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US5570267A
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Flat display module
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1995-07-12
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Granted: 1996-10-29
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Expires: 2015-07-12
Abstract
Abstract A flat display module including a display unit; a protective cover fastened to the top side of the display unit by screws, having a plurality of retaining notches and a plurality of retainer rods at two opposite sides; a display holder frame for holding the display unit and the protective cover on the inside, the display holder frame having a rectangular center opening, which receives the display unit and the protective cover, a plurality of hooks and retaining holes respectively fastened to the retaining notches and retainer rods of the protective cover, a plurality of outward half-round lugs at one side, and a wire hole adjacent to one half-round lug; a stiff backing fastened to the bottom side of the display holder frame by screws, having a plurality of outward half-round lugs respectively matched with the outward half-round lugs of the display holder frame for connection to a computer mainframe by pivots; and a lead wire inserted through the wire hole on the display holder frame, having a first electrical connector at one end connected to the electrical connector of the display unit and a second electrical connector at an opposite end outside the display holder frame for connection to the computer mainframe.
Inventors
- 👤 Hsi-Kuang Ma
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 23:18
CPC Classifications
G; G02; G02F; G02F1/00; G02F1/01; G02F1/13; G02F1/133; G02F1/1333; G02F1/133308; G02F2201/00; G02F2201/46
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
231 words
A flat display module comprising: a flat display unit including a frame, a flat display mounted within the frame, and an electrical connector mounted on the frame at a bottom side; a protective cover covered on said display unit; a display holder frame for holding said display unit and said protective cover on the inside, said display holder frame comprising a rectangular center opening, which receives said display unit and said protective cover, a plurality of outward half-round lugs at one side, and a wire hole adjacent to one half-round lug; a stiff backing covered on said display holder frame at a bottom side to support said display unit inside said display holder frame, said stiff backing comprising a plurality of outward half-round lugs respectively matched with the outward half-round lugs of said display holder frame for connection to a computer mainframe by pivots; a lead wire inserted through the wire hole on said display holder frame, having a first electrical connector at one end connected to the electrical connector of said display unit and a second electrical connector at an opposite end outside said display holder frame for connection to the computer mainframe; fastening means to fasten said protective cover and said display unit together; retainer means to hold protective cover and said display holder frame together; and connecting means to connect said stiff backing and said protective cover together.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
231 words
A flat display module comprising: a flat display unit including a frame, a flat display mounted within the frame, and an electrical connector mounted on the frame at a bottom side; a protective cover covered on said display unit; a display holder frame for holding said display unit and said protective cover on the inside, said display holder frame comprising a rectangular center opening, which receives said display unit and said protective cover, a plurality of outward half-round lugs at one side, and a wire hole adjacent to one half-round lug; a stiff backing covered on said display holder frame at a bottom side to support said display unit inside said display holder frame, said stiff backing comprising a plurality of outward half-round lugs respectively matched with the outward half-round lugs of said display holder frame for connection to a computer mainframe by pivots; a lead wire inserted through the wire hole on said display holder frame, having a first electrical connector at one end connected to the electrical connector of said display unit and a second electrical connector at an opposite end outside said display holder frame for connection to the computer mainframe; fastening means to fasten said protective cover and said display unit together; retainer means to hold protective cover and said display holder frame together; and connecting means to connect said stiff backing and said protective cover together.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
65 words
The flat display module of claim 1 further comprising a flat casing mounted in a center opening on said stiff backing and abutted against said protective cover to hold said display unit on the inside, said casing comprising a connector hole, which receives the electrical connector of said display unit, a plurality of coupling portions respectively connected to said fastening means and said retainer means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
56 words
The flat display module of claim 1 wherein said fastening means comprises a plurality of mounting holes respectively made on the frame of said display unit and said protective cover, and a plurality of screws respectively threaded into the mounting holes on the frame of said display unit and the mounting holes on said protective cover.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
55 words
The flat display module of claim 1 wherein said fastening means comprises a plurality of female elements and a plurality of male elements respectively made on said display unit and said protective cover for permitting said display unit and said protective cover to be fastened together by fastening said male elements to said female elements.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
61 words
The flat display module of claim 1 wherein said retainer means comprises a plurality of retaining notches and retainer rods respectively made on said protective cover at two opposite sides, a plurality of hooks and retaining holes bilaterally made on said display holder frame on the inside and respectively fastened to the retaining notches and retainer rods of said protective cover.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
35 words
The flat display module of claim 1 wherein said retainer means comprises a plurality of screws respectively threaded into respective screw holes on said display holder frame and respective screw holes on said protective cover.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
34 words
The flat display module of claim 1 wherein said connecting means comprises a plurality of screws respectively threaded into respective mounting holes on said stiff backing and respective mounting holes on said protective cover.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
19 words
The flat display module of claim 1 wherein said connecting means comprises a hole for passing said lead wire.
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