Frame Patents (Class 362/633)
  • Patent number: 11953715
    Abstract: A backlight module includes a light guide plate, a light source, a fixing element and an elastic element. The light guide plate has a light incident surface. The light source has a light-emitting side and a back side opposite to the light-emitting side, and the light-emitting side faces the light incident surface. The fixing element is disposed to be opposite to the back side. The elastic element is connected to the fixing element, wherein the elastic element is adapted to push the light source to be against the light incident surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: AUO Display Plus Corporation
    Inventor: Chih-Kao Chang
  • Patent number: 11940681
    Abstract: A display device includes a front plate, a display panel disposed on a back surface side of the front plate, a backlight disposed on a back surface side of the display panel, a housing that accommodates the backlight, a support member disposed on the back surface side of the front plate and outside the housing, the support member supporting the front plate, and a clamping member clamping an outer edge of the front plate and an outer edge of the support member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Takuya Nishimoto, Hiroki Sugiyama
  • Patent number: 11899310
    Abstract: A display device according to the present invention comprises: a display panel; a middle cabinet for mounting the display panel; and a foam pad which is interposed between the display panel and the middle cabinet, and has a light absorbing material formed in either an area having a contact surface with the display panel or a contact surface with the middle cabinet. The display device of the present invention may be connected to an artificial intelligence module, a robot, an augmented reality (AR) device, a virtual reality (VR) device, a device related to a 5G service, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Soowang Seong, Seungwoong Moon, Juyoung Joung, Woongjoon Hwang
  • Patent number: 11873975
    Abstract: A backlight module comprises a back frame with at least one perforation, a light board arranged on the back frame, a plurality of light-emitting elements arranged on the light board at intervals, a fixing frame combined with the back frame, and a plurality of optical films stacked on the fixing frame. The light board has at least one through portion, and the position of the through portion corresponds to the at least one perforation of the back frame. A part of the fixing frame is positioned in the at least one perforation of the back frame through the at least one through portion of the light board. The effect of a narrow frame can be effectively achieved by arranging the joint part of the fixing frame and the back frame on the inner side of the back frame and forming the through portion on the edge of the light board to be engaged with the joint part of the fixing frame and the back frame. The present invention also provides a display device comprising the backlight module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Radiant Opto-Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Yi-Jen Chiu, Sung-Fu Wu, Jung-Yin Chang, Ya-Yin Tsai
  • Patent number: 11822115
    Abstract: Disclosed in the present application is a display apparatus, including a backlight module and a display panel. The backlight module includes a light emitting diode. The display panel, disposed on a light emitting side of the backlight module, and configured to image display; wherein the backlight module comprises a LED board with one or more LEDs; and the LED board includes: a circuit board configured to provide power, and comprising a plurality of pads for soldering the one or more LEDs; a reflective coating, configured to cover the circuit board, and comprising a plurality of openings for exposing the plurality of pads; and the one or more LEDs, configured to be soldered on the plurality of pads in the plurality of openings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: HISENSE VISUAL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Fulin Li, Mingsheng Qiao
  • Patent number: 11808419
    Abstract: An indirect lighting fixture has a main body. An LED strip has LED chips mounted to the LED strip. The LED strip is mounted at a strip orientation plane. The reflector has a reflector channel profile which extends between a strip orientation plane and a housing orientation plane. A housing orientation plane is defined on a horizontal plane. A strip orientation plane is defined according to the LED strip. A strip orientation angle is defined between the housing orientation plane and the strip orientation plane. The strip orientation angle is between 90 and 145 degrees. It is an indirect lighting fixture designed with a single bar light source, its direct light is invisible. The light changed from the hot spot strip light to the panel light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Inventor: Xiong Chen
  • Patent number: 11644607
