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Granted Patent B2
US 9,645,442 · App. 14/141,397 · Granted May 9, 2017

Backlight module and liquid crystal display

Inventors: Shuangfei Liu (Beijing, CN); Jian Zhong (Beijing, CN)
Assignees: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.; Xiamen BOE Electronics Co., Ltd.
G02F1/133602G02F1/133308G02F1/133606G02F1/133608G02F2001/133314G02F2001/133322G02F2201/46
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Patent No.
US 9,645,442
App. No.
14/141,397
Granted
May 9, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention belongs to a field of liquid crystal display technical, and relates to a backlight module and a liquid crystal display. The backlight module includes a backplane and a light source arranged on the backplane, and further includes a position-limiting unit. The position-limiting unit is arranged on the backplane, and is capable of limiting a liquid crystal panel at a set position. The backlight module according to the present invention is a direct-type backlight module. The advantageous effects of the present invention are as follows: as compared with a direct-type backlight module in the prior art in which a plastic frame is used to fix positions of respective components, the backlight module according to the present invention reduces the cost of the backlight module effectively and enables assembling of the backlight module to be easy due to employing a configuration without a plastic frame.

Claims (19)

1. A backlight module comprising:

a backplane; and

a light source arranged on the backplane, wherein the backlight module further includes a position-limiting unit, the position-limiting unit is arranged on the backplane and used for limiting a liquid crystal panel arranged on the backlight module at a set position, wherein the backplane includes a first base plate and a first bulge surrounding the periphery of the first base plate, the liquid crystal panel is supported on the first bulge, the position-limiting unit includes a plurality of position-limiting blocks which are distributed on the first bulge, and the plurality of position-limiting blocks are in contact with respective sides of the liquid crystal panel respectively to limit the liquid crystal panel within an area surrounded by the plurality of position-limiting blocks, and wherein the backlight module includes a reflector and a diffuser, the reflector includes a second base plate and a second bulge surrounding the periphery of the second base plate, the second bulge is arranged on the first bulge, the diffuser is supported on the second bulge, the second bulge is in contact with the first bulge and the diffuser, the liquid crystal panel is arranged on the diffuser, the second bulge of the reflector and the diffuser are provided with position-limiting notches at positions corresponding to the plurality of position-limiting blocks.

2. The backlight module according to claim 1 , wherein an upper surface of each of the plurality of position-limiting blocks is higher than an upper surface of the liquid crystal panel on the first bulge.

3. The backlight module according to claim 2 , wherein each of the plurality of position-limiting blocks is arranged at each side of the liquid crystal panel and is in contact with the side respectively; or every two of the plurality of position-limiting blocks are arranged at each side of the liquid crystal panel and are in contact with the side respectively.

4. The backlight module according to claim 1 , wherein the backlight module further includes an isolation unit which is used for maintaining a set distance between the backlight module and the liquid crystal panel.

5. The backlight module according to claim 4 , wherein the isolation unit includes a plurality of isolation blocks, the plurality of isolation blocks are arranged between the diffuser and the liquid crystal panel and are located at the periphery of the diffuser; wherein, a part of the diffuser which corresponds to each side of the liquid crystal panel is provided with one isolation block, a length of each isolation block of the plurality of isolation blocks is less than or equal to a length of a side of the liquid crystal panel which corresponds to the isolation block; or, a part of the diffuser which corresponds to each side of the liquid crystal panel is provided with two or more isolation blocks, for two or more isolation blocks which correspond to the same side of the liquid crystal panel, a sum of the lengths of the two or more isolation blocks is less than or equal to a length of a side of the liquid crystal panel which corresponds to the two or more isolation blocks.

6. The backlight module according to claim 5 , wherein the diffuser is provided with a plurality of positioning notches at edges thereof, and the plurality of isolation blocks are arranged to locate within areas defined by the plurality of positioning notches, respectively.

7. The backlight module according to claim 4 , wherein the isolation unit includes a plurality of isolation blocks, the plurality of isolation blocks are arranged between the first bulge of the backplane and the liquid crystal panel; wherein, a part of the first bulge which corresponds to each side of the liquid crystal panel is provided with one isolation block, a length of the one isolation block is less than or equal to a length of a side of the liquid crystal panel which corresponds to the one isolation block; or, a part of the first bulge which corresponds to each side of the liquid crystal panel is provided with two or more isolation blocks, a sum of the lengths of the two or more isolation blocks is less than or equal to a length of a side of the liquid crystal panel which corresponds to the two or more isolation blocks.

