Frame structure for mounting liquid crystal display panel

The present invention discloses a frame structure for mounting a liquid crystal display panel, and a frame with such structure is combined by a bonding technique, so that the assembled frame can provide enhanced bonding sides for supporting and mounting an LCD panel. The frame structure of this sort can avoid wasting raw materials and lower material costs significantly.

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Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to a frame structure, and more particularly to a frame structure for mounting a liquid crystal display panel, and the frame is made by combining each side of the frame by a bonding technique to avoid wasting raw materials and lower costs.

2. Description of the Related Art

As LCD panels are used extensively, traditional cathode ray tube monitors are upgraded to the liquid crystal display technology. LCD panels emphasize on their lightweight, compactness and high resolution which are widely welcome by consumers. However, the price of LCD panels is high, since the light and compact structure of the LCD panel contains small components, and materials are wasted during the manufacturing process, and these cause a high cost. Referring to FIG. 1 for a frame 10 for supporting and mounting an LCD panel, the frame 10 is comprised of two long sides and two short side integrally combined into the frame 10, and the hollow portion at the middle of the frame 10 is evacuated by equipments, and thus causing a waste of raw materials. At the present stage, the price of raw materials remains very high, and the cost incurred is amazingly high, and all these costs will be reflected on the products or finished goods, so that LCD TV and LCD panels come with a very high price, and it is a subject for manufacturers to effectively avoid the foregoing shortcomings and make improvements.

In view of the shortcomings of the prior art, the inventor of the present invention based on years of experience in the related industry to conduct extensive researches and experiments, and finally designed and developed a frame structure for mounting a liquid crystal display panel in accordance with the present invention.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Therefore, it is a primary objective of the present invention to overcome the shortcomings of the prior art by providing a frame structure for mounting a liquid crystal display panel, so as to avoid wasting raw materials, control costs and achieve the effects of high productivity, strength, utility rate and applicability.

The frame structure for mounting a liquid crystal display panel of the present invention is characterized in that each side of the frame structure is shaped and bonded by a bonding technique and the bonding sides of the frame can be jointed, embedded or latched by different kinds of structures.

The objectives, shape, structure, apparatus, characteristics and effects will become apparent by the detail description together with the accompanying drawings. Of course, some of the elements of the present invention may be substituted by their equivalents, and the detailed description of preferred embodiments given in the specification illustrates the structure of the invention.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a traditional frame structure of an LCD panel;

FIG. 2 is an exploded view of a frame structure in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a frame structure as depicted in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is an exploded view of a frame structure in accordance with another preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a frame structure as depicted in FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is another perspective view of a frame structure as depicted in FIG. 4;

FIG. 7 is an exploded view of a frame structure in accordance with a further preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a frame structure as depicted in FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is an exploded view of a frame structure in accordance with another further preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a frame structure as depicted in FIG. 9; and

FIG. 11 is a schematic view of connecting a frame structure to an LCD panel in accordance with the present invention.

 DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

Referring to FIG. 2 for a frame structure for mounting a liquid crystal display panel in accordance with the present invention, the frame 20 is comprised of two long sides 21 and two short sides 22, and a 45-degree diagonal is formed at connecting ends 211, 221 of the long side 21 and the short side 22, and a rectangular frame is formed by connecting the two long sides 21 and two short sides 22 through the connecting ends 211, 221, and a connecting base 23 disposed separately at the four corners of the frame 20 is applied with a bonding technique to constitute the whole structure of the frame 20 as shown in FIG. 3.

The connecting base 23 has a top 231 and two adjacent longitudinal sides 232, such that after the two long sides 21 and the two short sides 22 of the frame 20 are combined to form a rectangular frame, a connecting base 23 disposed separately at four corners of the frame can be used for attaching the top 231 and the longitudinal sides 232 of the connecting base 23 to the lap joint position of the long side 21 and the short side 22 of the frame 20 by a bonding technique to form an internal angle, so that the bonded area can be larger to enhance the boding strength.

Referring to FIG. 4 for a frame structure for mounting a liquid crystal display panel in accordance with the present invention, the frame 20 is comprised of two long sides 21 and two short sides 22, and the long sides 21 and the short sides 22 form connecting ends 211, 221 to lap and connect the two long sides 21 and the two short sides 22 into a rectangular frame by using the connecting ends 211, 221, and a bonding technique is adopted at the connecting ends 211, 221 to form the whole structure of the frame 20 as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6.

