LCD device having a support structure

Abstract

An LCD device includes casing; and a support structure connected movably to a lower portion of the casing in such a manner that the support structure is extendible downwardly and outwardly from the lower portion of the casing to support an object thereabove.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Other features and advantages of this invention will become more apparent in the following detailed description of the preferred embodiment of this invention, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

FIG. 1 a is a sectional view of the first embodiment of a support structure of the present invention employed in an LCD device;

FIG. 1 b is a side view, illustrating how the support structure of the present invention supports a book when the LCD device is in use;

FIG. 1 c is a perspective rear view the LCD device provided with the first embodiment of the support structure of the present invention;

FIG. 2 a is a side view illustrating the second embodiment of the support structure of the present invention employed in the LCD device;

FIG. 2 b is a side view, illustrating how the second embodiment of the support structure of the present invention supports a book when the LCD device is in use;

FIG. 3 a is a side view, illustrating how the support structure of the present invention is mounted to a keyboard of a PC when the LCD device is in use;

FIG. 3 b is a side view, illustrating the support structure of the present invention is pulled outward from the keyboard of a PC when the LCD device is in use; and

FIG. 3 c is a side view, illustrating the support structures of the present invention are pulled respectively from the keyboard and the monitor of the PC in order to support a book thereabove.

Claims

1. An LCD device comprising: a casing;a support structure connected movably to a lower portion of said casing in such a manner that said support structure is extendible downwardly and outwardly from said lower portion of said casing to support an object thereabove.

2. The LCD device according to claim 1, wherein said lower portion of said casing is formed with a chamber for receiving said support structure.

3. The LCD device according to claim 2, further comprising a pair of upper tongues and a lower pair of tongues, which are disposed respectively at two opposite sides of said lower portion of said casing and which are engageable with an upper edge of said support structure.

4. The LCD device according to claim 3, wherein said lower portion of said casing has a rear side formed with a pair of guiding grooves extending in an up-and-down direction of said casing, said upper and lower tongues being fixed securely within said guiding grooves and projecting outwardly therefrom, said support structure being movable along said up-and-down direction by virtue of said upper and lower tongues.

5. The LCD device according to claim 1, wherein said casing and said support structure are made from the same material.

6. The LCD device according to claim 1, wherein said casing and said support structure are made from aluminum.

7. The LCD device according to claim 1, wherein said support structure is generally L-shaped such that said support structure is capable defining a space in cooperation with said casing for clamping the object when extended outwardly and downwardly from said lower portion of said casing.

8. The LCD device according to claim 4, wherein said lower portion of said casing has a front side that is opposite to said rear side and that is formed with a retention groove and a prop element below said retention groove, said support structure having generally L-shaped such that a horizontal section of said support structure can be inserted into said retention groove in order to permit propping of a vertical section of said support structure against said prop element when said support structure is not in use, thereby storing said support structure on said casing.

9. The LCD device according to claim 8, further comprising a cavity formed through said prop element for extension of said vertical section of said support structure when said support structure is in use and a coupling member for coupling said vertical section of said support structure to said prop element so as to permit outward extension of said support structure from said casing.

10. The LCD device according to claim 1, wherein said structure is generally L-shaped and includes a horizontal section and a vertical section that extends perpendicularly from said horizontal section and that defines a right angle in cooperation with said horizontal section.

11. An electronic device comprising: a casing having a flat display panel;a vertical section for connecting movably to a lower portion of said casing in such a manner that said vertical section is extendible downwardly and outwardly from said lower portion of said casing; anda horizontal section extending perpendicularly from said vertical section to define a right angle and a space to receive an object in cooperation with said vertical section.

12. The electronic device according to claim 11, further comprising a pair of upper tongues and a lower pair of tongues, which are disposed respectively at two opposite sides of said lower portion of said casing and which are engageable with an upper edge of said support structure.

13. The electronic device according to claim 12, wherein said lower portion of said casing has a rear side formed with a pair of guiding grooves extending in an up-and-down direction of said casing, said upper and lower tongues being fixed securely within said guiding grooves and projecting outwardly therefrom, said vertical section being movable along said up-and-down direction by virtue of said upper and lower tongues.

14. The electronic device according to claim 11, wherein said casing, said vertical and horizontal sections are made from the same material.

15. The electronic device according to claim 11, wherein said casing and said vertical and horizontal sections are made from aluminum.

16. The electronic device according to claim 11, wherein said vertical and horizontal sections are generally L-shaped such that said vertical and horizontal sections are capable defining a space in cooperation with said casing for clamping the object when extended outwardly and downwardly from said lower portion of said casing.

17. The electronic device according to claim 11, further comprising a keyboard having a front portion formed a chamber, and a support structure that is generally L-shaped, that is received in said chamber and that is extendible outwardly from said chamber to define a space in cooperation with said vertical and horizontal sections for clamping the object when said vertical section is extended downwardly and outwardly from said lower portion of said casing.