Including Resilient Support Member Patents (Class 349/60)
  • Patent number: 9500891
    Abstract: Provided is a liquid crystal display device capable of improving display characteristics in an edge region of a display surface of a liquid crystal display panel. In a liquid crystal display device, a frame includes a protruding portion that protrudes from an inner peripheral surface thereof to an inner periphery side between a liquid crystal display panel and a backlight unit. The protruding portion includes a first surface located on the inner periphery side, on which an optical sheet is arranged; and a second surface located on an outer periphery side and closer to the liquid crystal display panel than the first surface, on which a light blocking member is arranged. The light blocking member protrudes to the inner periphery side with respect to the second surface, and overlaps with the first surface in a thickness direction of the liquid crystal display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Takashi Katou
  • Patent number: 9470926
    Abstract: A liquid crystal lens module includes: a first substrate that includes a plurality of lens electrodes and a plurality of bus lines; a second substrate facing the first substrate; and a liquid crystal layer provided between the first substrate and the second substrate. The plurality of bus lines include at least two bus lines having different widths, and the plurality of lens electrodes include first electrodes and second electrodes that are electrically insulated from each other A widest bus line of the at least two bus lines is connected to a widest lens electrode of the plurality of lens electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kang-Min Kim, Jeong Min Sung, Sung-Woo Lee, Hyung Woo Yim, Seung Jun Jeong
  • Patent number: 9423830
    Abstract: Described herein are electronic devices that includes a display stack having a cover component atop a lightguide component and a display component below the lightguide component. In some instances, the cover component including an antiglare etching applied to a top surface of a coverglass and a touch pattern applied to a bottom surface of the coverglass. In some cases, an optically clear adhesive layer formed from two types of optically clear adhesive may be located between the cover component and the lightguide component and a ring adhesive may be applied to around an outer edge of the cover component, the optically clear adhesive and the lightguide component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: Amazon Techologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Jack Shih-Chieh Wei, Keith Ho Soo Suan, Gregory Turner Witmer, Jukka Kristian Backman, Weihsin Hou, Anoop Menon, Tiffany Ann Yun, Siddharth Gupta, Jerry Yee-Ming Chung
  • Patent number: 9405150
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a technical field of display, and discloses a backlight module fitting platform. The backlight module fitting platform includes a primary platform and a number of first supporting pads located at a surface of the primary platform for supporting the backlight module. The backlight module fitting module further includes a lifting mechanism connected to the first supporting pad and supporting each of the first supporting pads to rise and fall independently. According to the backlight module fitting platform of the present disclosure, independent rise and fall of each of the first supporting pads is adjusted via the lifting mechanism so that the backlight module fitting platform is adapted for fitting of even-back and uneven-back backlight modules and can stably support and fit the backlight modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., HEFEI XINSHENG OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ri Zhao, Wei Dai, Fangqing Li, Lei Wu, Yizhao Chen
  • Patent number: 9380714
    Abstract: A portable terminal includes a display module and a case member coupled to the display module. A face of the case member is formed to have a center portion and an edge, which are different from each other in their heights to thereby support a center portion of the display module in lengthwise and widthwise directions of the display module respectively. The portable terminal configured above supports a rear face of the flat display module using at least one of a portion protruded from the case member and a stiff material film, to thereby diffuse an impact exerted on a display device to the case member. Thus, it is possible to relieve the damage to the flat display device due to an external impact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyun-Suk Shin, Seok-Gyu Lee
  • Patent number: 9372365
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device is provided in which color unevenness can be reduced and inhibited in the peripheral display area even when the display device has a narrow frame. In the liquid crystal display device, liquid crystal sandwiched between a TFT substrate and a CF substrate and sealed by a seal is disposed in a frame portion. The CF substrate has a BM, a color resist film, an OC, an alignment film, and a wall that inhibits the alignment film from expanding outward. In the area where the wall is disposed, the BM and color resist film on the CF substrate are removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
    Inventor: Yuki Kuramoto
