Housing Patents (Class 362/632)
  • Patent number: 8704964
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes: a bottom frame having a bent portion at an edge thereof; a light guide plate over the bottom frame, the light guide plate spaced apart from the bent portion by a gap; a light emitting diode (LED) assembly facing a side of the light guide plate, the LED assembly fixed to the bent portion; a main frame having a rectangular band shape over the bottom frame, the main frame having a rib corresponding to the gap; a liquid crystal panel over the light guide plate; and a top frame surrounding a front boundary portion of the liquid crystal panel, the top frame combined with the bottom frame and the main frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young-Bin Lee, Chung-Oan Seo
  • Publication number: 20140104882
    Abstract: The present invention provides a backlight module, which includes a backplane, a light guide plate arranged inside the backplane, a light bar arranged at one side of the light guide plate, a side reflector plate arranged at one side of the light guide plate that is distant from the light bar, and four corner pieces arranged between the backplane and the light guide plate. The corner pieces are made of a rubber material. The corner pieces have surfaces that face the light guide plate and are of a white color. The side reflector plate is arranged between two of the corner pieces. The side reflector plate has a length that is less than or equal to a distance between the two corner pieces so as to achieve a separate arrangement of the side reflector plate and the corner pieces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2012
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Gege Zhou
  • Patent number: 8692951
    Abstract: A bezel attachment structure includes a frame and a bezel. The frame includes a side face, a plurality of first engaging components, and a second engaging component. The bezel component includes a side plate, a plurality of first engaged components, a plurality of contact components, and a second engaged component. The first engaged components engage the first engaging components, respectively, such that the bezel component is prevented from moving relative to the side face both in upward and downward directions and in inward and outward directions. The contact components engage the first engaging components, respectively, such that the bezel component is prevented from moving relative to the side face in a first lengthwise direction. The second engaged component engages the second engaging component such that the bezel component is prevented from moving relative to the side face in a second lengthwise direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kazuya Tanaka
  • Patent number: 8687138
    Abstract: A display module includes: upper and lower supporting means facing and spaced apart from each other; a display device between the upper and lower supporting means; a middle supporting means surrounding the display device; and a plurality of coupling means combining the upper, middle and lower supporting means to fix and support the display device, wherein each of the plurality of coupling means includes a hook and each of the upper and lower supporting means has a through hole corresponding to the hook.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang-Rae Lee, Gi Bin Kim, Hak-Mo Hwang
  • Patent number: 8678603
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a backlight module. The backlight module includes a light source, a thermal plate, a back cover and an elastic holder. The light source is arranged on the thermal plate. The thermal plate is arranged on the back cover, and includes a first hole defined therein. The back cover includes a second hole defined therein, and the second hole overlaps with the first hole. The elastic holder penetrates through the first hole and the second hole, holds two surfaces of the thermal plate and the back cover apart from each other for fixing the thermal plate on the back cover. The present disclosure further provides a liquid crystal display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tian Zhang
  • Patent number: 8672530
    Abstract: Disclosed is a display device wherein a light emitting element can have a longer service life, while suppressing luminance unevenness without causing an increase in cost or size. The display device comprises a light guide plate (21), an LED (25) that is arranged on the side of at least one corner portion (21d) of the light guide plate (21), a frame (4) that has a lateral portion (4b), and a bezel (5) that has a lateral portion (5b). The LED (25) is attached to a part (4d) of the lateral portion (4b) of the frame (4), and the part (4d) is thermally connected to a part (5d) of the lateral portion (5b) of the bezel (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Tetsuya Hamada
  • Patent number: 8675147
    Abstract: A protection panel provided with a touch input function for a display window of an electronic device includes: a protection panel main body having an opening punched out, and a glass plate fitted in the opening, a lower electrode sheet having a lower transparent electrode, and a lower circuit, the lower electrode sheet being attached to an upper surface of the protection panel main body, an upper electrode sheet having an upper transparent electrode, and an upper circuit, the upper electrode sheet being bonded to the lower electrode sheet at peripheral edges thereof, and a decorative sheet having a decorative layer provided on at least one surface of a transparent resin film so as to hide the lower circuit and the upper circuit and form the transparent window portion, the decorative sheet being attached to an upper surface of the upper electrode sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Nissha Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hideki Murakami
