Including Resilient Support Member Patents (Class 349/60)
  • Patent number: 8902607
    Abstract: A testing apparatus and method of extending the life of a testing apparatus may comprise a chassis including a case having a testing module receptacle receiving a plurality of testing modules comprising at least one processor module and a plurality of test modules, each having the same physical footprint, including respective racking mechanisms and inter-module interface connectors; and a backplane with connectors connecting with a respective inter-module connector, and bus-work interconnecting the respective modules through the inter-module interface connectors and the backplane connectors. The backplane may comprise a battery and display connector. The chassis may comprise a display mounting receptacle configured to receive a display unit having a display connector configured to interface with the backplane display connector. A battery receptacle may receive a battery unit, such as a rechargeable battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: VeEX Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Ker Chin Chang, Cyrille Morelle
  • Patent number: 8902377
    Abstract: The present invention provides a backlight module which comprises a waveguide, an optical film, an elastic frame, and dowel pins. Wherein at least corners of the optical film is securely attached to the elastic frame, and wherein the dowel pints are attached to the elastic frame, and the optical film is disposed on top of the waveguide. Wherein corners of the optical film are provided with openings with which the optical films are readily positioned with respect to the waveguide by extending the dowel pins through the openings. And wherein the strength of the dowel pins is stronger than the strength of the elastic frame. The present invention further provides a liquid crystal display device incorporated with the backlight module disclosed above. By this arrangement, once the positioning of the optical films can he ensured, the optical quality of the backlight module can also be ensured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Yajun Yu, Yu-chun Hsiao
  • Publication number: 20140347597
    Abstract: A display device is provided. The display device may include a display panel including a front substrate and a back substrate, a frame positioned behind the display panel, an optical layer positioned between the display panel and the frame, and a supporting film attached to the display panel and connected to the frame. The display device may also include a fastening device for fastening the supporting film to the frame. The display panel may include a front polarizing film attached to a front surface of the front substrate, and a back polarizing film attached to a back surface of the back substrate. The supporting film may be attached to the back polarizing film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2014
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Inventors: Jaeho KIM, Bumgi MIN, Youngsung KIM, Jinha HEO
  • Patent number: 8896785
    Abstract: The present invention provides a flat panel display device, which includes a backlight system and a display panel. The backlight system includes a light source, a light homogenization mechanism, and a back frame. The back frame carries the light source and the light homogenization mechanism, and the light homogenization mechanism guides light from the light source into the display panel. The back frame includes primary assembling pieces, secondary assembling pieces, and a bracing piece for fixing a circuit board. The primary assembling pieces are connected through joining and use different thermally conductive materials. Further, a circuit board is mountable and position adjustable through a bracing piece. The present invention also provides a stereoscopic display device and a plasma display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yi-Cheng Kuo, Yu-Chun Hsiao, Chong Huang, Jia-He Cheng, Cheng-Wen Que, Quan Li, Liu-Yang Yang
  • Patent number: 8896996
    Abstract: A display device includes: a display panel; a rear housing covering a back face of the display panel, and including a plurality of first screw holes at a peripheral portion thereof; a frame including a front portion, a side portion, a rear portion, and a plurality of second screw holes provided in the rear portion, the front portion covering a peripheral portion of a front face of the display panel, the side portion covering a side face of the display panel, the rear portion covering the peripheral portion of the rear housing, and the second screw holes being arranged alternately with the first screw holes; and a back face plate covering the rear portion of the frame and the rear housing, and including third screw holes corresponding to the first screw holes and the second screw holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Takeshi Sakamoto
  • Patent number: 8896994
