IP Library Patent Application 11217457
Patent Application
App. No. 11/217,457

Liquid crystal display, backlight unit and frame structure thereof

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App. No.
11/217,457
Abstract

A frame structure of a backlight unit (BLU) of a liquid crystal display (LCD) includes an outside frame and an inside housing. The outside frame has an aperture. The inside housing has a bump for carrying an object. The bump is projected from the edge of the inside housing and corresponds to the aperture. The inside housing is disposed in the outside frame. The bump penetrates through the aperture to be projected from the outside frame so that the inside housing is buckled into the outside frame.

Claims (38)

1 . A frame structure for a display, said frame structure comprising:

an outside frame having at least an aperture; and

an inside housing having at least a bump for carrying an object, the bump projected from an edge of the inside housing and corresponding to the aperture; wherein the inside housing is disposed in the outside frame, the bump penetrates through the aperture to be projected from the outside frame, and the inside housing is whereby buckled into the outside frame.

2 . The frame structure according to claim 1 , wherein the bump is adapted to support thereon on an inverter.

3 . The frame structure according to claim 2 , wherein each of the bump and the inverter respectively has a hole, and the structure further comprises a fastener penetrating through the holes to fix the inverter to the bump.

4 . The frame structure according to claim 3 , wherein the fastener is a screw or a pin.

5 . The frame structure according to claim 3 , wherein the inverter has another hole, and the inside housing further comprises another bump having a positioning piece and a positioning stopper, the positioning piece penetrating through said another hole of the inverter, which is placed against the positioning stopper, to fix the inverter to said another bump.

6 . The frame structure according to claim 2 , wherein the inverter has a hole, and the bump comprises a positioning piece and a positioning stopper, the positioning piece penetrating through the hole of the inverter, which is placed against the positioning stopper, to fix the inverter to the bump.

7 . The frame structure according to claim 1 , wherein the inside housing is a plastic housing.

8 . The frame structure according to claim 1 , wherein the bump and the inside housing are formed in one piece.

9 . The frame structure according to claim 1 , wherein the outside frame is a metal frame.

10 . A backlight unit (BLU) to be disposed in an outside frame of an electronic component, the backlight unit comprising:

an illuminating component for providing a light source; and

an inside housing accommodating the illuminating component, the inside housing having a bump for carrying an object, the bump projected from an edge of the inside housing and corresponding to an aperture of the outside frame;

wherein the inside housing is disposed in the outside frame, the bump penetrates through the aperture to be projected from the outside frame, and the inside housing is whereby buckled into the outside frame.

11 . The backlight unit according to claim 10 , further comprising an inverter carried by said bump.

12 . The backlight unit according to claim 11 , wherein each of the bump and the inverter respectively has a hole, and the backlight unit further comprises a fastener penetrating through the holes to fix the inverter to the bump.

13 . The backlight unit according to claim 12 , wherein the fastener is a screw or a pin.

14 . The backlight unit according to claim 12 , wherein the inverter has another hole, and the inside housing further comprises another bump having a positioning piece and a positioning stopper, the positioning piece penetrating through said another hole of the inverter, which is placed against the positioning stopper, to fix the inverter to said another bump.

15 . The backlight unit according to claim 10 , wherein the inverter has a hole, and the bump comprises a positioning piece and a positioning stopper, the positioning piece penetrating through the hole of the inverter, which is placed against the positioning stopper, to fix the inverter to the bump.

16 . The backlight unit according to claim 10 , wherein the inside housing is a plastic housing.

17 . The backlight unit according to claim 10 , wherein the bump and the inside housing are formed in one piece.

18 . The backlight unit according to claim 10 , wherein the outside frame is a metal frame.

19 . A liquid crystal display (LCD), comprising:

an outside frame having an aperture;

a display unit positioned in the outside frame, wherein the display unit has a display panel; and

a backlight unit disposed in the outside frame and in the rear side of the display unit to provide a backlight source to the display panel, the backlight unit comprising:

an illuminating component for providing the backlight source; and

an inside housing accommodating the illuminating component, the inside housing having a bump for carrying an object, the bump projected from an edge of the inside housing and corresponding to the aperture of the outside frame;

wherein the inside housing is disposed in the outside frame, the bump penetrates through the aperture to be projected from the outside frame, and the inside housing is whereby buckled into the outside frame.

20 . The liquid crystal display according to claim 19 , further comprising an inverter carried by said bump.

21 . The liquid crystal display according to claim 20 , wherein each of the bump and the inverter respectively has a hole, and the LCD further comprises a fastener penetrating through the holes to fix the inverter to the bump.

22 . The liquid crystal display according to claim 21 , wherein the fastener is a screw or a pin.

23 . The liquid crystal display according to claim 21 , wherein the inverter has another hole, and the inside housing further comprises another bump having a positioning piece and a positioning stopper, the positioning piece penetrating through said another hole of the inverter, which is placed against the positioning stopper, to fix the inverter to said another bump.

24 . The liquid crystal display according to claim 19 , wherein the inverter has a hole, and the bump comprises a positioning piece and a positioning stopper, the positioning piece penetrating through the hole of the inverter, which is placed against the positioning stopper, to fix the inverter to the bump.

25 . The liquid crystal display according to claim 19 , wherein the inside housing is a plastic housing.

26 . The liquid crystal display according to claim 19 , wherein the bump and the inside housing are formed in one piece.

27 . The liquid crystal display according to claim 19 , wherein the outside frame is a metal frame.

Assignments (4)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 13, 2014
From: CHIMEI INNOLUX CORPORATION
To: INNOLUX CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 032672/0813 →
MERGER Recorded May 10, 2010
From: CHI MEI OPTOELECTRONICS CORP.
To: CHIMEI INNOLUX CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 024358/0238 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ORIGINAL EXECUTION DATE AND ORIGINAL ASSIGNEE NAME PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 016953 FRAME 0050. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE NEW EXECUTION DATES ARE 12/08/08 AND THE NEW ASSIGNEE NAME IS CHI MEI OPTOELECTRONICS CORP. Recorded Dec 9, 2008
From: HSU, PIN-HUNG; YANG, I-LUNG
To: CHI MEI OPTOELECTRONICS CORP.
Reel/Frame 021982/0814 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 2, 2005
From: HSU, PIN-HUNG; YANG, I-LUNG
To: CHI MEI ELECTRONICS CORP.
Reel/Frame 016953/0050 →