Display device
AssigneePanasonic Corporation
InventorsYasuo Yokota, Kiyotaka Nakase, Keizo Kawakami
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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 (10) including a front panel (20) and a back panel (30) that have peripheral portions joined to each other by a sealing material (36); a chassis member (44) supporting the PDP (10); and a housing enclosing the PDP (10) and the chassis member (44). The housing includes a front housing portion (41) provided with an opening (54), a side housing portion (51), and a back housing portion (42). The back housing portion (42) is provided with a drawn portion (62), and a top part of the drawn portion (62) is coupled to the chassis member (44) by a fixing member.
Claims8
A display device comprising:
- a display panel including a front panel and a back panel that have peripheral portions joined to each other by a sealing material;
- a chassis member joined to the back panel of the display panel;
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- a housing enclosing the display panel and the chassis member, wherein:
- the housing includes a front housing portion provided with an opening corresponding to an effective display region of the front panel, a side housing portion coupled to the front housing portion, and a back housing portion that is coupled to the side housing portion and covers a back surface of the chassis member;
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- the back housing portion is provided with a drawn portion projecting toward the opening or away from the opening, and a top part of the drawn portion is coupled to the chassis member by a fixing member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.