Holder Patents (Class 362/634)
  • Patent number: 8218103
    Abstract: A display device includes a housing, a liquid crystal panel member, numerous camera modules, a light emitting device and a processing unit. The housing defines a slot configured for allowing an display medium to enter the display device. The liquid crystal panel member is received in the housing. The camera modules are positioned in the reflective housing and each is configured for capturing a sub-images of a corresponding portion of the display medium. The light emitting device is configured for emitting light to the display medium. The processing unit is configured for obtaining an image of the display medium by synthesizing the sub-images of the corresponding portions of the display medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jen-Tsorng Chang
  • Patent number: 8215819
    Abstract: A clip provided by the present invention includes an insert portion that is inserted into an insertion hole formed in a flat-shaped chassis and that engages with the chassis, and a collar portion that is formed in a flat shape around the circumference of the insert portion. When the insert portion is inserted into the insertion hole, the collar portion and the chassis clamp at least one light emitting board that is positioned in contact with the chassis, and the thickness of the collar portion is set to be equal to or less than an amount of protrusion of a light emitting portion formed protrudingly from the light emitting board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shuuji Moro, Yuichi Suzuki, Hiroshi Takatsuka, Eiji Ide, Hirokazu Shibata
  • Publication number: 20120170309
    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: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2011
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Inventors: Hyoung-Joo Kim, Joo Young Kim, Young-Min Park, So-Yeon Lee, Gicherl Kim
  • Patent number: 8208094
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including a substrate having electrodes for forming pixels therein, and a backlight which irradiates light to a rear surface of the display panel. The backlight has a plurality of light-emitting elements, a circuit substrate on which the plurality of light-emitting elements are arranged in array. A resin material is filled around sides of the plurality of light-emitting elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignees: Hitachi Display, Ltd., Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Nobuyuki Koganezawa
  • Patent number: 8201958
    Abstract: To provide a backlight assembly for a liquid crystal panel, which aims to establish electrical connection between a fluorescent tube (CCFL tube) and an inverter substrate and which is low in cost and improved in assembling operability. A connector 10a includes a contact 2 and a housing 1 holding the contact 2. The contact 2 includes a holding portion held by the housing 1, a first connecting portion 18 connected to a connecting portion 51 of the fluorescent tube, and a second connecting portion 19 connected to the substrate. The first connecting portion 18 is formed from one end of the holding portion through a floating portion. The second connecting portion 19 is formed from the other end of the holding portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Limited
    Inventor: Takeharu Naito
  • Patent number: 8197114
    Abstract: A chassis for an illuminating unit, and an illuminating unit, a display device and a television receiver incorporating the chassis are provided, in which optical sheets are supported in a state where their own weight and an external force are not concentrated at a certain portion thereof, preventing occurrence of wrinkles or deformed portions and falling-off of the optical sheets. A backlight chassis includes stand walls on the sides thereof on which optical sheets are to be placed, and locking pieces protruding from the stand wall on at least one of the sides, the side being a lower side in a normal state in use, and the locking pieces being arranged to lock a lower side of the optical sheets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yoshiki Takata
  • Patent number: 8186841
    Abstract: A fluorescent tube is prevented from being wrongly attached and broken when being attached, and luminance nonuniformity of backlight due to luminance difference generated in a tube axis direction of the fluorescent tube is reduced. A backlight device 2 is provided with a plurality of fluorescent tubes 21 having electrodes 211 at both ends; a bundling member 213 for bundling wirings 212 pulled out from the electrode 211 on one side of two or more of the fluorescent tubes 21; and a conducting means 31 for achieving conduction between the electrodes of the two fluorescent tubes among the fluorescent tubes 21 by being connected with the bundling member 213. The conducting means 31 permits a current to be carried between the electrodes of the two fluorescent tubes 21, which are bundled by the one bundling member 213, and the conducting means are arranged on inverter circuit substrate 28, respectively, not to be adjacent to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masahiro Arai, Kohei Nanbu, Masaki Shimizu
  • Patent number: 8186868
    Abstract: A wire fixing structure for fixing a wire includes a fixing portion, a first side wall, a first positioning portion, a first protruding portion, a second side wall and a blocking wall. The first side wall is connected to the fixing portion. The first protruding portion is connected to one end of the first positioning portion, and the second side wall is connected to another end of the first positioning portion. There is a first accommodating space between the second side wall and the first protruding portion. The blocking wall connects the first and second side walls. There is a second accommodating space between the blocking wall, the first side wall and the second side wall. The wire winds around the first protruding portion and passes through the first and second accommodating spaces, so as to be fixed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Chunghwa Picture Tubes, Ltd.
