1. A display apparatus comprising:
an image processing unit configured to process image signals;
a display panel configured to display images based on the processed image signals;
a power supply configured to supply electrical power to the image processing unit, the power supply including a rectifier which rectifies input AC power, a converter which converts the rectified AC power into DC power through a switching control, a circuit board on which at least one of the rectifier and the converter is mounted; and
a power input connector configured to detachably connect with an output connector and configured to supply the input AC power, the power input connector mounted on the circuit board of the power supply and including a connector casing having a first arm and a second arm extending in a plane direction of the circuit board, and each of the first and second arms including a pin hole and a connector fastening hole,
wherein the circuit board includes at least one pin hole through which a coupling pin is inserted and a fastening hole for receiving a fastener.
2. The display apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first arm and the second arm extend from opposite sides of the connector casing.
3. The display apparatus of claim 2, wherein the fastening hole includes a first board fastening thru-hole and a second board fastening thru-hole which align with the connector fastening holes formed in the arms of the power input connector.
4. The display apparatus of claim 3, wherein the power input connector is securely fastened to the circuit board via the fasteners inserted through the connector fastening holes and through the fastening holes.
5. The display apparatus of claim 4, wherein a projecting height of the power input connector projecting from the circuit board is smaller than a projecting height of the rectifier mounted on the circuit board.
6. The display apparatus of claim 4, wherein a projecting height of the power input connector projecting from the circuit board is smaller than a projecting height of the converter mounted on the circuit board.
7. The display apparatus of claim 4, wherein the power input connector is mounted to the circuit board adjacent to an edge of the circuit board.
8. The display apparatus of claim 4, wherein the power input connector comprises at least one input terminal which receives the AC power, each of the at least one input terminal comprising one end portion which is accommodated in the power input connector and another end portion which is mounted on the circuit board.
9. The display apparatus of claim 1, wherein the arms are respectively provided at both sides of the power input connector with a connector accommodating hole of the circuit board interposed between the arms.
10. The display apparatus of claim 9, wherein the power input connector comprises a hook extending from each of the first and second arm which is hooked to a hoop of the connector accommodating hole of the circuit board.
11. The display apparatus of claim 1, wherein the power input connector further comprises a shield configured to prevent the input terminal from being exposed in a direction away from the circuit board.
12. The display apparatus of claim 1, wherein the display apparatus is a television apparatus having an image receiving unit configured to receive image signals, and
the power supply is configured to supply electrical power to the image receiving unit.
13. A display apparatus comprising:
an image processing unit configured to process image signals;
a display panel configured to display images based on the processed image signals;
a power supply configured to supply electrical power to the image processing unit, the power supply including a rectifier which rectifies input AC power, a converter which converts the rectified AC power into DC power through a switching control, a circuit board on which at least one of the rectifier and the converter is mounted; and
a power input connector configured to detachably connect with an output connector and configured to supply the input AC power to the rectifier and the converter, the power input connector mounted on the circuit board of the power supply, a projecting height of the power input connector projecting from the circuit board being smaller than a projecting height of the rectifier mounted on the circuit board, the power input connector including a connector casing having a first arm and a second arm extending from opposite sides of the connector casing and each of the first and second arms including a pin hole and a connector fastening hole,
wherein the circuit board includes at least one pin hole through which a coupling pin is inserted and a fastening hole for receiving a fastener.
14. The display apparatus of claim 13, wherein a projecting height of the power input connector projecting from the circuit board is smaller than a projecting height of the converter mounted on the circuit board.
15. The display apparatus of claim 13, wherein the fastening hole includes a first board fastening thru-hole and a second board fastening thru-hole which align with the connector fastening holes formed in the arms of the power input connector, and
the power input connector is securely fastened the connector casing to the circuit board via the fasteners inserted through the connector fastening holes and through the fastening holes.
16. The display apparatus of claim 13, wherein the display apparatus is a television apparatus having an image receiving unit configured to receive image signals, and
the power supply is configured to supply electrical power to the image receiving unit.
