1. A display device comprising: a display panel; a rear housing covering a back face of the display panel  and including a plurality of first screw holes at a peripheral portion thereof; a frame including a front portion  a side portion  a rear portion  and a plurality of second screw holes provided in the rear portion  the front portion covering a peripheral portion of a front face of the display panel  the side portion covering a side face of the display panel  the rear portion covering the peripheral portion of the rear housing  and the second screw holes being arranged alternately with the first screw holes; and a back face plate covering the rear portion of the frame and the rear housing  and including third screw holes corresponding to the first screw holes and the second screw holes.

2. The display device according to claim 1  wherein the frame includes a plurality of divided frames; and each of the divided frames has a cross-sectional form of a rectangular with three sides configured of the front portion  the side portion  and the rear portion.

3. The display device according to claim 2  wherein a clearance is provided between an end portion of the rear housing and an internal face of the rear portion of the frame.

4. The display device according to claim 1  wherein the rear housing includes a raised portion and a cutout portion  the raised portion being provided with the first screw hole  and the cutout portion being provided at a position corresponding to a position of the second screw hole of the rear portion of the frame  and the rear portion of the frame includes a cutout portion at a position corresponding to a position of the raised portion of the rear housing.

5. The display device according to claim 1  wherein the first screw holes and the second screw holes are alternately disposed on the same straight line.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present disclosure relates to a display device including a television.

BACKGROUND
[0002] Regarding display devices including televisions  reduction in thickness and reduction in frame width have been pursued. For example  in Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2010-197974  reduction in thickness is facilitated by  with use of a fixture having an L-shape in cross-section  holding the outer periphery side of a display face of a display panel section by one side of the L-shape  and sandwiching the display panel between the other side of the L-shape and a panel chassis section. On the other hand  in Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2009-42537 for example  for the purpose of reducing frame width  a pawl hook is provided on a side face of a front cabinet to hook the front cabinet on the outside of a bezel by using the pawl hook.

STATEMENT OF THE INVENTION
[0003] Accordingly  an embodiment of the present invention provides a display device comprising: a display panel  a rear housing covering a back face of the display panel  and including a plurality of first screw holes at a peripheral portion thereof  a frame including a front portion  a side portion  a rear portion  and a plurality of second screw holes provided in the rear portion  the front portion covering a peripheral portion of a front face of the display panel  the side portion covering a side face of the display panel  the rear portion covering the peripheral portion of the rear housing  and the second screw holes being arranged alternately with the first screw holes  and a back face plate covering the rear portion of the frame and the rear housing  and including third screw holes corresponding to the first screw holes and the second screw holes.

OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION
[0004] The principal object according to an embodiment of the present invention is to provide a display device capable of achieving both of reduction in thickness and reduction in frame width.

