Display device

A display device comprises a rear cover, a display panel, a drive device, an upper end guide frame, a lower end guide frame, a first adhesive member, and a second adhesive member, the rear cover including a bottom wall, an upper end sidewall and a lower end sidewall; the rear cover further includes an upper end coupling portion, an upper end support portion, a lower end coupling portion and a lower end support portion; the upper end guide frame includes an upper end panel support portion and an upper end guide sidewall, the first adhesive member bonding the upper end panel support portion to the upper end of the display panel; the lower end guide frame includes a lower end guide sidewall and a lower end panel support portion, the second adhesive member bonding the lower end panel support portion to the lower end of the display panel.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a display device, and more particularly to a flat panel display device.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Flat panel display devices such as a liquid crystal display device and a plasma display device are favored by users because of such advantages as being light and thin. The flat panel display device in the related technology generally includes a front cover, a rear cover matched with the front cover, and a display panel clamped between the front and rear covers, the rear cover being generally provided in the middle with a rectangular window for exposing the side of the display panel where an image is displayed. However, due to the presence of the front cover, a rim is formed at the periphery of the display panel, making the size of the display device further reduced such as to be subject to restrictions in the case of a certain display size.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The problem to be solved by the present invention is that, to provide an improved display device aiming at the above shortages in the related technology.

To achieve the above object, A display device is provided, comprising a rear cover, a display panel, a drive device, an upper end guide frame, a lower end guide frame, a first adhesive member, and a second adhesive member, the rear cover including a bottom wall, an upper end sidewall arranged at an upper side of the bottom wall, and a lower end sidewall arranged at a lower side of the bottom wall; the drive device is arranged in the rear cover, and electrically connected to the display panel to drive the display panel; the rear cover further includes an upper end coupling portion extending downward from the upper end sidewall, an upper end support portion for supporting the upper end coupling portion, a lower end coupling portion extending upward from the lower end sidewall, and a lower end support portion for supporting the lower end coupling portion; the upper end guide frame includes an upper end panel support portion and an upper end guide sidewall, the first adhesive member bonding the upper end panel support portion to the upper end of the display panel; the upper end guide sidewall is coupled to the upper end support portion and surrounds an upper end side of the drive device; the lower end guide frame includes a lower end guide sidewall and a lower end panel support portion, the second adhesive member bonding the lower end panel support portion to the lower end of the display panel; the lower end guide sidewall is coupled to the lower end support portion and surrounds a lower end side of the drive device.

Preferably, the display device includes a lower veneer structure; the lower veneer structure is bonded to the lower end coupling portion of the rear cover, and covers and supports the lower end of the display panel.

Preferably, the display device includes a third adhesive member, which bonds the lower veneer structure to the lower end coupling portion.

Preferably, the upper end panel support portion perpendicularly intersects the upper end guide sidewall, and the lower end guide sidewall perpendicularly intersects the lower end panel support portion.

Preferably, the upper end guide frame and/or the lower end guide frame is in an L shape.

Preferably, the upper end support portion is connected between the upper end coupling portion and the bottom wall, and the lower end support portion is connected between the lower end coupling portion and the bottom wall.

Preferably, the display panel is a liquid crystal display panel; the drive device includes a bottom cover, a light source, a light guiding plate and an optical sheet, the light source and the light guide plate being arranged in the bottom cover, the optical sheet being covered on a light-emitting surface of the light guide plate.

Preferably, the upper end coupling portion is perpendicular to the upper end support portion.

Preferably, the lower end coupling portion is perpendicular to the lower end support portion.

Preferably, the upper end sidewall and the lower end sidewall of the rear cover extend away from the bottom wall to form an upper protection portion and a lower end protection portion, respectively.

The present invention has the following beneficial effects: Compared with the related technology, the display panel of the display device of the present invention is exposed at the front surface of the display device and bonded to the rear cover through the adhesive member, such that the front cover is not needed, thus reducing the manufacturing cost, decreasing weight and making the device further lighter and thinner.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

The present invention will further be described below in detail with reference to specific embodiments and appended drawings of the description.

FIG. 1is a three-dimensional schematic view of the display device1according to some embodiments of the present invention.FIG. 2is a sectional schematic view of the display device1along the line A-A inFIG. 1.FIG. 3is an exploded schematic view of the display device1as shown inFIG. 2. The display panel10of the display device1is exposed at the front surface of the display device1and bonded to the rear cover20through the adhesive member, such that the front cover is not needed, thus reducing the manufacturing cost, decreasing weight and making the device further lighter and thinner.

As shown inFIGS. 1-3, the display device1in some embodiments may include a display panel10, a rear cover20, an adhesive member30, an upper end guide frame40, a lower end guide frame50, a drive device60, an adhesive member70, and a lower veneer structure80. The adhesive member30is bonded to the upper end of the rear cover20, the lower end guide frame50is coupled to the lower end of the rear cover20, the adhesive member70is bonded to the lower end guide frame50, the upper and lower ends of the display panel10are bonded to the adhesive member30and the adhesive member70, respectively, and the lower veneer structure80is coupled to the lower end guide frame50and covers and supports the lower end of the display panel10. The drive device60is arranged in the rear cover20, and electrically connected to the display panel10to drive the display panel10.

