Patent ID: 7586404

Claim:
A display apparatus comprising: a display unit including a display area and a facing plate covering an outside area of the display area; a ring-shaped member arranged in front of the display area so as to be movable linearly along the display area, and surrounding a partial area of the display area for making recognition of the partial area in a view from a front side of the display area; an actuating device provided at a rear side of the display unit for moving the ring-shaped member; and a supporting member for connecting the actuating device and two partial portions of the ring-shaped member spaced from each other in a direction along the display area and intersecting a linear moving direction of the ring-shaped member, wherein the supporting member extends from the partial portions of the ring-shaped member toward an outer side of the ring-shaped member through an outside of the display unit until the actuating device, wherein the facing plate includes an opening for exposing the display area, and a circumferential edge of the opening is arranged between the partial portions of the ring-shaped member and the supporting member along a front-rear direction of the display unit.