Display Device and Collection Device

Information

  • Patent Application
  • 20080151482
  • Publication Number
    20080151482
  • Date Filed
    December 12, 2007
    17 years ago
  • Date Published
    June 26, 2008
    16 years ago
Abstract
A display device includes a circuit board, a pocket-shaped structure, a holder, and a display panel. The pocket-shaped structure includes a first side wall, a second side wall, a third side wall, a fourth side wall, and two support plates. The third side wall and the fourth side wall each has a hole. The two support plates are located beside the third side wall and the fourth side wall and form an empty space with the four side walls. The holder includes a first panel, a second panel, and two engaging slides. The two engaging slides are located at two extension arms of the first panel. When the holder is stored in the empty space, the first panel is supported on the two support plates and the two engaging slides are clamped within the holes of the third side wall and the fourth side wall.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention


The present invention relates to a display device and a collection device, which can be installed easily, and more particularly, to a display device and a collection device utilizing engaging slides clamped within holes to fix the collection device.


2. Description of the Prior Art


In the prior art, the manner of fixing internal circuit boards of an LCD display device and a metal back panel always adopts locking screws. It is not easy for users to pull out the circuit boards when processing operations of dismantling or exchanging electronic elements. By the way, the heavy and complicated manner of locking screws also wastes time. Besides, the screws themselves will increase cost of manufacturing LCD monitors.


SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The claimed invention provides a display device, which can be installed easily. The display device includes a circuit board, a pocket-shaped structure, a holder, and a display panel. The pocket-shaped structure includes a first side wall, a second side wall, a third side wall, a fourth side wall, and two support plates. The third side wall and the fourth side wall each has a hole. The two support plates are located beside the third side wall and the fourth side wall and form an empty space with the four side walls. The holder includes a first panel, a second panel, and two engaging slides. The first panel is used for holding the circuit board. The first panel includes two extension arms. The second panel is formed in one side of the first panel. The two engaging slides are located at the two extension arms of the first panel. The display panel is installed in one side of the first panel and coupled to the circuit board for displaying images according to image signals transmitted from the circuit board. When the holder is stored in the empty space, the first panel is supported on the two support plates and the two engaging slides are clamped within the holes of the third side wall and the fourth side wall.


The claimed invention provides a collection device, which can be installed easily. The collection device includes a pocket-shaped structure and a holder. The pocket-shaped structure includes a first side wall, a second side wall, a third side wall, a fourth side wall, and two support plates. The third side wall and the fourth side wall each has a hole. The two support plates are located beside the third side wall and the fourth side wall and form an empty space with the four side walls. The holder includes a first panel, a second panel, and two engaging slides. The first panel is used for holding a circuit board. The first panel includes two extension arms. The second panel is formed in one side of the first panel. The two engaging slides are located at the two extension arms of the first panel. When the holder is stored in the empty space, the first panel is supported on the two support plates and the two engaging slides are clamped within the holes of the third side wall and the fourth side wall.


These and other objectives of the present invention will no doubt become obvious to those of ordinary skill in the art after reading the following detailed description of the preferred embodiment that is illustrated in the various figures and drawings.





BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS


FIG. 1 is a diagram of a display panel, which can be installed easily according to an embodiment of the present invention.



FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the holder stored in the pocket-shaped structure in FIG. 1.



FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the holder in FIG. 1.



FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the first panel and the two engaging slides in FIG. 3.



FIG. 5 is an enlarged diagram of the engaging slide and the hot melt pole in FIG. 4.



FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the circuit board and the holder in FIG. 1.





DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Please refer to FIG. 1. FIG. 1 is a diagram of a display panel 10, which can be installed easily according to an embodiment of the present invention. The display panel 10 includes a circuit board 16, a pocket-shaped structure 12, a holder 14, and a display panel 18. The pocket-shaped structure 12 includes a first side wall 121, a second side wall 122, a third side wall 123, a fourth side wall 124, and two support plates 127 and 128. The third side wall 123 and the fourth side wall 124 each has a hole 125 and 126. The support plate 127 is located beside the third side wall 123 and the support plate 128 is located beside the fourth side wall 124. The two support plates 127 and 128 form an empty space 130 with the four side walls 121, 122, 123, and 124. The holder 14 includes a first panel 141, a second panel 142, and two engaging slides 143 and 144. The first panel 141 is used for holding the circuit board 16. The second panel 142 is formed in one side of the first panel 141. The first panel 141 comprises two extension arms 145 and 146, which are respectively formed on two sides of the first panel 141. The two engaging slides 143 and 144 are located at the two extension arms 145 and 146 of the first panel 141 individually. The two extension arms 145 and 146 of the first panel 141 comprise a plurality of bendings 147 and 148. The display panel 18 is installed in one side of the first panel 141 (adjacent to the first panel 141) and coupled to the circuit board 16 for displaying images according to image signals transmitted from the circuit board 16. The display device 10 is an LCD monitor or an LCD television.


