IP Library Granted Patent US 8,654,274
Granted Patent B2
US 8,654,274 · App. 13/213,627 · Granted Feb 18, 2014

Backlight assembly and liquid crystal display device including the same

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Patent No.
US 8,654,274
App. No.
13/213,627
Granted
Feb 18, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A backlight assembly is provided. The backlight assembly includes a mold frame having a tetragonal frame shape and including four side parts and a bottom part extending from bottoms of the side parts, a printed circuit board disposed on the bottom part of the mold frame, at least one light source disposed on the printed circuit board, and a light guide sheet disposed at a side of the light source and accommodated in the mold frame.

Claims (23)

1. A backlight assembly comprising:

a mold frame having a tetragonal frame shape and including four side parts and a bottom part extending from bottoms of the side parts;

a printed circuit board printed directly on the bottom part of the mold frame;

at least one light source disposed on the printed circuit board; and

a light guide sheet disposed at a side of the light source and accommodated in the mold frame.

2. The backlight assembly of claim 1 , wherein the light source comprises a light emitting diode.

3. The backlight assembly of claim 1 , further comprising a reflective sheet disposed under the light guide sheet.

4. The backlight assembly of claim 1 , further comprising optical sheets disposed on the light guide sheet.

5. The backlight assembly of claim 1 , further comprising a bottom chassis disposed under the mold frame.

6. A liquid crystal display device comprising:

a liquid crystal panel displaying an image; and

a backlight assembly providing light to the liquid crystal panel,

wherein the backlight assembly includes:

a mold frame having a tetragonal frame shape and including four side parts and a bottom part extending from bottoms of the side parts;

a printed circuit board disposed printed directly on the bottom part of the mold frame;

at least one light source disposed on the printed circuit board; and

a light guide sheet disposed at a side of the light source and accommodated in the mold frame.

7. The liquid crystal display device of claim 6 , wherein the light source comprises a light emitting diode.

8. The liquid crystal display device of claim 6 , further comprising a reflective sheet disposed under the light guide sheet.

9. The liquid crystal display device of claim 6 , further comprising optical sheets disposed on the light guide sheet.

10. The liquid crystal display device of claim 6 , further comprising a bottom chassis disposed under the mold frame.

11. The liquid crystal display device of claim 10 , wherein an edge of the liquid crystal panel is surrounded by a side part of the bottom chassis, and the side part of the bottom chassis is bent and extends inward.

12. The liquid crystal display device of claim 10 , further comprising a top chassis disposed on the liquid crystal panel and coupled to the bottom chassis.

Assignments (2)
MERGER Recorded Aug 31, 2012
From: SAMSUNG MOBILE DISPLAY CO., LTD.
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 028921/0334 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 19, 2011
From: LEE, JOO-YOUNG; MIN, MYEONG-AN; JANG, JIN-SEOK
To: SAMSUNG MOBILE DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 026780/0051 →