Holder, Support, Frame, Or Housing Patents (Class 349/58)
  • Patent number: 10031553
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present invention relate to an electronic device having a noise blocking structure comprising: a first electronic component including a noise source; a first connecting portion disposed on one side of the noise source and grounded to a first grounded portion; and a second connecting portion disposed on the other side (such that the noise source is between the second connecting portion and the first connecting portion) and grounded to a second grounded portion. By means of a first grounded region formed by the first connecting portion and a second grounded region formed by the second connecting portion, the noise generated from the noise source is prevented from emanating at least to a second electronic component nearby so as to prevent a degradation in the performance of nearby electronic components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Dong-Il Yang
  • Patent number: 10031281
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel which generates and display an image with light, the display panel curved at a first mean curvature with respect to a bending axis and defining a display surface thereof at which the image is displayed; a backlight unit includes a light source which generates the light, and a curved light guide plate which receives the light from the light source and provides the received light to the display panel, the light guide plate; and a protection member in which the backlight unit is accommodated, the protection member curved at a second mean curvature with respect to the bending axis, the second mean curvature being different from the first mean curvature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yongkwon Soh, Joohyuk Park, Kyunghoon Chae, Sungyeon Hwang, Jinhyoung Kim
  • Patent number: 10033009
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to a technical field of display device and provide a bearing frame for a display panel and a display device, which can reduce the occurrence of the damage of the display panel by the vibration when transporting and assembling the display panel and thus increase the useful life of the display device. The bearing frame for a display panel comprises a bottom plate and a plurality of side plates, the bottom plate and the plurality of side plates enclosing a bearing space for accommodating the display panel, wherein an accommodating slot is disposed in the bottom plate and a cushion is disposed in the accommodating slot, and the thickness of the cushion is no less than the depth of the accommodating slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zifeng Wang, Yan Ren
  • Patent number: 10028600
    Abstract: A frame assembly and a display device including the frame assembly are provided. The frame assembly includes: a side frame and corresponding side plates, pressing plates and fixing plates; for at least one group of corresponding side plate, pressing plate and fixing plate, a structure as follows is provided: the side frame is fixedly connected to the side plate; the fixing plate is fixed on the side frame, and an outer surface of the fixing plate is not higher than an outer surface of the side plate; the side frame is provided with an elastic pad located on an inner side of the fixing plate, and a projection of the side frame and a projection of the elastic pad in a plane of a side surface of the side plate of the backplane facing the pressing plate is located within the side surface of the side plate facing the pressing plate. A width of the frame assembly is only a thickness of the side plate of the backplane to achieve a narrow frame design of the display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jian Xu, Hongfei Cheng, Yongchun Lu
  • Patent number: 10031273
    Abstract: A light source device including a light guide plate which has notches formed at edge parts thereof and emits light from one surface thereof, the light having entered a side face of the light guide plate, and a reflection sheet member which is disposed to face the light guide plate and has concave parts corresponding to the notches at edge parts thereof is disclosed. And the light source device is provided with edge part frame members on the edge part side of the one surface of the light guide plate at an interval in an emitting direction of light from the one surface, and the entirety of light amount at the edge parts of the light guide plate is increased by reflecting the light emitted from the edge parts of the one surface of the light guide plate to the one surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: Sakai Display Products Corporation
    Inventor: Yasumori Kuromizu
  • Patent number: 10025126
    Abstract: A display device includes: a display panel including a first display substrate and a second display substrate opposing each other and a sealant which couples the first and second display substrates to each other; a first frame member overlapping an edge portion of the display panel; and a second frame member at the edge portion of the display panel and on a rear surface of the display panel. The first frame member defines a fixing portion thereof overlapping an edge portion of the first display substrate of the display panel, and a side wall portion thereof extended bent downwards from the fixing portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Myoungseok Son, Kwangwook Choi
  • Patent number: 10025025
