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US 2011/0164403 A1Published application
Backlight assembly having fluorescent lamps and display device having the backlight assembly
AssigneeSamsung Display Co., Ltd.
InventorHYUN-CHUL BAE
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Abstract
Provided is a backlight assembly which can be assembled with increased efficiency and has improved reliability. The backlight assembly includes a fluorescent lamp which includes a fluorescent lamp tube and a pair of lamp leads formed at each end of the fluorescent lamp tube, end caps which surround each end of the fluorescent lamp tube and fix the lamp leads in place, and a power supply terminal units which supply power to the lamp leads, wherein an end cap exposes at least part of each of the lamp leads corresponding thereto.
Claims19
A backlight assembly comprising:
- a fluorescent lamp comprising a fluorescent lamp tube and a plurality of lamp leads formed at an end of the fluorescent lamp tube;
- an end cap surrounding the end of the fluorescent lamp tube and fixing the lamp leads in place;
- and
- a power supply terminal unit supplying power to the lamp leads,
- wherein the end cap exposes at least part of each of the lamp leads.
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A display device comprising:
- a backlight assembly comprising a fluorescent lamp comprising a fluorescent lamp tube and a plurality of lamp leads formed at an end of the fluorescent lamp tube, an end cap surrounding the end of the fluorescent lamp tube and fixing the lamp leads in place, and a power supply terminal unit supplying power to the lamp leads;
- and
- a display panel which displays an image using light emitted from the backlight assembly,
- wherein the end cap exposes at least part of each of the lamp leads.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.