# US 10,310,169 B2 · Display panel backlight unit with light guide plate shaped to cover light source > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,310,169 B2 - Document ID: US10310169B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/130,297 - Filed: 2016-04-15 - Published: 2016-11-17 - Granted: 2019-06-04 - Earliest claimed: 2015-05-14 - Assignees: Boe Technology Group Co., Ltd.; Beijing Boe Chatani Electronics Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Boe Technology Group Co., Ltd.; Beijing Boe Chatani Electronics Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Zhonglian Qiao; Zhenghua Zhang - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10310169B2 ## CPC - G02B 6/0078: {Side-by-side arrangements, e.g. for large area displays} - G02B 6/0021: {for housing at least a part of the light source, e.g. by forming holes or recesses} - G02B 6/0055: {Reflecting element, sheet or layer} - G02B 6/0088: {of the light guide or other optical sheets in the package} - G02B: OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS ## Abstract A display panel features a backlight unit including a back plate, a light-guide with a first surface facing a display device and a second surface facing the back play, and a light-source mounted on a side of light-guide. An orthographic projection of the first surface coincides with the display device, an orthographic projection of second surface coincides with back plate, the first surface has an area larger than that of second surface such that first surface covers the light source. A plurality of the display panels might be placed adjacent to one another to form a display structure. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A display panel, comprising: a display screen; and a backlight unit including a back plate, a light guide plate having a first surface facing to the display screen and a second surface facing to the back plate, and a light source mounted on a side end surface of the light guide plate, wherein an orthographic projection of the first surface on the light guide plate coincides with the display screen, an orthographic projection of the second surface on light guide plate coincides with at least a portion of the back plate, and the first surface has an area larger than that of the second surface, such that the first surface covers the light source, and wherein the display panel further includes a fixing structure which has a U-shaped clamp and a bolt, the U-shaped clamp is configured to clamp edges of the backlight unit and the display screen which are laminated, and the bolt penetrates a sidewall of the U-shaped clamp arranged oppositely to the back plate and compressively fixes the backlight unit and the display screen. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The display panel according to claim 1, characterized in that, the backlight unit further includes a bottom reflective sheet which is interposed between the back plate and the light guide plate and an orthographic projection of which on the back plate coincides with the back plate; and the bottom reflective sheet is configured to reflect the light rays which irradiate thereon to the light guide plate. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The display panel according to claim 1, characterized in that, the backlight unit further includes a transflective film which is interposed between the light guide plate and the display screen and an orthographic projection of which on the first surface coincides with the first surface; and the transflective film is configured to transmit and reflect light rays emitted from the first surface, such that the reflected light rays are incident to the light guide plate again. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The display panel according to claim 3, characterized in that, the backlight unit further includes an optical film which is interposed between the light guide plate and the display screen and an orthographic projection of which on the first surface coincides with the first surface; and the optical film is disposed above or below the transflective film, so as to perform an optical processing on the light rays transmitted through the light guide plate. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The display panel according to claim 1, characterized in that, a recess in which the light source is mounted is provided on the side end surface of the light guide plate. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The display panel according to claim 5, characterized in that, a cross-section of the recess is in the shape of an opened rectangle or an arc. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The display panel according to claim 6, characterized in that, the light source is mounted on the side end surface on at least two sides of the light guide plate. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) A multi-facet display structure, characterized in that, the multi-facet display structure includes a plurality of display panels according to claim 1, the plurality of display panels are spliced to form the multi-facet display structure, and the display screens of any two adjacent display panels are coupled seamlessly. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The multi-facet display structure according to claim 8, characterized in that, the backlight unit further includes a transflective film which is interposed between the light guide plate and the display screen and an orthographic projection of which on the first surface coincides with the first surface; and the transflective film is configured to transmit and reflect light rays emitted from the first surface, such that the reflected light rays are incident to the light guide plate again. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The multi-facet display structure according to claim 8, characterized in that, the backlight unit further includes an optical film which is interposed between the light guide plate and the display screen and an orthographic projection of which on the first surface coincides with the first surface; and the optical film is disposed above or below the transflective film, so as to perform an optical processing on the light rays transmitted through the light guide plate. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The multi-facet display structure according to claim 8, characterized in that, the plurality of display panels are mutually spliced to form a multi-facet display structure in the shape of closed loop or in the shape of opened loop, and the display screens of the plurality of display panels are each faced outwardly of the multi-facet display structure in the shape of closed loop. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The multi-facet display structure according to claim 11, characterized in that, the back plates of the plurality of display panels are formed integrally, the bottom reflective sheets of the plurality of display panels are formed integrally, and the butting side end surfaces of the light guide plates of any two adjacent display panels are coupled seamlessly. ### Claim 13 (depends on 8) The multi-facet display structure according to claim 8, characterized in that, the display panel further includes a fixing structure which have a U-shaped clamp and a bolt, the U-shaped clamp is configured to clamp edges of the backlight unit and the display screen which are laminated, and the bolt penetrates a sidewall of the U-shaped clamp arranged oppositely to the back plate and compressively fixes the backlight unit and the display screen. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The multi-facet display structure according to claim 13, characterized in that, the fixing structure of the display panel is used to clamp and fix an edge of the display panel which is not butted to one another. ### Claim 15 (depends on 8) A display device, characterized in that, the display device includes the multi-facet display structure according to claim 8. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The display device according to claim 15, characterized in that, the plurality of display panels are mutually spliced to form a multi-facet display structure in the shape of closed loop or in the shape of opened loop, and the display screens of the plurality of display panels are each faced outwardly of the multi-facet display structure in the shape of closed loop. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The display device according to claim 16, characterized in that, the back plates of the plurality of display panels are formed integrally, the bottom reflective sheets of the plurality of display panels are formed integrally, and the butting side end surfaces of the light guide plates of any two adjacent display panels are coupled seamlessly. ### Claim 18 (depends on 15) The display device according to claim 15, characterized in that, the display panel further includes a fixing structure which have a U-shaped clamp and a bolt, the U-shaped clamp is configured to clamp edges of the backlight unit and the display screen which are laminated, and the bolt penetrates a sidewall of the U-shaped clamp arranged oppositely to the back plate and compressively fixes the backlight unit and the display screen. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The display device according to claim 18, characterized in that, the fixing structure of the display panel is used to clamp and fix an edge of the display panel which is not butted to one another.