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal display panel, a backlight unit under the liquid crystal display panel, and a guide panel surrounding the backlight unit. The guide panel includes a metal chassis, a first mold, and a second mold. The metal chassis has a plate shape, includes a plurality of through holes, and is formed of a metal material. The first mold is on at least a part of an upper surface and a lateral surface of the metal chassis and within the through holes and is formed of a light absorbing resin. The second mold is between the first mold and the backlight unit and is formed of a light reflecting resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: JaeHyun Jin
  • Patent number: 10028379
    Abstract: Provided are a printed circuit board a lighting unit including the printed circuit board, the printed circuit board including: a metal substrate; a light emitting element disposed on the metal substrate; and a wiring portion disposed between the light emitting element and the metal substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Se Woong Na
  • Patent number: 10018774
    Abstract: A display device includes a curved display panel, a light source unit, a curved light guide plate, a support frame disposed under the light guide plate and including a curved upper surface, a first magnetic member disposed at at least one edge of the upper surface of the support frame, and a second magnetic member disposed at at least one edge of a surface facing the upper surface of the light guide plate and facing the first magnetic member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Youngsu Kim, Sehee Jeon, Cheuljin Park
  • Patent number: 10018862
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a frame component and a display device. The frame component comprises a glue frame and a backboard. The glue frame comprises a glue frame sidewall which encloses as a frame-type structure. The backboard comprises a backboard sidewall and a backboard bottom wall. The backboard sidewall surrounds the external side of the glue frame sidewall. The glue frame sidewall is provided with a fixing structure for connecting the glue frame to the backboard in a fixed manner, and the fixing structure forms a defining structure at the lower surface of the backboard bottom wall. The defining structure is used for defining the position of the printed circuit board. The present disclosure can simplify the structures of the frame component and the display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jian Xu, Jianbo Xian, Yong Qiao
  • Patent number: 10019036
    Abstract: A flexible display device is disclosed. The flexible display device includes a flexible display screen, the flexible display device further includes a supporting structure configured for supporting the flexible display screen, and the flexible display screen is fixedly connected with the supporting structure and fixed on a supporting surface of the supporting structure. The supporting surface of the supporting structure is allowed to be selectively transformed into a planar surface or a curved surface. With the flexible display device, touch control and click operations performed on the flexible display screen may be facilitated, and thus application field of the flexible display screen may be expanded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yanliu Sun
  • Patent number: 10018778
    Abstract: Provided is a liquid crystal display device. The liquid crystal display device includes: a liquid crystal display panel; a light source under the liquid crystal display panel; a light guiding plate; a reflecting plate; a guide mold; and a supporting member. The light guiding plate is in contact with one surface of the light source. The reflecting plate is disposed under the light guiding plate. The guide mold accommodates the light source, the light guiding plate, and the reflecting plate therein. The supporting member is disposed under the reflecting plate and supports at least a part of one surface of the reflecting plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Minji Kim
  • Patent number: 10012791
    Abstract: A rubber frame, a backlight module and a display device are provided by the present disclosure, the rubber frame is applied to the backlight module and includes a soft rubber body. The soft rubber body includes a first section, a second section, a third section and a fourth section. At least one section is provided with a first fixing portion configured to fix a display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., HEFEI XINSHENG OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun Zhang, Qianqian Gao, Linhua Wang, Chao Lv, Ting Liu, Tao Wang, Heng Li, Xi Chen, Jiancheng Wu, Faxin Qu, Wei Wang
  • Patent number: 10013028
    Abstract: A foldable display device includes a flexible display panel including a first plane region, a second plane region, and a folding region positioned between the first plane region and the second plane region, a window on the flexible display panel, the window including an excess region that does not overlap the flexible display panel in at least one plane region direction of the first plane region and the second plane region based on the folding region while covering the flexible display panel, and a deformation preventing sheet overlapping the excess region of the window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Sung Sang Ahn
  • Patent number: 10012790
    Abstract: A slim bezel backlight module and a liquid crystal display apparatus having the same are disclosed. The backlight module includes a light source, a light guide plate, a reflector, a plastic frame assembly and a square-shaped adhesive tape. The plastic frame assembly is designed to be integrated by iron material and plastic material, and a few plastic portions of the plastic frame assembly protruded from the sides of the plastic frame assembly to form a zigzagged surface for increasing the adhesion area for the square-shaped adhesive tape, thereby solving the problem that the lack of enough border width makes the plastic frame assembly hard to be processed and assembled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wei Zhang, Shih hsiang Chen
