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US 9,488,856 · App. 13/808,585 · Granted Nov 8, 2016

Narrow bezel LCD module and plastic frame thereof

Inventor: Dehua Li (Shenzhen, CN)
Assignee: SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
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Patent No.
US 9,488,856
App. No.
13/808,585
Granted
Nov 8, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention provides a narrow bezel LCD module and a plastic frame thereof, the LCD module comprises: a liquid crystal panel; and a backlight module having: at least one optic film; a back plate carrying the optic film; and a plastic frame surrounding the back plate and having at least one fixation structure at two opposite sides thereof, respectively. The fixation structure comprises: an elastic hook engaged with the liquid crystal panel; at least two shoulders protruded from an inner side of the plastic frame to support the liquid crystal panel; and an engagement space formed between the elastic hook and the shoulders to engage with the liquid crystal panel. The present invention can reliably fix the liquid crystal panel and the backlight module to decrease the outer bezel size of the LCD module, so that a LCD device can provide greater viewing angle within a limited space.

Claims (27)

1. A narrow bezel liquid crystal display (LCD) module, comprising:

a liquid crystal panel; and

a backlight module, comprising: at least one optic film; a back plate carrying the optic film; and a plastic frame surrounding the back plate, and two opposite sides of the plastic frame having at least one fixation structure, respectively, wherein an elastic hook of the fixation structure and the plastic frame are integrated into one piece, and the fixation structure comprises:

the elastic hook engaged with the liquid crystal panel;

at least two shoulders protruded from an inner side of the plastic frame to support the liquid crystal panel, wherein the at least two shoulders of each of the fixation structure are disposed at two sides of the elastic hook; and

an engagement space formed between the elastic hook and the shoulders to engage with and position the liquid crystal panel.

2. The narrow bezel LCD module according to claim 1 , wherein the fixation structures are disposed on two opposite long sides of the plastic frame or two opposite short sides of the plastic frame.

3. The narrow bezel LCD module according to claim 1 , wherein the elastic hooks of the fixation structures disposed on the two opposite sides of the plastic frame have a curved outer guide surface, respectively.

4. The narrow bezel LCD module according to claim 1 , wherein the elastic hook of the fixation structure disposed on one of the two opposite sides of the plastic frame has a curved inner guide surface, and the elastic hook of the fixation structure disposed on the other of the two opposite sides of the plastic frame has a curved outer guide surface.

5. A narrow bezel LCD module, comprising:

a liquid crystal panel; and

a backlight module which comprises at least one optic film; a back plate carrying the optic film; and a plastic frame surrounding the back plate, and two opposite sides of the plastic frame having at least one fixation structure, respectively, wherein the fixation structure comprises:

an elastic hook engaged with the liquid crystal panel;

at least one shoulder protruded from an inner side of the plastic frame to support the liquid crystal panel; and

an engagement space formed between the elastic hook and the shoulders to engage with and position the liquid crystal panel.

6. The narrow bezel LCD module according to claim 5 , wherein the fixation structures are disposed on two opposite long sides of the plastic frame or two opposite short sides of the plastic frame.

7. The narrow bezel LCD module according to claim 5 , wherein the elastic hook of the fixation structure and the plastic frame are integrated into one piece.

8. The narrow bezel LCD module according to claim 5 , wherein the elastic hooks of the fixation structures disposed on the two opposite sides of the plastic frame have a curved outer guide surface, respectively.

9. The narrow bezel LCD module according to claim 5 , wherein the elastic hook of the fixation structure disposed on one of the two opposite sides of the plastic frame has a curved inner guide surface, and the elastic hook of the fixation structure disposed on the other of the two opposite sides of the plastic frame has a curved outer guide surface.

10. The narrow bezel LCD module according to claim 5 , wherein the fixation structure has one of the elastic hooks and at least two of the shoulders.

11. The narrow bezel LCD module according to claim 10 , wherein the at least two shoulders of each of the fixation structure are disposed on two sides of the elastic hook.

12. A plastic frame of a narrow bezel LCD module, two opposite sides of the plastic frame having at least one fixation structure, respectively, and the fixation structure comprising:

an elastic hook engaged with a liquid crystal panel;

at least one shoulder protruded from an inner side of the plastic frame to support the liquid crystal panel; and

an engagement space formed between the elastic hook and the shoulders to engage with and position the liquid crystal panel.

13. The plastic frame of the narrow bezel LCD module according to claim 12 , wherein the elastic hooks of the fixation structures disposed on the two opposite sides of the plastic frame have a curved outer guide surface, respectively.

14. The plastic frame of the narrow bezel LCD module according to claim 12 , wherein the elastic hook of the fixation structure disposed on one of the two opposite sides of the plastic frame has a curved inner guide surface, and the elastic hook of the fixation structure disposed on the other of the two opposite sides of the plastic frame has a curved outer guide surface.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 6, 2013
From: LI, DEHUA
To: SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
CN 2012 1 0535058 · Dec 12, 2012 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20150309354A1 · Oct 29, 2015