IP Library Granted Patent US 7,515,220
Granted Patent B2
US 7,515,220 · App. 11/138,211 · Granted Apr 7, 2009

Display device

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Patent No.
US 7,515,220
App. No.
11/138,211
Granted
Apr 7, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display device including a display panel displaying an image; a light source unit supplying light to the display panel, and a light guiding unit including a light guiding section which has a light receiving surface positioned adjacent to the light source unit and a light emitting surface positioned opposite to the display panel and which guides light emitted from the light source unit to the display panel, a side wall section forming a reception space for receiving the display panel along the edges of the light guiding section, and a fixing section fixing the light guiding section to the display device.

Claims (32)

1. A display device comprising:

a display panel displaying an image;

a light source unit mounted on a printed circuit board and supplying light to the display panel; and

a light guiding unit including a light guiding section comprising:

a light receiving surface positioned adjacent to the light source unit,

a light emitting surface positioned facing the display panel and which guides light emitted from the light source unit to the display panel,

a side wall section defining a space for receiving the display panel, and

a fixing member fixing the light guiding unit to the printed circuit board.

2. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the light guiding unit further comprises:

a light leakage preventing groove formed along at least one edge portion of the light emitting surface.

3. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the light guiding unit further comprises:

a reception groove provided in the light receiving surface that receives at least a part of the light source unit.

4. The display device of claim 1 , wherein a pattern is formed on a portion of the light emitting surface facing the display panel.

5. The display device of claim 1 , further comprising:

an optical sheet group received in the space formed by the side wall section,

wherein a light shielding film is provided along the edge portions of the light guiding unit and the optical sheet group.

6. The display device of claim 1 , wherein a reflecting film is provided on a side surface other than the light emitting surface of the light guiding section from among the side surfaces of the light guiding unit.

7. The display device of claim 1 ,

wherein the printed circuit board transmits a driving signal to the display panel.

8. The display device of claim 7 , wherein the printed circuit board comprises:

a fastener groove,

wherein the fixing member of the light guiding unit is fastened.

9. The display device of claim 8 , further comprising:

a reflecting plate provided on the light guiding unit.

10. The display device of claim 7 , wherein the light source unit is provided directly on the printed circuit board.

11. The display device of claim 10 , further comprising:

a reflecting film surrounding the light source unit.

12. The display device of claim 11 , wherein the reflecting film is formed by a silk screen coating.

13. The display device of claim 11 , wherein the reflecting film comprises silver paste.

14. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the light source unit comprises a light emitting diode.

15. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the fixing member is inserted into a fastener hole of the printed circuit board.

16. The display device of claim 15 , wherein the fixing member has a pillar shape.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 17, 2012
From: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 029045/0860 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 22, 2005
From: KO, HYUNG-SEOK; KIM, SOO-JIN; LEE, DONG-HO
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 016908/0280 →