8. The backlight module according to claim 7 , wherein the second bulge of the reflector and edges of the diffuser are respectively provided with isolation notches at positions which correspond to the isolation blocks arranged on the first bulge, and the isolation blocks are arranged within the isolation notches so that the isolation blocks are capable of maintaining a set distance between the backlight module and the liquid crystal panel.

9. The backlight module according to claim 5 , wherein the isolation blocks are formed of polyethylene terephthalate, and the isolation blocks are bonded on the diffuser; the position-limiting blocks are formed of polyethylene terephthalate, and the position-limiting blocks are bonded on the first bulge of the backplane; the backplane is formed of electro-galvanized steel, and the first bulge of the backplane is provided with a stiffener.

10. The backlight module according to claim 6 , wherein the isolation blocks are formed of polyethylene terephthalate, and the isolation blocks are bonded on the diffuser; the position-limiting blocks are formed of polyethylene terephthalate, and the position-limiting blocks are bonded on the first bulge of the backplane; the backplane is formed of electro-galvanized steel, and the first bulge of the backplane is provided with a stiffener.

11. The backlight module according to claim 7 , wherein the isolation blocks are formed of polyethylene terephthalate, and the isolation blocks are bonded on the first bulge of the backplane; the position-limiting blocks are formed of polyethylene terephthalate, and the position-limiting blocks are bonded on the first bulge of the backplane; the backplane is formed of electro-galvanized steel, and the first bulge of the backplane is provided with a stiffener.

12. The backlight module according to claim 8 , wherein the isolation blocks are formed of polyethylene terephthalate, and the isolation blocks are bonded on the first bulge of the backplane; the position-limiting blocks are formed of polyethylene terephthalate, and the position-limiting blocks are bonded on the first bulge of the backplane; the backplane is formed of electro-galvanized steel, and the first bulge of the backplane is provided with a stiffener.

13. A liquid crystal display comprising:

a liquid crystal panel, wherein the liquid crystal display further includes a backlight module arranged below the liquid crystal panel, the backlight module includes a backplane and a light source arranged on the backplane, wherein the backlight module further includes a position-limiting unit, the position-limiting unit is arranged on the backplane and used for limiting a liquid crystal panel arranged on the backlight module at a set position, wherein the backplane includes a first base plate and a first bulge surrounding the periphery of the first base plate, the liquid crystal panel is supported on the first bulge, the position-limiting unit includes a plurality of position-limiting blocks which are distributed on the first bulge, and the plurality of position-limiting blocks are in contact with respective sides of the liquid crystal panel respectively to limit the liquid crystal panel within an area surrounded by the plurality of position-limiting blocks, and wherein the backlight module includes a reflector and a diffuser, the reflector includes a second base plate and a second bulge surrounding the periphery of the second base plate, the second bulge is arranged on the first bulge, the diffuser is supported on the second bulge, the second bulge is in contact with the first bulge and the diffuser, the liquid crystal panel is arranged on the diffuser, the second bulge of the reflector and the diffuser are provided with position-limiting notches at positions corresponding to the plurality of position-limiting blocks.

14. The liquid crystal display according to 13 , wherein an upper surface of each of the plurality of position-limiting blocks is higher than an upper surface of the liquid crystal panel on the first bulge.

15. The liquid crystal display according to claim 14 , wherein each of the plurality of position-limiting blocks is arranged at each side of the liquid crystal panel and is in contact with the side respectively; or every two of the plurality of position-limiting blocks are arranged at each side of the liquid crystal panel and are in contact with the side respectively.

16. The liquid crystal display according to claim 13 , wherein the liquid crystal display further includes a casing used for fixing the backlight module and the liquid crystal panel, the casing is formed of electro-galvanized steel, a part of the casing which corresponds to the first bulge of the backplane is provided with a stiffener.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 2, 2018
From: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.; XIAMEN BOE ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
To: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 045415/0384 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 26, 2013
From: LIU, SHUANGFEI; ZHONG, JIAN
To: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.; XIAMEN BOE ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 031851/0360 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2012 1 0581109 · Dec 27, 2012 · national
Continuity (1)
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