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US 7,452,102 B2Granted
Lamp holder, lamp assembly having the same, backlight assembly having the same and display device having the same
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorHo-Han Ryu
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Abstract
A lamp holder includes a supporting part and a holding part. The supporting part includes a guiding hole for guiding a wire of a lamp. The holding part protrudes from the supporting part in a longitudinal direction of the lamp. A holding groove is formed at the holding part to hold an end portion of the lamp. The lamp holder improves an image display quality of a display device.
Claims18
A lamp holder for a backlight assembly, the lamp holder comprising:
- a supporting part including a guiding hole extending therethrough for guiding a wire of a lamp of the backlight assembly;
- and
- a holding part protruding from the supporting part in a longitudinal direction of the lamp, a holding groove being formed at the holding part to hold an end portion of the lamp,
- wherein the holding part comprises a first holding portion protruding from a first end portion of the supporting part in the longitudinal direction of the lamp and a second holding portion protruding from a second end portion of the supporting part in the longitudinal direction of the lamp, and,
- wherein the guiding hole extending through the supporting part extends therethrough in a direction substantially transverse to the longitudinal direction of the lamp and a longitudinal direction of the supporting part, and
- wherein the supporting part is integrally formed with the holding part as an undivisible unit.
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A backlight assembly comprising:
- a lamp generating a light, an end portion of the lamp being electrically connected to a lamp wire;
- a lamp holder including:
- a supporting part including a guiding hole extending therethrough for guiding the lamp wire;
- and
- a holding part protruding from the supporting part in a longitudinal direction of the lamp, a holding groove being formed at the holding part to hold the end portion of the lamp;
- wherein the holding part comprises a first holding portion protruding from a first end portion of the supporting part in the longitudinal direction of the lamp and a second holding portion protruding from a second end portion of the supporting part in the longitudinal direction of the lamp;
- and
- an optical member disposed over the lamp to improve optical characteristics of the light;
- and
- a first side mold that covers the lamp holder and supports the optical member so that the lamp is spaced apart from the optical member by a constant distance,
- wherein the guiding hole extending through the supporting part extends therethrough in a direction substantially transverse to the longitudinal direction of the lamp and a longitudinal direction of the supporting part, and
- wherein the supporting part, is integrally formed with the holding part as an undivisible unit.
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A display device comprising:
- a display panel that displays an image using a light;
- and
- a backlight assembly including:
- a lamp generating the light;
- and
- a lamp holder including:
- a supporting part including a guiding hole extending therethrough for guiding a lamp wire;
- and
- a holding part protruding from the supporting part in a longitudinal direction of the lamp, a holding groove being formed at the holding part to hold an end portion of the lamp,
- wherein the holding part comprises a first holding portion protruding from a first end portion of the supporting part in the longitudinal direction of the lamp and a second holding portion protruding from a second end portion of the supporting part in the longitudinal direction of the lamp, and
- wherein the guiding hole extending through the supporting part extends therethrough in a direction substantially transverse to the longitudinal direction of the lamp and a longitudinal direction of the supporting part;
- and
- a side mold that covers the lamp holder, and
- wherein the supporting part is integrally formed with the holding part as an undivisible unit.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.