Display device and case for the same

Abstract

A display device includes a panel assembly on which an image is formed, a cover member which comprises a front portion having a display window exposing at least a portion of a front side of the panel assembly and a side portion which is bent from the front portion, the cover member having one or more joining regions where a pair of end portions engage with and are joined to each other, the cover member comprising a first joining part and a second joining part which are formed at the pair of end portions, respectively, wherein at least one of the first joining part and the second joining part include a region stepped from a surface of the cover member, and at least a portion of the first joining part and the second joining part overlap each other, and an accommodating member which accommodates the panel assembly and is joined to the cover member.

1 . A display device comprising:
 a panel assembly;   a cover member comprising:
 a front portion having a display window exposing at least a portion of a front side of the panel assembly and a side portion bent from the front portion; 
 one or more joining regions where a pair of end portions engage with and are joined to each other; and 
 a first joining part and a second joining part formed at the pair of end portions, respectively, wherein at least one of the first joining part and the second joining part include a region stepped from a surface of the cover member, and at least a portion of the first joining part and the second joining part overlap with each other; and 
   an accommodating member, wherein the accommodating member accommodates the panel assembly and is joined to the cover member.   
   
   
       2 . The display device according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 the first joining part comprises a first front joining part formed in the front portion of the cover member, and a first side joining part formed in the side portion of the cover member, and   the second joining part comprises a second front joining part formed in the front portion of the cover member, and a second side joining part formed in the side portion of the cover member.   
   
   
       3 . The display device according to  claim 2 , wherein an end portion of the first joining part contacts an end portion of the second joining part in a stepped pattern. 
   
   
       4 . The display device according to  claim 3 , wherein:
 the end portion of the first joining part comprises a convex portion and the end portion of the second joining part comprises a concave portion,   wherein the convex portion of the first joining part contacts the concave portion of the second joining part.   
   
   
       5 . The display device according to  claim 4 , wherein:
 both of the end portion of the first joining part and the end portion of the second joining part comprise a convex portion and a concave portion,   wherein the convex portion of the first joining part contacts the concave portion of the second joining part and the convex portion of the second joining part contacts the concave portion of the first joining part.   
   
   
       6 . The display device according to  claim 2 , wherein:
 the first joining part further comprises a joining plate, and the second joining part comprises a joining mount overlapping the joining plate, and   the first joining part and the second joining part are joined to each other by punching an overlapping plane of the joining plate and the joining mount.   
   
   
       7 . The display device according to  claim 2 , wherein: the first joining part further comprises a joining plate, and the second joining part comprises a joining mount overlapping with the joining plate, and
 an overlapping plane of the joining plate and the joining mount is welded.   
   
   
       8 . The display device according to  claim 2 , wherein:
 the first joining part further comprises an extending portion which extends from an end portion of the cover member, and a locking portion formed at an end of the extending portion, and   the second joining part further comprises a locking groove formed corresponding to the extending portion and the locking portion.   
   
   
       9 . The display device according to  claim 8 , wherein the locking portion is joined to the locking groove of the second joining part. 
   
   
       10 . The display device according to  claim 2 , wherein:
 the first joining part further comprises a joining plate, and the second joining part further comprises a joining mount overlapping the joining plate, and   a locking hole is formed in one of the joining plate and the joining mount, and a locking projection, which penetrates the locking hole, is formed in one of the joining plate and the joining mount in which the locking hole is not formed.   
   
   
       11 . The display device according to  claim 10 , wherein an end of the locking projection is deformed. 
   
   
       12 . The display device according to  claim 10 , wherein:
 the joining plate comprises a first joining plate and a second joining plate,   the joining mount comprises a first joining mount and a second joining mount, which overlap the first joining plate and the second joining plate, respectively, and   the first joining plate contacts an outer surface of the first joining mount, and the second joining plate contacts an inner surface of the second joining mount.   
   
   
       13 . The display device according to  claim 12 , wherein guide grooves, which guide the first joining plate and the second joining plate, respectively, are formed in the outer surface of the first joining mount and the inner surface of the second joining mount, respectively. 
   
   
       14 . The display device according to  claim 12 , wherein the locking projection is formed in a hemisphere shape. 
   
   
       15 . The display device according to  claim 12 , wherein the locking projection is formed in a polygonal shape. 
   
   
       16 . The display device according to  claim 2 , wherein the accommodating member comprises a bottom portion and a side wall portion, the side wall portion is bent from the bottom portion and is joined to the side portion of the cover member. 
   
   
       17 . The display device according to  claim 16 , wherein a portion of the side portion of the cover member contacts an inner surface of the side wall portion of the accommodating member, and another portion of the side portion of the cover member contacts an outer surface of the side wall portion of the accommodating member. 
   
   
       18 . The display device according to  claim 1 , wherein the cover member includes a metal material. 
   
   
       19 . The display device according to  claim 1 , further comprising a backlight assembly accommodated in the accommodating member, wherein the backlight assembly supplies light to the panel assembly. 
   
   
       20 . A case for a display device, comprising:
 a cover member comprising:
 a front portion having a display window and a side portion which is bent from the front portion; 
 one or more joining regions where a pair of end portions engage with and are joined to each other; and 
 a first joining part and a second joining part which are formed at the pair of end portions, respectively, wherein at least one of the first joining part and the second joining part include a region stepped from a surface of the cover member, and at least a portion of the first joining part and the second joining part overlap each other; and 
   an accommodating member which is joined to the cover member.   
   
   
       21 . The case according to  claim 20 , wherein:
 the first joining part comprises a first front joining part formed in the front portion of the cover member, and a first side joining part formed in the side portion of the cover member, and   the second joining part comprises a second front joining part formed in the front portion of the cover member, and a second side joining part formed in the side portion of the cover member.   
   
   
       22 . The case according to  claim 21 , wherein:
 the first joining part further comprises a joining plate, and the second joining part further comprises a joining mount overlapping the joining plate, and   locking hole is formed in one of the joining plate and the joining mount, and a locking projection, which penetrates the locking hole, is formed in one of the joining plate and the joining mount in which the locking hole is not formed.   
   
   
       23 . The case according to  claim 22 , wherein an end of the locking projection is deformed. 
   
   
       24 . The case according to  claim 22 , wherein:
 the joining plate comprises a first joining plate and a second joining plate,   the joining mount comprises a first joining mount and a second joining mount, which overlap the first joining plate and the second joining plate, respectively, and   the first joining plate contacts an outer surface of the first joining mount, and the second joining plate contacts an inner surface of the second joining mount.   
   
   
       25 . The case according to  claim 24 , wherein guide grooves, which guide the first joining plate and the second joining plate, respectively, are formed in the outer surface of the first joining mount and the inner surface of the second joining mount, respectively.