Frame Patents (Class 362/633)
  • Patent number: 8746951
    Abstract: A portable electronic apparatus includes a display panel, an outer casing, a backlight module disposed between the display panel and the outer casing, and an outer frame disposed on the display panel for fixing the display panel and the backlight module with the outer casing. A frame structure is formed on the outer casing and has a pillar and a slot. The backlight module includes a light guide plate, plural light emitting units disposed at a side of the light guide plate, and a cover member. The cover member is disposed on the outer casing corresponding to the light emitting units and has a bending hook portion and a holding board portion for holding the display panel. The holding board portion has a hole for engaging with the pillar when the bending hook portion hooks the slot, so that the cover member can cover the light emitting units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Chunghwa Picture Tubes, Ltd.
    Inventor: Ying-Pu Lin
  • Patent number: 8740437
    Abstract: A lighting module includes a case having a main base, a first and a second extension parts extending from both sides of the main base in perpendicular direction to the surface of the main base, and a first and a second auxiliary bases extending from the first and the second extension parts respectively toward the center of the main base, a substrate seated in a cavity formed by structurally connecting the main base, the first and the second extension parts and the first and the second auxiliary bases, a plurality of light emitting devices disposed on one side of the substrate in the longitudinal direction of the substrate, and a driving driver disposed on the other side of the substrate. At least one of the first and the second extension parts has an opening such that the driving driver is inserted into the first and the second extension parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Han Gyoul Kim, Hwa Young Kim, Il Yeong Kang, Hyun Ha Shin, Sang Hoon Lee, Jin Wook Kim, Ji Hoo Kim, Jae Myeong Noh
  • Patent number: 8740446
    Abstract: A light guide plate positioning design in backlight module includes a base, a light guide plate, a first positioning unit, and a second positioning unit. The base has a sidewall extending along a second direction. The first positioning unit is disposed on the sidewall for contacting the light guide plate to resist a displacement of the light guide plate in a first direction, and further to position the light guide plate relatively to the sidewall in the first direction. The second positioning unit is disposed on the base for contacting the light guide plate to resist a displacement of the light guide plate in the second direction, and further to position the light guide plate in the second direction in a position along the side wall. The resistance of the first positioning unit to the displacement of the light guide plate is greater than that of the second positioning unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Jien-Feng Huang, Chi-Chen Huang
  • Patent number: 8740445
    Abstract: A backlight assembly includes a first light-emitting module, a light guide plate, a receiving container and a main adhesion member. The first light-emitting module includes a first circuit board including a first mounting surface, and a first light source on the first mounting surface. The light guide plate is on the first mounting surface and guides light from the first light source. The receiving container includes a bottom portion and receives the first light-emitting module and the light guide plate. The main adhesion member is between the first mounting surface and the light guide plate and is attached to the first circuit board and the light guide plate, and is between the light guide plate and the bottom portion and movable with respect to the light guide plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Sang-Hwan Lee
  • Patent number: 8743310
    Abstract: A flat display is disclosed, which includes a backlight module, a display panel, a flexible printed circuit board physically connected to the display panel, and a shielding double-sided tape for fastening the flexible printed circuit board on the backlight module. The shielding double-sided tape includes a frame shielding portion adhered to a front surface of the backlight module, and an extending portion extended from the frame shielding portion. A surface of at least one part of the extending portion is adhered to a back surface of the backlight module, and another surface of the least one part of the extending portion is adhered to the flexible printed circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignees: AU Optronics (Xiamen) Corp., AU Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Hua-Sheng Yan, Hui Zhong
  • Patent number: 8734002
    Abstract: A frame of a backlight module includes a first side bar, a second side bar, a third side bar and a fourth side bar. The first side bar, the second side bar, the third side bar and the fourth side bar are connected end to end. The frame includes two contacting portions. One of the contacting portions is positioned at a corner of the first side bar and the second side bar, and the other one of the contacting portions is positioned at another corner of the first side bar and the fourth side bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yun-Yu Chou
  • Publication number: 20140140101
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a backlight module and display device. The backlight module includes a front bezel and a frame. The frame includes a first connecting member and a second connecting member located on two opposite sides of a frame body of the frame. Each of the first connecting member and the second connecting member has a trench on the inner side. The front bezel includes a first side frame and a second side frame located oppositely. The first side frame and the second side frame are correspondingly plugged into the trenches of the first connecting member and the second connecting member. The front bezel is fixed to the frame through a third side frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2012
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yanxue Zhang
  • Patent number: 8730428
