IP Library Granted Patent US 7,505,093
Granted Patent B2
US 7,505,093 · App. 10/958,582 · Granted Mar 17, 2009

Liquid crystal display module

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Patent No.
US 7,505,093
App. No.
10/958,582
Granted
Mar 17, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

A liquid crystal display module includes a backlight assembly having a lamp, a lamp housing surrounding the lamp and having an open portion along a first side, a light guide plate disposed adjacent to the open portion of the lamp housing, and a plurality of optical sheets disposed on the light guide plate, edge portions of the plurality of optical sheets are disposed spaced apart from the light guide plate by interposing a top portion of the lamp housing between a periphery of the light guide plate and the edge portions of the plurality of optical sheet, a liquid crystal panel disposed over the plurality of optical sheets, a main support disposed over the lamp housing and accommodating the liquid crystal panel, a top case surrounding edge portions of the liquid crystal panel, and a bottom case supporting and accommodating the backlight assembly.

Claims (11)

1. A liquid crystal display module, comprising:

a backlight assembly including:

a lamp,

a lamp housing surrounding the lamp and having an open portion along a first side,

a light guide plate disposed adjacent to the open portion of the lamp housing, and

a plurality of optical sheets disposed on the light guide plate, edge portions of all of the plurality of optical sheets are disposed spaced apart from the light guide plate by interposing a top portion of the lamp housing between a periphery of the light guide plate and a bottom surface of the edge portions of all of the plurality of optical sheets;

a liquid crystal panel disposed over the plurality of optical sheets, wherein the plurality of optical sheets provided extending outwardly beyond a light incident face of the light guide plate;

a main support disposed over the lamp housing and accommodating the liquid crystal panel;

a top case surrounding edge portions of the liquid crystal panel; and

a bottom case supporting and accommodating the backlight assembly,

wherein the liquid crystal panel includes lower and upper polarizers on its outer surface, and a top surface of the edge portions of the plurality of optical sheets contacts the lower polarizer.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jun 19, 2008
From: LG.PHILIPS LCD CO., LTD.
To: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 021147/0009 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 6, 2004
From: YEOM, MOON-SOO
To: LG.PHILIPS LCD CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 015876/0528 →