  • Patent number: 9338905
    Abstract: A curved display apparatus is provided. The curved display apparatus includes a fixing member which is curved; and a display panel which is attached to the fixing member and curved along the fixing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun-seok Ahn, Chan-hong Park
  • Patent number: 9307182
    Abstract: A display device includes a housing, a display module, and a force dispersal member. The housing has a top plate and a bottom plate, wherein the top plate has a top plate inner surface and the bottom plate has a bottom plate inner surface. The display module is disposed on the bottom plate and at least a portion thereof is covered by the top plate. The display module includes a body and a ledge, wherein the body has a corresponding top surface and a back surface. At least a portion of the top surface faces the top plate inner surface while the back surface faces the bottom plate inner surface. The ledge extends out from an end of the body and is positioned between the top plate and the bottom plate. The force dispersal member is disposed on the ledge and has a top end and a bottom end. The top end faces the top plate inner surface and the bottom end faces the bottom plate inner surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Keng-Yi Lee
  • Patent number: 9288919
    Abstract: A display module and a front frame, a back frame and a plastic frame used in the display module are disclosed by the invention. The display module includes a front frame, a back frame, a plastic frame and a display unit. The front frame has a top-plate, a plurality of front-side-plates connecting the top-plate and at least two first position-limiting openings. The back frame has a bottom-plate, a plurality of back-side-plates connecting the bottom-plate and at least two second position-limiting openings. The plastic frame is disposed between the front frame and the back frame and includes a body, at least one side-wall, at least two baffle-wall portions and at least two retracted portions. The first position-limiting openings and the second position-limiting openings expose the baffle-wall portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: HannStar Display Corporation
    Inventors: Ti-Chia Hsu, Tung-Hsien Yu
  • Patent number: 9274549
    Abstract: An electronic product includes an electronic enclosure having a housing pocket fabricated as a seamless single unitary molded structure. The single unitary molded structure defines a cavity therein and has at least one molded undercut feature extending over a portion of the cavity. The housing pocket includes a side opening that is sufficiently large to allow lateral insertion of the electronic assembly into position in the cavity with at least a portion of the electronic assembly extending underneath the at least one molded undercut feature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
  • Patent number: 9264590
    Abstract: A holding structure for a display panel includes a case that has a substantially quadrangle-shaped opening, a plurality of elastic strips that is disposed to surround the periphery of the opening, the display panel that is disposed to close the opening via the plurality of the elastic strips, and a holding plate that is disposed to press the display panel against the plurality of the elastic strips. The case has recesses in parts of the periphery of the opening. The plurality of the elastic strips is disposed such that each strip has a part overlapping with the corresponding part of another strip, one on another. The overlapping parts of the plurality of the elastic strips are configured to fill at least a part of the respective recesses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Norihito Kitajima, Masami Fukuhara
  • Patent number: 9207484
    Abstract: The described embodiments relate generally to liquid crystal displays (LCDs) and more particularly to thermal management of heat produced by an illumination source in an LCD module. High temperatures generated by the illumination source can cause color shifts in the LCD due to changes in any included LEDs and liquid crystals. One solution is to house the LCD module in a metal chassis and thermally couple the LED light bar to the metal chassis. Furthermore, the LCD module can be kept at a uniform temperature by transferring heat from a region near the LED light bar to a relatively cooler region of the LCD module. These approaches can minimize any alterations or shifts in color resulting from heat from the LED light bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Keith J. Hendren, Dinesh C. Mathew, Nicholas Alan Rundle, Brett W. Degner
  • Patent number: 9170443
    Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device, which includes an enclosure and a liquid crystal display module received in the enclosure. The enclosure has a sidewall corresponding to the liquid crystal display module and including resilient retention structures mounted thereto to retain the liquid crystal display module in the enclosure. The liquid crystal display device according to the present invention uses the resilient retention structures that are arranged at mounting sites between a front case or a rear case and a liquid crystal display module for retaining the liquid crystal display module in position, whereby when the liquid crystal display module expands/contracts due to humid and hot environment or is acted upon by external impacts, the resilient retention structures undergo corresponding elastic deformation to provide effective cushioning and adjustment so as to ensure the optic grade of the liquid crystal display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jiaqiang Wang, Shihhsiang Chen
