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US 2014/0111735 A1Published application
Liquid crystal display apparatus
AssigneeSamsung Display Co., Ltd.
InventorsJoo Woan CHO, Sangheon YE
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Abstract
A liquid crystal display apparatus includes a display panel that displays an image, a backlight unit that provides a light to the display panel, and a frame that accommodates the display panel and the backlight unit. The backlight unit includes a light source that emits the light, a diffusion plate that diffuses the light from the light source, an optical sheet that condenses the diffused light and provides the condensed light to the display panel, and a clip that couples the diffusion plate and the optical sheet.
Claims22
A liquid crystal display apparatus comprising:
- a display panel to display an image;
- a backlight unit to provide a light to the display panel;
- and
- a frame to accommodate the display panel and the backlight unit, the backlight unit comprising:
- a light source;
- a diffusion plate to diffuse the light from the light source;
- an optical sheet to condense the diffused light and to provide the condensed light to the display panel;
- and
- a clip to couple the diffusion plate and the optical sheet.
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A method comprising:
- disposing a display panel, a backlight unit, and a frame, the frame accommodating the display panel and the backlight unit, wherein the backlight unit comprises a light source, a diffusion plate, an optical sheet, and a clip;
- forming a plurality of protrusions to a top portion or a bottom surface of the diffusion plate in an outward direction, the diffusion plate having a structural rigidity;
- forming the optical sheet having a plurality of engaging holes disposed adjacent to an end portion of the optical sheet, wherein the protrusions are formed correspond to the respective engaging holes and are disposed on upper side surface and the lower side surface of the diffusion plate to be spaced apart from each other, and wherein the engaging holes are disposed on the top portion and a bottom portion of the optical sheet to be spaced apart from each other;
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- disposing a clip to couple the diffusion plate and the optical sheet.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.