阅读说明：本技术 显示设备和声音产生器 (Display device and sound generator ) 是由 金光浩 崔荣洛 李成泰 咸性秀 于 2018-07-26 设计创作，主要内容包括：显示设备和声音产生器。公开了一种显示设备。该显示设备包括被配置为显示图像的显示面板和位于所述显示面板的后表面处的支承构件。所述显示设备包括位于所述显示面板与所述支承构件之间的声音产生器以及位于所述显示面板与所述支承构件之间的至少一个振动构件。(A display device and a sound generator. A display apparatus is disclosed. The display device includes a display panel configured to display an image and a support member located at a rear surface of the display panel. The display apparatus includes a sound generator between the display panel and the support member and at least one vibration member between the display panel and the support member.)

1. A display device, comprising:

a display panel configured to display an image;

a support member located at a rear surface of the display panel;

a sound generator located between the display panel and the support member; and

at least one vibration transfer member between the display panel and the sound generator,

wherein the sound generator is configured to vibrate the display panel via at least one vibration generating member to generate sound,

wherein the at least one vibration generating member is configured to reduce a frequency band of the sound generator to allow output of sound having a low-pitched vocal cord, and

wherein the at least one vibration generating member is arranged at a periphery of the sound generator.

2. The display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the sound generator is attached to a rear surface of the display panel, and the at least one vibration generating member is located between the sound generator and the display panel.

3. The display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the sound generator is attached to a rear surface of the display panel with the at least one vibration generating member located between the sound generator and the display panel, and the sound generator is spaced apart from the support member.

4. The display device of claim 1, wherein the at least one vibration generating member comprises a rubber-like material or padding.

5. The display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the sound generator is attached to a rear surface of the display panel with the at least one vibration generating member located between the sound generator and the display panel, and the sound generator is spaced apart from and not attached to the support member.

6. The display device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising at least one adhesive member configured to attach the at least one vibration generating member to the sound generator and the display panel.

7. The display device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising at least one adhesive member configured to attach the at least one vibration generating member to the display panel.

8. The display apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the at least one vibration generating member is arranged at a peripheral portion of the display panel.

9. The display device of any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the sound generator comprises a piezoelectric sound generator.

10. A display device, comprising:

a display panel configured to display an image;

a support member located at a rear surface of the display panel;

a sound generator located between the display panel and the support member; and

at least one vibration transmitting member and at least one vibration generating member, the at least one vibration transmitting member being located between the display panel and the sound generator, and the at least one vibration generating member being arranged between the sound generator and the supporting member on a surface of the supporting member facing the display panel,

wherein the at least one vibration transfer member is configured to transfer vibration of the sound generator having a high-pitched vocal cord to the display panel to generate sound, and

wherein the at least one vibration generating member is configured to reduce a frequency band of the sound generator to allow output of sound having a low-pitched vocal cord.

11. The display device of claim 10, wherein the at least one vibration-producing member is configured to reduce a frequency band of the sound generator to allow the sound generator to produce and output sound having a low-pitched vocal cord.

12. The display device according to claim 10 or 11, further comprising at least one adhesive member configured to attach the at least one vibration transfer member to the sound generator and the display panel.

13. The display device according to claim 10 or 11, further comprising at least one adhesive member configured to attach the at least one vibration transmission member to the display panel.

14. The display device according to any one of claims 10 to 13, further comprising at least one adhesive member configured to attach the at least one vibration generating member to the sound generator.

15. The display apparatus according to any one of claims 10 to 14, wherein the at least one vibration transmission member is arranged at a central portion of a surface of the sound generator, and/or wherein the at least one vibration transmission member is arranged at a central portion of a rear surface of the display panel.

16. The display apparatus according to any one of claims 10 to 15, wherein the at least one vibration generating member is arranged at a peripheral portion of the sound generator, and/or wherein the at least one vibration generating member is arranged at a peripheral portion of the display panel.

17. The display device according to any one of claims 10 to 16, wherein the sound generator is configured to vibrate the display panel via the at least one vibration transmission member to generate sound.

18. A display device according to any one of claims 10 to 17, wherein the at least one vibration generating member comprises a material different from that of the at least one vibration transmitting member.

19. A display device according to any of claims 10 to 18, wherein the at least one vibration transmitting member comprises one of metal, plastic and carbon fibre, and the at least one vibration generating member comprises a rubber-like material or padding.

20. The display device of claim 10, wherein the sound generator comprises a piezoelectric sound generator.

21. A display device, comprising:

a display panel configured to display an image;

a support member located at a rear surface of the display panel;

a sound generator located between the display panel and the support member;

at least one vibration generating member located between the display panel and the sound generator,

wherein at least one vibration transmission member is located at the center of the sound generator, and

wherein the at least one vibration generating member is located at a periphery of the sound generator.

22. The display device of claim 21, wherein the at least one vibration transmitting member is configured to transmit the vibration of the sound producer with the high pitched vocal cord to the display panel to produce the sound with the high pitched vocal cord, and the at least one vibration producing member is configured to produce the sound of the sound producer with the low pitched vocal cord.

23. The display device of claim 21, wherein the at least one vibration-producing member comprises a material different from a material of the at least one vibration-transmitting member.

24. The display device of claim 21, wherein the material of the at least one vibration generating member is harder than the material of the at least one vibration transmitting member.

25. The display device of claim 21, further comprising:

a first adhesive member between the display panel and the at least one vibration transmission member; and

a second adhesive member located between the at least one vibration transmitting member and the sound generator.

26. The display device of claim 21, further comprising:

a third adhesive member between the sound generator and the at least one vibration generating member; and

a fourth adhesive member between the sound generator and the support member.

27. The display device of claim 21, wherein the sound generator comprises a piezoelectric sound generator.

28. A display device, comprising:

a display panel configured to display an image;

a support member located at a rear surface of the display panel;

a sound generator located between the display panel and the support member;

at least one vibration transfer member between the display panel and the sound generator; and

at least one vibration generating member on a surface of the supporting member facing the display panel,

wherein the vibration transfer member is attached to the display panel and the sound generator.

29. The display device of claim 28, wherein the at least one vibration-producing member is located between the support member and the sound generator and at a periphery of the sound generator.

30. The display device of claim 28, wherein the at least one vibration transfer member is located at a center of the sound generator.

31. The display device of claim 28, wherein the at least one vibration transmitting member is configured to transmit vibrations of the sound producer having a high-pitched vocal cord to the display panel to produce sound having a high-pitched vocal cord, and the at least one vibration producing member is configured to produce sound of the sound producer having a low-pitched vocal cord.

32. The display device of claim 28, wherein the sound generator comprises a piezoelectric sound generator, and

wherein the sound generator is configured to vibrate the display panel via the at least one vibration generating member or the at least one vibration transmitting member to generate sound.