  • Patent number: 8668364
    Abstract: A backlight unit capable of emitting heat smoothly and a display device including the same are disclosed. The backlight unit includes a bottom cover, a light emitting module arranged in a predetermined area of the bottom cover, a reflective sheet provided on the bottom cover, the reflective sheet spaced apart a predetermined distance from the bottom cover, a plurality of first heat radiating members provided between the reflective sheet and the bottom cover, the plurality of the first heat radiating members spaced apart a predetermined distance from each other, a second heat radiating member arranged between the light emitting module and the first heat radiating members, and a projected part located in the second heat radiating member below the reflective sheet, the projected part supporting the reflective sheet to locate the reflective sheet spaced apart a predetermined distance from the first heat radiating members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong Kug Yu, Sung Yong Park, Young Bae Jang
  • Patent number: 8670086
    Abstract: A multifunctional plastic frame and a backlight module are disclosed. The multifunctional plastic frame comprises a frame body for supporting an LCD panel and covers movably connected with outer edges of the frame body. The covers are turned over along the outer edges of the frame body to press against edges of the LCD panel and to be buckled to the frame body. According to the present disclosure, the number of parts and consequently the cost are reduced; and the backlight module can be assembled quickly in a convenient way, which is favorable for improving the assembling efficiency of the backlight module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Gege Zhou, Yu-chun Hsiao
  • Publication number: 20140063855
    Abstract: The embodiments of the invention provided a backplate, a backlight module and a display device. The backplate comprises a bottom plate; an outer surface of the backplate is coated with a heat dissipation paint. The backlight module comprises the afore-mentioned backplate and a light source directly disposed on the backplate. The display device comprises the afore-mentioned backlight module. The backplate dissipates heat from the light source without a heat dissipation unit, thereby reducing the cost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2013
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicants: Hefei BOE Display Light Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yang YANG
  • Patent number: 8662730
    Abstract: In a display apparatus, a light guide plate includes a chamfered corner portion that defines a light incident surface. A light source unit is arranged adjacent to the light incident surface to provide the light to the light guide plate through the light incident surface. A display panel receives light from the light guide plate to display an image. A receiving container includes sidewalls and a bottom portion to accommodate the light guide plate and the light source unit. At least one sidewall adjacent to the corner portion is divided into a first part and a second part that may be coupled to or separated from each other. Thus, the light guide plate and the light source unit may be easily accommodated in the receiving container, thereby improving an assembling efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyoung-Joo Kim, Jooyoung Kim, Young-Min Park, So-Yeon Lee, Gicherl Kim
  • Patent number: 8665390
    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 at least two primary assembling pieces and also includes secondary assembling pieces and a bracing piece for fixing a circuit board. According to practical needs of the main frame structure, different materials are used for different parts at different locations. The back frame is provided with the bracing piece for fixing a circuit board, and the bracing piece includes a bracing body, a first suspension section, a first bearing section, and a first resilient bent section. The present invention also provides a stereoscopic display device and a plasma display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    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: 8662731
    Abstract: A display includes an outer casing, two backlight modules, and a flexible display panel. The outer casing includes at least one connecting member having two connecting ends respectively disposed at left and right sides thereof, and two casing panels connected respectively to the connecting ends and respectively having bonding faces. The two backlight modules are disposed respectively on the bonding faces of the casing panels. The flexible display panel includes two side panel sections disposed respectively on the backlight modules, and a foldable intermediate section connected between the side panel sections. The casing panels are pivotal relative to each other to move the backlight modules and the flexible display panel to an unfolded position. The backlight modules coplanarly cover a backside of the flexible display panel in the unfolded position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Wistron Corporation
    Inventors: Yi-Kai Wang, Tsung-Hua Yang, Tarng-Shiang Hu, Chih-Hao Chang, Yu-Jung Peng
  • Patent number: 8664683
