IP Library Granted Patent US 12,399,397
Granted Patent B2
US 12,399,397 · App. 18/294,846 · Granted Aug 26, 2025

Backlight module, display module and display device

Inventors: Chengbing Zhu (Beijing, CN); Weifeng Chen (Beijing, CN); Shisong Wu (Beijing, CN); Qilin Liu (Beijing, CN); Xiaopeng Liu (Beijing, CN); Fei Xu (Beijing, CN); Xiaoli Wang (Beijing, CN); Tao Ma (Beijing, CN); Chutian Xia (Beijing, CN)
Assignees: Hefei BOE Ruisheng Technology Co., Ltd.; BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
G02F1/133608G02F1/133603
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Patent No.
US 12,399,397
App. No.
18/294,846
Granted
Aug 26, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A backlight module, a displaying module and a displaying device are provided by the present application. The backlight module includes: a back panel, wherein the back panel includes a bottom panel and a plurality of side panels that are connected to an edge of the bottom panel and are bent toward one side, and the plurality of side panels cooperate with the bottom panel to enclose an assembling space; a light emitting baseboard, wherein the light emitting baseboard is located inside the assembling space and fixed on the bottom panel, the light emitting baseboard includes a substrate fixedly connected to the bottom panel and a light emitting unit located at one side of the substrate away from the bottom panel, the substrate is divided into a functional region and an edge region surrounding the functional region, and the light emitting unit is located within the functional region.

Claims (37)

1. A backlight module, wherein the backlight module comprises:

a back panel, wherein the back panel comprises a bottom panel and a plurality of side panels that are connected to an edge of the bottom panel and are bent toward one side, and the plurality of side panels cooperate with the bottom panel to enclose an assembling space;

a light emitting baseboard, wherein the light emitting baseboard is located inside the assembling space and fixed on the bottom panel, the light emitting baseboard comprises a substrate fixedly connected to the bottom panel and a light emitting unit located at one side of the substrate away from the bottom panel, the substrate is divided into a functional region and an edge region surrounding the functional region, and the light emitting unit is located within the functional region;

a plastic frame, wherein the plastic frame is located between the functional region and the plurality of side panels, the plastic frame is divided into a soft-material part and a hard-material part, the soft-material part is disposed oppositely to a surface of the substrate, a material of the soft-material part is a soft material, and a material of the hard-material part is a hard material; and

an optical film located at one side of the light emitting baseboard away from the bottom panel, wherein a distance from a part of the optical film to the bottom panel is equal to a distance from a part of the plastic frame to the bottom panel.

2. The backlight module according to claim 1 , wherein the plastic frame has a limiting part and a supporting part, the limiting part is disposed closely to the light emitting baseboard, and the supporting part is located at one side of the limiting part away from the bottom panel, and is for supporting a display panel; and

the soft-material part comprises at least a part of the limiting part close to the substrate.

3. The backlight module according to claim 2 , wherein the limiting part is located between the light emitting baseboard and the side panels, the supporting part is located at one side of the light emitting baseboard away from the bottom panel, and there is a first assembling gap between the light emitting baseboard and the limiting part; and

the soft-material part comprises at least a part of a region of the limiting part facing a first surface of the substrate close to the substrate, wherein the first surface refers to a surface of the substrate facing the side panels.

4. The backlight module according to claim 3 , wherein an orthographic projection of the supporting part on the bottom panel is located between an orthographic projection of the light emitting baseboard on the bottom panel and orthographic projections of the side panels on the bottom panel, and the soft-material part comprises a part of the limiting part close to the bottom panel.

5. The backlight module according to claim 4 , wherein a distance from one side of the soft-material part away from the bottom panel to a first plane is greater than a distance from one side of the substrate away from the bottom panel to the first plane, wherein the first plane refers to a plane where a surface of the substrate facing the bottom panel is located.

6. The backlight module according to claim 2 , wherein the plastic frame is located at one side of the light emitting baseboard away from the bottom panel, an orthographic projection of the plastic frame on the substrate is located within the edge region of the substrate, the limiting part of the plastic frame contacts the light emitting baseboard, and the soft-material part comprises a part of the limiting part that contacts the light emitting baseboard.

7. The backlight module according to claim 6 , wherein a thickness of the soft-material part in a direction perpendicular to the bottom panel is 0.3 mm to 1 mm.

