IP Library Granted Patent US 7,443,460
Granted Patent B2
US 7,443,460 · App. 11/477,388 · Granted Oct 28, 2008

Backlight assembly for liquid crystal display and liquid crystal display module using the same

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Patent No.
US 7,443,460
App. No.
11/477,388
Granted
Oct 28, 2008
Kind
B2
Abstract

A backlight assembly for a liquid crystal display includes a lamp to irradiate light; a light guide plate to guide incident light from the lamp to a display panel; a plurality of optical sheets disposed in front of the light guide plate, and each optical sheet having an eye part with a through-hole; a guide panel to house the lamp, and having a jaw-like step part to mount the light guide plate and the optical sheets; and an adhesive pad having a lower end that passes through the through-hole and provided on the guide panel, and an upper end that adheres to the display panel.

Claims (32)

1. A backlight assembly for a liquid crystal display, the assembly comprising:

a lamp to irradiate light;

a light guide plate to guide incident light from the lamp to a display panel;

a plurality of optical sheets disposed in front of the light guide plate, and each optical sheet having an eye part with a through-hole;

a guide panel to house the lamp, and having a jaw-like step part to mount the light guide plate and the optical sheets; and

an adhesive pad having a lower end that passes through the through-hole and provided on the guide panel, and an upper end that adheres to the display panel.

2. The assembly of claim 1 , further comprising a reflecting plate to reflect light emitted from the light guide plate.

3. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the adhesive pad is formed of silicon.

4. The assembly of claim 3 , wherein the adhesive pad comprises:

a cup shaped body that adheres to the display panel; and

a support supporting the body that fixes to the guide panel.

5. The assembly of claim 4 , wherein the guide panel has an insertion groove where the support passing through the through-hole is inserted and fixed.

6. A liquid crystal display module, comprising:

a liquid crystal panel positioned front side of the module to output an image;

a lamp to irradiate light to the liquid crystal panel;

a light guide plate to guide incident light from the lamp to the liquid crystal panel;

a plurality of optical sheets disposed in front of the light guide plate, each optical sheet having an eye part with a through-hole;

a guide panel to house the lamp and having a jaw-like step part to mount the light guide plate and the optical sheets;

an adhesive pad having a lower end that passes through the through-hole and provided on the guide panel, and an upper end that adheres to the liquid crystal panel to prevent shifting of the liquid crystal panel;

a bottom cover to mount the guide panel, wherein the light guide plate, the optical sheets, and the liquid crystal panel are sequentially mounted on the guide panel; and

a top cover to cover edges of the front surface of the liquid crystal panel and a side of the guide panel.

7. The module of claim 6 , wherein the adhesive pad is formed of silicon.

8. The module of claim 6 , wherein the adhesive pad comprises:

a body having a cup shape; and

a support to support the body.

9. The module of claim 8 , wherein the guide panel has an insertion groove where the support passing through the through-hole is inserted and fixed.

10. The module of claim 8 , wherein the jaw-like step part of the guide panel comprises:

a first mounting surface to mount the light guide plate; and

a second mounting surface to mount the optical sheets.

11. The module of claim 10 , wherein the second mounting surface has an insertion groove.

12. The module of claim 6 , wherein the adhesive pad is provided at least two at two sides of the optical sheets that faces each other.

13. The module of claim 6 , wherein the adhesive pad is provided at least one at each side of the optical sheets.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jun 19, 2008
From: LG.PHILIPS LCD CO., LTD.
To: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 021147/0009 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 30, 2006
From: PARK, JONG WAN
To: LG.PHILIPS LCD CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 018069/0874 →