Liquid crystal display
AssigneeLG Display Co., Ltd.
InventorGuentaek Oh
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Abstract
A liquid crystal display includes a guide panel configured to guide a position of a liquid crystal display panel and a backlight unit, a cover bottom, and a rear cover. The guide panel includes a panel supporter extended in a first direction and including a second groove, and an extension extended from the panel supporter in a second direction intersecting the first direction and including a first groove. The cover bottom includes a horizontal portion extended in the first direction, and a vertical portion extended from the horizontal portion in the second direction. One end of the vertical portion is inserted into the second groove. The rear cover includes a body covering a back surface of the horizontal portion, and a hook protruding from the body in the first direction and inserted into the first groove.
Claims19
A liquid crystal display, comprising:
- a guide panel configured to guide a position of a liquid crystal display panel and a backlight unit;
- a cover bottom;
- and
- a rear cover,
- wherein the guide panel includes:
- a panel supporter extended in a first direction, the panel supporter including a second groove formed by depressing a portion of an inner surface of the panel supporter in a second direction intersecting the first direction;
- and
- an extension extended from the panel supporter in the second direction, the extension including a first groove formed by depressing a portion of an inner surface of the extension in the first direction,
- wherein the cover bottom includes:
- a horizontal portion extended in the first direction;
- and
- a vertical portion extended from the horizontal portion in the second direction, one end of the vertical portion being inserted into the second groove,
- wherein the rear cover includes:
- a body covering a back surface of the horizontal portion of the cover bottom;
- and
- a hook protruding from the body in the first direction and inserted into the first groove,
- wherein the backlight unit includes a light source and a light guide plate,
- wherein the horizontal portion of the cover bottom is disposed to face an entire back surface of the backlight unit and cover the entire back surface of the backlight unit,
- wherein one end of the extension protrudes in a rearward direction beyond the back surface of the horizontal portion of the cover bottom, and
- wherein at least a portion of the first groove is disposed between a reference line extended from the back surface of the horizontal portion of the cover bottom in the first direction and a protruding end of the extension.
A display device, comprising:
- a guide panel, the guide panel including:
- a peripheral portion having opposing first and second side surfaces, the peripheral portion including a first groove extending into the peripheral portion from the second side surface;
- and
- a panel support portion extending from the second side surface away from the first side surface of the peripheral portion, the panel support portion including a second groove extending into the panel support portion from an inner surface of the panel support portion,
- a rear cover having a body and a hook that protrudes outwardly from the body, the hook positioned in the first groove of the peripheral portion of the guide panel;
- a cover bottom on the rear cover, the cover bottom including:
- a first portion extending in a first direction, the first portion of the cover bottom positioned on the rear cover, and
- a second portion extending in a second direction, the second portion having an end surface position in the second groove of the panel support portion of the guide panel;
- a backlight unit on the first portion of the cover bottom;
- and
- a display panel on the panel support portion of the guide panel,
- wherein the backlight unit includes a light source and a light guide plate,
- wherein the first portion of the cover bottom is disposed to face an entire back surface of the backlight unit and cover the entire back surface of the backlight unit, and
- wherein the body of the rear cover and the hook of the rear cover positioned in the first groove form a substantially planar surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.