IP Library › Granted Patent US 12,267,448
Granted Patent B2
US 12,267,448 · App. 18/510,601 · Granted Apr 1, 2025

Display device and electronic apparatus including sealing member, fixing member, and through hole

Inventors: Fubao Jin (Hubei, CN); Chaojun Xing (Hubei, CN); Suimang Song (Hubei, CN)
Assignee: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
H04M1/0264G02B6/0088
View Patent ↗
Loading inventors, assignments & file history…
Monitor This Case
Get email alerts when status or documents change.
Order Certified Copies
Most orders are placed with the USPTO same day — all within 24 business hours.
Order via The Patent Place →
Pre-filled with this patent's details
Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,267,448
App. No.
18/510,601
Granted
Apr 1, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided are a display device and an electronic apparatus. The display device includes a display panel and a backlight module. The backlight module includes a sealing member and a fixing member. The fixing member includes a side portion, and the sealing member is clamped with an end of the side portion proximate to the display panel.

Claims (50)

1. A display device comprising:

a display panel; and

a backlight module, disposed on a side of the display panel facing away from a light-emitting side of the display panel, wherein the backlight module comprises:

an optical component, wherein the optical component is provided with a though hole thereon;

a fixing member, wherein the fixing member comprises: a bottom portion disposed on a side of the optical component facing away from the display panel, and a side portion at least partially disposed in the through hole; and

a sealing member, wherein the sealing member is at least partially connected between the side portion and the display panel, and the sealing member is clamped with an end of the side portion proximate to the display panel;

wherein an upper surface of a side of the sealing member facing towards the display panel is a flat surface, and the sealing member is an elastic material;

wherein the fixing member further comprises a third extension part, an end of the third extension part is connected to the first extension part, and another end of the third extension part is connected to the second extension part; and

the first extension part is at least partially disposed in the sealing member, and a thickness of the third extension part is equal to a thickness of the first extension part and smaller than a thickness of the second extension part.

2. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein a mounting groove is provided on a side surface of the sealing member facing towards the fixing member; and

the end of the side portion proximate to the display panel is clamped in the mounting groove.

3. The display device according to claim 2 , wherein a thread or a clamping groove is provided in the mounting groove; and

the thread or the clamping groove is disposed on an inner wall of a side of the mounting groove facing towards a central axis of the through hole; or, the thread or the clamping groove is disposed on an inner wall of a side of the mounting groove facing away from the central axis of the through hole.

4. The display device according to claim 3 , wherein the side portion of the fixing member at least comprises a first extension part and a second extension part, the first extension part and the second extension part are disposed in the through hole, the first extension part is disposed proximate to the sealing member and is clamped with the sealing member, and a thickness of the first extension part is smaller than that of the second extension part.

5. The display device according to claim 4 , wherein a position of the first extension part corresponding to the mounting groove is provided with a mating thread or a protrusion; and

the thread in the mounting groove is cooperated with and connected to the matching thread on the first extension part; or, the clamping groove in the mounting groove is cooperated with and connected to the protrusion on the first extension part, and is fixed with the protrusion on the first extension part.

6. The display device according to claim 4 , wherein a thickness of the first extension part is greater than a width of the mounting groove in the sealing member.

7. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the optical component comprises a diffusion film and a light guide plate, the diffusion film is disposed at a side of the optical component facing towards the display panel, and the light guide plate is disposed on a side of the diffusion film facing away from the display panel; and

cross sections of sides of the first extension part, the second extension part and the third extension part facing towards the through hole are defined as flat surfaces, and cross sections of sides of the first extension part, the second extension part and the third extension part facing away from the through hole are defined as step surfaces, and the second extension part is disposed to a position corresponding to the light guide plate.

8. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein a side edge of the sealing member protrudes from an edge of the through hole.

9. A display device comprising:

a display panel; and

a backlight module, disposed on a side of the display panel facing away from a light-emitting side of the display panel, wherein the backlight module comprises:

an optical component, wherein the optical component is provided with a though hole thereon;

a fixing member, wherein the fixing member comprises: a bottom portion disposed on a side of the optical component facing away from the display panel, and a side portion at least partially correspondingly arranged in the through hole; and

a sealing member, wherein the sealing member is at least partially connected between the side portion and the display panel, and the sealing member is clamped with an end of the side portion proximate to the display panel;

wherein the fixing member further comprises a third extension part, an end of the third extension part is connected to the first extension part, and another end of the third extension part is connected to the second extension part; and

the first extension part is at least partially disposed in the sealing member, and a thickness of the third extension part is equal to that of the first extension part and smaller than that of the second extension part.

