US 11,726,357 B2
Liquid crystal display apparatus
Daisuke Teragawa, Sakai (JP)
Assigned to SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Sakai (JP)
Filed by SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Sakai (JP)
Filed on Jun. 14, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/840,190.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/212,312, filed on Jun. 18, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0404658 A1, Dec. 22, 2022
Int. Cl. G02F 1/1333 (2006.01)
CPC G02F 1/13332 (2021.01) [G02F 1/133314 (2021.01); G02F 1/133317 (2021.01); G02F 2202/28 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A liquid crystal display apparatus comprising:
a display panel having a display surface having a shape of a rectangle and a back surface on a side opposite to the display surface, and a display region including a central portion of the rectangle and a peripheral region surrounding the display region;
a front cover provided on the display surface side of the display panel and covering the peripheral region of the display panel;
a first buffer member provided between the display panel and the front cover;
a panel holder provided on the back surface side of the peripheral region of the display panel; and
a second buffer member provided between the display panel and the panel holder,
wherein the peripheral region includes
four corner portions each including a corresponding one of four corners of the rectangle, and
four central portions which are each disposed between corresponding ones of the four corner portions and extend along four sides of the rectangle,
at least one buffer member of the first buffer member and the second buffer member includes
a plurality of cushion members which are formed of a resin and each of which is provided between one of the four central portions and the front cover or between one of the four central portions and the panel holder, and
at least one resin sheet which has a one principal surface and an other principal surface on a side opposite to the one principal surface, is bent such that the one principal surface is on an inner side of the other principal surface, and is provided at least between the four corner portions and the front cover or at least between the four corner portions and the panel holder, and
the at least one buffer member does not include a cushion member formed of a resin between the four corner portions and the front cover or between the four corner portions and the panel holder.