Patent ID: 7484326

Claim:
A display apparatus, comprising: a plate-like display apparatus main body; a leg portion whose upper end is rotatably connected by a hinge to a rear surface of the display apparatus main body and whose lower end is opened to thereby support the rear surface of the display apparatus main body; an urging mechanism comprising a torsion spring arranged between the display apparatus main body and the leg portion and urging the leg portion so as to open the leg portion, wherein the torsion spring is mounted to a rotation shaft of the hinge; and a lock mechanism arranged between the display apparatus main body and the leg portion and adapted to lock rotation of the leg portion caused by the urging mechanism when the leg portion has been opened to a predetermined position suitable for supporting the rear surface of the display apparatus main body, the lock mechanism comprising a distal end of the leg portion that is arranged to abut the rear surface so as to stop the rotation of the leg portion caused by the urging mechanism; wherein the urging mechanism imparts to the leg portion an urging force of a magnitude that allows the leg portion to be closed by the weight of the display apparatus main body both in a state in which the display apparatus main body is placed on a horizontal surface, with the surface thereof on which the leg portion is arranged being on the lower side, and in a state in which the display apparatus main body is installed on a vertical surface, with the surface thereof on which the leg portion is arranged being on the vertical surface side.