Patent ID: 7755893

Claim:
A display apparatus comprising a display panel for displaying images; a rear case covering a rear side of the display panel, the rear case including a first air-hole area, a second air-hole area, and a third air-hole area, each provided with a plurality of air holes, wherein the first air-hole area is located at a higher level than the second air-hole area with respect to a vertical direction with a spacing therebetween, and an area surrounded by the first air-hole area, the second air-hole area, and external common tangents between the first air air-hole area and the second air-hole area, is a shielded area in which no air hole is provided; a drive circuit for driving the display panel disposed in an inner space surrounded by the display panel and the rear case, the drive circuit including a circuit substrate on which a plurality of electronic parts are mounted, wherein in the inner space, an electronic part that generates the largest amount of heat among the plurality of electronic parts is located in a space between the shielded area and the display panel; an exhaust fan disposed within the rear case, wherein the first air-hole area at least partially faces the exhaust fan, and the third air-hole area is located a prescribed distance away from the exhaust fan; and a partition disposed along the external common tangents.