    Abstract: This invention provides a liquid crystal display device that makes it possible to ground the conductive film provided on the display side of the liquid crystal display panel without fail while making the frame narrower. The device has a liquid crystal display panel where a liquid crystal layer is provided between two facing substrates; a mold frame for holding the liquid crystal display panel in a predetermined position; a lower frame made of a metal for containing the mold frame; and first and second conductive members, and characterized in that a conductive film is formed on the display side of the liquid crystal display panel, the first conductive member is provided so as to make contact with the conductive film and an upper surface of the mold frame, and the second conductive member is provided so as to make contact with the first conductive member and the lower frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignees: Japan Display Inc., Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hironobu Isami, Akio Tezuka, Fumiyuki Sato
  • Patent number: 8727596
    Abstract: A light source device comprising: a point light source for emitting light; a light source substrate directly mounting the point light source; a light source substrate cover having a through hole or a notch in a position to which the point light source corresponds, the light source substrate cover arranged opposite to a surface of the light source substrate on which the point light source is mounted; and a support member for supporting the light source substrate, the support member arranged to be opposed to the reverse side of the mounting surface of the light source substrate, the support member has a substantially same size with the light source substrate; wherein the light source substrate cover and the support member sandwich the light source substrate to support the light source substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Takuya Sakamoto, Kenji Arita
  • Patent number: 8727602
    Abstract: The present invention provides a flat panel display device, a stereoscopic display device, and a plasma display device. The flat panel display device 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. The back frame includes at least two assembling pieces. The at least two assembling pieces are joined to form the back frame. The back frame further includes a bracing piece that is fixed to the assembling pieces, wherein the assembling pieces are mountable to at least two different positions of the bracing piece in a lengthwise direction of the bracing piece. The present invention uses assembling pieces that are joined to form a back frame so that a mold for the back frame is of a simple structure, the cost of back frame mold is reduced, the material used for back frame is saved, and the manufacturing cost is lowered down.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chong Huang, Yu-Chun Hsiao, Yi-Cheng Kuo, Quan Li
  • Patent number: 8730425
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal panel; a backlight unit disposed under the liquid crystal panel and providing a light to the liquid crystal panel, the backlight unit including a reflective sheet, a light guide plate on the reflective sheet, an optical sheet on the light guide plate and a light emitting diode (LED) assembly at one side of the light guide plate, the light emitting diode assembly including at least one LED as a light source; a main frame that surrounds sides of the liquid crystal panel and the backlight unit, the main frame including a first portion, where the LED assembly is fixed, and a second portion extending from the first portion, the second portion covering a top portion of the LED assembly; a bottom frame under the reflective sheet and being combined with the main frame; and a top frame that surrounds an edge of the liquid crystal panel and attaches to the bottom frame and the main frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Byung-Hwa Ji, Kyung-Sik Dan, Se-Min Lee, Heong-Soo Park
  • Patent number: 8721100
    Abstract: The present invention provides a reflector plate and a backlight system. The backlight system includes a reflector plate and a back frame and the back frame carries 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 the reflector plate has a substrate containing a conductive fiber net for preventing electromagnetic interference. With the above arrangement, the backlight system of the present invention has a back frame having a simple structure, saving material for the back frame, and reducing the cost of the back frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chong Huang, Yi-Cheng Kuo, Yu-Chun Hsiao
  • Patent number: 8721158
    Abstract: The invention provides an LCD device. The LCD device includes a frame. The frame is internally provided with a lightbar, an LGP, and a reflecting surface. A long and narrow reflecting cavity is formed between the lightbar, the reflecting surface, and the LGP, and the frame is provided with heat dissipating holes which are communicated with the outside of the LCD device in the corresponding positions of both ends of the reflecting cavity. In the invention, the frame at the open parts of both ends of the reflecting cavity is provided with heat dissipating holes, thereby forming a “chimney effect”, namely hot air rapidly rises and then is discharged from the top holes, and cold air is rapidly supplemented from the bottom holes. Thus, heat convection is accelerated, thereby improving heat dissipation effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Guofu Tang
  • Patent number: 8721157
    Abstract: A backlight module comprises a frame, a light source, an optical film and a light blocking element or a light reducing element. The frame has at least one recess formed on a sidewall thereof. The light source is disposed in the frame and located on one side thereof. The optical film is disposed in the frame and has at least one protrusion portion corresponding to the recess. The light blocking element or the light reducing element is disposed corresponding to the recess. By utilizing the light blocking element or the light reducing element, the light emitting from the light source can be block from leaking through the recess or the amount of the emitting light being reflected by a bezel of the frame can be reduced, whereby the amount of light leaking though the recess can be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.