    Abstract: A lighting device includes a first light guide area sandwiched between partitions extending along a first direction, a first light emitting element emitting light in a first wavelength band, and a semi-transmitting reflective film covering the first light guide area, the first light guide area including a first protrusion, and a reflective film covering the first protrusion and each side of the partitions, the first light guide area including, a first part having a constant first width in a second direction crossing the first direction, and a second part adjacent to the first part and the first width decreasing as it recedes from the first part, wherein the first light emitting-element is arranged in the second part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
    Inventor: Osamu Itou
  • Patent number: 11635565
    Abstract: A lamp, a hanging transparent lamp and a lamp system are provided. The lamp includes a frame body, a light guide plate, a light source and a circuit assembly. The frame body includes side covers, side bars, a first integrating member and a second integrating member. Each of the side covers comprises a carrying portion. Each of the two side covers is partitioned into an upper space and a lower space by the side bar. The light guide plate is held on the carrying portions. The light guide plate has a first light-emitting surface and a second light-emitting surface. Only side edge portions of the first light-emitting surface and the second light-emitting surface are covered by the frame body. The light source is disposed adjacent to the side surface of the light guide plate. The circuit assembly is connected to the light source to form an electrical loop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignees: RADIANT OPTO-ELECTRON ICS (SUZHOU) CO., LTD., RADIANT OPTO-ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chih-Hung Ju, Guo-Hao Huang
  • Patent number: 11614579
    Abstract: A closure for an apparatus comprises: a plurality of light sources; a lightguide to distribute light from the plurality of light sources, the lightguide having a first primary surface opposite a second primary surface, wherein the first primary surface has a first surface treatment, and wherein light emitted from the lightguide indicates a status of the apparatus; and a frame supporting the plurality of light sources and the lightguide for selective movement of the closure vertically or horizontally relative to the apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Illumina, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Wright, Erik Allegoren, Erik Williamson
  • Patent number: 11606595
    Abstract: A digital signage system allows a person to use the person's own mobile device as a voice input device to the digital signage system and also can leverage the person's mobile device in other ways such as by accepting other inputs from the mobile device, providing various outputs to the mobile device, or utilizing communication capabilities of the mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Inventor: Joseph F. Kirley
  • Patent number: 11573364
    Abstract: A backlight module and an electronic device including the same are provided. The electronic device includes: a panel; and a backlight module opposite to the panel and including: a light guide plate; a first optical unit disposed on the light guide plate and having a first prism structure; a second optical unit disposed on the first optical unit and having a second prism structure; and a third optical unit disposed on the second optical unit and having a third prism structure, wherein the first prism structure faces the light guide plate, and the second prism structure and the third prism structure face the panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: INNOLUX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wei-Tsung Hsu, Hui-Wen Su
  • Patent number: 11563930
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a laser projection component and a detection method thereof, and an electronic device. The laser projection component is applicable to the depth camera component and is configured to project a laser pattern. The detection method includes: obtaining the laser pattern; determining whether a preset identifier exists in the laser pattern; and determining that the depth camera component is abnormal when the preset identifier does not exist in the laser pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
    Inventor: Cheng Tang
  • Patent number: 11520102
    Abstract: A planar illumination device of an embodiment includes a light guide plate, a light source, one or more optical sheets, a bottom frame, and a top frame. The light guide plate receives light from a light incident side surface. The light source emits light to the light incident side surface of the light guide plate. The optical sheet is disposed on a light exit surface side of the light guide plate. The bottom frame houses the light guide plate, the light source, and the optical sheet. The top frame includes an opening, engages with the bottom frame and covers a light exit surface side of the optical sheet. An end portion on an opening side of a side wall of the bottom frame forms a space with a frame portion of the top frame, where the space corresponds to a clearance for an end portion of the optical sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: MlNEBEA MITSUMI Inc.