    Inventors: Chin-Hsing Cho, Tsao-Yuan Fu
  • Patent number: 8177404
    Abstract: An edge-lit back plate has two mounting frames coupled to opposite longitudinal side surfaces of a back plate including a laminate body with a reflector, a light guide and a diffuser. At least one light source assembly is located within a recess of each mounting frame and positioned adjacent to one of the longitudinal side surfaces of the laminate body. The edge-lit back plate is configured to be installed on a rack to illuminate products on such rack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Inventor: Wei-Fan Weng
  • Patent number: 8167445
    Abstract: A backlight assembly includes a light source assembly including a plurality of light source blocks arranged in a first direction, each light source block including a substrate including a reflecting surface and a plurality of point light sources arranged on the substrate, a lower housing accommodating the light source assembly, and a substrate fixing portion disposed at a boundary between adjacent substrates and fixing the light source assembly to the lower housing. The substrate fixing portion includes a head extending overlapping the boundary between the adjacent substrates of the light source blocks and pressing the substrates towards the lower housing, and an engaging protrusion protruding from the head and fixed to the lower housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young-Keun Lee, Gi-Cherl Kim, Byung-Choon Yang, Si-Joon Song, Young-Min Park
  • Patent number: 8161629
    Abstract: A backlight module assembling apparatus for attaching a reflector plate to a driving circuit board is disclosed. The backlight module assembling apparatus includes an assembling portion and a pressing movably connected to the assembling portion. The assembling portion defines a receiving space configured for receiving and positioning a driving circuit board therein. The assembling portion includes a top plate and a first opening defined in the top plate. The first opening communicates with the receiving space. The assembling portion includes a number of blades arranged around the first opening for cutting a reflector plate. The pressing portion includes a pressing plate. The pressing plate is movable toward and away from the blade and configured for pressing the reflector plate against the blades thus allowing the blades cutting the reflector plate to a shape conforming to the first opening and attaching the reflector plate to the driving circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: I-Thun Lin
  • Patent number: 8147110
    Abstract: A light pipe assembly includes a lamp assembly and a light pipe. The lamp assembly has a housing that holds a light source configured to emit light. The light pipe is elongated between an attachment end and an opposing distal end. The attachment end is received in the housing of the lamp assembly. The light pipe receives light emitted by the light source. Additionally, the light pipe includes surface elements that are configured to permit the light to emanate from the light pipe between the attachment and distal ends. The surface elements are arranged in a pattern that provides a predetermined distribution of light emanating from the light pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Canada ULC
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Goto, Andras Gyimes
  • Patent number: 8147115
    Abstract: An electro-optical device includes an electro-optical panel, a lighting unit that is disposed to overlap with the electro-optical panel in a plan view and that irradiates the electro-optical panel, and a frame-shaped holding member that has an adhesive layer for holding the electro-optical panel and the lighting unit. The holding member is provided at an outer peripheral end surface of the electro-optical panel and an outer peripheral end surface of the lighting unit, and fixes the electro-optical panel and the lighting unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Kanechika Kiyose
  • Patent number: 8142039
    Abstract: A backlight assembly with reduced thickness, a reduced number of parts and a reduced probability of causing environmental contamination includes lamps, each lamp including a lamp tube and a pair of lamp electrodes disposed at ends of the lamp tube, respectively, a lamp-driving printed circuit board (“PCB”) which includes a plurality of conductive pads and a plurality of pairs of first socket-fixing grooves and provides a driving voltage to each of the lamps, sockets, each socket including a conductive body which includes a first guide groove, into which each of the lamp electrodes is inserted, and a pair of first fixing protrusions which is inserted into each pair of the first socket-fixing grooves, and a lower case which accommodates the lamp-driving PCB, the sockets, and the lamps, wherein each of the sockets is surface-mounted on a corresponding conductive pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hyun-Chul Bae
  • Patent number: 8142064
    Abstract: An image display apparatus includes a display for outputting an image, a supporting device supporting the display, the supporting device contacting directly on an installing surface and extending upward, the supporting device being provided with an inner hollow portion, and a light emission unit emitting light reflecting from the inner hollow portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jin Uk Baek, Seok Bong Han, Jong Man Park
  • Patent number: 8130336
    Abstract: A backlight apparatus can avoid a situation where a light source cannot be turned on and includes a light source having a base portion, a connector member including a contact portion having a recessed shape and electrically connected to the base portion of the light source, and a contact correcting portion arranged to contact with the contact portion of the connector member, wherein the light source is arranged inside a recessed portion, having the recessed shape, of the contact portion, and the contact correcting portion is arranged to press the contact portion of the connector member toward the base portion of the light source so as to close the recessed portion on a side of open ends of the contact portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Tamotsu Satoh
  • Patent number: 8123393
    Abstract: Light emitting assembly comprises a light transition member and a light source mounted or positioned within the light transition member. A transparent light emitting panel member conducts light received from the light source. On or in one or more surfaces of the panel member is a pattern of light extracting deformities. A cavity or recess in the panel member is shaped to receive the light transition member to facilitate placement of the light source in a modular manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Rambus International Ltd.