    Abstract: An electronic device includes: a chassis; an input device and a display panel that are arranged within the chassis; an elastic member that is arranged between the chassis and the display panel; and a holding member that holds the input device, that is secured to the chassis, and that pushes the display panel toward the elastic member to deform the elastic member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Takashi Abe, Daisuke Mihara
  • Patent number: 8896783
    Abstract: The present invention provides a frameless liquid crystal display device, which includes a rear enclosure, a backlight module arranged inside the rear enclosure, a mold frame arranged on the backlight module and fixedly coupled to the rear enclosure, a liquid crystal display panel arranged on the mold frame, and a surface decoration arranged at a lower end of the liquid crystal display panel and mounted to the mold frame. The liquid crystal display panel is coupled to the mold frame by coupling sections, each of which includes a rectangular plate, an engagement section, and a connection section that connects the rectangular plate and the engagement section. The mold frame forms retention slots corresponding to the coupling sections and each of the retention slots including first and openings and a channel communicating with the first and second openings. The first opening is greater than the second opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Start Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Gang Yu, Liuyang Yang, Pei Jia
  • Patent number: 8896784
    Abstract: A LCD is provided. The LCD device includes a cover bottom, a light guide panel, a liquid crystal panel, a LED assembly, a guide panel, and a case top. The light guide panel is disposed at the cover bottom. The liquid crystal panel is disposed over the light guide panel to display an image. The LED assembly is disposed at a lateral side of the light guide panel in the cover bottom to irradiate light to a side of the light guide panel. The guide panel guides the light guide panel and supporting the liquid crystal panel, a slide hole, into which the LED assembly is inserted, being formed in the guide panel. The slide hole cover covers the slide hole. The case top is coupled to the cover bottom, and surrounds a top of the liquid crystal panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: MinWoo Park
  • Patent number: 8896780
    Abstract: The present invention provides a back frame of flat panel display device, which includes primary assembling pieces, secondary assembling pieces, and a bracing piece for fixing a circuit board. The primary assembling pieces have a number of at least two. At least one of the primary assembling pieces has an end forming joint sections. The secondary assembling pieces are joined to the primary assembling pieces. The at least two primary assembling pieces are joined through corresponding joint sections thereof. At least one of the primary assembling pieces includes a reinforcement structure formed on the joint section thereof. The bracing piece includes a bracing body, a first suspension section, a first bearing section, and a first resilient bent section. The present invention also provides a backlight system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yi-Cheng Kuo, Yu-Chun Hsiao, Chong Huang, Jia-He Cheng, Cheng-Wen Que, Quan Li, Liu-Yang Yang
  • Patent number: 8896501
    Abstract: The invention relates to a security element for the identification of a security document, in particular a banknote, a valuable paper or a paper document, comprising at least one electrically controllable display element and at least one piezoelectric energy source which controls the at least one display element. The security element is formed by a flexible multilayered film body comprising the at least one electrically controllable display element containing a display layer having liquid crystals that can be oriented in an electric field, and comprising the at least one piezoelectric energy source which controls the at least one display element and has at least one layer composed of piezoelectric material, wherein the security element has a thickness of at most 70 ?m in a direction perpendicular to the plane of the film body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Poly IC GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Rainer Stahl, Gerrit Hackl, Steffen Weiss, Klaus Ludwig, Johannes Schad
  • Publication number: 20140340613
    Abstract: An image display apparatus including a display panel, a holding member holding four sides of the display panel, and cushioning members disposed between the display panel and the holding member such that a pressing force depending on an amount of deformation is applied to the display panel, wherein a pressing force acting on the display panel through the cushioning member for a lower side among the four sides of the display panel is higher than a pressing force acting on the display panel through the cushioning members for other sides of the display panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2014
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Tasuku UCHIMI
  • Patent number: 8891043