33. A display device, comprising:

a display panel configured to display an image;

a support member located at a rear surface of the display panel;

a sound generator located between the display panel and the support member;

at least one vibration transfer member between the display panel and the sound generator; and

at least one vibration generating member attached to a surface of the supporting member facing the display panel,

wherein the at least one vibration transfer member is located at the center of the sound generator,

wherein the at least one vibration generating member is located at a periphery of the sound generator, and

wherein the sound generator is attached to the at least one vibration transmitting member and the at least one vibration generating member.

34. The display device of claim 33, wherein the at least one vibration-producing member comprises a material different from a material of the at least one vibration-transmitting member.

35. The display device of claim 33, wherein the at least one vibration transmitting member comprises one of metal, plastic, and carbon fiber, and the at least one vibration generating member comprises a rubber-like material or padding.

36. The display device of claim 33, wherein the at least one vibration transmitting member is configured to transmit vibrations of the sound producer having a high-pitched vocal cord to the display panel to produce sound having a high-pitched vocal cord, and the at least one vibration producing member is configured to produce sound of the sound producer having a low-pitched vocal cord.

37. The display device of claim 33, wherein the sound generator comprises a piezoelectric sound generator, and

wherein the sound generator is configured to vibrate the display panel via the at least one vibration generating member or the at least one vibration transmitting member to generate sound.

38. The display device of claim 33, wherein the at least one vibration generating member is attached to the sound generator using an adhesive member.

39. The display device of claim 33, wherein the at least one vibration transfer member is attached to the sound generator using an adhesive member.

40. A sound generator, the sound generator comprising:

at least one vibration transmitting member located at a center of the sound generator; and

at least one vibration generating member located at a periphery of the sound generator,

wherein the at least one vibration transmitting member is configured to transmit vibration of the sound generator having a high-pitched vocal cord, and

wherein the at least one vibration generating member is configured to generate a sound of the sound generator having a low-pitched vocal cord.

41. The sound generator of claim 40, wherein the at least one vibration generating member is attached to the sound generator using an adhesive member.

42. The sound generator of claim 40, wherein the at least one vibration transmitting member is attached to the sound generator using an adhesive member.

43. The sound generator of claim 40, wherein the sound generator comprises a piezoelectric sound generator.

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to a display device including a sound generator.

Background

With the development of the information society, various demands for display products for expressing information according to electric information signals are increasing. Therefore, research is being conducted on various display devices that are thin and light and have low power consumption.

For example, the display device may be classified into a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) device, a Field Emission Display (FED) device, an organic light emitting display device, a light emitting diode display device, a quantum dot display device, and the like.

Among the above types of display devices, the LCD device may include: an array substrate including a Thin Film Transistor (TFT); an upper substrate including a color filter and/or a black matrix; and a liquid crystal layer interposed between the array substrate and the upper substrate. The alignment state of the liquid crystal layer is controlled based on an electric field applied to the two electrodes at the pixel region, and thus light transmittance is adjusted based on the alignment state of the liquid crystal layer to display an image.

The organic light emitting display device is a self-light emitting display device. Much attention has been paid to fast response speed, high light emitting efficiency, excellent brightness, and wide viewing angle compared to other available display devices.

The display devices may each include a display panel for displaying an image and a sound device for outputting sound associated with the image.

However, in the display apparatus, the sound generated in the sound device travels toward the lower portion or the rear portion of the display panel. In such an arrangement, sound quality may be degraded, for example, due to interference from sound reflected on walls and floors. Thus, it is difficult to clearly deliver the sound output from the sound device to the user without disrupting his or her immersive experience.

Further, if a speaker is added to the display device, the thickness of the display device increases.

Disclosure of Invention

Accordingly, the present disclosure is directed to a display device that substantially obviates one or more problems due to limitations and disadvantages of the related art.

Accordingly, the inventors have recognized the above-described problems and have conducted various experiments to develop a sound generator that is miniaturized so as to be incorporated in a display device and outputs enhanced sound. Through various experiments, the inventors developed a display device having a new structure including a sound generator that enhances the quality of output sound and can be miniaturized to be incorporated in display devices of various sizes and shapes.

An aspect of the present disclosure is to provide a display device including a sound generator that enhances sound quality and can be miniaturized.

Additional features and aspects will be set forth in the description which follows, and in part will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the inventive concepts presented herein. Other features and aspects of the inventive concept may be realized and attained by the structure particularly pointed out in the written description and claims hereof, as well as the appended drawings.

To achieve these features and aspects of the inventive concept, as embodied and broadly described, a display apparatus includes: a display panel configured to display an image; a support member located at a rear surface of the display panel; a sound generator located between the display panel and the support member; and at least one vibration member between the display panel and the support member.

The at least one vibration member may include a vibration transmission member between the display panel and the sound generator.

The vibration transfer member may be configured to transfer vibration of the sound generator having a high-pitched vocal cord to the display panel to generate sound.

The vibration transfer member may be located at the center of the sound generator.

The display apparatus may further include an adhesive member attaching the vibration transfer member to the sound generator and/or the display panel.

The at least one vibration member may include a vibration generation member between the display panel and the sound generator.

The vibration generating means may be configured to vibrate the display panel to generate a sound having a low-pitched vocal cord of the sound generator.

The vibration generating member may be located at a periphery of the display panel.

The display apparatus may further include an adhesive member attaching the vibration generating member to at least one of the sound generator and the display panel.

The at least one vibration member may include a vibration transmission member between the display panel and the sound generator and a vibration generation member on a surface of the support member facing the display panel.

The vibration transfer member may be located at a center of the display panel, and the vibration generating member may be located at a periphery of the display panel.

The vibration transfer member may be configured to transfer vibration of the sound generator having a high-pitched vocal cord to the display panel, and the vibration generation member may be configured to generate sound having a low-pitched vocal cord of the sound generator.

The sound generator may be configured to vibrate the display panel via the at least one vibration member to generate sound.

The sound generator may comprise a piezoelectric sound generator.

In another aspect, a display apparatus includes: a display panel configured to display an image; a support member and a sound generator at a rear surface of the display panel; at least one vibration generating member located between the display panel and the support member; and at least one vibration transmission member between the display panel and the sound generator.

The at least one vibration generating member may be located between the display panel and the sound generator and at a periphery of the sound generator.

The at least one vibration generating member may be located between the support member and the sound generator and at a periphery of the sound generator.

The at least one vibration transfer member may be located at the center of the sound generator.

The at least one vibration generating member may be configured to generate sound having a low-pitched vocal cord of the sound generator.

The at least one vibration transfer member may be configured to transfer vibration of the sound generator having a high-pitched vocal cord to the display panel to generate sound.

The sound generator may comprise a piezoelectric sound generator. The sound generator may be configured to vibrate the display panel via the at least one vibration generating member or the at least one vibration transmitting member to generate sound

In another aspect, a display apparatus includes: a display panel configured to display an image; a support member located at a rear surface of the display panel; a sound generator located between the display panel and the support member; at least one vibration transfer member between the display panel and the sound generator; and at least one vibration generating member on a surface of the supporting member facing the display panel, the at least one vibration generating member containing a material different from that of the at least one vibration transmitting member.

