Display device and fixing element for use in the display device

摘要

A display device, comprising a base cover with a base plate, a sidewall portion extended from the base plate and a first coupling hole; a display panel with a first display portion configured to display an image and a second display portion outside and along the first display portion, a top cover with a bezel portion sized to be laid over the second display portion, and a sidewall portion extended from the bezel portion, the top cover including a second coupling hole; and a fixing element with a first coupling portion having a third coupling hole, a contact portion extended from the first coupling portion and configured to maintain contact with a portion of the top cover. A coupling element can be inserted through the first through third coupling holes so as to press the contact portion against a portion of the top cover.

主权项

1. A display device, comprising:
a base cover having a base plate, a sidewall portion extended from edges of the base plate, and a first coupling hole; a display panel configured to be accommodated within the base cover and having a first display portion configured to display an image and a second display portion provided outside and along the first display portion; a top cover having a bezel portion sized to be laid over the second display portion, and a sidewall portion extended from the bezel portion to cover sides of the display panel, the top cover including a second coupling hole corresponding to the first coupling hole; and a fixing element configured to include a first coupling portion having a third coupling hole corresponding to the first coupling hole and the second coupling hole, the fixing element further having a contact portion extended from the first coupling portion and configured and shaped to maintain contact with the sidewall portion of the top cover; wherein the base cover, the top cover, and the fixing element are sized and shaped so as to be coupled together with the display panel contained within the base cover and with each of the first, second, and third coupling holes aligned so that a coupling element can be inserted through the first coupling hole, the second coupling hole, and the third coupling hole so as to press the contact portion against at least the sidewall portion of the top cover.