Patent ID: 7974082

Claim:
A display apparatus comprising: a bezel defining a portion of a housing configured to house a display panel, the bezel having an opening at which an image display area at a front side of the display panel is exposed; a front plate disposed in front of the display panel so as to cover the opening, the front plate disposed in front of the display panel and being spaced from the display panel; and a dustproof member having a fitting portion to fit an edge portion of the front plate and a contact portion and wherein a space is defined between the display panel and the front plate, the fitting portion having a hook shape and being fitted to the edge portion, the contact portion being pressed toward the front plate by the display panel and coming into tight contact with the front plate and the display panel, wherein the dustproof member includes a connecting portion for connecting with another dustproof member, which has a same shape as the dustproof member, and the length of the dustproof member is shorter than the length of one side of the front plate, and wherein a plurality of the dustproof members are connected to each other, the connected dustproof members being arrange along an outer periphery of the image display area.