    Inventors: Nobuhiko Yoshigaki, Kazumasa Adachi
  • Patent number: 11409160
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a display device including a liquid crystal panel and a plurality of backlight units. The plurality of backlight units are configured to provide light to the liquid crystal panel. Each of the backlight units includes a driving substrate and a light-emitting element disposed on the driving substrate. The driving substrate includes a data line, a scanning line, and a driving circuit including three nodes. The three nodes of the driving circuit are respectively electrically connected to the data line, the scanning line, and the light-emitting element. The display device of the disclosure may have a relatively large size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Innolux Corporation
    Inventors: Ker-Yih Kao, Liang-Lu Chen
  • Patent number: 11374317
    Abstract: An antenna array for a liquid crystal display able to function without a phase shifter includes at least two antenna units, each with an antenna module and a controlling circuit. The antenna module is at the side of a first substrate, a grounding layer, a feeding portion, a second substrate, and a liquid crystal layer also being included as a stack. The grounding layer and the feeding portion are on sides of the second substrate. The controlling circuit controls rotation of liquid crystal molecules of the liquid crystal layer therein to change a dielectric constant between the grounding layer and the antenna. The operating frequency of each antenna unit is thereby changed and radiation beam or pattern of the antenna array is thereby adjusted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yi-Tao Kao, Fu-Yen Hsieh, Yu-Hung Tsao
  • Patent number: 11327219
    Abstract: A backlight unit, a display device, and a method for manufacturing a backlight unit are provided. The backlight unit includes a light guide plate including a main body and a first protrusion portion protruding from a side of the main body; a plastic frame provided at a periphery of the side of the light guide plate, wherein a side of the plastic frame proximal to the light guide plate has an engaging groove provided thereat, and the first protrusion portion of the light guide plate protrudes towards the plastic frame and is engaged in the engaging groove; and a light shielding structure provided on a light exit surface of the first protrusion portion, wherein an orthographic projection of the light shielding structure on the light exit surface of the first protrusion portion partially covers the light exit surface of the first protrusion portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: BEIJING SMART-AERO DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xing Zhao, Zhiguo Shen
  • Patent number: 11307348
    Abstract: A backlight module and a display device are provided. The backlight module includes a back plate, an optical film, a light guide plate, and a fixing component. The optical film is provided at a light exiting side of the light guide plate, the back plate includes a bottom plate and a side plate located at least one end of the bottom plate, and the light guide plate is provided between the optical film and the bottom plate. The fixing component includes a first fixing subcomponent provided on the side plate and a second fixing subcomponent provided on the optical film, the first fixing subcomponent being clamped with the second fixing subcomponent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignees: BEIJING BOE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jian Xu, Jianbo Xian, Yong Qiao
  • Patent number: 11287679
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, and a top cover disposed around a side surface of the display panel, wherein the top cover includes an accommodation portion corresponding to the side surface of the display panel, a first extension portion extending from an upper end of the accommodation portion, and a second extension portion extending from a lower end of the accommodation portion, such that the first extension portion is offset from the second extension portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sun Lee, Byoung Chel Kim, Han Yul Yu
  • Patent number: 11175022
    Abstract: A lighting module assembly (1000) comprising a stack of optical elements (1001), a plurality of elongated arms (1010, 1020, 1030, 1040) forming a frame (1005) for supporting the stack of optical elements (1001), at least one arm (1010) having a cavity (1015) extending in an elongation direction of the arm (1010), and at least one lighting element (1090). The cavity (11015) is arranged for receiving the at least one lighting element (1090) and for directing the light (1006) of the lighting element (1090), in use, to the stack (1001), and each elongated arm (1010, 1020, 1030, 1040) is formed by a first elongated arm part (1011). The stack (1001) comprises a diffuser (1002), a light guide plate (1003), and a reflector (1004). At least one first elongated arm parts (1011) is integrally formed with at least one of the diffuser (1002), and the light guide plate (1003).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Vincent Stefan David Gielen, Anna Wilhelmina Wondergem-De Best, Nicolaas Antonie Van Rijswijk, Rene Theodorus Wegh, Gerardus Everardus Marie Hannen
  • Patent number: 11098247
    Abstract: The present invention relates in a first aspect to a solid polymer component comprising luminescent crystals of 3-500 nm size, surfactant and a hardened/cured polymer. In a second aspect of the invention, a luminescent component comprises a first element comprising the solid polymer component according to the first aspect and an encapsulation enclosing the first element. In a third aspect of the invention, a luminescent component comprises a first film comprising the solid polymer composition of the first aspect. A fourth aspect of the invention relates to a light emitting device comprising the luminescent component according to the second or third aspect of the invention and a light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Avantama AG
    Inventors: Norman Lüchinger, Marek Oszajca, Patrick Kissel, Maksym Kovalenko, Loredana Protesescu, Franziska Krieg, Sylwia Nowakowska
  • Patent number: 11092736
    Abstract: A backlight module includes a backlight assembly and a light-shielding tape attached to an edge of the backlight module; the light-shielding tape includes a first adherent portion, a second adherent portion and a third adherent portion that are continuously disposed, wherein the first adherent portion is attached to an upper surface of the backlight assembly, the second adherent portion is attached to a side surface of the backlight assembly, and the third adherent portion is attached to a lower surface of the backlight assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., ORDOS YUANSHENG OPTOELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yanling Feng, Wulijibaier Tang, Ruijun Hao, Long Lian, Zhongping Zhao
  • Patent number: 11067738