    Abstract: A first panel before attaching at least a polarizing plate on an upper surface thereof is prepared, in order to configure a liquid crystal display panel. A second panel having a polarizing plate at least on one surface is prepared, in order to configure a parallax barrier liquid crystal panel which enables a naked-eye stereoscopic view. An adhesive is interposed between the upper surface of the first panel and the polarizing plate of the second panel. The second panel is larger than the first panel, and the polarizing plate is larger than the first panel. The first panel and the second panel are attached to each other so that the polarizing plate protrudes from the upper surface of the first panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Yuka Kuwajima, Eiji Oohira
  • Patent number: 8891037
    Abstract: The present invention provides a flat panel display device, which includes a backlight system and a display panel. The backlight system includes a light source, a light homogenization mechanism, and a back frame. The back frame carries the light source and the light homogenization mechanism, and the light homogenization mechanism guides light from the light source into the display panel. The back frame includes primary assembling pieces, secondary assembling pieces, and a bracing piece for fixing a circuit board. The bracing piece includes a bracing body, a first suspension section, a first bearing section, and a first resilient bent section. The bracing body is selectively mounted to different positions of the back frame so that a single bracing piece meets different requirements for mounting. The bracing piece fixes a circuit board so as to overcome the problem that a circuit board cannot be easily fixed. The present invention also provides a stereoscopic display device and a plasma display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yi-Cheng Kuo, Yu-Chun Hsiao, Chong Huang, Jia-He Cheng, Cheng-Wen Que, Quan Li, Liu-Yang Yang
  • Publication number: 20140333869
    Abstract: The present invention provides a structure for adjusting gap between liquid crystal module and middle frame of a liquid crystal display device, which comprises: a liquid crystal module, a middle frame and a back frame, wherein a horizontal wall of the middle frame carrying the liquid crystal module and a connector being disposed between a vertical wall the back frame and a resilient device being disposed between the vertical wall and the back frame. Through providing a resilient material between the middle frame and the back frame for adjustment, the present invention enables the convenience of liquid crystal module assembly and achieves the rapid assembly as well as good result for fine adjustment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2013
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Inventor: Guofu Tang
  • Patent number: 8885116
    Abstract: Methods and assemblies related to frame or bezel packaging of a sealed glass assembly, such as a fit-sealed OLED device, such as an OLED display panel. The frame or bezel packaging may have one or more of (a) rounded or chamfered corners, (a) a cover, (b) a reinforced lead edge, (c) openings or cutouts in the back panel to conserve material and lighten the bezel, and (d) a shock absorbent intermediate layer of low modulus of elasticity material applied between the sealed glass assembly and the back and/or sides of the frame or bezel. The frame or bezel design may include a gap between the sealed glass assembly and the back panel of the bezel. The gap may be filled at least in part with low modulus of elasticity backing material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: John Frederick Bayne, Yabei Gu, Glenn Vertner Morgan, Butchi Reddy Vaddi, Jamie Todd Westbrook, Sujanto Widjaja
  • Patent number: 8885333
    Abstract: A mobile terminal includes a terminal body, a case defining an appearance of the terminal body, the case formed of a non-metal, and a metal frame formed of a metal, at least part of the metal frame extending through the case from inside to outside of the terminal body so as to be externally exposed, wherein the case and the metal frame are integrally formed with each other. Accordingly, a specific pattern can be realized at the appearance of the terminal body to arouse distinctive attraction to the appearance, thereby providing a terminal with such attractive appearance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Seunggeun Lim, Kyuho Lee, Dongguk Kang, Zhimin Choo
  • Patent number: 8879022
    Abstract: Disclosed is a liquid crystal display (LCD) device capable of stable support of components. The LCD device comprises an LCD panel; a main support for supporting edges of the LCD panel; a light guide plate disposed at a rear side of the LCD panel; and at least one first pad for preventing the movement of the light guide plate through contact with the light guide plate between the main support and the light guide plate, wherein at least one first pad supporting portion is formed at one surface of the main support being faced with the light guide plate. Accordingly, defects of the LCD device resulting from an external force such as impact or heat are minimized, and the LCD device has a firm and stable structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Guen-Taek Oh
  • Patent number: 8870437
