Patent ID: 8368822

Claim:
An image display apparatus including a panel module having a rectangular display panel, comprising: a strengthening unit provided on each of an upper edge and a lower edge of a back surface of the panel module in a vertical direction of the panel module, the strengthening unit extending in a horizontal direction of the panel module; and a plurality of supporting members mounted on the strengthening units, the supporting members extending in the vertical direction of the panel module; characterized in that: the panel module comprises an L-shaped member at each of the upper edge and the lower edge of the panel module; and each strengthening unit comprises a horizontally extending member having a U-shaped section, wherein the U-shaped section extends vertically from the L-shape member, while the U-shaped section extends horizontally with respect to the panel module in the vertical direction, the L-shaped members are positioned at the upper and lower edges of the panel module such that a part of the L-shaped member projects outwardly from the panel module, in the horizontal direction, and the U-shaped sections open in the horizontal direction, with the U-shaped sections receiving and being directly fixed to the projected part of a respective L-shaped member.