IP Library Granted Patent US 7,586,556
Granted Patent B2
US 7,586,556 · App. 11/545,981 · Granted Sep 8, 2009

Portable display device

Assignee: Samsung Mobile Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 7,586,556
App. No.
11/545,981
Granted
Sep 8, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

A portable display device includes a display panel, a backlight assembly having a light source for supplying light to the liquid crystal display panel and having a mold frame with a periphery step platform. A bottom chassis is combined with the mold frame, the bottom chassis having a bent unit surrounding the periphery step platform.

Claims (15)

1. A portable display device comprising:

a display panel;

a backlight assembly having a light source for supplying light to the display panel and having a mold frame defining a periphery step platform extending along substantially an entire length of each of a plurality of edges of the mold frame for supporting the display panel; and

a bottom chassis supporting the mold frame, the bottom chassis defining a peripheral bent unit, wherein the peripheral bent unit continuously extends along each of a plurality of edges of the bottom chassis and surrounds an entirety of the peripheral step platform.

2. The portable display device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the bottom chassis comprises Steel Use Stainless material.

3. The portable display device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the bottom chassis has a thickness of between about 0.1 mm to 0.2 mm.

4. The portable display device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the backlight assembly comprises:

light emitting diodes on a light emitting substrate supported by and fixed to the mold frame,

a light guide plate and a reflective plate between the mold frame and the bottom chassis; and

optical sheets between the display panel and the mold frame.

5. The portable display device as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:

a second printed circuit board connected to an external drive circuit;

a first printed circuit board connected to the second printed circuit board, the first printed circuit board controlling the display panel and light source; and

a light-emitting display panel connected to the second printed circuit board for displaying images.

6. The portable display device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the display panel is a liquid crystal display panel.

Assignments (3)
MERGER Recorded Aug 29, 2012
From: SAMSUNG MOBILE DISPLAY CO., LTD.
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 028884/0128 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 8, 2009
From: SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
To: SAMSUNG MOBILE DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 022079/0517 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 6, 2007
From: YOU, YOUNG MIN; SON, YANG HAN; WOO, JONG SEON
To: SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 018859/0608 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2005-0117178 · Dec 2, 2005 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20070126335A1 · Jun 7, 2007