    Abstract: A lighting device maintains an optical design and absorbs expansion of a light guide plate with a simple structure if the light guide plate expands toward a light source side. A backlight unit 24 includes an LED board 30; an LED light sources 28 arranged on the LED board 30; a light guide plate 20 having a flat plate shape and including light entrance surfaces 20a1 and 20a2 on side surfaces that are provided on opposite sides, the light entrance surfaces 20a1 and 20a2 being arranged to face the LED light sources 28 of the LED board 30; and spacer members 25a (25b) regulating a distance W1 between the LED board 30 and the light guide plate 20. Each spacer member 25a (25b) has a Young's modulus smaller than that of the light guide plate 20. Each spacer member 25a (25b) regulates the distance W1 between the LED light sources 28 and the light guide plate 20 and absorbs the expansion of the light guide plate 20.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Takahiro Yoshikawa
  • Patent number: 8872998
    Abstract: In an image display apparatus, a protruding portion is fixed to a chassis on a back side Z2 of a planar member and protrudes towards the planar member. The protruding portion has one or more first protruding members and one or more second protruding members and defines a small allowance region and a large allowance region for the planar member. In the small allowance region, an amount of displacement of the planar member towards the chassis side is regulated at most to a first predetermined value by the one or more first protruding members. In the large allowance region, an amount of displacement of the planar member towards the chassis side is regulated at most to a second predetermined value larger than the first predetermined value by the one or more second protruding member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kamiyama, Tomohiko Okada, Tetsushi Ito, Takashi Nishida, Kenji Tanaka, Hirotoshi Iemura, Masakatsu Kusuda
  • Patent number: 8870438
    Abstract: A surface light source includes a light source facing an end face of a lightguide plate, a rectangular-shaped frame surrounding an outer peripheral surface of the lightguide plate, and a reflecting sheet is disposed on a lower surface of the frame. The frame is formed such that an inside frame portion is made of a white resin and an outside frame portion is made of a black resin. The inside frame portion and the outside frame portion are integrally molded by a two-color molding method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Kenji Ozawa, Kensuke Nambu, Yuichi Hiraki
  • Patent number: 8872997
    Abstract: A display assembly includes at least a protective cover layer, a display stack that includes a plurality of display components arranged in a plurality of interconnected layers, the display stack providing an imaging service, and a flat support chassis arranged to provide support for the display stack. In the described embodiment, the display stack is positioned between the protective cover layer and the flat support chassis. The display assembly can be disposed within a housing with sides sloping inwards where a portion the display assembly is proximate to the inward sloping sides. To allow the display assembly to fit closer to the edges of the housing, material can be removed from the flat support chassis. For example, edges of the flat support chassis can be chamfered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Fletcher R. Rothkopf, Phillip M. Hobson
  • Patent number: 8872993
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) apparatus includes a liquid crystal panel, a printed circuit board (PCB) that generates a driving signal to drive the liquid crystal panel, and a backlight unit between the liquid crystal panel and the PCB. The backlight unit has a through hole formed therein. The LCD also includes a flexible printed circuit (FPC) electrically connected to a driving integrated circuit (IC) of the liquid crystal panel and electrically connected to the PCB in the through hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Si-Baek Pyo
  • Patent number: 8866993
    Abstract: In a liquid crystal display device having a display region defined by an area where a TFT substrate and an opposing substrate are superposed on each other, the present invention realizes a structure for avoiding breakage of a mechanically weak terminal section where the TFT substrate only extends. The terminal section where the TFT substrate only extends is mounted on a resin mold. Inside the resin mold, partition walls are formed to accommodate LEDs. By providing two partition walls in a pair at least in a center portion, an external pressure exerted on the center portion of the resin mold is distributed between the two partition walls and a maximum stress exerted on the terminal section of the TFT substrate is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Tomio Yaguchi, Youhei Iwai, Hideyuki Ohsaka
  • Patent number: 8866990
