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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2008
Yasuo Yokota, Osaka, JP;
Yasuo Yokota, Osaka, JP;
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
The present invention provides a display device that prevents damage on a display panel even when the display device drops or falls down during handling. The display device includes: a PDP () including a front panel () and a back panel () that have peripheral portions joined to each other by a sealing material (); a chassis member () supporting the PDP (); and a housing enclosing the PDP () and the chassis member (). The housing includes a front housing portion (), a front protective glass substrate () that closes an opening () provided in the front housing portion (), a side housing portion (), and a back housing portion (). A supporting member () for forming specified gap D between itself and the front panel () is provided on the front protective glass substrate () or the front housing portion () so as to sit between the sealing material () and the opening ().