    Inventors: Yu-Ling Hsiao, Chien-Hua Chen
  • Patent number: 8721152
    Abstract: In one aspect, the present invention provides light emitting devices, including light fixtures and luminaires. In some embodiments, a light emitting device comprises at least one light source, a lightguide operable to receive light from the at least one light source at a first location on the lightguide, at least one light extraction region optically coupled to the lightguide and a substantially non-scattering region along a portion of the lightguide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignees: ABL IP Holding LLC, Fusion Optix, Inc.
    Inventors: Zane Coleman, John X Zhang, Peter Yi Yan Ngai, Frank Friedman, James M Young
  • Patent number: 8708545
    Abstract: A frame structure of a light module is described. The frame structure includes a rear plate including first side plates, a plastic frame and a front frame. Each first side plate is set with at least one fixing hole and includes top positioning protrusions. The plastic frame includes second side plates disposed on the first side plates. Each second side plate includes a connecting part disposed on the first side plate, at least one fixing element connected to the connecting part and lodged in the fixing hole, and positioning elements protruded on the connecting part. Each positioning element has a positioning slot. The top positioning protrusions are embedded in the positioning slots. The front frame includes side rims disposed on the second side plates. Each side rim is set with positioning holes. The positioning elements of each second side plate are embedded in the positioning holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Radiant Opto-Electronics (Nanjing) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yi-Jen Chiu, Ma-Xin Liu
  • Patent number: 8708546
    Abstract: A backlight module includes a backboard, a reflection plate mounted inside the backboard, a light guide board arranged on the reflection plate, and an optic film arranged on the light guide board. The light guide board includes a main body and a plurality of upper and lower positioning pegs projecting from upper and lower surfaces of the main body. The optic film forms first positioning holes corresponding to the upper positioning pegs. The reflection plate forms second positioning holes corresponding to the lower positioning pegs. The backboard forms positioning channels corresponding to the lower positioning pegs. The first positioning holes of the optic films are fit over the upper positioning pegs of the light guide board and the lower positioning pegs are respectively set through the second positioning holes of the reflection plate to be received in the positioning channels of the backboard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chong Huang
  • Publication number: 20140112021
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a backlight module, which comprises a backplate, and a backlight assembly fixed in the backplate by a positioning structure, the positioning structure comprises a positioning member used for fixing the backlight assembly and provided with a recess, and a protruding part arranged on the backplate, the backlight assembly is fixed in the backplate by engagement of the recess of the positioning member with the protruding part of the backplate. By the protruding part on the backplate and the recess on the positioning member to engage with the protruding part, the problem of poor product appearance due to exposure of the bump of the positioning member is resolved well.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2012
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicant: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Lifeng Wang, Yuchun Hsiao, Yi-cheng Kuo
  • Patent number: 8702296
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel which receives a light and displays an image, a bottom chassis which accommodates the display panel, and a top chassis which faces the bottom chassis with the display panel therebetween. The top chassis overlaps a portion of the display panel and includes a first thru-hole which extends through a thickness of a side portion thereof. The display apparatus includes a printed circuit board and a coupling member. The printed circuit board applies an electrical signal to the display panel, is under the side portion, and includes a second thru-hole which corresponds to the first thru-hole. The coupling member extends through the first thru-hole and the second thru-hole, and couples the top chassis and the printed circuit board to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kwang-Wook Choi, YongWoo Lee, Joo Woan Cho, Seongsik Choi
  • Publication number: 20140104886
    Abstract: The present invention provides a backlight module, which includes a backplane, a backlight source arranged inside the backplane, a reflector plate arranged inside the backplane, a light guide plate arranged on the reflector plate, and a mold frame mounted to the backplane. The backplane forms a pawl section. The mold frame forms a retention slot corresponding to the pawl section. The pawl section is receivable in and retained by the retention slot so as to fix the mold frame to the backplane. The backlight module uses a pawl section formed on the backplane and a retention slot formed on the mold frame to engage the pawl section so as to mount the mold frame to the backplane through snap-fitting connection thereby showing a simple structure, being easy to assemble and disassemble, effectively saving time, and thus controlling the cost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2012
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Gang Yu, Yubo Gu, Liuyang Yang
  • 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: 8684548
    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 to form a main frame structure of the back frame. The secondary assembling pieces are joined to the primary assembling pieces. 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 backlight system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 1, 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: 8678634