SUMMARY
[0005] However  since  in Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2010-197974  a space for attaching a fixture on the outer periphery side of the display face of the display panel section is necessary  it is difficult to reduce the frame width. In Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2009-42537  a protrusion portion is provided on the outside of the pawl hook of the front cabinet  and an end portion of a rear cabinet having a tray-shape is inserted into a gap between the pawl hook and the protrusion portion. However  since the depth of the rear cabinet is great  there is a limit on reduction in thickness. Under this circumstance  although reduction in thickness and reduction in frame width have been realized separately  it has been quite difficult to realize reduction in thickness and reduction in frame width at the same time.
[0006] It is desirable to provide a display device capable of achieving both of reduction in thickness and reduction in frame width.
[0007] A display device of an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a display panel; a rear housing covering a back face of the display panel  and including a plurality of first screw holes at a peripheral portion thereof; a frame including a front portion  a side portion  a rear portion  and a plurality of second screw holes provided in the rear portion  the front portion covering a peripheral portion of a front face of the display panel  the side portion covering a side face of the display panel  the rear portion covering the peripheral portion of the rear housing  and the second screw holes being arranged alternately with the first screw holes; and a back face plate covering the rear portion of the frame and the rear housing  and including third screw holes corresponding to the first screw holes and the second screw holes.
[0008] In the display device of the embodiment of the present disclosure  the first screw holes are provided in the peripheral portion of the rear housing  while the second screw holes are provided in the rear portion of the frame. The first screw holes and the second screw holes are alternately disposed as seen from the back side of the display panel. Accordingly  both of the rear housing and the frame may be directly fixed to the back face plate without interposing an additional component  and hence reduction in thickness may be realized. In addition  since the peripheral portion on the front face side of the display panel is covered only by the front portion of the frame  an ornamental member or the like configured to cover the front portion of the frame is unnecessary. In this way  reduction in thickness and reduction in frame width are realized.
[0009] According to the display device of the embodiment of the present disclosure  the first screw holes of the peripheral portion of the rear housing and the second screw holes of the rear portion of the frame are alternately disposed  and the back face plate is provided with the third screw hole corresponding to the first screw hole and second screw hole so as to fix the rear housing and the rear portion of the frame to the back face plate. Hence  it is possible to realize reduction in thickness and reduction in frame width at the same time.
[0010] It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary  and are intended to provide further explanation of the invention as claimed.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0011] The accompanying drawings are included to provide a further understanding of the disclosure  and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification. The drawings illustrate embodiments and  together with the specification  serve to explain the principles of the invention.
[0012] FIG. 1 is a front elevational view showing an external appearance of a display device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
[0013] FIG. 2 is a front elevational view  a rear elevational view  and a side elevational view each showing a configuration of a main body section illustrated in FIG. 1.
[0014] FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing a part of a back face of the main body section illustrated in FIG. 2 in a state where a rear cover is dismounted.
[0015] FIG. 4 is a sectional view along a first screw hole of a back chassis illustrated in FIG. 3 and a third screw hole of a rear cover corresponding to the first screw hole.
[0016] FIG. 5 is a sectional view along a second screw hole provided in a rear portion of a frame illustrated in FIG. 3 and the third screw hole of the rear cover corresponding to the second screw hole.
[0017] FIG. 6 is an enlarged plan view showing a part of the back chassis and the frame illustrated in FIG. 3.
[0018] FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view showing the frame illustrated in (A) of FIG. 2.
[0019] FIGs. 8A and 8B are perspective views showing an external appearance of application example 1 of the display device.
[0020] FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing an external appearance of application example 2.
[0021] FIG. 10A is a perspective view showing an external appearance of application example 3 as viewed from a front side  and FIG. 10B is a perspective view showing an external appearance of application example 3 as viewed from a rear side.
[0022] FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing an external appearance of application example 4.
[0023] FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing an external appearance of application example 5.
[0024] FIG. 13A is a front elevational view of application example 6 in an opened state  FIG. 13B is a side elevational view thereof  FIG. 13C is a front elevational view in a closed state  FIG. 13D is a left side view  FIG. 13E is a right side view  FIG. 13F is a top view  and FIG. 13G is a bottom view.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0025] Hereinafter  an embodiment of the present disclosure is specifically described referring to the drawings.
