Lamp-supporting unit, backlight assembly having the lamp-supporting unit and display apparatus having the backlight assembly
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsKyung-Rok Ko, Jae-Hwan Chun, Jong-Ho Won
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Abstract
A lamp-supporting unit includes a mold frame and a lamp-fixing member. The mold frame includes a bottom face, a side face upwardly extending from an edge of the bottom face, and a top face horizontally extending from an upper end of the side face and being opposite to the bottom face. The side face has openings through which lamps are moved. The lamp-fixing member is installed on the bottom face of the mold frame and fixes an end of each of the lamps.
Claims43
A lamp-supporting unit comprising:
- a mold frame including a bottom face, a side face upwardly extending from an edge of the bottom face, and a top face horizontally extending from an upper end of the side face, the side face having an opening through which a lamp is moved;
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- a lamp-fixing member combined with the mold frame.
A backlight assembly comprising:
- a mold frame including a bottom face, a side face upwardly extending from an edge of the bottom face and having an opening, and a top face horizontally extending from an upper end of the side face;
- a lamp-fixing member combined with the mold frame;
- a reflection sheet reflecting a light, the reflection sheet including a bottom sheet positioned under the bottom face of the mold frame, and side sheets extending from edges of the bottom sheet;
- a receiving member placed under the reflection sheet, the reflection sheet being received in the receiving member;
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- a lamp fixed to the lamp fixing member and movable through the opening of the side face, the lamp emitting the light.
A backlight assembly comprising:
- a mold frame including a bottom face, a first side face upwardly extending from a first edge of the bottom face and having an opening, a second side face upwardly extending from a second edge of the bottom face that is opposite to the first edge, and a top face horizontally extending from an upper end of the first side face, the opening extending from a lower end of the side face;
- a lamp-fixing member combined with the mold frame;
- a reflection sheet positioned under the bottom face of the mold frame, the reflection sheet reflecting a light;
- a receiving member placed under the reflection sheet, the reflection sheet received in the receiving member;
- an optical member positioned on the top face of the mold frame;
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- a lamp fixed to the lamp fixing member and movable through the opening of the side face, the lamp emitting the light toward the optical member.
A backlight assembly comprising:
- a mold frame including a bottom face, a first side face upwardly extending from a first edge of the bottom face and having an opening, a second side face upwardly extending from a second edge of the bottom face that is opposite to the first edge, and a top face horizontally extending from an upper end of the first side face, the opening extending from a lower end of the side face;
- a lamp-fixing member combined with the mold frame;
- a reflection sheet positioned on a plane that is substantially identical to a plane on which the bottom face of the mold frame is placed, and making contact with the bottom face of the mold frame;
- a receiving member placed under the reflection sheet, the reflection sheet received in the receiving member;
- an optical member positioned on the top face of the mold frame;
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- a lamp fixed to the lamp-fixing member, the lamp movable through the opening of the side face, the lamp emitting a light toward the optical member.
A liquid crystal display apparatus comprising:
- a liquid crystal display panel including a lower substrate, an upper substrate, and a liquid crystal layer interposed between the lower and upper substrates, the liquid crystal display panel displaying an image using a light;
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- a backlight assembly providing the light to the liquid crystal display panel, the backlight assembly including:
- a mold frame including a bottom face, a side face upwardly extending from an edge of the bottom face and having an opening, and a top face horizontally extending from an upper end of the side face;
- a lamp-fixing member combined with the mold frame;
- a reflection sheet reflecting the light, the reflection sheet including a bottom sheet positioned under the bottom face of the mold frame, and side sheets extending from edges of the bottom sheet;
- a receiving member placed under the bottom sheet of the reflection sheet, the reflection sheet received in the receiving member;
- an optical member positioned on the top face of the mold frame;
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- a lamp fixed to the lamp-fixing member, the lamp movable through the opening of the side face, the lamp emitting the light toward the optical member.
A lamp-supporting unit comprising:
- a mold frame including a bottom face, the bottom face formed of an elastic material;
- and,
- a lamp-fixing member elastically held to the mold frame by the bottom face.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.