Abstract:
A method for assembling a display for an information handling system (IHS) including the steps of providing a bracket on a display wherein the bracket has at least two guides. The display is positioned in proximity to a back cover, wherein a first guide is aligned with a first receiving portion of the back cover. A front cover is positioned in proximity to the display, wherein a second receiving portion of the front cover is aligned with a second guide. A first fastener is actuated causing the first guide to engage the first receiving portion and the second guide to engage the second receiving portion.

Description:
BACKGROUND 
     1. Technical Field 
     The present disclosure relates generally to the field of information handling systems. More specifically, but without limitation, the present disclosure relates to assembling a display. 
     2. Background Information 
     As the value and use of information continues to increase, individuals and businesses seek additional ways to process and store information. One option available to users is an information handling system. An information handling system generally processes, compiles, stores, and/or communicates information or data for business, personal, or other purposes thereby allowing users to take advantage of the value of the information. Because technology and information handling needs and requirements vary between different users or applications, information handling systems may also vary regarding what information is handled, how the information is handled, how much information is processed, stored, or communicated, and how quickly and efficiently the information may be processed, stored, or communicated. The variations in information handling systems allow for such systems to be general or configured for a specific user or specific use such as financial transaction processing, airline reservations, enterprise data storage, or global communications. In addition, information handling systems may include a variety of hardware and software components that may be configured to process, store, and communicate information and may include one or more computer systems, data storage systems, and networking systems. 
     In many information handling systems (IHSs), a display may be secured to bezel and back cover by utilizing a bracket and multiple fasteners. For example, some displays may have a bracket secured to it using several screws. The bracket may also be secured to a back cover using multiple screws, and a bezel may be secured to the display and back cover using additional screws. The use of multiple screws during the assembly of an IHS display may increase assembly time and cost. Furthermore, consumers may find that the visible screws or the plastic covers used to hide the screws are not aesthetically pleasing. 
     Thus a need remains for methods and systems for reducing the number of fasteners needed to assemble a display for an IHS. 
     SUMMARY 
     The following presents a general summary of several aspects of the disclosure in order to provide a basic understanding of at least some aspects of the disclosure. This summary is not an extensive overview of the disclosure. It is not intended to identify key or critical elements of the disclosure or to delineate the scope of the claims. The following summary merely presents some concepts of the disclosure in a general form as a prelude to the more detailed description that follows. 
     One aspect of the disclosure provides a method for assembling a display for an information handling system (IHS). The method includes providing a bracket on a display, wherein the bracket comprises at least two guides. The method also includes positioning the display in proximity to a back cover, wherein a first guide is aligned with a first receiving portion of the back cover, and positioning a front cover in proximity to the display, wherein a second receiving portion of the front cover is aligned with a second guide. The method also includes actuating a first fastener, wherein the first fastener causes the first guide to engage the first receiving portion and the second guide to engage the second receiving portion. 
     Another aspect of the disclosure provides an information handling system (IHS) including a bracket defining a slot, wherein a first fastener attaches the bracket to a display through the slot. The bracket may includes a first set of guides that engage a first set of receiving portions of a back cover, and a second set of guides that engage a second set of receiving portions of a front cover. 
     Yet another aspect of the disclosure provides an information handling system (IHS) including a display and a bracket defining a slot. The bracket may include a first guide and a second guide, wherein a first fastener attaches the bracket to the display through the slot. The IHS may also include a back cover with a first receiving portion engaging the first guide, and a front cover with a second receiving portion engaging the second guide. The IHS may also include a second fastener that causes the first guide to slide into the first receiving portion and the second guide to slide into the second receiving portion. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       For detailed understanding of the present disclosure, references should be made to the following detailed description of the several aspects, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which like elements have been given like numerals and wherein: 
         FIG. 1  shows a schematic of an information handling system according to the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 2  illustrates one possible implementation of a portable IHS; 
         FIG. 3  provides an illustrative implementation of a bracket on a display of an IHS; 
         FIG. 4A  represents an illustrative implementation of a guide; 
         FIG. 4B  represents another illustrative implementation of a guide; 
         FIG. 5  provides an illustrative implementation of a bracket attached to a display; 
         FIG. 6  represents an exploded view of an illustrative implementation of a display assembly; 
         FIG. 7A  provides a cut away view of an illustrative implementation a display assembly; and 
         FIG. 7B  represents a cut away view of an illustrative implementation an assembled display. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     Although the invention as been described with reference to specific implementations, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes may be made without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention. Various examples of such changes have been given in the forgoing description. Accordingly, the disclosure of implementations of the disclosure is intended to be illustrative of the scope of the invention and is not intended to be limiting. It is intended that the scope of the invention shall be limited only to the extent required by the appended claims. For example, to one of ordinary skill in the art, it will be readily apparent that the information handling system discussed herein may be implemented in a variety of implementations, and that the forgoing discussion of certain of these implementations does not necessarily represent a complete description of all possible implementations. 
