IP Library Granted Patent US 7,520,639
Granted Patent B2
US 7,520,639 · App. 11/823,806 · Granted Apr 21, 2009

Backlight unit and liquid crystal display using the same

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Patent No.
US 7,520,639
App. No.
11/823,806
Granted
Apr 21, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

A backlight unit is suitable for emitting uniform surface light. The backlight unit comprises a lamp emitting light to an incident light side of a light guide plate, and a lamp housing enclosing the lamp and including a heat sink.

Claims (16)

1. A backlight unit, comprising:

a lamp emitting light to an incident light side of a light guide plate; and

a lamp housing partially surrounding the lamp and including a heat sink,

wherein the heat sink is disposed in the inside of the lamp housing, and

wherein the heat sink includes at least one phase change material and a plurality of capsules for encapsulating for the phase change material.

2. The backlight unit as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the phase change material is selected from alkanes hydrocarbons.

3. The backlight unit as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the phase change material includes at least one of octadecane and nonadecane belonging to alkanes hydrocarbons.

4. The backlight unit as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the capsule is formed of melanin resin.

5. A liquid crystal display, comprising:

a liquid crystal panel; and

a backlight unit including a light guide plate that guides light from a lamp to the liquid crystal panel, and a lamp housing partially surrounding the lamp and including a heat sink,

wherein the heat sink is disposed in the inside of the lamp housing, and

wherein the heat sink includes at least one phase change material and a plurality of capsule for encapsulating the phase change material.

6. The liquid crystal display as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the phase change material is selected from alkanes hydrocarbons.

7. The liquid crystal display as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the phase change material includes at least one of octadecane and nonadecane belonging to alkanes hydrocarbons.

8. The liquid crystal display as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the capsule is formed of melanin resin.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 22, 2008
From: LG PHILIPS LCD CO., LTD.
To: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 020986/0231 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 27, 2007
From: KIM, KYUNG II
To: LG. PHILIPS LCD CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 019688/0821 →