Supporting device to display apparatus

Abstract

A supporting device to a display apparatus having an improved configuration to maximize utilization of a space between the display apparatus and a wall is disclosed. The supporting device to the display apparatus includes a plurality of support protrusions coupled to a rear surface of the display apparatus, a plurality of first support panels fixed to the wall, and a plurality of second support panels rotatably coupled to the first support panels, respectively, each second support panel having a receiving region by which a corresponding one of the plurality of support protrusions is received.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A supporting device for a display apparatus to fix the display apparatus to a wall, the supporting device comprising:
 one or more support protrusions coupled to a rear surface of the display apparatus;   one or more first support panels fixed to the wall; and   one or more second support panels rotatably coupled to the one or more first support panels, respectively, at least one from among the one or more second support panels having a receiving region by which a corresponding one of the one or more support protrusions is received.   
     
     
         2 . The supporting device according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein each of the one or more first support panels includes a shaft coupling portion protruding from an upper end thereof, the shaft coupling portion centrally defining a shaft bore and having a longitudinal slit, and   wherein at least one from among the one or more second support panels includes a first rotating shaft protruding from an inner surface thereof so as to be inserted into the shaft bore, and a second rotating shaft configured to surround an outer surface of the shaft coupling portion, the second rotating shaft defining an insertion gap with the first rotating shaft therebetween such that the shaft coupling portion is inserted into the insertion gap.   
     
     
         3 . The supporting device according to  claim 2 , further comprising a first rotation stopper provided at the upper end of the at least one from among the one or more first support panels connected to the shaft coupling portion, the first rotation stopper serving to limit a rotation angle of the at least one from among the one or more second support panels by coming into contact with one end of the second rotating shaft when the at least one from among the one or more second support panels is rotated. 
     
     
         4 . The supporting device according to  claim 3 , further comprising a second rotation stopper configured to connect the first rotating shaft and the inner surface of the at least one from among the one or more second support panels to each other, the second rotation stopper serving to limit a rotation angle of the at least one from among the one or more second support panels by coming into contact with one end of the shaft coupling portion when the at least one from among the one or more second support panels is rotated. 
     
     
         5 . The supporting device according to  claim 1 , wherein each of the one or more support protrusions includes a first diameter portion coming into contact with the rear surface of the display apparatus, a second diameter portion supported by the inner surface of at least one from among the one or more second support panels, and a third diameter portion configured to connect the first diameter portion and the second diameter portion to each other, the third diameter portion having a diameter less than diameters of the first diameter portion and the second diameter portion. 
     
     
         6 . The supporting device according to  claim 5 , wherein the receiving region includes:
 a support protrusion insertion hole having a diameter grater than the diameter of the second diameter portion such that the second diameter portion is inserted into one of the one or more second support panels;   a first guide slot communicating with the support protrusion insertion hole to guide movement of one of the one or more support protrusions and the display apparatus in a first direction in a state in which the second diameter portion is inserted into one of the one or more second support panels; and   a seating recess which communicates with the first guide slot and is configured such that the third diameter portion is seated therein.   
     
     
         7 . The supporting device according to  claim 6 , wherein a width of the first guide slot is less than the diameter of the second diameter portion and greater than the diameter of the third diameter portion. 
     
     
         8 . The supporting device according to  claim 6 , wherein the receiving region further includes a second guide slot intersecting and communicating with the first guide slot to guide movement of the display apparatus in a second direction different from the first direction. 
     
     
         9 . The supporting device according to  claim 6 , wherein at least one from among the one or more first support panels includes a plurality of screw holes formed at positions corresponding to the support protrusion insertion hole and the first guide slot to fix the at least one from among the one or more first support panels to the wall. 
     
     
         10 . The supporting device according to  claim 6 , wherein at least one anti-separation member is coupled to at least one of the one or more first support panels and the one or more second support panels, to prevent the one of the one or more support protrusions received in the receiving region from being separated from the receiving region. 
     
     
         11 . The supporting device according to  claim 10 , wherein the at least one anti-separation member is pressed by the second diameter portion when the second diameter portion is inserted into the support protrusion insertion hole, thereby defining a space to allow the one of the one or more support protrusions to be moved in the first direction through the first guide slot, and is returned to an original position thereof when released from the second diameter portion as the one of the one or more support protrusions is seated in the seating recess. 
     
     
         12 . The supporting device according to  claim 11 , wherein the at least one anti-separation member comprises a leaf-spring. 
     
     
         13 . The supporting device according to  claim 12 ,
 wherein at least one of the one or more support protrusions includes at least one support frame to keep the display apparatus rotated, and   wherein the support frame is coupled to the one of the one or more support protrusions so as to be rotatable from the display apparatus to the wall.   
     
     
         14 . The supporting device according to  claim 13 , wherein the one of the one or more support protrusions includes a rotation stopper to limit a rotation angle of the support frame. 
     
     
         15 . The supporting device according to  claim 1 , further comprising a cover coupled to a lateral side of one of the one or more first support panels and the one or more second support panels to prevent the one or more first support panels and the one or more second support panels coupled to each other from being separated axially. 
     
     
         16 . The supporting device according to  claim 15 ,
 wherein one of the one or more first support panels and the one or more second support panels includes at least one cover fastening portion to fasten the cover to the lateral side of the corresponding panel, and   wherein the cover fastening portion includes a fastening rib protruding from an inner surface of the one of the one or more first support panels and the one or more second support panels, the fastening rib centrally defining a fastening bore and having a longitudinal slit.   
     
     
         17 . The supporting device according to  claim 1 , further comprising a distance adjusting member to adjust a distance between the display apparatus and the wall,
 wherein the distance adjusting member includes a first distance adjusting member coupled to a rear surface of at least one from among the one or more first support panels, and a second distance adjusting member coupled to a front surface of at least one from among the one or more support protrusions.   
     
     
         18 . The supporting device according to  claim 17 , wherein the first distance adjusting member includes a panel fixing portion fixed to the at least one from among the one or more first support panels, and wall fixing portions bent from both ends of the panel fixing portion and fixed to the wall. 
     
     
         19 . A supporting device for a display apparatus to fix the display apparatus to a wall, the supporting device comprising:
 one or more support protrusions coupled to a rear surface of the display apparatus;   one or more first support panels fixed to the wall; and   one or more second support panels rotatably coupled to the one or more first support panels,   wherein at least one from among the one or more second support panels includes a support protrusion insertion hole, into which a corresponding one of the one or more support protrusions is inserted, a seating recess in which the corresponding support protrusion is seated, and a position adjusting slot which communicates with the support protrusion insertion hole and the seating recess to enable adjustment in an installation position of the display apparatus.   
     
     
         20 . The supporting device according to  claim 19 , wherein the position adjusting slot includes a first guide slot to guide movement of the display apparatus in a first direction, and a second guide slot intersecting with the first guide slot to guide movement of the display apparatus in a second direction different from the first direction. 
     
     
         21 . The supporting device according to  claim 20 , wherein the first guide slot is vertically formed, and the second guide slot is inclined with respect to the first guide slot. 
     
     
         22 . The supporting device according to  claim 21 , wherein one of a plurality of second guide slots formed respectively in the one or more second support panels is inclined in an opposite direction to that of the other.