  • Patent number: 9057902
    Abstract: A fixing device for connecting an optical film with a back plate is disclosed. The fixing device includes a supporting portion, and a protrusive portion. The supporting portion is for connecting to a sidewall of the back plate. The protrusive portion is for passing through a through hole on an extended portion of the optical film such that the optical film is fixed on the back plate. The extended portion extrudes from a main body of the optical film. The fixing devices relate to a pure mechanical or semi-mechanical connection. Such connection structure may prevent the optical film from falling off due to environment changes. In addition, the fixing devices may be used over and over. Furthermore, the connection structure is more compact than the typical ones. The fixing devices not only satisfy the trend toward narrower sidewall of liquid crystal modules, but also prevent the optical film from being bent due to thermal expansion and contraction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tian Zhang, Yuchun Hsiao
  • Patent number: 9060438
    Abstract: According to one aspect of the present invention, an electronic device includes an operation plate, a supporting plate which supports the operation plate, a vibrating body which vibrates the operation plate, a base arranged opposite to the supporting plate through a space, and a frame body provided on the base so as to surround the operation plate and the supporting plate. The supporting plate includes an extending portion that extends outward from the operation plate. The frame body includes a protruding portion that protrudes inward so as to be opposed to the extending portion. The extending portion is connected to the protruding portion through a first variable member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
    Inventor: Kouji Tsurusaki
  • Publication number: 20150146112
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device 10 includes LEDs 17, a liquid crystal panel 11, a chassis 14, a frame 13, positioning ribs 23, opposed portions 25, and gel members 30. The liquid crystal panel 11 is configured to display using light from the LEDs 17. The chassis 14 is arranged on an opposite side of the liquid crystal panel 11 from a display surface 11c that is for display. The frame 13 is arranged on the display surface 11c side of the liquid crystal panel 11. The frame 13 holds at least the liquid crystal panel 11 and the LEDs 17 with the chassis 14 such that the liquid crystal panel 11 and the LEDs 17 are sandwiched between the frame 13 and the chassis 14. The positioning ribs 23 project from the frame 13 toward the chassis 14. The positioning ribs 23 include a peripheral surface opposite a peripheral surfaced of the liquid crystal panel 11 for positioning the liquid crystal panel 11. The opposed portions 25 are arranged at portions opposite the positioning ribs 23 of the liquid crystal panel 11.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2013
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Akira Gotou
  • Patent number: 9041877
    Abstract: A ruggedized display device is disclosed. The ruggedized display device may include an optical stack configured to resist a load up to a load threshold. The optical stack may include an electronic display including a top surface and a bottom surface, and a top protective component coupled to the top surface of the electronic display via a bonding material layer, to shield the electronic display. The top protective component and the bonding material layer may collectively have a first thickness of less than 1.0 millimeters. The optical stack may further include a bottom protective component, coupled to the bottom surface via a resiliently deformable adhesive layer, to support the electronic display from below. The bottom protective component and the adhesive layer may collectively have a second thickness less than 10.0 millimeters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Rajesh Manohar Dighde, Bernie Schultz, Nigel Keam
  • Patent number: 9036111
    Abstract: A Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) module for preventing a hot spot that deteriorates an external appearance quality using existing components is provided. The LCD module includes an optical sheet disposed at an upper surface of a light guide plate, a Light Emitting Diode Flexible Printed Circuit Board (LED FPCB) on which an LED for emitting light to the light guide plate is mounted, and a double-sided tape having a portion protruding toward the optical sheet further than the LED FPCB and adhered to a mounting surface of the LED FPCB. Therefore, occurrence of a hot spot can be reduced without increasing components. Further, because a thickness increase of a local portion is unnecessary, a second failure such as panel lifting is not caused.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hee Ryoul Choi, Jeong Hun Kim
  • Publication number: 20150131026