Please refer to FIG. 2 and FIG. 1. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the holder 14 stored in the pocket-shaped structure 12 in FIG. 1. When the pocket-shaped structure 12 is combined with the holder 14, the empty space 130 can be sealed up essentially by the first panel 141 and the second panel 142 to prevent electromagnetic radiation from leaking out the empty space 130. The first panel 141 is supported on the two support plates 127 and 128, the engaging slide 143 is clamped within the hole 125 of the third side wall 123, and the engaging slide 144 is clamped within the hole 126 of the fourth side wall 124 when the holder 14 is stored in the empty space 130 (inside the pocket-shaped structure 12). When the holder 14 is stored in the empty space 130, a plurality of bendings 147 and 148 of two extension arms 145 and 146 are against the first side wall 121. Furthermore, the first side wall 121 further comprises a plurality of heat-exhaust holes 26, and the plurality of heat-exhaust holes 26 are located on top of the circuit board 16 for drawing out hot air easily when the holder 14 is stored in the pocket-shaped structure 12. Besides, the location of the heat-exhaust hole 26 can be installed on the second side wall 122, and the pocket-shaped structure 12 presents a vertical stretch and the heat-exhaust hole 26 is located on top of the circuit board 16 for drawing out hot air easily after the display device 10 combined with a base (not shown in FIG. 2).


Please refer to FIG. 3 and FIG. 1. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the holder 14 in FIG. 1. The second panel 142 of the holder 14 comprises a power line hole 22 used for containing a power connection, and the second panel 142 further comprises a signal line hole 24 used for containing a signal connection. Due to the power line hole 22 and the signal line hole 24 being installed on the second panel 142, a power line can be coupled to the circuit board 16 through the power line hole 22 and a signal line can be coupled to the circuit board 16 through the signal line hole 24.


Please refer to FIG. 3 to FIG. 5. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the first panel 141 and the two engaging slides 143 and 144 in FIG. 3, and FIG. 5 is an enlarged diagram of the engaging slide 143 and a hot melt pole 149 in FIG. 4. The two engaging slides 143 and 144 are individually located at two extension arms 145 and 146 of the first panel 141. The first panel 141 comprises a plurality of hot melt poles 149 used for fixing the second panel 142 on the first panel 141. The plurality of hot melt poles 149 and the first panel 141 are monolithically formed. The holder 14 comprises plastic materials.


Please refer to FIG. 6 and FIG. 1. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the circuit board 16 and the holder 14 in FIG. 1. The difference between FIG. 6 and FIG. 3 is that the circuit board 16 is installed on the first panel 141 of the holder 14 in FIG. 6.


The above-mentioned embodiments illustrate but do not limit the present invention. The above-mentioned display device 10 can be an LCD monitor or an LCD television and is not limited to this Furthermore, the amount of the bendings 147 and 148 located at the top of two extension arms 145 and 146 is not limited to two but also extends to a larger plurality of bendings.


In conclusion, the present invention provides a display device 10 which can be installed easily. The first panel 141 is supported on the two support plates 127 and 128, and the two engaging slides 143 and 144 are clamped within the holes 125 and 126 of the third side wall 123 and the fourth side wall 124 when the holder 14 is stored in the empty space 130. The holder 14 is fixed inside the pocket-shaped structure 12 through the engaging slides 143 and 144. As a result, no more screws are needed to fix the holder 14, which can reach an objective of saving cost. The plurality of bendings 147 and 148 of the two extension arms 145 and 146 are used for being against the first side wall 121 to make the holder 14 enter the pocket-shaped structure 12 smoothly as well as fix the holder 14. It is convenient to pull out the circuit board 16 through the application of the two support plates 127 and 128, which saves time and simplifies matters when users process operations of dismantling or exchanging electronic elements. In addition, the holder 14 comprises plastic materials and the second panel 142 can be fixed on the first panel 141 through the plurality of hot melt poles 149 of the first panel 141. Furthermore, the second panel 142 comprises the power line hole 22 for containing the power connection and the signal line hole 24 for containing the signal connection. Due to the power line hole 22 and the signal line hole 24 being installed on the second panel 142, the power line can be coupled to the circuit board 16 through the power line hole 22 and the signal line can be coupled to the circuit board 16 through the signal line hole 24.