17. A display apparatus comprising:
an image processing unit configured to process image signals;
a display panel configured to display images based on the processed image signals;
a power supply configured to supply electrical power to the image processing unit, the power supply including a circuit board on which electronic components are mounted; and
a power input connector configured to detachably connect with an output connector and configured to supply AC power to the electronic components, the power input connector mounted on the circuit board of the power supply, the power input connector having a connector casing with a plurality of inserting holes, the connector casing having a first arm and a second arm extending from opposite sides of the connector casing and each of the first and second arms including a pin hole and a connector fastening hole,
wherein the circuit board includes at least one pin hole through which a coupling pin is inserted and a fastening hole for receiving a fastener, and
wherein a projecting height of the connector casing projecting from the circuit board is less than one-half of width of the connector casing.
18. The display apparatus of claim 17, wherein the connector casing is a rectangular box-shaped such that the projecting height of the connector casing projecting from the circuit board is equal to or less than one-third of width of the connector casing.
19. The display apparatus of claim 17, wherein the output connector includes a pair of hooks configured to be inserted in the plurality of inserting holes of the power input connector.
20. The display apparatus of claim 17, wherein the power supply comprises a rectifier which rectifies input AC power, a converter which converts the rectified AC power into DC power through a switching control,
the rectifier and the converter are mounted on the circuit board of the power supply, and
a projecting height of the power input connector projecting from the circuit board being smaller than both a projecting height of the rectifier and a projecting height of the converter.
21. The display apparatus of claim 17, wherein the display apparatus is a television apparatus having an image receiving unit configured to receive image signals, and
the power supply is configured to supply electrical power to the image receiving unit.
22. An electronic apparatus comprising:
a display panel;
a power supply circuit board configured to supply electrical power to the display panel, the power supply circuit board having a first board fastening thru-hole and a second board fastening thru-hole; and
a power input connector mounted directly on the power supply circuit board and configured to detachably connect with an output connector and configured to supply the electrical power thereto, the power input connector including a connector casing having a first arm and a second arm extending in a plane direction of the circuit board, each of the first and second arms comprising:
a connector fastening hole which aligns with the first and second board fastening thru-holes of the power supply circuit board; and
a pin hole which aligns with board pin thru-holes of the power supply circuit board,
wherein the power input connector is securely fastened to the power supply circuit board via fasteners inserted through the connector fastening holes and through the board fastening thru-holes and via pins inserted through the pin holes and through the board pin-thin holes.
23. The electronic apparatus of claim 22, wherein the connector casing has an insertion hole formed therein and a plurality of input pin terminals disposed in the insertion hole,
a shape of the insertion hole includes at least one a rectangular hoop and a circular hoop.
24. The electronic apparatus of claim 22, wherein the power supply circuit board includes a rectifier which rectifies input AC power supplied by the output connector, and
a projecting height of the power input connector projecting from the circuit board being smaller than a projecting height of the rectifier mounted on the power supply circuit board.
25. The electronic apparatus of claim 24, wherein the power supply circuit board further includes a converter which converts the rectified AC power into DC power through a switching control, and
the projecting height of the power input connector projecting from the circuit board being smaller than a projecting height of the converter mounted on the power supply circuit board.
26. The display apparatus of claim 1, wherein the power input connector comprises a first input terminal configured to receive (+) power from the input AC power and a second input terminal configured to receive (\u2212) power from the input AC power.
27. The display apparatus of claim 13, wherein the power input connector comprises a first input terminal configured to receive (+) power from the input AC power and a second input terminal configured to receive (\u2212) power from the input AC power.
28. The display apparatus of claim 17, wherein the power input connector comprises a first input terminal configured to receive (+) power from the input AC power and a second input terminal configured to receive (\u2212) power from the input AC power.
