Patent ID: 9238408
Filing Date: 2016-01-19
CPC Classification: B60K

Claim Text:
1. A display device comprising: a case main body in which a first opening is formed; a cover that is transparent and that is attached to the case main body in such a manner as to seal the first opening; and a display unit that is mounted on a backside of the case main body, the display unit including a rectangular display panel in which a display area of a front surface of the display panel faces the cover with a space interposed between the display area and the cover and a casing in which the display panel is accommodated and in which a second opening through which the display area is exposed is formed, wherein a ventilation opening that is in communication with an external space outside the display device is formed in a portion of the casing except for a front surface of the casing, wherein a plurality of protruding portions each of which partially supports an outer edge portion of the front surface of the display panel are formed on an inner surface of a front wall of the casing to protrude toward the front surface of the display panel, leaving other portions of the outer edge portion of the front surface of the display panel spaced apart from the inner surface of the front wall of the casing to form an air flow path, and wherein an outer surface of the front wall of the casing is in close contact with the backside of the case main body along the entire periphery of the second opening.