an adjusting mechanism (53). The support mechanism includes a support bracket (511) and a coil spring (514). The elevating mechanism includes a rotatable member (521) rotatable attached to the support bracket, a driven member (524) fixed to the rotatable member, a sliding bracket (526) slidably connected to the support bracket, and a sliding member (527) fixed to the sliding bracket. The sliding member is capable of engaging with the rotatable member for converting rotation to linear motion. The adjusting mechanism includes a diver capable of engaging with the driven member and driving the driven member to rotate. A bottom end of the support bracket is fixed to the adjusting mechanism. An end of the coil spring is fixed on the sliding bracket, and another end of the coil spring is connected to the support bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wen-Lin Gan, Er-Zhou Wang
  • Patent number: 7791868
    Abstract: A display panel stand holding portion for supporting the display panel in the standing position is formed at the upper end portion of the back cabinet as a part of the casing of the display device. The display panel stand holding portion includes the display panel stand mount portion, and the display panel support members. This makes it possible to support the display panel vertically when it is mounted on the display panel stand mount portion. The connector cables extending from the power supply circuit board is clamped to the temporary holding portion to be formed on the back cabinet before assembly of the display panel to be inclined at the predetermined position. The deterioration in the working efficiency caused by entanglement of the connector cables may be prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: Orion Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yusuke Kataoka, Hidenobu Mukougawa, Tamotsu Mitamura, Takanori Maeno, Yoshikazu Saga
  • Patent number: 7791279
    Abstract: Provided is a plasma display panel having flexibility. The plasma display panel includes a panel assembly that displays images and has flexibility, a plurality of base members that are attached to a surface of the panel assembly and support the panel assembly, and connection members that connect the base members to each other and are installed to be bent in the same direction as the panel assembly is bent. The base members that support the panel assembly having flexibility on a rear surface of the panel assembly can be bent or folded in the same direction as the panel assembly by the connection members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae-Ik Kwon, Won-Ju Yi, Ho-Young Ahn, Kyoung-Doo Kang, Dong-Young Lee, Soo-Ho Park, Seok-Gyun Woo
  • Patent number: 7780124
    Abstract: A shrinkable and adjustable multi-functional TV includes a display, a support device, a shrinkable and angle adjusting device. The display has a mirror on its rear side, and an LCD screen on a front side, pivotally received in an interior of a U-shaped frame of the support device and by means of a tightening button respectively threadably combined with two sides of the U-shaped frame and with two sides of the display so that the display can be turned for an angle and also turned over. The support device has its lower end pivotally connected with a first free end of the shrinkable and angle adjusting device, which has its second end pivotally connected to a suspended arm base fixed on a wall, a foot frame or a chair. Thus the TV can be shrunk for altering its viewing angle and position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Assignee: Ceramate Technical Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Robert Wang
  • Patent number: 7782599
    Abstract: A computer device comprising a display member rotatably coupled to a base member. The display member comprises a vaulted member disposed on a side of the display member opposite a viewing side of a display screen of the display member to stiffen the display member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Steven S. Homer, Ronald E. Deluga, Mark H. Ruch
  • Patent number: 7775494
    Abstract: A foldable holder connecting to and supporting a display comprises a mount and a swinging part. The mount comprises a base and a pillar disposed on the base. The swinging part pivots around the pillar. The display, is disposed at a front side of the swinging part. The swinging part may be folded together with the display so as to be parallel with the base of the mount. Thus, the wasted space caused by the irregular geometry of the holder and the supported LCD can be significantly reduced. The design will greatly simplify the processes of packing, handling, and storage; therefore significantly lower the cost of business shipment. Since most of the unused space in the carton box is eliminated, the quantity of Styrofoam used as filler can also be significantly reduced, which contributing to environmental protection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2010
    Assignee: Syncmold Enterprise Corp.
