# US 2014/0152905 A1 · Display Device and Televison Set

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- Number: US 2014/0152905 A1
- Document ID: US20140152905A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 14/090,239
- Filed: 2013-11-26
- Published: 2014-06-05
- Earliest claimed: 2012-11-30
- Assignees: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Akihiro FUJIKAWA; Akira YOKAWA; Yasuyuki FUKUMOTO
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140152905A1

## CPC

- H04N 5/64: Constructional details of receivers, e.g. cabinets or dust covers (furniture aspects {of television cabinets} A47B81/06)
- H04N 5/645: Mounting of picture tube on chassis or in housing
- H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION

## Abstract

This display device includes a housing including an inner surface extending in an anteroposterior direction, a display portion arranged to be exposed from the front side of the housing, and a single board including a switch element arranged on a first surface and a remote control signal receiving element arranged on a second surface. The board is arranged to be opposed to the inner surface extending in the anteroposterior direction of the housing in substantially parallel to the inner surface.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A display device comprising:
a housing including an inner surface extending in an anteroposterior direction;
a display portion arranged to be exposed from a front side of the housing; and
a single board including a switch element arranged on a first surface, detecting a switching operation and a remote control signal receiving element arranged on a second surface, detecting an input of an operation signal from a remote controller, wherein
the board is arranged to be opposed to the inner surface extending in the anteroposterior direction of the housing in substantially parallel to the inner surface.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The display device according to claim 1, wherein
the switch element is arranged on a surface of the board opposed to the inner surface of a side surface extending in the anteroposterior direction orthogonal to a front surface of the housing, and
the remote control signal receiving element is arranged on a surface of the board opposite to a side opposed to the inner surface of the housing.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The display device according to claim 2, wherein
the switch element is arranged on the surface of the board opposed to the inner surface of the side surface of a lower portion of the housing.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The display device according to claim 1, wherein
the board has a substantially rectangular shape, and
the board having the substantially rectangular shape is arranged such that a short side thereof extends in the anteroposterior direction of the housing and a long side thereof extends in a direction orthogonal to the anteroposterior direction of the housing.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The display device according to claim 4, wherein
a plurality of switch elements are provided and are aligned in the direction orthogonal to the anteroposterior direction of the housing on the second surface of the board.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The display device according to claim 1, wherein
the housing includes a through-hole provided on the front side, and
the remote control signal receiving element arranged on the second surface of the board is configured to be capable of detecting the operation signal of the remote controller input from the front side through the through-hole.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The display device according to claim 1, wherein
the board includes an illuminance detecting element detecting an illuminance of a periphery of the housing and a light emitting device displaying a state of the display portion, each arranged on a surface of the board on which the remote control signal receiving element is arranged, in addition to the switch element and the remote control signal receiving element.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The display device according to claim 7, further comprising a single lens member arranged to cover the remote control signal receiving element, the illuminance detecting element, and the light emitting device, wherein
the single lens member is configured to reflect light as the operation signal of the remote controller to the board and allow the light to enter the remote control signal receiving element, reflect external light to the board and allow the external light to enter the illuminance detecting element, and reflect light indicating the state of the display portion, emitted from the light emitting device in a direction substantially parallel to the board and emit the light to the front side of the housing.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The display device according to claim 8, wherein
the housing includes a through-hole provided on the front side,
the remote control signal receiving element arranged on the second surface of the board is configured to be capable of detecting the operation signal of the remote controller input from the front side through the through-hole, and
the through-hole is provided at a position overlapping with the lens member as viewed in the anteroposterior direction of the housing on a front surface of the housing on a side of the second surface of the board on which the remote control signal receiving element is arranged.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The display device according to claim 9, wherein
the lens member has a first inclination portion substantially orthogonally reflecting the external light to the board and a second inclination portion substantially orthogonally reflecting the light indicating the state of the display portion, emitted from the light emitting device to the front side of the housing.

### Claim 11 (depends on 8)

The display device according to claim 8, wherein
the board has a substantially rectangular shape, and
a height from a surface of the board opposed to the inner surface extending in the anteroposterior direction of the housing to a tip of the lens member is smaller than a length of a short side of the board along the anteroposterior direction of the housing.

### Claim 12 (depends on 1)

The display device according to claim 1, wherein
the housing is made of resin and includes a deflection-deformable button portion at a position corresponding to the switch element by forming a cut portion, and
a ground pattern configured to discharge static electricity entering through the cut portion is arranged in a vicinity of the switch element of the board to be exposed on a surface of the board.

### Claim 13 (depends on 12)

The display device according to claim 12, further comprising a bezel made of metal, provided inside the housing, wherein
the ground pattern of the board is electrically connected to the bezel.

### Claim 14 (depends on 13)

The display device according to claim 13, wherein
the ground pattern is electrically connected to the bezel through a plate-like earth plate.

### Claim 15 (depends on 1)

The display device according to claim 1, wherein
the board has a substantially rectangular shape and includes a first positioning portion formed on a long side and a second positioning portion formed on a first short side in a plan view, and
the housing includes a third positioning portion formed at a position corresponding to the first positioning portion, a fourth positioning portion formed at a position corresponding to the second positioning portion, and a fixing portion fixing a vicinity of a second short side of the board.

### Claim 16

A television set comprising:
a housing including an inner surface extending in an anteroposterior direction;
a display portion arranged to be exposed from a front side of the housing;
a single board including a switch element arranged on a first surface, detecting a switching operation and a remote control signal receiving element arranged on a second surface, detecting an input of an operation signal from a remote controller; and
a receiving portion capable of receiving a broadcast signal, wherein
the board is arranged to be opposed to the inner surface extending in the anteroposterior direction of the housing in substantially parallel to the inner surface.

### Claim 17 (depends on 16)

The television set according to claim 16, wherein
the switch element is arranged on a surface of the board opposed to the inner surface of a side surface extending in the anteroposterior direction orthogonal to a front surface of the housing, and
the remote control signal receiving element is arranged on a surface of the board opposite to a side opposed to the inner surface of the housing.

### Claim 18 (depends on 17)

The television set according to claim 17, wherein
the switch element is arranged on the surface of the board opposed to the inner surface of the side surface of a lower portion of the housing.

### Claim 19 (depends on 16)

The television set according to claim 16, wherein
the housing includes a through-hole provided on the front side, and
the remote control signal receiving element arranged on the second surface of the board is configured to be capable of detecting the operation signal of the remote controller input from the front side through the through-hole.

### Claim 20 (depends on 16)

The television set according to claim 16, wherein
the board includes an illuminance detecting element detecting an illuminance of a periphery of the housing and a light emitting device displaying a state of the display portion, each arranged on a surface of the board on which the remote control signal receiving element is arranged, in addition to the switch element and the remote control signal receiving element.
