IP Library Granted Patent US 8,188,967
Granted Patent B2
US 8,188,967 · App. 12/429,231 · Granted May 29, 2012

Liquid crystal display

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Patent No.
US 8,188,967
App. No.
12/429,231
Granted
May 29, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

A liquid crystal display has a liquid crystal panel, a gate chip on film (COF) disposed at a side of a side surface of the liquid crystal panel, side-edge-type backlights having a light emitting diode disposed on left and right side surfaces of the liquid crystal panel, and a cover and a frame that hold the liquid crystal panel and the backlights, the frame has an opening disposed at a position corresponding to the position of the gate COF into which the gate COF is inserted, and a lid for covering the gate COF inserted in the opening is connected to the frame in such a manner that the lid is capable of being opened and closed.

Claims (12)

1. A liquid crystal display, comprising:

a liquid crystal panel;

a gate chip on film (COF) disposed at a side of a side surface of the liquid crystal panel;

side-edge-type backlights having a light emitting diode disposed on left and right side surfaces of the liquid crystal panel; and

a cover and a frame that hold the liquid crystal panel and the backlights,

wherein the frame has an opening disposed at a position corresponding to the position of the gate COF into which the gate COF is inserted, and a lid for covering the gate COF inserted in the opening is connected to the frame in such a manner that the lid is capable of being opened and closed.

2. The liquid crystal display according to claim 1 , wherein the lid is connected to the frame via a hinge in such a manner that the lid is capable of being opened and closed.

3. The liquid crystal display according to claim 1 or claim 2 , wherein the frame has a reflecting surface on a surface that faces the cover.

4. The liquid crystal display according to claim 3 , wherein the lid and the hinge are made of a same material as the reflecting surface.

5. The liquid crystal display according to claim 2 , wherein the lid, the hinge and the frame are integrally molded.

6. The liquid crystal display according to claim 1 , wherein the lid has a reflecting surface on a surface that faces the gate COF.

7. The liquid crystal display according to claim 1 , wherein for cooperating with the cover to sandwich the frame another cover is disposed at a side of the lid that is on the side of a front surface of the liquid crystal panel.

Assignments (4)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 3, 2021
From: MAXELL HOLDINGS, LTD.
To: MAXELL, LTD.
Reel/Frame 058666/0407 →
MERGER Recorded Nov 29, 2021
From: MAXELL, LTD.
To: MAXELL HOLDINGS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 058255/0579 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 25, 2018
From: HITACHI MAXELL, LTD.
To: MAXELL, LTD.
Reel/Frame 045142/0208 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 8, 2014
From: HITACHI CONSUMER ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.; HITACHI CONSUMER ELECTRONICS CO, LTD.
To: HITACHI MAXELL, LTD.
Reel/Frame 033694/0745 →