     For simplicity and clarity of illustration, the drawing and/or figures illustrate the general manner of construction, and descriptions and details of well known features and techniques may be omitted to avoid unnecessarily obscuring the disclosure. 
     For purposes of this disclosure, an embodiment of an Information Handling System (IHS) may include any instrumentality or aggregate of instrumentalities operable to compute, classify, process, transmit, receive, retrieve, originate, switch, store, display, manifest, detect, record, reproduce, handle, or utilize any form of information, intelligence, or data for business, scientific, control, or other purposes. For example, an IHS may be a personal computer, a network storage device, or any other suitable device and may vary in size, shape, performance, functionality, and price. The IHS may include random access memory (RAM), one or more processing resources such as a central processing unit (CPU) or hardware or software control logic, ROM, and/or other types of nonvolatile memory. Additional components of the IHS may include one or more disk drives, one or more network ports for communicating with external devices as well as various input and output (I/O) devices, such as a keyboard, a mouse, and a video display. The IHS may also include one or more buses operable to transmit data communications between the various hardware components. 
       FIG. 1  illustrates one possible implementation of an IHS  5  comprising a CPU  10 . It should be understood that the present disclosure has applicability to information handling systems as broadly described above, and is not intended to be limited to the IHS  5  as specifically described. The CPU  10  may comprise a processor, a microprocessor, minicomputer, or any other suitable device, including combinations and/or a plurality thereof, for executing programmed instructions. The CPU  10  may be in data communication over a local interface bus  30  with components including memory  15  and input/output interfaces  40 . The memory  15 , as illustrated, may include non-volatile memory  25 . The non-volatile memory  25  may include, but is not limited to, firmware flash memory and electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM). The firmware program (not shown) may contain, programming and/or executable instructions required to control a keyboard  60 , mouse  65 , video display  55  and/or other input/output devices not shown here. The memory may also comprise RAM  20 . The operating system and application programs may be loaded into the RAM  20  for execution. 
     The IHS  5  may be implemented with a network port  45  to permit communication over a network  70  such as a local area network (LAN) or a wide area network (WAN), such as the Internet. As understood by those skilled in the art, IHS  5  implementations may also include an assortment of ports and interfaces for different peripherals and components, such as video display adapters  35 , disk drives port  50 , and input/output interfaces  40  (e.g., keyboard  60 , mouse  65 ). 
       FIG. 2  illustrates one possible implementation of a portable IHS, shown as a laptop  200  or notebook computer. As described herein, the terms laptop and notebook computer are used synonymously. Other implementations of a portable IHS include, but are not limited to, a personal computer, palmtop PC, MP3 player, handheld device, cell phone, personal digital assistant (PDA), digital camera, foldable electronic device or the like. The laptop  200  may include a base  210  and a display assembly  220 . As used herein, a display assembly  220  may also be referred to as a display housing or a display. 
     A display assembly  220  may include a bezel  230 , a back cover  240 , a plurality of fasteners  250 , and a display  260 . A bezel  230  and back cover  240  may be provided to secure a display  260 . A bezel  230  may surround the edge of a display  260  to provide protection, while still providing an opening to allow the display  260  to be viewed. A bezel  230  and back cover  240  may be made using plastic, metal, or any suitable material including a combination of materials. As used herein in the present disclosure, a bezel  230  may be referred to as a front cover or the like. Several fasteners  250 , such as screws or the like, may be used to secure a bezel  230  to a back cover  240 . By securing a bezel  230  to a back cover  240 , a display  260  is also secured in place. A display  260  may be provided utilizing a liquid crystal display (LCD), a plasma display, or any other suitable display. Further, several fastener covers (not shown) or the like may be used to hide fasteners  250  and make a display assembly  220  more aesthetically pleasing. A display assembly  220  may also include speakers (not shown) or other additional elements. In another implementation, a display  260  may be secured by an adhesive or the like. 
