This application claims priority to Korean Patent Application No. 10-2020-0016343 filed on Feb. 11, 2020, and all the benefits accruing therefrom under 35 USC § 119, the content of which in its entirety is herein incorporated by reference.

BACKGROUND

1. Field

Embodiments of the invention relates to a tray for a display apparatus and a method of transporting a display apparatus by using the tray for a display apparatus, and more particularly, to a tray for a display apparatus with improved workability and a method of transporting a display apparatus by using the tray for a display apparatus.

2. Description of the Related Art

Recently, as the technology improves, display products having smaller sizes, lighter weights, and higher performance have been produced. Conventional cathode ray tube (“CRT”) televisions have been widely used for display apparatuses due to desired features such as performance and price. Recently, however, a flat display apparatus such as a plasma display apparatus, a liquid crystal display apparatus, and an organic light emitting diode display apparatus has been spotlighted due to various desired features such as miniaturization, light weight, and low power consumption.

Such a display apparatus may include a portion configured to display an image and covered by a cover window, and a flexible circuit part extending outward of the cover window.

SUMMARY

Display apparatuses such as the organic light emitting diode display apparatus may be placed and transported in a tray having multiple stages for product distribution. During such a transportation, a component of the display apparatus, especially the flexible circuit part, may be damaged due to an external impact or inexperience of a worker in a process of loading and unloading the display apparatus onto and from the tray.

Embodiments provide a tray for a display apparatus with improved workability.

Embodiments provide a method of transporting a display apparatus by using the tray.

According to an embodiment, a tray for a display apparatus includes a plate disposed to be parallel with a first direction and a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, a first recessed part recessed from the plate in a third direction perpendicular to the first and second directions, a second recessed part recessed from the plate in the third direction and spaced apart from the first recessed part in the second direction, a first inclined surface extending from the first recessed part in a direction opposite to the third direction and inclined at a first angle with respect to the plate, and a second inclined surface extending from the second recessed part in the direction opposite to the third direction, inclined at a second angle with respect to the plate and connected to the first inclined surface.

In an embodiment, each of the first angle and the second angle may be greater than about 0 degree and less than about 90 degrees.

In an embodiment, the first inclined surface and the second inclined surface may form a third angle. In such an embodiment, the third angle may be greater than or equal to about 90 degrees and less than about 180 degrees.

In an embodiment, the first inclined surface may include a first protrusion connected to the second inclined surface, and a second protrusion adjacent to the first recessed part.

In an embodiment, the first inclined surface may further include a third protrusion and a fourth protrusion spaced apart from each other in the first direction.

In an embodiment, the display apparatus may include a display panel, and a circuit part including a flexible circuit part connected to the display panel. In such an embodiment, the display panel of the display apparatus may be located on the first inclined surface, and the circuit part of the display apparatus may be located on the second inclined surface.

In an embodiment, the display panel may include a main display area having a rectangular shape, and first to fourth edge display areas connected to four sides of the main display area and curved to be inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to the main display area

In an embodiment, a seating groove may be defined between the first inclined surface and the second inclined surface.

According to an embodiment, a tray for a display apparatus includes: a plate disposed to be parallel with a first direction and a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; a first inclined surface inclined at a first angle with respect to the plate; and a second inclined surface inclined at a second angle with respect to the plate, and connected to the first inclined surface. In such an embodiment, a first portion of the first inclined surface, which meets the second inclined surface, is lower than a second portion of the first inclined surface, which is opposite to the first portion.

In an embodiment, a seating groove may be defined between the first inclined surface and the second inclined surface.

In an embodiment, the tray may further include a first recessed part recessed from the plate in a third direction perpendicular to the first and second directions, and second recessed part recessed from the plate in the third direction and spaced apart from the first recessed part in the second direction. In such an embodiment, the first recessed part may be connected to the first inclined surface, and the second recessed part may be connected to the second inclined surface.

In an embodiment, the first inclined surface and the second inclined surface may form a third angle. In such an embodiment, the third angle may be greater than or equal to about 90 degrees and less than about 180 degrees.

In an embodiment, the first inclined surface may include a first protrusion connected to the second inclined surface, and a second protrusion adjacent to the first recessed part.

In an embodiment, the display apparatus may further include a display panel, and a circuit part including a flexible circuit part connected to the display panel. In such an embodiment, the display panel of the display apparatus may be located on the first inclined surface, and the circuit part of the display apparatus may be located on the second inclined surface.

In an embodiment, the display apparatus may further include a cover window disposed on the display panel. In such an embodiment, the display apparatus may be located such that the cover window faces the first inclined surface.

According to an embodiment, a method of transporting a display apparatus includes seating the display apparatus on first and second inclined surfaces of a tray, where the tray includes a plate disposed on a parallel with a first direction and a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, the first inclined surface inclined at a first angle with respect to the plate, and the second inclined surface inclined at a second angle with respect to the plate and connected to the first inclined surface, moving the tray on which with the display apparatus is seated, and unlading the display apparatus from the tray.

In an embodiment, the tray may further include a first recessed part recessed from the plate in a third direction perpendicular to the first and second directions, and a second recessed part recessed from the plate in the third direction and spaced apart from the first recessed part in the second direction. In such an embodiment, the first inclined surface may extend from the first recessed part in a direction opposite to the third direction, and the second inclined surface may extend from the second recessed part in the direction opposite to the third direction

In an embodiment, the display apparatus may include a display panel, and a circuit part including a flexible circuit part connected to the display panel. In such an embodiment, when the tray is moved, an end of the display panel may be located within the first recessed part and spaced apart from a bottom of the first recessed part by a predetermined distance, and an end of the circuit part may be located within the second recessed part and spaced apart from a bottom of the second recessed part by a predetermined distance.

In an embodiment, each of the first angle and the second angle may be greater than about 0 degree and less than about 90 degrees. In such an embodiment, the first inclined surface and the second inclined surface may form a third angle, and the third angle may be greater than or equal to about 90 degrees and less than about 180 degrees.

In an embodiment, the display apparatus may include a display panel, and a circuit part including a flexible circuit part connected to the display panel. In such an embodiment, when the display apparatus is seated on the tray, the display panel of the display apparatus is located on the first inclined surface, and the circuit part of the display apparatus is located on the second inclined surface.

In an embodiment, the display panel may include a main display area having a rectangular shape, and first to fourth edge display areas connected to four sides of the main display area and curved to be inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to the main display area.

According to embodiments, a tray for a display apparatus includes a plate disposed to be parallel with a first direction and a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, a first recessed part recessed from the plate in a third direction perpendicular to the first and second directions, a second recessed part recessed from the plate in the third direction and spaced apart from the first recessed part in the second direction, a first inclined surface extending from the first recessed part in a direction opposite to the third direction and inclined at a first angle with respect to the plate, and a second inclined surface extending from the second recessed part in the direction opposite to the third direction, inclined at a second angle with respect to the plate and connected to the first inclined surface.

In such embodiment, when the tray for the display apparatus is used, the display apparatus is safely received, while a volume of the tray for the display apparatus may be reduced, and handling may be performed more efficiently.

