Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.

Tadahiro Kugimaru

Taizou Takeuchi

Yasuhiro Kumamoto

Masaaki Ofuji

Takeichi Shinya

Koujirou Higa

Jun Araya

Motonari Ogura

Tatsuya Ina

Takafumi Umitani

Masato Kazama

Kouji Terawaki

Yuuichi Hasegawa

Ryouji Onishi

Takamitsu Isono

Ryouji Oonishi

Yoshitoshi Ooki

Ryou Shimotaya

Kazuhiro Miyabe

Kenji Mochidome

Kazuyuki Takahashi

An image display device includes a display panel which displays an image, a back cover disposed along the back surface of the display panel, a circuit substrate which is disposed on the back surface of the back cover and which is for driving the display of the image on the display panel, and a FPC which connects the circuit substrate and the display panel. The back cover has a recess recessed inward from the edge of the back cover in a plan view. The FPC is disposed so as to pass through the recess.

Image display device

An image display device includes: a display panel which displays an image on a front surface of the display panel; a heat diffusing plate on a rear side of the display panel; and a frame along an edge surface of the display panel and an edge surface of the heat diffusing plate. The frame includes: a side wall which is disposed opposite to the edge surface of the display panel and the edge surface of the heat diffusing plate; and a support wall which projects from the side wall toward the heat diffusing plate. The heat diffusing plate includes a peripheral portion between the support wall and the display panel. The peripheral portion includes, on a rear side, a stepped portion which houses at least part of support wall.

An image display device includes: an image display unit which includes a display panel switchable between an image display mode in which an image is displayed and a transmissive mode in which the display panel is in a transmissive state where an object behind the image display unit is visible in a front view of the display panel; a controller which controls an operation of the display panel; and a lower shelf board which is a holding member. The lower shelf board is disposed projecting rearward from a rear surface of the image display unit and holds the controller in a housed state.

A video display device includes: a display panel that displays an image based on an input image signal; a light source substrate that includes a plurality of light sources on a main surface which is a front side of the light source substrate, and emits, toward a rear side of the display panel, light emitted from the plurality of light sources; a reflection sheet that is provided on the main surface of the light source substrate, and in which hollow partitioning walls each of which separates adjacent two light sources of the plurality of light sources are formed; and an optical member that has a plate shape, is provided between the display panel and the light source substrate, and uniformizes luminance distribution of the light emitted from the light source substrate. The reflection sheet extends to an outside of an outer peripheral edge of the optical member as viewed from the front side.

Video display device

An image display device includes an image display unit including a display panel, a shelf board, and an illumination unit. The display panel is switchable between an image display mode in which an image is displayed and a transmissive mode in which the display panel is in a transmissive state where objects behind image display unit is visible in a front view of the display panel. The shelf board is disposed projecting rearward from the rear surface of image display unit, and extends in the lateral direction. The illumination unit is disposed above the shelf board and emits light downward.

An image display apparatus includes: back frame light-emitting diodes (LEDs) disposed on a back frame; a luminance uniforming plate which makes uniform luminance of light emitted by the LEDs; a diffuser plate which is disposed on a front-surface side of the luminance uniforming plate and a support pin which is fixed to the back frame, extends to penetrate through the luminance uniforming plate, and has a tip end that supports the diffuser plate. The support pin includes: a pedestal which is fixed to an opening portion formed in the back frame; and a support which includes the tip end, and extends from the pedestal toward a front-surface side. The pedestal includes a holding portion (first portion and second portion) which holds the back frame in a thickness direction of the back frame, and a portion of the holding portion on which the back frame is disposed is stepped.

Image display apparatus and support pin

An image display apparatus includes: a back frame disposed on a rear-surface side of a display panel; a plurality of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) disposed on a front-surface side of the back frame; a luminance uniforming plate which is disposed on a front-surface side of the plurality of LEDs to cover the plurality of LEDs, and makes uniform luminance of light emitted by the plurality of LEDs; a diffuser plate which is disposed on a front-surface side of the luminance uniforming plate, and diffuses light transmitted through the luminance uniforming plate; and a support pin which is fixed to the back frame, extends to penetrate through the luminance uniforming plate, and has a tip end that supports the diffuser plate. The tip end of the support pin has a shape of a convex curve.