       FIG. 3  provides an illustrative implementation of a bracket on a display of an IHS. A bracket  300  may be utilized to secure a display of an IHS to a back cover and/or a bezel. As used herein, a bezel may also be referred to as a front cover or the like. A bracket  300  may have one or more slots  310  that provide an opening to secure the bracket to a display utilizing a fastener. A slot  310  is shaped in a manner that offers enough space for fastener to fit through, while still offering a limited range of motion. For example, a slot  310  may have a somewhat elliptical shape that allows a bracket  200  to move side-to-side in the horizontal direction (in the orientation shown) when a fastener is placed through the slot  210 . However, the slots  310  may not allow a bracket  300  to move vertically up-and-down or away from the display (not shown). It should be noted that the range of motion discussed above applies to  FIG. 3 . Any other orientations shown in the other figures may not provide for the same range of motion described above. 
     Additionally, a bracket may have a first set of one or more guides  320   a . A guide  320   a  may be a portion of a bracket  300  shaped to secure a cover to a display. As shown in  FIG. 3 , a portion of a guide  320   a  is parallel to a longest portion of a bracket, but one end of the guide  320   a  may be curved slightly upward. In another implementation, a guide  320   a  may include a sharp angle or corner as represented in the illustrative implementation in  FIG. 4A . In yet another implementation, a guide  320   a  may be substantially straight, with minimal or no curvature. For example, the shape of a guide  320   a  may be a straight line angled slightly up or down and not parallel to a longest portion of a bracket as represented in the illustrative implementation shown in  FIG. 4B . It is clear to one of ordinary skill of the art, that a guide, as used herein, may be implemented utilizing any suitable shape which may provide the functionality as described above. The present disclosure is in no way limited to implementing the specific shapes described herein. A bracket may also have a second set of one or more angled members or guides  320   b . While the second set of guides  320   b  shown in  FIG. 3  curve slightly downward, any suitable shape may implemented as discussed previously regarding the first set of guides  320   a . A first and second set of guides  320   a ,  320   b  may be utilized to secure a back or front cover, which will be discussed in detail below. A bracket  300  may also have a tab  340  utilized for firmly securing a bezel and a back cover to a display, which will also be discussed in detail below. A tab  340  may extend from a bracket  300  to allow contact with a fastener (not shown). A tab  340  may also have an opening or the like for the fastener such as a screw hole or the like. A bracket  300  may allow assembly of display with a minimal use of fasteners. A bracket  300  may provide for quicker, faster, and cheaper assembly of a display, while reducing potential damage to a display during assembly. 
       FIG. 5  provides an illustrative implementation of a bracket attached to a display. A bracket  300  may be attached to a display  510  by one or more slot fasteners  520 . Slot fasteners  520  may be any suitable type of fastener including, but not limited to, a screw, a bolt, a fastener with or without threads, or any other suitable fastener. Additionally, a slot fastener  520  may be made of any suitable material such as metal, plastic, rubber, or the like. As discussed previously, slot fasteners  520  may attach a bracket  300  to a display  510  through slots  310 . Slots  310  may be shaped to allow a bracket  300  to slide back-and-forth on fasteners  520  in a direction parallel to a viewing plane of a display  510 . In other words, a bracket  300  may only have one degree of freedom along the side of a display  510 . Slots  310  and slot fasteners  520  may not provide a bracket  300  with any other degrees of freedom. For example, bracket  300  may not move away or towards the side of a display  510  and up or down in a direction perpendicular to a viewing plane of a display  510 . 
       FIG. 6  represents an exploded view of an illustrative implementation of a display assembly. A display assembly may have a bezel  610 , a display  510  with attached brackets  300 , a back cover  620 , as well as other components not shown for brevity. A bezel  610  may have an opening for a viewable portion of a display  510 . A back cover  620  may not have an opening unlike a bezel  610 . A back cover  620  may provide protection for a display  510  from impact damage, scratching, and/or the like. A bezel  610  and back cover  620  may be made of plastic, metal, or any other suitable material. 
