Patent Publication Number: US-2023151926-A1

Title: Display device and fixing module

Description:
This application claims the benefit of Taiwan application Serial No. 110142426, filed Nov. 15, 2021, the subject matter of which is incorporated herein by reference. 
     TECHNICAL FIELD 
     The disclosure relates in general to a display device and fixing module. 
     BACKGROUND 
     The conventional display device includes a screen, a screen support, and a base. The screen support connects the screen and the base. In order to adjust an angle of the screen, the screen and the support are generally pivotally connected with respect to each other. The base is limited to lying on a flat surface (for example, a top surface of desktop). However, such a structure limits the display device to only be placed on a flat surface, which limits the application of the display device. Therefore, how to propose a new display device to improve the aforementioned problems is one of the directions of the industry in the art. 
     SUMMARY 
     According to an embodiment, a display device is provided. The display device includes a screen, a screen support and a fixed module. The screen support is connected to the screen and comprising a first end and a second end. The fixed module is detachably connected to the screen support and includes a first sub-component and a second sub-component. The first sub-component has a first surface and a second surface, wherein the first sub-component is selectively connected to one of the first end and the second end. The second sub-component has a third surface and a fourth surface, wherein the second sub-component is configured to clamp a board. Wherein one of the first surface and the second surface of the first sub-component and one of the third surface and the fourth surface of the second sub-component are detachably connected. 
     According to another embodiment, a fixing module is provided. The fixing module is detachably connected to a screen support, wherein the screen support comprises a first end and a second end. The fixing module includes a first sub-component and a second sub-component. The first sub-component has a first surface and a second surface, wherein the first sub-component is selectively connected to one of the first end and the second end. The second sub-component has a third surface and a fourth surface, wherein the second sub-component is configured to clamp a board. Wherein one of the first surface and the second surface of the first sub-component and one of the third surface and the fourth surface of the second sub-component are detachably connected. 
     The above and other aspects of the disclosure will become better understood with regard to the following detailed description of the preferred but non-limiting embodiment (s). The following description is made with reference to the accompanying drawings. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG.  1    shows a schematic diagram of a fixed module according to an embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG.  2    shows a schematic diagram of a display device according to an embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG.  3    shows a schematic diagram of a display device according to another embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG.  4    shows a schematic diagram of a display device according to another embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG.  5    shows a schematic diagram of a display device according to another embodiment of the present invention; and 
         FIG.  6    shows a schematic diagram of a display device according to an embodiment of the present invention. 
     
    
    
     In the following detailed description, for purposes of explanation, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the disclosed embodiments. It will be apparent, however, that one or more embodiments may be practiced without these specific details. In other instances, well-known structures and devices are schematically shown in order to simplify the drawing. 
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     Referring to  FIGS.  1  to  5   .  FIG.  1    shows a schematic diagram of a fixed module  110  according to an embodiment of the present invention, and  FIG.  2    shows a schematic diagram of a display device  100  according to an embodiment of the present invention,  FIG.  3    shows a schematic diagram of a display device  200  according to another embodiment of the present invention,  FIG.  4    shows a schematic diagram of a display device  300  according to another embodiment of the present invention, and  FIG.  5    shows a schematic diagram of a display device  400  according to another embodiment of the present invention. 
     As shown in  FIG.  1   , the fixed module  110  is detachably connected to the screen support  120 . The screen support  120  includes a first end  121  (shown in  FIG.  2   ) and a second end  122  (shown in  FIG.  2   ). The fixing module  110  includes a first sub-component  111 , a second sub-component  112  and at least one protruding post  113 . The first sub-component  111  has a first surface  111   s   1  and a second surface  111   s   2 , and the first sub-component  111  is selectively connected to one of the first end  121  and the second end  122 . The second sub-component  112  has a third surface  112   s   1  and a fourth surface  112   s   2 , and the second sub-component  112  is configured for clamping a board  10 . One of the first surface  111   s   1  and the second surface  111   s   2  of the first sub-component  111  and one of the third surface  112   s   1  and the fourth surface  112   s   2  of the second sub-component  112  are detachably connected. As a result, the fixing module  110  is deformable, and the display device could be connected to the board  10  which horizontally extends or vertically extends in different postures through a variety of different connection ways of the first sub-component  111  and the second sub-component  112 . 
