Abstract:
The present invention discloses a frame structure for mounting a liquid crystal display panel, and a frame with such structure is combined by a bonding technique, so that the assembled frame can provide enhanced bonding sides for supporting and mounting an LCD panel. The frame structure of this sort can avoid wasting raw materials and lower material costs significantly.

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
       [0001]    1. Field of the Invention 
         [0002]    The present invention relates to a frame structure, and more particularly to a frame structure for mounting a liquid crystal display panel, and the frame is made by combining each side of the frame by a bonding technique to avoid wasting raw materials and lower costs. 
         [0003]    2. Description of the Related Art 
         [0004]    As LCD panels are used extensively, traditional cathode ray tube monitors are upgraded to the liquid crystal display technology. LCD panels emphasize on their lightweight, compactness and high resolution which are widely welcome by consumers. However, the price of LCD panels is high, since the light and compact structure of the LCD panel contains small components, and materials are wasted during the manufacturing process, and these cause a high cost. Referring to  FIG. 1  for a frame  10  for supporting and mounting an LCD panel, the frame  10  is comprised of two long sides and two short side integrally combined into the frame  10 , and the hollow portion at the middle of the frame  10  is evacuated by equipments, and thus causing a waste of raw materials. At the present stage, the price of raw materials remains very high, and the cost incurred is amazingly high, and all these costs will be reflected on the products or finished goods, so that LCD TV and LCD panels come with a very high price, and it is a subject for manufacturers to effectively avoid the foregoing shortcomings and make improvements. 
         [0005]    In view of the shortcomings of the prior art, the inventor of the present invention based on years of experience in the related industry to conduct extensive researches and experiments, and finally designed and developed a frame structure for mounting a liquid crystal display panel in accordance with the present invention. 
       SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
       [0006]    Therefore, it is a primary objective of the present invention to overcome the shortcomings of the prior art by providing a frame structure for mounting a liquid crystal display panel, so as to avoid wasting raw materials, control costs and achieve the effects of high productivity, strength, utility rate and applicability. 
         [0007]    The frame structure for mounting a liquid crystal display panel of the present invention is characterized in that each side of the frame structure is shaped and bonded by a bonding technique and the bonding sides of the frame can be jointed, embedded or latched by different kinds of structures. 
         [0008]    The objectives, shape, structure, apparatus, characteristics and effects will become apparent by the detail description together with the accompanying drawings. Of course, some of the elements of the present invention may be substituted by their equivalents, and the detailed description of preferred embodiments given in the specification illustrates the structure of the invention. 
     
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         [0009]      FIG. 1  is a schematic view of a traditional frame structure of an LCD panel; 
           [0010]      FIG. 2  is an exploded view of a frame structure in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention; 
           [0011]      FIG. 3  is a perspective view of a frame structure as depicted in  FIG. 2 ; 
           [0012]      FIG. 4  is an exploded view of a frame structure in accordance with another preferred embodiment of the present invention; 
           [0013]      FIG. 5  is a perspective view of a frame structure as depicted in  FIG. 4 ; 
           [0014]      FIG. 6  is another perspective view of a frame structure as depicted in  FIG. 4 ; 
           [0015]      FIG. 7  is an exploded view of a frame structure in accordance with a further preferred embodiment of the present invention; 
           [0016]      FIG. 8  is a perspective view of a frame structure as depicted in  FIG. 7 ; 
           [0017]      FIG. 9  is an exploded view of a frame structure in accordance with another further preferred embodiment of the present invention; 
           [0018]      FIG. 10  is a perspective view of a frame structure as depicted in  FIG. 9 ; and 
           [0019]      FIG. 11  is a schematic view of connecting a frame structure to an LCD panel in accordance with the present invention. 
       
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS 
       [0020]    Referring to  FIG. 2  for a frame structure for mounting a liquid crystal display panel in accordance with the present invention, the frame  20  is comprised of two long sides  21  and two short sides  22 , and a 45-degree diagonal is formed at connecting ends  211 ,  221  of the long side  21  and the short side  22 , and a rectangular frame is formed by connecting the two long sides  21  and two short sides  22  through the connecting ends  211 ,  221 , and a connecting base  23  disposed separately at the four corners of the frame  20  is applied with a bonding technique to constitute the whole structure of the frame  20  as shown in  FIG. 3 . 