29. The electronic apparatus of claim 22, wherein the power input connector comprises a first input terminal configured to receive (+) power from the input AC power and a second input terminal configured to receive (\u2212) power from the input AC power.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. An apparatus comprising:
a modular pedestrian tunnel comprising:
a first pedestrian tunnel module comprising:
a rectangular frame having a perimeter defined by a first side and a second side each having a first length, and a third side and a fourth side each having a second length,
a continuous plate fixed to the frame for protecting a pedestrian passing under the first pedestrian tunnel module,
a first profiled element extending continuously along the first side of the frame and having a length equal to the first length,
a second profiled element extending continuously along the second side of the frame and having a length equal to the first length, the second profiled element having a shape configured to interlock directly with a first profiled element of an adjacent pedestrian tunnel module,
a third profiled element extending continuously along the third side of the frame and having a length equal to the second length,
a fourth profiled element extending continuously along the fourth side of the frame and having a length equal to the second length, the fourth profiled element having a shape configured to interlock directly with a third profiled element of an adjacent pedestrian tunnel module, and
a plurality of supporting legs hinged to the frame,
wherein each of the four profiled elements is configured to withstand one or more of a bending moment and a twisting moment generated by a weight of at least the continuous plate,
wherein the first profiled element comprises a structure extending along the first side of the frame and having an L-shaped cross-section having a first segment extending outward from the frame and a second segment extending from the first segment in a first direction, and
wherein the second profiled element comprises a structure having a third segment extending outward from the frame and a fourth segment extending from the third segment in a second direction opposite the first direction.
2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of legs is hinged to the frame independently of each other leg in such a way that when the first pedestrian tunnel module is erected, an angular position of a first one of the legs relative to the frame can differ from an angular position of a second one of the legs relative to the frame.
3. The apparatus of claim 1,
wherein the first pedestrian tunnel module is coupled to an adjacent second pedestrian tunnel module,
wherein the first pedestrian tunnel module comprises:
a first leg,
a second leg,
a third leg, and
a fourth leg, and
wherein the second pedestrian tunnel module comprises:
a fifth leg,
a sixth leg,
a seventh leg, and
a eighth leg,
wherein the first leg, the second leg, the fifth leg, and the sixth leg are adjacent to connecting elements coupling the first pedestrian tunnel module and the second adjacent pedestrian tunnel module,
wherein the first leg, the second leg, the fifth leg, and the sixth leg are raised, whereby the first pedestrian tunnel module and the second adjacent pedestrian tunnel module are supported only on the third leg, the fourth leg, the seventh leg, and the eighth leg.
4. The apparatus of claim 1,
wherein the first profiled element comprises a structure extending along the first side of the frame and having an L-shaped cross-section having a first orientation, and
wherein the second profiled element comprises a structure extending along the second side of the frame and having an L-shaped cross-section having a second orientation opposite the first orientation.
5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first pedestrian tunnel module is coupled to an adjacent second pedestrian tunnel module, wherein at least one of the profiled elements of the first pedestrian tunnel module directly engages a profiled element of the second tunnel module.
6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first profiled element of the first pedestrian tunnel module is configured to directly engage a profiled element of an adjacent second pedestrian tunnel module having the same structure as the second profiled element of the first pedestrian tunnel module.
7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the modular pedestrian tunnel further comprises a second pedestrian tunnel module adjacent to the first pedestrian tunnel module, and wherein a first profiled element of the second pedestrian tunnel module is interlocked directly with the second profiled element of the first pedestrian tunnel module.