  • Patent number: 10012835
    Abstract: Provided is an image display device with a see-through type display capable of inhibiting the reduction of the visibility of a background seen through a screen due to light emission from bright spots resulting from scratches and stains on a light guiding plate. In this image display device, a liquid crystal panel 30, a light guiding plate 45 with a light source 40 attached thereto, and a transparent plate 20 are disposed, from the display surface (front) side to the rear side, so as to be parallel to one another, and therefore, the surface of the light guiding plate 45 is inhibited from being scratched or stained by the transparent plate 20. Thus, the visibility of the image display device 100 is prevented from being reduced by bright spots.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Junichi Masuda
  • Patent number: 10007134
    Abstract: A display device is provided. The display device may include a display panel including a front substrate and a back substrate, a frame positioned behind the display panel, an optical layer positioned between the display panel and the frame, and a supporting film attached to the display panel and connected to the frame. The display device may also include a fastening device for fastening the supporting film to the frame. The display panel may include a front polarizing film attached to a front surface of the front substrate, and a back polarizing film attached to a back surface of the back substrate. The supporting film may be attached to the back polarizing film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jaeho Kim, Bumgi Min, Youngsung Kim, Jinha Heo
  • Patent number: 10008693
    Abstract: An organic light emitting diode package structure includes a first structure layer, a second structure layer, and a luminous layer disposed between the first structure layer and the second structure layer. Two recesses are formed by bending two respective opposite ends of the first structure layer. End sections of the second structure layer and the luminous layer are located in the two recesses. One of the first structure layer and the second structure layer is a substrate base layer, and the other is a package layer. An area of a display panel is thus increased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yuejun Tang
  • Patent number: 10001665
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel; a middle cabinet including a first support surrounding sides of the display panel and a second support extending inward from inner surfaces of the first support with the display panel seated on the second support; and a sealing-bonding member disposed on the second support abutting the first support to couple the display panel with the middle cabinet and to seal the display panel and the middle cabinet together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: DaeSung Kwon, DoHeon Kim, Donghoon Kim
  • Patent number: 9999143
    Abstract: A display device according to an aspect of the present invention includes: a display body including a curved part; a case including a bottom plate part through which a through hole is provided at a position opposed to the curved part; and a printed circuit board that is fixed to a surface of the bottom plate opposite to the display body side with the electronic component is mounted on a surface opposed to the bottom plate and with the electronic component arranged inside the through hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Shimon Itakura, Yasuhiro Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 9995954
    Abstract: A conductive film stuck to a transparent conductive film of a liquid crystal panel is protruded along a display surface and the protruded part is formed as non-adhesive so that the protruded part is not stuck to the members other than the liquid crystal panel. The protruded part contacts with a conductor on the front frame side so as to electrically connect the transparent conductive film of the liquid crystal panel and the front frame. When the liquid crystal panel moves, the conductive film can move in a direction in parallel to the display surface by following the liquid crystal panel, which prevents deterioration of the conductive film. Therefore, no excessive force works on the stuck part between the transparent conductive film and the conductive film. It solves the exfoliation issue of the conductive film, and the transparent conductive film can be electrically connected to the front frame stably.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: NLT TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Hideki Nishimura, Masato Maki, Kazuyuki Saito
  • Patent number: 9989790
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel having a curved area and a substantially flat area, a guide unit including a curved area and a first area, and a casing unit. The first area of the display panel extends from a first end of the curved area of the display panel. The curved area of the guide unit supports the curved area of the display panel. The first area of the guide unit supports the first area of the display panel. The casing unit covers at least a portion of the curved area of the display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Taehoon Yang, Jaewan Jung, Kiyong Lee
  • Patent number: 9989695
    Abstract: A back plate assembly and a backlight module are provided. The back plate assembly includes a back plate, at least one optical film and at least one fixing member. The back plate includes a bottom plate and a sidewall. The optical film is disposed on the bottom plate. The fixing member includes a main body and a protruding member. At least one portion of the main body overlaps with the sidewall. The protruding member is disposed on the main body and is combined with the optical film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: Radiant Opto-Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Min-Jui Kao, Yung-Chieh Chao, Teng-Yi Huang, Chien-Hung Chen
