US 2015/0029697 A1Published application

Backlight unit and display apparatus having the same

AssigneeSamsung Display Co., Ltd.

InventorsChangyong PARK, Young-Ran SON, Sang Hoon LEE, Seki PARK, Luly LEE

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Abstract

A backlight unit including a bottom cover having a bottom surface and a sidewall extending from the bottom surface, light sources, and a reflection sheet. Outermost ones of the light sources are configured to include a first light source and a second light source. The first light source and the second light source have different distances from the sidewall. The reflection sheet includes a first reflection sheet disposed between the sidewall and the first light source and a second reflection sheet disposed between the sidewall and the second light source. The first reflection sheet and the second reflection sheet have different inclined angles from each other.

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Dependent claims

A backlight unit, comprising:

a bottom cover comprising a bottom surface and a sidewall extending from the bottom surface;
light sources disposed on the bottom surface;
and
a reflection sheet disposed on an inner surface of the sidewall, outermost ones of the light sources comprising:
a first light source spaced apart from the sidewall in a first direction by a first distance;
and
a second light source spaced apart from the sidewall in the first direction by a second distance different from the first distance,
wherein the reflection sheet comprises:
a first reflection sheet disposed between the sidewall and the first light source at a first inclined angle with respect to the bottom surface, and
a second reflection sheet disposed between the sidewall and the second light source at a second inclined angle different from the first inclined angle with respect to the bottom surface.

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A display apparatus, comprising:

a display panel configured to display an image;
and
a backlight unit configured to provide light to the display panel, the backlight unit comprising:
a bottom cover comprising a bottom surface and a sidewall extending from the bottom surface;
light sources disposed on the bottom surface;
and
a reflection sheet disposed on an inner surface of the sidewall, outermost ones of the light sources comprising:
a first light source spaced apart from the sidewall by a first distance in a first direction;
and
a second light source spaced apart from the sidewall by a second distance different from the first distance in the first direction,
wherein the reflection sheet comprises:
a first reflection sheet disposed between the sidewall and the first light source at a first inclined angle with respect to the bottom surface, and
a second reflection sheet disposed between the sidewall and the second light source at a second inclined angle different from the first inclined angle with respect to the bottom surface.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.