# US 7,612,991 B2 · Display device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 7,612,991 B2 - Document ID: US7612991B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 12/125,211 - Filed: 2008-05-22 - Published: 2008-11-27 - Granted: 2009-11-03 - Earliest claimed: 2007-05-23 - Assignees: Sony Corporation - Inventors: Tatsuya Sakata; Makoto Miyashita; Toyoki Takahashi; Daiki Adachi; Sachiko Koyama - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US7612991B2 ## CPC - G06F 1/1601: {Constructional details related to the housing of computer displays, e.g. of CRT monitors, of flat displays (constructional details related to flat displays integrated in a portable computer, e.g. laptop, handheld computer G06F1/1637; constructional details related to television receivers H04N5/64)} - F16M 11/10: around a horizontal axis {(F16M11/12 takes precedence)} - F16M 11/2021: {around a horizontal axis (F16M11/2035 takes precedence)} - F16M 2200/08: Foot or support base - Y10S 248/917: Video display screen support - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - F16M: FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS - Y10S: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS ## Abstract A display device of the present invention includes a body unit; a display unit; and an arm unit, arranged upright from the body unit, for supporting the display unit; wherein the arm unit has a hollow structure formed with a pass-through opening and includes a first arm unit and a second arm unit arranged facing each other by way of the opening. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A display device comprising: a body unit having a connecting side; a display unit having a back surface and a display surface configured to display images; and a supporting unit having an upper end and a lower end, the lower end being fixed to the connecting side of the body unit, and the upper end being fixed to the back surface of the display unit, wherein the supporting unit extends upward from the body unit at an angle of 45-60 degrees from a plane of the connecting side, wherein the supporting unit includes a first arm coplanar with the angle, a second arm parallel to the first arm, a flexible print substrate arranged over the first arm on a side opposite the second arm, and a cover arranged over the flexible print substrate over the first arm, and wherein the first arm and second arm are offset from each other so as to form a pass-through opening between the first and second arms. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The display device according to claim 1, wherein the flexible print substrate is arranged for electrically connecting the body unit and the display unit. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The display device according to claim 1, wherein each of the first and second arm units is formed to a flat, plate shape coplanar with the angle, and faced toward each other by way of the opening. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The display device according to claim 1, wherein the supporting unit is arranged on either a left or right side from a center of the display unit in a horizontal direction of the display unit, and supports the display unit in a cantilever state. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The display device according to claim 1, wherein the display unit is connected to the supporting unit by way of a hinge for turnably supporting the display unit with respect to a center axis of rotation in the horizontal direction. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The display device according to claim 1, wherein the display unit is an organic electro luminescence panel. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The display device according to claim 1, wherein the distance between the display surface and the back surface is less than or equal to 3 mm. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The display device according to claim 1, wherein the supporting unit is made from a transparent resin material. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The display device according to claim 8, wherein the transparent resin material is made from one or more of polycarbonate, acryl, and transparent glass. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The display device according to claim 1, wherein the supporting unit is fixed at the angle between 45 and 60 degrees. ### Claim 11 A display device comprising: a body unit having a connecting side; a display unit having a display panel configured to display images, a graphite sheet fixed to the display panel, and a hinge; and a supporting unit having an upper end and a lower end, the lower end being fixed to the connecting side of the body unit, and the upper end being fixed to the hinge of the display unit, wherein the supporting unit extends upward from the body unit at an angle of 45-60 degrees from a plane of the connecting side, wherein the supporting unit includes a first arm coplanar with the angle, a second arm parallel to the first arm, a flexible print substrate arranged over the first arm on a side opposite the second arm, and a cover arranged over the flexible print substrate over the first arm, and wherein the first arm and second arm are offset from each other so as to form a pass-through opening between the first and second arms. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The display device according to claim 11, wherein the distance between the display panel and the hinge is less than or equal to 3 mm. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The display device according to claim 11, wherein the supporting unit is made from a transparent resin material. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The display device according to claim 13, wherein the transparent resin material is made from one or more of polycarbonate, acryl, and transparent glass. ### Claim 15 (depends on 11) The display device according to claim 11, wherein the supporting unit is fixed at the angle between 45 and 60 degrees. ### Claim 16 (depends on 11) The display device according to claim 11, wherein the display panel is an organic electro luminescence panel. ### Claim 17 (depends on 11) The display device according to claim 11, wherein the flexible print substrate is arranged for electrically connecting the body unit and the display unit.