Coupling device for securing audio/video player onto flat panel display
A coupling device is used for securing an audio/video player such as a DVD player onto a flat panel display, thereby enhancing space utilization. The coupling device includes a chassis for receiving therein the audio/video player in an upright manner, and a hanger attached to the chassis and having a coupler structure engageable with the flat panel display for coupling the chassis to the flat panel display.
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The present invention relates to a coupling device, and more particularly to a coupling device for securing an audio/video player such as a DVD player onto a flat panel display.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION General collocation of a DVD player or similar audio/video player is to lie on a platform together with a flat panel display electrically connected thereto.
For making use of the desk space, miniature DVD players were developed. A flat panel display, however, cannot rest on such a small DVD player, so exclusive spaces for respectively resting the DVD player and the flat panel display on the desk are still required. The space utilization is thus not much improved.
For further improving the space utilization, the DVD players can be made upright, as shown in
Therefore, the present invention provides a coupling device to couple the upright DVD player onto the flat panel display so that the space utilization is satisfactory, and the electric connection between the DVD player and the flat panel display is made easy.
The present invention provides a coupling device for securing an audio/video player onto a flat panel display, which comprises a chassis for receiving therein the audio/video player in an upright manner; and a hanger attached to the chassis and having a coupler structure engageable with the flat panel display for coupling the chassis to the flat panel display.
The present invention also provides a coupling device for securing an audio/video player onto a flat panel display, which comprises a chassis for receiving the audio/video player in a trench between two upright side plates thereof; and a hanger attached to the chassis and having a coupler structure engageable with the flat panel display for coupling the chassis to the flat panel display.
Preferably, the audio/video player is releasable from the trench.
If the audio/video player includes a plurality of push buttons, it is preferred that the audio/video player is accommodated in the chassis with the push buttons exposed from the chassis.
If the audio/video player has a recording media entrance, it is preferred that the audio/video player is accommodated in the chassis with the recording media entrance exposed from the chassis. More preferably, a recording medium is inserted into the recording media entrance in a direction parallel to a surface of the flat panel display.
In an embodiment, the coupler structure is a hook structure for hooking on an edge of the flat panel display in a manner that the audio/video player is secured behind and parallel to a back surface of the flat panel display.
In an embodiment, the coupling device further comprises at least one cushion member disposed on one of the upright side plates for preventing from abrasion between the coupling device and the back surface of the flat panel display when the hook structure hooks on the edge of the flat panel display.
Preferably, the hanger is integrally formed with said chassis and detachably mounted onto the flat panel display.
In an embodiment, the coupler structure engages with the flat panel display with an extensible portion thereof that conforms to the shape and size of the flat panel display. The coupler structure can be a hook structure for hooking on a top edge of the flat panel display, and the extensible portion is a traverse bar of the hook structure resting on the top edge of the flat panel display.
Preferably, the extensive portion has a drawtube structure.
Preferably, at least one of the upright side plates has a hollow structure for heat dissipation.
The above contents of the present invention will become more readily apparent to those ordinarily skilled in the art after reviewing the following detailed description and accompanying drawings, in which:
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
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When the DVD player 20 is put into a trench 214 and clamped between the side plates 211 and 212 and the assembly is mounted to the flat panel display 30, the disc entrance 201 and push buttons 202 are preferably exposed from the chassis 21, as shown in either of
Another embodiment of a coupling device according to the present invention is illustrated in
It is understood from the above description that the coupling device according to the present invention secures the audio/video players behind the flat panel displayer in uptight configuration so that much desk space will be saved. The space utilization is largely improved. Further, the electric connection between the DVD player and the flat panel display is made easy.
While the invention has been described in terms of what is presently considered to be the most practical and preferred embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention needs not be limited to the disclosed embodiment. On the contrary, it is intended to cover various modifications and similar arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the appended claims which are to be accorded with the broadest interpretation so as to encompass all such modifications and similar structures.
Claims
1. A coupling device for securing an audio/video player onto a flat panel display, comprising:
- a chassis for receiving therein said audio/video player in an upright manner; and
- a hanger attached to said chassis and having a coupler structure engageable with said flat panel display for coupling said chassis to said flat panel display.
2. The coupling device according to claim 1 wherein said audio/video player is releasably received by said chassis.
3. The coupling device according to claim 1 wherein said audio/video player includes a plurality of push buttons and is accommodated in said chassis with said push buttons exposed from said chassis.
4. The coupling device according to claim 1 wherein said audio/video player has a recording media entrance and is accommodated in said chassis with said recording media entrance exposed from said chassis.
5. The coupling device according to claim 4 wherein a recording medium is inserted into said recording media entrance in a direction parallel to a surface of said flat panel display.
6. The coupling device according to claim 1 wherein said coupler structure is a hook structure for hooking on an edge of said flat panel display.
7. The coupling device according to claim 1 wherein said hanger is detachably mounted onto said flat panel display.
8. The coupling device according to claim 1 wherein said coupler structure engages with said flat panel display with an extensible portion thereof that conforms to the shape and size of said flat panel display.
9. The coupling device according to claim 8 wherein said coupler structure is a hook structure for hooking on a top edge of said flat panel display, and said extensible portion is a traverse bar of said hook structure resting on said top edge of said flat panel display.
10. The coupling device according to claim 8 wherein said extensive portion has a drawtube structure.
11. A coupling device for securing an audio/video player onto a flat panel display, comprising:
- a chassis for receiving said audio/video player in a trentch between two upright side plates thereof; and
- a hanger attached to said chassis and having a coupler structure engageable with said flat panel display for coupling said chassis to said flat panel display.
12. The coupling device according to claim 11 wherein said audio/video player is releasable from said trench.
13. The coupling device according to claim 11 wherein said audio/video player includes a plurality of push buttons and a recording media entrance, and said audio/video player is accommodated in said chassis with said push buttons and said recording media entrance exposed from said chassis.
14. The coupling device according to claim 11 wherein said coupler structure is a hook structure for hooking on an edge of said flat panel display in a manner that said audio/video player is secured behind and parallel to a back surface of said flat panel display.
15. The coupling device according to claim 14 further comprising at least one cushion member disposed on one of said upright side plates for preventing from abrasion between said coupling device and said back surface of said flat panel display when said hook structure hooks on said edge of said flat panel display.
16. The coupling device according to claim 11 wherein said hanger is integrally formed with said chassis and detachably mounted onto said flat panel display.
17. The coupling device according to claim 11 wherein said coupler structure engages with said flat panel display with an extensible portion thereof that conforms to the shape and size of said flat panel display.
18. The coupling device according to claim 17 wherein said coupler structure is a hook structure for hooking on a top edge of said flat panel display, and said extensible portion is a traverse bar of said hook structure resting on said top edge of said flat panel display.
19. The coupling device according to claim 17 wherein said extensive portion has a drawtube structure.
20. The coupling device according to claim 11 wherein at least one of said upright side plates has a hollow structure for heat dissipation.
Type: Application
Filed: Mar 1, 2005
Publication Date: Sep 29, 2005
Applicant:
Inventors: Cheng-Fu Lee (Hsinchu), Chun-Ting Wu (Hsinchu)
Application Number: 11/069,462