The at least one vibration transmission member may comprise one of metal, plastic and carbon fibre, and the at least one vibration generating member may comprise a rubber-like material or padding (cushionmaterial).

The at least one vibration transmission member may be located at a center of the sound generator, and the at least one vibration generating member may be located at a periphery of the sound generator.

The at least one vibration transfer member may be configured to transfer vibration of the sound producer having a high-pitched vocal cord to the display panel to produce sound having a high-pitched vocal cord, and the at least one vibration producing member may be configured to produce sound having a low-pitched vocal cord of the sound producer.

The sound generator may comprise a piezoelectric sound generator. The sound generator may be configured to vibrate the display panel via the at least one vibration generating member or the at least one vibration transmitting member to generate sound.

Other systems, methods, features and advantages will be, or will become, apparent to one with skill in the art upon examination of the following figures and detailed description. It is intended that all such additional systems, methods, features and advantages be included within this description, be within the scope of the present disclosure, and be protected by the accompanying claims. This summary should not be construed to limit the claims. Other aspects and advantages are discussed below in connection with example embodiments of the disclosure. It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description of the present disclosure are exemplary and explanatory and are intended to provide further explanation of the disclosure as claimed.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the disclosure and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the disclosure and together with the description serve to explain various principles.

Fig. 1 illustrates a display device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Fig. 2A is a sectional view taken along line I-I' of fig. 1, and illustrates a display device according to a first embodiment of the present disclosure.

Fig. 2B illustrates a top view of the first embodiment according to the present disclosure.

Fig. 2C illustrates a bottom view of the first embodiment according to the present disclosure.

Fig. 2D illustrates a display device according to a first embodiment of the present disclosure.

Fig. 3A is a sectional view taken along line I-I' of fig. 1, and illustrates a display device according to a second embodiment of the present disclosure.

Fig. 3B illustrates a top view of a second embodiment according to the present disclosure.

Fig. 3C illustrates a bottom view of a second embodiment according to the present disclosure.

Fig. 3D illustrates a display device according to a second embodiment of the present disclosure.

Fig. 4A and 4B illustrate a sound generation method of a sound generator according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Fig. 5 illustrates sound output characteristics according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Fig. 6A and 6B illustrate sound output characteristics according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present disclosure, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. The described process steps and/or process of operation are examples; however, the order of steps and/or operations is not limited to that set forth herein and may be varied, except as may be necessary in a particular order, as is known in the art or as is apparent to one of ordinary skill in the art. Like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout. The names of the respective elements used in the following description are selected only for convenience in writing the specification, and may thus be different from the names used in actual products.

Advantages and features of the present disclosure and methods of accomplishing the same will be set forth in the following example embodiments described with reference to the accompanying drawings. This disclosure may, however, be embodied in different forms and should not be construed as limited to the example embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the disclosure to those skilled in the art. Furthermore, the present disclosure is to be limited only by the scope of the claims.

The shapes, sizes, proportions, angles, and numbers disclosed in the drawings for describing the embodiments of the present disclosure are merely examples. Accordingly, the disclosure is not limited to the details shown. Like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout. In the following description, when it is determined that detailed description of related known functions or configurations unnecessarily obscure the focus of the present disclosure, the detailed description of such known functions or configurations may be omitted. Where the terms "comprising," "having," and "including" are used as described in this specification, another element may be added unless a more limiting term such as "only" is used. Terms in the singular may include the plural unless indicated to the contrary.

In interpreting an element, it is to be interpreted as including such an error range or tolerance range even if the error range or tolerance range is not explicitly recited.

In describing positional relationships, for example, when a positional relationship between two components is described as being "on.. above," "above.. below," or "next to …," one or more other components may be disposed between the two components unless more limiting terms such as "just" or "directly" are used.

In describing temporal relationships, for example, when the temporal sequence is described as "after …", "then …", "then …", or "before …", a discontinuous condition may be included unless more limiting terms such as "just" or "directly" are used.

It will be understood that, although the terms first, second, etc. may be used herein to describe various elements, these elements should not be limited by these terms, as these terms are not used to limit a particular order. These terms are only used to distinguish one element from another. For example, a first element could be termed a second element, and, similarly, a second element could be termed a first element, without departing from the scope of the present disclosure.

In describing the elements of the present disclosure, the terms "first", "second", "a", "B", "(a)" and "(B)" may be used. These terms are only used to distinguish one element from another element, and the nature, order, sequence or number of the corresponding elements should not be limited by these terms. It will be understood that when an element or layer is referred to as being "connected," "coupled," or "attached" to another element or layer, unless otherwise specified, the element or layer may be directly connected or directly attached to not only the other element or layer, but also indirectly coupled or indirectly attached to the other element or layer with one or more intervening elements or layers disposed therebetween.

The term "at least one" should be understood to include any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items. For example, the meaning of "at least one of a first item, a second item, and a third item" includes a combination of all items set forth from two or more of the first item, the second item, and the third item, as well as the first item, the second item, or the third item.

In the description of the embodiments, when one structure is described as being located "on or above" or "under or below" another structure, the description should be construed as including a case where the structures are in contact with each other and a case where a third structure is provided between the two structures. The size and thickness of each element shown in the drawings are given only for convenience of description, and embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto unless otherwise specified.

As will be well understood by those skilled in the art, the features of the various embodiments of the present disclosure may be partially or fully coupled or combined with each other and may be variously interoperable with each other and technically driven. Embodiments of the present disclosure may be performed independently of each other or may be performed together in an interdependent relationship.

In the present disclosure, the term "display device" may broadly include a display device such as an Organic Light Emitting Display (OLED) module or a Liquid Crystal Module (LCM) including a display panel and a driver for driving the display panel. In addition, the term "display device" may also broadly include a kit (or kit) or electronic device set such as a notebook computer, television, computer display, car display, or other type of device display for a vehicle, or a mobile electronic device (such as a smartphone or electronic board, etc.) as a complete product (or end product) or the like that contains an LCM or OLED module.

Thus, in the present disclosure, the term "display device" may include display devices such as LCM or OLED modules per se as well as kits that are end-consumer devices or application products that include LCM or OLED modules.

Further, in some examples, the LCM or OLED module including the display panel and the driver may be referred to as a "display device", and the electronic device as an end product including the LCM or OLED module may be referred to as a "kit". For example, the display device may include a display panel such as an LCD or an OLED and a source Printed Circuit Board (PCB) as a controller for driving the display panel. The kit may also include a kit PCB that is a controller electrically connected to the source PCB to control the overall operation of the kit or kit.