    Abstract: A flat panel display includes a plastic rear cover, a supporting frame, a liquid crystal display (LCD) module, a light bar and a front cover. The plastic rear cover constructs a rear half portion of an appearance of the flat panel display. The supporting frame is connected to the plastic rear cover. The LCD module is connected to the supporting frame. The light bar is disposed aside the LCD module. The front cover is connected to the plastic rear cover, constructs a front half portion of the appearance of the flat panel display, and has an opening to expose the LCD module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2014
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Applicant: Young Lighting Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Ching-Hung Chen, Wen-Pin Yang, Chien-Tsai Chueh, Jun-Ho Chen, Ching-Tai Tseng
  • Patent number: 9030622
    Abstract: An electro-optic device including an electro-optic panel, a dust-proof substrate attached to one of surfaces of the electro-optic panel, and a holding member having a supporting portion that supports an end portion of the dust-proof substrate and a main body portion arranged so as to surround the electro-optic panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Hidekazu Hirabayashi
  • Patent number: 9029886
    Abstract: An organic light emitting diode (OLED) display includes: a display layer including a front display layer configured to display an image at a front of the OLED display and a bending display layer bent at an end of the front display layer, and a thin film encapsulation layer covering the display layer. The thin film encapsulation layer includes a front encapsulation layer disposed on the front display layer and a bending encapsulation layer disposed on the bending display layer and having a plurality of pores.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun Namkung, Soon Ryong Park
  • Patent number: 9030623
    Abstract: The present invention provides a frameless liquid crystal display device, which includes a rear enclosure, a backlight module arranged inside the rear enclosure, a mold frame arranged on the backlight module and fixedly coupled to the rear enclosure, a liquid crystal display panel arranged on the mold frame, and a surface decoration arranged at a lower end of the liquid crystal display panel. The liquid crystal display panel includes a CF substrate and a TFT substrate laminated on the CF substrate and a top polarization plate and a bottom polarization plate respectively laminated to the CF substrate and the TFT substrate. The bottom polarization plate forms projections on upper and lower ends of the liquid crystal display panel. The mold frame forms retention slots in which the projections are received to mount the liquid crystal display panel to the mold frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Gang Yu, Liuyang Yang, Pei Jia
  • Publication number: 20150124193
    Abstract: An optical device may include a flat optical member; a reinforcement member which is bonded to a back side of the optical member and demonstrates stronger rigidity in a center area thereof than two side portions thereof when curved in a thickness direction in a first direction within an in-plane direction; and a driving device which switches a shape of the optical member together with the reinforcement member between a flat state and a curved state in which the optical member is curved in the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2014
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventors: Shinichi YOSHIKAWA, Masaaki ANDO, Tsuneo SATO
  • Patent number: 9025108
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a first substrate having a display area and a non-display area surrounding the display area, an organic film on the first substrate, a first trench in the organic film in the non-display area, the first trench surrounding the display area and including a first sidewall on an inner side of the display apparatus, which includes a sidewall of the organic film, and a second sidewall on an outer side of the display apparatus, which includes a sidewall of the organic film, and a first blocking film containing an inorganic material and covering a surface of the organic film in the non-display area and the sidewall of the organic film included in the first sidewall of the first trench.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung Ho Cho, Do Hoon Kim
  • Patent number: 9019442
    Abstract: A stereoscopic image display device includes a back bezel, a backlight module disposed on the back bezel, a frame set surrounding and positioning the backlight module, and a liquid crystal panel receiving light emitted from the backlight module; wherein the liquid crystal panel is surrounded and supported by the frame set and has a transparent plate attached to the display surface of the liquid crystal panel. There is a stereoscopic image producing layer formed at a side of the transparent plate facing the display surface of the liquid crystal panel. The transparent plate, the frame set, and the back bezel constitute the outward appearance of the stereoscopic image display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Yi-Ling Chen, Tsung-Fu Cheng, Yue-Feng Lin, Tsung-Hsien Chuang, Hsiang Cheng
  • Patent number: 9013870
