IP Library Granted Patent US 11,947,206
Granted Patent B2
US 11,947,206 · App. 18/174,128 · Granted Apr 2, 2024

Electronic device with backboard and housing

Inventors: Fang-Cheng Jhou (Miao-Li County, TW); Tsu-Hsien Ku (Miao-Li County, TW)
Assignee: INNOLUX CORPORATION
G02F1/133314B32B1/00B32B7/14G02B6/0055B32B2457/00G02F2201/50G02F2202/28
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,947,206
App. No.
18/174,128
Granted
Apr 2, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a backboard, a circuit board disposed on the backboard, a light source disposed on the circuit board, a housing disposed on the backboard, and a panel disposed on the housing. The panel contacts the housing, and the light source and the circuit board are disposed between the panel and the backboard.

Claims (15)

1. An electronic device, comprising:

a backboard;

a circuit board disposed on the backboard;

a light source disposed on the circuit board;

a housing disposed on the backboard, wherein the housing has a first portion and a second portion, wherein a thickness of the first portion is greater than a thickness of the second portion; and

a panel disposed on the housing,

wherein the panel contacts a top surface of the second portion of the housing, a side surface of the panel is adjacent to a sidewall of the first portion, and the light source and the circuit board are disposed between the panel and the backboard.

2. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1 , the housing and the backboard comprise different materials.

3. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the panel comprises a substrate, a polarizer, and a liquid crystal layer.

4. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the housing has different thickness.

5. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the housing has a stepped shape in a cross-sectional view.

6. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the panel contacts the sidewall of the first portion.

7. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the second portion is closer to the circuit board than the first portion.

8. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the light source comprises a direct backlight.

9. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising an optical element disposed between the light source and the panel.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 31, 2025
From: INNOLUX CORPORATION
To: IDUNN IP HOLDINGS LLC
Reel/Frame 074149/0235 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 24, 2023
From: JHOU, FANG-CHENG; KU, TSU-HSIEN
To: INNOLUX CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 062796/0985 →