    Abstract: A method for providing, on a carrier (40), an insulative spacer layer (26) which is patterned such that a cavity (27) is formed which enables connection of an optical semiconductor element (41) to the intended conductor structure (22) when placed inside the cavity (27). The cavity (27) is formed such that it, through its shape, extension and/or depth, accurately defines a location of an optical element (45; 61) in relation to the optical semiconductor element (41). Through the provision of such a patterned insulative spacer layer, compact and cost-efficient optical semiconductor devices can be mass-produced based on such a carrier without the need for prolonged development or acquisition of new and expensive manufacturing equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    Inventor: Gerardus Henricus Franciscus Willebrordus Steenbruggen
  • Publication number: 20140056030
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an edge-lit backlight model, which comprises a back board, a heat sink arranged on the back board, and a light bar fixed on the heat sink, a light guiding plate is arranged above the back board, a plurality of back board clips are arranged on the back board and the heat sink is held under the back board clips; a elastic element is arranged between the back board and the heat sink and the elastic element applies horizontal elastic force to the heat sink towards the back board, so that the heat sink is immovable along its width direction. The edge-lit backlight model can prevent the light guiding plate from being bent and guarantee the efficiency of light coupling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2012
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co. Ltd.
    Inventor: Hu He
  • Patent number: 8657458
    Abstract: A lighting device, uneven brightness of which is suppressed, is provided. A lighting device of the present invention includes LEDs 17, a chassis 14 that houses the LEDs 17 therein, and a chassis reflection sheet 22 that is provided on an inner surface of the chassis 14 and configured to reflect light from the LEDs 17. The LEDs 17 are provided on a bottom plate 14a of the chassis 14. The chassis reflection sheet 22 has a bottom portion 31 that extends along the bottom plate 14a and slanted portions 32 that extend from a periphery of the bottom portion 31. The slanted portions 32 slant to a direction in which the LED emits light with respect to the bottom portion. A boundary L between the bottom portion 31 and the slanted portions 32 is formed in a nonlinear shape in a plan view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Shinji Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 8646950
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a panel module and a backlight module. The backlight module is disposed under the panel module. The backlight module includes a frame, a light guide plate, and a reflector. The frame supports the edge of the light guide plate. The reflector is disposed at the bottom of the light guide plate. The edge of the reflector and the edge of the frame horizontally form an engaging seam without overlapping, and the engaging seam is substantially in a serrated shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Yi-Fan Lin, Shih-Yao Lin, Chieh-Jen Cheng, Po-Hung Chen
  • Patent number: 8641247
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a backlight module and a ventilation component thereof, and a back plate of the backlight module is provided with a plurality of the ventilation components. The ventilation component comprises: a tubular body, a ventilating filter, a filter washer, and a fixing ring. The tubular body is hollow, and the ventilating filter is carried in the tubular body. The ventilating filter can communicate the internal air with the external air of the backlight module circulate to effectively descend the temperature of the internal air, so that the thermal expansion of the light guide plate in the backlight module can be decreased to prevent from generating an optical problem.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Pangling Zhang
  • Patent number: 8641261
    Abstract: A backlight module is disclosed. The backlight module includes a light guide plate, a backlight source, an optical plate, and an optical coating layer. The light guide plate has a light emitting surface and a light incident end. The light incident end is located at an adjacent side of the light emitting surface. The backlight source is disposed corresponding to the light incident end and generates lights emitting to the light incident end. The optical plate is disposed above the light emitting surface. The optical plate includes an extension portion extending disposed above the backlight source. The optical coating layer is formed on a surface of the extension portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Ching-Hung Cheng, Ta-Jen Huang
  • Patent number: 8643803
    Abstract: The liquid crystal display device is a liquid crystal display device having: a light guide plate for converting light from a light source into backlight for illumination; a first frame for containing the light guide plate; and a liquid crystal display panel provided over said light guide plate, wherein the liquid crystal display device further has a photosensor that is placed so as to face a sidewall of the light guide plate and detect an amount of the backlight, and the photosensor is placed so as to face the sidewall of the light guide plate through a hole or a notch created in a sidewall portion of the first frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Miyazaki, Akio Miyauchi, Nobuyuki Koganezawa
  • Patent number: 8634042
