Liquid crystal display device having particular fixing device for light-guiding plate
An LCD device for stably fixing a light-guiding plate is disclosed. The LCD includes a support main; a lamp provided along one side of the support main; a light-guiding plate provided in the support main opposite to the lamp; and at least one fixing device provided on an inner surface of the support main, to prevent the light-guiding plate from being moved. The fixing device contains multiple plates arranged in a C shape. Slits are formed in the center plate. An elastic plate is disposed between the slits and a projection is disposed on the elastic plate. The projection contacts the light-guiding plate. The support main contains a recess into which the projection moves when the light-guiding plate expands and the elastic plate deforms.
1. A display device comprising:
a support main;
a lamp that supplies light to the display device;
a light-guiding plate provided in a space formed by the support main; and
a fixing device that contacts a side of the light-guiding plate and inhibits movement of the light-guiding plate toward the support main;
wherein the fixing device is disposed to any one of the support main, the light-guiding plate, and between the support main and the light-guiding plate.
2. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the fixing device comprises:
a “ ”-shaped base into which the side of the light-guiding plate is inserted;
an elastic plate formed in the “ ”-shaped base; and
a projection disposed on the elastic plate, the projection in contact with the side of the light-guiding plate.
3. The display device of claim 2 , wherein the elastic plate is formed between parallel slits provided on an inner surface of the “ ”-shaped base.
4. The display device of claim 2 , wherein the elastic plate is formed of a thin metal plate.
5. The display device of claim 2 , further comprising a groove that is disposed in an inner surface of the support main and receives the elastic plate when the elastic plate deforms.
6. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the fixing device comprises:
a first plate;
second and third plates formed at opposing sides of the first plate, the second and third plates substantially perpendicular to the first plate;
an elastic plate formed in the first plate; and
a projection projecting from the elastic plate, the projection in contact with the side of the light-guiding plate.
7. The display device of claim 6 , wherein the first plate has parallel first and second slits provided along a longitudinal direction of the first plate, and the elastic plate is formed between the first and second slits.
8. The display device of claim 6 , wherein the first, second, and third plates are integrally formed, the side of the light-guiding plate is inserted between the second and third plates, and a distance between the second and third plates is more than a thickness of the light-guiding plate.
9. The display device of claim 6 , wherein an end of the projection is tapered, the tapered end of the projection in contact with the light-guiding plate.
10. The display device of claim 6 , wherein the support main has a groove that receives the elastic plate therein when the elastic plate deforms.
11. The display device of claim 10 , wherein the elastic plate does not contact the side of the support main.
12. The display device of claim 11 , wherein the first plate contacts the side of the support main.
13. The display device of claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of fixing devices that contact the light-guiding plate and inhibit movement of the light-guiding plate toward the support main.
14. The display device of claim 13 , wherein the fixing devices contact opposing sides of the light-guiding plate.
15. The display device of claim 13 , wherein all sides of the light-guiding plate are contacted by the fixing devices.
16. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the fixing device is integrally formed with the support main.
17. The display device of claim 16 , wherein the fixing device comprises a projection that contacts the side of the light-guiding plate and an elastic plate on which the projection is disposed.
18. The display device of claim 17 , wherein the elastic plate is formed between parallel slits provided on an inner surface of the support main.
19. The display device of claim 18 , wherein the support main comprises a groove that receives the elastic plate when the elastic plate deforms.
20. The display device of claim 19 , wherein the elastic plate is mounted in the groove.
21. The display device of claim 17 , wherein an end of the projection is tapered, the tapered end of the projection in contact with the light-guiding plate.
22. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the fixing device comprises an elastic plate disposed between the light-guiding plate and the support main.
23. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the fixing device is disposed such that the light-guiding plate is not slantingly positioned in the space formed by the support main.
24. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the fixing device is disposed such that the light-guiding plate does not contact the lamp when the light-guiding plate is deformed.
25. A display device comprising:
a support main;
a lamp that supplies light to the display device;
a light-guiding plate provided in a space formed by the support main; and
means for inhibiting movement of the light-guiding plate toward the support main;
wherein the means for inhibiting is disposed to any one of the support main, the side of the light-guiding plate, and between the support main and the light-guiding plate.
26. The display device of claim 25 , wherein the means for inhibiting comprises:
a resilient portion; and
a projection projecting from the resilient portion, the projection in contact with a side of the light-guiding plate.
27. The display device of claim 26 , wherein the means for inhibiting further comprises a plate having two gaps between which the resilient portion is disposed.
28. The display device of claim 26 , wherein an end of the projection is tapered, the tapered end of the projection in contact with the light-guiding plate.
29. The display device of claim 26 , wherein the support main has a groove that receives the resilient portion therein when the resilient portion deforms.
30. The display device of claim 29 , wherein the groove retains the non-deformed resilient portion.
31. The display device of claim 26 , wherein the inhibiting means is integrally formed with the support main.
32. The display device of claim 26 , wherein the inhibiting means is removable from both the light-guiding plate and the support main.
33. The display device of claim 26 , wherein the inhibiting means comprises a resilient portion disposed between the light-guiding plate and the support main.
34. The display device of claim 25 , wherein the light-guiding plate is inserted into the inhibiting means.
35. The display device of claim 25 , further comprising a plurality of inhibiting means that contact the light-guiding plate and inhibit movement of the light-guiding plate toward the support main.
36. The display device of claim 35 , wherein the inhibiting means contact opposing sides of the light-guiding plate.
37. The display device of claim 36 , wherein at least two of the inhibiting means contact the same side of the light-guiding plate.
38. The display device of claim 37 , wherein the inhibiting means on the same side of the light-guiding plate are positioned such that a first inhibiting means is disposed proximate to one corner of the support main and a second inhibiting means is disposed proximate to another corner of the support main.
39. The display device of claim 36 , wherein the inhibiting means contact all sides of the light-guiding plate.
40. The display device of claim 25 , wherein the means for inhibiting comprises a means for protecting the light-guiding plate from contacting the lamp.