Abstract:
The present invention relates to a display device, which comprises a rear cover, a display panel, a drive device, a lower veneer structure, and a first adhesive member; the drive device is arranged in the rear cover, and electrically connected to the display panel to drive the display panel; the display panel is coupled at its upper end to the upper end of the rear cover, the first adhesive member bonds the lower veneer structure to the lower end of the rear cover, and the lower veneer structure covers and supports the lower end of the display panel.

Description:
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, a lower veneer structure, and a first adhesive member; the drive device is arranged in the rear cover, and electrically connected to the display panel to drive the display panel; the display panel is coupled at its upper end to the upper end of the rear cover, the first adhesive member bonds the lower veneer structure to the lower end of the rear cover, and the lower veneer structure covers and supports the lower end of the display panel. 
     Preferably, the rear cover includes a bottom wall, a lower end sidewall arranged at a lower side of the bottom wall, 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 first adhesive member bonding the lower veneer structure to the lower end coupling portion. 
     Preferably, the display device includes a lower end guide frame for guiding the drive device and the second adhesive member; the lower end guide frame includes a lower end guide sidewall and a lower end panel support portion perpendicular to the lower end guide sidewall; the lower end guide sidewall is coupled to the lower end support portion of the rear cover, and surrounds a lower end side of the drive device, the lower end panel support portion being bonded to the lower end of the display panel through the second adhesive member. 
     Preferably, the lower end guide frame includes a lower veneer structure support, which extends from the panel support portion to the lower veneer structure and is coupled to the lower veneer structure. 
     Preferably, the display device includes an upper end guide frame for guiding the drive device and a third adhesive member, the third adhesive member bonding the upper end of the display panel to the upper end guide frame that is coupled to the upper end of the rear cover. 
     Preferably, the upper end of the rear cover includes an upper end sidewall arranged at an upper side of the bottom wall, an upper end coupling portion extending downward from the upper end sidewall, and an upper end support portion for supporting the upper end coupling portion, the upper end guide frame being coupled to the upper end coupling portion. 
     Preferably, the upper end guide frame includes an upper end panel support portion and an upper end guide sidewall perpendicular to the upper end panel support portion, the upper end panel support portion being bonded to the upper end of the display panel through the first adhesive member. 
     Preferably, the upper end guide sidewall is coupled to the upper end support portion of the rear cover, and surrounds an upper end side of the drive device. 
     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 lower end sidewall of the rear cover extends away from the bottom wall to form a lower end protection portion for guiding and protecting the lower side of the lower veneer structure, 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. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       The present invention will further be described below with reference to drawings and embodiments. 
         FIG. 1  is a three-dimensional schematic view of the display device according to some embodiments the present invention. 
         FIG. 2  is a sectional schematic view of the display device along the line A-A in  FIG. 1 . 
         FIG. 3  is an exploded view of the display device as shown in  FIG. 1 . 
         FIG. 4  is a sectional schematic view of the display device in some other embodiments of the present invention. 
     
    
    