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a liquid crystal display. A liquid crystal display includes: a mounting plate; a backlight unit; a plurality of liquid crystal panels which are arranged to be adjacent in a state of being spaced from an upper surface of the mounting plate; a fixing frame which is connected to the mounting frame and includes portions extending along neighboring edges of the plurality of the liquid crystal panels in a state of being spaced from one another by a predetermined distance; and a fixing bar which is fitted between the adjacent portions of the fixing frame in a state of pressing edges of the neighboring liquid crystal panels among the plurality of the liquid crystal panels. Since a liquid crystal panel is fixed by a fixing bar, the liquid crystal panel can be fixed more firmly with a simple structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: Tovis Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Woon-yong Park
  • Publication number: 20140016355
    Abstract: A backlight unit includes a light source; a light guide; a gap retainer including two plate-like portions orthogonal to each other, the light guide being placed over a first plate-like portion of the two plate-like portions, the light source being attached to a side of a second plate-like portion of the two plate-like portions; a chassis including a frame-shaped side wall portion and a bottom portion, the gap retainer being positioned with respect to the chassis such that the second plate-like portion and the side wall portion face each other and the first plate-like portion and the bottom portion face each other; and an elastic body urging the gap retainer in a direction away from the side wall portion. The gap retainer includes a stopper to maintain a gap between the light source and the side edge surface of the light guide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2012
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yuhsaku Ajichi
  • Patent number: 8622601
    Abstract: The present invention provides a backlight module and a display apparatus. The backlight module comprises a light guide plate, a base, a first light emitting diode and a second light emitting diode. The base is disposed at one side of the light guide plate. The first light emitting diode is disposed on a first arrangement surface of the base. The second light emitting diode is disposed on the second arrangement surface of the base. The distance between the first light emitting diode and the bottom surface is longer than the distance between the second light emitting diode and the bottom surface. The present invention can improve color shifting defect and coupling effect of the light emitting diodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Weiwei Zheng, Yicheng Kuo
  • Patent number: 8616737
    Abstract: A backlight assembly includes a light guiding plate, a light source and a bottom receiving plate. The light source is disposed at a first side of the light guiding plate. The bottom receiving plate includes a bottom surface and a side wall to form a receiving space in which at least a portion of the light guiding plate is placed. The bottom surface is smaller than a lower surface of the light guiding plate and has a plurality of openings formed through the bottom surface. The side wall extends from the bottom surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyu-Hun Lim, Tae-Seok Jang, Jeong-Weon Seo, Yoon-Ho Kim, Yi-Soo Won, Won-Jong Ohn
  • Patent number: 8605230
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a plurality of first brackets adhered to the rear panel. A first bracket has a recess on a first surface where an adhesive is applied, and a first protrusion extending from a second surface and a second protrusion extending from the first protrusion. A connection bracket has a side wall and a plurality of first tab portions. The tab portion is provided into an opening of the first protrusion. A second bracket is provided adjacent to the plurality of the first brackets and attached to the connection bracket. A frame is mounted to the at least one second bracket. A light source is provided between the frame and the second bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jonghyun Byeon, Sunghwan Kim, Yunjoo Kim, Cheolsoo Kim, Sangdon Park, Moungyoub Lee, Hyoungsuck Oh, Deogjin Lee
  • Patent number: 8602624
    Abstract: A backlight unit is disclosed. The backlight unit includes a light emitting device array including a plurality of light emitting devices, an optical sheet to transmit light emitted from the light emitting device array, a frame to support the light emitting device array and the optical sheet, and at least two heat dissipating members placed on the frame in an emission direction of light from the light emitting device array. The heat dissipating member disposed at the center has a greater area than the heat dissipating member disposed at the perimeter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang Hoon Lee, Hae Hyung Lee
  • Publication number: 20130322112
    Abstract: The present invention provides a side-edge backlight module, which includes a backplane, a backlight source arranged inside the backplane, and a light guide plate arranged inside the backplane. The backplane includes a main body and a bracket connected to the main body. The main body is made of a plastic material and the bracket is made of a metal material. The backlight source is mounted to the bracket. The side-edge backlight module of the present invention adopts a backplane that is composed of a plastic main body and a metal bracket and this helps making the side-edge backlight module light-weighted provides multiple choices of the raw materials. Further, the main body directly forms a reflection surface by which the use of an additional reflector plate is eliminated, so that the installation of a light guide plate is made easy and the manufacture cost is further reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2012
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicant: SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yanxue Zhang, Yuchun Hsiao
