| US 7,565,949 B2 | ||
| Flat panel display module having speaker function | ||
| Makoto Tojo, Kodaira (Japan) | ||
| Assigned to Casio Computer Co., Ltd., Tokyo (Japan) | ||
| Filed on Sep. 25, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/526,394. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 2005-279802 (JP), filed on Sep. 27, 2005. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0071259 A1, Mar. 29, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. A47B 81/06 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 181—199 [455/550.1; 181/148; 181/171] | 20 Claims |
| 1. A flat panel display module comprising:
a flat panel display including a front surface situated on a display observation side, a rear surface and a plurality of outer
side surfaces;
a sound source element arranged on a rear surface side of the panel display; and
a main case including a plurality of sidewalls surrounding the outer side surfaces of the panel display and the sound source
element, and a bottom plate facing the rear surface of the panel display, a part of at least one of the sidewalls and a part
of at least one of the side surfaces facing the at least one sidewall defining a first space therebetween which opens on the
display observation side;
wherein the display module defines a sound leading path including the first space and either a second space situated between
the sound source element and the rear surface of the panel display or a third space situated between the sound source element
and the bottom plate of the main case, at least one of the second and third spaces communicating with the first space, and
the sound leading path enabling a sound wave generated from the sound source element to pass therethrough and be emitted from
the main case.
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