    Abstract: An imaging directional backlight apparatus includes a waveguide and light source array for providing large area directed illumination from localized light sources. The waveguide may include a stepped structure in which steps may include extraction features optically hidden to guided light, propagating in a forward direction. Returning light propagating in a backward direction may be refracted, diffracted, or reflected by the features to provide discrete illumination beams exiting from the top surface of the waveguide. Viewing windows are formed through imaging individual light sources and defines the relative positions of system elements and ray paths. Alignment of the waveguide to mechanical and optical components may be provided by surface relief features of the waveguide arranged in regions adjacent the input surface and intermediate the light emitting regions of the light sources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: RealD Spark, LLC
    Inventors: Benjamin Ihas, Michael G. Robinson, Robert Ramsey
  • Patent number: 11016339
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a backlight module and an in-vehicle display device. The backlight module includes a back plate, a light board, a diffusion plate, and a bracket layer. The bracket layer is arranged between the light board and the diffusion plate. The bracket layer is used to support the diffusion plate and spaces the light board apart from the diffusion plate to form a light mixture space. By adjusting a height of the bracket layer, it is convenient to adjust a distance of the light mixture space formed between the diffusion plate and the light board. Accordingly, backlight display performance of the backlight module and the in-vehicle display device is improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Fubao Jin
  • Patent number: 10967781
    Abstract: An illuminated vehicular emblem for a means of transportation includes a housing unit, a lighting unit and a light dimming unit. The housing unit includes a bottom case, a top case disposed on the bottom case, and an emblem member disposed above the top case. A receiving space is defined between the top and bottom cases to receive the lighting unit. The lighting unit includes a light guide plate, light emitting components and a first light shielding film disposed on the light guide plate. The light emitting components are disposed at the light guide plate such that the light guide plate receives light emitted from the light emitting components. The light dimming unit changes the direction of propagation of the light and includes a first dot portion distributed on the light guide plate and along a projection of an outline of the emblem member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: Chicony Power Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hsuan-Wei Ho
  • Patent number: 10788620
    Abstract: A light emitting device is installed in a display apparatus such as that used in a television set. The light emitting device includes a light source that emits light, a light guiding plate having a light receiving portion that receives light from the light source, and a substrate having a wiring pattern that is electrically connected to the light source. The substrate is bent and disposed so as to cover a space between the light source and the light receiving portion. The light guiding plate emits the received light toward, for example, a liquid crystal panel. The liquid crystal panel displays images by causing each of pixels to transmit or block light irradiated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuki Okawa, Masashi Yokota
  • Patent number: 10670916
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the field of display technology, and provides a light guiding film. The light guiding film includes a plurality of prism bodies arranged as an array. Each of the plurality of prism bodies has a first surface and a second surface oppositely disposed. The first surface is a light exiting surface. A space is disposed between two adjacent prism bodies. The prism body is configured to refract light incident into the space to form refracted light, such that the refracted light is totally reflected in the prism body to form total reflection light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignees: Beijing BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yinwei Chen, Liang Xiao, Yezhou Tan, Jie Cai
  • Patent number: 10613364
    Abstract: A display which thickness is allowed to be reduced is provided. A display includes: a display panel; and a back-face member having rigidity and provided on a back face of the display panel, the back-face member covering the back face, or the back face and other part of the display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroaki Fujii, Satoshi Mukoyama, Soya Araki, Hisanori Tsuboi, Hidetomo Miyake, Takeshi Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 10401547
    Abstract: Multilayer assembly for an electronic device includes a substrate film configured to accommodate electronics, said film having the first side and a second side, at least one area light source and configured to emit light of predetermined frequency or frequency band, a molded lightguide layer, the lightguide layer being of optically at least translucent material, wherein the lightguide layer is configured to transmit light emitted by the embedded light source so that the transmitted light propagates within the lightguide layer and is outcoupled therefrom via an outer surface thereof substantially opposite to the embedded light source, and a masking layer provided on the outer surface of the plastic lightguide layer, containing substantially opaque material to block external view of at least some internals of the multilayer structure, wherein the masking layer defines a window for letting the light emitted by the embedded light source and propagated within the plastic lightguide layer to pass through the maskin
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: TACTOTEK OY
    Inventor: Antti Keränen
  • Patent number: 10359562
    Abstract: A light guide plate is provided, including a body. A protruding portion that protrudes outwardly is provided on a lateral surface of the body, and the body is further provided with a slot. The slot is capable of enabling the protruding portion to be deformed elastically to position and fix the body. A backlight source and a display device are further provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignees: BOE TECHOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., BOE OPTICAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tao Wang
  • Patent number: 10330857
    Abstract: A display device including a plate, a first display module, a second display module, a first frame and a second frame is provided. The plate has a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other. The first display module and the second display module are disposed on the first surface and the second surface of the plate respectively. A display direction of the first display module and a display direction of the second display module are opposite to each other. The first frame is disposed on the first surface of the plate and surrounds the first display module. The first frame is for carrying the first display module. The second frame is disposed on the second surface of the plate and surrounds the second display module. The second frame is for carrying the second display module. The plate is clamped by the first frame and the second frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: CHAMP VISION DISPLAY INC.