[0026] FIG. 1 shows an external appearance of a display device 1 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The display device 1 is used  for example  as a thin television  and configured to have a plate-shaped main body section 2 for image display supported by a stand 3. The main body section 2 is configured of  for example  a liquid crystal display panel. The stand 3 has  for example  a configuration in which a round bar made of metal such as stainless steel is bent to have an inverted T-shape. It is to be noted that  although the display device 1 is used as a stationary-type display device which is placed on a horizontal plane such as a floor  a shelf  and a stand in a state where the stand 3 is attached to the main body section 2  the display device 1 may also be used as a wall-hanging type display device in a state where the stand 3 is dismounted from the main body section 2.
[0027] FIG. 2 shows a configuration of the main body section 2 illustrated in FIG. 1. As illustrated in (A) of FIG. 2  on the front side of the main body section 2  a display panel 10 including a liquid crystal cell 11 described later is disposed on a front face thereof. A peripheral portion of the front face of the display panel 10 is a frame region covered by a frame 20. The frame region of the upper side and the left and right sides is has a width w1  and the width w1 is 4.9 mm  for example. The frame region of the lower side is provided with an optical structure including a light source such as an LED (Light Emitting Diode)  an indicator  various kinds of sensors  and the like  and a width w2 thereof is  for example  26. 7 mm.
[0028] As illustrated in (B) of FIG. 2  a back face of the main body section 2 is covered by a rear cover (back face plate) 30. A raised section 30A is provided at the center of a lower part of the rear cover 30  and a power source substrate and a signal substrate (both not shown) are provided in the raised section 30A. The region of the upper side and the left and right sides of the rear cover 30  that is  the region other than the raised section 30A  is a plane section 30B having a flat shape. As seen from a side of the main body section 2  as illustrated in (C) of FIG. 2  a thickness (the thickness of the thinnest section) t1 of the plane section 30B is  for example  8.9 mm  and a thickness (the thickness of the thickest section) t2 of the raised section 30A is  for example  22 mm.
[0029] As described  the display device 1 realizes both of reduction in thickness and reduction in frame width such that the minimum width w1 of the frame region of the main body section 2 is 4.9 mm  and the thickness t1 of the thinnest section is 8.9 mm. A detailed configuration thereof is described below.
[0030] FIG. 3 shows a part of the back face of the main body section 2 illustrated in FIG. 2 in a state where the rear cover 30 is dismounted. The main body section 2 includes  for example  the above-mentioned display panel 10  a back chassis (rear housing) 40  the above-mentioned frame 20  and the above-mentioned rear cover 30.
[0031] The back chassis 40 is a member which has a substantially plate shape and covers a back face of the display panel 10. For example  the thickness of the back chassis 40 is 1 mm  and configured of a metal plate made of aluminum (Al) or the like.
[0032] The frame 20 is configured of  for example  a metal plate  and configured to have a cross-sectional form of a rectangular with three sides configured of a front portion 21  a side portion 22  and a rear portion 23. As illustrated in (A) of FIG. 2  the front portion 21 is a portion which covers the peripheral portion of the front face of the display panel 10 so as to configure the frame region  and has a thickness of 0.8 mm  for example. The side portion 22 is a portion which covers a side face of the display panel 10  and connects the front portion 21 and the rear portion 23  and has a thickness of 0.8 mm  for example. The rear portion 23 is a portion which covers a peripheral portion of the back chassis 40  and at which fastening to the rear cover 30 is performed as describe later  and a thickness thereof is 1.0 mm  for example.
[0033] For example  the rear cover 30 has a thickness of 0.8 mm  and is configured of a plate-shaped member made of metal such as iron (Fe). Since the rear cover 30 is not configured to have a known tray-shape having depth but is configured of a flat plate  reduction in thickness of the main body section 2 may be further promoted. The rear cover 30 is fixed to the rear portion 23 of the frame 20 and the back chassis 40 so as to cover the rear portion 23 and the back chassis 40.
[0034] A plurality of first screw holes 41 is disposed in the peripheral portion of the back chassis 40 with intervals therebetween. On the other hand  a plurality of second screw holes 24 is provided in the rear portion 23 of the frame 20. The first screw holes 41 and the second screw holes 24 are alternately disposed as seen from the back side (the rear cover 30 side) of the display panel 10. The rear cover 30 is provided with third screw holes 31A and 31B corresponding to the first screw holes 41 and the second screw holes 24  respectively. With this  the display device 1 realizes both of reduction in thickness and reduction in frame width.
[0035] Specifically  since the first screw holes 41 and the second screw holes 24 are alternately disposed  both of the back chassis 40 and the frame 20 may be directly fixed to the rear cover 30 without interposing an additional component  and reduction in thickness may be realized. In addition  since the peripheral portion of the front face of the display panel 10 is covered only by the front portion 21of the frame 20  the front portion 21 need not be additionally covered by an ornamental member. In this way  reduction in thickness and reduction in frame width are realized.
