Patent ID: 7864515

Claim:
An image display apparatus comprising: a flat rectangular plate-like casing; a display surface formed on a front surface that is one surface of the casing in the thickness direction; a stand provided to the rear surface that is the other surface of the casing in the thickness direction; and an image display section provided to the casing for allowing an image to be displayed onto the display surface, wherein, the stand is composed of a single rod linearly extending, wherein the image display apparatus includes a link mechanism that links the rod and a portion of the rear surface, supports the rod so as to be pivotal between a falling-down position where the rod falls down on the rear surface and a standing position where the rod stands from the rear surface, and locks and holds the rod to the falling-down position and the standing position, a first posture is formed by locating the rod at the standing position and by placing one of two long sides of the casing and the leading end, which is the other end of the rod in the extending direction, onto a placing surface, the first posture being defined such that the casing stands with a first angle with respect to the placing surface, and a second posture is formed by locating the rod at the standing position and by placing one of two short sides of the casing and the leading end of the rod onto the placing surface, the second posture being defined such that the casing stands with a second angle with respect to the placing surface, wherein: a housing section for housing the image display section projects with an outline smaller than the rear surface, on the rear surface; the housing section stands from the rear surface and has a side face extending so as to be parallel to one of two long sides and two short sides of the casing; and the rod extends so as to be parallel to the site face of the housing section in proximate to the side face, and is positioned in the outline of the rear surface viewed from the rear of the rear surface at the falling-down position.