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US 10,120,123 B2Granted
Container case and liquid crystal display device with the same
AssigneeJapan Display Inc.
InventorsTetsuro Ochi, Hiroyuki Sakakura
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Abstract
According to one embodiment, a container case accommodating an optical member includes a bottom wall, sidewalls provided to stand along side edges of the bottom wall, and flanges extending from the sidewalls. The container case is formed of a reflective sheet or reflective film.
Claims10
A liquid crystal display device comprising:
- a liquid crystal display panel;
- and
- an illumination device arranged on a rear surface side of the liquid crystal display panel, the illumination device comprising a container case which is formed of a reflective sheet or reflective film and fixed to the liquid crystal display panel, and an optical member which is disposed in the container case and opposed to the liquid crystal display panel,
- wherein the container case comprises a bottom wall, sidewalls standing along side edges of the bottom wall, flanges extending from the sidewalls and fixed to the liquid crystal display panel, and tongue portions, the bottom wall, the sidewalls, the flanges, and the tongue portions are formed of the reflective sheet or reflective film and are integrally formed with each other, each of the tongue portions extending from at least one end of one of the sidewalls, being bent at a base end on a sidewall side, being fixed to an end portion of another one of the sidewalls, and covering a joint between the sidewalls adjacent to each other.
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A liquid crystal display device comprising:
- a liquid crystal display panel;
- a cover panel overlaid on a display surface of the liquid crystal display panel;
- and
- an illumination device arranged on a rear surface side of the liquid crystal display panel, the illumination device comprising a container case which is formed of a reflective sheet or reflective film and comprises a bottom wall, sidewalls standing along side edges of the bottom wall, flanges extending from the sidewalls, and tongue portions,
- wherein the bottom wall, the sidewalls, the flanges, and the tongue portions are formed of the reflective sheet or reflective film and are formed integrally with each other, each of the tongue portions extending from at least one end of one of the sidewalls, being bent at a base end on a sidewall side, being fixed to an end portion of another one of the sidewalls, and covering a joint between the sidewalls adjacent to each other,
- the illumination device further comprising a light guide plate located in the container case on the bottom wall, and
- wherein the flanges are fixed to the cover panel and the liquid crystal display panel is in the container case and opposed to the light guide plate.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.