Display apparatus

{
  "publication_number": "US12446170B2",
  "country": "US",
  "kind": "B2",
  "title": "Display apparatus",
  "abstract": "Disclosed is a display apparatus. The display apparatus includes: a frame; a plurality of display panels detachably mounted on the frame and including a first display panel and a second display panel that are adjacent to each other; and a position adjusting unit provided in the frame and provided between the first display panel and the second display panel. The position adjusting unit includes: a first gear and a second gear configured to be rotatably connected to the frame, a third gear configured to mount the first display panel on a surface of the third gear by being coupled to the frame and by being interlocked with the first gear, and a fourth gear configured to mount the second display panel on a surface of the fourth gear by being coupled to the frame and by being interlocked with the second gear.",
  "claims": [
    "1. A display apparatus comprising: a frame; a plurality of display panels detachably mounted on the frame, wherein the plurality of display panels comprises a first display panel and a second display panel that are adjacent to each other; and a position adjusting unit provided in the frame and between the first display panel and the second display panel, wherein the position adjusting unit comprises: a first gear rotatably connected to the frame, a second gear rotatably connected to the frame, a third gear configured to mount the first display panel on a surface of the third gear by being coupled to the frame and by being interlocked with the first gear, and a fourth gear configured to mount the second display panel on a surface of the fourth gear by being coupled to the frame and by being interlocked with the second gear.",
    "2. The display apparatus of claim 1, wherein the third gear is coupled to the frame via a first screw and the fourth gear is coupled to the frame via a second screw.",
    "3. The display apparatus of claim 1, wherein each of the first gear and the second gear comprises a guide groove configured to receive a tool inserted therein for rotating the first gear or the second gear.",
    "4. The display apparatus of claim 3, wherein the guide groove extends in a vertical direction.",
    "5. The display apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first gear is disposed further to a left of the display apparatus than the second gear.",
    "6. The display apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first gear is disposed at a lower side of the second gear.",
    "7. The display apparatus of claim 1, wherein the third gear is provided further to a left side of the display apparatus than the fourth gear.",
    "8. The display apparatus of claim 1, wherein a height of the third gear is the same as a height of the fourth gear.",
    "9. The display apparatus of claim 1, wherein the frame comprises: a first hole and a second hole through which the first gear and the second gear penetrate respectively, and a third hole and a fourth hole through which the third gear and the fourth gear penetrate respectively.",
    "10. The display apparatus of claim 1, wherein the frame comprises: a base; and a rib member protruding in a front side further than the base, and wherein the rib member supports the position adjusting unit and has a hollow at which rear ends of the first gear, the second gear, the third gear, and the fourth gear are disposed.",
    "11. The display apparatus of claim 1, wherein additional position adjusting units are provided and spaced apart each other along a vertical line that partitions the plurality of display panels.",
    "12. The display apparatus of claim 1, wherein the plurality of display panels are slidable in left or right directions in the frame.",
    "13. The display apparatus of claim 12, wherein the plurality of display panels comprise a hook member at an upper side, and wherein the frame comprises a guide to support the hook member upward to be slidable in a right direction and a left direction.",
    "14. A display apparatus comprising: a frame; a first display panel detachably mounted on the frame; a first gear rotatably connected to the frame; a third gear interlocked with the first gear and coupled to the frame; a second display panel detachably mounted on the frame; a second gear rotatably connected to the frame; and a fourth gear configured to be interlocked with the second gear and to be coupled to the frame, wherein the third gear is configured to mount the first display panel on a surface of the third gear and to move the first display panel in a first direction, and wherein the fourth gear is configured to mount the second display panel on a surface of the fourth gear and to move the second display panel in a second direction.",
    "15. The display apparatus of claim 14, wherein the third gear is configured to move the first display panel in the first direction, based on a rotational force applied to the third gear.",
    "16. The display apparatus of claim 14, wherein the fourth gear is configured to move the second display panel in the second direction, based on a rotational force applied to the fourth gear."
  ],
  "description_excerpt": "1. Field The disclosure relates to a display apparatus and, more particularly to, a display apparatus of which a position of panels may be adjusted. 2. Description of Related Art Demand for a display apparatus having high brightness, high resolution, enlargement, high efficiency, and low power is continuously increasing. Thus, a new product to replace or supplement a liquid crystal display (LCD) panel and an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) panel is actively studied. A modular display apparatus has a large-sized screen by consecutively tiling a plurality of panels. However, the modular display apparatus has a problem in that image quality degradation and a sense of difference may occur due to a gap and a step between modules (i.e., panels).\n\nProvided are a display apparatus having multiple display panels and capable of precisely adjusting positions of the multiple display panels and a method thereof. According to an aspect of the disclosure, a display apparatus includes: a frame; a plurality of display panels detachably mounted on the frame and including a first display panel and a second display panel that are adjacent to each other; and a position adjusting unit provided in the frame and provided between the first display panel and the second display panel.",
  "cpc": [
    "H05K 5/0217",
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  "ipc": [
    "F16M 11/20",
    "H05K 5/02",
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  ],
  "assignees": [
    "SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD"
  ],
  "inventors": [
    "KIM KYOUNGHWAN",
    "PARK JEONGHOON",
    "YOON SANGKI",
    "YIM CHANHYUCK"
  ],
  "filing_date": "2023-04-26",
  "publication_date": "2025-10-14",
  "grant_date": "2025-10-14",
  "priority_date": "2022-06-29",
  "application_number": "US-202318139472-A",
  "family_id": "89380870",
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