  • Patent number: 9989795
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display comprises a cabinet, a screen panel, a liquid crystal display panel, and a backlight unit. The screen panel is fixed to the cabinet while covering an opening of the cabinet. The liquid crystal display panel is located on a rear side of the screen panel and fixed to the screen panel. The backlight unit is bonded and fixed to the cabinet and is a backlight unit for illuminating the liquid crystal display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Norikazu Morioka, Kotaro Nakamura
  • Patent number: 9989792
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure provide a display device and an assembling method thereof. The display device comprises a frame and a display module provided inside the frame, and the display module comprises a liquid crystal panel and a transparent cover plate. A transparent bonding adhesive is fully filled between a light exit surface of the liquid crystal panel and a surface of the transparent cover plate facing the liquid crystal panel and bonds the light exit surface of the liquid crystal panel with the surface of the transparent cover plate facing the liquid crystal panel. A support mechanism is disposed on an inner surface of the frame, and the support mechanism is bonded with the liquid crystal panel and/or the transparent cover plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., BOE OPTICAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ji Hao, Yan Hou, Zhongcheng Li
  • Patent number: 9983350
    Abstract: A backlight module and a liquid crystal display device, the backlight module comprises a back plate (101) and a fixing frame (102) firmly connected with the back plate (101), and further comprises a light guide plate (106); the fixing frame (102) is provided with a protrusion (111) extending towards an inner side of the backlight module, the light guide plate (106) extends into a region under the protrusion (111) of the fixing frame (102) and is pressed by the protrusion (111); the light guide plate (106) is provided with a lamp fixing hole (112) configured to fix a lamp. A liquid crystal display device comprising the backlight module is further disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Caizheng Zhang, Jingshi Li, Hyungkyu Kim
  • Patent number: 9977282
    Abstract: A liquid crystal screen includes an upper polarization sheet, an upper glass plate, a lower glass plate, and a lower polarization sheet that are stacked sequentially. The upper polarization sheet and the lower polarization sheet are bonded to each other by adhesive to form a box having an open end. The upper glass plate and the lower glass plate are received in the box. Side faces of the upper glass plate and the lower glass plate are covered by the adhesive. The upper glass plate and the lower glass plate project out of the upper polarization sheet and the lower polarization sheet from an edge thereof. Areas between the upper and lower glass plates and the edge of the upper and slower polarization sheets are bonded by the adhesive. A liquid crystal display is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Bin Xiong, Zhongjie Liu, Qian Chen
  • Patent number: 9977467
    Abstract: An electronic device can include a processor, output device(s) coupled thereto, and an outer housing or enclosure containing these and other electronic and/or optical items. The enclosure can include a substantially thin contoured component having an external surface exposed to a user and an internal surface. A stiffening plate situated with respect to the internal surface provides a substantial increase in the torsional stiffness and/or bending stiffness of the enclosure. The stiffening plate and contoured component can form a cavity therebetween, and one or more ridges, fins, plates, foam structures and/or other structural items can be located within the cavity. In various embodiments, the device can be a laptop computer and the contoured component can be a dome shaped outer housing behind the display portion thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Adam T. Garelli, Dinesh C. Mathew, Nicholas A. Rundle, Simon Regis Louis Lancaster-Larocque
  • Patent number: 9977176
    Abstract: Provided are a compact and inexpensive backlight device that can prevent a large movement of an optical sheet, and a display apparatus including the backlight device. In a backlight device, light emitted by the plurality of LEDs enters an upper end face of a light guide plate, and the light guide plate emits the light from one plane. The optical sheet faces one plane of the light guide plate. A cover body is provided between one plane of the light guide plate and the optical sheet, and covers the plurality of LEDs and the circumferential part of one plane of the light guide plate on the LED side. A regulation member is engaged with each of the optical sheet and the cover body to regulate a movement of the optical sheet in the plane direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: Sakai Display Products Corporation
    Inventor: Yuki Horiguchi
  • Patent number: 9971178
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel and a frame that accommodates the display panel. The frame includes at least a first frame and a second frame. The first frame and the second frame are fixed to each other with a fastener. Each of the first frame and the second frame is provided with fastening holes for fixing the first frame and the second frame to each other at positions point symmetric about a center of the corresponding frame in a planar view. The first frame includes at least one first fitting portion. The second frame includes at least one second fitting portion to be fitted with the first fitting portion. The first fitting portion and the second fitting portion are provided at a position point asymmetric about the center of the first frame and the second frame in a planar view, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Takenori Yaguchi