    Inventors: Cheng-Wei Fan, Kuo-Lung Lin, Chiao-Chih Yang, Huei-Tzu Lin
  • Patent number: 10310310
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a display module and a display device. The display module includes a backlight module and a display screen arranged in front of the backlight module. The display module further includes a front frame that is shared with the display device. The backlight module and the display screen in the display module are directly fixed together by the front frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., BEIJING BOE MULTIMEDIA TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Mancang Fu
  • Patent number: 10302854
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel including a display area with a curved surface, a backlight assembly which provides light to the display panel, and a bottom cover which accommodates the display panel and the backlight assembly. The bottom cover includes a bottom portion, a sidewall portion bent from a side portion of the bottom portion, and a ceiling portion bent from the sidewall portion to face the bottom portion. The backlight assembly includes a light source part disposed in an engaging space defined by the bottom portion, the sidewall portion, and the ceiling portion to emit the light, and a light guide part which guides the light emitted from the light source part to the display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dong-cheol Lee, Seki Park
  • Patent number: 10254451
    Abstract: A display device including a display panel comprising a window base substrate, a resin layer, a ultra violet (UV) pattern layer, a first color layer, a second color layer, a decoration layer, and a third color layer, and a display panel below a lower portion of the third color layer. The decoration layer comprises a cover layer and a logo layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyongbin Jin, Minsu Kim, Sujin Sung
  • Patent number: 10203450
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a backlight module and the manufacturing method thereof. The backlight module comprises a substrate, a plastic frame, a light guide plate, and a film set. The plastic frame is formed on the substrate through printing, which forms a housing space together with the substrate. The light guide plate and the film set are sequentially stacked in the housing space. The backlight module according to the present disclosure will not affect the display of the liquid crystal display panel during thermal expansion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Pengbo Xu
  • Patent number: 10191314
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel, a backlight unit, and an accommodation member for accommodating the display panel and the backlight unit. The accommodation member includes a bottom part defining a bottom surface of the accommodation member, and a plurality of side surface parts which is connected to the bottom part and defines side surfaces of the accommodation member, in which a position where the side surface parts are connected to the bottom part varies based on sizes of the display panel and the backlight unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Seongkoo Jeong
  • Patent number: 10182202
    Abstract: A display apparatus with a panel supporting portion includes a supporting body that has a plate shape and supports an end edge portion of an optical sheet. The supporting body includes a panel supporting portion in an outside end edge portion. The panel supporting portion supports an end edge portion of the display panel, and has a rib on an inside end edge portion and a fitting portion that fits one position regulating portion of an optical sheet. The rib has a cut-out portion in which a portion of the rib that corresponds to an end of the fitting portion is cut out so that a height is gradually lowered toward the fitting portion. Load application to the display panel on both end portions of the fitting portion is suppressed by the cut-out portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Tsuyoshi Ozeki
  • Patent number: 10151950
    Abstract: A light source device of the present invention includes a light source that emits first light, a wavelength conversion member that converts the wavelength of the first light made incident on a surface of the wavelength conversion member on the side of the light source and emits second light different from the first light, and a supporting member that supports the wavelength conversion member at an end portion of a surface of the wavelength conversion member on the side of the light source. A light absorbing member is provided between a surface of the wavelength conversion member on the side of the light source and the supporting member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yasuhiro Matsuura
  • Patent number: 10095059
