IP Library Granted Patent US 9,250,472
Granted Patent B2
US 9,250,472 · App. 14/296,804 · Granted Feb 2, 2016

Liquid crystal display device

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,250,472
App. No.
14/296,804
Granted
Feb 2, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A backlight unit for a liquid crystal display device includes a light source element, a light guide plate for guiding the output light from the light source element, and a frame for housing the light guide plate. The light source element is mounted on a flexible wiring substrate fixed to the liquid crystal display panel at one end thereof, together with an electronic component. The light source element and the electronic component are attached to the frame in such a way that each of the light source element and the electronic component is placed in a housing concave portion formed on the back surface side of the frame, by bending the flexible wiring substrate. A case is fixedly attached to the flexible wiring substrate to cover the electronic component. Then, the case is fixed to the inside of the housing concave portion.

Claims (13)

1. A liquid crystal display device comprising:

a liquid crystal display panel; and

a backlight unit provided on a back surface of the liquid crystal display panel,

wherein the backlight unit includes:

a light source element;

a light guide plate for guiding output light from the light source element; and

a frame for housing the light guide plate,

wherein the light source element is mounted on a flexible wiring substrate fixed to the liquid crystal panel at an end thereof, together with an electronic component,

wherein the light source element and the electronic component are attached to the frame in such a way that each of the light source element and the electronic component is placed in a housing concave portion formed on the back surface side of the frame, by bending the flexible wiring substrate,

wherein a case is fixedly attached to the flexible wiring substrate to cover the electronic component, and

wherein the case is fixed to the inside of the housing concave portion.

2. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the case is an electromagnetic shielding case.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 22, 2025
From: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
To: MAGNOLIA WHITE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 072130/0313 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 5, 2014
From: OHKUBO, MASAHIRO; INOUE, YUICHI; HATAKEYAMA, KENICHI
To: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
Reel/Frame 033038/0089 →