The display panel used in the embodiments of the present disclosure may be any type of display panel including, for example and without limitation, a liquid crystal display panel, an Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) display panel, an electro-luminescence display panel, and the like. For example, the display panel may be any panel capable of generating sound according to vibration of the sound generating apparatus. The display panel according to the embodiment of the present disclosure is not limited in shape or size.

An exemplary liquid crystal display panel may include a plurality of gate lines, a plurality of data lines, and a plurality of pixels respectively disposed in a plurality of pixel regions defined by crossings of the gate lines and the data lines. The liquid crystal display panel may include: an array substrate including a Thin Film Transistor (TFT) corresponding to a switching device for controlling light transmittance of each of the plurality of pixels; an upper substrate including a color filter and/or a black matrix; and a liquid crystal layer formed between the array substrate and the upper substrate.

An exemplary organic light emitting display panel may include a plurality of gate lines, a plurality of data lines, and a plurality of pixels respectively disposed in a plurality of crossings of the gate lines and the data lines. The organic light emitting display panel may include: an array substrate including a Thin Film Transistor (TFT) corresponding to an element for selectively applying a voltage to each pixel; an organic light emitting device layer on the array substrate; and an encapsulation substrate disposed on the array substrate to cover the organic light emitting device layer. The encapsulation substrate may protect the TFT and the organic light emitting device layer from external impact, and may reduce or prevent moisture or oxygen from penetrating into the organic light emitting device layer. The organic light emitting device layer disposed on the array substrate may be changed into an inorganic light emitting layer, for example, a nano-sized material layer, etc.

The display panel may further include a backing such as a metal plate attached to the display panel, but the embodiment is not limited to the metal plate. Alternative structures, for example formed of different materials, may be provided.

A display panel including a sound-producing device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may be implemented in a user interface module in a vehicle, such as a central control panel of an automobile. For example, such a display panel may be disposed between two front occupants so that sound generated due to vibration of the display panel is propagated toward the inside of the vehicle compartment. In this way, the audio experience in the vehicle can be improved compared to having the speakers only on the inside or at the edges of the vehicle.

Hereinafter, a display apparatus according to an example embodiment of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Fig. 1 illustrates a display device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Fig. 2A to 2C illustrate a display device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Referring to fig. 1 and 2A, the display apparatus 1000 may include a display panel 100 configured to display an image and a support member 300 at a rear surface of the display panel 100. In addition, the sound generator 200 may be located at the rear surface of the display panel 100. The front surface of the display panel 100 may be defined as a surface from which the display panel of the display panel 100 emits light or displays an image through a pixel array. Accordingly, the rear surface of the display panel 100 may be defined as a surface of the display panel 100 opposite to the front surface, i.e., a rear side of the display panel 100.

As indicated above, the display panel 100 may be a light emitting display panel or a flexible light emitting display panel.

The display panel 100 according to an embodiment may include: a pixel array substrate having a pixel array including a plurality of pixels; an encapsulation layer encapsulating the pixel array; and a polarizing film attached to an upper portion of the encapsulation layer.

The plurality of pixels may be respectively disposed in a plurality of pixel regions that may be defined by a plurality of pixel driving lines. In addition, each of the plurality of pixels may include: a pixel circuit including at least two Thin Film Transistors (TFTs) and at least one capacitor; and a light emitting device which emits light using a current supplied from the pixel circuit. For example, the light emitting device may include an organic light emitting layer or a quantum dot light emitting layer. As another example, the light emitting device may include a micro Light Emitting Diode (LED).

The encapsulation layer may protect the TFT and the light emitting device from external impact, and may prevent moisture or oxygen from penetrating into the light emitting device.

The polarizing film may be attached to the upper portion of the encapsulation layer by a film attachment member. The polarizing film may circularly polarize external light reflected by the TFTs and/or the pixel driving lines disposed on the pixel array substrate, thereby enhancing visibility and contrast of the display panel 100.

In addition, the display panel 100 may further include a barrier layer and a touch electrode layer between the encapsulation layer and the polarizing film. In addition, the display panel 100 may further include a color filter layer on an upper portion of the encapsulation layer.

Alternatively, the encapsulation layer may be replaced or supplemented with an encapsulation substrate attached to the pixel array substrate by a filler surrounding the pixel array. In the case where the filler is a transparent filler, the package substrate may be a transparent package substrate.

The driving circuit unit may be connected to a pad part disposed on a pixel array substrate of the display panel 100, and may supply a driving signal and a data signal to the pixel driving lines to enable each of the pixels to display an image.

Alternatively, the display panel 100 may be a liquid crystal display panel. This will be described below.

The display panel 100 may include a first substrate, a second substrate, and a liquid crystal layer between the first substrate and the second substrate. The first substrate may include a pixel electrode or a common electrode for controlling the orientation of liquid crystal molecules of the liquid crystal layer, and may include a TFT connected to the pixel electrode. The second substrate may include a color filter layer for providing a color image for the display.

The display panel 100 may drive the liquid crystal layer using an electric field generated by a data voltage and a common voltage applied to each pixel, so as to control light transmittance of the liquid crystal layer to display an image. The liquid crystal layer may be driven in various driving modes such as a Twisted Nematic (TN) mode, a Vertical Alignment (VA) mode, an in-plane switching (IPS) mode, and a Fringe Field Switching (FFS) mode.

For example, the first substrate may be a TFT substrate, and may include a plurality of pixels defined by a plurality of gate lines and a plurality of data lines crossing each other. Each of the pixels may include: TFTs connected to corresponding gate lines and corresponding data lines; a pixel electrode connected to the TFT; and a common electrode disposed adjacent to the pixel electrode and supplied with a common voltage. The common electrode may be disposed on the second substrate based on a driving mode of the liquid crystal layer. A driving circuit unit for driving the display panel 100 and a pad part connected to the driving circuit unit may be disposed at one side of the first substrate. The second substrate may be a color filter array substrate, and may include a color filter layer. In the case of driving the display panel 100 in a color filter on TFT (COT) mode or a TFT on filter (toc) mode, a color filter layer may be disposed on the first substrate.

The backlight unit may be located under the display panel 100 and may irradiate light onto the display panel 100. The display panel 100 may control transmittance of light emitted from the backlight unit to display an image.

The display apparatus 1000 may be a display module including the display panel 100 and a driving circuit unit for driving the display panel 100. For example, the driving circuit unit may include an Integrated Circuit (IC) chip and a Flexible Printed Circuit Board (FPCB). A driving circuit unit such as a driving IC for applying a voltage may be mounted on the FPCB. Alternatively, the driving circuit unit may be implemented in different types such as a Chip On Film (COF) type.

The gate and data lines of the display panel 100 may be connected to the FPCB. When an electrical signal is applied from the FPCB, the electrical signal may be applied to the source and drain of the TFT. The FPCB may receive an image signal from the outside of the display panel 100 to apply a driving signal to the gate and data lines of the display panel 100.