The connecting end 211 disposed separately at both ends of the long side 21 is substantially in an L-shape right angle, and the connecting end 221 disposed separately at both ends of the short side 22 forms a first lap joint 222 substantially in a step-shape and disposed at the top of the short side 22, and a second lap joint 223 substantially bent in a right angle and extended from a longitudinal side proximate to the first lap joint 222. When the connecting ends 211 of the two long sides 21 are engaged with the connecting ends 221 of the short side 22, the first lap joint 222 of the short side 22 is lapped onto the bottom of the top of the connecting end 211 of the long side 21 and the second lap joint 223 of the short side 22 is lapped onto the internal side of the longitudinal side of the connecting end 211 of the long side 21. Due to the step-shape design of the first lap joint 222, its drop is precisely equal to the thickness of the top of the long side 21, the long sides 21 and the short sides 22 of the rectangular frame so formed after the lap connection by a bonding technique can be fixed by the connecting ends 211, 221 and the first lap joint 222 and the second lap joint 223 of the short side 22, so as to enhance the bonding strength and reduce the damage produced by transversal and longitudinal stresses. In the meantime, the connecting ends 211, 221 formed after lapping the long side 21 with the short side 22 are flat and smooth without causing any inference by protrusions or recessions, so as to constitute the whole structure of the frame 20 as shown in FIG. 5.

The connecting end 211 at an end of the long side 21 uses a first lap joint 222 of the connecting end 221 at an end of the short side 22 to lap with the bottom of the top of the connecting end 211 at an end of the long side 21, and the second lap joint 223 of the connecting end 221 is lapped onto the internal side of the longitudinal side of the connecting end 211 at an end of the long side 21. The connecting end 211 at another end of the long side 21 uses the first lap joint 222 of the connecting end 221 at another end of the short side 22 to lap with the bottom of the top of the connecting end 211 at another end of the long side 21, and the second lap joint 223 of the connecting end 221 is lapped onto the external side of the longitudinal side of the connecting end 211 at another end of the long side 21. In the meantime, a bonding technique is adopted, such that a diagonal of the whole structure of the frame 20 is folded, and another diagonal of the second lap joint 223 of the short side 22 is hooked at the external side of the longitudinal side of the long side 21 as shown in FIG. 6 to enhance the strength for bonding the long sides 21 and the short sides 22 of the frame 20.

Referring to FIG. 7 for a frame structure for mounting a liquid crystal display panel in accordance with the present invention, the frame 20 is comprised of two long sides 21 and two short sides 22, and the long sides 21 and the short sides 22 form connecting ends 211, 221 to lap and connect the two long sides 21 and the two short sides 22 into a rectangular frame by using the connecting ends 211, 221, and a bonding technique is adopted at the connecting ends 211, 221 to form an overall structure of the frame 20 as shown in FIG. 8.

The connecting end 211 disposed separately at both ends of the long side 21 is bent into a right angle and extended from the top of the connecting end 211 to form a lap joint 212, and the lateral side of its longitudinal side forms an interval with the lap joint 212. The step-shape first lap joint 222 is formed at the top of the connecting end 221 disposed separately at both ends of the short side 22, and the first lap joint 222 is bent into a right angle downwardly to form the second lap joint 223, and a junction 224 is bent into a right angle and extended from a longitudinal side proximate to the first lap joint 222. The first lap joint 222 and the second lap joint 223 form an interval with the longitudinal side of the short side 22, and the interval is precisely equal to the thickness of the lap joint 212 of the connecting end 211 disposed separately at both ends of the long side 21. The lateral side of the longitudinal side of the long side 21 and the lap joint 212 form an interval precisely equal to the bent and extended distance of the junction 224 of the short side 22. When the connecting ends 211 of the two long sides 21 are connected to the connecting ends 221 of the two short sides 22, the lap joint 212 of the connecting end 211 disposed separately at both ends of the long side 21 is embedded into the interval between the first lap joint 222 and the second lap joint 223 of the connecting end 221 at both ends of the short side 22 and the longitudinal side of the short side 22. In the meantime, the first lap joint 222 of the short side 22 is lapped onto the bottom of the top of the connecting end 211 of the long side 21, its second lap joint 223 is lapped onto the connecting end 211 at the internal side of the longitudinal side of the long side 21, and its junction 224 is precisely connected to the interval formed between the lateral side of the longitudinal side of the long side 21 and the lap joint 212. The drop of the step-shape design of the first lap joint 222 of the short side 22 is precisely equal to the thickness of the top of the long side 21, so as to provide a smooth and flat connection. In the meantime, a bonding technique is applied to enhance the bonding strength and reduce the damages produced by the transversal and longitudinal stresses and constitute an overall structure of the frame 20 as shown in FIG. 8.

Referring to FIG. 9 for a frame structure for mounting a liquid crystal display panel in accordance with the present invention, the frame 20 is comprised of two long sides 21 and two short sides 22, and the long sides 21 and the short sides 22 form connecting ends 211, 221 to lap and connect the two long sides 21 and the two short sides 22 into a rectangular frame by using the connecting ends 211, 221, and a bonding technique is adopted at the connecting ends 211, 221 to form the whole structure of the frame 20 as shown in FIG. 10.

