# US 10,761,800 B2 · Outdoor display apparatus

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- Number: US 10,761,800 B2
- Document ID: US10761800B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/042,562
- Filed: 2018-07-23
- Published: 2019-01-24
- Granted: 2020-09-01
- Earliest claimed: 2017-07-21
- Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Jong Pil Seo; Nam Gi Lee; Jeong Roh Lee; Woo Hyeon Jo
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10761800B2

## CPC

- G06F 3/1446: {display composed of modules, e.g. video walls}
- G06F 3/147: using display panels
- G09F 9/30: in which the desired character or characters are formed by combining individual elements (panels comprising a number of electrodes in a single cell controlling light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. electro-optical or magneto-optical cell, G02F1/00)
- G09F 15/0006: {planar structures comprising one or more panels}
- G09F 15/0037: {supported by a post}
- G09F 15/005: {for orientation or public information}
- G09F 15/0068: {Modular articulated structures, e.g. stands, and articulation means therefor}
- G09F 27/00: Combined visual and audible advertising or displaying, e.g. for public address
- G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N)
- G09F: DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS

## Abstract

Provided is an outdoor apparatus includes including a display unit configured to accommodate at least one display module to be mounted therein; and a stand configured to accommodate at least one device, which is connectable to the at least one display module, to be mounted therein, the display unit being configured to be rotatably installed at an upper side of the stand, wherein the stand includes a base part configured to be installed on a floor, a mount part provided on the upper side of the stand, and an accommodating part provided between the base part and the mount part and configured to accommodate the at least one device, and wherein the mount part includes a wire through hole configured to allow a wire connected to the at least one display module to pass therethrough, and a waterproof structure configured to prevent an inflow of water through the wire through hole.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An outdoor display apparatus comprising:
a display unit configured to accommodate at least one display module to be mounted therein; and
a stand configured to accommodate at least one device, which is connectable to the at least one display module, to be mounted therein, the display unit being configured to be rotatably installed at an upper side of the stand,
wherein the stand comprises a base part configured to be installed on a floor, a mount part provided on the upper side of the stand, and an accommodating part provided between the base part and the mount part and configured to accommodate the at least one device,
wherein the mount part comprises a wire through hole configured to allow a wire connected to the at least one display module to pass therethrough, and a waterproof structure configured to prevent an inflow of water through the wire through hole, and
wherein the waterproof structure comprises a shift pipe installed in the wired through hole, a cap configured to cover an upper end of the shaft pipe, and a sealing member configured to form a seal between the upper end of the shaft pipe and the cap.

### Claim 2

The outdoor display apparatus according to wherein the sealing member comprises a sealing portion having a circular ring shape which corresponds to the shaft pipe, and a plurality of wire installation grooves recessed on an upper surface of the sealing portion and configured to accommodate the wire.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The outdoor display apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the sealing member further comprises stopper portions extending from the sealing portion and configured to close unused wire installation grooves of the plurality of wire installation grooves.

### Claim 4 (depends on 2)

The outdoor display apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the shaft pipe comprises a plurality of support ribs protruding from the upper end of the shaft pipe and configured to support the sealing portion,
wherein the plurality of support ribs includes at least one pair of support ribs, support ribs of each of the at least pair of support ribs being spaced apart from each other in a radial direction, and
wherein the sealing portion is inserted between the support ribs of each of the at least one pair of support ribs.

### Claim 5 (depends on 2)

The outdoor display apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the shaft pipe comprises a plurality of latching protrusions,
wherein the cap comprises a cap portion configured to cover the upper end of the shaft pipe and a plurality of latching portions extending downward from the cap portion, and
wherein the plurality of the latching portions include latching holes configured to latch the plurality of the latching protrusions.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The outdoor display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display unit has a rectangular shape and comprises a frame configured to accommodate the at least one display module and a rear cover configured to cover a rear surface of the at least one display module.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The outdoor display apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the frame comprises a frame part having the rectangular shape and a support part extending vertically to partition the inside of the frame part and configured to support the at least one display module.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The outdoor display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the mount part has an oval shape, and
wherein the display unit is configured to be rotatably mounted on the mount part through the shaft pipe.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The outdoor display apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the mount part further comprises fastening holes configured to accommodate fasteners to install the display unit thereon, and
wherein the fastening holes have an arc shape extending in a circumferential direction about the wire through hole.

### Claim 10 (depends on 8)

The outdoor display apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the accommodating part comprises an opening provided at one side of the accommodating part and a cover plate configured to open and close the opening.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

The outdoor display apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the opening comprises upper and lower openings provided at upper and lower portions of the accommodating part, and
wherein the cover plate comprises an upper cover plate configured to open and close the upper opening and a lower cover plate configured to open and close the lower opening.

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

The outdoor display apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the lower cover plate comprises a suction guide configured to guide an inflow of air, and
wherein the upper cover plate comprises a discharge guide configured to guide a discharge of air.

### Claim 13 (depends on 1)

The outdoor display apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a cover configured to be coupled to a front side of the display unit to cover at least a front surface of the at least one display module.

### Claim 14

An outdoor display apparatus comprising:
a display unit configured to accommodate a plurality of display modules to be mounted therein; and
a stand configured to accommodate at least one device, which is connectable to the plurality of display modules, to be mounted therein,
wherein the display unit is configured to be fixed to the stand such that the display unit may be rotated within a predetermined angle with respect to the stand,
wherein the stand comprises a mounting part, and
wherein the mounting part comprises a waterproof structure comprising a shaft pipe installed in the wired through hole, a cap configured to cover an upper end of the shaft pipe, and a sealing member configured to form a seal between the upper end of the shaft pipe and the cap.

### Claim 15 (depends on 14)

The outdoor display apparatus according to claim 14, wherein the stand comprises a shaft pipe having a hollow pipe shape,
wherein the display unit is configured to be rotatably installed on the shaft pipe, and
wherein a wire, connecting at least one of the plurality of display modules and the at least one device accommodated in the stand, passes through the shaft pipe.

### Claim 16 (depends on 15)

The outdoor display apparatus according to claim 15, wherein the stand comprises a mount part comprising an oval plate,
wherein the display unit being configured to be installed on an upper side of the stand, and
wherein the shaft pipe is disposed at a center of the mount part.

### Claim 17 (depends on 16)

The outdoor display apparatus according to claim 16, wherein the mount part comprises a plurality of fastening holes through which the display unit is fixed to the mount part by at least one fastening member, and
wherein the plurality of the fastening holes have an arc shape extending in a circumferential direction about the shaft pipe.

### Claim 18

A display apparatus comprising:
a display housing configured to accommodate at least one display module to be provided therein; and
a stand configured to support the display housing through a rotatable connection,
wherein the stand comprises a base part provided at a lower end of the stand, a mount part provided at an upper end of the stand opposite to the lower end, and an accommodating part provided in a middle portion of the stand between the lower end and the upper end,
wherein the base part is configured to be provided on a floor, and the accommodating part is a hollow portion configured to accommodate at least one electronic device,
wherein the rotatable connection is formed between the display housing and the mount part, and
wherein the mount part comprises a waterproof structure comprising a shaft pipe installed in the wire through hole, a cap configured to cover an upper end of the shaft pipe, and a sealing member configured to form a seal between the upper end of the shaft pipe and the cap.