10. The display device according to claim 9 , wherein a side surface of the sealing member facing towards the display panel is a flat surface, and a mounting groove is provided on a side surface of the sealing member facing towards the fixing member; and

the end of the side portion proximate to the display panel is clamped in the mounting groove.

11. The display device according to claim 10 , wherein a thread or a clamping groove is provided in the mounting groove; and

the thread or the clamping groove is disposed on an inner wall of a side of the mounting groove facing towards a central axis of the through hole; or, the thread or the clamping groove is disposed on an inner wall of a side of the mounting groove facing away from the central axis of the through hole.

12. The display device according to claim 11 , wherein the side portion of the fixing member at least comprises a first extension part and a second extension part, the first extension part and the second extension part are disposed in the through hole, the first extension part is disposed proximate to the sealing member and is clamped with the sealing member, and a thickness of the first extension part is smaller than that of the second extension part.

13. The display device according to claim 12 , wherein a position of the first extension part corresponding to the mounting groove is provided with a mating thread or a protrusion thereon; and

wherein the thread in the mounting groove is cooperated with and connected to the matching thread on the first extension part; or, the clamping groove in the mounting groove is cooperated with and connected to the protrusion on the first extension part, and is fixed with the protrusion on the first extension part.

14. The display device according to claim 12 , wherein a thickness of the first extension part is greater than a width of the mounting groove in the sealing member.

15. The display device according to claim 9 , wherein the optical component comprises a diffusion film and a light guide plate, the diffusion film is disposed at a side of the optical component facing towards the display panel, and the light guide plate is disposed on a side of the diffusion film facing away from the display panel; and

cross sections of sides of the first extension part, the second extension part and the third extension part facing towards the through hole are defined as flat surfaces, and cross sections of sides of the first extension part, the second extension part and the third extension part facing away from the through hole are defined as step surfaces, and the second extension part is disposed to a position corresponding to the light guide plate.

16. The display device according to claim 9 , wherein a side edge of the sealing member protrudes from an edge of the through hole.

17. An electronic apparatus, comprising a display device, and the display device comprising:

a display panel; and

a backlight module, disposed on a side of the display panel facing away from a light-emitting side of the display panel, wherein the backlight module comprises:

an optical component, wherein the optical component is provided with a though hole thereon;

a fixing member, wherein the fixing member comprises: a bottom portion disposed on a side of the optical component facing away from the display panel, and a side portion at least partially correspondingly arranged in the through hole; and

a sealing member, wherein the sealing member is at least partially connected between the side portion and the display panel, and the sealing member is clamped with an end of the side portion proximate to the display panel;

wherein the fixing member further comprises a third extension part, an end of the third extension part is connected to the first extension part, and another end of the third extension part is connected to the second extension part; and

the first extension part is at least partially disposed in the sealing member, and a thickness of the third extension part is equal to that of the first extension part and smaller than that of the second extension part.

18. The electronic apparatus according to claim 17 ,

wherein a side surface of a side of the sealing member facing towards the display panel is a flat surface, and a mounting groove is provided on a side surface of the sealing member facing towards the fixing member; and

the end of the side portion proximate to the display panel is clamped in the mounting groove.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 15, 2023
From: JIN, FUBAO; XING, CHAOJUN; SONG, SUIMANG
To: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 065577/0972 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202310115204.9 · Feb 8, 2023 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2023104783 · Jun 30, 2023
Related Publication 20240264361A1 · Aug 8, 2024
References Cited (14)
US 20200267293A1 · Noh et al. · 2020 [cited by applicant]
CN 102086993A · 2011 [cited by applicant]
CN 102402065A · 2012 [cited by applicant]
CN 109459880A · 2019 [cited by applicant]
CN 110737131A · 2020 [cited by examiner]
CN 110796954A · 2020 [cited by applicant]
CN 110890023A · 2020 [cited by applicant]
CN 111399281A · 2020 [cited by applicant]
CN 113641040A · 2021 [cited by applicant]
CN 115202091A · 2022 [cited by applicant]
International Search Report and Written Opinion issued in PCT/CN2023/104783, dated Oct. 15, 2023, 7 pages. [cited by applicant]
International Search Report in International application No. PCT/CN2023/104783, mailed on Oct. 15, 2023, with English translation. [cited by applicant]
Written Opinion of the International Search Authority in International application No. PCT/CN2023/104783, mailed on Oct. 15, 2023, with English translation. [cited by applicant]
Chinese Office Action issued in corresponding Chinese Patent Application No. 202310115204.9 dated Jan. 13, 2025, with English translation, total 14 pages provided. [cited by applicant]