Patent ID: 7529082

Claim:
A plasma television equipped with a plasma display panel installed in a cabinet and supporting members supporting the plasma display panel at a back thereof via prescribed connecting members, the plasma television comprising: fixing members provided, to have the connecting members fixed thereto, in prescribed locations on the back of the plasma display panel; the connecting members each comprising a base part having an approximately rectangular plate shape and a projecting part projecting approximately perpendicularly from one side of the base part, the base part having a plurality of first fixtures formed in a plurality of locations for fixation to the fixing members and the projecting part having, in an end portion thereof, a plurality of surfaces differing in height in a direction of height of the fixing members, the plurality of surfaces each having a second fixture formed for fixation to one of the supporting members; and the supporting members comprising approximately perpendicularly erected leg members and brackets which, by being connected to the leg members, support the plasma display panel at a prescribed height, the brackets each having clearance holes formed in a plurality of portions in vicinity of a portion to be fixed using one of the second fixtures, the plurality of portions including portions which oppose other surfaces protruding beyond a surface where the one of the second fixtures is formed, and the clearance holes being designed to prevent the other surfaces from hitting the brackets; wherein a surface on a side where no projecting part is formed of the base part of each of the connecting members abuts on one of the fixing members and the each of the connecting members is fixed to the one of the fixing members using a prescribed one of the plurality of the first fixtures and wherein one of the surfaces in the end portion of the projecting part abuts on one of the brackets and is fixed to the one of the brackets using the second fixture formed on the abutting surface, thereby allowing, even in a case where the connecting members are used being placed between one of a plurality of kinds of the plasma display panels provided with the fixing members which differ, between the plurality of kinds of the plasma display panels, both in location on and in height from the back of the plasma display panels and the brackets, the connecting members to fix each of the plurality of kinds of the plasma display panels approximately at the same location relative to the brackets.