    Inventor: Jeffery R. Parker
  • Patent number: 8125588
    Abstract: Various embodiments of a lighting module are described. In one aspect, a lighting module comprises a metal support, a circuit board, and a plurality of light emitting diodes. The metal support has a recess, sidewalls, and a plurality of holes on the sidewalls. The circuit board is fastened on a bottom portion of the recess of the metal support and has two long sides, two short sides, and a respective plurality of flanges on each of the two long sides. The flanges are inserted into the holes of the metal support to compact the circuit board and the metal support. The light emitting diodes are disposed on the circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignees: Everlight Yi-Guang Technology (Shanghai) Ltd., Everlight Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chien-Chang Pei
  • Patent number: 8113706
    Abstract: A backlight module, especially a side-edge type backlight module is disclosed. The backlight module comprises: a back plate having plural side walls, plural supporting elements locating on the connecting parts of the plural side walls, and a reflective sheet locating on the plural supporting elements. Therefore, an air space is maintained between the reflective sheet and the back plate of the backlight module. As a result, when the backlight module is operating, the heat produced by the light emitting units will not be transmitted to the reflective sheet of the backlight module during the operation. That is, even after long-term operation, the temperature of the reflective sheet of the backlight module can be maintained at a stable level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Chunghwa Picture Tubes, Ltd.
    Inventor: Hsiu-Yu Lin
  • Patent number: 8104946
    Abstract: A backlight assembly, in which several parts are unified so as to reduce a number of parts used and simplify an assembly process includes lamps emitting light, first lamp sockets, each of which includes a first connection member coupled with one end of each of the lamps so as to be electrically connected to the end of each of the lamps, and a reflection plate to reflect the light emitted from the lamps, and including socket fixing units formed integrally therewith to respectively fix the first lamp sockets. Each of the socket fixing units includes a socket fixing groove formed on a bottom plane of the reflection plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun Seok An, Jong Cheol Lee, Dae Hyoun Byoun, Tae Jun You
  • Patent number: 8104909
    Abstract: A light unit and a display device having the light unit are provided. The light unit comprises a plurality of light emitting modules each comprising a board and a light emitting device on the board, a bottom cover under the light emitting modules, a module connecting member that electrically interconnects the light emitting modules using an elastic body and is fixed on the bottom cover, and an optical sheet unit above the light emitting module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kyung Ho Shin
  • Patent number: 8092069
    Abstract: A backlight module and a frame thereof are provided, which comprises an outer frame, an elastic side frame, a connecting arm and a cantilever. Here, the elastic side frame is disposed on the at least one side of the outer frame. The connecting arm is connected to a surface of the elastic side frame. The cantilever is disposed on the connecting arm, and formed a first space with the elastic side frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.
