Patent ID: 7646591

Claim:
A supporting structure for supporting a flat display panel on a back side of a front panel of a flat display device, comprising: a plurality of support mechanisms for supporting the flat display panel at a plurality of positions along a marginal edge of the flat display panel, each said plurality of support mechanisms being disposed on the back side of the front panel and including a support member including a contacting portion for contact with a side surface of a margin of the flat display panel; and a pressing member adjustably guided for a position with respect to the support member in a direction of thickness of the flat display panel and having a presser portion for pressing a back surface of the margin of the flat display panel, wherein the support member further includes a saw-teeth-like engagement teeth array in a thickness direction of the flat display panel, each of the teeth being slanted toward a back surface of the front panel, the pressing member including an engagement hook capable of elastically engaging with the saw-teeth like engagement teeth array.