  • Patent number: 8596853
    Abstract: The backlight includes a first light guide plate which emits a light inputted from an end face thereof from a main surface thereof, a second light guide plate which includes an end face for an incoming light and an end face for an emitting light, and which is arranged behind the first light guide plate, a reflection sheet which is arranged between the first light guide plate and the second light guide plate, a chassis which houses the first light guide plate, the second light guide plate and the reflection sheet, and a rear cover which fixes the first light guide plate, the second light guide plate and the reflection sheet with the chassis. The first light guide plate and the second light guide plate are positioned in a thickness direction thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: NLT Technologies, Ltd.
    Inventor: Kazuaki Mikami
  • Patent number: 8593589
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a LED back light module and a LCD device, wherein the LED back light module comprises a lamp source fixing device for fixing the LED light bar, and said lamp source fixing device is provided with multiple fins. Because the fins are arranged on the lamp source fixing device for fixing the LED light bar of the present invention, the heat dissipation area is increased, and the LED heat dissipation is improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Eric Yu
  • Publication number: 20130300972
    Abstract: A backlight unit having buffer structures comprises a back cover, a light guide plate including an opening, and a buffer structure disposed in the back cover and the opening of the light guide plate is engaged with the buffer structure so as to connect the back cover with the light guide plate. In addition, a liquid crystal display device comprises the backlight unit and a liquid crystal panel adjacent to the backlight unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2012
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Inventor: Ze-Xin Wu
  • Patent number: 8581832
    Abstract: An illumination device comprises a plurality of light sources, light sequencing circuitry coupled to the light sources, a light guide structure for directing light from the plurality of light sources over a surface of a display screen to be illuminated, and a user interface for providing control input to the light sequencing circuitry. The light sequencing circuitry comprises a logic state machine responsive to the control input to select one of a plurality of available sequencing modes for the plurality of light sources, a code generator operative to generate output signals controlling respective ones of the light sources responsive to the selected one of the sequencing modes, and timing circuitry for defining timing intervals for processing of the control input by the logic state machine to determine the selected one of the sequencing modes and for generation of the corresponding output signals by the code generator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: LSI Corporation
    Inventors: Roger A. Fratti, Joseph Michael Freund
  • Patent number: 8573811
    Abstract: A backlight module includes a light guide plate, a back plate, a heat-dissipating element, a light-emitting element, and at least one high-performance heat sink. The heat-dissipating element is disposed adjacent to a light incident surface of the light guide plate, and the heat-dissipating element has a bottom portion and a side portion forming an angle with the bottom portion. The light-emitting element is disposed on one side of the heat-dissipating element facing the light guide plate. The high-performance heat sink is disposed on the back plate, one end of the high-performance heat sink overlaps the heat-dissipating element, and another end of the high-performance heat sink extends away from the light-emitting element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Young Lighting Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Hung-Chih Lin, Yi-Wen Lin
  • Patent number: 8568002
    Abstract: Certain embodiments of the invention may include system apparatus for providing a light diffusion and condensing fixture. According to an example embodiment, a light fixture is configured for illuminating subjects and it includes an enclosure cavity. The enclosure defines a cavity with an opening and one or more reflective inner surfaces. The light fixture also includes a frame structure defining an optical aperture and the frame structure is disposed proximate to the opening. The light fixture also includes two or more film tensioners associated with the frame structure. The light fixture also includes at least one light source positioned between the one or more reflective surface and a plane defined by the optical aperture. The light fixture further includes at least one optical film comprising at least one lenticular lens surface and the at least one optical film is suspended substantially parallel to the optical aperture by the two or more tensioners.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Southpac Trust International Inc., Trustee of the LDH Trust
    Inventor: Leslie D. Howe
  • Patent number: 8562201
    Abstract: A display assembly including an integrally formed light pipe and perimeter chassis, and a display glass above the light pipe is provided. The display glass includes transmissive elements configured to form an image on the display glass. The light pipe can be utilized to provide back-lighting for the display glass. In one embodiment, the light pipe and the perimeter chassis can be formed using a co-molding process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Apple, Inc.