         [0021]    The connecting base  23  has a top  231  and two adjacent longitudinal sides  232 , such that after the two long sides  21  and the two short sides  22  of the frame  20  are combined to form a rectangular frame, a connecting base  23  disposed separately at four corners of the frame can be used for attaching the top  231  and the longitudinal sides  232  of the connecting base  23  to the lap joint position of the long side  21  and the short side  22  of the frame  20  by a bonding technique to form an internal angle, so that the bonded area can be larger to enhance the boding strength. 
         [0022]    Referring to  FIG. 4  for a frame structure for mounting a liquid crystal display panel in accordance with the present invention, the frame  20  is comprised of two long sides  21  and two short sides  22 , and the long sides  21  and the short sides  22  form connecting ends  211 ,  221  to lap and connect the two long sides  21  and the two short sides  22  into a rectangular frame by using the connecting ends  211 ,  221 , and a bonding technique is adopted at the connecting ends  211 ,  221  to form the whole structure of the frame  20  as shown in  FIGS. 5 and 6 . 
         [0023]    The connecting end  211  disposed separately at both ends of the long side  21  is substantially in an L-shape right angle, and the connecting end  221  disposed separately at both ends of the short side  22  forms a first lap joint  222  substantially in a step-shape and disposed at the top of the short side  22 , and a second lap joint  223  substantially bent in a right angle and extended from a longitudinal side proximate to the first lap joint  222 . When the connecting ends  211  of the two long sides  21  are engaged with the connecting ends  221  of the short side  22 , the first lap joint  222  of the short side  22  is lapped onto the bottom of the top of the connecting end  211  of the long side  21  and the second lap joint  223  of the short side  22  is lapped onto the internal side of the longitudinal side of the connecting end  211  of the long side  21 . Due to the step-shape design of the first lap joint  222 , its drop is precisely equal to the thickness of the top of the long side  21 , the long sides  21  and the short sides  22  of the rectangular frame so formed after the lap connection by a bonding technique can be fixed by the connecting ends  211 ,  221  and the first lap joint  222  and the second lap joint  223  of the short side  22 , so as to enhance the bonding strength and reduce the damage produced by transversal and longitudinal stresses. In the meantime, the connecting ends  211 ,  221  formed after lapping the long side  21  with the short side  22  are flat and smooth without causing any inference by protrusions or recessions, so as to constitute the whole structure of the frame  20  as shown in  FIG. 5 . 
         [0024]    The connecting end  211  at an end of the long side  21  uses a first lap joint  222  of the connecting end  221  at an end of the short side  22  to lap with the bottom of the top of the connecting end  211  at an end of the long side  21 , and the second lap joint  223  of the connecting end  221  is lapped onto the internal side of the longitudinal side of the connecting end  211  at an end of the long side  21 . The connecting end  211  at another end of the long side  21  uses the first lap joint  222  of the connecting end  221  at another end of the short side  22  to lap with the bottom of the top of the connecting end  211  at another end of the long side  21 , and the second lap joint  223  of the connecting end  221  is lapped onto the external side of the longitudinal side of the connecting end  211  at another end of the long side  21 . In the meantime, a bonding technique is adopted, such that a diagonal of the whole structure of the frame  20  is folded, and another diagonal of the second lap joint  223  of the short side  22  is hooked at the external side of the longitudinal side of the long side  21  as shown in  FIG. 6  to enhance the strength for bonding the long sides  21  and the short sides  22  of the frame  20 . 
         [0025]    Referring to  FIG. 7  for a frame structure for mounting a liquid crystal display panel in accordance with the present invention, the frame  20  is comprised of two long sides  21  and two short sides  22 , and the long sides  21  and the short sides  22  form connecting ends  211 ,  221  to lap and connect the two long sides  21  and the two short sides  22  into a rectangular frame by using the connecting ends  211 ,  221 , and a bonding technique is adopted at the connecting ends  211 ,  221  to form an overall structure of the frame  20  as shown in  FIG. 8 . 
