Patent ID: 8837122

Claim:
A front panel apparatus, comprising: a display panel capable of pivoting in opening and closing directions about pivot support points that are disposed at a first location on the display panel; biasing levers contacting the display panel at a second location on the display panel that is spaced apart from the first location and configured to advance and withdraw in tandem with opening and closing operations of said display panel; driving gears that rotate in tandem with the advancing and receding of said biasing levers; intermediate gears that rotate by interlocking with said corresponding driving gears; and support point ascending/descending members that support corresponding pivot support points of said display panel so as to be capable of ascending and descending, wherein said support point ascending/descending members are linked to said corresponding intermediate gears, said driving gears rotate in tandem with the opening and closing operations of said display panel, and said intermediate gears rotate in tandem with said driving gears, and thus said intermediate gears drive said support point ascending/descending members, thereby causing said pivot support points to ascend and descend.