    Abstract: An illuminating device (3) includes a mounting board (14) on which a plurality of light emitting diodes (8) are arranged in a line, a light guide plate (9) including a light incident surface (9a) for receiving light of the light emitting diodes (8), and a frame (12) including a side face (12b) to which the mounting board (14) is attached, and a bottom face (12a) on which the light guide plate (9) is disposed. The frame (12) includes a groove (12e) in which the end portion of the mounting board (14) is placed, and the groove (12e) is formed between the side face (12b) and the bottom face (12a) on the opposite side of the bottom face (12a) from the light guide plate (9). A supporting member (support) (16) for supporting the light guide plate (9) is placed in the groove (12e).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hiroaki Isobe
  • 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: 8672499
    Abstract: The present invention provides a flat panel display device, which includes a backlight system and a display panel, wherein: 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, the light homogenization mechanism guiding light from the light source to a light incidence surface of the display panel; the back frame includes at least two primary assembling pieces. The at least two primary assembling pieces are joined to form a main frame structure of the back frame in which the at least two primary assembling pieces are joined with multiple space joining spots. The present invention also provides a stereoscopic display device and a plasma display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yi-Cheng Kuo, Yu-Chun Hsiao, Chong Huang
  • Patent number: 8665389
    Abstract: The present invention provides a backlight assembly and a liquid crystal display including the backlight assembly, where the liquid crystal display device is slim, lightweight, and requires low manufacturing costs because the device integrates a bottom chassis and a lamp cover. The bottom chassis includes an accommodating portion for mounting a light guide plate, an optical sheet, and a reflection sheet; an inner sidewall for accommodating the light guide plate, the optical sheet, and the reflection sheet; and a lamp cover, where both ends of the accommodating portion are bent to enclose the lamp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun-Hee Son, Jeoung-Gwen Lee, Tae-Hyung 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: 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
  • Publication number: 20140056031
    Abstract: A display device is provided which includes a backlight unit including a light guide plate and a light source unit for supplying light to the light guide plate, the light guide plate configured to guide light from the light source unit; a display panel configured to display images using the light provided from the backlight unit; and a bottom chassis configured to receive the backlight unit and the display panel. The bottom chassis comprises a bottom portion on which the backlight unit and the display panel are placed; a plurality of lateral walls extending from the bottom portion toward the display panel; and at least one flange extending from at least one of the lateral walls, the bottom portion including a stress releasing member configured to prevent a stress induced in the flange from being transferred to the display panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sanghwan LEE, Sungjin WOO
  • Patent number: 8651727
    Abstract: The present invention provides a display apparatus, a backlight module and a holder structure thereof. The display apparatus comprises the backlight module and a display panel. The backlight module comprises a back bezel, at least one light source and two holders. The at least one light source light source is disposed on the back bezel. The holders are disposed at the two opposite sides of the backlight module. Each of the holders comprises two extension holding portions and a panel supporting surface. The extension holding portions are formed at two ends of each of the holders. The panel supporting surface is formed on the holders and the extension holding portions. The present invention can reduce the number of the components and the weight thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ruilian Yang
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20140028948
    Abstract: The present invention provides a backboard, a backlight module, and a liquid crystal display device. The backboard is configured by at least two units interconnected together, wherein the backboard includes a bottom and sidewall extending from edge of the bottom, wherein the sidewall is provided with at least a fastener which is implemented by attaching a screw onto the sidewall. The backboard is configured by two interconnected units so as to reduce the manufacturing cost. The backlight module and the liquid crystal display device are also benefited with reduced manufacturing cost. The backboard is provided with fastener implemented by attaching a screw. Accordingly, this arrangement is specially suitable for the situation in Which the fasteners can not be integrally formed with the backboard. This arrangement is further beneficial for the assembling of the backlight module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2012
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Yu-chun Hsiao, Yi-cheng Kuo, Chong Huang, Yajun Yu, Jiahe Cheng, Ruilian Yang, Gege Zhou
  • Patent number: 8636399
    Abstract: A backlight assembly includes a plurality of point light sources, a light guide plate (“LGP”) and a printed circuit board (“PCB”). The LGP has a light incident face in which light is incident, a side surface extending from an edge portion of the light incident face, and a fixing groove which is formed from the side surface toward an inner portion thereof. The PCB includes a point light source disposing portion in which the point light sources are disposed along a first direction, an extending portion extending from the point light disposing portion along a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction, and a protrusion which is fixed at an end portion of the extending portion. The protrusion of the PCB is coupled with the fixing groove of the LGP.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Joo-Woan Cho, Sung-Kyu Shim, Sang-Hoon Lee, Joo-Young Kim, Taek-Sun Shin, Jin-Hee Park, Kwang-Wook Choi