Those skilled in the art will readily observe that numerous modifications and alterations of the device and method may be made while retaining the teachings of the invention. Accordingly, the above disclosure should be construed as limited only by the metes and bounds of the appended claims.

Claims
  • 1. A display device, comprising: a circuit board;a pocket-shaped structure comprising:a first side wall, a second side wall, a third side wall, and a fourth side wall, the third side wall and the fourth side wall having a hole respectively; andtwo support plates located beside the third side wall and the fourth side wall and forming an empty space with the four side walls;a holder comprising:a first panel used for holding the circuit board, the first panel comprising two extension arms;a second panel formed in one side of the first panel; andtwo engaging slides located at the two extension arms; anda display panel installed in one side of the first panel and coupled to the circuit board for displaying images according to image signals transmitted from the circuit board;wherein the first panel is supported on the two support plates and the two engaging slides are clamped within the holes of the third side wall and the fourth side wall when the holder is stored in the empty space.
  • 2. The display device of claim 1, wherein the two extension arms of the first panel comprise a plurality of bendings used for being against the first side wall when the holder is stored in the empty space.
  • 3. The display device of claim 1, wherein the first panel and the second panel are capable of essentially sealing the empty space up after the pocket-shaped structure combined with the holder.
  • 4. The display device of claim 1, wherein the first panel comprises a plurality of hot melt poles used for fixing the second panel on the first panel.
  • 5. The display device of claim 4, wherein the plurality of hot melt poles and the first panel are monolithically formed.
  • 6. The display device of claim 1, wherein the holder comprises plastic materials.
  • 7. The display device of claim 1, wherein the second panel comprises a hole for containing a power connection.
  • 8. The display device of claim 1, wherein the second panel comprises a hole for containing a signal connection.
  • 9. The display device of claim 1, wherein the second side wall comprises a heat-exhaust hole, after the display device is combined with a base and the pocket-shaped structure presents a vertical stretch, the heat-exhaust hole is located on top of the circuit board for drawing out hot air easily.
  • 10. The display device of claim 1, wherein the first side wall comprises a heat-exhaust hole used for drawing out thermal energy generated by the circuit board.
  • 11. The display device of claim 1, wherein the display panel is located adjacent to the first panel.
  • 12. The display device of claim 1, wherein the display device is a liquid crystal display monitor (LCD monitor).
  • 13. The display device of claim 1, wherein the display device is an LCD television.
  • 14. A collection device, comprising: a pocket-shaped structure comprising:a first side wall, a second side wall, a third side wall, and a fourth side wall, the third side wall and the fourth side wall having a hole respectively; andtwo support plates located beside the third side wall and the fourth side wall and forming an empty space with the four side walls; anda holder comprising:a first panel used for holding a circuit board, the first panel comprising two extension arms;a second panel formed in one side of the first panel; andtwo engaging slides located at the two extension arms of the first panel;wherein the first panel is supported on the two support plates and the two engaging slides are clamped within the holes of the third side wall and the fourth side wall when the holder is stored in the empty space.
  • 15. The collection device of claim 14, wherein the two extension arms of the first panel comprise a plurality of bendings used for being against the first side wall when the holder is stored in the empty space.
  • 16. The collection device of claim 14, wherein the first panel and the second panel are capable of essentially sealing the empty space up after the pocket-shaped structure combined with the holder.
  • 17. The collection device of claim 14, wherein the first panel comprises a plurality of hot melt poles used for fixing the second panel on the first panel.
  • 18. The collection device of claim 17, wherein the plurality of hot melt poles and the first panel are monolithically formed.
  • 19. The collection device of claim 14, wherein the holder comprises plastic materials.
  • 20. The collection device of claim 14, wherein the first side wall and the second side wall individually comprise a heat-exhaust hole, the heat-exhaust holes used for drawing out thermal energy generated by the circuit board.
Priority Claims (1)
Number Date Country Kind
095148270 Dec 2006 TW national