Plasma display apparatus including heat sink assembly apparatus

• Main Author: YOU, SE JOON
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 22.04.2009
• Subjects: ADVERTISING; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; DISPLAYING; EDUCATION; ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; ELECTRICITY; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS; PHYSICS; PRINTED CIRCUITS; SEALS; SIGNS

The present invention relates to a plasma display apparatus including a heat sink assembly apparatus, wherein the length of a TCP film can be reduced over a predetermined length. The plasma display apparatus according to embodiments the present invention includes a plasma display panel (500), a driver IC (550) for generating a driving pulse to drive the plasma display panel, a signal transfer film (540) electrically connected to the plurality of electrodes and the driver IC in such a fashion that the driver IC is located under a lateral side of the plasma display panel, a heat sink (570) spaced apart from the signal transfer film by a predetermined distance, for externally radiating heat of the signal transfer film, a first fastening unit (580) located between the signal transfer film and the heat sink, for separating the signal transfer film and the heat sink by a predetermined distance, and a second fastening unit (530) coupled to the first fastening unit so as to fix the heat sink. According to a plasma display apparatus in accordance with embodiments of the present invention, a driver IC is located under the lateral side of a plasma display panel, thus shortening the length of a signal transfer film. Accordingly, cost can be saved.