# US 10,371,975 B2 · Backlight unit and liquid crystal display device including the same > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,371,975 B2 - Document ID: US10371975B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/805,761 - Filed: 2017-11-07 - Published: 2018-05-10 - Granted: 2019-08-06 - Earliest claimed: 2016-11-10 - Assignees: Samsung Display Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Samsung Display Co. Ltd. - Inventors: Sun Ho Lee; Hyun Chul Jeong; Yoon Ki Hong - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10371975B2 ## CPC - G02F 1/133308: {Support structures for LCD panels, e.g. frames or bezels} - G02B 6/0053: {Prismatic sheet or layer; Brightness enhancement element, sheet or layer} - G02B 6/0055: {Reflecting element, sheet or layer} - G02B 6/0083: {Details of electrical connections of light sources to drivers, circuit boards, or the like} - G02B 6/0085: {Means for removing heat created by the light source from the package} - G02B 6/0091: {of the light source relative to the light guide (G02B6/0021 takes precedence)} - G02F 1/133603: {with LEDs} - G02F 1/133608: {including particular frames or supporting means} - G02F 1/133615: {Edge-illuminating devices, i.e. illuminating from the side} - G02B 6/0043: {provided on the surface of the light guide} - G02F: OPTICAL DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF LIGHT BY MODIFICATION OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIA OF THE ELEMENTS INVOLVED THEREIN; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; FREQUENCY-CHANGING OF LIGHT; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS - G02B: OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS ## Abstract A backlight unit includes a light guide plate including a first incident surface; a light source module including a first sub-light source module overlapping the first incident surface of the light guide plate in a first direction, where the first sub-light source module provides light to the first incident surface; and a distance adjusting member including a first sub-distance adjusting member overlapping the first incident surface of the light guide plate in the first direction and disposed at a first side of the first sub-light source module and a second sub-distance adjusting member disposed at a second side of the first sub-light source module, which is opposite to the first side of the first sub-light source module. The first sub-distance adjusting member and the second sub-distance adjusting member may move the light guide plate in the first direction. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A backlight unit, comprising: a light guide plate including a first incident surface; a light source module including a first sub-light source module overlapping the first incident surface of the light guide plate in a first direction, wherein the first sub-light source module provides light to the first incident surface; and a distance adjusting member including: a first sub-distance adjusting member overlapping the first incident surface of the light guide plate in the first direction and disposed at a first side of the first sub-light source module; and a second sub-distance adjusting member disposed at a second side of the first sub-light source module, which is opposite to the first side of the first sub-light source module, wherein the first sub-distance adjusting member and the second sub-distance adjusting member are configured to move the light guide plate in the first direction, and wherein each of the first sub-distance adjusting member and the second sub-distance adjusting member is a screw which moves in the first direction when the screw is rotated. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The backlight unit of claim 1, wherein the first sub-distance adjusting member, the second sub-distance adjusting member and the first sub-light source module overlap one another in a third direction intersecting the first direction. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The backlight unit of claim 1, wherein a distance between the first sub-light source module and the first incident surface of the light guide plate is in a range of about 0.5 mm to about 0.7 mm. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The backlight unit of claim 1, further comprising: a first sub-support member connected with the first sub-distance adjusting member; and a second sub-support member connected with the second sub-distance adjusting member, wherein the first sub-support member and the second sub-support member supports the first incident surface of the light guide plate. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The backlight unit of claim 4, wherein each of the first sub-distance adjusting member and the second sub-distance adjusting member includes a support surface contacting the first incident surface, a first fastening hole, into which the first sub-distance adjusting member is inserted, is defined in the support surface of the first sub-support member, and a second fastening hole, into which the second sub-distance adjusting member is inserted, is defined in the support surface of the second sub-support member. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The backlight unit of claim 5, further comprising: a bottom chassis which accommodates the light guide plate and the first sub-light source module, wherein a first through-hole overlapping the first fastening hole and a second through-hole overlapping the second fastening hole are defined in the first side surface of the bottom chassis, the first sub-distance adjusting member is inserted into the first through-hole and the first fastening hole, and the second sub-distance adjusting member is inserted into the second through-hole and the second fastening hole. