Display apparatus having front cover with infrared sensor

• Main Author: Son, Heeseung
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 01.12.2020
• Subjects: DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS, THE OPTICAL OPERATION OF WHICH ISMODIFIED BY CHANGING THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIUM OF THEDEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF THE INTENSITY,COLOUR, PHASE, POLARISATION OR DIRECTION OF LIGHT, e.g.SWITCHING, GATING, MODULATING OR DEMODULATING; FREQUENCY-CHANGING; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICS; PHYSICS; TECHNIQUES OR PROCEDURES FOR THE OPERATION THEREOF

A display device is disclosed. The display device includes a display panel, a front cover including a front part shielding an edge area of a front surface of the display panel and a side part shielding a side surface of the display panel, a mounting hole being formed on the side part, a guide panel positioned between the display panel and the front cover and coupled to the side surface of the display panel, a backlight unit positioned at a rear surface of the display panel, a frame positioned at a rear surface of the backlight unit, and an infrared sensor inserted into the mounting hole. The present disclosure can provide an apparently neat display device by positioning the infrared sensor inside the display device.