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Granted Patent B2
US 12,085,808 · App. 18/142,355 · Granted Sep 10, 2024

Display apparatus

Inventors: Youngmin Lee (Suwon-si, KR); Jaewoo Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Hyungsuk Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Hyukjun Jang (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
G02F1/133608
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Patent No.
US 12,085,808
App. No.
18/142,355
Granted
Sep 10, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display apparatus includes: an optical member; a substrate provided at a rear side of the optical member, the substrate including a through-hole and a circuit pattern on a front surface of the substrate; a metal structure provided at a rear side of the substrate; and a supporter provided on the front surface of the substrate, wherein the supporter includes: a body supporting the optical member, the body being provided on the front surface of the substrate and aligned with the through-hole; a circuit pattern portion provided on the body and electrically connected to the circuit pattern on the front surface of the substrate; and a metal portion extending from a bottom surface of the body into the through-hole in a direction toward the metal structure, the metal portion being electrically connected to the circuit pattern portion and the metal structure.

Claims (48)

1. A display apparatus comprising:

an optical member;

a substrate provided at a rear side of the optical member, the substrate comprising a through-hole and a circuit pattern on a front surface of the substrate;

a metal structure provided at a rear side of the substrate; and

a supporter provided on the front surface of the substrate,

wherein the supporter comprises:

a body supporting the optical member, the body being provided on the front surface of the substrate and aligned with the through-hole;

a circuit pattern portion provided on the body and electrically connected to the circuit pattern on the front surface of the substrate; and

a metal portion extending from a bottom surface of the body into the through-hole in a direction toward the metal structure, the metal portion being electrically connected to the circuit pattern portion and the metal structure.

2. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the supporter is mounted on the front surface of the substrate by a soldered connection and contacts the metal structure.

3. The display apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of supporters including the supporter,

wherein the substrate further comprises a plurality of through-holes including the through-hole, and

wherein each supporter of the plurality of supporters corresponds to a respective through-hole of the plurality of through-holes.

4. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the body has a conical shape which tapers toward the optical member.

5. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the body has a pyramid shape which tapers toward the optical member.

6. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the circuit pattern portion passes through the body and extends parallel to the substrate.

7. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the metal portion is provided at a center of the bottom surface of the body and has a conical shape which tapers toward the metal structure.

8. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the metal portion is provided at a center the bottom surface of the body and has a pyramid shape which tapers toward the metal structure.

9. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the metal structure comprises a bottom chassis that covers the rear side of the substrate.

10. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the through-hole has a circular shape, and a diameter of the through-hole is smaller than a width of the bottom surface of the body and larger than a maximum width of the metal portion.

11. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the through-hole has a polygonal shape, and a maximum width of the through-hole is smaller than a width of the bottom surface of the body and larger than a maximum width of the metal portion.

12. A display apparatus comprising:

an optical member;

a substrate provided at a rear side of the optical member, the substrate comprising a plurality of through-holes and a circuit pattern on a front surface of the substrate;

a metal structure provided at a rear side of the substrate; and

a plurality of supporters provided on the front surface of the substrate, the plurality of supporters supporting the optical member and electrically connect the circuit pattern to the metal structure through the plurality of through-holes.

13. The display apparatus of claim 12 , wherein each supporter of the plurality of supporters comprises:

a body provided on the front surface of the substrate and aligned with a corresponding through-hole from among the plurality of through-holes;

a circuit pattern portion electrically connected to the circuit pattern; and

a metal portion electrically connecting the circuit pattern portion to the metal structure.

14. The display apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the body of each of the plurality of supporters comprises a conical shape that tapers toward the optical member.

15. The display apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the metal portion of each of the plurality of supporters extends from the circuit pattern portion through a corresponding through hole of the plurality of through-holes, and contacts the metal structure.

16. The display apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the circuit pattern portion of each of the plurality of supporters passes through the body and extends parallel to the substrate.

17. The display apparatus of claim 13 , wherein each through-hole of the plurality of through-holes has a width that is smaller than a width of a bottom surface of the body of a corresponding supporter of the plurality of supporters and larger than a maximum width of the metal portion of the corresponding supporter.

18. A display apparatus comprising:

an optical member;

a substrate provided at a rear side of the optical member, the substrate comprising a circuit pattern on a front surface of the substrate;

a metal structure provided at a rear side of the substrate; and

a supporter provided on the front surface of the substrate and supporting the optical member,

wherein the supporter comprises:

a circuit pattern portion electrically connected to the circuit pattern; and

a metal portion electrically connecting the circuit pattern portion to the metal structure.

19. The display apparatus of claim 18 , further comprising a plurality of supporters including the supporter,

wherein the substrate further comprises a plurality of through-holes,

wherein each supporter of the plurality of supporters corresponds to a respective through-hole of the plurality of through-holes, and

wherein the metal portion of each supporter of the plurality of supporters extends through a corresponding through-hole of the plurality of through-holes.

20. The display apparatus of claim 19 , wherein each supporter of the plurality of supporters further comprises a body provided on the front surface of the substrate, and

wherein the metal portion of each supporter of the plurality of supporters extends from a bottom surface of the body in a direction toward the metal structure.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 2, 2023
From: LEE, YOUNGMIN; KIM, JAEWOO; KIM, HYUNGSUK; JANG, HYUKJUN
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 063511/0100 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2022-0089210 · Jul 19, 2022 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTKR2023004984 · Apr 13, 2023
Related Publication 20240027832A1 · Jan 25, 2024
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