# US 12,216,490 B2 · Display device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,216,490 B2 - Document ID: US12216490B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 18/132,116 - Filed: 2023-04-07 - Published: 2023-10-12 - Granted: 2025-02-04 - Earliest claimed: 2022-04-08 - Assignees: LG Electronics Inc. - Applicants: LG Electronics Inc. - Inventors: Sanghoon Kim; Kangyeung Lee - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12216490B2 ## CPC - G06F 1/1607: {Arrangements to support accessories mechanically attached to the display housing (G06F1/1603, G06F1/1605 take precedence)} - F16M 11/105: {the horizontal axis being the roll axis, e.g. for creating a landscape-portrait rotation} - F16M 11/16: Details concerning attachment of head-supporting legs, with or without actuation of locking members thereof - F16M 11/2064: {for tilting and panning (F16M11/2078 takes precedence)} - F16M 11/24: changeable in height or length of legs, also for transport only, {e.g. by means of tubes screwed into each other}(F16M11/42 takes precedence) - F16M 11/04: Means for attachment of apparatus; Means allowing adjustment of the apparatus relatively to the stand - F16M 11/06: allowing pivoting - F16M 2200/027: by friction - F16M 2200/065: with a special structure, e.g. reinforced or adapted for space reduction - F16M 2200/08: Foot or support base - 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)} - G06F 1/166: {related to integrated arrangements for adjusting the position of the main body with respect to the supporting surface, e.g. legs for adjusting the tilt angle} - 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 ## Abstract Disclosed is a display device. The display device of the present disclosure may include: a display panel; a frame positioned behind the display panel; a back cover covering a rear of the frame and having a hole; and an articulated connector coupled to the frame through the hole of the back cover, wherein the articulated connector may include: a cable reel on which a cable is wound, the cable reel spaced from a boundary of the hole to an inside of the hole; an inner cover covering a rear of the cable reel and fixed to the cable reel; and an outer cover positioned between a perimeter of the inner cover and the boundary of the hole of the back cover and coupled to the inner cover. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A display device comprising: a display panel; a frame positioned behind the display panel; a back cover covering a rear of the frame and having a hole; an articulated connector coupled to the frame through the hole of the back cover; a cable reel having a cylindrical body and disposed at the articulated connector and on which a cable is wound, the cable reel spaced from a boundary of the hole to an inside of the hole; an inner cover covering a rear of the cable reel and fixed to the cable reel; and an outer cover positioned between a perimeter of the inner cover and the boundary of the hole of the back cover and detachably coupled to the inner cover, wherein the inner cover comprises an inner coupling projection which is formed at the perimeter of the inner cover and on which the outer cover is caught. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The display device of claim 1, further comprising a head including the display panel, the frame, and the back cover, wherein the articulated connector comprises: a pivot module rotating about a pivot axis orthogonal to the head, wherein the head is rotatable about the pivot axis of the pivot module independently of the inner cover. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The display device of claim 2, wherein, with respect to the pivot axis, an inner circumference of the outer cover and an outer circumference of the inner cover are independent of each other, with respect to the pivot axis, an outer circumference of the outer cover and the head are independent of each other, or with respect to the pivot axis, the inner circumference of the outer cover and the outer circumference of the inner cover are independent of each other, and the outer circumference of the outer cover and the head are independent of each other. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The display device of claim 2, wherein the cable is wound on the cable reel about the pivot axis, wherein a cable path is defined between an outer circumference of the cable reel and the boundary of the hole of the back cover, and wherein the outer cover covers the cable path. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The display device of claim 4, wherein the inner cover further comprises: a dome having a band-shaped outer circumference of a certain width; and a rim protruding from the outer circumference of the dome in a radial direction of the dome and extending along the outer circumference of the dome, wherein the inner coupling projection is formed at the outer circumference of the dome and is spaced rearwardly from the rim, wherein an inner circumference of the outer cover is caught on the inner coupling projection. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The display device of claim 5, wherein the outer cover further comprises: an outer body having a ring shape and positioned behind the rim; a first rim protruding from an inner circumference of the outer body toward the rim and extending along the inner circumference of the outer body; and an inner coupling groove formed at one surface of the first rim facing an outer circumference of the rim and extending along the first rim, wherein the inner coupling groove is positioned between a front end and a rear end of the first rim, is caught on the inner coupling projection, and is slidable on the inner coupling projection. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The display device of claim 6, wherein the inner coupling projection comprises a plurality of inner coupling projections spaced apart from each other along the outer circumference of the dome. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The display device of claim 6, wherein the inner cover further comprises: an insertion groove formed at an inner circumference of the rim, the insertion groove which is formed as a part of the insertion groove penetrates the outer circumference of the dome; and a stopper protruding toward the outer body from a rear surface of the rim, wherein a distal end of the first rim is positioned between the stopper and the insertion groove of the dome. ### Claim 9 (depends on 6) The display device of claim 6, further comprising a fixing plate positioned in the hole of the back cover and coupled to the frame and the articulated connector, wherein the fixing plate further comprises an outer coupling projection positioned between an outer circumference of the inner cover and the boundary of the hole of the back cover and formed at the fixing plate, wherein the outer cover further comprises: a second rim protruding from an outer circumference of the outer body toward the fixing plate; and an outer coupling groove which is formed at the second rim and to which the outer coupling projection is fixed. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The display device of claim 9, wherein the outer coupling groove further comprises a plurality of outer coupling grooves spaced apart from each other along the outer circumference of the outer body, and wherein the outer coupling projection further comprises a plurality of outer coupling projections corresponding to the plurality of outer coupling grooves. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The display device of claim 9, wherein the fixing plate further comprises a rib positioned between the outer circumference of the inner cover and the boundary of the hole of the back cover and formed at the fixing plate, wherein the outer cover further comprises a slit which is formed at the second rim and into which the rib is inserted. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The display device of claim 9, further comprising: a board positioned between the frame and the back cover and coupled to the frame; and a cable head connected to a distal end of the cable, wherein the cable head penetrates the fixing plate and is electrically connected to the board. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The display device of claim 1, wherein the articulated connector comprises: a pivot module rotating about a pivot axis orthogonal to the display panel; a tilt module rotating about a tilt axis parallel to the display panel and extending in a horizontal direction; and a first rotation unit rotating about a first swivel axis parallel to the display panel and extending in a vertical direction. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The display device of claim 13, further comprising: a base spaced apart from the display panel; a pole extending from the base in a direction in which the display panel is spaced apart from the base; an elevating module movably coupled to the pole in a longitudinal direction of the pole; and an arm extending in a direction intersecting the display panel and the pole, having one side connected to the articulated connector, and having the other side connected to the elevating module, wherein the elevating module comprises a second rotation unit rotating about a second swivel axis parallel to the pole and extending in a vertical direction, wherein the cable extends along the arm and the pole and is electrically connected to an electronic component disposed inside the base. ### Claim 15 A display device comprising: a base; a head spaced apart from the base and including a display panel; a cable reel having a cylindrical body which is coupled to the head and on which a cable is wound; a pole extending toward the head from the base; and an arm connecting the cable reel and the pole, the arm movably coupled to the pole in a longitudinal direction of the pole, wherein one side of the arm is rotatably coupled to the cable reel about a first swivel axis parallel to the display panel, wherein the other side of the arm is rotatably coupled to the pole about a second swivel axis parallel to the pole, and wherein a degree of which the cable is wound around the cable reel is changed in response to a pivot movement of the head. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The display device of claim 15, wherein the cable extends along the arm and the pole. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The display device of claim 16, wherein the cable is electrically connected to an electronic component disposed inside the base.