# US 12,000,529 B2 · Display apparatus > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,000,529 B2 - Document ID: US12000529B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/230,322 - Filed: 2021-04-14 - Published: 2021-10-14 - Granted: 2024-06-04 - Earliest claimed: 2020-04-14 - Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Heebong Kim; Dianaminsun Kang; Kyounghwan Kim; Boumsik Kim; Seunghwan Song; Jinyoung Shin; Minhee Lee; Hosuk Chae - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12000529B2 ## CPC - G06F 1/1601: {Constructional details related to the housing of computer displays, e.g. of CRT monitors, of flat displays (constructional details related to flat displays integrated in a portable computer, e.g. laptop, handheld computer G06F1/1637; constructional details related to television receivers H04N5/64)} - F16M 11/04: Means for attachment of apparatus; Means allowing adjustment of the apparatus relatively to the stand - F16M 11/10: around a horizontal axis {(F16M11/12 takes precedence)} - F16M 11/16: Details concerning attachment of head-supporting legs, with or without actuation of locking members thereof - F16M 11/22: with approximately constant height, e.g. with constant length of column or of legs (F16M11/42 takes precedence) - G06F 1/181: {Enclosures (for portable computers G06F1/1613)} - G06F 3/04897: {Special input arrangements or commands for improving display capability} - H04N 5/655: Construction or mounting of chassis, e.g. for varying the elevation of the tube - G06F 2200/1612: Flat panel monitor - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - F16M: FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION ## Abstract Disclosed is a display apparatus including a display assembly comprising a screen configured to display an image; and a stand connected to the display assembly to support the display assembly. The stand comprises a support bar extending in a front-rear direction, a leg extending upward from the support bar, and a plurality of coupling parts provided on the leg and arranged in the front-rear direction. The display assembly is connected to one of the plurality of coupling parts. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A display apparatus comprising: a display assembly comprising a screen configured to display an image; and a plurality of stands connected to the display assembly to support the display assembly; wherein each of the plurality of stands comprises a support bar extending in a front-rear direction, a leg extending upward from the support bar, and a plurality of coupling parts provided on the leg and arranged in the front-rear direction, wherein the leg is fixed with respect to the support bar, wherein the display assembly further comprises a first hook coupling portion, a second hook coupling portion, and a screw fastening portion provided on a rear surface of the display assembly, wherein the first hook coupling portion and the second hook coupling portion are at a first distance and a second distance from the screw fastening portion, wherein the first hook coupling portion and the second hook coupling portion are at a lateral direction and a perpendicular direction to the long side of the display assembly, and wherein the display assembly is connected to one of the plurality of coupling parts. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein: each of the plurality of coupling parts comprises a coupling surface on which the display assembly is disposed, and the display assembly is disposed on a respective coupling surface such that the respective coupling surface and a screen of the display assembly are parallel to each other. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The display apparatus according to claim 2, wherein: the plurality of coupling parts comprises a first coupling part comprising a first coupling surface provided on a first surface of the leg, and a second coupling part comprising a second coupling surface provided on a second surface of the leg and having an upper end inclined toward the first surface of the leg. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The display apparatus according to claim 3, wherein: a rear surface of the display assembly is connected to the first coupling part and disposed on the first coupling surface, and the screen of the display assembly is disposed vertically in the front-rear direction. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The display apparatus according to claim 3, wherein: a rear surface of the display assembly is connected to the second coupling part and disposed on the second coupling surface, and the screen of the display assembly is disposed such that an upper end of the screen is inclined downward. ### Claim 6 (depends on 3) The display apparatus according to claim 3, wherein: the support bar comprises a central portion from which the leg extends, a first extension portion extending from a first end of the central portion, and a second extension portion extending from the a second end of the central portion and that is shorter than the first extension portion, and the leg is formed such that an upper end of the leg is inclined in a direction in which the first extension portion extends. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The display apparatus according to claim 6, wherein: the first coupling part is provided at an upper portion of the leg and is positioned above the first extension portion, and the first extension portion protrudes toward a front of the display assembly when the display assembly is connected to the first coupling part. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The display apparatus according to claim 6, wherein: the second coupling part is provided at an upper portion of the leg and is positioned above the central portion, and the first extension portion protrudes toward the rear of the display assembly when the display assembly is connected to the second coupling part. ### Claim 9 (depends on 3) The display apparatus according to claim 3, wherein: the first coupling part comprises a first hook provided on the first coupling surface and a first screw coupling portion provided on the first coupling surface, and the second coupling part comprises a second hook provided on the second coupling surface and a second screw coupling portion provided on the second coupling surface. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The display apparatus according to claim 9, wherein: the screw fastening portion provided on the rear surface of the display assembly connects with the first screw coupling portion or the second screw coupling portion. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The display apparatus according to claim 10, wherein: the first hook coupling portion provided on the rear surface of the display assembly connects to the first hook, and the second hook coupling portion provided on the rear surface of the display assembly connects to the second hook. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The display apparatus according to claim 11, wherein: the first hook coupling portion is provided to be spaced apart from the screw fastening portion by the first distance in a direction perpendicular to the long side of the display assembly. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The display apparatus according to claim 12, wherein: the second hook coupling portion is provided to be spaced apart from the screw fastening portion by the second distance longer than the first distance in a direction perpendicular to the long side of the display assembly. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The display apparatus according to claim 13, wherein: the screw fastening portion, the first hook coupling portion, and the second hook coupling portion are arranged side by side in a direction perpendicular to the long side of the display assembly. ### Claim 15 (depends on 11) The display apparatus according to claim 11, wherein: the second hook coupling portion is disposed to be spaced apart from the screw fastening portion by the second distance in a direction perpendicular to a short side of the display assembly. ### Claim 16 A display apparatus comprising: a display assembly comprising a screen configured to display an image; a plurality of stands connected to the display assembly to support the display assembly; a sensor to detect a tilt of the display assembly; and a controller configured to change an input source of an image output, to a television mode or a content mode, via the screen of the display assembly based on the tilt of the display assembly, wherein each of the plurality of stands comprises a support bar extending in a front-rear direction, a leg extending upward from the support bar, and a plurality of coupling parts provided on the leg and arranged in the front-rear direction, wherein the leg is fixed with respect to the support bar, and wherein the display assembly is connected to one of the plurality of coupling parts. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The display apparatus according to claim 16, wherein: the plurality of coupling parts comprises a first coupling part comprising a first coupling surface provided on a first surface of the leg perpendicular to a ground, and a second coupling part comprising a second coupling surface provided on a second surface of the leg and having an upper end inclined toward the first surface of the leg, and the controller is further configured to change the input source to the television mode based on determining that the display assembly is connected to the first coupling part, and change the input source to the content mode for receiving preset content based on determining that the display assembly is connected to the second coupling part. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The display apparatus according to claim 17, wherein: the controller is further configured to control the display assembly to display a list of the preset content based on determining that the display assembly is connected to the second coupling part. ### Claim 19 (depends on 17) The display apparatus according to claim 17, wherein: the controller is further configured to change the input source to a phone mode for interworking with a user terminal based on determining that the display assembly is connected to the second coupling part and a short side of the display assembly is horizontal to a ground surface. ### Claim 20 (depends on 17) The display apparatus according to claim 17, wherein: the controller is further configured to determine that the preset content is content having an aspect ratio in which a vertical side is larger than a horizontal side based on determining that the display assembly is connected to the second coupling part and a short side of the display assembly is horizontal to a ground surface.