# US 9,049,781 B2 · Display apparatus > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 9,049,781 B2 - Document ID: US9049781B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 13/709,338 - Filed: 2012-12-10 - Published: 2013-06-20 - Granted: 2015-06-02 - Earliest claimed: 2011-12-19 - Assignees: LG Electronics Inc. - Applicants: Youngmin Kim; Sangdon Park - Inventors: Youngmin Kim; Sangdon Park - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9049781B2 ## CPC - H05K 5/0217: {Mechanical details of casings (covers, lids, hoods or members for covering apertures H05K5/03)} - G02F 1/133308: {Support structures for LCD panels, e.g. frames or bezels} - H05K 5/0221: {Locks; Latches} - G02F 1/133314: {Back frames} - G02F 1/133317: {Intermediate frames, e.g. between backlight housing and front frame} - G02F 1/133322: {Mechanical guidance or alignment of LCD panel support components} - G02F 2201/465: Snap -fit - G02F 2202/28: Adhesive materials or arrangements - H05K: PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS - G02F: OPTICAL DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF LIGHT BY MODIFICATION OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIA OF THE ELEMENTS INVOLVED THEREIN; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; FREQUENCY-CHANGING OF LIGHT; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS ## Abstract Provided is a display apparatus. The display apparatus includes a display panel, a guide member supporting a peripheral area of a back surface of the display panel, an adhesion member fixing the guide member to the display panel, and a bottom cover supporting a lower portion of the guide member. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A display apparatus comprising: a display panel; a guide member supporting a peripheral area of a back surface of the display panel; an adhesion member fixing the guide member to the display panel; and a bottom cover supporting a lower portion of the guide member, wherein the bottom cover comprises a protrusion protruding laterally, and the protrusion of the bottom cover is inserted into a groove defined in an inner surface of the guide member. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the guide member comprises a contact part contacting the display panel and a non-contact part which does not contact the display panel, and the adhesion member is disposed on the non-contact part. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The display apparatus according to claim 2, wherein a top surface of the guide member is stepped, wherein a relatively protruding portion defines the contact part, and a relatively recessed portion defines the non-contact part. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The display apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the contact part is disposed outside the non-contact part on which the adhesion member is disposed. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a groove on which an upper end of the bottom cover is seated is defined in a bottom surface of the guide member. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The display apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the upper end of the bottom cover is bent in one direction so that the upper end of the bottom cover is seated on the groove defined in the guide member. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The display apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the groove defined in the guide member has a width greater than that of the upper end of the bottom cover. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The display apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a middle frame disposed to laterally cover the display panel and the guide member, the middle frame defining an outer appearance of a side surface of the display apparatus. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The display apparatus according to claim 8, wherein a distance between the display panel and the middle frame is greater than that between the guide member and the middle frame. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The display apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a top case disposed to contact an outer surface of the guide member. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The display apparatus according to claim 10, wherein a stepped area on which the tap case is disposed is disposed on the outer surface of the guide member. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the adhesion member is divided into a plurality of adhesion layers. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The display apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a buffer member coupled between the guide member and the display panel. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The display apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the guide member comprises a top surface part supporting the display panel and a side surface part bent downward from the top surface part, and the buffer member is coupled to the top surface part. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The display apparatus according to claim 14, wherein a latch is disposed on the side surface part of the guide member, and a latch coupling part to which the latch is coupled is disposed on the bottom cover. ### Claim 16 (depends on 13) The display apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the buffer member comprises a double-sided tape coupled to upper and lower portions of the buffer member. ### Claim 17 (depends on 13) The display apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the buffer member comprises a sponge. ### Claim 18 (depends on 13) The display apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the display panel has a square shape, and the buffer member extends along four sides of the display panel. ### Claim 19 A display apparatus comprising: a display panel; a guide member supporting a peripheral area of a back surface of the display panel; an adhesion member fixing the guide member to the display panel; and a bottom cover supporting a lower portion of the guide member, wherein a groove on which an upper end of the bottom cover is seated is defined in a bottom surface of the guide member, and wherein the groove defined in the guide member has a width greater than that of the upper end of the bottom cover.