  • Patent number: 9971380
    Abstract: A flexible display apparatus includes a display panel that is bendable or foldable about at least one bending axis, a support unit having a first surface positioned adjacent to the display panel, a second surface positioned opposite to the first surface, and a plurality of uneven portions disposed on the second surface, a window unit disposed opposite to the support unit so that the display panel is disposed between the window unit and the support unit, and a fixing unit disposed adjacent an edge of the support unit and on a surface of the support unit that extends from the second surface, wherein a shape of the fixing unit is complementary to a shape of an uneven portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Beomgyu Choi, Jongsoo Lee
  • Patent number: 9973725
    Abstract: A modular television system may include a display subsystem and a television module subsystem. The display subsystem has a housing that contains a display panel for displaying images and display subsystem port. The television module subsystem has a housing that contains a main board and a television module port in communication with the main board. In another embodiment, the modular television system may include a main module. The main module may include a main module processor, a display controller, an audio output device, and at least one computing module port. Each of the display controller, audio output device and computing module ports are in communication with the main module processor. The main module processor functions to present audio and video received by the main module processor. In addition, the main module processor is configured to communicate with a removable computing module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: CONTINENTAL TEVES AG & CO. OHG
    Inventor: Sheng Zhong
  • Patent number: 9971177
    Abstract: A display device includes: a display panel; a light source configured to supply light to the display panel; a bottom chassis comprising a lower portion, a support bent from the lower portion, and a hemming unit overlapping the support; and a mold frame coupled to the bottom chassis and comprising a protrusion, wherein the bottom chassis includes a coupling hole at the lower portion, the hemming unit is disposed on an upper surface of the mold frame, and the protrusion is inserted into the coupling hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ik Sang Lee
  • Patent number: 9972577
    Abstract: An electromagnetic interference absorber for an integrated circuit is provided. The absorber includes a geometric ring of electromagnetic energy absorbing material, dimensioned to fit over a ball grid array (BGA) integrated circuit package assembled to a substrate. The geometric ring has at least one projection arranged to fit into a gap between the substrate and a body of the BGA integrated circuit package so as to retain the geometric ring to the BGA integrated circuit package. Methods to contain electromagnetic interference and to manufacture an electromagnetic interference absorber are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: Arista Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Duong Lu, Jiayi Wu, Robert Wilcox, Richard Hibbs, Paul Miller
  • Patent number: 9964694
    Abstract: A plurality of LEDs emit light to a right end surface of a light guide plate. The light guide plate emits the light from a front surface, the light being made incident on the right end surface. The heat dissipater dissipates heat generated by the plurality of LEDs. A backlight chassis supports the light guide plate. The backlight chassis includes: a cover plate for covering a rear surface of the light guide plate; and an upper wall connected to the cover plate, for covering an upper end surface of the light guide plate adjacent to the right end surface. The heat dissipater includes a right side wall for covering the right end surface of the light guide plate. The right end of the upper wall of the backlight chassis and the upper end of the right side wall of the heat dissipater are connected by a non-transparent connecting part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: SAKAI DISPLAY PRODUCTS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Motoaki Okitsu, Tomoo Sasaki, Yuki Horiguchi
  • Patent number: 9964786
    Abstract: The present invention provides an outer frame and a display device. The outer frame is configured to package an edge of a liquid crystal module and includes at least one sub frame, the sub frame comprises a side plate, a first packaging plate, a second packaging plate and a supporting plate, the side plate, the first packaging plate, the second packaging plate and the supporting plate are formed integrally, a first accommodation groove for accommodating an edge of the liquid crystal module is formed by the side plate, the first packaging plate and the supporting plate, and a second accommodation groove for accommodating an edge of the back cover plate configured to cover the back surface of the liquid crystal module is formed by the side plate, the supporting plate and the second packaging plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yongda Ma, Yuxin Zhang, Yong Qiao
  • Patent number: 9964787