A video display device includes: a display panel that displays an image based on an input image signal; a light source substrate that includes a plurality of light sources on a main surface which is a front side of the light source substrate, and emits, toward a rear side of the display panel, light emitted from the plurality of light sources; a reflection sheet that is provided on the main surface of the light source substrate, and in which hollow partitioning walls each of which separates adjacent two light sources of the plurality of light sources are formed; an optical member that is provided between the display panel and the light source substrate, and uniformizes luminance distribution of the light emitted from the light source substrate; and support members each of which is provided between the light source substrate and the optical member, and supports the optical member. The reflection sheet includes intersection portions where the partitioning walls formed in a first direction and the partitioning walls formed in a second direction crossing the first direction cross each other, and further includes linear portions formed in parallel with the first direction or the second direction. Each of the support members is disposed in a recess portion formed in a corresponding linear portion.

A video display device includes a liquid crystal display panel, and light source substrates configured to illuminate the liquid crystal display panel from a rear side of the liquid crystal display panel. Each of the light source substrates includes a plurality of light emitting diodes each of which is provided in corresponding one of areas different from each other in the liquid crystal display panel, and driver elements which drive each of the plurality of light emitting diodes such that light is emitted with luminance corresponding to brightness within a corresponding area of an image in accordance with a control signal. First conductive foil is disposed on a first main surface of the light source substrate on which the light emitting diodes are provided. Second conductive foil is disposed on a second main surface of the light source substrate on a side opposite to the first main surface. Ground pattern foil is disposed as the second conductive foil on the second main surface in regions each of which includes a corresponding one of the plurality of light emitting diodes in a plan view. The first conductive foil and the second conductive foil have a substantially equivalent area.

A video display device includes a liquid crystal display panel, and a plurality of light source substrates configured to illuminate the liquid crystal display panel from a rear side of the liquid crystal display panel. Each of the plurality of light source substrates includes a signal input connector that receives a control signal, a plurality of light emitting diodes each of which is provided in correspondence with a corresponding one of areas different from each other in the liquid crystal display panel, a driver element that drives each of the plurality of light emitting diodes in accordance with the control signal such that each of the plurality of light emitting diodes emits light with luminance corresponding to brightness of the corresponding area of an image, and a signal output connector that through-outputs the control signal. The signal output connector of a first light source substrate included in the plurality of light source substrates, and the signal input connector of a second light source substrate included in the plurality of light source substrates are electrically connected.

Image display device including multiple light source substrates

A video display device includes a display panel that displays an image based on an image signal, and a light source substrate disposed on a rear side of the display panel. The light source substrate includes a plurality of light emitting elements disposed on a surface of the light source substrate on a side toward the display panel, and a plurality of driver elements that are disposed on the same surface of the light source substrate as the surface to which the plurality of light emitting elements are attached, and drive each of the plurality of light emitting elements.

A display device includes a display panel, a plurality of light-emitting sources arranged in a matrix and mounted on a back plate to project light towards the display panel, a reflection sheet attached to the back plate and having holes into which the light-emitting sources are inserted, and a plurality of protrusions formed on the back plate for causing portions of the reflection sheet to bulge out toward the display panel.

Display device having backlight with protrusions for causing reflection sheet to bulge up

A thin display device includes a display unit and an outer casing accommodating a device component constituting a display unit together with the display unit. Upper corner regions and lower corner regions of the outer casing are held by upper corner shock-absorbing members and lower corner shock-absorbing members disposed separately at upper corners and lower corners of a packing box when the thin display device is accommodated in the packing box. The device component is accommodated in a peripheral portion in the outer casing. A center of gravity of the device component is positioned within a region of the outer casing where the upper corner shock-absorbing member holds the outer casing and a region of the outer casing where the lower shock-absorbing member holds the outer casing.

Thin display device

A flat display device includes a display unit and an outer casing accommodating the display unit. Upper corner regions and lower corner regions of the outer casing are held by upper corner shock-absorbing members and lower corner shock-absorbing members disposed separately at upper corners and lower corners of a packing box when the flat display device is accommodated in the packing box. The outer casing includes a front cabinet disposed on a side of a display surface of the display unit and a back cabinet covering a rear surface of the display unit. The back cabinet is attached to the front cabinet by screw fastening portions at a peripheral portion of the back cabinet. In the upper and lower corner regions of the outer casing, the screw fastening portions of the back cabinet are positioned within regions held by the shock-absorbing members.

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Osaka, Japan

Tadahiro Kugimaru