    Abstract: The LCD module according to the present disclosure includes a liquid crystal cell and a mold frame accommodating the liquid crystal cell. The mold frame includes a support supporting the liquid crystal cell in a thickness direction of the liquid crystal cell and a guide for limiting movement of the liquid crystal cell in a planar direction of the liquid crystal cell. The guide includes a corner-part guide disposed to face a corner part on the corner part of at least one side of the liquid crystal cell, and an inner-part guide facing an inner part being a part of the side other than the corner part, and being adjacent to the corner-part guide with distance. A gap between the liquid crystal cell and the corner-part guide is larger than a gap between the liquid crystal cell and the inner-part guide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kiyotaka Nakase, Hideki Kasamatsu, Akira Mizuno, Yasunori Miura
  • Patent number: 9971196
    Abstract: Provided are a light source device capable of suppressing the occurrence of wrinkles on an optical sheet even if the optical sheet expands due to heat generated at the time of light emission, and a display apparatus including the light source device. In the light source device, an optical sheet is disposed with one surface facing the light source unit, while the light source unit and the optical sheet are supported by a support member. A contact portion being in contact with the peripheral edge part of the other surface of the optical sheet is pressed to the optical sheet by a connecting member, and the optical sheet is held between the contact portion and the support member. The contact portion and the support member holding the optical sheet are connected with each other by the connecting member. The connecting member is configured to have a weakened force of pressing the contact portion if a surrounding temperature reaches a predetermined temperature or higher.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: SAKAI DISPLAY PRODUCTS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hiroki Fukai
  • Patent number: 9952381
    Abstract: A light source device according to the present invention includes a light guide plate, a light source opposed to one end face of the light guide plate, a casing with one face being open, which houses the light guide plate and the light source and a frame member fitted onto an edge of the casing, the casing includes a contact part directly or indirectly being in contact with the one end face of the light guide plate at a side of the light source, and the frame member includes an elastic contact part being in contact with the other end face of the light guide plate while being elastic, at a side opposite to the light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: Sakai Display Products Corporation
    Inventor: Takahiro Yoshikawa
  • Patent number: 9933657
    Abstract: A backlight unit including a frame including a bottom and a sidewall extending from the bottom; at least one substrate located on the frame, and a plurality of light sources mounted on the at least one substrate; and a reflecting sheet located on the at least one substrate. The reflecting sheet comprises a first sheet part located on the bottom, the first sheet part including a plurality of holes corresponding to the plurality of the light sources; and a second sheet part extended from the first sheet part, the second sheet part including a horizontal dot area located along a long side of the reflecting sheet and a vertical dot area located along a short side of the reflecting sheet, and at least one of the horizontal dot area and the vertical dot area comprising first areas and second areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Sewon Oh, Eunseok Kim
  • Patent number: 9904082
    Abstract: Disclosed is a curved display device that may include a display panel having a curvature between a top frame and a bottom frame; a printed circuit board (PCB) electrically connected to at least one edge portion of the display panel where driving circuits and signal lines are provided through a connector; and a reinforcing frame that supports a rear surface of the bottom frame, the reinforcing frame including a reinforcing bar substantially following the curvature of the display panel, wherein the reinforcing bar has a step to include first and second rear surfaces, with the first rear surface being closer to the display panel than the second rear surface, and wherein the PCB is mounted on the first rear surface of the reinforcing bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Se-Min Lee, Bum-Seok Chung, Dae-Hun Lee, Tae-Hyung Kim, Hyo-Sung Lee
  • Patent number: 9798061
    Abstract: A display device includes a housing, a frame bonded to the housing, and a display module. The display module includes a back cover bonded to the frame, a light guide plate (LGP), a support element, a display panel, and an optical film set. The LGP is supported on the back cover and has a light exiting surface and an opposite back surface. At least two sides of the LGP's back surface are adhered on the back cover, and the LGP is made of glass. The support element and display panel are supported respectively on the LGP and support element. The optical film set is between the display panel and LGP. A hybrid LGP includes a first light guide sub-plates and a second light guide sub-plate. The second light guide sub-plate is stacked on and bonded to the first light guide sub-plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: YOUNG LIGHTING TECHNOLOGY INC.
