IP Library Granted Patent US 11,249,346
Granted Patent B2
US 11,249,346 · App. 17/114,396 · Granted Feb 15, 2022

Backlight module and display apparatus thereof

Inventors: Chun-Wei Huang (Taoyuan, TW); Chih-Chieh Su (Taoyuan, TW); Chung-Yu Kuo (Taoyuan, TW)
Assignee: Qisda Corporation
G02F1/133608G02B6/0091G02F1/133611
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Patent No.
US 11,249,346
App. No.
17/114,396
Granted
Feb 15, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A backlight module provides light to a display panel and includes a bottom board, a support frame, first and second magnetic members, a light guide device, and a light source. The support frame is connected to the bottom board to contain the light guide device. The light source is disposed on the bottom board corresponding to a light entrance surface of the light guide device. Light of the light source is incident into the light guide device via the light entrance surface and emitted to the display panel from a light exit surface of the light guide device. The first magnetic member is disposed on the support frame or the light guide device corresponding to the light source. The second magnetic member is disposed corresponding to the first magnetic member to generate a magnetic force for driving the light entrance surface to be aligned with the light source.

Claims (18)

1. A backlight module suitable for providing light to a display panel, the backlight module comprising:

a bottom board having a side board portion and a lower board portion;

a support frame having a side frame portion and an upper frame portion, the side frame portion being connected to the side board portion for forming a containing space cooperatively with the upper frame portion, the side board portion and the lower board portion, the display panel being supported on the upper frame portion;

a light guide device disposed in the containing space, the light guide device having a light entrance surface, a light exit surface, and a bottom surface, the light exit surface being located under the display panel and opposite to the bottom surface, the light entrance surface being located between the bottom surface and the light exit surface;

a light source disposed on the side board portion and located at a side of the light guide device corresponding to the light entrance surface, light of the light source being incident into the light guide device via the light entrance surface and emitted to the display panel from the light exit surface;

a first magnetic member disposed on the upper frame portion corresponding to the light source and the light exit surface; and

a second magnetic member disposed on the lower board portion and opposite to the first magnetic member to generate a magnetic force, the magnetic force driving the upper frame portion to press the light guide device via the first magnetic member for clamping the light guide device cooperatively with the lower board portion to make the light entrance surface aligned with the light source, wherein the first magnetic member and the second magnetic member are magnets.

2. The backlight module of claim 1 , wherein the light guide device comprises a light guide plate and a brightness enhancement device, the light guide plate has the light entrance surface, the light exit surface and the bottom surface and is disposed on the lower board portion, the brightness enhancement device is disposed on the light exit surface to enhance brightness of light emitted from the light exit surface, and the magnetic force drives the upper frame portion to press the brightness enhancement device via the first magnetic member for clamping the light guide device cooperatively with the lower board portion.

3. A display apparatus comprising:

a display panel; and

a backlight module disposed under the display panel, the backlight module comprising:

a bottom board having a side board portion and a lower board portion;

a support frame having a side frame portion and an upper frame portion, the side frame portion being connected to the side board portion for forming a containing space cooperatively with the upper frame portion, the side board portion and the lower board portion, the display panel being supported on the upper frame portion;

a light guide device disposed in the containing space, the light guide device having a light entrance surface, a light exit surface, and a bottom surface, the light exit surface being located under the display panel and opposite to the bottom surface, the light entrance surface being located between the bottom surface and the light exit surface;

a light source disposed on the side board portion and located at a side of the light guide device corresponding to the light entrance surface, light of the light source being incident into the light guide device via the light entrance surface and emitted to the display panel from the light exit surface;

a first magnetic member disposed on the upper frame portion corresponding to the light source and the light exit surface; and

a second magnetic member disposed on the lower board portion and opposite to the first magnetic member to generate a magnetic force, the magnetic force driving the upper frame portion to press the light guide device via the first magnetic member for clamping the light guide device cooperatively with the lower board portion to make the light entrance surface aligned with the light source, wherein the first magnetic member and the second magnetic member are magnets.

4. The display apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the light guide device comprises a light guide plate and a brightness enhancement device, the light guide plate has the light entrance surface, the light exit surface and the bottom surface and is disposed on the lower board portion, the brightness enhancement device is disposed on the light exit surface to enhance brightness of light emitted from the light exit surface, and the magnetic force drives the upper frame portion to press the brightness enhancement device via the first magnetic member for clamping the light guide device cooperatively with the lower board portion.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 7, 2020
From: HUANG, CHUN-WEI; SU, CHIH-CHIEH; KUO, CHUNG-YU
To: QISDA CORPORATION
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Priority Claims (1)
CN 202010021078.7 · Jan 9, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20210215975A1 · Jul 15, 2021
Cited By (1)
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