[0036] FIG. 4 shows a cross-section along the first screw hole 41 of the back chassis 40 and the third screw hole 31A of the rear cover 30 corresponding to the first screw hole 41. FIG. 5 shows a cross-section along the second screw hole 24 of the rear portion 23 of the frame 20 and the third screw hole 31B of the rear cover 30 corresponding to the second screw hole 24. FIG. 6 shows a part of the back chassis 40 and the frame 20 illustrated in FIG. 3 in an enlarged manner.
[0037] As illustrated in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5  the display panel 10 includes  for example  in order from the front face side  a cell 11 including a liquid crystal layer (not shown)  an optical sheet 12 such as a diffusion plate  a light guide plate 13  and a reflective plate 14.
[0038] As illustrated in FIG. 4 and FIG. 6  the first screw hole 41 is provided in a raised section 42 of the back chassis 40  and a cutout portion 25 circumventing the raised section 42 is provided at the rear portion 23 of the frame 20. With this  the first screw holes 41 directly contact the internal surface of the rear cover 30  making it possible to screw-fix the back chassis 40 and the rear cover 30 with use of the first screw holes 41 and the third screw holes 31A.
[0039] In addition  as illustrated in FIG. 5 and FIG. 6  the back chassis 40 is provided with a cutout portion 43 circumventing the second screw hole 24 at a position of the second screw hole 24 of the rear portion 23 of the frame 20. With this  the second screw holes 24 directly contact the internal surface of the rear cover 30  making it possible to screw-fix the rear portion 23 of the frame 20 and the rear cover 30 with use of the second screw holes 24 and the third screw holes 31B.
[0040] As illustrated in FIG. 3 and FIG. 6  it is preferable that the first screw holes 41 and the second screw holes 24 be alternately disposed on the same straight line. With this  workability is enhanced and design property is improved.
[0041] FIG. 7 shows the frame 20 illustrated in FIG. 2 to FIG. 6 in an exploded manner. The frame 20 includes a plurality of (four in FIG. 7  for example) divided frames 26. While each of the divided frames 26 is separately provided for each side of the display panel 10 in the case where the outer shape of the display panel 10 is a polygon such as a rectangular  the divided frame 26 may be separately provided for each given portion of a contour line of the display panel 10 in the case where the contour line of the display panel 10 has a curved shape such as a circle or other indeterminate shapes.
[0042] As illustrated in FIG. 3 to FIG. 5  each of the divided frames 26 has a cross-sectional form of a rectangular with three sides configured of the front portion 21  the side portion 22  and the rear portion 23. Therefore  as illustrated by an arrow A in FIG. 7  the divided frames 26 are slid from the side face sides of the display panel 10 to cover end portions of the display panel 10 and the back chassis 40. As illustrated in FIG. 4 for example  in order to facilitate the slide mounting of the divided frame 26  it is preferable to provide a clearance (spacing) 44 having a size of  for example  about 0.5 mm between the end portion of the back chassis 40 and an internal face of the rear portion 23 of the frame 20.
[0043] As illustrated in FIG. 3  the divided frames 26 of the frame 20 are connected to each other by backing corners  or boundary lines between the divided frames 26  with use of the rear cover 30. For this purpose  the rear portion 23 of the frame 20 is provided with fourth screw holes 27 configured to fix the corners of the frame 20. On the other hand  the rear cover 30 is provided with fifth screw holes 32 corresponding to the fourth screw holes 27. By screw-fixing the frame 20 and the rear cover 30 with use of the fourth screw holes 27 and the fifth screw holes 32  the divided frames 26 may be connected to each other to form a frame form  and thus  high stiffness may be obtained. In addition  since a connecting member or the like for connecting the corners of the frame 20 is unnecessary  reduction in thickness may be facilitated  and a simplified process  reduction in the number of components  and cost reduction may be realized.
[0044] As also illustrated in FIG. 3  it is preferable that the first screw holes 41  the second screw holes 24  and the fourth screw holes 27 be disposed in an aligned manner on the same straight line. With this  workability is enhanced and design property is improved.
[0045] The display device 1 may be manufactured in the following manner  for example.
[0046] First  the cell 11  the optical sheet 12  the light guide plate 13  and the reflective plate 14 are assembled to form the display panel 10. At a lower part of the display panel 10  an optical structure including a light source such as an LED  an indicator  and various kinds of sensors are provided. The display panel 10 is placed on a workbench (not shown) with the front face (display face) side down  and the back chassis 40 is mounted on the back face of the display panel 10. The power source substrate and the signal substrate (both not shown) are provided at predetermined positions of the back chassis 40 to establish a connection with the cell 11.
[0047] Next  as illustrated in FIG. 7  the divided frames 26 of the frame 20 are slid as illustrated by the arrow A to cover the four sides of the display panel 10. With this  the peripheral portion of the front face of the display panel 10 is covered by the front portion 21 of the frame 20  the side face of the display panel 10 is covered by the side portion 22 of the frame 20  and the peripheral portion of the back chassis 40 is covered by the rear portion 23 of the frame 20. At this time  as illustrated in FIG. 4  since the clearance 44 of about 0.5 mm  for example  is provided between the end portion of the back chassis 40 and the internal face of the rear portion 23 of the frame 20  the slide mounting of the frame 20 may be easily performed.