    Abstract: An electrical assembly having controlled impedance signal traces and a portable electronic device comprising an electrical assembly having controlled impedance signal traces are provided. In accordance with one embodiment, there is provided a portable electronic device, comprising an electrical assembly, comprising: a chassis made from a conductive material and forming a first ground plane; a first dielectric substrate layer overlaying the chassis; a first signal trace overlaying the first dielectric substrate layer; and a second dielectric layer overlaying the first signal trace.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Eric Gary Malo, Cameron Russell Steeves, Hassan Daniel Hosseinpor
  • Patent number: 9006772
    Abstract: An organic light emitting diode (OLED) lighting apparatus includes a light emitting panel including an organic light emitting diode, a housing for housing the light emitting panel, a cover coupled to the housing and covering a front-side edge of the light emitting panel, a plurality of pins disposed between the housing and the light emitting panel and supporting an edge of the light emitting panel, and at least one contact bar disposed between the plurality of pins and a back-side edge of the light emitting panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae-Goo Lee, Doo-Hwan Kim, Min-Woo Lee, Sung-Jin Choi, Young-Mo Koo
  • 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: 8994893
    Abstract: The present invention provides a flat panel display device, which includes a backlight system and a display panel. The backlight system includes a light source, a light homogenization mechanism, and a back frame. The back frame carries the light source and the light homogenization mechanism, and the light homogenization mechanism guides light from the light source into the display panel. The back frame includes primary assembling pieces, secondary assembling pieces, and a bracing piece for fixing a circuit board. The primary assembling pieces are connected through joining. Further, the primary assembling piece includes a joint section that forms a reinforcement structure and a circuit board is mountable and position adjustable through a bracing piece. The present invention also provides a stereoscopic display device and a plasma display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yi-Cheng Kuo, Yu-Chun Hsiao, Chong Huang, Jia-He Cheng, Cheng-Wen Que, Quan Li, Liu-Yang Yang
  • Patent number: 8988629
    Abstract: The present invention provides a flat panel display device, which includes a backlight system and a display panel. The backlight system includes a light source, a light homogenization mechanism, and a back frame. The back frame carries the light source and the light homogenization mechanism, and the light homogenization mechanism guides light from the light source into the display panel. The back frame includes primary assembling pieces, secondary assembling pieces, and a bracing piece for fixing a circuit board. The back frame includes a reinforcement structure formed on a joint section of a primary assembling piece so as to make the overall strength of the back frame meeting the required strength. The bracing piece includes a bracing body, a first suspension section, a first bearing section, and a first resilient bent section and the bracing piece overcomes the problem that a circuit board cannot be easily fixed. The present invention also provides a stereoscopic display device and a plasma display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yi-Cheng Kuo, Yu-Chun Hsiao, Chong Huang, Jia-He Cheng, Cheng-Wen Que, Quan Li, Liu-Yang Yang
  • Patent number: 8988630
    Abstract: The present invention provides a back frame of flat panel display device and a backlight system. The back frame includes primary assembling pieces, secondary assembling pieces, and a bracing piece for fixing a circuit board. The at least two primary assembling pieces are connected through joining and the two primary assembling pieces use different thermally conductive materials. Further, the primary assembling piece includes a joint section that forms a reinforcement structure and a circuit board is mountable and position adjustable through a bracing piece. The present invention also provides a backlight system. The back frame and the backlight system of the present invention have a back frame of simple structure, reduce the expenditure of a back frame mold, facilitate heat dissipation, allow strength of the back frame to meet a desired requirement, improve fixing of circuit board, and save the material used for back frame so as to lower down the manufacturing cost of flat panel display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yi-Cheng Kuo, Yu-Chun Hsiao, Chong Huang, Jia-He Cheng, Cheng-Wen Que, Quan Li, Liu-Yang Yang
  • 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: 8979352
    Abstract: A backlight device 24 according to the present invention includes: LED substrates 30; LED light sources 28 placed on the surfaces of the LED substrates 30; a light guide plate 20 having light-receiving surfaces 20a on the side faces, the plate being placed such that the LED light sources 28 and the light-receiving surfaces 20a face each other; a chassis 22 having a bottom plate and a plurality of side walls 22b, 22c, 22d, and 22d standing upright from the bottom plate, the chassis being open on a top side opposite to the bottom plate and storing at least the LED light sources 28 and the light guide plate 20; and spacer members 34 for regulating the gaps between the side walls and the light guide plate 20, the spacer members being made of an elastic material. The LED substrates 30 are placed along the surfaces of the side walls, and the spacer members 34 are placed in the corners between the adjacent side walls 22b, 22c, 22d, and 22d.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Mitsuru Hosoki