    Inventors: Yung-Pin Chuang, Szu-Han Li, Ching-Fu Tien, Keng-Ju Liu, Cheng-Hua Tien, Tsung-Hsien Hsieh
  • Patent number: 8079859
    Abstract: A first lamp electrode supporter includes a first terminal having a first lamp electrode fixing hole through which a lamp electrode is inserted, and a second terminal connected to an inverter connector. A second lamp electrode supporter is disposed opposite to the first lamp electrode supporter. The second lamp electrode supporter has a second lamp electrode fixing hole through which the lamp electrode is inserted. A peripheral portion corresponding to the second lamp electrode fixing hole is formed closely to the first lamp electrode supporter. A connecting part connects the first lamp electrode supporter and the second lamp electrode supporter. An elastic guide part is extended from the connecting part to a spacing between the first and second lamp electrode supporters. The elastic guide part supports the lamp electrode when the lamp electrode contacts the first and second lamp electrode fixing holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong-Hwi Kim, Hyun-Chul Bae, Seong-Sik Choi
  • Patent number: 8079732
    Abstract: An illuminating device includes a receiving base and at least one light source. The receiving base has at least one receiving space defined therein, and at least one fixing post is positioned adjacent to the corresponding at least one receiving space. The at least one light source is positioned in the at least one receiving space for emitting light. Each light source comprises a light-pervious plate and a LED array located on a side of the light-pervious plate. The light-pervious plate comprises at least one first through hole with the at least one fixing post extending therethrough, the light-pervious plate is fixed to the receiving base in the corresponding receiving space of the receiving base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: Foxsemicon Integrated Technology, Inc
    Inventors: Jui-Wen Fang, Zheng-Jay Huang, Shao-Fu Hsu, Shu-Hui Hsieh, Chih-Ming Lai
  • Patent number: 8079725
    Abstract: A display device includes a light source, a diffusion-plate arranged to diffuse light emitted from the light source, a supporting base arranged to support the diffusion plate, an optical sheet disposed on the diffusion plate, a diffusion-plate retainer fitted to the supporting base and arranged to sandwich the diffusion plate with the supporting base by pressing the diffusion plate while avoiding the optical sheet, and a display panel facing the diffusion plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yasumori Kuromizu
  • Patent number: 8077271
    Abstract: A backlight unit and a liquid crystal display using the backlight unit are disclosed. The backlight unit includes a plurality of lamps, a lower cover whose an upper portion has an opening, a lamp guide, and an optical member on the lamps. The lamps are positioned in an inside space of the lower cover. The lamp guide includes a first support unit on a surface of the inside space of the lower cover, holder units that are positioned on an upper surface of the first support unit to hold the lamps, a second support unit that is positioned on the upper surface of the first support unit to support the optical member, and a fastening unit fastening the first support unit to the lower cover. The first support unit includes a projection for increasing a reflective area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shinwoo Yang
  • Patent number: 8057055
    Abstract: A light source holding structure eliminates non-uniformity of temperature distribution of a tube body of a light source in order to make uniform the amount of light emitted or prevent portions at which the amount of light emitted is locally lowered. The light source holding structure has a linear light source and a first light source holding member substantially in the shape of a bar. An engaging groove arranged to engage with a portion of a tube body of the light source is provided on the front side of the first light source holding member. The portion of the tube body is engaged in the engaging groove and substantially the entire length of the tube body is brought into surface contact with the inner surface of the engaging groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Kenichi Iwamoto
  • Patent number: 8059226
    Abstract: A backlight assembly and a liquid crystal display having the same are provided. The backlight assembly includes a light source unit including a circuit board and a light emitting diode mounted on the circuit board, a chassis on which the light source is disposed, and a first fastening unit for fastening the light source to the chassis. The first fastening unit includes a first fastening hole formed in the circuit board, and a protrusion formed on the chassis. The protrusion is inserted into the first fastening hole to be fastened thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Moon Hwan Chang, Gi Cherl Kim
  • Patent number: 8049833
    Abstract: An LCD device with a simplified configuration is disclosed. The LCD device includes a reflection sheet configured to include an opened upper surface, a plurality of first supporters formed to inwardly project from the side walls of the reflection sheet, a bottom cover configured to receive the reflection sheet, a plurality of second supporters formed to inwardly project from the side walls of the bottom cover, and optical sheets disposed on the reflective sheet and configured to include a plurality of fixed protrusions which are formed to outwardly project from the edges of the optical sheets. The edges of a lower surface of a liquid crystal display panel are placed on the first supporters, and the fixed protrusions of the optical sheets are placed on the second supporters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Sang Hyun Park
  • Patent number: 8047669
    Abstract: A uniform light source having a substrate for providing structural and functional support to the assembly. A bottom reflector provided on the substrate. A plurality of solid state light sources provided in an opening of the bottom reflector for providing a point light source. A plurality of light films and having light redirecting areas provided between the plurality of solid state light sources for redirecting and spreading the point light source to a uniform plane of light; a joining clip comprising a top capping portion and a bottom support portion, the bottom support portion being aligned perpendicular to the top capping portion and having a height sufficient to house the plurality of light films. A top diffuser for diffusing the uniform plane of light. The plurality of light films has a thickness between 0.1 mm to 1.0 mm. In addition, the joining clip further comprises a light diffusion means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: SKC Haas Display Films Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Robert P. Bourdelais, John C. Brewer, Qi Hong, Charles M. Rankin, Jr., Leonard S. Gates