[0048] Thereafter  as illustrated in FIG. 3 to FIG. 5  the rear cover 30 is mounted on the rear portion 23 of the frame 20 and the back chassis 40  and the back chassis 40 and the rear cover 30 are screw-fixed to each other with use of the first screw holes 41 and the third screw holes 31A while the frame 20 and the rear cover 30 are screw-fixed to each other with use of the second screw holes 24 and the third screw holes 31B.
[0049] Here  since the first screw holes 41 and the second screw holes 24 are alternately disposed as illustrated in FIG. 3 and FIG. 6  both of the back chassis 40 and the frame 20 may be directly fixed to the rear cover 30 without interposing an additional component  and reduction in thickness may be realized. In addition  since a screwing work for fixing may be performed on the rear side of the main body section 2  work efficiency is greatly improved. Further  since the peripheral portion of the front face of the display panel 10 is covered only by the front portion 21 of the frame 20  an ornamental member or the like configured to cover the front portion 21 of the frame 20 is unnecessary. With this  reduction in thickness and reduction in frame width may be further promoted.
[0050] In addition  since the three components including the back chassis 40  the frame 20  and the rear cover 30 are fixed together  high stiffness may be ensured even if thickness and frame width are reduced. Consequently  the strength of the main body section 2 as a whole is increased  and deformation such as bending becomes less likely to occur. Accordingly  this enables a transportation using thin packaging materials without the necessity to provide a reinforcing plate or the like  while improving transportation efficiency and reducing transportation cost.
[0051] Further  as illustrated in FIG. 3 and FIG. 6  since the first screw holes 41 and the second screw holes 24 are alternately disposed on the same straight line  workability is enhanced and design property is improved.
[0052] The frame 20  the rear cover 30  and the back chassis 40 are fixed together by taking the internal face of the rear cover 30 as a reference face D (datum). Specifically  as illustrated in FIG. 5  by screw-fixing the frame 20 and the rear cover 30 with use of the second screw holes 24 and the third screw holes 31B  a distance Da between the internal face of the rear cover 30 and the internal face of the front portion 21 of the frame 20 is defined. In addition  as illustrated in FIG. 4  by screw-fixing the back chassis 40 and the rear cover 30 with use of the first screw holes 41 and the third screw holes 31A  a distance Db between the internal face of the back chassis 40 and the external face of the cell 11 becomes equivalent to the thickness of the display panel 10 (that is  the total thickness of the cell 11  the optical sheet 12  the light guide plate 13  and the reflective plate 14). With this  the end portions of the display panel 10 and the back chassis 40 are loosely held in the frame 20  and the cell 11 is not forcibly fixed to other components except that it is in contact with the frame 20 at its lower side by gravity  in a naturally erected state. Accordingly  without the necessity to directly and tightly fix the cell 11 to the frame 20 by screwing or the like  it is possible to eliminate the possibility that the display panel 10 and the back chassis 40 are swung in the frame 20. Hence  a mechanical stress on the cell 11 is reduced  and optical unevenness (so-called white distortion) caused by the mechanical stress on the cell 11 is suppressed.
[0053] Further  as illustrated in FIG. 3  the corners of the frame 20 are fixed to the rear cover 30 with use of the fourth screw holes 27 and the fifth screw holes 32. Consequently  the divided frames 26 are connected to each other to form the frame 20 having a frame form  and high stiffness may be obtained.
[0054] At this time  as also illustrated in FIG. 3  since the first screw holes 41  the second screw holes 24  and the fourth screw holes 27 are disposed in an aligned manner on the same straight line  workability is enhanced and design property is improved.
[0055] In this manner  the main body section 2 illustrated in FIG. 2 is formed. Finally  the stand 3 is mounted on the back face of the main body section 2  and thus the display device 1 illustrated in FIG. 1 is completed.
[0056] As described hereinabove  in the present embodiment  the first screw holes 41 provided in the peripheral portion of the back chassis 40 and the second screw holes 24 of the rear portion 23 of the frame 20 are alternately disposed  and the third screw holes 31A and 31B respectively corresponding to the first screw holes 41 and the second screw holes 24 are provided to the rear cover 30 so that the back chassis 40 and the rear portion 23 of the frame 20 are fixed to the rear cover 30. Hence  reduction in thickness and reduction in frame width may be realized at the same time. In addition  since the three components including the back chassis 40  the frame 20  and the rear cover 30 are fixed together  without sacrificing the strength of the main body section 2  frame width and thickness may be reduced while ensuring high stiffness.
(Application Example)
[0057] Next  referring to FIG. 8 to FIG. 12  an application example of the display device 1 is described. The display device 1 is applicable to electronic units in various fields including a television  a digital camera  a notebook personal computer  a portable terminal apparatus such as a mobile phone and a smartphone  and a video camera. In other words  the display device 1 is applicable to electronic units in various fields which display  as an image or a video  an externally inputted video signal or an internally generated video signal.
(Application Example 1)
[0058] Each of FIGs. 8A and 8B shows an external appearance of an electronic book to which the display device 1 is applied. This electronic book includes  for example  a display section 210 and a non-display section 220. The display section 210 is configured of the display device 1.
(Application Example 2)