  • Publication number: 20140022483
    Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device, backlight module and frame unit thereof. The frame unit comprises: back frame and resilient fastening element. The back frame comprises: bottom plate and connected side wall, The bottom plate is for carrying optical part of backlight module. The resilient fastening element comprises a first support part, a second support part, and a side plate. The first support part contacts the bottom plate, the second support part is for supporting liquid crystal panel, and a positioning trench formed between the first support part and the second support part is for clamping a side of the optical part, the second support part is located between the liquid crystal panel and the optical part, and the side plate and the side wall are disposed correspondingly. The present invention can replace known mold frame with frame unit to reduce cost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2012
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicant: SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Yi-cheng Kuo, Yu-chun Hsiao, Chengwen Que, Pangling Zhang, Dehua Li
  • 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
  • Patent number: 8632239
    Abstract: The present invention provides a backlight system of flat panel display device, which includes a back frame and a circuit board; the back frame includes primary assembling pieces and secondary assembling pieces; the primary assembling pieces are of a number of at least two, the at least two primary assembling pieces being connected through joining; the secondary assembling pieces are arranged inside the back frame and joined to the back frame; and the circuit board is releasably mounted to the back frame. The present invention also provides a method for manufacturing a backlight system of flat panel display device. Through above arrangement, the back frame mold is made simple in structure and the expenditure of the back frame mold is reduced, and the material used for back frame is saved so as to lower down the manufacturing cost of flat panel display device and also simplify removal and mounting of a circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yu-Chun Hsiao, Cheng-Wen Que, Yi-Cheng Kuo
  • Patent number: 8625046
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) and a backlight module thereof is disclosed. The backlight module comprises a backplate and a light guide plate. The backplate comprises a bottom wall and a sidewall disposed at a periphery of the bottom wall and extending perpendicular to the bottom wall. The light guide plate is supported on the bottom wall. At least one positioning bent-piece is disposed to be bent from the bottom wall, and the positioning bent-piece abuts against a side edge of the light guiding plate to position the light guide plate. In this way, by using the positioning bent-piece disposed on the bottom wall of the backplate to position the light guide plate, the need of disposing an additional positioning structure on the light guide plate is eliminated, so the product yield of light guide plates can be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yanxue Zhang, Yi-Cheng Kuo
  • Patent number: 8625049
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes a liquid crystal display panel, a backlight and a cover. The backlight includes optical sheets that are configured to be mounted to the cover using a plurality of holes provided on the optical sheet that material to corresponding protrusions provided on the cover. The holes and protrusions are configured to reduce damage or misalignment to the optical sheet that may be caused by heat generated inside the liquid crystal display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Sangjeon Kim, Seonghwan Ryu
  • Patent number: 8625045
    Abstract: A backlight module is disclosed. The backlight module comprises a first optical film, a second optical film, a backplate frame, and an optical film supporting device adapted to splice and support the first optical film and the second optical film. The optical film supporting device comprises a body, a splicing portion and a fixing portion. The splicing portion is adapted to splice and support the first optical film and the second optical film, and the fixing portion is fixed to the backplate frame. A liquid crystal display (LCD) device comprising the backlight module described above is also disclosed. By providing an optical film supporting device in the backlight module of the present invention, two or more optical films can be spliced by the optical film supporting device to satisfy the demands for a large-sized optical film. This solution is practical, reliable and low in the cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Quan Li
  • Publication number: 20140003092
    Abstract: A spread illuminating apparatus includes: a light guide plate having protrusions on side surfaces of the light guide plate, a housing frame having recesses in which the protrusions of the light guide plate are introduced, a reflecting sheet arranged on a bottom surface side opposing an emitting surface of the light guide plate, and a fixation device for fixing the reflecting sheet to a bottom surface of the housing frame. The recesses of the housing frame include a first recess which is formed to be opened at a bottom surface side and is at least partially covered by the fixation device, and each of the protrusions to be arranged at the first recess has an opposing surface that opposes the fixation device, and the opposing surface is provided with clearance relative to the fixation device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2013