     In addition, although not shown, the first sub-component  111  and the second sub-component  112  could be combined by temporary combining techniques such as screwing and snapping. For example, the fixing module  110  further includes at least one first combining portion (not shown) and at least one second combining portion (not shown) that could be matched with each other, and the first combining portion is disposed on the first surface  111   s   1  and the second surface  111   s   2  of the first sub-component  111 , and the second combining portion is disposed on the third surface  112   s   1  and the fourth surface  112   s   2  of the second sub-component  112 . Through the combination of the first combining portion and the second combining portion, the first sub-component  111  and the second sub-component  112  could be combined. In an embodiment, the first combining portion is, for example, one of the protrusion and the recess, and the second combining portion is, for example, the other of the protrusion and the recess. In another embodiment, one of the first combining portion and the second combining portion is, for example, a through hole, and the other is, for example, a screw hole, and at least one threaded element passes through the through hole and is screwed into the screw hole. The first sub-component  111  and the second sub-component  112  could also be combined. 
     As shown in  FIG.  1   , the first sub-component  111  includes a first plate  1111  and a second plate  1112 . The first plate  1111  has the first surface  111   s   1 . 
     The second plate  1112  is substantially perpendicular to the first plate  1111  and the second plate  1112  has the second surface  111   s   2 . The first surface  111   s   1  and the second surface  111   s   2  are substantially perpendicular to each other. The second plate  1112  has the fifth surface  111   s   3  opposite to the second surface  111   s   2 , and the protruding post  113  is disposed on a fifth surface  111   s   3  of the second plate  1112  and protrudes relative to the fifth surface  111   s   3 . The protruding post  113  could be inserted into the screen support  120  to fix the relative position of the fixing module  110  and the screen support  120 . 
     As shown in  FIG.  1   , the second sub-component  112  includes a first clamping plate  1121 , a second clamping plate  1122 , a lateral plate  1123  and a pressing module  1124 . The first clamping plate  1121  has the fourth surface  112   s   2 . The second clamping plate  1122  and the first clamping plate  1121  are disposed opposite to each other. For example, the first clamping plate  1121  and the second clamping plate  1122  could be relatively movably disposed. The first clamping plate  1121  and the second clamping plate  1122  could clamp or release the board  10 . 
     As shown in  FIG.  1   , the lateral plate  1123  has the third surface  112   s   1 , and the third surface  112   s   1  is substantially perpendicular to the fourth surface  112   s   2 . The lateral plate  1123  is connected to the first clamping plate  1121 . The pressing module  1124  could include the aforementioned second clamping plate  1122 , a fixing plate  1125 , a connecting rod  1126  and an operating element  1127 . The fixing plate  1125  is fixed to the lateral plate  1123 . 
     The connecting rod  1126  passes through the fixing plate  1125  and is connected to the second clamping plate  1122 . The fixing plate  1125  has female thread (not shown), the connecting rod  1126  has male thread  1126 A, and the fixing plate  1125  and the connecting rod  1126  are screwed through the male thread  1126 A and the female thread. Through screwing, the second clamping plate  1122  and the first clamping plate  1121  could clamp the board  10  between them. 
     As shown in  FIG.  1   , the connecting rod  1126  connects the second clamping plate  1122  with the operating element  1127 , and the operating element  1127  is located outside the fixing plate  1125  for facilitating operation. 
     When the operating element  1127  rotates, the connecting rod  1126  accordingly rotates, such that the second clamping plate  1122  to move toward the first clamping plate  1121  until the second clamping plate  1122  and the first clamping plate  1121  tight clamp the board  10 . 
