Display

Abstract

A display has a front cabinet provided with a holding structure including plurality of bosses protruding from a boundary of a display panel holding area on the back surface of the front cabinet and provided with axial threaded holes, respectively, positioning ribs protruding from the back surface of the front cabinet so as to be in contact with a perimeter of a display panel placed in the front cabinet to position the display panel in the front cabinet, and screwing members each having a threaded part capable of being screwed into the threaded hole of the boss, and a pressing part extending about the axis of the threaded part. The bosses of the holding structure are divided into sets each of the adjacently arranged bosses respectively having different lengths respectively for display panels respectively having different thicknesses. A desired one of display panels respectively having different thicknesses can be fixedly held in the front cabinet without using additional holding members.

1 . A display, comprising:
 a front cabinet provided with a substantially rectangular window in which a front surface of a thin display panel disposed in the front cabinet is substantially exposed,   a holding structure, including plurality of bosses with axially threaded holes, with the plurality of bosses protruding from a boundary of a display panel holding area on a back surface of the front cabinet;   positioning ribs, protruding from the back surface of the front cabinet so as to be in contact with a perimeter of a display panel placed in the front cabinet to position the display panel in the front cabinet; and   screwing members, with each screwing member having a threaded part capable of being screwed into the threaded hole of each boss of plurality of bosses, and a pressing part, extending about the axis of the threaded part;   the plural of bosses of the holding structure are divided into sets, each of the adjacently arranged bosses respectively having different lengths respectively for display panels respectively having different thicknesses,   a display panel is positioned in the front cabinet by the positioning ribs,   the screwing members are screwed into the threaded holes of the plurality of bosses of a length substantially equal to a thickness of a display panel positioned in the front cabinet to hold the display panel fixedly between the back surfaces of the pressing parts of the screwing members and the back surface of the front cabinet.   
   
   
       2 . The display according to  claim 1 , wherein a support rib having a length substantially equal to that of each of the bosses is formed near the boss, and the back surface of the pressing part of the screwing member is held near the upper end of the rib when the screwing member is screwed into the threaded hole of the boss. 
   
   
       3 . The display according to  claim 1 , wherein each support rib has a T-shaped top surface. 
   
   
       4 . The display according to  claim 1 , wherein the back surface of the pressing part of each screwing member is formed such that high frictional force acts between the back surface of the pressing part and a back surface of a display panel placed in the front cabinet. 
   
   
       5 . The display according to  claim 1  further comprising:
 a display panel having the shape of a thin box;   a wiring board, for giving received signals to the display panel and for supplying power to the display panel, attached to the back surface of the display panel;   a rear cabinet joined to a back end of the front cabinet; and   support ribs disposed near the bosses, respectively, and each having a length substantially equal to that of the boss adjacent thereto.   
   
   
       6 . The display according to  claim 1 , wherein support ribs respectively having lengths equal to those of the bosses, respectively, are formed near the bosses having the equal lengths, respectively, the pressing parts are washers, each of the support ribs has a T-shaped top surface, the back surfaces of the pressing parts of the screwing members rest on the T-shaped top surfaces of the support ribs, respectively, when the screwing members are screwed into the threaded holes of the bosses, respectively, and the pressing part of each screwing member is provided in its back surface with projections projecting from the back surface so that high frictional force may act between the back surface of the pressing part and the display panel.