    Inventors: Felix Jose Alvarez Rivera, Jean-Pierre S. Guillou, Emery Sanford
  • Patent number: 8556489
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an LED backlight module, which includes a metallic plate, a metallic sidewall, a connecting portion, a light guide and an LED ribbon. The metallic sidewall is substantially perpendicular to the metallic plate and located beside a side edge of the metallic plate. The metallic side-plate has a lower edge extending downwards to a position beneath a lower surface of the metallic plate. The connecting portion extends in a direction towards the side edge of the metallic plate from the lower edge of the metallic sidewall, and is further connected to the side edge of the metallic plate. The light guide is disposed above the metallic plate, and the LED ribbon for emitting a light into the light guide is disposed on the metallic sidewall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: E Ink Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: Chih-Hua Cheng, Yi-Ting Chen, Yung-Ta Huang
  • Patent number: 8550665
    Abstract: A backlight unit capable of emitting heat smoothly and a display device including the same are disclosed. The backlight unit includes a bottom cover, a light emitting module arranged in a predetermined area of the bottom cover, a reflective sheet provided on the bottom cover, the reflective sheet spaced apart a predetermined distance from the bottom cover, a plurality of first heat radiating members provided between the reflective sheet and the bottom cover, the plurality of the first heat radiating members spaced apart a predetermined distance from each other, a second heat radiating member arranged between the light emitting module and the first heat radiating members, and a projected part located in the second heat radiating member below the reflective sheet, the projected part supporting the reflective sheet to locate the reflective sheet spaced apart a predetermined distance from the first heat radiating members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: LG Innotex Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong Kug Yu, Sung Yong Park, Young Bae Jang
  • Patent number: 8550689
    Abstract: A backlight assembly includes a light emitting part, a light guide plate, a bracket and receiving container. The light emitting part generates light. The light guide plate includes a first side surface which receives the light, and a second side surface adjacent to the first side surface. The bracket is fixed to the second side surface of the light guide plate. The receiving container includes a bottom, and a sidewall perpendicularly extending from the bottom, and receives the light emitting part and the light guide plate. The sidewall includes combining portions which are combined with the bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang-Sun Han, Tai-Yun Jung
  • Patent number: 8550688
    Abstract: A backlight assembly includes a light generating unit, a receiving member, an optical member, and a frame member. The receiving member includes a receiving part receiving the light generating unit, a supporting part extending from the receiving part, and a protrusion portion protruded from the supporting part. The optical member is guided to a predetermined position on the supporting part by the protrusion portion, and diffuses the light provided from the light generating unit. The frame member includes a fixing part coupled with the supporting part and protruded from a surface of the frame member facing the supporting part. The fixing part prevents the optical member from moving in a direction substantially parallel to an upper surface of the supporting part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Jeong-Min Seo, Youngho Lee, Jaehwan Chun, Sungwon Chung, Tae-Sung Kim
  • Patent number: 8553171
    Abstract: The display device includes a display panel displaying images, a light source generating and supplying light to the display panel, and a unitary indivisible frame supporting the display panel and including the light source disposed therein. The frame includes a bottom surface, a plurality of sidewalls which each extend from the bottom surface, a plurality of seating portions which extend from the plurality of sidewalls and on which the display panel is seated, and support protrusions protruding inclined from the seating portions and facing a lateral surface of the display panel. The bottom surface, the plurality of sidewalls, the plurality of seating portions and the support protrusions are disposed continuous with each other in the unitary indivisible frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ho-Han Ryu, Cheol-Yong Noh, Tae-Seok Kim, Myoung-Gyun An
