Patent ID: 7663870

Claim:
A display apparatus, comprising: a front panel that defines a front 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, that support the front panel; a display module fixed to the plurality of frames, that outputs an image; and a rear housing that accommodates the display module and the plurality of frames such that the display module and the plurality of frames are shielded from view from outside of the display apparatus, wherein the rear housing is in close contact with a rear surface of the front panel without covering the side edge portions of the front panel, and wherein each of the plurality of frames includes a body in close contact with the front panel, and a head that protrudes rearward from the body, wherein the front panel covers whole of the front surface of the display module and includes a light transmitting material to enable the image output by the display module to be viewed from outside of the display apparatus.