Assembly structure of display of electronic appliance
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsHyun-kuk Shin, Bum-soo Kim, Seong-sik Shin
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Abstract
An assembly structure for a display of an electronic appliance is provided. The electronic appliance includes a main body and a display for displaying an image according to an image signal input from the main body so as to facilitate the attachment and detachment of the display to and from the main body. The assembly structure includes a fitting device formed at the main body and the display. The fitting device has a fitting member which slidably fits into a fitting hole. An optical connector is provided between the main body and the display to be attached to the main body for transferring an image signal using light beams for the display.
Claims15
An assembly structure of a display of an electronic appliance intended to be employed in an electronic appliance including a main body and a display for displaying an image according to an image signal input from the main body so as to facilitate the attachment and detachment of the display to and from the main body including:
- a fitting means formed at the main body and the display, for providing both a physical attachment and an electrical connection between the main body and the display;
- and
- an optical connector provided at the main body and the display to be attached to the main body for transferring an image signal using light beams,
- wherein the fitting means includes a fitting hole and a fitting member for being inserted in the fitting hole, the fitting means securely attaching the main body and display together upon insertion of the fitting member into the fitting hole, and
- wherein a first electrode portion is at least partially disposed in the fitting hole and a second electrode portion is provided on the fitting member, so that the first and second electrode portions are electrically connected within the fitting hole upon insertion of the fitting member into the fitting hole,
- wherein at least one of the first and second electrodes includes an electrode bar slidably installed at at least one of the main body and the fitting member;
- and an elastic member interposed between at least one of the main body and the fitting member and the electrode bar for elastically biasing the electrode bar so that one end of the electrode bar is operative to project into the fitting hole.
An assembly structure for facilitating the fitting of a display of an electronic appliance to a main body of the electronic appliance, comprising:
- a fitting member provided at the display;
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- a fitting hole provided on the main body, for receiving the fitting member, wherein the insertion of the fitting member within the fitting hole provides for a physical attachment between the display and main body, and
- wherein an optical connector is disposed on the fitting member and is operative between the display and the main body when the fitting member having the optical member is received in the fitting hole,
- wherein at least one of the first and second electrodes includes an electrode bar slidably installed at at least one of the main body and the fitting member;
- and an elastic member interposed between at least one of the main body and the fitting member and the electrode bar for elastically biasing the electrode bar so that one end of the electrode bar is operative to project into the fitting hole.
An assembly structure of a display of an electronic appliance intended to be employed in an electronic appliance including a main body and a display for displaying an image according to an image signal input from the main body so as to facilitate the attachment and detachment of the display to and from a fitting hole of the main body including:
- a fitting means installed at the display so as to be capable of being inserted into the fitting hole;
- guide means formed at the fitting hole and the fitting member, respectively, for guiding the insertion of the fitting member, so as to prevent the fitting member from loosely moving within the fitting hole;
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- an optical connector provided at the main body and the display, for transferring an image signal using light beams, the optical connection comprising:
- a first signal processing unit installed in the main body for converting an image signal output from the main body into a driving signal;
- at least one semiconductor laser installed at the main body to face one surface of the fitting hole, for irradiating a light beam according to the driving signal output from the first signal processing unit;
- at least one photodetector installed at the fitting member to face the semiconductor laser and to be spaced from it a distance, for converting a received light beam into an electrical signal;
- a second signal processing unit for converting the electrical signals output from the photodetector into image signals for the display;
- a first electrode portion installed at the main body so that one end of the first electrode portion can project into the fitting hole;
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- a second electrode portion installed at the fitting member to contact the first electrode portion when the fitting member has been inserted into the fitting hole,
- wherein the first and/or second electrodes comprises:
- an electrode bar slidably installed at the main body and/or the fitting member;
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- an elastic member interposed between the main body and/or the fitting member
- and the electrode bar for elastically biasing the electrode bar so that one end of the electrode bar can project into the fitting hole.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.