     The following describes the relative relationship between the different deformations of the fixed module  110  and the screen support  120  and the screen  130 . 
     First Embodiment 
     As shown in  FIG.  2   , the display device  100  includes the fixed module  110 , the screen support  120  and the screen  130 . The screen support  120  is pivotally connected to the screen  130 , and the screen support  120  includes the first end  121  and the second end  122 . 
     As shown in  FIG.  2   , the screen  130  includes a screen body (for example, a display panel)  131 , a first pivoting element  132 , a second pivoting element  133  and a third pivoting element  134 . The screen body  131  could rotate relative to the screen support  120  around at least one rotating shaft (or axial direction). The third pivoting element  134  and the second pivoting element  133  are rotatably connected (swivel) relative to a first rotation axis (or axial direction) A 1 , and the first pivoting element  132  and the second pivoting element  133  are rotatably connected (tilt) relative to a second rotation axis A 2  The screen body  131  and the first pivoting element  132  are rotatably connected (pivot) relative to a third rotation axis A 3 , wherein two of the first rotation axis A 1 , the second rotation axis A 2  and the third rotation axis A 3  are, for example, perpendicular to each other, and the third rotation axis A 3  is, for example, parallel to a normal direction of a display surface  131   s  of the screen body  131 . In addition, the third pivoting element  134  and the screen support  120  are relatively and slidably disposed in an extending direction S 1  of the screen support  120 . For example, the screen support  120  has at least one sliding slot (not shown), and the third pivoting element  134  has at least one sliding block (not shown), wherein the sliding block is pivotally connected to the sliding slot, so that the third pivoting element  134  and the screen support  120  could relatively slide. 
     In the present embodiment, the fixed module  110  is connected to the first end  121  of the screen support  120  when the fourth surface  112   s   2  of the second sub-component  112  of the fixed module  110  is connected with the first surface  111   s   1  of the first sub-component  111 . The extending direction of the board  10  is substantially parallel to the extending direction of the display surface  131   s  of the screen  130  or a long axis of the screen support  120 , and the screen  130  is located on a side of the board  10 . The board  10  of the present embodiment is, for example, a partition board which vertically extends. 
     As shown in  FIG.  2   , the first end  121  and the second end  122  of the screen support  120  have a first recessed hole  121   a  and a second recessed hole  122   a  respectively. The first sub-component  111  is selectively inserted into one of the first recessed hole  121   a  and the second recessed hole  122   a  of the screen support  120  with the protruding post  113 . The first recessed hole  121   a  and the second recessed hole  122   a  have similar or identical structures. In the present embodiment, the first sub-component  111  is inserted into the first recessed hole  121   a  of the first end  121  of the screen support  120  with the protruding post  113 . 
     As shown in  FIG.  2   , the display device  100  further includes a fixing element  140 . The fixing element  140  includes a main body  141  and a fixing portion  142 , wherein the fixing portion  142  is disposed on the main body  141 , and the main body  141  could include at least one protruding post  1411 , and the protruding post  1411  could be temporarily engaged with the second recessed hole  122   a  of the screen support  120  to fix the relative position between the fixing element  140  and the screen support  120 . In addition, one of the fixing portion  142  and a magnetic member disposed on the surface  10   s  is, for example, a magnet, and the other is, for example, a magnet or a magnetic member that could generate an induced magnetic field with the magnet, such that the fixing element  140  having magnetic force and the magnetic member disposed on the surface  10   s  of the board  10  could be combined with each other. In addition, the protruding post  1411  has the same or similar structure as that of the protruding post  113 . 
