IP Library Granted Patent US 7,710,514
Granted Patent B2
US 7,710,514 · App. 11/414,907 · Granted May 4, 2010

Liquid crystal display comprising a light guiding plate comprising a protrusion and method having the same

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Patent No.
US 7,710,514
App. No.
11/414,907
Granted
May 4, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

An liquid crystal display (LCD) including an LCD panel and a light guiding plate disposed on the rear of the LCD panel. The light guiding plate includes a main body, a fixing part extended from a side of the main body, and a protrusion formed on a rear of the light guiding plate and on a boundary area of the fixing part and the main body.

Claims (26)

1. A liquid crystal display (LCD) comprising:

an LCD panel; and

a light guiding plate disposed on a rear of the LCD panel, the light guiding plate comprising:

a main body,

a fixing part extending from a side of the main body, the side of the main body defining a boundary line between the fixing part and the main body, and

a protrusion formed on a rear of the light guiding plate and overlapping each of the fixing part, the main body and the boundary line between the fixing part and the main body.

2. The LCD of claim 1 , further comprising an accommodating container receiving the light guiding plate, wherein the protrusion faces the accommodating container.

3. The LCD of claim 2 , wherein the accommodating container comprises a holding cavity in which a portion of the protrusion is held.

4. The LCD of claim 3 , wherein a depth of the holding cavity is approximately 60%˜100% of a thickness of the protrusion.

5. The LCD of claim 3 , wherein a depth of the holding cavity is about 0.12 mm to about 0.7 mm.

6. The LCD of claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the protrusion is approximately 6%˜25% of a thickness of the main body.

7. The LCD of claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the protrusion is about 0.2 millimeter (mm) to about 0.7 millimeter (mm).

8. The LCD of claim 1 , further comprising a reflective sheet disposed between the light guiding plate and the accommodating container, the reflective sheet comprising a hole in an area corresponding to the protrusion, wherein the hole is shaped substantially corresponding to a shape of the protrusion.

9. The LCD of claim 1 , further comprising a light source unit disposed along a first side of the main body, wherein the fixing part is disposed on a second side of the main body which does not face the light source unit.

10. The LCD of claim 1 , wherein the fixing part is disposed on a first side and a second side of the main body.

11. The LCD of claim 1 , wherein the main body is substantially a plate shape.

12. The LCD of claim 1 , wherein the fixing part is extended outwardly from a side of the main body.

13. The LCD of claim 1 , wherein the protrusion is projected in a direction substantially away from the LCD panel.

14. The LCD of claim 2 , wherein the accommodating container comprises a fixing cavity in which a portion of the fixing part is held.

15. The LCD of claim 14 , wherein the fixing cavity is substantially formed by the main body and the fixing part, the fixing cavity having substantially an “L”-shape.

16. A method of forming a liquid crystal display (LCD), the method comprising:

forming a light guide member, the forming a light guide member comprising:

forming a fixing part extending from a side of a main body, the side of the main body defining a boundary line between the fixing part and the main body; and

forming a protrusion on a boundary line between the fixing part and the main body; and

disposing the light guide member under an LCD panel,

wherein the protrusion extends in a direction away from the LCD panel, and overlaps each of the fixing part, the main body and the boundary line between the fixing part and the main body.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 21, 2012
From: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
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