IP Library Granted Patent US 12699295
Granted Patent B2
US 12699295 · App. 18/890,447 · Granted Aug 4, 2026

Display apparatus and light source apparatus thereof both including supporters with adsorption portion

Inventors: Taeyeon Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Sungyeol Kim (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
G02F1/133608G02B6/0088
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Patent No.
US 12699295
App. No.
18/890,447
Granted
Aug 4, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A light source apparatus includes an optical member, a substrate on a rear side of the optical member, a light source mounted on the substrate and configured to emit light, and a supporter between the optical member and the substrate and including a support body at one end of the supporter facing the substrate and mounted on the substrate, and an adsorption portion at another end of the supporter facing the optical member and configured to form an adsorption space having a pressure less than the pressure outside the supporter in a state in which the supporter supports the optical member.

Claims (32)

1 . A light source apparatus comprising:

an optical member;

a substrate on a rear side of the optical member;

a reflective sheet on the substrate and comprising at least one support hole therein, wherein the at least one support hole is configured to expose a top surface of the substrate therethrough;

a light source mounted on the substrate and configured to emit light; and

a supporter between the optical member and the substrate and comprising:

a support body at one end of the supporter facing the substrate and mounted on the substrate, wherein the support body has a white color and/or is reflective; and

an adsorption portion at another end of the supporter facing the optical member and configured to form an adsorption space having a pressure less than the pressure outside the supporter in a state in which the supporter supports the optical member,

wherein the support body is in the at least one support hole.

2 . The light source apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the adsorption portion comprises a deformable material which is deformed in the state in which the supporter supports the optical member.

3 . The light source apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the adsorption space is between the adsorption portion and the optical member.

4 . The light source apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the supporter is provided in a plurality, and

a number of the plurality of supporters is greater toward a center of the substrate than a number of the plurality of supporters towards an outer space of the substrate.

5 . The light source apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the adsorption portion is made of a transparent or translucent material.

6 . The light source apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the supporter further comprises a support portion extending between the support body and the adsorption portion.

7 . The light source apparatus of claim 6 , wherein a length of the support portion along a front-back direction of the light source apparatus is greater than a length of the adsorption portion along the front-back direction of the light source apparatus.

8 . The light source apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the support portion is made of the same material as the adsorption portion.

9 . The light source apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the support portion is integrally formed with the support body and the adsorption portion.

10 . The light source apparatus of claim 1 , wherein a length of the support body along a front-back direction of the light source apparatus is greater than a length of the adsorption portion along the front-back direction of the light source apparatus.

11 . The light source apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the support body is made of the same material as the adsorption portion.

12 . The light source apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the adsorption portion is configured to allow at least a portion of the light emitted from the light source to pass therethrough.

13 . The light source apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the optical member comprises at least one of a diffusing plate, a diffusion sheet, a prism sheet, or a reflective polarizing sheet.

14 . The light source apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the adsorption portion is made of silicone.

15 . A display apparatus comprising:

a bottom chassis;

a substrate on the bottom chassis;

an optical member on a front side of the substrate;

a reflective sheet on the substrate and comprising at least one support hole therein, wherein the at least one support hole is configured to expose a top surface of the substrate therethrough; and

a supporter between the optical member and the substrate and comprising:

a support body at one end of the supporter facing the substrate and mounted on the substrate, wherein the support body has a white color and/or is reflective; and

an adsorption portion at another end of the supporter facing the optical member and configured to be adhered to the optical member, the adsorption portion being deformable such that a pressure difference between an inside and an outside of the adsorption portion is generated in a state in which the supporter supports the optical member,

wherein the support body is in the at least one support hole.