       FIG. 7A  provides a cut away view of an illustrative implementation of a display assembly. The cut away view provides a view of a bezel  610 , a display  510  with an attached bracket  300 , and a back cover  620  just prior to completing assembly of a display housing or assembly  700 . A bezel  610  may have one or more receiving portions  710   a  which may align with a first set of guides  320   a  on a bracket  300 . A back cover  620  may have one or more receiving portions  710   b  which may align with a second set of guides  320   b  on a bracket  300 . Receiving portions  710   a ,  710   b  may define an area for guides  320   a ,  320   b  to engage with during assembly. A bezel  610  and a back cover  620  may be place in proximity to a display  510  and bracket  300  just prior to assembly. For example, a guide  320   a  may be slightly above a bottom edge of a receiving portion  710   a , and a guide  320   b  may be slightly below a top edge of a receiving portion  710   b . In the implementation shown in  FIG. 7A , as guides  320   a ,  320   b  slide into receiving portions  710   a ,  710   b , a bezel  610  may slide slightly downward to the left onto a display  510  and a back cover  620  may slide slightly upward to the left onto the back of display  510 . In alternative implementations, depending on the shape and orientation of the guides and slots, a bezel and back cover may move in different directions than described regarding  FIG. 7A . A back cover  620  may have an opening for a housing fastener  730 . When a housing fastener  730  is actuated, the housing fastener  730  may secure in a fastener opening of a tab  340  causing guides  320   a ,  320   b  to slide into receiving portions  710   a ,  710   b . A housing fastener  730  may also prevent guides  320   a ,  320   b  from sliding out of receiving portions  710   a ,  710   b . A housing fastener  730  may be actuated by a turning motion, snapped into place by an applied force, or any other suitable method. As discussed regarding slot fasteners  520 , housing fastener  730  may be any suitable type of fastener as well. Further, housing fastener  730  may be made of any suitable material as well. In another implementation, a bezel  610  may additionally or alternatively have an opening for a housing fastener  730 . 
       FIG. 7B  represents a cut away view of an illustrative implementation of an assembled display. After a housing fastener  730  has been actuated, assembly of a display assembly  700  is complete. Actuation of a housing fastener  730  may cause bracket  200  to slide on the slot fasteners  520  into a secured position or one that not longer allows the bracket  300  to slide horizontally along the viewing plane of the display  510 . Also, as discussed previously, it may cause guides  320   a ,  320   b  to engage with receiving portions  710   a ,  710   b . Guides  320   a ,  320   b  may engage receiving portions  710   a ,  710   b  by sliding into an area defined by receiving portions  710   a ,  710   b . When guides  320   a ,  320   b  are in the position shown in  FIG. 7B , a bezel  610  and back cover  620  may be firmly or tightly secured to a display  510  and bracket  300 . A bottom edge of guide  320   a  may be firmly pressed against a bottom part of a receiving portion  710   a , and a top edge of guide  320   b  may be firmly pressed against a top part of receiving portion  710   b . As a result, a bezel  610  and back cover  620  may both be firmly secured against a display  510  allowing little to no movement of the bezel  610  and back cover  620  from the display  510 . Once a display assembly  700  is fully assembled, each component of the display assembly may be firmly secured to each other preventing unwanted separation of the components and/or damage to the components. Further, the display assembly may maintain high serviceability because it can be quickly and easily disassembled to service, repair, or replace parts. 
     The methods and implementations discussed may provide for the assembly of a display housing with a reduced number of fasteners, while allowing the display housing to still be serviceable. By decreasing the number of fasteners used, potential damage to a display may be reduced and assembly time and cost may be reduced. Additionally, the assembled display housing may also be more aesthetically pleasing because fasteners and fastener holes or the like have nearly been eliminated on the bezel and back cover. 
     The present disclosure is to be taken as illustrative rather than as limiting the scope or nature of the claims below. Numerous modifications and variations will become apparent to those skilled in the art after studying the disclosure, including use of equivalent functional and/or structural substitutes for elements described herein, and/or use of equivalent functional junctions for couplings/links described herein.