    Inventors: Chun-Chung Hsiao, Shih-Chang Chen, Cheng-Tsung Li, Tzeng-Ke Shiau
  • Patent number: 9746602
    Abstract: A backlight device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes, a light guide plate including a convex portion and a recess portion, a lower cover including a lateral surface cover part positioned adjacent to the convex portion, the lower cover surrounding the light guide plate, and a fixing member positioned between the light guide plate and the lateral surface cover part of the lower cover, in which the lateral cover part includes an opening, and the fixing member includes a first hook surrounding the convex portion and a second hook protruding through the opening of the lateral surface cover part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mi-Young Jung, Jae Sang Lee, Kyu-Tae Park, Yong Hun Jung, Sung Yeon Hwang, Min Woo Lee
  • Patent number: 9720269
    Abstract: A display device includes a display module configured to output image information, a front case configured to cover a front edge portion of the display module, with an opening formed in a central portion, and a rear case coupled to the front case to cover a back side of the display module, with a rib projected therefrom to support the back side of the display module. The display module includes a display panel, a light guide unit arranged on the back side of the display panel, a back cover configured to cover the first lateral side of the light guide unit and a predetermined portion of the back side of the light guide unit, and a light source coupled to the back cover. The display device may reduce the material cost and the overall weight by omitting a metallic top cover and reducing the size of the back cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Gilsik Jung, Munhe Lee, Jinbum Lee, Moonhong Choi, Jaemin Hyun
  • Patent number: 9678375
    Abstract: A display device includes a display component, a plastic frame, and a rear frame. The plastic frame supports the display component near an edge portion of the display component from a rear side of the display device relative to the display component. The rear frame is disposed on the rear side of the display device relative to the display component. The rear frame includes a fixing component that fixedly couples at least the plastic frame relative to the rear frame. The fixing component has an inner bent component that extends forward and inward of the display device from an edge part of the rear frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Mori, Satoshi Ando, Yuki Kita, Kazuya Tanaka, Yuki Ogino, Nobuhiro Matsutani
  • Patent number: 9513425
    Abstract: The invention provides a backlight module including: a planar illuminant portion having a first surface and emitting light from the first surface; an optical film assembly adhered to the first surface of the planar illuminant portion and having a bottom optical film and at least an upper optical film layered above the bottom optical film; and a ring-shaped frame surrounding the planar illuminant portion and having a first extension portion extending along a direction parallel to the first surface, wherein the bottom optical film extends toward the ring-shaped frame more than the upper optical film such that the first extension portion covers at least an edge of the bottom optical film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: INNOLUX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mei-Fan Chou, Tun-Chuan Chen, Chun-Wei Liu
  • Patent number: 9488772
    Abstract: An illumination device of a display device is configured such that heat of light-emitting elements is dissipated via a light source substrate, a light source support member made of a metal, and a first frame made of a metal. The illumination device also includes a second frame made of a resin that is disposed such that a closed space is formed along the light source support member between the frame and the light source support member. The second frame has an opening portion that communicates with the closed space, and the first frame and a third frame each has an opening portion at a position that overlaps the opening portion of the second frame, thereby allowing heat of the light-emitting elements to be dissipated through the closed space and an opening which is formed by opening portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoichi Momose, Nobutaka Urano
  • Patent number: 9377577
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a technology of displaying device, and more particularly to a heat-dissipating device of a backlight module, and which is arranged between a backframe and a waveguide of the backlight module for dissipating heat generated from a light source disposed adjacent to the waveguide, wherein the heat dissipating device includes a master heatsink, and an auxiliary heatsink; and wherein the master heatsink has a sidewall extending from an end thereof to in connection to the waveguide, and the auxiliary heatsink is arranged between the master heatsink and the waveguide. The present invention further provides a backlight module incorporated with such a heat-dissipating device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Chengling Lv, Pangling Zhang, Guofu Tang
  • Patent number: 9341320
    Abstract: Disclosed are a cover bottom, which includes a plurality of LED frames with an LED array adhered thereto and a plurality of reinforcing frames coupled to the LED frames in a lattice type, and a display device using the same. The cover bottom includes at least two or more light emitting diode (LED) frames, to which an LED array is adhered, and at least two or more reinforcing frames coupled to the LED frames in a lattice type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae Jun Kim, Sung Hyun Kim