IP Library Granted Patent US 7,909,497
Granted Patent B2
US 7,909,497 · App. 11/451,010 · Granted Mar 22, 2011

Backlight assembly, display device having the same, display substrate for the same and method of manufacturing the same

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Patent No.
US 7,909,497
App. No.
11/451,010
Granted
Mar 22, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

A backlight assembly includes first and second backlight units independently operating based on driving modes, and a light blocking member interposed between the first and second backlight units. The first backlight assembly includes a first light source generating and supplying a first light to a main display part of a display panel in a main mode and turned-off in a sub mode. The second backlight assembly includes a second light source generating and supplying a second light having different color from the first light to a sub display part of the display panel in a main mode and a sub mode.

Claims (35)

1. A backlight assembly comprising:

a light source unit comprising:

a first light source generating a first light; and

a second light source generating a second light having a different color from the first light;

a light guiding unit guiding the first and second lights generated from the light source unit; and

a power supplying part applying power to the first and second light sources;

wherein the power supplying part applies the power to the first light source in a main mode, and applies the power to the second light source in a sub mode.

2. The backlight assembly of claim 1 , wherein the first light source comprises a first light-emitting diode generating a white light, and

the second light source comprises a second light-emitting diode generating one of red, green and blue lights.

3. The backlight assembly of claim 1 , further comprising:

a receiving container receiving the light source unit and the light guiding unit.

4. The backlight assembly of claim 3 , wherein the light guiding unit comprises:

a light guiding plate on a bottom plate of the receiving container; and

optical sheets on the light guiding plate, the optical sheets increasing a luminance when viewed on a plane and a luminance uniformity of a light exiting the light guiding plate.

5. The backlight assembly of claim 4 , wherein the first light source is on a substantially same surface of the light guiding plate as the second light source.

6. The backlight assembly of claim 4 , wherein the light guiding plate comprises:

a first side surface adjacent to the first light source; and

a second side surface adjacent to the second light source, the second side surface facing the first side surface.

7. The backlight assembly of claim 3 , wherein the light guiding unit comprises:

a main light guiding plate adjacent to the first light source guiding the first light;

a sub light guiding plate adjacent to the second light source guiding the second light; and

optical sheets on the main and sub light guiding plates.

8. The backlight assembly of claim 7 , wherein the receiving container comprises:

a bottom plate; and

a partition wall protruded from the bottom plate between the main and sub light guiding plates.

9. The backlight assembly of claim 7 , wherein the optical sheets comprises:

main optical sheets on the main light guiding plate; and

sub optical sheets on the sub light guiding plate.

10. A backlight assembly comprising,

a light source unit comprising:

a first light source generating a first light; and

a second light source generating a second light having a different color from the first light;

a light guiding unit guiding the first and second lights generated from the light source unit; and

a power supplying part applying power to the first and second light sources;

wherein the power supplying part applies the power to the first and second light sources in a main mode, and applies the power to the second light source in a sub mode.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 21, 2012
From: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 029019/0139 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 2, 2006
From: CHO, SO-HAENG; YANG, JIN-WOOK; LEE, SANG-HUN; YANG, HYO-SANG
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 018054/0233 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 12, 2006
From: CHO, SO-HAENG; YANG, JIN-WOOK; LEE, SANG-HUN; YANG, HYO-SANG
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 017969/0672 →