Patent ID: 8208078

Claim:
A panel type television comprising: a display panel formed in a rectangular shape; a metal sheet covering an edge of a front face of the display panel; a front cabinet facing the front face of the display panel with a predetermined clearance to the front face of the display panel; a rectangular opening formed in the front cabinet exposing a video display region on the front face of the display panel; one or more screw securing structures formed adjacent to a corner of the opening for coupling the display panel with the front cabinet; a first rib formed on an inner-face side of the front cabinet and extended backward to the front face of the display panel, the first rib is protruding from a first position of the front cabinet, the first position is located along a rim of the opening, and the farther away from the corners of the opening, the higher the height the first rib is; a second rib formed on an inner-face side of the front cabinet and extended backward to the metal sheet covering an edge of the front face of the display panel, the second rib is protruding from a second position of the front cabinet, the height of the second rib is the same as the height of the first rib, and the second position is located away from the rim of the opening with a predetermined interval kept therebetween; a tuner for receiving a signal at a desired frequency out of a TV broadcast signal inputted via an antenna and outputting an intermediate frequency signal; a video signal processor for extracting a video signal out of the intermediate frequency signal outputted by the tuner, and generating a panel drive signal corresponding to the video signal; and a driver for driving the display panel on the basis of the panel drive signal in order to display a video on the video display region.