Patent ID: 7697272

Claim:
A display apparatus, comprising: a front panel that defines a front portion of the display apparatus, wherein side edge portions of the front panel that extend substantially perpendicular to a front surface of the front panel are externally exposed; a plurality of frames fixed to a rear surface of the front panel, the plurality of frames substantially perpendicularly contacting one another at respective ends thereof; a display module fixed to the plurality of frames that outputs an image; and a rear housing that covers at least one of the plurality of frames and the display module, wherein contacting ends of the plurality of frames have portions that are stepped at least once, to prevent misalignment between the contacting surfaces caused by an external force, wherein the front panel is formed of transparent material such that an image of the display module is enabled to be viewed therethrough, and wherein the front panel includes an opaque film layer formed along a rear perimeter of the front panel, and the plurality of frames are mounted along the opaque film layer.