Patents by Inventor Gege Zhou

Gege Zhou has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20150241617
    Abstract: The present invention provides a light bar and a backlight module using the light bar. The light bar includes: a circuit board (2), a quantum dot rail (4) mounted and fixed to the circuit board (2), and a light source (6) mounted to the circuit board (2) and located between the circuit board (2) and the quantum dot rail (4). The light source (6) is electrically connected to the circuit board (2). In the light bar and the backlight module using the light bar according to the present invention, the retention members are mounted to the circuit board of the light bar to allow the quantum dot rail to be directly mounted to the circuit board through snap engagement so as to enhance color saturation and at the same time simplifying the mounting structure and effectively reducing the manufacturing cost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2014
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Applicant: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Gege Zhou
  • Patent number: 9102458
    Abstract: The present disclosure belongs to the field of liquid crystal displays (LCDs), and more particularly relates to a packing device of a backlight module including a fixing frame, a rotating shaft, and a clamping piece which can rotate around the rotating shaft. The rotating shaft is fixed to the fixing frame. The clamping piece includes an upper arm and a lower arm, and the upper arm and the lower arm are respectively used for clamping upper and lower surfaces of the backlight module. When an opening formed by surrounding the upper arm and the lower arm is upward, one edge of the backlight module can be put above the lower arm. Then, the backlight module is slowly put down, and the lower arm of the clamping piece rotates around the fixing shaft under stress.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yicheng Kuo, Shihhsiang Chen, Gang Yu, Gege Zhou, Jiaqiang Wang
  • Patent number: 9103955
    Abstract: The present invention provides a backlight module and a liquid crystal display apparatus. A light guide plate of the backlight module comprises hollow structures. Each of the hollow structures corresponds to one of the light sources and comprises two air layers with an included angle there-between, and the two air layers are a first hollow layer and a second hollow layer. A normal direction is vertical to the light-incident surface, and there is a first oblique angle between the first hollow layer and the normal direction, and there is a second oblique angle between the second hollow layer and the normal direction, and a depth of the hollow structures satisfies a predetermined equation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: SHENZHEN CHINA START OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Gege Zhou, Kuojun Fang
  • Publication number: 20150212257
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a backlight module and a liquid crystal display using the backlight module. The backlight module comprises an outer frame, a glue frame, a bending heat dissipating plate, and a light guide plate all amounted within the outer frame, a light source lamp facing the light guide plate being arranged on the side wall of the heat dissipating plate at the light-incoming side of the light guide plate. An inserting port is formed on the glue frame, a first positioning hole corresponding to the inserting port is formed on the side wall of the heat dissipating plate at the light-incoming side of the light guide plate, and a second positioning hole corresponding to the first positioning hole is formed on the outer frame. The portion of the outer frame around the second positioning hole is depressed inwards and extends into the inserting port to position the glue frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2014
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Inventors: Yu Chun Hsiao, Shih Hsiang Chen, Gege Zhou
  • Publication number: 20150160406
    Abstract: A backlight module used in a liquid crystal display (LCD) device is proposed. The backlight module includes a light source, a back bezel, a light guide plate (LGP), and an optical film. The light source is used for emitting light. The back bezel includes a bearing surface and at least one side. The back bezel is used for bearing the light source with the bearing surface. The LGP is disposed on the light source for guiding the light. The optical film disposed on the LGP is used for dealing with the light guided by the LGP. The optical film includes at least one curved portion. The curved portion is connected to the side of the back bezel for securing the position of the optical film relative to the other components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2012
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Applicant: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Gege Zhou, Gang Yu, Jiaqiang Wang
  • Patent number: 9052429
    Abstract: A backlight module comprises a backplate assembly and a light guide unit. The backplate assembly comprises a first backplate unit and a second backplate unit. The first backplate unit comprises a first backplate body and a plurality of first upper hooks. The first upper hooks are formed on a front side of the first backplate body. The second backplate unit comprises a second a backplate body and a plurality of first notches. The first lateral notches are formed on a back side of the second backplate body. The first upper hooks are respectively engaged with the first notches to form a complete backplate assembly. The first backplate unit is separated from the second backplate unit due to the expansion value of the light guide unit when the light guide unit expands in a horizontal direction by heat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Gege Zhou, Dehua Li
  • Patent number: 9052544
    Abstract: The present invention provides a direct-light backlight module and a liquid crystal display device. The direct-light backlight module includes at least two light sources; a diffuser place, disposed above the light sources; a reflection plate, disposed beneath the light sources; and an optical film, disposed on top of diffuser plate, further including a plurality of via holes disposed at corresponding areas on the optical film between two neighboring light sources; and further including a liquid crystal panel, disposed on top of the optical film. Through this manner, the present invention can realize the thin design of liquid crystal display device, with the luminance uniformity of backlight module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Gege Zhou
