Patent ID: 9244298
Filing Date: 2016-01-26
CPC Classification: G02F

Claim Text:
1. A liquid crystal display (LCD) device comprising: a liquid crystal (LC) panel; front and rear frames sandwiching therebetween said LC panel; and at least one latch structure engaging together said LC panel and said rear frame, wherein said latch structure includes i) a convex portion, ii) an adhesive layer that fixes the convex portion onto a surface of said LC panel opposing said rear frame such that the convex portion is fixed onto the surface of said LC panel opposing said rear frame via the adhesive layer, and iii) a concave portion formed on said rear frame, opposite interior side surfaces of said concave portion sandwiching corresponding opposite exterior sides of said convex portion, wherein said concave portion is composed of exactly one groove, wherein said convex portion is a rectangular frame-shaped spacer, and where the spacer is located along an inner periphery of said rear frame, and wherein, upon application of an external force to said LC panel, said latch structure, a state in which said convex portion is sandwiched by said interior side surfaces of said concave portion, allows movement of said LC panel with respect to said rear frame in a first direction normal to said LC panel such that a distance between a top of said convex portion and a bottom surface of said concave portion changes in the first direction, and restricts movement of said LC panel in a second direction parallel to said LC panel, respectively.