     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. 1  is a three-dimensional schematic view of the display device  1  according to some embodiments the present invention.  FIG. 2  is a sectional schematic view of the display device  1  along the line A-A in  FIG. 1 .  FIG. 3  is an exploded schematic view of the display device  1  as shown in  FIG. 2 . The display panel  10  of the display device  1  is exposed at the front surface of the display device  1  and bonded to the rear cover  20  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. 
     As shown in  FIGS. 1-3 , the display device  1  in some embodiments may include a display panel  10 , a rear cover  20 , an adhesive member  30 , an upper end guide frame  40 , a lower end guide frame  50 , a drive device  60 , an adhesive member  70 , and a lower veneer structure  80 . The adhesive member  30  is bonded to the upper end of the rear cover  20 , the lower end guide frame  50  is coupled to the lower end of the rear cover  20 , the adhesive member  70  is bonded to the lower end guide frame  50 , the upper and lower ends of the display panel  10  are bonded to the adhesive member  30  and the adhesive member  70 , respectively, and the lower veneer structure  80  is coupled to the lower end guide frame  50  and covers and supports the lower end of the display panel  10 . The drive device  60  is arranged in the rear cover  20 , and electrically connected to the display panel  10  to drive the display panel  10 . 
     Again as shown in  FIGS. 2 and 3 , the display panel  10  in some embodiments may include a front side  11  and a rear side  12  opposite to the front side  11 , with the front side  11  for displaying an image. The display panel  10  may be such flat panel display panels as a liquid crystal panel or a plasma panel; when the display panel  10  is 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 panel  10  is 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 panel  10  does 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 cover  20  in some embodiments may be made of such materials as plastics and metals, and includes a bottom wall  21 , an upper end sidewall  22  and a lower end sidewall  23 . The bottom wall  21  may be a rectangular plate in some embodiments; both the upper end sidewall  22  and the lower end sidewall  23  may be arc-shaped plates in some embodiments, and are coupled to the upper and lower sides of the bottom wall  21 , respectively, to define a receiving space  26 . 
     The upper end of the rear cover  20  may also include an upper end coupling portion  24  and an upper end support portion  25  in some embodiments. The upper end coupling portion  24  extends out from the inner side of the top edge of the upper end sidewall  22 , so as to be coupled to the upper end panel support portion  41  of the upper end guide frame  40 . The upper end support portion  25  extends horizontally to the bottom wall  21  from the end of the upper end coupling portion  24 , so as to support the upper end coupling portion  24 . 
     The lower end of the rear cover  20  may also include a lower end coupling portion  27  and a lower end support portion  28  in some embodiments. The lower end coupling portion  27 , for being coupled to the lower veneer structure  80 , extends upward from the inner side of the top edge of the lower end sidewall  23 . The lower end support portion  28  extends horizontally to the bottom wall  21  from the end of the lower end coupling portion  27 , so as to support the lower end coupling portion  27  and be coupled to the lower end guide frame  50 . 
     The adhesive member  30  may include a surface  31  and a surface  32  opposite to the surface  31  in some embodiments, the surface  31  being bonded to the rear side  12  of the display panel  10 ; the surface  32  is bonded to the binding surface  241  of the upper end coupling portion  24  of the rear cover  20 , thus coupling the upper end of the display panel  10  to the upper end of the rear cover  20 . The adhesive member  30  may be Velcro tape or double-sided tape, etc. in some embodiments. 
     The upper end guide frame  40  may be in a T shape in some embodiments, and includes a longitudinally arranged upper end panel support portion  41  and an upper end guide sidewall  42  perpendicular to the upper end panel support portion  41 , the upper end guide sidewall  42  extending to the rear cover  20  from the central part of the upper end panel support portion  41 . The upper end panel support portion  41  is bonded to the surface  32  of the adhesive member  30 , thus bonding the upper end panel support portion  41  to the display panel  10 . The upper end guide sidewall  42  is bonded or coupled in other ways to the upper end support portion  25  of the rear cover  20 , and surrounds the upper end side of the drive device  60 . The upper end guide frame  40  may also include an upper end guide coupling portion  43  in some embodiments; the upper end guide coupling portion  43  extends from the upper end panel support portion  41  to the rear cover  20  and is located above the upper end guide sidewall  42 , so as to be coupled to the upper end coupling portion  24  of the rear cover  20  through such connectors as a screw  45 . 
     The lower end guide frame  50  may include in some embodiments a lower end guide sidewall  51 , a lower panel support portion  52 , and a lower veneer structure support portion  53 . The lower end guide sidewall  51  is guided by the lower end support portion  28  of the rear cover  20 , so as to surround the lower end side of the drive device  60 . The lower panel support portion  52  extends perpendicularly from the end of the lower end guide sidewall  51  close to the display panel  10 . The lower veneer structure support portion  53  extends from the lower end panel support portion  52  to the lower veneer structure  80 , and is provided with a through hole  530  for the screw  81  to go through to be coupled to the lower veneer structure  80 . 
     In some embodiments, the display panel  10  is the liquid crystal panel, and correspondingly the drive device  60  is the backlight module. The drive device  60  is installed at the rear side of the display panel  10 , providing backlight for the display panel  10 , thus making the display panel  10  display images. The drive device  60  may include a bottom cover  61 , a light source  62 , a light guide plate  63 , and an optical sheet  64  in some embodiments. The light source  62  may be provided with a fluorescent lamp or a light emitting diode, and the light guide plate  63  is in a flat plate shape so as to transmit the light from the light source  62  to the display panel  10 . The optical sheet  64  is arranged on the light guide plate  63 , so as to improve the luminance characteristics of the light transmitted from the light guide plate  63  to the display panel  10 . It may be comprehended that when the display panel  10  is the plasma panel, the drive device  60  may include various printed circuit board assemblies for driving the plasma panel. 
     The adhesive member  70  may include a surface  71  and a surface  72  opposite to the surface  71  in some embodiments, the surface  71  being bonded to the rear side  12  of the display panel  10 ; the surface  72  is bonded to the lower end panel support portion  52  of the lower end guide frame  50 , thus bonding the lower end of the display panel  10  to the lower end guide frame  50 . 
     The lower veneer structure  80  may be fixed to the lower veneer structure support portion  53  of the lower end guide frame  50  through such connectors as a screw  81 , and covers and supports the lower end of the display panel  10  exposed outside. 
     The adhesive member  90  may include a surface  91  and a surface  92  opposite to the surface  91  in some embodiments, the surface  91  being bonded to the rear side of the lower veneer structure  80 ; the surface  92  is bonded to the lower end coupling portion  27  at the lower end of the rear cover  20 , thus coupling the lower veneer structure  80  to the lower end of the rear cover  20 . 
     The display device  1   a  according to the other embodiment the present invention as shown in  FIG. 4  has a similar structure to the display device  1 . They are different from each other mainly in that the upper end sidewall  22  and the lower end sidewall  23  of the display device  1  a extend further away from the bottom wall  22  to form an upper end protection portion  220  and a lower end protection portion  230 . The upper end protection portion  220 , perpendicular to the upper end coupling portion  24 , is used for guiding and protecting the upper side of the display panel  10 . The lower end protection portion  230 , perpendicular to the lower end coupling portion  27 , is used for guiding and protecting the lower side of the lower veneer structure  80 . In some embodiments, the upper end protection portion  220  may be bonded to the upper side of the display panel  10  through the adhesive member, and the lower end protection portion  230  may be bonded to the lower side of the lower veneer structure  80  through 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.