The FPCB may generate a gate signal and a data signal for driving the display panel 100 and a plurality of timing signals enabling the gate signal and the data signal to be applied at appropriate times. The FPCB may apply gate and data signals to gate and data lines of the display panel 100. In addition, the FPCB may include an amplifier.

The cover window may be disposed on the display module. The cover window may be attached on the entire surface of the display module or the entire surface of the polarizing film.

Further, the support member 300 may be a plate member disposed on the rear surface or the entire surface of the display panel 100. For example, the support member 300 faces the rear surface of the display panel 100.

By way of example, the support member 300 may be referred to as a cover bottom, a board bottom, a rear cover, a base frame, a metal chassis, a chassis, or an m-chassis. Accordingly, the support member 300 may include all types of frames or plate structures on the rear surface of the display apparatus 1000.

The sound generator 200 may comprise a piezoelectric sound generator. The sound generator may be referred to as an actuator, an exciter, or a transducer, but the embodiments are not limited to these terms.

When the sound generator 200 is configured with a piezoelectric sound generator, a display device whose thickness is smaller than that of a magnetic speaker can be manufactured. A magnetic loudspeaker may include, for example, a magnet and a central pole on a plate, a coil former near the central pole, and a coil wound around the coil former.

The inventors have recognized that where the piezoelectric sound generator is attached to the entire surface of the display panel, the entire area of the piezoelectric sound generator is fixed. For this reason, it is difficult to reproduce a sound having a low-pitched vocal cord. Thus, the inventors have recognized that frequency bands tend to be prone to the occurrence of problems with high-pitched sound bands.

Therefore, the inventors have conducted various experiments for outputting a sound having a low-pitched vocal cord. Accordingly, the inventors have invented a display device including a sound generator having a new structure that outputs a sound having a low-pitched vocal cord. This will be described below with reference to fig. 2A to 2D and fig. 3A to 3D.

Fig. 2A is a sectional view taken along line I-I' of fig. 1, and illustrates a display device according to a first embodiment of the present disclosure.

As shown in fig. 2A, the support member 300 and the sound generator 200 may be located on the rear surface of the display panel 100. In addition, the sound generator 200 may be located between the display panel 100 and the support member 300. In addition, at least one vibration generating member 501 may be located between the display panel 100 and the sound generator 200.

The at least one vibration generating member 501 may be located between the display panel 100 and the sound generator 200 such that the sound generator 200 is not attached to the entire surface of the display panel 100. Therefore, the contact area between the sound generator 200 and the display panel 100 does not become the entire surface area or the entire rear surface area of the display panel 100. Therefore, the sound output from the sound generator 200 does not tend to a high-pitched sound band.

The vibration generating member 501 may help the sound generator 200 generate sound having a low-pitched vocal cord. For example, the vibration generating member 501 may lower the frequency band to enable output of sound having a low-pitched vocal cord. In addition, the vibration generating member 501 may be formed of a soft material. The soft material may be, for example, a rubber-like material or padding. For example, the rubber-like material may be silicon or urethane, but the embodiment is not limited thereto.

The at least one vibration generating member 501 may function as a spring and may assign a flux to the vibration of the sound generator 200 to lower the resonance frequency. Accordingly, the vibration generating member 501 may be a suspension, a damper, a tripod (spider), or an edge, but the embodiment is not limited to these terms.

By forming the vibration generating member 501 with a soft material, the resonance frequency can be lowered. This will be described below with reference to fig. 1.

The resonant frequency "f" of the sound wave generated by the vibration of the sound generator can be determined as expressed in the following equation 1₀"where" s "denotes the rigidity of the damper of the sound generator," m "denotes the mass:

by forming the vibration generating member 501 with a soft material, the rigidity of the damper of the sound generator can be reduced. As a result, based on equation 1, the resonance frequency can be reduced, thereby enhancing the sound characteristics corresponding to the low-pitched sound zone.

Therefore, in the display apparatus according to the example embodiment of the present disclosure, a sound having a low-pitched vocal cord may be output by using the vibration generating member 501. Accordingly, the sound generator 200 may output sounds having a low-pitched vocal cord, and thus the sound generator 200 may output a wider range of sounds including sounds having a high-pitched vocal cord and sounds having a low-pitched vocal cord.

The vibration generating member 501 may be located at the periphery of the display panel 100. In addition, the vibration generating member 501 may be located at the periphery of the sound generator 200. In other words, the vibration generating member 501 may be arranged at an edge portion or a peripheral portion of the sound generator 200. For example, the at least one vibration generating member 501 may be arranged at an edge portion or a peripheral portion of a surface (e.g., a front surface) of the sound generator 200.

A sound generation method of the sound generator 200 according to an example embodiment will be described below with reference to fig. 4.

Fig. 2B illustrates a top view of the first embodiment according to the present disclosure.

Fig. 2B is a plan view when viewed from above (or from the front of the display device 1000) in a state where the display panel 100 is removed. As shown in fig. 2B, the vibration generating member 501 may be located at the periphery of the sound generator 200. In addition, the sound generator 200 may be located between adjacent vibration generating members 501. In other words, the vibration generating member 501 may be arranged at an edge portion or a peripheral portion of the sound generator 200. For example, the at least one vibration generating member 501 may be arranged at an edge portion or a peripheral portion of a surface (e.g., a front surface) of the sound generator 200.

Fig. 2C illustrates a bottom view of the first embodiment according to the present disclosure.

Fig. 2C illustrates a bottom view when viewed from below (or from the front of the display apparatus 1000) in a state where the support member 300 is removed. As shown in fig. 2C, the sound generator 200 may be located on the entire surface or the entire rear surface of the display panel 100.

Fig. 2D illustrates a display device according to a first embodiment of the present disclosure.

As shown in fig. 2D, the vibration generating member 501 may be attached to the display panel 100 by a first adhesive member 401. The first adhesive member 401 may be attached to a contact surface between the vibration generating member 501 and the display panel 100. It is possible to solve a potential problem that the adhesive member is attached to an undesired portion or material cost of the adhesive member is increased. However, the embodiment is not limited thereto, and the first adhesive member 401 may be attached to the entire area or the entire rear surface area of the display panel 100 or a portion thereof. In addition, the first adhesive member 401 may be, for example, a double-sided tape, a single-sided tape, an adhesive, or an adhesive, but the embodiment is not limited thereto.

Further, the vibration generating member 501 may be attached to the sound generator 200 by the second adhesive member 402. The second adhesive member 402 may be attached to a contact surface between the vibration generating member 501 and the sound generator 200. It is possible to solve a potential problem that the adhesive member may be attached to an undesired portion or the material cost of the adhesive member increases. However, the embodiment is not limited thereto, and the second adhesive member 402 may be attached to the entire area or the entire surface area of the sound generator 200 or a portion thereof. In addition, the second adhesive member 402 may be, for example, a double-sided tape, a single-sided tape, an adhesive, or an adhesive, but the embodiment is not limited thereto.