  • Patent number: 8540411
    Abstract: Disclosed are a backlight unit and a display device. The backlight unit includes a bottom cover, a light emitting module including a plurality of light sources in the bottom cover, a light guide plate at one side of the light emitting module in the bottom cover, an optical sheet on the light guide plate, a support member coupled with the bottom cover, in which a part of the support member is placed on the optical sheet to make contact with a top surface of the optical sheet so that a bottom surface of the optical sheet contacts to the light guide plate, a top cover provided on the support member and coupled with the bottom cover. The light sources are interposed between the support member and the bottom cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang Hoon Lee, Young Bae Jang
  • Patent number: 8534858
    Abstract: A display device includes a display unit configured to display an image and a window protector installed in front of the display unit and connected to the display unit through an adhesive. The window protector having a surface facing the display unit, at least a portion of the surface is inclined with respect to the remaining portion of the surface, and a light-shielding film formed on at least the inclined surface. In one embodiment, a height difference is not generated due to the forming of the light-shielding film by forming the inclined surface on the window protector and forming the light-shielding film on one surface of the window protector including the inclined surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang-Hee Lee, Hwan-Jin Kim
  • Patent number: 8537302
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments include a backlight assembly for an electronic display wherein said backlight assembly is comprised of a plurality of tiles. Each tile has a plurality of lights attached to it, such that when a single light or group of lights fail, the tile may be replaced without having to replace the entire backlight assembly. The lights in the assembly may be any one of the following: light emitting diodes (LED), organic light emitting diodes (OLED), field emitting display (FED), light emitting polymer (LEP), and organic electro-luminescence (OEL). Embodiments also allow tiles to be removed from the rear of the display and dissipate heat from the lights to the rear of the backlight assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: Manufacturing Resources International, Inc.
    Inventor: William Dunn
  • Patent number: 8537306
    Abstract: A backlight assembly for a liquid crystal display includes: one U-shaped lamp; a lamp housing including the lamp; a side supporter fastened to the lamp housing and including an inserting part where the lamp is inserted; and a lamp support member that supports and fixes the lamp within the inserting part of the side supporter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Sang Bum Lee
  • Patent number: 8517590
    Abstract: A light source structure includes a light-emitting diode, an optical component, a frame and a mounting substrate. The light-emitting diode emits light. The frame has an inside face defining an inside area and outside face with an attachment opening extending between the inside and outside faces. The light-emitting diode is disposed in the attachment opening to emit the light toward the inside area of the frame. The frame houses the optical component in the inside area of the frame. The mounting substrate has a base member, a copper layer that is laminated on the base member, and a resist film that is laminated on the copper layer. The resist film has a first aperture with the light-emitting diode extending through the first aperture such that the light-emitting diode is electrically coupled to and mounted on the copper layer. The mounting substrate is disposed on the outside face of the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomohisa Tajiri, Yuto Suzuki
  • Patent number: 8517592
    Abstract: A lighting device includes an LED 16 and a light guide plate 18 that are fixed to a surface 51 of an LED board 17. The light guide plate 18 includes a light entrance surface 34 that is provided in an LED holding space 33 holding the LED 16 therein, a scattering surface 37 that is formed by performing perforation processing, and a light exit surface 36 through which light exits to outside of the light guide plate 18 after traveling through the light guide plate 18 and reflecting off the scattering surface 37. The LED holding space 33 is formed such that the light guide plate 18 has an opening for the LED holding space 33 and an opening size of the opening increases in a direction P1 in which a lower mold 47B integrally including a projection 47C for forming the LED holding space 33 is removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Takaharu Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20130215647