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel provided with a display surface on which an image is displayed, a back light provided below the display panel, a first frame provided with a first edge enclosing the display surface above the display panel and a first side plate portion provided on the first edge so as to extend in a direction orthogonal to the display surface, and a second frame provided with a second edge enclosing a light transmissive surface of the back light and a second side plate portion provided on the second edge to be opposed to an inner surface of the first side plate portion. The first side plate portion includes a first projection, and the second side plate portion includes a cut-away section in a position opposed to the first projection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventor: Kimiyoshi Takemoto
  • Patent number: 9964785
    Abstract: A display device including a frame, a glass light guide plate, an optical film set, a display panel, a reflector, a back plate and an electronic element is provided. The frame has a first connecting surface and a second connecting surface. The glass light guide plate has a first glass surface and a second glass surface opposite to the first glass surface. The first glass surface is connected to the first connecting surface. The optical film set is disposed on the first glass surface. The display panel is disposed on the optical film set. The reflector is disposed under the second glass surface. The back plate is connected to the second connecting surface. The back plate constructs an accommodating space with the frame and the glass light guide plate. The electronic element is connected to the back plate and located in the accommodating space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: Young Lighting Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Chun-Chung Hsiao, Chun-Chi Hsu, Ming-Yu Wu
  • Patent number: 9958599
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, a backlight unit, a bottom cover and a reflective member. The bottom cover defines a bottom portion thereof on which the backlight unit is supported. The bottom portion defines a plurality of edges thereof. The bottom portion is bent at a first edge thereof to define a first sidewall of the bottom cover, the first sidewall facing a light incident surface of a light guide plate. The first sidewall is bent to define a support portion of the bottom cover at the light incident surface of the light guide plate, the support portion extended to face the bottom portion and support the display panel thereon. The reflective member is coupled to the support portion, partially overlaps an emission surface of the light guide plate and has a same thickness as the support portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jongchul Choi, Ju-hyun Shin, Myungjong Kim, Sung-dong Park, Sanghwan Lee, Jae-hwan Jeon
  • Patent number: 9958716
    Abstract: Provided is a display apparatus having a holding structure for an optical sheet capable of preventing wrinkles, bending, and sheet damage to the optical sheet in the display apparatus, and preventing defects such as irregular brightness and reduced brightness. A chassis for holding an optical sheet of a rectangular shape holds the peripheral edge part of the optical sheet at a holding surface of hollow rectangular shape, and has engaging parts to hold the optical sheet provided to stand at the edge part of one side of the holding surface. The holding surface is inclined or has a stepped protuberance formed, whereby the surface of the other region opposite of the end part of the one region on which the engaging parts is provided to stand is closer to the display panel than the surface of the one region of the holding surface within the height range of the engaging part, wherein the one region and the other region are present on the opposite side with respect to an opening of the holding surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Sakai Display Products Corporation
    Inventors: Kouji Matsumoto, Ryota Kawabata
  • Patent number: 9955592
    Abstract: Included are: a display that is configured to allow an image to be displayed on a display screen; a back chassis disposed on an opposite surface side to the display screen of the display; and a support body disposed on a peripheral side of the display and the back chassis. The support body includes a plate section, a first link section, and a second link section, the plate section being directed in a direction perpendicular to the display, the first link section being provided on one surface in a direction of thickness of the plate section, and the second link section being provided on the one surface in the direction of thickness of the plate section. A first member is attached to a periphery of the opposite surface to the display screen of the display, the first member being linked to the first link section, and a second member is attached to a periphery of the back chassis, the second member being linked to the second link section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: Saturn Licensing LLC
    Inventor: Takeshi Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 9950500
    Abstract: A glass assembly having a first glass component, a frame overlapping the perimeter and top surface of the first glass component, a second glass component atop the frame, and a layer of adhesive interposed between the two glass components. Also disclosed is a frame for bonding two glass components. Also disclosed is a protective glass assembly for a LCD having a top surface and perimeter. The protective glass assembly having a frame which overlaps the top surface and perimeter of the LCD, a glass component placed atop the frame, and a layer of optical adhesive interposed between the LCD and the glass component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: MANUFACTURING RESOURCES INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: William Dunn, Michael LeCave
  • Patent number: 9952379