As described above with reference to fig. 2A to 2D, since the vibration generating member 501 may be located between the display panel 100 and the sound generator 200, a configuration for generating sound having a low-pitched vocal cord may be realized. Accordingly, the inventors have recognized that the vibration generated by the sound generator 200 is cancelled by the vibration generating member 501, and this may deteriorate high-pitched sound. In addition, the inventors have recognized that standing waves may reduce sound quality due to a space between the display panel 100 and the sound generator 200 where a vibration generating member is not disposed. Accordingly, the inventors have conducted various experiments to improve the quality of low-pitched sounds and reduce or prevent the deterioration of high-pitched sounds. Accordingly, the inventors have developed a display apparatus including a sound generator having a new structure that can improve the quality of low-pitched sounds and the quality of high-pitched sounds. This will be described below with reference to fig. 3A to 3D.

Fig. 3A is a sectional view taken along line I-I' of fig. 1, and illustrates a display device according to a second embodiment of the present disclosure.

As shown in fig. 3A, the support member 300 and the sound generator 200 may be located on the rear surface of the display panel 100. The sound generator 200 may be located between the display panel 100 and the support member 300. In addition, at least one vibration member may be located between the display panel 100 and the sound generator 200.

The at least one vibration member may include a vibration generating member 501 and a vibration transmitting member 502.

The vibration transfer member 502 may be located between the display panel 100 and the sound generator 200 without generating a large gap between the sound generator 200 and the display panel 100. Accordingly, the size of the gap between the sound generator 200 and the display panel 100 may be reduced. In addition, a fixing area between the sound generator 200 and the display panel 100 may be reduced, thereby enhancing a transmission force for transmitting high-pitched sounds generated by the sound generator 200 to the display panel 100. In addition, by forming the vibration transmission member 502 with a soft material, the vibration of the sound generator 200 associated with the high-pitched sound band may be better transmitted to the display panel 100, thereby reducing or preventing the quality degradation of the high-pitched sound. This may further improve the overall quality of the output sound as well as the quality of the sound with a high pitch vocal cord.

Further, the vibration generating member 501 may be located between the sound generator 200 and the support member 300.

The vibration generating member 501 may help the sound generator 200 generate sound having a low-pitched vocal cord. For example, the vibration generating member 501 may lower the frequency band to enable output of sound having a low-pitched vocal cord. In addition, the vibration generating member 501 may be provided on the supporting member 300, thereby reducing possible sound distortion.

The vibration generating member 501 may function as a spring and may apply a flux to the vibration of the sound generator 200 to lower the resonance frequency. Accordingly, the vibration generating member 501 may be a suspension, a damper, a tripod, or an edge, but the embodiment is not limited thereto.

Further, the vibration generating member 501 may be formed of a soft material. The soft material may be, for example, a rubber-like material or padding. For example, the rubber-like material may be silicon or urethane, but the embodiment is not limited thereto.

If the vibration generating member 501 is formed of a soft material, the resonance frequency can be lowered. This is substantially the same as the description given above with reference to fig. 2A to 2D. Therefore, detailed description is not repeated.

The vibration generating member 501 may be located on the supporting member 300, and the position of the sound generator 200 may be fixed. Accordingly, the vibration generating member 501 may perform an alignment function during a process of assembling or attaching the display panel 100 to the support member 300. Accordingly, the assembly process is improved, so that the manufacturing process can be performed more efficiently and/or more accurately. In addition, the vibration generating member 501 may reduce or prevent lateral or side-to-side twisting when generating low frequency vibration, thereby reducing distortion of sound. In other words, the at least one vibration generating member 501 may be disposed between the sound generator 200 and the supporting member 300, and the at least one vibration transmitting member 502 may be disposed between the display panel 100 and the sound generator 200. The sound generator 200 may be disposed between the display panel 100 and the support member 300 at the rear of the display panel 100.

The vibration generating member 501 may be located at the periphery of the display panel 100. In addition, the vibration generating member 501 may be located at the periphery of the sound generator 200. In other words, the vibration generating member 501 may be arranged at an edge portion or a peripheral portion of the sound generator 200. For example, the at least one vibration generating member 501 may be arranged at an edge portion or a peripheral portion of a surface (e.g., a rear surface) of the sound generator 200.

The vibration generating member 501 may be attached to the sound generator 200 by an adhesive member. For example, the adhesive member may be a double-sided tape, a single-sided tape, an adhesive, or an adhesive, but the embodiment is not limited thereto.

Further, the vibration generating member 501 may be attached to the supporting member 300 by an adhesive member. For example, the adhesive member may be a double-sided tape, a single-sided tape, an adhesive, or an adhesive, but the embodiment is not limited thereto.

The vibration generating member 501 may be formed of a material different from that of the vibration transmitting member 502. For example, the vibration generating member 501 may be formed of a hard material different from that of the vibration transmitting member 502. The hard material may be, for example, one of metal, plastic, and carbon fiber, but the embodiment is not limited thereto. Additionally, the vibration transfer member 502 may include, for example and without limitation, a rubber-like material or padding. For example, the rubber-like material may be silicon or urethane, but the embodiment is not limited thereto.

Accordingly, the vibration transfer member 502 and the vibration generating member 501, which include different materials, may be located at upper and lower portions of the sound generator 200, or on front and rear surfaces of the sound generator 200, respectively. As a result, the sound reproduction band can be expanded and can include a low-pitched band to a high-pitched band, thereby reducing or preventing distortion of sound to enhance sound output quality. In addition, the vibration generating member 501 may perform an alignment function, thereby improving efficiency and/or accuracy of a process of assembling or attaching the display panel 100 to the support member 300. The front surface of the sound generator 200 may be generally defined as a surface of the sound generator 200 facing the rear surface of the display panel 100, and the rear surface of the sound generator 200 may be generally defined as a surface of the sound generator 200 facing the support member 300.

A sound generation method of the sound generator 200 according to an example embodiment will be described below with reference to fig. 4.

Fig. 3B illustrates a top view of a second embodiment according to the present disclosure.

Fig. 3B illustrates a top view when viewed from above (or from the front of the display device 1000) in a state where the display panel 100 is removed. As shown in fig. 3B, the vibration transfer member 502 may be located at the center of the sound generator 200. In addition, the vibration transfer member 502 may be located between adjacent sound generators 200.

Fig. 3C illustrates a bottom view of a second embodiment according to the present disclosure.

Fig. 3C illustrates a bottom view when viewed from below (or from the rear of the display apparatus 1000) in a state where the support member 300 is removed. As shown in fig. 3C, the vibration generating member 501 may be located at the periphery of the sound generator 200. In other words, the vibration generating member 501 may be arranged at an edge portion or a peripheral portion of the sound generator 200. For example, the at least one vibration generating member 501 may be arranged at an edge portion or a peripheral portion of a surface (e.g., a front surface) of the sound generator 200. In addition, the sound generator 200 may be located between adjacent vibration generating members 501.