  • Patent number: 8976517
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a shell, a display module and a cushion. The shell includes a bottom plate and a top plate. The top plate defines an opening. The display module is disposed in the shell and faces the opening. The display module is spaced from the bottom plate of the shell. The cushion is disposed between the display module and the bottom plate of the shell, and brought into contact with the display module for cushioning the display module when an external force is applied to the display module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: E Ink Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: Wan-Tien Chen, Ming-Sheng Chiang, Wen-Chang Lu, Hung-Yi Tsai, Yuan-Chih Tsai, Chu-Kuang Tseng, Chi-Ming Wu, Jen-Shiun Huang, Tsung-Ting Lee, Chen-Fa Tsai
  • Patent number: 8970801
    Abstract: The present invention provides a back frame of flat panel display device and a backlight system. The back frame includes primary assembling pieces, secondary assembling pieces, and a bracing piece for fixing a circuit board. The primary assembling pieces are connected through joining. Further, the primary assembling piece includes a joint section that forms a reinforcement structure and a circuit board is mountable and position adjustable through a bracing piece. The present invention also provides a backlight system. The back frame and the backlight system of the present invention have a back frame of simple structure, reduce the expenditure of a back frame mold, allow strength of the back frame to meet a desired requirement, improve fixing of circuit board, and save the material used for back frame so as to lower down the manufacturing cost of flat panel display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yi-Cheng Kuo, Yu-Chun Hsiao, Chong Huang, Jia-He Cheng, Cheng-Wen Que, Quan Li, Liu-Yang Yang
  • Patent number: 8960981
    Abstract: A backlight module includes: a backplane, a backlight source arranged inside the backplane, a light guide plate arranged inside the backplane to correspond to the backlight source, a reflector plate disposed on a bottom of the light guide plate, an optic film disposed on a top of the light guide plate, and elastic members mounted to the backplane. The optic film has a top edge forming suspension sections and two first sidewalls respectively at left and right sides and each forming lugs. The suspension sections form first through holes. The lugs form second through holes. The backplane forms suspending pegs corresponding to the first through holes. The first through holes are mounted on the suspending pegs and the elastic members securely hold the second through holes and are mounted to the backplane so as to fix the optic films on the light guide plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Guofu Tang
  • Patent number: 8964145
    Abstract: Provided is a technique related to a thin display device having a frame structure in which accuracy is ensured. First and second restricting convex portions (84, 85) are formed on the inner parts of a bending hole portion (83). A restricting face (84a) which is an end portion of the first restricting convex portion (84) takes an angle of 45 degrees sloping from upper left to the lower right. A restricting face (85a) which is an end portion of the second restricting convex portion (85) takes an angle of 45 degrees sloping from upper right to lower left. When bending processing is performed, the restricting face (84a) of the first restricting convex portion (84) abuts against the restricting face (85a) of the second restricting projection portion (85).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hitoshi Kuroyanagi
  • Patent number: 8958026
    Abstract: A display apparatus is disclosed. The display apparatus includes a flexible display panel and a shape deforming/maintaining unit. The flexible display panel is configured to operate in a flat mode and in a curved mode. The shape deforming/maintaining unit is on a surface of the flexible display panel. The shape deforming/maintaining unit is configured to deform a shape of the flexible display panel during switching between the flat mode and the curved mode, and to maintain rigidity of the flexible display panel after switching to the flat mode or to the curved mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yeon-Hee Park, Soo-In Cho, Woo-Jong Lee
  • Patent number: 8958033
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing apparatus including a rectangular display panel, a polarizing plate covering an entire surface of the display panel, and a frame supporting the display panel, wherein the polarizing plate includes a polarizing plate extended portion extended from at least one side surface of the polarizing plate outward beyond the display panel, and the frame includes a frame extended portion extended from the frame along an extending direction of the polarizing plate extended portion to support the polarizing plate extended portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kengou Aoki, Nobuhiro Honda, Kiyohito Fujita, Nobuyuki Shigeno, Shuichi Tatemori
