Mold frame, backlight assembly and liquid crystal display apparatus having the same
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorJin Soo Shin
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Abstract
A mold frame receiving wires for supplying electric power to lamps in the mold frame, a backlight assembly having the mold frame and a liquid crystal display apparatus having the mold frame are presented. A mold frame installed in a direct illumination type backlight assembly has a first sidewall having first receiving spaces for respectively receiving first lamp sockets and at least one first return wire received in the first receiving spaces to be electrically connected to the first lamp sockets. The first return wire extends along the sidewalls of the mold frame. Accordingly, the mold frame may be reduced since the return wires are received and the lamp sockets are installed in the mold frame.
Claims25
A mold frame for supporting a lamp of a direct illumination type backlight assembly, the mold frame comprising:
- a first sidewall having a first receiving space formed thereon to receive a first lamp socket that is coupled to a first portion of the lamp for supplying a first electric power to the lamp, and at least one first wire received in the first receiving space and electrically connected to the first lamp socket;
- a second sidewall opposed to the first sidewall, the second sidewall having at least one second coupled to the first wire;
- a third sidewall having a first end portion connected to a first end portion of the first sidewall, and a second end portion connected to a first end portion of the second sidewall, wherein at least one third wire is installed on the third sidewall to connect the first wire to the second wire;
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- a fourth sidewall having a first end portion connected to a second end portion of the first sidewall, and a second end portion connected to a second end portion of the second sidewall.
A backlight assembly comprising:
- a first receiving container having a bottom surface and sidewalls protruded from the bottom surface;
- a lamp assembly including lamps for generating light, and lamp sockets for respectively receiving at least portions of the lamps to supply electric powers to the lamps, respectively;
- a second receiving container having sidewalls to be received in the first receiving container, and at least one conductive line electrically connected to the lamp sockets;
- a light controlling means disposed on the sidewalls of the second receiving container for controlling paths of the lights emitted from the lamp assembly;
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- a third receiving container coupled with the second receiving container for fixing the light controlling means.
A liquid crystal display device comprising:
- a backlight assembly for emitting light, the backlight assembly including a lamp assembly having lamp sockets for supplying electric powers to lamps, a light controlling means for controlling a path of light emitted from the lamp assembly, and a receiving container having at least one conductive line electrically connected to the lamp sockets, the path of the light controlled by the light control means;
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- a liquid crystal display panel disposed on the backlight assembly for displaying an image in response to the light emitted from the backlight assembly.
A mold frame for a liquid crystal display device, the mold frame comprising:
- a frame having at least one receding section to accommodate a lamp;
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- a wire disposed on the frame and supplying power to the lamp, wherein the wire is coupled to a portion of the lamp that is resting in the receding section.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.