# US 7,609,531 B2 · Flat panel display having shield cover for electromagnetic interference protection > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 7,609,531 B2 - Document ID: US7609531B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 11/998,044 - Filed: 2007-11-27 - Published: 2008-05-29 - Granted: 2009-10-27 - Earliest claimed: 2006-11-27 - Assignees: Innocom Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.; Innolux Display Corp. - Inventors: Rong-Ping Xia; Xian-Lei Meng; Zhao-Hui Hu; Lei Guo - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US7609531B2 ## CPC - H05K 9/0054: {specially adapted for display applications} - H05K: PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS ## Abstract An exemplary flat panel display (200) includes a display module (210), a printed circuit board (220), and a shield member (230). The display module includes a rear surface (212) and a side surface 214 adjacent to the rear surface. The printed circuit board is electrically coupled to the display module. The shield member is configured to protect the printed circuit board from electromagnetic interference, and includes a shield cover (236) and a fixing member (232). The shield cover and the fixing member are separate parts. The printed circuit board is received in the shield cover, the fixing member is fixed onto the side surface of the display module, and the shield cover is fixed onto the rear surface of the display module via the fixing member. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A flat panel display, comprising: a display module comprising a rear surface and a side surface adjacent to the rear surface; a printed circuit board electrically coupled to the display module; and a shield member configured to protect the printed circuit board from electromagnetic interference, the shield member comprising a shield cover and a first fixing member, the first fixing member comprising a plurality of fixing fingers that are adjacent to the rear surface of the display module; wherein the shield cover and the first fixing member are separate parts, the printed circuit board is received in the shield cover, the first fixing member is fixed onto the side surface of the display module, and the shield cover is fixed onto the rear surface of the display module via the fixing fingers. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The flat panel display as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first fixing member further comprises a main plate, the plurality of fixing fingers extend perpendicularly from the main plate, and the main plate is fixed onto the side surface of the display module. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The flat panel display as claimed in claim 2, wherein each fixing finger comprises a first positioning protrusion arranged thereon, and the first positioning protrusion is configured to fix the shield cover in position. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The flat panel display as claimed in claim 2, wherein the first fixing member further comprises a flange extending perpendicularly from the middle of the main plate, and the flange is adjacent to the rear surface of the display module and between two of the fixing fingers. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The flat panel display as claimed in claim 3, wherein the shield member further comprises a second fixing member, and the second fixing member is fixed to a selected one of the fixing fingers of the first fixing member. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The flat panel display as claimed in claim 5, wherein the second fixing member is elongate. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The flat panel display as claimed in claim 5, wherein the second fixing member comprises a first positioning hole, and the first positioning hole receives the first positioning protrusion of the selected one of the fixing fingers. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The flat panel display as claimed in claim 7, wherein each fixing finger further comprises a first screw hole adjacent to the first positioning protrusion, the second fixing member further comprises a second screw hole corresponding to the first screw hole in each fixing finger, and a fastener is screwed into the first and second screw holes. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The flat panel display as claimed in claim 8, wherein the second fixing member further comprises a second positioning protrusion, and the second positioning protrusion is disposed in the middle of the second fixing member. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The flat panel display as claimed in claim 9, wherein the shield cover comprises a first supporting portion, the first supporting portion comprises a second positioning hole corresponding to the second positioning protrusion, and the second positioning hole receives the second positioning protrusion. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The flat panel display as claimed in claim 10, wherein the second fixing member further comprises a third screw hole disposed adjacent to the second positioning protrusion, the supporting portion further comprises a fourth screw hole corresponding to the third screw hole in the second fixing member, and a fastener is screwed into the third and fourth screw holes. ### Claim 12 (depends on 5) The flat panel display as claimed in claim 5, wherein the shield member further comprises a third fixing member comprising a fixing plate, and the fixing plate is adjacent to the rear surface of the display module and fixed to a selected one of the fixing fingers of the first fixing member. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The flat panel display as claimed in claim 12, wherein the fixing plate comprises a through hole, the shield cover comprises a supporting portion having a clip, and the third fixing member is fixed to the shield cover via the clip cooperating with the through hole. ### Claim 14 (depends on 3) The flat panel display as claimed in claim 3, wherein each fixing finger further comprises a first screw hole adjacent to the first positioning protrusion, the shield cover comprises a supporting portion parallel and adjacent to the rear surface of the display module, the supporting portion comprises a plurality of second screw holes corresponding to the first screw holes, and a plurality of fasteners are screwed into the first and second screw holes. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The flat panel display as claimed in claim 1, wherein a size of the shield cover is smaller than that of the display module. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The flat panel display as claimed in claim 15, wherein the size of the shield cover is determined based on the size of the printed circuit board. ### Claim 17 A flat panel display, comprising: a display module comprising a rear surface and a side surface adjacent to the rear surface; a printed circuit board electrically coupled to the display module; and a shield member configured to protect the printed circuit board from electromagnetic interference, the shield member comprising a shield cover and a fixing member, the fixing member comprising a plurality of fixing fingers; wherein the printed circuit board is received in the shield cover, the fixing member is fixed to the side surface of the display module, and the shield cover is fixed onto a desired position of the rear surface via a selected one of the fixing fingers of the fixing member. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The flat panel display as claimed in claim 17, wherein the shield member further comprises another fixing member that comprises a fixing plate adjacent to the rear surface of the display module and fixed to the selected fixing finger of the fixing member, and the fixing plate comprises a through hole, the shield cover comprises a supporting portion having a clip, and the another fixing member is fixed to the shield cover via the clip cooperating with the through hole.