  • Patent number: 8042986
    Abstract: A backlight module including several light sources, a frame, a light guide plate and a flexible printed circuit board is provided. The flexible printed circuit board includes a body and a fixing structure. The body is bent, so that a first part and a second part of the body are respectively disposed on two sides of the frame. The light sources are disposed on the first part, and the light-emitting surfaces of the light sources face the light guide plate. The fixing structure including a structure body, several first connecting portions and two protrusions is disposed on the first part. The first connecting portions extend from the two opposite first sides and are fixed on the body, so that the structure body is positioned above the light sources. The protrusions respectively extend slantwise from the first sides toward the direction opposite to the structure body and insert into the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: Wintek Corporation
    Inventor: James Qian
  • Patent number: 8038336
    Abstract: A lamp holding apparatus for mounting a lamp to a base member includes a mounting plate having a pair of locking portions protruding to a base side. The locking portion is inserted into a mounting hole provided at the base and capable of being locked to a peripheral edge on its back side. Abutting portions, which protrude to the base side and are capable of abutting the base at the time of mounting, are provided on a bottom surface of the mounting plate that is an opposing surface to the base. The abutting portions are provided at three spots with one of the locking portions interposed therebetween. At the time of mounting, each of the abutting portions abut the base, and the mounting plate is elastically deformed so as to be warped, whereby the locking surface of the locking portion is kept in the state in which it is locked to a peripheral edge of a back side of the mounting hole by its elastic force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroki Azuma, Tatsuya Kudari, Yoshiki Takata
  • Patent number: 8031293
    Abstract: An exemplary backlight module (1) includes a light guide plate (10) and at least one light source assembly (16). Each of the light source assembly includes a plurality of point light sources (163) and a light source holder (160). The light source holder accommodates the point light sources and an end portion (12) of the light guide plate, with a distance between the end portion and the point light sources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: Chimei Innolux Corporation
    Inventors: Ping-Jung Lin, Hsueh-Tien Chang
  • Patent number: 8026994
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal panel; a backlight unit to provide a light to the liquid crystal panel, the backlight unit includes an optical sheet and a light guide plate; and a main support to receive the liquid crystal panel and the backlight unit together, the main support having first and second movement preventing members to prevent shifting of the optical sheet and the light guide plate of the backlight unit in a direction on a plane, and a third movement preventing member to prevent shifting of the light guide plate of the backlight unit in a direction normal to the plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2011
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Sook Jin Lee
  • Patent number: 8021034
    Abstract: In a backlight assembly of a display device, a supporting frame receives a light-guide plate while exposing a light-exiting surface of the light-guide plate. A first receiving member covers an opposite surface of the light-guide plate facing the light-exiting surface, and a side first portion of the light-guide plate adjacent to a first side surface is inserted into a first sidewall portion of the first receiving member. A first light source is disposed between the first side surface and the first sidewall portion. A first reflective sheet is extended along an inner surface of the first receiving member and surrounds the first light source. The backlight assembly may further comprise a second receiving member, a second light source, and a second reflective sheet. A lamp reflector may be omitted, assemblability of the backlight assembly and the display device, and protection against heat, may be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jeoung-Gwen Lee, Hyo-Hyun Park
  • Patent number: 8016454
    Abstract: A light emitting diode illuminator includes at least one light source, a receiving seat and a power source arranged on the receiving seat for supplying currents to the at least one light source for causing the at least one light source emitting light. The receiving seat includes a panel and a back plate assembled to the panel. At least one receiving chamber is defined between the panel and the back plate. The receiving chamber defines an opening at a lateral side of the receiving seat. The at least one light source is mounted into the at least one receiving chamber via the opening of the receiving chamber. A block extends outwardly from the back plate to the opening of the receiving chamber to prevent the at least one light source from falling out from the at least one receiving chamber of the receiving seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: Foxsemicon Integrated Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Jui-Wen Fang, Shu-Hui Hsieh, Chih-Ming Lai
  • Patent number: 8013948
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal display panel, a printed circuit board with a bottom side surface and at least two side surfaces positioned under the liquid crystal display panel and a light emitting diode positioned on an inner surface of the printed circuit board. The liquid display device additionally includes a bottom cover positioned under the printed circuit board with a recessed portion under the printed circuit board wherein the bottom side surface and the two side surfaces of the printed circuit board contact the bottom cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hee-Jeong Park
  • Patent number: 8011822
    Abstract: A plastic frame includes a main body and a protruding portion protruding from the main body. The main body has a first horizontal surface, a second horizontal surface, a first recess and a second recess, wherein the first horizontal surface is opposite to the second horizontal surface. The protruding portion has a first vertical surface and a second vertical surface, wherein the first vertical surface is opposite to the second vertical surface. The first recess connects the first vertical surface and the first horizontal surface and the second recess connects the second vertical surface and the second horizontal surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.
