IP Library Granted Patent US 8,184,229
Granted Patent B2
US 8,184,229 · App. 12/222,151 · Granted May 22, 2012

Liquid crystal display device

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Patent No.
US 8,184,229
App. No.
12/222,151
Granted
May 22, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

A liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal display panel and a backlight arranged on a back surface of the liquid crystal display panel, the backlight including a plurality of rod-shaped light sources, a frame which supports the rod-shaped light sources, and a heat radiation plate which is arranged on an inner surface of the frame. Through holes are formed in the frame, and heat radiation fins are formed on the heat radiation plate in a state that the heat radiation fins project toward a back surface of the liquid crystal display panel through the through holes formed in the frame. Due to such a constitution, it is possible to provide a liquid crystal display device which can enhance heat radiation efficiency.

Claims (15)

1. A liquid crystal display device, comprising:

a liquid crystal display panel; and

a backlight arranged on a back surface of the liquid crystal display panel, the backlight including a plurality of rod-shaped light sources having a longitudinal axis extending in a horizontal direction, and which are arranged parallel to each other in a vertical direction on a back surface side of the liquid crystal display panel, wherein

a frame which supports the rod-shaped light sources, a heat radiation plate which is arranged on a back surface side of the rod-shaped light sources,

through holes are formed in the frame, and heat radiation fins are formed on the heat radiation plate in a state that the heat radiation fins project from a surface of the frame on a side opposite to the liquid crystal display panel through the through holes,

the heat radiation fins are formed by cutting and raising a portion of, the heat radiation plate of planar shape,

the heat radiation fins having a longitudinal axis extending in the vertical direction and a latitudinal axis extending in the horizontal direction, the heat radiation fins arranged parallel to each other along the longitudinal axis and in the vertical direction.

2. A liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 , wherein a reflection sheet is arranged on a surface of the heat radiation plate on a liquid crystal display panel side.

3. A liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 , wherein the frame is made of aluminum or iron.

4. A liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 , wherein a plurality of heat radiation fins are formed on a surface of the heat radiation plate.

5. A liquid crystal display device according to claim 4 , wherein the liquid crystal display device is used in an erected manner with respect to a horizontal plane, and the heat radiation fins are formed in a shape which extends in the horizontal direction.

6. A liquid crystal display device according to claim 4 , wherein the liquid crystal display device is used in an erected manner with respect to a horizontal plane, and the heat radiation fins are formed in a shape which extends in the vertical direction.

7. A liquid crystal display device according to claim 4 , wherein the liquid crystal display device is used in an erected manner with respect to a horizontal plane, a plurality of regions divided in the vertical direction are defined on the heat radiation plate, and an area that the heat radiation fins occupy in each region is larger than an area that the heat radiation fins occupy in the region below said each region.

8. A liquid crystal display device according to claim 4 , wherein the liquid crystal display device is used in an erected manner with respect to a horizontal plane, and number of the heat radiation fins in an upper area is more than a lower area.

9. A liquid crystal display device according to claim 8 , wherein the number of the heat radiation fins is gradually decreased from the upper area toward the lower area.

Assignments (4)
MERGER Recorded Dec 13, 2011
From: IPS ALPHA SUPPORT CO., LTD.
To: PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 027482/0140 →
ATTACHED ARE (1) THE COMPANY SPLIT DOCUMENTS IN JAPANESE WITH ENGLISH TRANSLATION THEREOF AND (2) THE CERTIFICATE OF COMPANY SPLIT DOCUMENT IN JAPANESE WITH ENGLISH TRANSLATION, WHICH TOGETHER CONVEY 50% OWNERSHIP OF THE REGISTERED PATENTS AS LISTED IN THE ATTACHED TO EACH OF THE RECEIVING PARTIES (SEE PAGE 10, EXHIBIT 2-1, SECTION 1 OF THE ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF THE COMPANY SPLIT PLAN.) Recorded Dec 13, 2011
From: HITACHI, DISPLAYS, LTD.
To: HITACHI DISPLAYS, LTD.; IPS ALPHA SUPPORT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 027615/0589 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 22, 2011
From: HITACHI DISPLAY DEVICES, LTD.
To: HITACHI DISPLAYS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 026264/0880 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 4, 2008
From: NAGAOKA, MASAFUMI; TANAKA, KAZUYOSHI; TEZUKA, AKIO; OTA, TAKAYUKI
To: HITACHI DISPLAYS, LTD.; HITACHI DISPLAY DEVICES, LTD.
Reel/Frame 021388/0353 →