  • Patent number: 9025104
    Abstract: The present invention provides a backboard, a backlight module, and a liquid crystal display device. The backboard is configured by at least two units interconnected together, wherein the backboard includes a bottom and sidewall extending from edge of the bottom, wherein the sidewall is provided with at least a fastener which is implemented by attaching a screw onto the sidewall. The backboard is configured by two interconnected units so as to reduce the manufacturing cost. The backlight module and the liquid crystal display device are also benefited with reduced manufacturing cost. The backboard is provided with fastener implemented by attaching a screw. Accordingly, this arrangement is specially suitable for the situation in which the fasteners can not be integrally formed with the backboard. This arrangement is further beneficial for the assembling of the backlight module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yu-chun Hsiao, Yi-cheng Kuo, Chong Huang, Yajun Yu, Jiahe Cheng, Ruilian Yang, Gege Zhou
  • Patent number: 9007756
    Abstract: A display device is proposed. The display device includes a frame, a back plate, a display panel, a flexible printed circuit board, and a tape. The frame is assembled to the back plate to form an accommodation space. The display panel, is disposed in the accommodation space and situated on top of the back plate. The flexible printed circuit board is stuck to and electrically connected to the display panel. The tape includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion of the tape is disposed opposite the flexible printed circuit board on the display panel. The second portion of the tape is disposed between an edge of the display panel and a side wall of the frame. Therefore, light is prevented from being leaked from the display panel and the flexible printed circuit board is protected against being scratched in the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Yi-cheng Kuo, Shih Hsiang Chen, Gang Yu, Gege Zhou, Jiaqiang Wang
  • Patent number: 8982298
    Abstract: The backplane for a liquid crystal display (LCD) device includes side walls, and the backplane at least includes two backplane units. A horizontal moving guide device is arranged between the adjacent backplane units, and an elastic device which enables the two backplane units to relatively elastically expand and contract horizontally is further arranged between the adjacent backplane units. The backplane of the LCD device of the present disclosure is designed to be able to elastically expand and contract in a direction perpendicular to a light emitting diode (LED) lightbar. When a light guide panel (LGP) in the backplane expands after absorbing heat, the backplane is extended by a pushing force, and heat expansion quantity of the LGP is directly absorbed. When the LGP is contracted because of temperature drop, the backplane is shortened under action of the elastic device, and a light coupling distance between the LGP and the LED lightbar is always kept constant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shihhsiang Chen, Gege Zhou
  • Patent number: 8970800
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a backplane, a backlight module, and an LCD device. A backplane comprises a heatsink plate and a supporting plate connected with the heatsink plate; the heat conductivity of the heatsink plate is larger than that of the supporting plate; the heatsink plate or the supporting plate is provided with reinforcing ribs in the joint. In the present invention, metal with good heat dispersion and common material with low cost are respectively adopted and joined according to different radiating areas of the backlight module; then, the heat dispersion is ensured and meanwhile, the cost is reduced. The reinforcing ribs are added in the joint so that the strength of the joint is enhanced and the backplane is tightened and durable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yi-cheng Kuo, Gege Zhou
  • Publication number: 20150036381
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a backlight module and a liquid crystal display comprising the backlight module. The backlight module comprises a light guide plate, a glue frame, and a bent heat dissipating plate for fixing the glue frame. A light source lamp facing the light guide plate is arranged on the side wall of the heat dissipating plate at the light-incoming side of the light guide plate. At least one mounting block projecting away from the light guide plate is arranged on the side wall of the heat dissipating plate at the light-incoming side of the light guide plate, and can be engaged with the glue frame for fixing the glue frame. According to the backlight module of the present disclosure, the frame of the liquid crystal display can be significantly narrowed without leading to other problems in the liquid crystal display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2014
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Applicant: SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Gege Zhou
  • Patent number: 8937694
    Abstract: The invention provides a middle frame for an LCD device and an LCD device. The middle frame for an LCD device includes a receiving part corresponding to a light incident side of the LCD device, and a buffer part which is fixedly connected with the receiving part and corresponds to the non-light incident side of the LCD device; the receiving part is made of hard material, and the buffer part is made of flexible material. In the invention, because the middle frame is divided into a receiving part and a buffer part, the buffer part is made of flexible material and can be directly used for clamping the light guide panel to position the light guide panel, and the receiving part is made of plastic material which has certain hardness. Thus, the planeness of the whole middle frame can be kept. Furthermore, the position of the receiving part corresponding to the light source is made of plastic material and has certain high temperature resistance. The conventional middle frame is generally injection molded by plastic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2015
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yicheng Kuo, Shihhsiang Chen, Gege Zhou
  • Publication number: 20150009447