8. An apparatus comprising:
a modular pedestrian tunnel comprising:
a first pedestrian tunnel module comprising:
a rectangular frame having a perimeter defined by a first side and a second side each having a first length, and a third side and a fourth side each having a second length,
a continuous plate fixed to the frame for protecting a pedestrian passing under the first pedestrian tunnel module,
a first profiled element extending continuously along the first side of the frame and having a length equal to the first length,
a second profiled element extending continuously along the second side of the frame and having a length equal to the first length, the second profiled element having a shape configured to interlock directly with a first profiled element of an adjacent pedestrian tunnel module,
a third profiled element extending continuously along the third side of the frame and having a length equal to the second length,
a fourth profiled element extending continuously along the fourth side of the frame and having a length equal to the second length, the fourth profiled element having a shape configured to interlock directly with a third profiled element of an adjacent pedestrian tunnel module, and
a plurality of supporting legs hinged to the frame,
wherein each of the four profiled elements is configured to withstand one or more of a bending moment and a twisting moment generated by a weight of at least the continuous plate,
wherein the first profiled element comprises a structure extending along the first side of the frame and having an L-shaped cross-section having a first segment extending outward from the frame and a second segment extending from the first segment in a first direction,
wherein the second profiled element comprises a structure extending along the second side of the frame and having an L-shaped cross-section having a third segment extending outward from the frame and a fourth segment extending from the third segment in a second direction opposite the first direction,
wherein the third profiled element comprises a structure extending along the third side of the frame and having an L-shaped cross-section having a fifth segment extending outward from the frame and a sixth segment extending from the fifth segment in a third direction, and
wherein the fourth profiled element comprises a structure extending along the fourth side of the frame and having an L-shaped cross-section having a seventh segment extending outward from the frame and an eighth segment extending from the seventh segment in a fourth direction opposite the third direction.
9. An apparatus comprising:
a modular pedestrian tunnel comprising:
a first pedestrian tunnel module comprising:
a rectangular frame extending along a first axis and a second axis, the first and second axes perpendicular to a third axis, the rectangular frame having a continuous cover fixed to the frame for protecting a pedestrian passing under the first pedestrian tunnel module, and
a plurality of supporting legs hinged to the frame,
wherein the frame comprises first and second flanges securing the cover therebetween, the first and second flanges extending along a direction parallel to the first axis beyond the cover and connected to each other by a connecting portion parallel to the third axis, thereby defining a top portion of a profiled element, the profiled element extending along the third axis and having a bottom portion connected to the top portion of the profiled element via a main body,
wherein a first connector is connected to the top portion of the profiled element and extends continuously along a direction parallel to the second axis, the first connector having an L-shaped cross-section that is shaped to directly interlock with a first connector of an adjacent pedestrian tunnel module, the L-shaped cross-section comprising:
a first segment that extends along the first axis away from the profiled element, and
a second segment joined to the first segment and extending in a direction parallel to the third axis, and
wherein a second connector is connected to the bottom portion of the profiled element and extends continuously along a direction parallel to the second axis, the second connector having an L-shaped cross-section that is shaped to directly interlock with a second connector of an adjacent pedestrian tunnel module, the L-shaped cross-section comprising:
a first segment that extends along the first axis away from the profiled element, and
a second segment joined to the first segment and extending in a direction parallel to the third axis,
wherein the spacing between the first and second connectors along the third axis enables the profiled element to withstand one or more of a bending moment and a twisting moment generated by a weight of the continuous cover.
10. The apparatus of claim 9, in which the profiled element is a first profiled element disposed along a first side of the rectangular frame, and further comprising:
a second profiled element disposed along an opposite side of the rectangular frame, the second profiled element comprising:
a first connector connected to the top portion of the second profiled element and having an L-shaped cross-section comprising:
a first segment that extends along the first axis away from the second profiled element, and
a second segment joined to the first segment and extending in a direction parallel to the third axis and opposite to the direction of the second segment of the first connector of the first profiled element, and
a second connector connected to the bottom portion of the second profiled element and having an L-shaped cross-section comprising:
a first segment that extends along the first axis away from the profiled element, and
a second segment joined to the first segment and extending in a direction parallel to the third axis and opposite to the direction of the second segment of the second connector of the first profiled element.
11. The apparatus of claim 9, in which the modular pedestrian tunnel comprises a second pedestrian tunnel module,
wherein the second pedestrian tunnel module is joined to the first pedestrian tunnel module through (1) a direct interlocking connection between the first connector of the first pedestrian tunnel module and a first connector of the second pedestrian tunnel module and (2) a direct interlocking connection between the second connector of the first pedestrian tunnel module and a second connector of the second pedestrian tunnel module.