IP Library Granted Patent US 10,180,596
Granted Patent B2
US 10,180,596 · App. 15/014,528 · Granted Jan 15, 2019

Display apparatus

Inventors: Young Chul Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Joon Seok Ahn (Suwon-si, KR); Heong Seog Lee (Hwaseong-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
G02F1/133608G02F1/133603G02F2001/133614
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Patent No.
US 10,180,596
App. No.
15/014,528
Granted
Jan 15, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed herein is an image forming apparatus which includes a display panel, a backlight disposed at a rear side of the display panel, optical sheets disposed at a rear surface of the display panel, a quantum dot sheet disposed at a front side of the backlight, a bottom chassis configured to accommodate the backlight, and a middle holder configured to support outer sides of the quantum dot sheet while installed in the bottom chassis, and thus the quantum dot sheet is installable in conjunction with the middle holder in a state of being spaced apart from the optical sheets.

Claims (64)

1. A display apparatus, comprising:

a display panel,

a backlight disposed at a rear side of the display panel,

a quantum dot sheet disposed at a front side of the backlight,

a bottom chassis configured to accommodate the backlight, and

a middle holder installed in the bottom chassis and configured to support outer sides of the backlight and outer sides of the quantum dot sheet.

2. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein:

the middle holder comprises a holder frame portion, and at least one quantum dot sheet supporting protrusion which protrudes forward from the holder frame portion and at which the quantum dot sheet is hooked and supported, and

the quantum dot sheet comprises at least one quantum dot sheet supporting hole at which a corresponding one from among the at least one quantum dot sheet supporting protrusion is inserted and hooked.

3. The display apparatus of claim 2 , wherein:

the quantum dot sheet comprises at least one quantum dot sheet supporting portion which extends from an outer side end portion and which is provided with a corresponding one from among the at least one quantum dot sheet supporting hole.

4. The display apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:

a diffusion member disposed at a front side of the backlight,

wherein a rear surface of the quantum dot sheet is supported at a front surface of the diffusion member.

5. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein:

the backlight comprises a light source board disposed at a front surface of the bottom chassis, and a plurality of light-emitting diodes disposed on the light source board and configured to radiate light toward a rear surface of the display panel, and

the middle holder comprises a board supporting portion configured to support at least one outer side of the light source board.

6. The display apparatus of claim 5 , wherein:

each of the plurality of light-emitting diodes is formed by using a respective blue light-emitting diode configured to generate blue light, and

the quantum dot sheet is formed by using a yellow color.

7. The display apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:

a middle mold configured to support an outer side of the display panel; and

at least one optical sheet disposed at a front side of the quantum dot sheet and being spaced apart from the quantum dot sheet.

8. The display apparatus of claim 7 , wherein:

the middle mold comprises a mold frame portion to which the bottom chassis is coupled, a panel supporting portion which extends inward from the mold frame portion and which is configured to support the display panel, and an optical sheet accommodating portion which extends inward from the panel supporting portion and forms a step and is configured to accommodate the at least one optical sheet.

9. The display apparatus of claim 7 , wherein:

the at least one optical sheet comprises a diffusion sheet configured to diffuse light received from a rear side of the at least one optical sheet.

10. The display apparatus of claim 4 , wherein:

each of the display panel, the diffusion member, and the quantum dot sheet is curvedly bent such that respective side portions thereof are protruded forward with respect to a center portion of the display apparatus.

11. The display apparatus of claim 2 , wherein:

the middle holder further comprises a reflective portion which is inclined with respect to the holder frame portion and extends from the holder frame portion in a rearward direction and is configured to reflect light received from the backlight in a forward direction, and

a board supporting portion which extends from a rear end portion of the reflective portion and is configured to support an outer side of a light source board included in the backlight.

12. A display apparatus, comprising:

a display panel,

a backlight disposed at a rear side of the display panel,

a middle mold configured to support the display panel, and

a diffusion sheet disposed at a front side of the backlight, wherein

the middle mold is disposed between the backlight and the diffusion sheet, and

the middle mold comprises a panel supporting portion configured to support an outer side of a rear surface of the display panel and an optical sheet accommodating portion which extends inward from the panel supporting portion and forms a step and is configured to accommodate the diffusion sheet.

13. The display apparatus of claim 12 , further comprising:

a diffusion member which is disposed at a front side of the backlight and which is formed in a shape of a panel, and a quantum dot sheet which includes a rear surface thereof that is supported at a front surface of the diffusion member,

wherein the diffusion sheet is disposed at a front side of the quantum dot sheet and is spaced apart from the quantum dot sheet.

14. The display apparatus of claim 13 , further comprising:

a bottom chassis coupled to a rear of the middle mold and configured to accommodate the backlight,

wherein the backlight comprises a light source board disposed at a front surface of the bottom chassis, and a plurality of light-emitting diodes disposed on the light source board and configured to radiate light toward a rear surface of the display panel.

15. The display apparatus of claim 14 , further comprising:

a middle holder installed in the bottom chassis and configured to support at least one outer side of the light source board,

wherein the middle holder comprises a holder frame portion, at least one sheet supporting protrusion which protrudes forward from the holder frame portion and is configured to support the quantum dot sheet, and a board supporting portion configured to support the at least one outer side of the light source board, and

the quantum dot sheet comprises a quantum dot sheet supporting portion which extends from an outer side end portion of the quantum dot sheet, and at least one quantum dot sheet supporting hole provided at the quantum dot sheet supporting portion and at which a corresponding one from among the at least one sheet supporting protrusion is installed.

16. A display apparatus, comprising:

a display panel;

at least one optical sheet disposed at a rear side of the display panel;

a middle mold configured to support at least one outer side of the display panel and the at least one optical sheet;

a backlight disposed at a rear side of the display panel;

a quantum dot sheet disposed at a front side of the backlight and disposed at a rear side of the at least one optical sheet and being spaced apart from the at least one optical sheet,

a bottom chassis configured to accommodate the backlight, and

a middle holder installed in the bottom chassis and configured to support outer sides of the backlight and outer sides of the quantum dot sheet.

17. The display apparatus of claim 16 , wherein:

the middle mold comprises a panel supporting portion configured to support the display panel, and an optical sheet accommodating portion which extends inward from the panel supporting portion and forms a step and is configured to accommodate the at least one optical sheet.

18. The display apparatus of claim 16 , wherein:

the middle holder comprises a holder frame portion, and at least one quantum dot sheet supporting protrusion which protrudes forward from the holder frame portion and at which the quantum dot sheet is hooked and supported, and

the quantum dot sheet comprises at least one quantum dot sheet supporting hole at which a corresponding one from among the at least one quantum dot sheet supporting protrusion is inserted and supported.

19. The display apparatus of claim 16 , wherein:

the at least one optical sheet comprises a diffusion sheet configured to diffuse light received from a rear side of the at least one optical sheet.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 3, 2016
From: KIM, YOUNG CHUL; AHN, JOON SEOK; LEE, HEONG SEOG
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 037656/0715 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2015-0177106 · Dec 11, 2015 · national
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62111259 · Feb 3, 2015
Related Publication 20160223867A1 · Aug 4, 2016
Cited By (2)
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