  • Publication number: 20150042920
    Abstract: A curved display device comprises a liquid crystal panel; a backlight unit providing light to the liquid crystal panel, the backlight unit including a light guide plate having a curvature. The backlight unit further includes an elastic optical guide member coupled to the light guide plate, the elastic optical guide member having a substantially same curvature as the curvature of the light guide plate. The curved display device further comprises a first frame having a substantially same curvature as the curvature of the elastic optical guide member, the first frame coupled to the backlight unit and configured to support the backlight unit and a reinforcing member having a substantially same curvature as the curvature of the first frame, the reinforcing member coupled to the first frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2014
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Inventors: Se-Min LEE, Joo-young YEON, Yong-Joong YOON, Tae-Hyung KIM, Hyo-Sung LEE, Sun-Bok SONG
  • Patent number: 8953114
    Abstract: The present invention provides a back frame of flat panel display device and a backlight system. The back frame includes primary assembling pieces, secondary assembling pieces, and a bracing piece for fixing a circuit board. The primary assembling pieces are connected through joining and use different thermally conductive materials. Further, the primary assembling piece includes a joint section that forms a reinforcement structure and a circuit board is mountable through a bracing piece. The present invention also provides a backlight system. The back frame and the backlight system of the present invention have a back frame of simple structure, reduce the expenditure of a back frame mold, facilitate heat dissipation, allow strength of the back frame to meet a desired requirement, improve fixing of circuit board, and save the material used for back frame so as to lower down the manufacturing cost of flat panel display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yi-Cheng Kuo, Yu-Chun Hsiao, Chong Huang, Jia-He Cheng, Cheng-Wen Que, Quan Li, Liu-Yang Yang
  • Patent number: 8953115
    Abstract: The present invention provides a flat panel display device, which includes a backlight system and a display panel. The backlight system includes a light source, a light homogenization mechanism, and a back frame. The back frame carries the light source and the light homogenization mechanism, and the light homogenization mechanism guides light from the light source into the display panel. The back frame includes primary assembling pieces, secondary assembling pieces, and a bracing piece for fixing a circuit board. The primary assembling pieces are connected through joining and use different thermally conductive materials. Further, the primary assembling piece includes a joint section that forms a reinforcement structure and a circuit board is mountable through a bracing piece. The present invention also provides a backlight system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yi-Cheng Kuo, Yu-Chun Hsiao, Chong Huang, Jia-He Cheng, Cheng-Wen Que, Quan Li, Liu-Yang Yang
  • Patent number: 8947616
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display device, which includes (1) providing a backlight module, a liquid crystal display panel, and a front bezel, wherein the liquid crystal display panel includes a TFT substrate, a CF substrate attached to the TFT substrate, and liquid crystal interposed between the substrates, an interval zone being formed between an edge of the TFT substrate and an edge of the CF substrate, flip chip films being mounted at intervals to the interval zone; (2) attaching cushioning tapes to the interval zone of the TFT substrate at locations other than the flip chip films; (3) assembling the liquid crystal display panel to the backlight module; and (4) assembling the front bezel to the liquid crystal display panel in such a way that the front bezel is positioned on the cushioning tapes of the liquid crystal display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Guofu Tang, Shihhsiang Chen
  • Patent number: 8939289
    Abstract: A waterproof structure of a packing box for a LCD panel is disclosed. The waterproof structure includes the first engaging portion and the second engaging portion. The first engaging portion is disposed on a bottom plate of the packing box. At least one opening passing through the bottom plate is disposed in the bottom plate. The first engaging portion is located between the opening and a side wall of the packing box. The second engaging portion is disposed on a bottom surface of a cushion of the packing box. The second engaging portion is corresponding to the first engaging portion to allow the second engaging portion engage with the first engaging portion when the cushion is disposed on the bottom plate. A packing box for a LCD panel is further disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Yi-Cheng Kuo, Shihhsiang Chen, Jiaxin Li, Jiahe Cheng
  • Publication number: 20150002780
