Display device and television apparatus
A display device includes a light source, a reflection sheet, a display panel, and a supporting unit. The reflection sheet reflects light from the light source. The supporting unit supports the reflection sheet. The supporting unit has a first protruding portion that contacts with a first area of a rear facing surface of the reflection sheet within a predetermined distance from a center portion of the reflection sheet, a second protruding portion that contacts with a second area of the rear facing surface of the reflection sheet that is spaced apart from the first area and a third protruding portion that contacts with a third area of the rear facing surface of the reflection sheet that is spaced apart from the first and second areas, the third area being located between the first and second areas.
1. A display device comprising:
a light source;
a reflection sheet that reflects light from the light source;
a display panel; and
a supporting unit that supports the reflection sheet,
the supporting unit having a first protruding portion that contacts with a first area of a rear facing surface of the reflection sheet within a predetermined distance from a center portion of the reflection sheet, a second protruding portion that contacts with a second area of the rear facing surface of the reflection sheet that is spaced apart from the first area and a third protruding portion that contacts with a third area of the rear facing surface of the reflection sheet that is spaced apart from the first and second areas, the third area being located between the first and second areas.
2. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein
the light source includes a plurality of light sources that is arranged along a first direction that is parallel to a display surface of the display panel,
the third protruding portion being located between the first and second protruding portions in a second direction that is parallel to the display surface of the display panel and is perpendicular to the first direction.
3. The display device according to claim 2 , wherein
the second and third protruding portions extend in the first direction, respectively.
4. The display device according to claim 2 , wherein
the first, second and third protruding portions are aligned with respect to each other as viewed in the second direction.
5. The display device according to claim 2 , wherein
the first, second and third area of the rear facing surface of the reflection sheet are spaced apart from each other along a center line of the display device extending in the second direction.
6. The display device according to claim 1 , further comprising
a display panel driving board arranged along a first direction that is parallel to a display surface of the display panel,
the third protruding portion being located between the first and second protruding portions in the first direction.
7. The display device according to claim 6 , wherein
the second and third protruding portions extend in a second direction that is parallel to the display surface of the display panel and is perpendicular to the first direction, respectively.
8. The display device according to claim 6 , wherein
the first, second and third protruding portions overlap with respect to each other as viewed in the first direction.
9. The display device according to claim 6 , wherein
the first, second and third area of the rear facing surface of the reflection sheet are spaced apart from each other along a center line of the display device extending in the first direction.
10. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein
the display panel has a rectangular shape,
the third protruding portion being located between the first and second protruding portions in a longitudinal direction of the display panel,
the display panel being, longer in the longitudinal direction of the display panel than in a transverse direction of the display panel.
11. The display device according to claim 10 , wherein
the second and third protruding portions extend in the transverse direction of the display panel.
12. The display device according to claim 10 , wherein
the first, second and third protruding portions overlap with respect to each other as viewed in the longitudinal direction of the display panel.
13. The display device according to claim 10 , wherein
end edges of the first protruding portion in the longitudinal direction of the display panel linearly extend along a transverse direction of the display panel, respectively.
14. The display device according to claim 10 , wherein
the first protruding portion is longer in the longitudinal direction of the display panel than in the transverse direction of the display panel.
15. The display device according to claim 10 , wherein
the first, second and third area of the rear facing surface of the reflection sheet are spaced apart from each other along a center line of the display device extending in the longitudinal direction of the display panel.
16. The display device according to claim 1 , further comprising
a cover member that at least partially covers a rear facing surface of the supporting unit.
17. The display device according to claim 16 , wherein
the first protruding portion is located in an area that is covered by the cover member.
18. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein
the supporting unit further has a plurality of circuit board attachment projections, the circuit board attachment projections projecting toward a rear side of the display device,
the first protruding portion being aligned with one of the circuit board attachment projections in a longitudinal direction of the display panel, and
the display panel being longer in the longitudinal direction of the display panel than in a transverse direction of the display panel.
19. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein
the supporting unit further has a plurality of circuit board attachment projections, the circuit board attachment projections projecting toward a rear side of the display device,
the second and third protruding portions being aligned with one of the circuit board attachment projections in a longitudinal direction of the display panel, and
the display panel being longer in the longitudinal direction of the display panel than in a transverse direction of the display panel.
20. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein
the first, second and third protruding portions bulge towards the reflecting sheet relative to portions of the supporting unit about the first, second and third protruding portions, respectively.