Backlight assembly and display apparatus having the same
AssigneeSamsung Display Co., Ltd.
InventorsJoo Woan CHO, Yong Woo Lee
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Abstract
A display apparatus includes a light guide plate guiding a light, a light source arranged in a side portion of the light guide plate to generate the light, a display panel receiving the light from the light guide plate to display an image, a frame including a sidewall and a support part extended from the sidewall to support the display panel, and an optical member arranged between the light guide plate and the display panel to control a path of the light exiting from the light guide plate. The optical member includes a first side portion and a second side portion, a side surface of the first side portion faces a side surface of the support part, and the second side portion is positioned between the support part and the light guide plate.
Claims20
A display apparatus comprising:
- a light guide plate that guides a light;
- a light source located at a side portion of the light guide plate to generate the light;
- a display panel that receives the light from the light guide plate to display an image;
- a frame including a sidewall and a support part, the support part extending from the sidewall under a portion of the display panel to support the display panel;
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- an optical member between the light guide plate and the display panel to control a path of the light exiting from the light guide plate,
- wherein the optical member comprises a first side portion and a second side portion, a side surface of the first side portion faces a side surface of the support part, and the second side portion is positioned under the support part.
A display apparatus comprising:
- a light guide plate guiding a light;
- a light source arranged in a side portion of the light guide plate to generate the light;
- a display panel receiving the light from the light guide plate to display an image;
- a frame including a sidewall and a support part extending from the sidewall to support the display panel;
- and
- an optical member arranged between the light guide plate and the display panel to control a path of the light exiting from the light guide plate,
- wherein the display panel comprises a display area and a peripheral area having a first peripheral area and a second peripheral area, the first peripheral area has a width that is larger than a width of the second peripheral area in a plan view, and the optical member comprises:
- a first side portion corresponding to the first peripheral area;
- a second side portion corresponding to the second peripheral area;
- a first protruding portion protruded from the first side portion;
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- a second protruding portion protruded from the second side portion and having a protruded length that is shorter than a protruded length of the first protruding portion in a plan view, and a first coupling recess coupled with the first protruding portion and a second coupling recess coupled with the second protruding portion are formed through the sidewall.
A backlight assembly comprising:
- a light guide plate guiding a light;
- a light source arranged in a side portion of the light guide plate to generate the light;
- a display panel receiving the light from the light guide plate to display an image;
- a frame including a side-wall and a support part extending from the sidewall to support the display panel;
- and
- an optical member arranged between the light guide plate and the display panel to control a path of the light exiting from the light guide plate,
- wherein the optical member comprises a first side portion and a second side portion, a side surface of the first side portion faces a side surface of the support part, and the second side portion is positioned between the support part and the light guide plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.