# US 10,310,310 B2 · Display module and display device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,310,310 B2 - Document ID: US10310310B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 14/914,023 - Filed: 2015-08-21 - Published: 2016-12-08 - Granted: 2019-06-04 - Earliest claimed: 2015-02-09 - Assignees: Boe Technology Group Co., Ltd.; Beijing Boe Multimedia Technology Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Boe Technology Group Co., Ltd.; Beijing Boe Multimedia Technology Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Mancang Fu - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10310310B2 ## CPC - G02F 1/133308: {Support structures for LCD panels, e.g. frames or bezels} - G02F 1/13: based on liquid crystals, e.g. single liquid crystal display cells - G02F 1/133608: {including particular frames or supporting means} - H04N 5/64: Constructional details of receivers, e.g. cabinets or dust covers (furniture aspects {of television cabinets} A47B81/06) - G02F 1/133314: {Back frames} - G02F 1/133317: {Intermediate frames, e.g. between backlight housing and front frame} - G02F 1/13332: {Front frames} - G02F 1/133322: {Mechanical guidance or alignment of LCD panel support components} - G02F 1/133328: {Segmented frames} - G02F: OPTICAL DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF LIGHT BY MODIFICATION OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIA OF THE ELEMENTS INVOLVED THEREIN; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; FREQUENCY-CHANGING OF LIGHT; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION ## Abstract The present disclosure provides a display module and a display device. The display module includes a backlight module and a display screen arranged in front of the backlight module. The display module further includes a front frame that is shared with the display device. The backlight module and the display screen in the display module are directly fixed together by the front frame. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A display module applied to a display device, comprising a backlight module and a display screen arranged in front of the backlight module; wherein the display module further comprises a front frame that is shared with the display device, and the backlight module and the display screen in the display module are directly fixed together by the front frame; and the front frame forms a front outer surface of the display device, wherein the backlight module further comprises a back cover that is shared with a back border of the display device, the back cover forms a back outer surface of the display device, and the display screen and components in the backlight module are directly fixed by the front frame and the back cover, wherein the front frame comprises a plurality of front frame bars and a plurality of front frame connectors, the front frame is formed by jointing the front frame bars through the front frame connectors, and two adjacent of the front frame bars are jointed through one of the front frame connectors, wherein each of the front frame connectors comprises a first mounting plate and a second mounting plate connected to the first mounting plate, the first mounting plate and the second mounting plate are connected to two adjacent of the front frame bars, respectively, and the two adjacent front frame bars completely cover the first mounting plate and the second mounting plate, respectively. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The display module according to claim 1, wherein the front frame comprises a top part, a bottom part and a side wall connecting the top part and the bottom part; the display module further comprises at least one first member which is arranged between the backlight module and the bottom part of the front frame; the first member is configured to adjust a gap between the front frame and the display screen. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The display module according to claim 2, wherein the first member is arranged on a side of the backlight module that is away from the display screen. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The display module according to claim 3, wherein the first member is mounted on the side of the backlight module that is away from the display screen by screw fastening or clamping. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) The display module according to claim 2, wherein the first member comprises a curved mounting guide corner member formed at a side of the first member that is closer to the side wall. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The display module according to claim 5, wherein the first member is a plastic component or metal component. ### Claim 7 (depends on 2) The display module according to claim 2, wherein the first member is formed through injection molding, the first member is of a cube shape, and a plurality of grooves is evenly defined in the first member. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The display module according to claim 1, wherein the front frame comprises a first opposite bar group and a second opposite bar group; each of the first opposite bar group and the second opposite bar group comprises front frame bars that are oppositely arranged; the first member is installed between the backlight module and the bottom part of one of the front frame bars in the first opposite bar group, and the first opposite bar group is installed in a back-side fastening mode. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The display module according to claim 8, wherein the front frame bars in the first opposite bar group are two short front frame bars of the front frame; and the front frame bars in the second opposite bar group are two long front frame bars; and the two long front frame bars are installed in a back-side fastening mode. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The display module according to claim 1, wherein each of the front frame bars has a U-shaped cross section. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The display module according to claim 1, wherein a back cover is fastened to the front frame bars from a side of the back cover that is away from the display screen. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The display module according to claim 1, wherein the display screen is placed within a retaining wall region of the backlight module in a flatwise orientation. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The display module according to claim 1, wherein an angle defined between the first plate and the second plate of each of the front frame connectors is 90 degree or 180 degree, and when one of the front frame connectors is in one of four corners of the front frame, the angle defined between the first plate and the second plate of the one front frame connector is 90 degree. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The display module according to claim 1, wherein the front frame connectors is a plastic component, or a metal component. ### Claim 15 A display device comprising a display module, wherein the display module comprises a backlight module and a display screen arranged in front of the backlight module, and a front frame that is shared with the display device, the backlight module and the display screen in the display module are directly fixed together by the front frame, and the front frame forms a front outer surface of the display device, wherein the backlight module further comprises a back cover that is shared with a back border of the display device, the back cover forms a back outer surface of the display device, and the display screen and components in the backlight module are directly fixed by the front frame and the back cover, wherein the front frame comprises a plurality of front frame bars and a plurality of front frame connectors, the front frame is formed by jointing the front frame bars by using the front frame connectors, and two adjacent of the front frame bars are jointed through one of the front frame connectors, wherein each of the front frame connectors comprises a first mounting plate and a second mounting plate connected to the first mounting plate, the first mounting plate and the second mounting plate are connected to two adjacent of the front frame bars, respectively, and the two adjacent front frame bars completely cover the first mounting plate and the second mounting plate, respectively. ### Claim 16 A display device, comprising: a front frame, comprising a top part, a bottom part and a side wall connecting the top part and the bottom part; and a backlight module, a display screen and at least one first member which are fixed between the bottom part and the top part; wherein the display screen is installed in front of the backlight module and directly connected to the top part; the first member is installed at a back side of the backlight module and located between the back side of the backlight module and the bottom part, and the backlight module and the display screen are directly fixed together by the front frame, wherein the backlight module further comprises a back cover that is shared with a back border of the display device, the back cover forms a back outer surface of the display device, and the display screen and components in the backlight module are directly fixed by the front frame and the back cover, wherein the front frame comprises a plurality of front frame bars and a plurality of front frame connectors, the front frame is formed by jointing the front frame bars by using the front frame connectors, and two adjacent of the front frame bars are jointed through one of the front frame connectors, wherein each of the front frame connectors comprises a first mounting plate and a second mounting plate connected to the first mounting plate, the first mounting plate and the second mounting plate are connected to two adjacent of the front frame bars, respectively, and the two adjacent front frame bars completely cover the first mounting plate and the second mounting plate, respectively. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The display device according to claim 16, wherein the first member is mounted at the back side of the backlight module by screw fastening or clamping. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The display device according to claim 16, wherein the first member comprises a curved mounting guide corner member formed at a side of the first member that is closer to the side wall. ### Claim 19 (depends on 16) The display device according to claim 16, wherein the side wall directly faces an entire lateral side of the backlight module. ### Claim 20 (depends on 16) The display device according to claim 16, wherein a portion of the bottom part that is in contact with the first member is mounted on the first member by a screw.