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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2000
Ikuo Ogo, Kumamoto, JP;
Yoshihide Nishida, Kumamoto, JP;
Masayuki Kawano, Kumamoto, JP;
Hisashi Ohta, Kumamoto, JP;
Kazutoshi Shimojo, Kumamoto, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Advanced Display, Kumamoto, JP;
Abstract
In order to prevent the display quality of a display device from deteriorating due to an external stress, a liquid crystal panel for displaying images and characters, and an illuminator for projecting light from the back of the liquid crystal panel are supported by a mold frame ( ) in FIG. and a front frame fixed to the mold frame ( ). The mold frame ( ) is formed with mounting holes for attaching the liquid crystal panel to an external device such as personal computer, and is at its corners with cutouts ( ) for absorbing the external stresses which are propagated through the mounting holes in a state where the display device is attached to the external device.