         [0026]    The connecting end  211  disposed separately at both ends of the long side  21  is bent into a right angle and extended from the top of the connecting end  211  to form a lap joint  212 , and the lateral side of its longitudinal side forms an interval with the lap joint  212 . The step-shape first lap joint  222  is formed at the top of the connecting end  221  disposed separately at both ends of the short side  22 , and the first lap joint  222  is bent into a right angle downwardly to form the second lap joint  223 , and a junction  224  is bent into a right angle and extended from a longitudinal side proximate to the first lap joint  222 . The first lap joint  222  and the second lap joint  223  form an interval with the longitudinal side of the short side  22 , and the interval is precisely equal to the thickness of the lap joint  212  of the connecting end  211  disposed separately at both ends of the long side  21 . The lateral side of the longitudinal side of the long side  21  and the lap joint  212  form an interval precisely equal to the bent and extended distance of the junction  224  of the short side  22 . When the connecting ends  211  of the two long sides  21  are connected to the connecting ends  221  of the two short sides  22 , the lap joint  212  of the connecting end  211  disposed separately at both ends of the long side  21  is embedded into the interval between the first lap joint  222  and the second lap joint  223  of the connecting end  221  at both ends of the short side  22  and the longitudinal side of the short side  22 . In the meantime, the first lap joint  222  of the short side  22  is lapped onto the bottom of the top of the connecting end  211  of the long side  21 , its second lap joint  223  is lapped onto the connecting end  211  at the internal side of the longitudinal side of the long side  21 , and its junction  224  is precisely connected to the interval formed between the lateral side of the longitudinal side of the long side  21  and the lap joint  212 . The drop of the step-shape design of the first lap joint  222  of the short side  22  is precisely equal to the thickness of the top of the long side  21 , so as to provide a smooth and flat connection. In the meantime, a bonding technique is applied to enhance the bonding strength and reduce the damages produced by the transversal and longitudinal stresses and constitute an overall structure of the frame  20  as shown in  FIG. 8 . 
         [0027]    Referring to  FIG. 9  for a frame structure for mounting a liquid crystal display panel in accordance with the present invention, the frame  20  is comprised of two long sides  21  and two short sides  22 , and the long sides  21  and the short sides  22  form connecting ends  211 ,  221  to lap and connect the two long sides  21  and the two short sides  22  into a rectangular frame by using the connecting ends  211 ,  221 , and a bonding technique is adopted at the connecting ends  211 ,  221  to form the whole structure of the frame  20  as shown in  FIG. 10 . 
         [0028]    The top of connecting end  211  disposed separately at both ends of the long side  21  forms a lap joint  212  in the shape of a long hole, and its longitudinal side forms a U-shape indent and shallow-trench lap joint  213  and an inwardly drawn interval formed at the outer lateral side of the lap joint  212 . The top of the connecting end  221  disposed separately at both ends of the short side  22  forms a first lap joint  222 , and a second lap joint  223  substantially bent into a right angle and extended from a longitudinal side proximate to the first lap joint  222 . When the connecting ends  211  of the two long sides  21  are connected to the connecting ends  221  of the two short sides  22 , the lap joints  212 ,  213  of the connecting ends  211  at both ends of the long side  21  are connected flatly with a first lap joint  222  and a second lap joint  223  of the connecting ends  221  at both ends of the short side  22 , so as to achieve a smooth and flat connection without any interface of protrusions or recessions on the surface and enhance the bonding strength and reduce the damage produced by the transversal and longitudinal stresses and constitute the overall structure of the frame  20  as shown in  FIG. 10 . The design of this embodiment can avoid interference caused by components other than the screen or LCD panel  30 . 
         [0029]    Any one of the foregoing embodiments can be used together with an LCD panel  30  as shown in  FIG. 11  and can be designed to meet the structural requirements of the frame of the LCD panel for combining, supporting, fixing and positioning the LCD panel  30 . In the meantime, such arrangement also achieves the effects of high productivity, strength and utility rate and also avoids wasting raw materials and controls costs. 
         [0030]    In summation of the above description, the frame structure for mounting a liquid crystal display panel in accordance with the present invention definitely achieves the expected objective and provides an improved frame structure to enhance the performance over the prior art. The invention further complies with the patent application requirements and is duly filed for the patent application. 
         [0031]    While the invention has been described by means of a specific numerous modifications and variations could be made thereto by those skilled in the art without departing from the scope and spirit of he invention set forth in the claims.