Patent ID: 6198222
Filing Date: 2001-03-06
Classification: H05K

Abstract:
A plasma display device comprising:a plasma display panel having a front side and a rear side, the front side of the plasma display panel being used for displaying images;a rectangular side frame comprising upper, lower, left and right bars over which the plasma display panel is vertically installed at a front end of the four bars of the side frame, and the front side of the plasma display panel is facing in the same direction as the front end of the side frame;a rear plate vertically installed in a rear end of the four bars of the side frame;a supporting rack installed inside the side frame between the plasma display panel and the rear plate comprising a horizontal top beam fixed at the upper bar of the side frame, a horizontal bottom beam fixed at the lower bar of the side frame, and a plurality of vertical columns mounted to the top beam at an upper end of each vertical column and to the bottom beam at a lower end of each vertical column so as to provide strong support, the rear side of the plasma display panel being fixed on a front end of at least one of the vertical columns;wherein vertical spaces between neighboring vertical columns and between the vertical columns and the left and right sides of the side frame are used as heat dissipation channels for upwardly dissipating heat generated from the rear side of the plasma display panel away from the plasma display device.