Luan Young Chen

US Patent:

7315417, Jan 1, 2008

Filed:

Mar 31, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/097399

Inventors:

Luan Chi Chen - Garden Grove CA, US
James E. Hicks - Laguna Beach CA, US
Jeffrey G. Whitelaw - Corona CA, US

Assignee:

Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America, Inc. - Irvine CA

International Classification:

G03B 21/56
G02B 5/04

US Classification:

359450, 359449, 359460, 359839, 348904

Abstract:

An apparatus and methods that facilitate efficient and easy installation of a display screen and protective shield onto a cabinet of a display unit such as a projection TV (PTV) and the like. Preferably, a screen frame and bezel clip system includes a bezel clip having a latch arm releaseably coupleable to catch arm extending from or attached to a cabinet side wall of a display unit. The bezel clip further includes one or more receptacles sized and shaped to receive and retain a side or edge portion of one or more screens. The catch arm is preferably deformable under pressure and returns to a pre-stressed orientation when the pressure is removed. Alternatively, a screen frame and bezel mount system includes a stiffener member adapted to couple a bezel member to a cabinet side wall of a display unit. The bezel member includes one or more receptacles sized and shaped to receive and retain a side or edge portion of one or more screens.

US Patent:

6833880, Dec 21, 2004

Filed:

Jul 2, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/898161

Inventors:

Luan Chi Chen - Garden Grove CA

Assignee:

Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America, Inc. - Irvine CA

International Classification:

H04N 574

US Classification:

348787, 348789

Abstract:

An enclosure for a projection television set is provided that includes an upper compartment to house a mirror and a screen, and a lower compartment attached to the upper compartment. The lower compartment preferably includes a front panel, a rear panel, and a plurality of side panels wherein at least two side panels have an attachment region for a bracket of an optical unit. The attachment region may be angled surfaces designed to aim the optical unit toward the mirror of the projection television set. The attachment region may also be angled openings for insertion of first and second ends of the bracket of the optical unit therein, the angled openings configured to aim the optical unit toward the mirror. Alternatively, the attachment region may include a member having an elongate body with a top surface, a bottom surface, a first end, a second end, and a notch extending between the ends along the top surface of the elongate body, wherein the notch engages the bracket of the optical unit. In another embodiment, a bracket for an optical unit of a projection television set is provided that includes first and second ends having a horizontal extension oriented at approximately 90 degrees to a vertical wall.