Patent ID: 8724321
Filing Date: 2014-05-13
Classification: G09F,H05K

Abstract:
1. A display apparatus comprising: a flat display including a display panel; a housing having a sealing part that seals a periphery of the display panel and permits a display screen of the display panel to be viewed from outside, wherein the housing has an aeration path that is arranged outside the sealing part and communicates with the outside air; a circulation path formed in the sealing part and configured to allow a flow of an air to be circulated around the display panel; a circulating fan disposed in the circulation path and adapted for circulating the air flow through the circulation path; a plurality of heat pipes which extend from a rear surface of the display panel to the aeration path; and one or more heat collecting fins directly connected to at least a portion of the plurality of heat pipes in the circulation path with each of the one or more heat collecting fins connected to at least more than one of the plurality of heat pipes; and wherein the circulation path has a first path extending in a generally vertical direction along a front surface of the display panel and a second path extending in a generally vertical direction along the rear surface of the display panel, the aeration path extends along the side surface of the sealing part in a generally vertical direction, the plurality of heat pipes are arranged along the aeration path extend obliquely upward into the aeration path, and each of the heat pipes has one end portion positioned in direct contact with the rear surface of the display panel and the other end portion connected to the aeration path.