     Second Embodiment 
     As shown in  FIG.  3   , the display device  200  includes the fixed module  110 , the screen support  120  and the screen  130 . The fixed module  110  is connected to the second end  122  of the screen support  120  when the second surface  111   s   2  of the first sub-component  111  of the fixed module  110  is connected with the fourth surface  112   s   2  of the second sub-component  112 . The extending direction of the board  10  is substantially perpendicular to the extending direction of the display surface  131   s  of the screen  130  or the long axis of the screen support  120 . The board  10  of the present embodiment is, for example, a table plate which horizontally extends. The screen  130  is located above the board  10 . In the present embodiment, the first sub-component  111  is inserted into the second recessed hole  122   a  of the second end  122  of the screen support  120  with the protruding post  113 . 
     In addition, the display device  200  further includes a shield  250 . The shield  250  could cover an end surface of the first end  121  of the screen support  120  to cover the first recessed hole  120   a.  The shield  250  could have magnetic or include a magnetic member or magnet, so that the first end  121  (having a magnetic member or magnet) of the screen support  120  and the shield  250  could be temporarily combined with magnetic attraction. 
     Third Embodiment 
     As shown in  FIG.  4   , the display device  300  includes the fixed module  110 , the screen support  120 , the screen  130  and the shield  250 . The fixed module  110  is connected to the second end  122  of the screen support  120  when the second surface  111   s   2  of the first sub-component  111  of the fixed module  110  is connected with the third surface  112   s   1  of the second sub-component  112 . The extending direction of the board  10  is substantially parallel to the extending direction of the display surface  131   s  of the screen  130  or the long axis of the screen support  120 , and the screen  130  is located above the board  10 . The board  10  of the present embodiment is, for example, a partition board which vertically extends. In the present embodiment, the first sub-component  111  is inserted into the second recessed hole  122   a  of the second end  122  of the screen support  120  with the protruding post  113 . 
     Compared with the board  10  in the first embodiment, a top position of the board  10  in the third embodiment is lower (shorter), and the present embodiment could be configured to increase the height of the screen  130 . 
     Fourth Embodiment 
     As shown in  FIG.  5   , the display device  400  includes the fixed module  110 , the screen support  120 , the screen  130  and the shield  250 . The fixed module  110  is connected to the second end  122  of the screen support  120  when the first surface  111   s   1  of the first sub-component  111  of the fixed module  110  is connected with the third surface  112   s   1  of the second sub-component  112 . The extending direction of the board  10  is substantially perpendicular to the display surface  131  s of the screen  130 , and the screen  130  is located below the board  10 . The board  10  of the present embodiment is, for example, a ceiling which extends horizontally, and the display device  400  could be hung on the ceiling upside down. In the present embodiment, the first sub-component  111  is inserted into the second recessed hole  122   a  of the second end  122  of the screen support  120  with the protruding post  113 . 
     Referring to  FIG.  6   ,  FIG.  6    shows a schematic diagram of a display device  500  according to an embodiment of the present invention. The display device  500  includes the fixed module  110 , the screen support  220 , the screen  130  (not shown) and the shield  250  (not shown). The fixed module  110  is connected to the second end  122  of the screen support  220  when the second surface  111   s   2  of the first sub-component  111  of the fixed module  110  is connected with the fourth surface  112   s   2  of the second sub-component  112 . The display device  500  of the embodiment of the present invention has the structural features same as or similar to that of the display device  200  expect that the screen support  220  has an accommodating groove  220   a,  and the accommodating groove  220   a  could receive a portion of the first sub-component  1111 , for example, at least one portion of the first plate  1111  of the display device  500 . As a result, it could prevent the first plate  1111  from being exposed and interfering with physical components in the environment. 
     In summary, the embodiment of the present invention provides a fixed module and a display device using the same, the same (or one) fixed module could change the relative relationship among the fixed module, the screen support and the screen by changing the connection way of its two sub-components to make the display device be suitable for the board which vertically extends or horizontally extends. According to the structure of the fixed module of the embodiment of the present invention, the fixed module could generate at least four deformed postures. 
     It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations could be made to the disclosed embodiments. It is intended that the specification and examples be considered as exemplary only, with a true scope of the disclosure being indicated by the following claims and their equivalents.