    Inventor: Ping Lee
  • Patent number: 7993028
    Abstract: A backlight module includes a case, a lamp, and a lamp clamping mechanism. The case has a bottom plate. The lamp is installed inside the case. The lamp clamping mechanism is connected to the bottom plate. The lamp clamping mechanism includes a base, a second clamping part, and a driving part. A first clamping part is disposed on the base. The second clamping part is installed on the base in a movable manner. The second clamping part is used for clamping the lamp with the first clamping part cooperatively when the second clamping part is moved to a first position so as to fix the lamp on the bottom plate. The driving part is pivotally disposed through the base. The driving part is used for rotating relative to the base so as to push the second clamping part from a second position to the first position on the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: Chunghwa Picture Tubes, Ltd.
    Inventor: Min-Lun Wu
  • Patent number: 7980714
    Abstract: A display device including a display panel which displays an image and a backlight unit which illuminates a light to the display panel, include the backlight unit with a fixing member fixed on a device casing; a flexible printed circuit substrate which is fixed on the fixing member; and a spacer which is fixed on the flexible printed circuit substrate, wherein the flexible printed circuit substrate in an end part of the display panel is sandwiched between the fixing member and the spacer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: NEC LCD Technologies, Ltd
    Inventor: Hideki Itaya
  • Patent number: 7982816
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device and a method of assembling the same are provided to prevent coming-off of a wire and damage to the wire by improving a structure of a main support and a guide panel in an edge type liquid crystal display device and a method of assembling the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Joung-Hun Lee
  • Patent number: 7980750
    Abstract: A backlight assembly includes a lamp assembly, a receiving container and a panel guiding frame. The lamp assembly includes a light source to generate light and a lamp cover to reflect the light. The receiving container includes a bottom and a sidewall. The sidewall includes a first sidewall portion facing the lamp cover and separated from the lamp cover by a first interval and a second sidewall portion separated from the lamp cover by a second interval narrower than the first interval. The panel guiding frame includes a first frame portion facing an end of the bottom and a second frame portion extended from the first frame portion along a side face of the second sidewall and having an opening corresponding to the first sidewall portion. Thus, the backlight assembly may have a reduced non-effective display area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin-Soo Shin, Jeoung-Gwen Lee
  • Patent number: 7969529
    Abstract: A backlight structural body of a liquid crystal display device includes, between a back plate and a frame-like mold frame, a plurality of external electrode fluorescent lamps which is arranged in parallel to each other and a pair of side frames which includes electricity supply terminals which electrically connect electrode portions of the plurality of external electrode fluorescent lamps in parallel to each other. The side frame is constituted of a lower side frame which fixes the electricity supply terminals and an upper side frame which is assembled to the lower side frame while covering the electrode portions of the external electrode fluorescent lamps which are connected to the electricity supply terminals. The upper side frame includes eaves which project in the longitudinal direction of the external electrode fluorescent lamps in a state that the eaves individually cover the respective electrode portions of the external electrode fluorescent lamps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: Hitachi Displays, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoichi Ito, Naotoshi Sumiya
  • Patent number: 7959344
    Abstract: In a backlight assembly and a display device having the same, a receiving container includes a bottom plate and sidewalls adjacent to the edges of the bottom plate. A molded frame includes a first plate surrounding the sidewalls and a second plate connected to a side of the first plate. A second plate is substantially parallel with the bottom plate. A lamp assembly includes a lamp cover received in the receiving container and a lamp received in the lamp cover. An optical module is interposed between the molded frame and the receiving container to improve optical characteristics of a light generated from the lamp. A fixing member is combined with fixing portions of the receiving container, the molded frame and the lamp assembly to fix the receiving container, the lamp cover and the molded frame to one another. As a result, the manufacturing process can be simplified and mechanical strength improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jin-Soo Shin
