IP Library Patent Application 13264619
Patent Application
App. No. 13/264,619

BACKLIGHT UNIT

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App. No.
13/264,619
Abstract

Provided is a device including a backlight unit including a LED-mounted board having LEDs as a backlight source, a light guide plate to which the LEDs are disposed to face, and which has a light receiving surface to which light from the LEDs incidents and an emission surface from which the incident light is output, and a frame which holds the light guide plate. The frame 14 has a protrusion for positioning which engages the LED-mounted board.

Claims (21)

1 - 6 . (canceled)

7 . A backlight unit comprising:

a LED-mounted board having light-emitting diodes (hereinafter, referred to as LEDs) as a backlight source;

a light guide plate to which the LEDs are disposed to face, and which has a light receiving surface to which light from the LEDs incidents and an emission surface from which the incident light is output; and

a frame which holds the LED-mounted board and the light guide plate, and which has an attaching/detaching slot of the LED-mounted board,

wherein the LED-mounted board has an engaging section that engages between the frame and the LED-mounted board each other being formed in the backlight unit held removably in the frame.

8 . The backlight unit according to claim 7 ,

wherein the engaging section includes a hole formed on the LED-mounted board and a protrusion formed in the frame.

9 . The backlight unit according to claim 8 ,

wherein the LED-mounted board comprising:

a flexible printed wiring board that is mounted by the LEDs; and

a metallic reinforcing plate that is attached with the flexible printed wiring board,

wherein the reinforcing plate forms the hole.

10 . The backlight unit according to claim 8 ,

wherein the frame forms a pressing section that elastically deforms extending from the frame, and the protrusion is formed so as to project from the pressing section.

11 . The backlight unit according to claim 10 ,

wherein the protrusion has a sloping side surface, and

the pressing section is to be elastically deformed by sliding the LED-mounted board on the sloping side surface of the protrusion when the LED-mounted board is attached or removed.

12 . The backlight unit according to claim 7 ,

wherein the LED-mounted board is mounted with a plurality of LEDs, and

the engaging section is formed between the LEDs adjacent to each other.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 15, 2015
From: JAPAN DISPLAY WEST INC.
To: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
Reel/Frame 036869/0566 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 9, 2013
From: SONY CORPORATION
To: JAPAN DISPLAY WEST INC.
Reel/Frame 030182/0522 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 25, 2011
From: HASHINO, NARUO
To: SONY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 027115/0072 →