8. The backlight module according to claim 4 , wherein a thickness of the limiting part in a direction from the light emitting baseboard pointing to the side panel is 0.4 mm to 1 mm.

9. The backlight module according to claim 4 , wherein sides of the plastic frame facing the side panels are fixedly connected to the side panels by double-sided adhesive tapes.

10. The backlight module according to claim 2 , wherein a surface of the limiting part facing the side panels is flush with a surface of the supporting part facing the side panels, and a thickness of the supporting part in a direction from the light emitting baseboard pointing to the side panel is greater than a thickness of the limiting part in the direction from the light emitting baseboard pointing to the side panel.

11. The backlight module according to claim 1 , wherein the material of the soft-material part is a thermoplastic-elastomer material, and the material of the hard-material part is a polycarbonate material.

12. The backlight module according to claim 1 , wherein the soft-material part and the hard-material part of the plastic frame are integrally formed by injection molding.

13. The backlight module according to claim 1 , wherein an orthographic projection of the optical film on the substrate is located within the functional region of the substrate, a distance from a surface of the optical film away from the bottom panel to the bottom panel is less than a distance from a surface of the supporting part away from the bottom panel to the bottom panel, and there is a second assembling gap between the optical film and the plastic frame.

14. A displaying module, wherein the displaying module comprises the backlight module according to claim 1 and a display panel, the display panel is located at one side of a supporting part away from the bottom panel, and a border-frame region of the display panel is lapped with the supporting part.

15. A displaying device, wherein the displaying device comprises the displaying module according to claim 14 .

16. A backlight module, wherein the backlight module comprises:

a back panel, wherein the back panel comprises a bottom panel and a plurality of side panels that are connected to an edge of the bottom panel and are bent toward one side, and the plurality of side panels cooperate with the bottom panel to enclose an assembling space;

a light emitting baseboard, wherein the light emitting baseboard is located inside the assembling space and fixed on the bottom panel, the light emitting baseboard comprises a substrate fixedly connected to the bottom panel and a light emitting unit located at one side of the substrate away from the bottom panel, the substrate is divided into a functional region and an edge region surrounding the functional region, and the light emitting unit is located within the functional region; and

a plastic frame, wherein

the plastic frame is located between the functional region and the plurality of side panels, the plastic frame is divided into a soft-material part and a hard-material part, the soft-material part is disposed oppositely to a surface of the substrate, a material of the soft-material part is a soft material, and a material of the hard-material part is a hard material,

the plastic frame has a limiting part and a supporting part, the limiting part is disposed closely to the light emitting baseboard, and the supporting part is located at one side of the limiting part away from the bottom panel, and is for supporting a display panel,

the soft-material part comprises at least a part of the limiting part close to the substrate,

the limiting part is located between the light emitting baseboard and the side panels, the supporting part is located at one side of the light emitting baseboard away from the bottom panel, and there is a first assembling gap between the light emitting baseboard and the limiting part,

the soft-material part comprises at least a part of a region of the limiting part facing a first surface of the substrate close to the substrate, wherein the first surface refers to a surface of the substrate facing the side panels,

an orthographic projection of the supporting part on the bottom panel and an orthographic projection of the edge region on the bottom panel overlap,

the soft-material part comprises parts of the limiting part and the supporting part that are close to the light emitting baseboard, and

the hard-material part comprises parts of the limiting part and the supporting part that are away from the light emitting baseboard.

17. The backlight module according to claim 16 , wherein a thickness of the soft-material part in the limiting part in a direction from the light emitting baseboard pointing to the side panel is equal to a thickness of the hard-material part in the limiting part in the direction from the light emitting baseboard pointing to the side panel.

18. The backlight module according to claim 16 , wherein a thickness of the soft-material part in the supporting part in a direction perpendicular to the bottom panel is equal to a thickness of the hard-material part in the supporting part in the direction perpendicular to the bottom panel.

19. The backlight module according to claim 16 , wherein a thickness of the limiting part in a direction from the light emitting baseboard pointing to the side panel is greater than or equal to 1 mm.

20. The backlight module according to claim 16 , wherein sides of the plastic frame facing the side panels are fixedly connected to the side panels by clipping-hook structures.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 6, 2024
From: ZHU, CHENGBING; CHEN, WEIFENG; WU, SHISONG; LIU, QILIN; LIU, XIAOPENG; XU, FEI; WANG, XIAOLI; MA, TAO; XIA, CHUTIAN
To: HEFEI BOE RUISHENG TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.; BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
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