  • Patent number: 7940347
    Abstract: A backlight unit comprises a chassis having a bay, wall means defining the bay, an aperture opening to the bay, and an optical panel that includes at least one light management feature. The optical panel has one side forming a wall portion of the wall means. A light emitting structure is placed within the bay to light a two-dimensional area on the one side of the optical panel. The backlight unit also comprises a bracket for quick installation and removal of the light emitting structure through the aperture to and from the bay.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2011
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Shin-ichirou Ono, Hirokazu Fukuyoshi
  • Patent number: 7927004
    Abstract: A backlight unit capable of being designed in consideration of both thermal expansion of optical sheets and positioning accuracy of the optical sheets on a backlight chassis. The backlight unit is arranged behind a display panel and includes a backlight chassis arranged to house a lamp, which includes a support surface arranged to support optical sheets, and a frame arranged to hold the optical sheets with the support surface of the backlight chassis, the optical sheets being interposed between the frame and the support surface, wherein the backlight chassis has, on its support surface, a positioning piece arranged to position the optical sheets at a predetermined position with respect to the support surface, and a position of the positioning piece corresponds to an approximate center of a longer edge of the optical sheets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Murakami, Takeshi Ogura, Kazuki Nakamichi, Takafumi Hara, Takuya Ohnishi
  • Patent number: 7929073
    Abstract: An exemplary liquid crystal display module includes a liquid crystal display panel, a backlight unit, a bottom frame, and an upper frame. The backlight unit is positioned on the bottom frame. The upper frame is assembled on the bottom frame to fix the backlight unit in position. The upper frame includes four sidewalls, a top flange extending from the four sidewalls towards a center of the upper frame, and a plurality of supporting members defined at the inner surfaces of the sidewalls adjacent to the top flange. At least one of the supporting members is resilient. The liquid crystal display panel is held in place between the top flange and the supporting members. A method for assembling the liquid crystal display module is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ming-Fu Hsu, Rui Zhou
  • Patent number: 7922379
    Abstract: A backlight module including a back cover, a reflector, a lamp supporter, and a number of lamps is provided. The back cover includes a number of holes, an inner face, and an outer face. The reflector is disposed on the inner face and has a number of openings. The openings expose parts of the holes. The lamp supporter has a base substrate and a number of carriers that are connected to the base substrate. The base substrate is assembled to the outer face of the back cover, and the carriers penetrate the holes of the back cover and the openings of the reflector. The lamps are disposed in the carriers, such that the lamps and the base substrate are located at two opposite sides of the back cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Wen-Hsin Lin, Chien-Hung Chen, Tsung-Fu Cheng, Ren-Wei Huang
  • Patent number: 7918598
    Abstract: An LED light fixture system includes an LED module having a plurality of LEDs attached thereto and directed inwardly toward a secondary optic. The LED module is releasably attached to an interior surface of a peripheral frame. The frame includes an openable portion positioned to allow the LED module to be inserted or removed through an opening created when the openable portion is in an open position. The openable portion is movable from the open position to a closed position and provides an electrical connection between the LEDs attached to the LED module and a source of electrical current when the openable portion is in the closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2011
    Assignee: Lunera Lighting, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald A. Peifer, Mark J. Walsh
  • Patent number: 7914193
    Abstract: An LED light fixture system includes an LED module having a plurality of LEDs attached thereto and directed inwardly toward a secondary optic. The LED module is releasably attached to an interior surface of a peripheral frame. The frame includes an openable portion positioned to allow the LED module to be inserted or removed through an opening created when the openable portion is in an open position. The openable portion is movable from the open position to a closed position and provides an electrical connection between the LEDs attached to the LED module and a source of electrical current when the openable portion is in the closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: Lunera Lighting, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald A. Peifer, Mark J. Walsh