Again as shown inFIGS. 2 and 3, the display panel10in some embodiments may include a front side11and a rear side12opposite to the front side11, with the front side11for displaying an image. The display panel10may be such flat panel display panels as a liquid crystal panel or a plasma panel; when the display panel10is the liquid crystal panel, it is only the part in the liquid crystal display device that actually displays an image and does not include a backlight module; when the display panel10is the plasma panel, it is only the part in the plasma display device that actually displays an image and does not include various drive circuit boards. That is, the display panel10does not include various drive circuit boards or backlight modules that are applied to various flat panel display devices, and is actually only the part for displaying an image.

The rear cover20in some embodiments may be made of such materials as plastics and metals, and includes a bottom wall21, an upper end sidewall22and a lower end sidewall23. The bottom wall21may be a rectangular plate in some embodiments; both the upper end sidewall22and the lower end sidewall23may be arc-shaped plates in some embodiments, and are coupled to the upper and lower sides of the bottom wall21, respectively, to define a receiving space26.

The upper end of the rear cover20may also include an upper end coupling portion24and an upper end support portion25in some embodiments. The upper end coupling portion24extends out from the inner side of the top edge of the upper end sidewall22, so as to be coupled to the upper end of the display panel10, the upper end coupling portion24including a binding surface241opposite to the rear side of the display panel10. The upper end support portion25extends horizontally to the bottom wall21from the end of the upper end coupling portion24, so as to support the upper end coupling portion24.

The lower end of the rear cover20may also include a lower end coupling portion27and a lower end support portion28in some embodiments. The lower end coupling portion27, for being coupled to the lower veneer structure80, extends upward from the inner side of the top edge of the lower end sidewall23. The lower end support portion28extends horizontally to the bottom wall21from the end of the lower end coupling portion27, so as to support the lower end coupling portion27and be coupled to the lower end guide frame50.

The adhesive member30may include a surface31and a surface32opposite to the surface31in some embodiments, the surface31being bonded to the rear side12of the display panel10; the surface32is bonded to the binding surface241of the upper end coupling portion24of the rear cover20, thus coupling the upper end of the display panel10to the upper end of the rear cover20. The adhesive member30may be Velcro tape or double-sided tape in some embodiments.

The upper end guide frame40may be in an L shape in some embodiments, and includes an upper end panel support portion41and an upper end guide sidewall42perpendicularly intersecting the upper end panel support portion41. The upper end panel support portion41is bonded to the surface32of the adhesive member30, and thus bonded to the display panel10. The upper end guide sidewall42is bonded or coupled in other ways to the upper end support portion25of the rear cover20, and surrounds the upper end side surface of the drive device60.

The lower end guide frame50may be in an L shape in some embodiments, and includes a lower end guide sidewall51and a lower end panel support portion52perpendicularly intersecting the lower end guide sidewall51. The lower end guide sidewall51is guided by the lower end support portion28of the rear cover20, so as to surround the lower end side surface of the drive device60. The lower panel support portion52extends perpendicularly from the end of the lower end guide sidewall51close to the display panel10.

In some embodiments, the display panel10is the liquid crystal panel, and correspondingly the drive device60is the backlight module. The drive device60is installed at the rear side of the display panel10, providing backlight for the display panel10, thus making the display panel10display images. The drive device60may include a bottom cover61, a light source62, a light guiding plate63, and an optical sheet64in some embodiments. The light source62may be provided with a fluorescent lamp or a light emitting diode, and the light guiding plate63is in a flat plate shape so as to transmit the light from the light source62to the display panel10. The optical sheet64is arranged on the light guiding plate63, so as to improve the luminance characteristics of the light transmitted from the light guiding plate63to the display panel10. It may be comprehended that when the display panel10is the plasma panel, the drive device60may include various printed circuit board assemblies for driving the plasma panel.

The adhesive member70may include a surface71and a surface72opposite to the surface71in some embodiments, the surface71being bonded to the rear side12of the display panel10; the surface72is bonded to the lower end panel support portion52of the lower end guide frame50, thus bonding the lower end of the display panel10to the lower end guide frame50.

The adhesive member90may include a surface91and a surface92opposite to the surface91in some embodiments, the surface91being bonded to the rear side of the lower veneer structure80; the surface92is bonded to the lower end coupling portion27at the lower end of the rear cover20, thus coupling the lower veneer structure80to the lower end of the rear cover20; the lower veneer structure80covers and supports the lower end of the display panel10exposed outside.

The display device1aaccording to the other embodiment of the present invention as shown inFIG. 4has a similar structure to the display device1. They are different from each other mainly in that the upper end sidewall22and the lower end sidewall23of the display device la extend further away from the bottom wall22to form an upper end protection portion220and a lower end protection portion230. The upper end protection portion220, perpendicular to the upper end coupling portion24, is used for guiding and protecting the upper side of the display panel10. The lower end protection portion230, perpendicular to the lower end coupling portion27, is used for guiding and protecting the lower side of the lower veneer structure80. In some embodiments, the upper end protection portion220may be bonded to the upper side of the display panel10through the adhesive member, and the lower end protection portion230may be bonded to the lower side of the lower veneer structure80through the adhesive member.

What were described above are only the preferred embodiments of the present invention. The protection scope of the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and all the technical solutions achieved from the idea of the present invention shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention. For those of ordinary skill in the art, it should be indicated that improvements and modifications made under the premise of not departing from the principles of the present invention shall also be regarded as being within the protection scope of the invention.