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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2001
Hirokazu Fukuyoshi, Tokyo, JP;
NEC Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The present invention provides a display device and information terminal device wherein the installation of the display module is simple and the number of parts reduced, and that exhibits strength towards shocks. A projection projecting towards a back cover is provided on a front cover , a hole into which the projection is inserted is provided in a liquid crystal module , and at the same time, a hook is provided that, while pressing the projection inserted into the hole , deforms towards the back cover due to the insertion of the projection , and a recess is provided that engages the hook that has been deformed by the insertion of the projection . When the front cover is placed on and aligned with the back cover and the projection is inserted into the hole , the liquid crystal module is anchored to the back cover by the hook engaging in the recess , and the front cover is anchored to the liquid crystal module by the projection being sandwiched between the hook and the chassis