The top of connecting end 211 disposed separately at both ends of the long side 21 forms a lap joint 212 in the shape of a long hole, and its longitudinal side forms a U-shape indent and shallow-trench lap joint 213 and an inwardly drawn interval formed at the outer lateral side of the lap joint 212. The top of the connecting end 221 disposed separately at both ends of the short side 22 forms a first lap joint 222, and a second lap joint 223 substantially bent into a right angle and extended from a longitudinal side proximate to the first lap joint 222. When the connecting ends 211 of the two long sides 21 are connected to the connecting ends 221 of the two short sides 22, the lap joints 212, 213 of the connecting ends 211 at both ends of the long side 21 are connected flatly with a first lap joint 222 and a second lap joint 223 of the connecting ends 221 at both ends of the short side 22, so as to achieve a smooth and flat connection without any interface of protrusions or recessions on the surface and enhance the bonding strength and reduce the damage produced by the transversal and longitudinal stresses and constitute the overall structure of the frame 20 as shown in FIG. 10. The design of this embodiment can avoid interference caused by components other than the screen or LCD panel 30.

Any one of the foregoing embodiments can be used together with an LCD panel 30 as shown in FIG. 11 and can be designed to meet the structural requirements of the frame of the LCD panel for combining, supporting, fixing and positioning the LCD panel 30. In the meantime, such arrangement also achieves the effects of high productivity, strength and utility rate and also avoids wasting raw materials and controls costs.

In summation of the above description, the frame structure for mounting a liquid crystal display panel in accordance with the present invention definitely achieves the expected objective and provides an improved frame structure to enhance the performance over the prior art. The invention further complies with the patent application requirements and is duly filed for the patent application.

While the invention has been described by means of a specific numerous modifications and variations could be made thereto by those skilled in the art without departing from the scope and spirit of he invention set forth in the claims.

Claims

1. A frame structure for mounting a liquid crystal display panel, and said frame is comprised of two long sides and two short sides, characterized in that said long side and said short side form a connecting end, and said two long sides and said two short sides are combined to form a rectangular frame through said connecting ends, and a bonding technique is applied to said connecting ends to constitute a frame structure.

2. The frame structure for mounting a liquid crystal display panel of claim 1, wherein said frame forms a 45-degree diagonal at said connecting ends of said long side and said short side, and said two long sides and said two short sides are combined to form a rectangular frame by said connecting ends, and a connecting base is disposed separately at four corners of said frame and applied with a bonding technique.

3. The frame structure for mounting a liquid crystal display panel of claim 2, wherein said connecting base is comprised of a top and two adjacent longitudinal sides.

4. The frame structure for mounting a liquid crystal display panel of claim 1, wherein said connecting end disposed separately at both ends of said long side is in an L-shape right angle, and said connecting end disposed separately at both ends of said short side forms a first lap joint substantially in step-shape, and a second lap joint is substantially bent into a right angle and extended from a longitudinal surface of said first lap joint, and a drop of the step-shape design of said first lap joint is precisely equal to the thickness of said top of said long side.

5. The frame structure for mounting a liquid crystal display panel of claim 1, wherein said connecting end disposed separately at both ends of said long side forms a lap joint substantially in a right angle and extended from the top of said long side, and its longitudinal side forms an interval with said lap joint, and said connecting end disposed separately at both ends of said short side forms a drop disposed at the top of said short side and being precisely equal to the thickness of said first lap joint disposed at the top of said long side, and a second lap joint is formed by bending said first lap joint into a right angle, and a junction substantially in the shape of a right angle is extended from said longitudinal side proximate to said first lap joint, and an interval is formed at said first lap joint and said second lap joint with said longitudinal side of said short side, and said interval is precisely equal to the thickness of said lap joint at said connecting end separately disposed at both ends of said long side, and said longitudinal side of said long side and said lap joint form an interval precisely equal to the bent distance of said junction of said short side.

6. The frame structure for mounting a liquid crystal display panel of claim 1, wherein said connecting end disposed separately at both ends of said long side forms a lap joint in the shape of a long hole and disposed on the top of said long side, and its longitudinal side forms an U-shape indent and shallow-trench lap joint and an internally drawn interval disposed on the external side of said lap joint at the top of said longitudinal side, and a first lap joint is formed at the top of said connecting end disposed separately at both ends of said short side, and a second lap joint substantially in a right angle is extended from said longitudinal side proximate to said first lap joint.

Patent History
Publication number: 20080105809
Type: Application
Filed: Nov 7, 2006
Publication Date: May 8, 2008
Inventor: Tsung-Hsun Tsai (Taipei)
Application Number: 11/593,724
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Article Holding Means (248/309.1)
International Classification: A47F 5/08 (20060101);