    Abstract: A backlight module and a liquid crystal display are provided. The backlight module includes a plastic frame. The sidewalls of the plastic frame have an adjustable length. Each sidewall having the adjustable length includes at least two separated member slidably connected together. The present invention may flexibly set the plastic frame according to the size of the liquid crystal display, and need not specially configure the moulds to produce the plastic frames for the different sizes of the liquid crystal display, thereby not only reducing the cost, but also increasing the manufacture efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2012
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Applicant: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Gege Zhou, Shih-Hsiang Chen, Gang Yu, Weifeng Chen
  • Patent number: 8928840
    Abstract: The invention provides an LCD module and an LCD device. The LCD module includes a backlight module, and an LCD panel arranged above the backlight module; the backlight module includes a backplane, and an optical film(s); a side wall(s) of the backplane is provided with a limit structure which is integrated with the backplane, and the edge of the LCD panel is butted on the limit structure. In the invention, because the corresponding limit structure is arranged on the side wall of the backplane to limit the degree of freedom of the LCD panel in the plane direction of the panel surface, the rubber frame is not required to limit the degree of freedom of the LCD panel in the plane direction of the panel surface; thus, the structure of the rubber frame is simplified, the material of the rubber frame is saved, and the processing cost is saved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yicheng Kuo, Shihhsiang Chen, Gang Yu, Gege Zhou, Jiaqiang Wang
  • Patent number: 8922731
    Abstract: The invention relates to the field of LCDs, and more particularly to a backlight module and an LCD device comprising the backlight module. The backlight module includes a middle frame, a light guide panel, and a light source; the backlight module further includes a shielding structure which is used for preventing the light of the light source from being directly emitted from the gap between the middle frame and the light guide panel; the shielding structure includes a groove arranged in the middle frame, and a convex lug arranged on the light guide panel; the convex lug is arranged in the groove. Because of the existence of the shielding structure, the light cannot be directly emitted onto the optical film from the gap between the middle frame and the light guide panel; thus, the problem of light leakage is solved; therefore, the bright line and facula cannot be generated on the LCD panel, thereby improving the quality of the LCD device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Gege Zhou, Jianfa Huang
  • Patent number: 8917367
    Abstract: A backlight module and a liquid crystal display are provided. The backlight module includes a light guide plate, a source, a first back plate and a second back plate. The first back plate includes a first main body and a first bending portion. The second back plate includes a second main body and a second bending portion. The first main body is slidably connected to the second main body. The light guide plate is fixedly connected to the first main body. A light-emitting surface of the light source is against a light incidence surface of the light guide plate, and another surface of the light guide plate is close to an inner side of the second bending portion. When the light guide plate expands with heat, the expanded light guide plate pushes the second bending portion to make the second back plate slide relative to the first back plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Gege Zhou
  • Patent number: 8905618
    Abstract: The present invention provides a combined backplane and a backlight module using the combined backplane. The combined backplane includes a body and a first bracket coupled to the body. The body includes a base plate. The first bracket includes a first bottom plate and a first side plate perpendicularly connected to the first bottom plate. The first bottom plate has an end distant from the first side plate and coupled to an end of the base plate. The base plate and the first bracket are made of different materials. The combined backplane of the present invention is formed by combining a body with a bracket. The body is made of a high-strength material to improve overall strength of the backplane and the bracket is made of a material of high thermal conductivity to improve overall thermal conductivity of the whole backplane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yicheng Kuo, Gege Zhou
  • Publication number: 20140347598
    Abstract: A backlight module and a liquid crystal display are disclosed, and the backlight module comprises a backboard where the backboard comprises a backboard main body and side walls. The side wall is provided with a light emitting article at its inner side, and the light emitting article and the backboard main body are provided with a support fixation article in between, for the support and immobilization of the light emitting article. This invention assures the alignment of the light emitting article with a light guide plate, which substantially boosts the incident efficiency of the light emitting article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2012
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Applicant: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shih-hsiang Chen, Gege Zhou
  • Publication number: 20140332432
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a packaging device for liquid crystal glass with a bottom wall and reinforcing arrangement. Wherein the bottom wall has a cushioning capability than the reinforcing arrangement; and wherein the bottom wall is used to support the liquid crystal glass, and the reinforcing arrangement being disposed onto or in the bottom wall so as to prevent warpage of the bottom wall. By the arrangement, since the bottom wall is free from warpage, the liquid crystal glass carried thereon will also be prevented from being broken resulted from the warpage of the bottom wall. Furthermore, with the inclusion of the reinforcing arrangement into the bottom the thickness of the bottom wall can be reduced and the overall volume of the packaging the produce and the cost associated thereof are also lowered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2013
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Applicant: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Gege Zhou