    Abstract: A display and a frame structure thereof are disclosed. The frame structure includes a first sidewall, at least one first convex, and at least one second convex. The first sidewall includes at least one first wall section and at least one second wall section. The first wall section and the second wall section are closely distributed along an extension direction of the first sidewall. The at least one first convex protrudes on a part of an inner surface of the first wall section. The at least one second convex protrudes on a part of an inner surface of the second wall section. A protruding position of the first convex is closer to a wall foot of the first sidewall than a protruding position of the second convex.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corporation
    Inventor: Wen-Kuo Lo
  • Patent number: 8861190
    Abstract: Disclosed is a display device which can prevent a rear cover from being damaged when a front cover is coupled to or decoupled from the rear cover. The display device includes a rear cover, a coupling member, and a front cover. The rear cover includes a receiving space for receiving a display panel. The coupling member is detachably coupled to the rear cover. The front cover is formed to surround a front border portion of the display panel, and detachably coupled to the coupling member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: HyunChul Kim
  • Patent number: 8860905
    Abstract: A light emitting diode (“LED”) backlight assembly. The LED backlight assembly has a bottom container which has a bottom plate and a side edge surrounding the bottom plate, a plurality of light emitting diode printed circuit boards (“LED-PCBs”) on the bottom plate, and a connector which is closely located to edge located LEDs. The connector of the LED-PCB is closely located to an LED driving board, which is disposed at a lateral space of a lateral part of the bottom container to limit a vertical thickness of the backlight light assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin-Hee Park, Yong-Woo Lee, Won-Ju Kim, Yong-Il Kim
  • Patent number: 8860904
    Abstract: A chassis set includes a first chassis and a second chassis. The first chassis includes a first connecting portion having at least one guide protrusion. The second chassis includes a second connecting portion having at least one guide hole that receives the guide protrusion of the first chassis to combine the first and second chassis. Therefore, a manufacturing cost is reduced and productivity is enhanced. Additionally, the chassis can be made easily.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yong-Il Kim
  • Publication number: 20140293185
    Abstract: A backlight device includes: a flat chassis member; a light guide plate stacked on the chassis member; and a light source member attached to the chassis member so as to face a light incident face that is located at a side face of the light guide plate. The light guide plate has, at at least one side face adjacent to the light incident face, a convex part protruding outwardly of the side face, the chassis member has a protruding part to sandwich the convex part, and at least a part of the protruding part is covered with an elastic member that presses the convex part toward the light source member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Nobuhiro KASAI
  • Patent number: 8842236
    Abstract: The present invention provides a backlight module includes a light source, a heatsink, and a front frame. The light source is arranged onto the heatsink, and the front frame is provided with at least a limiting arrangement pressing the light source intimately seated onto the heatsink. The present invention further discloses a liquid crystal display device incorporated with the backlight module described above. With the provision of the limiting arrangement installed on the front frame of the backlight module, the light source can be securely and closely in thermal contact with the heatsink. As a result, the heat generated by the light source can be readily and effectively dissipated by the heatsink. With the performance of the heat dissipation increased, the light source installed on the backlight module can also be upgraded with their power. Further, the liquid crystal display device incorporated with such backlight module is also benefited.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Gege Zhou
  • Publication number: 20140267976
    Abstract: An LCD assembly structure of a meter for automobile includes a liquid crystal plate; a liquid-crystal plate accommodating recess formed in a liquid crystal holder; a bottom-wall elastic pressing piece configured to bias a back surface of the liquid crystal plate from the bottom wall in a direction of separation; corner fixing pieces configured to extend outward parallel to a front surface of the liquid crystal holder at a pair of corners adjoining the liquid-crystal plate accommodating recess, and abut against a front surface of the liquid crystal plate; extension pieces configured to extend outward parallel to the holder front surface of the liquid crystal holder at a pair of corners opposite to the corner fixing pieces, and abut against the front surface of the liquid crystal plate; and first elastic pressing pieces configured to press and bias one edge face of the liquid crystal plate toward the extension pieces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yasufumi MOCHIZUKI
