Liquid crystal display apparatus in which a non-transmissive elastic member surrounding a display area is disposed between a viewer side light transmissive plate and the LCD

A display apparatus, comprising:

• a display panel for displaying images,
• a housing for supporting the display panel,
• a light-transmissive protective plate disposed on a display surface side of the display panel and attached to the housing;
• a light source disposed on a back side of the display panel, and
• a light transmission plate disposed between the display panel and the light source, so as to define a first almost closed space between the display panel and the light-transmission plate,
• wherein the display panel, the light transmission plate and the protective plate are attached to the housing to form an assembled unit containing said first almost closed space, so as to allow detachment of the light source from the assembled unit while retaining said almost closed space,
• wherein a non-transmissive elastic member is disposed between the light-transmissive protective plate and the display panel so as to surround a display area of the display panel.

A display apparatus, comprising:

• a display panel for displaying images,
• a housing for supporting the display panels,
• a light-transmissive protective plate disposed on a display surface side of the display panel and attached to the housing;
• a light source disposed on a back side of the display panel, and
• a light transmission plate disposed between the display panel and the light source, so as to define a first almost closed space between the display panel and the light-transmission plate,
• wherein the display panel, the light transmission plate and the protective plate are attached to the housing to form an assembled unit containing said first almost closed space, so as to allow detachment of the light source from the assembled unit while retaining said almost closed space;
• wherein said display panel is attached to a panel-supporting member, and the panel supporting member is attached to the housing via a first elastic member;
• wherein said light source is attached to the housing so as to contact the light transmission plate via a second elastic member.

A display apparatus, comprising:

• a display panel for displaying images,
• a housing for supporting the display panel,
• a light-transmissive protective plate disposed on a display surface side of the display panel and attached to the housing;
• a light source disposed on a back side of the display panel, and
• a light transmission plate disposed between the display panel and the light source, so as to define a first almost closed space between the display panel and the light transmission plate,
• wherein the display panel, the light transmission plate and the protective plate are attached to the housing to form an assembled unit containing said first almost closed space, so as to allow detachment of the light source from the assembled unit while retaining said almost closed space,
• wherein said display panel is attached to a panel-supporting member, and the panel supporting member is attached to the housing via a first elastic member,
• wherein said light source is backed with a housing provided with air-communicating perforations.

A display apparatus, comprising:

• a display panel for displaying images,
• a housing for supporting the display panel,
• a panel-supporting member to which the display panel and a drive circuit board comprising means for driving the display panel are attached,
• an elastic member for attaching the panel-supporting member to the housing,
• a light-transmissive protective plate disposed on a display surface side of the display panel and attached to the housing,
• a light source disposed on a back side of the display panel, and
• a light transmission plate disposed between the display panel and the light source, so as to define an almost closed space between the display panel and the light transmission plate,
• wherein the display panel, the light transmission plate and the protective plate are attached to the housing to form an assembled unit containing said almost closed space, so as to allow detachment of the light source from the assembled unit retaining said almost closed space,
• wherein a second elastic member is disposed between the light-transmissive protective plate and the display panel so as to surround a display area of the display panel.

A display apparatus, comprising:

• a display panel for displaying images,
• a housing for supporting the display panel,
• a panel-supporting member to which the display panel and a drive circuit board comprising means for driving the display panel are attached,
• an elastic member for attaching the panel-supporting member to the housing,
• a light-transmissive protective plate disposed on a display surface side of the display panel and attached to the housing,
• a light source disposed on a back side of the display panel,
• a light transmission plate disposed between the display panel and the light source, so as to define a first almost closed space between the display panel and the light transmission plate, and
• a second almost closed space defined by the display panel, the protective plate and the panel-supporting member,
• wherein the display panel, the light-transmission plate and the protective plate are attached to the housing to form an assembled unit containing said first almost closed space, so as to allow detachment of the light source from the assembled unit while retaining said first almost closed space,
• wherein a second elastic member is disposed between the light-transmissive protective plate and the display panel so as to surround a display area of the display panel.

A display apparatus, comprising:

• a display panel for displaying images,
• a housing for supporting the display panel,
• a panel-supporting member to which the display panel and a drive circuit board comprising means for driving the display panel are attached,
• a first elastic member for attaching the panel-supporting member to the housing,
• a second elastic member for attaching the display panel to the housing,
• a third elastic member for attaching the display panel to the panel-supporting member,
• a light-transmissive protective plate disposed on a display surface side of the display panel and attached to the housing,
• a light source disposed on a back side of the display panel,
• a light transmission plate disposed between the display panel and the light source, so as to define a first almost closed space between the display panel and the light transmission plate, and
• a second almost closed space is defined by the display panel, the protective plate and the panel-supporting member,
• wherein the display panel, the light transmission plate and the protective plate are attached to the housing to form an assembled unit containing said first almost closed space, so as to allow detachment of the light source from the assembled unit retaining said first almost closed space.

A display apparatus, comprising:

• a display panel for image display;
• and
• a housing assembly for affixing the display panel, said housing assembly including:
• (a) a light-transmissive protective member disposed on a front side of the display panel;
• (b) a light transmission member disposed on a back side of the display panel;
• (c) a supporting member for supporting a driver for driving the display panel;
• (d) a housing surrounding edges of the display panel;
• (e) a first elastic member disposed between the display panel and the protective member so as to surround a display area of the display panel and define a first almost closed space between the display panel and the protective member;
• and
• (f) a second elastic member disposed between the display panel and the light transmission member along a periphery of the display panel so as to define a second almost closed space between the display panel and the light transmission member.