IP Library Granted Patent US 8,915,641
Granted Patent B2
US 8,915,641 · App. 13/711,695 · Granted Dec 23, 2014

Display device

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Patent No.
US 8,915,641
App. No.
13/711,695
Granted
Dec 23, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display device is provided with a backlight system and a display panel which controls and selectively transmits light from the backlight system, and the device is formed such that the backlight system contains the light source, the light guide plate OG and the optical sheet OS within a lower frame SF and has such a structure that the lower frame is covered by a middle frame NF that covers around an opening on an upper surface of the lower frame, at least one portion around the light guide plate is provided with an elastic member EP placed between the lower frame and the light guide plate, and the elastic member is provided with a protrusion that covers part of an upper surface of the light guide plate, and the middle frame presses (B) the elastic member against the lower frame so that the protrusion holds (C) the light guide plate within the lower frame.

Claims (10)

1. A display device, comprising: a backlight system where a light source, a light guide plate and an optical sheet are arranged to form a surface light source; and a display panel which controls and selectively transmits light from the backlight system, characterized in that

the backlight system contains the light source, the light guide plate and the optical sheet within a lower frame and has such a structure that the lower frame is covered by a middle frame that covers around an opening on an upper surface of the lower frame,

at least one portion around the light guide plate is provided with an elastic member placed between the lower frame and the light guide plate so that the elastic member contacts a side surface of the light guide plate,

the elastic member is provided with a protrusion that covers part of an upper surface of the light guide plate, and the middle frame presses the elastic member against the lower frame so that the protrusion of the elastic member holds the light guide plate within the lower frame, and

the protrusion of the elastic member interposes between the middle frame and the upper surface of the light guide plate, and an other part of the elastic member interposes between the side surface of the light guide plate and the lower frame.

2. The display device according to claim 1 , characterized in that the elastic member is provided with a portion to be engaged with the lower frame so as to be placed in a predetermined location of the lower frame.

3. The display device according to claim 1 , characterized in that an uneven portion of the light guide plate to be engaged with the elastic member is formed at least at the side surface of the light guide plate in order to restrict the movement of the light guide plate within a plane on the emission side.

4. The display device according to claim 2 , characterized in that an uneven portion of the light guide plate to be engaged with the elastic member is formed at least at the side surface of the light guide plate in order to restrict the movement of the light guide plate within a plane on the emission side.

5. The display device according to claim 3 , characterized in that one or more other elastic members that are the same as the elastic member are further provided, and at least one of the elastic member and the other elastic members has such a structure as to engage with the uneven portion of the light guide plate.

6. The display device according to claim 4 , characterized in that one or more other elastic members that are the same as the elastic member are further provided, and at least one of the elastic member and the other elastic members has such a structure as to engage with the uneven portion of the light guide plate.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 22, 2025
From: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
To: MAGNOLIA WHITE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 072130/0313 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jul 25, 2014
From: JAPAN DISPLAY EAST, INC.
To: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
Reel/Frame 033418/0092 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 12, 2012
From: MIYAZAKI, HIROYUKI
To: JAPAN DISPLAY EAST INC.
Reel/Frame 029450/0493 →