Backlight assembly and liquid crystal display having the same
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorTae Seok Kim
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Abstract
A backlight assembly and a liquid crystal device having the same. The backlight assembly includes a light guide plate, a first mold frame integrally formed with the light guide plate, a light source unit disposed on at least one side of the light guide plate and comprising a light source spaced apart from the at least one side of the light guide plate and a light reflector surrounding the light source and connected to the light guide plate, a light reflector surrounding the light source and connected to the light guide plate, and a second mold frame connected to the first mold frame and disposed on the light reflector
Claims23
A backlight assembly, comprising:
- a light guide plate;
- a first mold frame integrally formed with the light guide plate;
- a light source unit disposed on at least one side of the light guide plate and comprising a light source spaced apart from the at least one side of the light guide plate and a light reflector surrounding the light source and connected to the light guide plate;
- a light reflector surrounding the light source and connected to the light guide plate;
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- a second mold frame connected to the first mold frame and disposed on the light reflector.
A liquid crystal display, comprising:
- a backlight assembly comprising:
- a light guide plate;
- a first mold frame formed of a material different from that of the light guide plate, and integrally formed with the light guide plate;
- a light source unit disposed on a side of the light guide plate, wherein the light source unit comprises a light source spaced apart from the side of the light guide plate, and a light reflector surrounding the light source and connected to the light guide plate;
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- a second mold frame connected to the first mold frame and disposed on the light reflector;
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- a liquid crystal display panel disposed on the backlight assembly.
A liquid crystal display, comprising:
- a backlight assembly comprising:
- a light guide plate;
- a first mold frame formed of the same material as that of the light guide plate, and integrally formed with the light guide plate;
- a light source unit disposed on a side of the light guide plate, wherein the light source unit comprises a light source spaced apart from the side of the light guide plate, a light reflector surrounding the light source and connected to the light guide plate, and a light-shielding sheet that surrounds the edge of the LCD panel and the first mold frame, and prevents the leakage of light;
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- a second mold frame connected to the first mold frame and disposed on the light reflector;
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- a liquid crystal display panel disposed on the backlight assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.