  • Patent number: 8837133
    Abstract: A display module includes a front frame, a rear housing, and a trimming board. The front frame includes a first positioning hole and a clamping hole. The rear housing includes a second positioning hole. The front frame is engaged with the rear housing. The second positioning hole communicates with the first positioning hole. The trimming board includes a bolt structure and a clamping structure. The bolt structure is adapted to pass through the first positioning hole and the second positioning hole for preventing the front frame from separated from the rear housing. The clamping hole is used for the clamping structure to pass through and prevent the clamping structure from separating from the clamping hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Inventec Corporation
    Inventors: Dong-Sen Chen, Ming-Jheng Huang, Chun-Hsien Yu, Chun-Chi Lin
  • Patent number: 8830420
    Abstract: A supporting member and a liquid crystal module with the same are disclosed. The supporting member includes a first sub-supporting member for supporting a liquid crystal panel, and a second sub-supporting member for abutting against a light guiding plate and an optical film on the light guiding plate. The second sub-supporting member is arranged on the first sub-supporting member. A hardness of the first sub-supporting member is higher than the hardness of the second sub-supporting member. With the structure, the safety of the liquid crystal panel under a vibration environment is enhanced, and a tolerance range of the liquid crystal module subjected to the vibrations is guaranteed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Yi-cheng Kuo, Shih Hsiang Chen, Gang Yu, Gege Zhou, Jiaqiang Wang
  • Patent number: 8823899
    Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device, which includes a front frame and a plastic frame. The plastic frame forms a receiving space. The front frame is received in the receiving space. The plastic frame includes first resilient elements and second resilient elements. The first resilient elements and the second resilient elements resiliently clamp and retain an edge of the front frame. The present invention also provides a plastic frame of liquid crystal display device. With the above arrangement, the liquid crystal display device and the plastic frame thereof use the first resilient elements and the second resilient elements of the plastic frame to clamp an edge of the front frame so as to simplify an assembling operation of the liquid crystal display device, improve manufacturing efficiency, and saving material of the front frame, thereby reducing the manufacturing cost of the liquid crystal display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yan-xue Zhang
  • Patent number: 8823896
    Abstract: The present invention provides a flat panel display device, which includes a backlight system and a display panel. The backlight system includes a light source, a light homogenization mechanism, and a back frame. The back frame carries the light source and the light homogenization mechanism, and the light homogenization mechanism guides light from the light source into the display panel. The back frame includes primary assembling pieces, secondary assembling pieces, and a bracing piece for fixing a circuit board. The at least two primary assembling pieces are connected through joining and the two primary assembling pieces use different thermally conductive materials. Further, the primary assembling piece includes a joint section that forms a reinforcement structure and a circuit board is mountable and position adjustable through a bracing piece. The present invention also provides a stereoscopic display device and a plasma display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yi-Cheng Kuo, Yu-Chun Hsiao, Chong Huang, Jia-He Cheng, Cheng-Wen Que, Quan Li, Liu-Yang Yang
  • Patent number: 8823898
    Abstract: A display screen of an electronic device may be supported by one or more subassemblies positioned between the display screen and a printed circuit board to which the display screen is secured. Each subassembly is able to act as an independent suspension for the display screen and is able to cushion the display screen by absorbing mechanical tolerances and mechanical shock and vibration. The subassemblies may be mounted on the printed circuit board using surface mount technology.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Todd Robert Paleczny, Farzin Dehmoubed
  • Patent number: 8821005
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an edge-lit backlight model, which comprises a back board, a heat sink arranged on the back board, and a light bar fixed on the heat sink, a light guiding plate is arranged above the back board, a plurality of back board clips are arranged on the back board and the heat sink is held under the back board clips; a elastic element is arranged between the back board and the heat sink and the elastic element applies horizontal elastic force to the heat sink towards the back board, so that the heat sink is immovable along its width direction. The edge-lit backlight model can prevent the light guiding plate from being bent and guarantee the efficiency of light coupling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hu He