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the field of liquid crystal display technology, discloses a backlight module and a display apparatus. The backlight module includes a back plate including a bottom plate and a side plate; a light bar including a body and a plurality of light emitting units arranged on the body. The body is fixed at an outer side of the side plate, the side plate is provided with holes at positions corresponding to the light emitting units. The light emitting units extend from the body to an inner side of the side plate through corresponding holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., BEIJING BOE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kunpeng Zhu, Inho Park
  • Patent number: 9952458
    Abstract: A display apparatus, comprising: a light source emitting light; a display panel displaying an image on a front face of the display panel, and facing the light source; and a diffusion section arranged between the light source and the display panel, wherein the diffusion section includes a diffusion sheet-fixed to a circumferential portion of the display panel via a frame body, and facing the display panel with a distance between the diffusion sheet and the display panel, and an optical sheet arranged in a gap between the display panel and the diffusion sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: Sakai Display Products Corporation
    Inventors: Takahiro Yoshikawa, Kazuhiko Negoro
  • Patent number: 9949051
    Abstract: Described are techniques for creating acoustic inlet manifolds for a microphone that utilize existing flex or printed circuit board (PCB) technology to create an ultra-low profile manifold. The described techniques: take advantage of the ability to allow reflow connection. By embedding an acoustic path between the layers or creating an acoustic path on the surface of a flex or PCB assembly, the microphone can be reflowed onto the manifold assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: Starkey Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Sidney A. Higgins, John Becker, Thomas Bartosh, Joel Erdman
  • Patent number: 9944040
    Abstract: A back plate component applicable to a display device is disclosed, wherein at least one reinforcement piece is arranged on the back plate component, the reinforcement piece is left-and-right symmetric with respect to a central axis of a length of the back plate component, and a width of the reinforcement piece in a direction of the central axis of the length is decremented from a middle to both of the sides thereof, wherein the central axis of the length of the back plate component is a central axis perpendicular to a length direction of the back plate component and parallel to a width direction of the back plate component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignees: HISENSE ELECTRIC CO., LTD., HISENSE USA CORPORATION, HISENSE INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Youcai Chen, Minhua Li
  • Patent number: 9939699
    Abstract: A display may be provided with an active central region and a peripheral inactive region. The display may have one or more flexible edges in the peripheral inactive region. Conductive lines may pass between components in the active central region such as display pixels and touch sensor electrodes and components in the inactive peripheral region such as gate driver circuitry and patterned interconnect lines. Each conductive line may have an unbent segment on a portion of a display layer in the active central region and may have a segment on the bent edge of the display layer. The display layer may be formed from a polymer or other flexible material. The bent segments may be configured to be less susceptible to increases in resistance from bending than the unbent segments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Young Bae Park, John Z. Zhong, Shih-Chang Chang, Wei Chen
  • Patent number: 9942997
    Abstract: A display device includes a front frame, a display module installed in the front frame, and a rear cover connected with the front frame. The front frame includes a plurality of securing rods connected one by one. Each securing rod defines a receiving groove and a plurality of grabs. The display module includes a plurality of limiting plates. The rear cover includes a plurality of latch blocks. The limiting plate is received in the receiving groove. The latch block is inserted into the grab.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignees: HONGFUJIN PRECISION ELECTRONICS, HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hsin-Te Yu, Te-Hsu Wang, Zhao-Yu Wang, Ri-Dong Huang
  • Patent number: RE46781
    Abstract: A backlight unit and a liquid crystal display including the same are provided. The backlight includes a light guiding plate, a reflector, and at least one LED assembly including an LED light source, a substrate, and a support plate. A plurality of protrusions formed on a cover of the liquid crystal display are configured to mate to a plurality of concave portions formed on the light guiding plate, the reflector, and the LED assembly to mount the various components of the liquid crystal display onto the cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Wangseop Go, Sangho Seo
  • Patent number: RE46795
    Abstract: A backlight unit and a liquid crystal display including the same are provided. The backlight includes a light guiding plate, a reflector, and at least one LED assembly including an LED light source, a substrate, and a support plate. A plurality of protrusions formed on a cover of the liquid crystal display are configured to mate to a plurality of concave portions formed on the light guiding plate, the reflector, and the LED assembly to mount the various components of the liquid crystal display onto the cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Wangseop Go, Sangho Seo