IP Library Granted Patent US 9,297,513
Granted Patent B2
US 9,297,513 · App. 13/711,109 · Granted Mar 29, 2016

Display apparatus having illumination unit with specific bracket

Inventors: Moon Jeong Kim (Seoul, KR); Duk Hyun Yun (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
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Patent No.
US 9,297,513
App. No.
13/711,109
Granted
Mar 29, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display apparatus with an illumination unit has first and second reflectors, at least one light source module placed between the first and second reflectors, and a bracket configured to support the light source module. The bracket includes a body configured to connect one side of the first reflector to one side of the second reflector, a first fastening member protruding from an inner surface of the body, and a second fastening member protruding from an outer surface of the body.

Claims (49)

1. An illumination unit, comprising:

first and second reflectors;

at least one light source module located between the first and second reflectors; and

a bracket configured to support the light source module,

wherein the bracket includes:

a first segment on which the light source module is placed;

a second segment disposed at one side of the second reflector;

a third segment disposed between the first and second segments; and

fastening members disposed respectively at the first, second and third segments.

2. An illumination unit comprising:

first and second reflectors;

at least one light source module located between the first and second reflectors; and

a bracket configured to support the light source module,

wherein the first and second reflectors reflect light generated from the at least one light source module, and

wherein the bracket includes:

a body configured to connect one side of the first reflector to one side of the second reflector;

a first fastening member protruding from an inner surface of the body and extended to an inside of the second reflector; and

a second fastening member protruding from an outer surface of the body.

3. The illumination unit according to claim 2 , wherein the body of the bracket is arranged in a direction orthogonal to the first reflector.

4. The illumination unit according to claim 2 , wherein the first fastening member protrudes orthogonally from the inner surface of the body toward the second reflector.

5. The illumination unit according to claim 2 , wherein the first fastening member includes a plurality of protrusions spaced apart from one another by a predetermined distance, and a height of one of the protrusions close to the light source module is less than a height of one of the protrusions distant from the light source module.

6. The illumination unit according to claim 2 , wherein the second fastening member protrudes orthogonally from the outer surface of the body in an opposite direction of the second reflector.

7. The illumination unit according to claim 2 , wherein the second fastening member has at least one fastening hole.

8. The illumination unit according to claim 2 , wherein a length of the second fastening member is greater than a length of the first reflector.

9. The illumination unit according to claim 2 , wherein one surface of the second fastening member comes into contact with a cover member, and the cover member is spaced apart from the first reflector and is configured to cover the first reflector.

10. The illumination unit according to claim 9 , wherein an optical member is located between the cover member and the first reflector.

11. The illumination unit according to claim 9 , wherein a length of the cover member is greater than a total length of the first reflector and the second fastening member.

12. The illumination unit according to claim 2 ,

wherein the second reflector includes first and second inclined surfaces next to each other, and

wherein the first inclined surface close to the light source module is inclined upward, and the second inclined surface next to the first inclined surface is inclined downward.

13. The illumination unit according to claim 12 , wherein any one of the first inclined surface and the second inclined surface is a curved surface.

14. The illumination unit according to claim 12 , wherein any one of the first inclined surface and the second inclined surface is a flat surface.

15. The illumination unit according to claim 2 , wherein the body of the bracket includes a first segment configured to come into contact with the light source module, and a second segment configured to come into contact with one side of the second reflector.

16. The illumination unit according to claim 15 , wherein the first segment of the body defines a first plane and the second segment of the body defines a second plane different from the first plane.

17. The illumination unit according to claim 15 , wherein the first segment of the body has a first length, the second segment of the body has a second length, and the second length is greater than the first length.

18. The illumination unit according to claim 15 , wherein the body further includes a connecting portion that connects the first and second segments to each other, and the second fastening member is located at the connecting portion.

19. The illumination unit according to claim 15 , wherein at least one fastening hole is formed in the second segment of the body.

20. A display apparatus comprising:

a display panel; and

an illumination unit configured to emit light to the display panel,

wherein the illumination unit includes:

first and second reflectors;

at least one light source module located between the first and second reflectors; and

a bracket configured to support the light source module,

wherein the first and second reflectors reflect light generated from the at least one light source module, and

wherein the bracket includes:

a body configured to connect one side of the first reflector to one side of the second reflector;

a first fastening member protruding from an inner surface of the body and extended to an inside of the second reflector; and

a second fastening member protruding from an outer surface of the body.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 4, 2024
From: SUZHOU LEKIN SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD.
To: FAIRLIGHT INNOVATIONS, LLC
Reel/Frame 068839/0745 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 25, 2021
From: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
To: SUZHOU LEKIN SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 056366/0335 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 13, 2012
From: KIM, MOON JEONG; YUN, DUK HYUN
To: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 029464/0677 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2011-0132884 · Dec 12, 2011 · national
Continuity (1)
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