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Inventors: Shohei TAKADA, Tomotaka HORIKAWA
  • Patent number: 8616756
    Abstract: A display device includes a touch panel includes a projection on the upper part of a front frame for holding a display element. The inner side face of the projection is opposed to the side part of the touch panel. The side part of the touch panel comes into contact with the inner side face of the projection thus positioning the touch panel into a desired position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventor: Toru Kiyohara
  • Patent number: 8616738
    Abstract: The present invention provides a back frame of a flat panel display device, which includes at least two primary assembling pieces and at least one secondary assembling piece, wherein the at least two primary assembling pieces are joined to form a main frame structure of the back frame and the secondary assembling piece is arranged inside the main frame structure and is joined to the main frame structure. The back frame further includes a bracing piece fixed to the primary assembling pieces or the secondary assembling piece and a heat dissipation fin set arranged on the bracing piece. The bracing piece fixes a circuit board and forms a thermal coupling between the circuit board and the heat dissipation fin set. The present invention also provides a backlight system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yi-Cheng Kuo, Yu-Chun Hsiao, Cheng-Wen Que
  • 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: 8613539
    Abstract: A computer bezel includes a bezel body, a light-guide structure mounted to the bezel body, and two light sources mounted on the bezel body. The light-guide structure includes a guiding portion and a lighting portion extending from the guiding portion. The lighting portion defines an outer surface to be exposed out of the bezel body. The guiding portion includes a bottom surface and two side surfaces. The bottom surface is connected between the two side surfaces. The guiding portion defines two cutouts recessed along the bottom surface. The two cutouts are located in the guiding portion symmetrically. Each light source corresponds to one of the two side surfaces. The guiding portion is configured to guide a plurality of light beams emitted from the two light sources to the lighting portion to enable the plurality of light beams to be refracted from the outer surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2013
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Fu-Kuo Huang
  • Publication number: 20130336006
    Abstract: The present invention introduces a backlight device, a backlight system, and a flat panel display device incorporated with the backlight device. The backlight device is configured by at least two backlight units detachably and electrically interconnected. The backlight unit comprises at least first and second leadframes each including longitudinal first and second ends and an intermediate portion located between the ends. A light emitting device is disposed at the intermediate portion. And at least a pair of first and seconds leads with the first pair of leads arranged at the first end, and the second pair of leads located at the second end. The backlight, backlight system, and the flat panel display device can be readily lengthened or shortened according to the field requirements. It features a simple configuration, while is easy to assemble, and is beneficial to cost down.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2012
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO. LTD.
    Inventor: Gang Yu
  • Patent number: 8608346
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a backlight module and a light guide plate (LGP) fixture thereof, wherein the LGP fixture comprises a LGP, a heat dissipation base and a plurality of clamps. The heat dissipation base is planar and correspondingly disposed below the LGP. The heat dissipation base is installed with the clamps on sides of the LGP. Each of the clamps has a bottom portion, and a retaining plate and at least one upright plate are vertically formed from the bottom portion. The upright plate and the retaining plate are clamped on the heat dissipation base, and the clamps are used to position the LGP.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Lifeng Wang, Yajun Yu
  • Patent number: 8608365
    Abstract: A backlight fixing device includes a base plate, a first slidable unit and a second slidable unit. The base plate includes an L-shaped bar formed on an upper surface of the base plate protruding from edges of two adjacent sides of the base plate. A first guiding groove and a second guiding groove are defined in the upper surface of the base plate and extended perpendicularly from the other two adjacent sides of the base plate towards a central area of the base plate correspondingly. The first slidable unit is movably attached to base plate to be movable along the first guiding groove. The second slidable unit is movably attached to base plate to be movable along the second guiding groove. The first slidable unit, the second slidable unit and the L-shaped bar form a receiving space for accommodating a backlight module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shun-Chi Tseng
  • Patent number: 8599330
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, a backlight unit positioned in the rear of the display panel, a plurality of brackets attached to a non-display area of a back surface of the display panel using an adhesive, a back cover positioned in the rear of the display panel, and a side cover including a first portion parallel to a width direction of the display panel and a second portion which is connected to the first portion and is positioned parallel to a longitudinal direction of the display panel. An end of the back cover is positioned in the second portion of the side cover. An edge of at least one side of a front surface of the display panel is exposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Moungyoub Lee, Sunghwan Kim, Jonghyun Byeon
  • 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