[0059] FIG. 9 shows an external appearance of a smartphone to which the display device 1 is applied. This smartphone includes  for example  a display section 310 and a non-display section 320. The display section 310 is configured of the display device 1.
(Application Example 3)
[0060] Each of FIGs. 10A and 10B shows an external appearance of a digital camera to which the display device 1 is applied. This digital camera includes  for example  a light emitting section 410 for generating flash light  a display section 420  a menu switch 430  and a shutter button 440. The display section 420 is configured of the display device 1.
(Application Example 4)
[0061] FIG. 11 shows an external appearance of a notebook personal computer to which the display device 1 is applied. This notebook personal computer includes  for example  a main body 510  a keyboard 520 configured to input letters and the like  and a display section 530 configured to display an image. The display section 530 is configured of the display device 1.
(Application Example 5)
[0062] FIG. 12 shows an external appearance of a video camera to which the display device 1 is applied. This video camera includes  for example  a main body section 610  a lens 620 which is provided on a front side of the main body section 610 and configured to take an image of a subject  a start/stop switch 630 which is used when capturing an image  and a display section 640. The display section 640 is configured of the display device 1.
(Application Example 6)
[0063] Each of FIGs. 13A to 13G shows an external appearance of a mobile phone to which the display device 1 is applied. This mobile phone includes  for example  an upper housing 710  a lower housing 720  and a connecting section (hinge section) 730 connecting the upper housing 710 and the lower housing 720  a display 740  a sub display 750  a picture light 760  and a camera 770. Among these components  the display 740 or the sub display 750 is configured of the display device 1.
[0064] Hereinabove  while the present disclosure is described based on the embodiment  the present disclosure is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment  and various modifications may be made. For example  in the above-mentioned embodiment  a case is described in which the frame 20 includes a plurality of (four  in FIG. 7) the divided frames 26  and as illustrated in FIG. 3 to FIG. 5  each of the divided frames 26 has a cross-sectional form of a rectangular with three sides configured of the front portion 21  the side portion 22  and the rear portion 23. This configuration of the frame 20 is applicable not only to the case where the first screw holes 41 of the back chassis 40 and the second screw holes 24 of the rear portion 23 of the frame 20 are alternately disposed  and the rear cover 30 is provided with the third screw holes 31A and 31B corresponding to the first screw holes 41 and the second screw holes 24 as in the above-mentioned embodiment  but also to the case where each of the rear cover 30 and the back chassis 40 has a configuration different from that of the above-mentioned embodiment.
[0065] In addition  for example  the material and the thickness of each layer are not limited to those described in the above-mentioned embodiment  and other materials and thicknesses may be adopted.
[0066] Further  for example  while the configuration of the display device (television) is specifically described in the above-mentioned embodiment  all of the configuration elements are not necessarily included  and other configuration elements may be further included.
[0067] Note that the present invention may be configured as follows.
(1) A display device including:
a display panel;
a rear housing covering a back face of the display panel  and including a plurality of first screw holes at a peripheral portion thereof;
a frame including a front portion  a side portion  a rear portion  and a plurality of second screw holes provided in the rear portion  the front portion covering a peripheral portion of a front face of the display panel  the side portion covering a side face of the display panel  the rear portion covering the peripheral portion of the rear housing  and the second screw holes being arranged alternately with the first screw holes; and
a back face plate covering the rear portion of the frame and the rear housing  and including third screw holes corresponding to the first screw holes and the second screw holes.
(2) The display device according to (1)  wherein
the frame includes a plurality of divided frames; and
each of the divided frames has a cross-sectional form of a rectangular with three sides configured of the front portion  the side portion  and the rear portion.
(3) The display device according to (2)  wherein a clearance is provided between an end portion of the rear housing and an internal face of the rear portion of the frame.
(4) The display device according to any one of (1) to (3)  wherein
the rear housing includes a raised portion and a cutout portion  the raised portion being provided with the first screw hole  and the cutout portion being provided at a position corresponding to a position of the second screw hole of the rear portion of the frame  and
the rear portion of the frame includes a cutout portion at a position corresponding to a position of the raised portion of the rear housing.
(5) The display device according to any one of (1) to (4)  wherein the first screw holes and the second screw holes are alternately disposed on the same straight line.
[0068] The present disclosure contains subject matter related to that disclosed in Japanese Priority Patent Application JP 2011-143141 filed in the Japan Patent Office on June 28  2011  the entire content of which is hereby incorporated by reference.
[0069] It should be understood by those skilled in the art that various modifications  combinations  sub-combinations  and alterations may occur depending on design requirements and other factors insofar as they are within the scope of the appended claims or the equivalents thereof.