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The backlight unit of claim 1, wherein the light guide plate further includes a second incident surface opposite to the first incident surface, and the light source module further includes a second sub-light source module facing the first sub-light source module with respect to the light guide plate. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The backlight unit of claim 7, wherein a distance between the first incident surface of the light guide plate and the first sub-light source module and a distance between the second incident surface of the light guide plate and the second sub-light source module are equal to each other. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The backlight unit of claim 7, wherein the distance adjusting member further includes: a third sub-distance adjusting member facing the second sub-distance adjusting member with respect to the light guide plate; and a fourth sub-distance adjusting member facing the first sub-distance adjusting member with respect to the light guide plate, wherein the third sub-distance adjusting member and the fourth sub-distance adjusting member moves the light guide plate in a second direction opposite to the first direction. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The backlight unit of claim 9, further comprising: a third sub-support member connected with the third sub-distance adjusting member; and a fourth sub-support member connected with the fourth sub-distance adjusting member, wherein the third sub-support member and the fourth sub-support member supports the second incident surface of the light guide plate. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The backlight unit of claim 10, wherein each of the third sub-distance adjusting member and the fourth sub-distance adjusting member includes a support surface contacting the second incident surface, a third fastening hole, into which the third sub-distance adjusting member is inserted, is defined in the support surface of the third sub-support member, and a fourth fastening hole, into which the fourth sub-distance adjusting member is inserted, is defined in the support surface of the fourth sub-support member. ### Claim 12 A liquid crystal display device, comprising: a display panel; a light guide plate disposed under the display panel; a light source module including a first sub-light source module overlapping a first side surface of the light guide plate in a first direction; and a first distance adjusting member configured to press a second side surface of the light guide plate to move the light guide plate in the first direction, wherein the second side surface is opposite to the first side surface, wherein the first distance adjusting member includes a screw which moves in the first direction when the screw is rotated, and wherein the screw is configured to press the second side surface of the light guide plate. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The liquid crystal display device of claim 12, further comprising: a second distance adjusting member which presses the second side surface of the light guide plate to move the light guide plate in a second direction opposite to the first direction. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The liquid crystal display device of claim 12, wherein a distance between the first sub-light source module and the first side surface of the light guide plate is in a range of about 0.5 mm to about 0.7 mm. ### Claim 15 (depends on 12) The liquid crystal display device of claim 12, wherein the first distance adjusting member includes: a first sub-distance adjusting member; and a second sub-distance adjusting member overlapping the first sub-light source module in a third direction intersecting the first direction, and the first sub-distance adjusting member faces the second sub-distance adjusting member with respect to the first sub-light source module. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The liquid crystal display device of claim 15, further comprising: a support member including: a first sub-support member connected with the first sub-distance adjusting member; and a second sub-support member connected with the second sub-distance adjusting member, wherein the first sub-support member and the second sub-support member includes a support surface contacting the first side surface of the light guide plate. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The liquid crystal display device of claim 16, wherein a shortest distance from the first side surface of the light guide plate to the support surface of the first sub-support member is shorter than a shortest distance from the first side surface of the light guide plate to the first sub-light source module. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The liquid crystal display device of claim 16, wherein the first sub-distance adjusting member is disposed through the support surface of the first sub-support member, and the second sub-distance adjusting member is disposed through the support surface of the second sub-support member. ### Claim 19 (depends on 16) The liquid crystal display device of claim 16, further comprising: a bottom chassis including: a bottom surface, on which the light guide plate is disposed; and a side surface extending from the bottom surface, wherein the side surface of the bottom chassis overlaps the first side surface of the light guide plate, and the first sub-distance adjusting member and the second sub-distance adjusting member is disposed through the side surface of the bottom chassis. ### Claim 20 (depends on 12) The liquid crystal display device of claim 12, wherein the light source module further include a second sub-light source module facing the first sub-light source module with respect to the light guide plate, and a distance between the first side surface of the light guide plate and the first sub-light source module and a distance between the second side surface of the light guide plate and the second sub-light source module are equal to each other.