Patent ID: 8777009

Claim:
A packing structure for a thin display device comprising: a packing case for storing a thin display device; and a shock-absorbing structure to be stored in the packing case together with the thin display device so as to be interposed between the thin display device and the packing case, the shock-absorbing structure being configured so that a gap between the shock-absorbing structure and a display panel of the thin display device is larger at a center of the display panel than at a periphery of the display panel; wherein the shock-absorbing structure includes: a first shock-absorbing member having a groove in which a peripheral portion of the thin display device is to be stored, a first portion of the gap located between a side wall of the groove and the display panel being larger at a location closest to the center of the display panel than at a location at the periphery of the display panel; and a second shock-absorbing member to be disposed closer to the center of the display panel than the first shock absorbing-member; wherein the side wall of the groove formed in the first shock-absorbing member includes a plurality of shock-absorbing surfaces such that the first portion of the gap located between the side wall of the groove and the display panel has different sizes in different locations along the side wall, a size of the first portion of the gap located between the shock-absorbing surfaces and the display panel becomes larger toward the center of the display panel; and wherein a second portion of the gap between the second shock-absorbing member and the display panel is larger than the first portion of the gap between the shock-absorbing surface at a location closest to the center of the display panel and the display panel.