Fig. 3D illustrates a display device according to a second embodiment of the present disclosure.

As shown in fig. 3D, the vibration transfer member 502 may be attached to the display panel 100 by the first adhesive member 401. The first adhesive member 401 may be attached to a contact surface between the vibration transfer member 502 and the display panel 100. It is possible to solve a potential problem that the adhesive member is attached to an undesired portion or the material cost of the adhesive member is increased. However, the embodiment is not limited thereto, and the first adhesive member 401 may be attached to the entire area or the entire rear surface area of the display panel 100 or a portion thereof. In addition, the first adhesive member 401 may be, for example, a double-sided tape, a single-sided tape, an adhesive, or an adhesive, but the embodiment is not limited thereto.

Further, the vibration transmitting member 502 may be attached to the sound generator 200 by the second adhesive member 402. The second adhesive member 402 may be attached to a contact surface between the vibration transfer member 502 and the sound generator 200. This may also address potential problems of the adhesive member being attached to an undesired portion or increased material costs of the adhesive member. However, the embodiment is not limited thereto, and the second adhesive member 402 may be attached to the entire area or the entire front surface area of the sound generator 200 or a portion thereof. In addition, the second adhesive member 402 may be, for example, a double-sided tape, a single-sided tape, an adhesive, or an adhesive, but the embodiment is not limited thereto.

The vibration generating member 501 may be attached to the sound generator 200 by a third adhesive member 403. The third adhesive member 403 may be attached to a contact surface between the vibration generating member 501 and the sound generator 200. This may solve a potential problem that the adhesive member is attached to an undesired portion or material cost of the adhesive member is increased. However, the embodiment is not limited thereto, and the third adhesive member 403 may be attached to the entire area or the entire rear surface area of the sound generator 200 or a portion thereof. In addition, the third adhesive member 403 may be, for example, a double-sided tape, a single-sided tape, an adhesive, or an adhesive, but the embodiment is not limited thereto.

Further, the vibration generating member 501 may be attached to the supporting member 300 by a fourth adhesive member 404. The fourth adhesive member 404 may be attached to a contact surface between the vibration generating member 501 and the supporting member 300. This may also address potential issues of the adhesive member being attached to an undesired portion or increased material costs of the adhesive member. However, the embodiment is not limited thereto, and the fourth adhesive member 404 may be attached to the entire area or the entire front surface area of the support member 300. In addition, the fourth adhesive member 404 may be, for example, a double-sided tape, a single-sided tape, an adhesive, or an adhesive, but the embodiment is not limited thereto.

Fig. 4A and 4B illustrate a sound generation method of a sound generator according to an example embodiment of the present disclosure.

The piezoelectric element may be an element having a characteristic of generating electric polarization based on an external force to cause a potential difference (i.e., piezoelectric effect). When a voltage is applied, deformation or stress may occur. According to one embodiment, the piezoelectric element may be made of crystal, tourmaline, Rochelle salt, barium titanate (BaTiO)₃) Monoammonium phosphate (NH)₄H₂PO₄) Piezoelectric ceramics, etc.

Further, the piezoelectric element may be formed by sintering a material having a piezoelectric effect. The piezoelectric element may be formed of an insulating elastic material such as silicon, acrylic, or urethane, or a material such as polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) or PZT (lead zirconate titanate; zirconate PbZrO)₃And titanate PbTiO₃Collectively) such piezoelectric polymer materials. PVDF may include polyvinylidene fluoride trifluoroethylene (PVDF-TrFE) and may have the property of being relatively easy to manufacture in the form of a flexible film.

Therefore, the piezoelectric element may have a structure in which: the piezoelectric element including the electrodes therein may be attached to both surfaces of the metal vibration plate or the polymer by using an adhesive. The shape of the piezoelectric element may be deformed by applying an Alternating Current (AC) voltage to both surfaces of the piezoelectric element, and a sound may be generated by transferring the shape deformation of the piezoelectric element to the vibration plate.

Piezoelectric speakers using piezoelectric elements can be classified into film-type piezoelectric speakers and stack-type piezoelectric speakers. The membrane type piezoelectric speaker uses the following principle: the electrode is formed of a piezoelectric film material in each of the upper and lower portions, and can generate sound by applying a voltage.

The stack type piezoelectric speaker may include a plurality of layers including a piezoelectric element between two electrodes. An AC voltage may be applied between the two electrodes, and the stack type piezoelectric speaker may be bent upward and downward according to the AC voltage. The piezoelectric element may use the above-described material, but the embodiment is not limited thereto. Here, an example in which the second sound generator is configured with a stack-type piezoelectric speaker is described, but the embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto. In other embodiments, a membrane type piezoelectric speaker may be included. This will be described below with reference to fig. 4A and 4B.

Fig. 4A illustrates a side structure of a sound generator according to an example embodiment of the present disclosure.

Referring to fig. 4A, a positive (+) voltage and a negative (-) voltage are applied to the first electrode E1 and the second electrode E2, respectively. When a voltage having a direction opposite to the polarization direction (as indicated by a thin solid line in the upward direction) is applied, stress may be generated based on the piezoelectric effect, and deformation based on contraction or expansion in the displacement direction (as indicated by a thick solid line in the lateral direction) may occur. Therefore, as shown in fig. 4B, deformation caused by an AC voltage may occur in the piezoelectric type sound generator, and the piezoelectric type sound generator may be changed to a vertical movement mode or an up-down movement mode or may be bent in a displacement direction (as indicated by a thick solid line). The vibration may be generated based on a vertical motion mode or an up-down motion mode, and the sound may be generated based on the vibration.

Fig. 5 illustrates sound output characteristics according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure.

In fig. 5, the horizontal axis (x-axis) represents frequency in hertz (Hz) and the vertical axis (y-axis) represents sound pressure level in decibels (dB).

The sound output characteristic may be measured by a sound analysis device. The sound analysis apparatus may include: a sound card that transmits/receives sound to/from a control Personal Computer (PC); an amplifier which amplifies a signal generated from the sound card and transmits the amplified signal to the sound generator; and a microphone that collects sound generated by the sound generator in the display panel. Sounds collected through the microphone may be input to the control PC through the sound card, and the control program may be used to check the input sounds to analyze the sounds of the sound generator.

In fig. 5, a broken line shows an example in which a sound generator is provided in the display panel. The solid line shows an example in which the sound generator and the vibration generating member are provided in the display panel as described above with reference to fig. 2A to 2C.