WE CLAIM:
1. A display device comprising:
a display panel;
a rear housing covering a back face of the display panel  and including a plurality of first screw holes at a peripheral portion thereof;
a frame including a front portion  a side portion  a rear portion  and a plurality of second screw holes provided in the rear portion  the front portion covering a peripheral portion of a front face of the display panel  the side portion covering a side face of the display panel  the rear portion covering the peripheral portion of the rear housing  and the second screw holes being arranged alternately with the first screw holes; and
a back face plate covering the rear portion of the frame and the rear housing  and including third screw holes corresponding to the first screw holes and the second screw holes.

2. The display device according to claim 1  wherein
the frame includes a plurality of divided frames; and
each of the divided frames has a cross-sectional form of a rectangular with three sides configured of the front portion  the side portion  and the rear portion.

3. The display device according to claim 2  wherein a clearance is provided between an end portion of the rear housing and an internal face of the rear portion of the frame.

4. The display device according to claim 1  wherein
the rear housing includes a raised portion and a cutout portion  the raised portion being provided with the first screw hole  and the cutout portion being provided at a position corresponding to a position of the second screw hole of the rear portion of the frame  and
the rear portion of the frame includes a cutout portion at a position corresponding to a position of the raised portion of the rear housing.

5. The display device according to claim 1  wherein the first screw holes and the second screw holes are alternately disposed on the same straight line.