Patent ID: 7120011

Claim:
A flat type image display apparatus comprising: a bracket that has a frame section integrally formed by a transparent material, an apparatus mounting section disposed in an inner peripheral edge of said frame section, and a parts fixing section disposed on the outside of said frame section; a front panel that is formed by a transparent material and disposed on the front surface side of said bracket; a non-transparent frame-like shielding layer disposed in the area of said front panel except for its outer peripheral portion; an apparatus body section that has a screen surface and is mounted at said apparatus mounting section of said bracket; a holding member that holds said front panel and said bracket in such a way that they are connected together at the front and rear; a functional section tat is fixed to said parts fixing section of said bracket so as to be disposed on the outside of said front panel, and that sends and receives electric signals to exhibit a predetermined function, wherein said screen surface is configured to be exposed through said non-transparent frame-like shielding layer, wherein a transparent portion outside said non-transparent frame-like shielding layer, surrounded by said functional section and said holding member, is configured to allow a user to see backward of said flat type image apparatus, and wherein a signal path performing sending and receiving of electric signals between said apparatus body section and said functional section is formed in the inside of said bracket or in a boundary portion between said front panel and said bracket.