As shown by the dotted line of fig. 5, if the piezoelectric sound generator is provided in the display panel, it can be seen that the sound pressure level increases at or around a frequency of 1400Hz (as shown by the dotted arrow). In addition, as shown by the solid line of fig. 5, if the vibration transfer member and the piezoelectric sound generator are provided in the display panel, it can be seen that the sound pressure level increases at or near the frequency of 500Hz (as shown by the solid line arrow). Therefore, with the configuration in which the sound generator and the vibration transfer member are provided, it can be seen that the low-pitched sound can be enhanced by about two times or more as compared with the configuration in which only the sound generator is provided.

Fig. 6A and 6B illustrate sound output characteristics according to a second embodiment of the present disclosure.

In fig. 6A and 6B, the horizontal axis (x-axis) represents frequency in hertz (Hz) and the vertical axis (y-axis) represents sound pressure level in decibels (dB).

In fig. 6A, a broken line shows an example in which the sound generator is provided in the display panel, and a solid line shows an example in which the sound generator, the vibration generating member, and the vibration transmitting member are provided in the display panel as described above with reference to fig. 3A to 3C.

As shown in fig. 6A, the sound pressure level may be enhanced in the frequency domain (shown in the dashed circle) of the mid to low pitched sound band of 3kHz or less. Therefore, sound having a low-pitched vocal cord can be enhanced using the vibration generating member.

In fig. 6B, a broken line shows an example in which the sound generator and the vibration generating member are provided in the display panel as described above with reference to fig. 2A to 2C. The solid line shows an example in which the sound generator, the vibration generating member, and the vibration transmitting member are provided in the display panel as described above with reference to fig. 3A to 3C.

As shown in fig. 6B, if the vibration transfer member is additionally provided, the sound output can be enhanced in the frequency domain (shown in the dotted circle) of the high-pitched sound band of 3kHz or more.

Therefore, the additional adoption of the vibration generating member and the vibration transmitting member can enhance the sound in the low-pitched and the high-pitched vocal cords, thereby providing the display apparatus capable of outputting the sound having the uniform sound quality in the wide range of the frequency domain.

The sound generator according to the embodiment of the present disclosure may be applied as a sound generator provided in a display apparatus. The display apparatus according to the embodiments of the present disclosure may be applied to, for example, a mobile apparatus, a video phone, a smart watch, a watch phone, a wearable device, a foldable device, a rollable device, a bendable device, a flexible device, a bending device, a Portable Multimedia Player (PMP), a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), an electronic organizer, a desktop Personal Computer (PC), a laptop PC, a netbook computer, a workstation, a navigation device, a car display device, a Television (TV), a notebook computer, a display, a camera, a camcorder, a home appliance, and the like. The display apparatus according to the embodiment of the present disclosure may include a sound generator having a smaller size in a case where the display apparatus is included in a mobile device. In addition, the piezoelectric sound generator employed in the configuration according to the embodiment of the present disclosure can output a uniform sound in a wide range sound band from a low-pitched sound band to a high-pitched sound band.

A display device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure will be described below.

A display device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a display panel configured to display an image; a support member on a rear surface of the display panel; a sound generator located between the display panel and the support member; and at least one vibration member between the display panel and the support member.

According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the at least one vibration member may include a vibration transmission member between the display panel and the sound generator.

According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the vibration transfer member may be configured to transfer vibration of the sound generator having a high-pitched vocal cord to the display panel.

According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the vibration transfer member may be located at a center of the sound generator.

According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the display apparatus may further include an adhesive member attaching the vibration transfer member to the sound generator or the display panel.

According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the at least one vibration member may include a vibration generation member located between the display panel and the sound generator.

According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the vibration generating member may be configured to generate a sound of a low-pitched vocal cord having the sound generator.

According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the vibration generating member may be located at a periphery of the display panel.

According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the display apparatus may further include an adhesive member attaching the vibration generating member to the sound generator or the display panel.

According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the at least one vibration member may include a vibration transmission member between the display panel and the sound generator and a vibration generation member at an upper portion of the support member.

According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the vibration transfer member may be located at a center of the display panel, and the vibration generating member may be located at a periphery of the display panel.

According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the vibration transfer member may be configured to transfer vibration of the sound generator having a high-pitched vocal cord to the display panel, and the vibration generation member may be configured to generate sound having a low-pitched vocal cord of the sound generator.

According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the sound generator may comprise a piezoelectric sound generator.

A display device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a display panel configured to display an image; a support member and a sound generator on a rear surface of the display panel; at least one vibration generating member located between the display panel and the support member; and at least one vibration transmission member between the display panel and the sound generator.

According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the at least one vibration generating member may be located between the display panel and the sound generator and a periphery of the sound generator.

According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the at least one vibration transfer member may be located at a center of the sound generator.

According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the at least one vibration generating member may be configured to generate sound having a low-pitched vocal cord of the sound generator.

According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the at least one vibration transfer member may be configured to transfer vibration of the sound generator having a high-pitched vocal cord to the display panel.

According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the sound generator may comprise a piezoelectric sound generator.

A display device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a display panel configured to display an image; a support member on a rear surface of the display panel; a sound generator located between the display panel and the support member; at least one vibration transfer member between the display panel and the sound generator; and at least one vibration generating member located at an upper portion of the supporting member, the at least one vibration generating member containing a material different from that of the at least one vibration transmitting member.

According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the at least one vibration transmitting member may comprise one of metal, plastic and carbon fiber, and the at least one vibration generating member may comprise a rubber-like material or padding.

According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the at least one vibration transmission member may be located at a center of the sound generator, and the at least one vibration generating member may be located at a periphery of the sound generator.

According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the at least one vibration transfer member may be configured to transfer vibration of the sound producer having a high-pitched vocal cord to the display panel, and the at least one vibration generation member may be configured to produce sound having a low-pitched vocal cord of the sound producer.

According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the sound generator may comprise a piezoelectric sound generator.

As described above, according to the embodiments of the present disclosure, a sound generator and a vibration member may be provided, thereby providing a display apparatus for outputting a sound having a low-pitched vocal cord to a high-pitched vocal cord.

Further, in the display apparatus according to the embodiment of the present disclosure, since the vibration generating member performs the alignment function, the efficiency and/or accuracy of the process of assembling or attaching the display panel to the supporting member may be enhanced.

In addition, the display apparatus according to the embodiment of the present disclosure may include a sound generator and a vibration member, thereby reducing or preventing sound distortion to enhance sound quality.

Further, the display apparatus according to the embodiment of the present disclosure may include a sound generator and a vibration member, and thus may reduce or prevent the deterioration of high pitched sound, thereby expanding a sound reproduction frequency band to enhance sound quality.

Further, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the plurality of vibration members may be formed of different materials, thereby providing a display apparatus for outputting a sound having a low-pitched vocal cord to a high-pitched vocal cord.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the present disclosure without departing from the technical spirit or scope of the disclosure. Thus, it is intended that the embodiments of the present disclosure cover the modifications and variations of this disclosure provided they come within the scope of the appended claims and their equivalents.

Cross Reference to Related Applications

This application claims priority to korean patent application No. 10-2017-.