  • Publication number: 20140240638
    Abstract: A monitor includes a display in a form of a liquid crystal display, a rubber frame having a surrounding face that surrounds an outer circumferential surface of the liquid crystal display, and a front case having a housing that houses the liquid crystal display attached with the rubber frame. The rubber frame includes a projection that projects from a surface of the surrounding face and that is elastically deformed by contacting with an inner circumferential surface of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2012
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Tomohiro Saitou, Masahiko Hosaka
  • Publication number: 20140240639
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes: a liquid crystal panel; a backlight unit under the liquid crystal panel, the backlight unit including a light emitting diode (LED) assembly supplying a light and a light guide plate transmitting the light from the LED assembly to the liquid crystal panel; a main frame surrounding the backlight unit, the main frame including a flat portion for supporting the LED assembly and a guide wall for guiding the LED assembly, the guide wall including at least one concave portion; and a light shielding tape on the guide wall and the LED assembly, the light shielding tape including at least one open portion corresponding to the at least one concave portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2013
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yeoun-Jei JUNG
  • Patent number: 8811004
    Abstract: A display device includes a cover having an inner surface, and a resilient piece having a first through hole formed in a main plate thereof and two arm units respectively extending from two opposite lateral ends of the main plate and fixed to the inner surface. A display panel includes a protruding portion corresponding in position to the resilient piece, and a second through hole registered with the first through hole. A bezel includes a third through hole registered with the second through hole. The shock absorbing positioner includes a positioning post inserted consecutively and frictionally through the third, second and first through holes to fix together the bezel, the display panel and the resilient piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Wistron Corporation
    Inventor: Li-Wei Liu
  • Patent number: 8810748
    Abstract: A light emitting diode (“LED”) backlight assembly. The LED backlight assembly has a bottom container which has a bottom plate and a side edge surrounding the bottom plate, a plurality of light emitting diode printed circuit boards (“LED-PCBs”) on the bottom plate, and a connector which is closely located to edge located LEDs. The connector of the LED-PCB is closely located to an LED driving board, which is disposed at a lateral space of a lateral part of the bottom container to limit a vertical thickness of the backlight light assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin-Hee Park, Yong-Woo Lee, Won-Ju Kim, Yong-Il Kim
  • Patent number: 8804065
    Abstract: A flexible liquid crystal display and a flexible fluid display are provided. The flexible liquid crystal display includes a first module, a second module, at least two supporting structures and a liquid crystal layer. The second module is disposed correspondingly to the first module. The supporting structures are separately disposed between the first module and the second module and used for abutting the first module and the second module, so that a space between the first module and the second module is divided into a flexible area and two non-flexible areas. The flexible area is located between the two non-flexible areas. The liquid crystal layer is disposed in the flexible area and the two non-flexible areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Wistron Corporation
    Inventors: Tarng-Shiang Hu, Yi-Kai Wang, Yu-Jung Peng, Tsung-Hua Yang, Chih-Hao Chang
  • Publication number: 20140218656
    Abstract: A display device includes a display portion, a front housing holding the display portion while pushing at least a part of an edge on the front side of the display portion, and a first bezel member made of metal, arranged inside the front housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2014
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Masashi MARUNO
  • Patent number: 8797473
    Abstract: An electro-optical device includes a frame including a conduction part and a resin part, an electro-optical panel that is housed in the inner side of the resin part, and an exposure part that is formed by exposing the conduction part from the resin part. The exposure part is disposed to face at least a part of an end face of the electro-optical panel or protrude from a surface of the electro-optical panel over the end face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Japan Display West Inc.