    Inventors: Ching-Hui Yen, Chien-Cheng Yeh
  • Patent number: 7773371
    Abstract: The present invention is a computer controlled display device. In one embodiment, the display device includes a flat panel display having an input for receiving display data. Additionally, a moveable assembly may be coupled to the display. The moveable assembly may provide at least three degrees of freedom of movement for the flat panel display device. Additionally, the moveable assembly may have a cross-sectional area, which is substantially less than a cross-sectional area of a display structure of the flat panel display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Michael D. Hillman, Frank Tsai, Michael D. McBroom, Daniel L. McBroom, Brian T. Sudderth, Bartley K. Andre, Christopher Stringer, Daniel Riccio, Sung Kim, Clifford Jue, Bryan Thomas White
  • Patent number: 7764490
    Abstract: A display device includes a rotary member having an eccentric cam formed therein, and a display panel unit including a shaft which engages a surface of the eccentric cam. The shaft is configured to selectively move within the eccentric cam, and the display panel unit is configured to rotate about an axis of rotation when the shaft moves within the eccentric cam. Moreover, the shaft is offset from the axis of rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Motohito Muraki
  • Patent number: 7764332
    Abstract: An exemplary liquid crystal display (2) includes a display panel (220), a shield (240), a connecting member (250), and a button circuit board (262). The display has a side wall (227). The shield is engaged with the display panel, and a size of the shield is smaller than a corresponding size of the display panel. One end of the connecting member is attached at the shield. The button circuit board is attached at an opposite end of the connecting member and abuts the side wall of the display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignees: Innocom Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., Innolux Display Corp.
    Inventor: Xiang Zhang
  • Patent number: 7764491
    Abstract: An exemplary support stand for a flat-panel display monitor, includes a base member, an elevating mechanism, and a rotatable mechanism. The elevating mechanism includes a support member and an elevating member. The support member is fixed on the base member. The elevating member is slidably connected to the support member. The rotatable mechanism includes a rotatable body. The rotatable body is rotatably positioned on the elevating member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Cheng-He Zhao, Zhi-Guo Sun, Zhi-Bin Liu
  • Patent number: 7748680
    Abstract: A stand for a display is provided. The stand can reduce a delivery volume of the display and can provide for adjustment of a rotation angle thereof during use. The stand may include a support connected to a lower portion of the display, a pivot block pivotably coupled to the support, a rear base connected to the pivot block, a swivel that pivotably couples the pivot block and the rear base, and a front base coupled to the rear base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Chi Young Choi
  • Patent number: RE42091
    Abstract: A dual screen display system having, a base, a pair of electronic display screens, an arm assembly supporting the display screens and connected to the base, swingable mountings for swingably mounting the display screens, the mountings being adjustable as to the angular orientation of each of the display screens relative to the arm assembly between a first arrangement with the screens in a common plane, and a second arrangement in which the screens are inwardly swung positions thereby to permit each of the screens to be swung into desired operative angular orientation, and adjustable movement limiting devices, engaging the swinging mountings and limiting movement of the screens. Also disclosed are interchangeable mounting brackets for mounting screens of varying sizes, or for mounting screens in various configurations, and hingeable and rotatable support members for supporting the screens so the screens are swingable to face in opposite directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Inventors: Jerry Moscovitch, Mark Elchuk
  • Patent number: RE42309
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display module includes a liquid crystal display panel having a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between a pair of substrates, an illuminating device disposed behind the liquid crystal display panel, an upper frame, and a lower frame. The upper and lower frames fix therebetween the liquid crystal display panel and the illuminating device as an integral unit in cooperation with each other. The upper frame is provided with at least one recessed portion in a sidewall thereof, the at least one recessed portion is set back in a direction parallel with major surfaces of the substrates from the sidewall, and a bottom of the at least one recessed portion is provided with a tapped hole adapted for engagement with a screw for mounting the liquid crystal display module to external equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2011
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Ogawa, Nobuyuki Suzuki, Shunsuke Morishita, Yasuyuki Mishima, Kazunari Ueda