    Abstract: A liquid crystal panel includes a main body and a number of fixing members. The main body includes two opposite sidewalls. The fixing members protrude from the opposite sidewalls of the main body. Each fixing member includes an elastic portion extending from one opposite sidewall and a hole portion extending from an end of the elastic portion away from the main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2013
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Applicants: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., FU TAI HUA INDUSTRY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: LI-CHIN LU, XUE MOU
  • Patent number: 8922732
    Abstract: A light emitting diode (“LED”) backlight assembly. The LED backlight assembly has a bottom container which has a bottom plate and a side edge surrounding the bottom plate, a plurality of light emitting diode printed circuit boards (“LED-PCBs”) on the bottom plate, and a connector which is closely located to edge located LEDs. The connector of the LED-PCB is closely located to an LED driving board, which is disposed at a lateral space of a lateral part of the bottom container to limit a vertical thickness of the backlight light assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin-Hee Park, Yong-Woo Lee, Won-Ju Kim, Yong-Il Kim
  • Publication number: 20140368765
    Abstract: Provided is a display device that includes a display panel including a front substrate and a back substrate. A frame may be provided behind the display panel and a supporting film may be provided between the display panel and the frame. The supporting film may be connected to a rear surface of the display panel and to the frame. An optical layer may be provided between the supporting film and the frame. The supporting film may extend from the display panel to the frame such that the supporting film is provided a prescribed distance from an edge of the optical layer in a first direction parallel to a front surface of the display panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2014
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jaeho KIM, Kyoungmok KIM, Youngsung KIM, Jinha HEO
  • Patent number: 8913210
    Abstract: The present invention provides a back frame of flat panel display device, which includes primary assembling pieces, secondary assembling pieces, and a bracing piece for fixing a circuit board. The primary assembling pieces have a number of at least two, and the at least two primary assembling pieces are connected through joining. The secondary assembling pieces are joined to the primary assembling pieces. The bracing piece includes a bracing body, a first suspension section, a first bearing section, and a first resilient bent section. The bracing body is mounted to the primary assembling pieces or the secondary assembling pieces or is mounted to both the primary assembling pieces and the secondary assembling pieces. The available mounting points between the bracing body and the primary assembling pieces or the secondary assembling pieces are of a number of at least two. The bracing piece fixes a circuit board. The present invention also provides a backlight system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yi-Cheng Kuo, Yu-Chun Hsiao, Chong Huang, Jia-He Cheng, Cheng-Wen Que, Quan Li, Liu-Yang Yang
  • Patent number: 8913207
    Abstract: Provided is a display device, including: a first protrusion formed to an inner side surface of one of side walls of the frame on a short side of an angled corner portion surrounded by the side walls; a second protrusion formed to an inner side surface of one of the side walls on a long side of the angled corner portion; and a third protrusion formed at another angled corner portion on another end side of at least one of the side walls sharing the angled corner portion provided with the first and second protrusions, and formed to an inner side surface of one of the side walls that is opposed to the side wall to which the first protrusion and/or the second protrusion are/is arranged, the optical sheet including cut-out first to third recesses which are to be fitted to the first to third protrusions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignees: Japan Display Inc., Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Saburo Watanabe
  • Patent number: 8902607
    Abstract: A testing apparatus and method of extending the life of a testing apparatus may comprise a chassis including a case having a testing module receptacle receiving a plurality of testing modules comprising at least one processor module and a plurality of test modules, each having the same physical footprint, including respective racking mechanisms and inter-module interface connectors; and a backplane with connectors connecting with a respective inter-module connector, and bus-work interconnecting the respective modules through the inter-module interface connectors and the backplane connectors. The backplane may comprise a battery and display connector. The chassis may comprise a display mounting receptacle configured to receive a display unit having a display connector configured to interface with the backplane display connector. A battery receptacle may receive a battery unit, such as a rechargeable battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: VeEX Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Ker Chin Chang, Cyrille Morelle