IP Library Granted Patent US 7,298,433
Granted Patent B2
US 7,298,433 · App. 10/974,998 · Granted Nov 20, 2007

Liquid crystal display module having structure for preventing wires from being damaged and method of fabricating the same

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Patent No.
US 7,298,433
App. No.
10/974,998
Granted
Nov 20, 2007
Kind
B2
Abstract

A liquid crystal display module includes a bottom case, a main support on the bottom case, the main support including a wire holding hook having first and second finger portions, a backlight assembly on the main support, the backlight assembly including a lamp connected to wires, the wires extending to outside of the module via the wire holding hook, a liquid crystal panel over the backlight assembly, and a top case being coupled to the bottom case and accommodating the main support, the backlight assembly and the liquid crystal panel therebetween.

Claims (19)

1. A liquid crystal display module, comprising:

a bottom case;

a main support on the bottom case, the main support including a wire holding hook having first and second finger portions;

a backlight assembly on the main support, the backlight assembly including a lamp connected to wires, the wires extending to outside of the module via the wire holding hook;

a liquid crystal panel over the backlight assembly; and

a top case being coupled to the bottom case and accommodating the main support, the backlight assembly and the liquid crystal panel therebetween.

2. The liquid crystal display module of claim 1 , wherein the main support and the wire holding hook are integrally formed as a single body.

3. The liquid crystal display module of claim 1 , wherein the first and second finger portions overlap a portion of an exterior surface of the bottom case.

4. The liquid crystal display module of claim 1 , wherein the first and second finger portions are spaced apart from each other by a distance substantially equal to a sum of diameters of the wires.

5. The liquid crystal display module of claim 1 , wherein the first and second finger portions have a length shorter than a height of the side of the bottom case.

6. The liquid crystal display module of claim 1 , wherein the main support is a rectangular frame and includes side portions and a front portion.

7. The liquid crystal display module of claim 6 , wherein the wire holding hook is protruded perpendicularly from a side of the front portion, and the first and second finger portions extend along a direction perpendicular to a bottom surface of the front portion toward the bottom case.

8. The liquid crystal display module of claim 6 , wherein the front portion of the main support has a wire guiding passage to lead the wires to the wire holding hook.

9. The liquid crystal display module of claim 6 , wherein the front portion has a smaller thickness than the side portions.

10. The liquid crystal display module of claim 6 , wherein the first and second finger portions have a thickness smaller than that of the front portion.

11. The liquid crystal display module of claim 6 , wherein the side portions have a plurality of steps to hold the backlight assembly.

12. The liquid crystal display module of claim 6 , wherein the backlight assembly includes a lamp housing surrounding the lamp, and the lamp housing is disposed on the bottom case corresponding to the front portion of the main support.

13. The liquid crystal display module of claim 1 , wherein the first and second finger portions constitutes an U-shape.

14. The liquid crystal display module of claim 1 , wherein the backlight assembly includes a light guide plate and optical sheets.

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 28, 2004
From: YOU, DONG-JAE; HWANG, SEUNG-WON; YEOM, MOON-SOO
To: LG.PHILIPS LCD CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 015939/0407 →