    Abstract: A backlight assembly includes a light guide plate (LGP) having a stepped portion formed at a corner of the LGP, an optical sheet disposed over the LGP and a receiving container receiving the LGP and the optical sheet. The receiving container includes a bottom plate, first through fourth sidewalls and a first LGP fixing portion. The second sidewall is adjacent to the first sidewall. The third sidewall faces the first sidewall. The fourth sidewall faces the second sidewall. The first through fourth sidewalls are extended upwardly from edge portions of the bottom plate. The first LGP fixing portion is formed at the first sidewall such that the LGP fixing portion corresponds to the stepped portion of the LGP. Therefore, a display device is easily assembled. Furthermore, a defilement that may occur during an assembling process may be reduced to enhance productivity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2013
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
  • Patent number: 8514345
    Abstract: A backlight unit comprising: a light guide plate for causing light to exit in a planar manner from an upper surface of the light guide plate, the light having entered the light guide plate from an LED; a substrate provided along an end surface of the light guide plate and having an LED mounted on a counter surface of the substrate, the counter surface facing the end surface of the light guide plate; a frame provided along the substrate and attached to the substrate on a rear surface of the substrate, the rear surface being opposite to the counter surface; and one or a plurality of insulating members arranged in such a manner that the one or the plurality of insulating members and the frame sandwich the substrate, the one or the plurality of insulating members each fixing a screw point of a screw inserted from the frame into a through-hole provided through the frame and the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masato Onoue, Shinji Suminoe, Koji Sakai
  • Patent number: 8502933
    Abstract: A backlight unit includes a mold frame, a metal core printed circuit board (“MCPCB”) on which at least one light emitting diode (“LED”) is mounted, a reflector, a light guide plate, and an optical sheet. The mold frame includes an MCPCB fixing portion, the MCPCB is directly and removably disposed on the MCPCB fixing portion, and a lower surface of the MCPCB is exposed to the outside of the mold frame. On the MCPCB, a reflector, a light guide plate, and an optical sheet are placed in the order named. The light guide plate has a light entering surface facing the LED.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin-Hee Park, Tae-Seok Jang, Seok-Won Kang, Yong-Woo Lee, Ju-Young Yoon, Jae-Joong Kwon, Seung-Hwa Ha
  • Patent number: 8491169
    Abstract: A frame, a light source device and a display device that are capable of preventing a wrinkle or distortion from occurring in optical members. The frame includes a first holding face (611) opposed to a border portion on one face in a thickness direction of a first optical member (701?, 701?) having a plate shape that includes a female engagement portion (7011?, 7011?) disposed on its border portion, a male engagement portion (62?, 62?, 62?, 62?) having a convex shape that is arranged to be engaged with the female engagement portion (7011?, 7011?), and a second holding face (612a, 612b, 612c, 612d) opposed to an end face in a plane direction of a second optical member (702) having a sheet shape or a film shape that is smaller than the first optical member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Nobuhiro Kasai
  • Patent number: 8485695
    Abstract: The present invention provides a backlight system, which includes a reflector plate, a light guide plate, and a back frame. The reflector plate and the light guide plate are stacked on the back frame and the back frame carries the light guide plate and the reflector plate. The back frame includes at least two primary assembling pieces, the at least two primary assembling pieces being joined to form a main frame structure of the back frame; and lifting adhesive spots are formed between the reflector plate and the light guide plate. The backlight system of the present invention has a back frame having a simple structure, saves material for the back frame, and reduces the cost of the back frame so as to lower down the cost of flat panel display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Cheng-Wen Que, Yi-Cheng Kuo, Yu-Chun Hsiao