    Inventor: Kazunori Takabayashi
  • Patent number: 8797729
    Abstract: The instant application describes a display device including a display panel; a cabinet configured to house the display panel; a spacer disposed inside of the cabinet between a back wall of the cabinet and a back portion of the display panel; and a fastening component configured to secure the back wall of the cabinet to the back portion of the display panel by penetrating through the back wall of the cabinet and the spacer and resting in an aperture provided in the back portion of the display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignees: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd., Sanyo Technology Center (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masayoshi Mukaide, Ren Jie Gao, Guo Li, Yu Ning Peng
  • Patent number: 8792252
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel including lower and upper substrates confronting each other, and a film member combined with the upper substrate; and a panel support member to support the display panel to expose the front and lateral sides of the display panel to the outside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hak Mo Hwang, In Jue Kim, Yong Joong Yoon, Sung Hwan Yoon, In-Han Ga
  • Patent number: 8789698
    Abstract: The present invention provides a package box of liquid crystal glass, which includes a box body, a plurality of mounting sections arranged in the box body, and cushioning devices mounted to the mounting sections. The cushioning devices each include a cushioning section, a retention section connected to the cushioning section, and a projection. The mounting sections each include a first receiving channel and a through hole respectively corresponding to the retention section and the projection of the respective cushioning device. The retention sections are respectively received in the first receiving channels and the projections are respectively fit into the through hole so as to fix the cushioning devices inside the box body. The package box uses cushioning devices that are mounted inside a box in a snap-fitting manner so that the operation of assembling and disassembling the cushioning devices is simple, making it easy to re-work.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Yicheng Kuo, Shihhsiang Chen, Chengwen Que, Jiahe Cheng, Qinjun Shi, Jiaxin Li
  • Patent number: 8792067
    Abstract: A display module including a display panel, at least one bracket, a protective plate, a plurality of assembling elements and a back cover is provided. The display panel has a display surface and a back surface opposite to the display surface. The bracket is fixed to the display panel. The protective plate faces the display surface. The assembling elements are fixed on the protective plate, wherein each of the assembling elements has a positioning protrusion and an engaging slot. And the bracket is positioned on the assembling elements through the positioning protrusions. The back cover faces the back surface, wherein the back cover is engaged to the assembling elements through the engaging slots.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Compal Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Nien-Wei Lin, Huang-Lin Lee
  • Patent number: 8786798
    Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device having a liquid crystal display panel of which the outer shape in a plane has at least one corner that is not 90° (dotted line A), and is characterized in that cushion tapes (CT3, CT4) are placed along the sides of the outer shape of the liquid crystal display panel between the liquid crystal display panel LCP and a frame for supporting the liquid crystal display panel, and the cushion tapes along the two sides connected to the above-described corner that is not 90° are made to make contact with each other, and the width of an end of the cushion tape along at least one side is smaller than the width of the cushion tape along the middle of the side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventor: Nobuyuki Koganezawa
  • Patent number: 8786801
    Abstract: A liquid crystal module and a liquid crystal display device including the liquid crystal module. The liquid crystal module comprises a liquid crystal panel, a backlight module and a back plate for assembling the liquid crystal panel and the backlight module together. The back plate includes a bottom wall and lateral walls extended upward from edges of the bottom wall, a cavity with a top opened end is formed and surrounded by the bottom wall and the lateral walls. The backlight module is accommodated inside the cavity. Further includes an elastic rubber frame for assembling the liquid crystal panel and the backlight module together. The rubber frame is installed on the lateral wall of the back plate and is disposed at the top opened end of the cavity. The liquid crystal panel is installed on the rubber frame and seal off the top opened end of the cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chong Huang, Rui-Lian Yang
  • Patent number: 8786800
    Abstract: A frameless liquid crystal display device includes a rear enclosure, a backlight module arranged inside the rear enclosure, a mold frame arranged on the backlight module and mounted to the rear enclosure, and a liquid crystal display panel arranged on the mold frame. The liquid crystal display panel has an upper portion mounted to the mold frame through a single-side attaching section, which comprises a central attaching portion bonded to the liquid crystal display panel and two fabric strip-like fastening segments extending from the central attaching portion. The mold frame forms through holes through which the fabric strip-like fastening segments extend to engage and fasten each other so the fix the upper portion of the liquid crystal display panel to the mold frame. The liquid crystal display panel forms a step and a surface decoration is positioned on the step and fixed to the mold frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Gang Yu, Liuyang Yang, Pei Jia