Backlight assembly and liquid crystal display apparatus
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorHea-Chun Lee
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Abstract
A backlight assembly includes a receiving container having a bottom and a side member to provide a receiving space, a flat-type fluorescent lamp received into the receiving container to emit a light, and a supporting member having a buffer disposed between the receiving container and the flat-type fluorescent lamp to buff an impact applied to the flat-type fluorescent lamp while supporting the flat-type fluorescent lamp. The buffer has protrusions protruding from a face of the supporting member. Thus, the backlight assembly may enhance impact resistance of the backlight assembly and prevent damage of the flat-type fluorescent lamp.
Claims36
A backlight assembly comprising:
- a receiving container having a bottom and a side member to provide a receiving space;
- a flat-type fluorescent lamp received within the receiving container, the flat-type fluorescent lamp emitting a light;
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- a supporting member having a buffer disposed between the receiving container and the flat-type fluorescent lamp to buff an impact applied to the flat-type fluorescent lamp, the supporting member including a material having elasticity;
- wherein the buffer comprises protrusions protruding from a face of the supporting member.
A liquid crystal display apparatus comprising:
- a backlight assembly comprising:
- a receiving container having a bottom and a side member to provide a receiving space;
- a flat-type fluorescent lamp received within the receiving container, the flat-type fluorescent lamp emitting a light;
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- a supporting member having a buffer disposed between the receiving container and the flat-type fluorescent lamp to buff an impact applied to the flat-type fluorescent lamp, the supporting member including a material having elasticity;
- a liquid crystal display panel disposed on the backlight assembly to display an image using the light from the backlight assembly;
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- a top chassis fixing the liquid crystal display panel to the backlight assembly wherein the buffer comprises protrusions protruding from a face of the supporting member.
A supporting member for buffing an impact applied to a flat-type fluorescent lamp, the supporting member comprising:
- a plurality of supporting devices, each of the supporting devices including:
- a first supporting portion;
- a second supporting portion extending from the first supporting portion at a non-zero angle;
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- a plurality of protrusions protruding from at least one of the first supporting portion and the second supporting portion,
- wherein the plurality of supporting devices are evenly distributable about a flat-type fluorescent lamp and the supporting member comprises a material having elasticity.
A method of protecting a flat-type fluorescent lamp within a backlight assembly from damage resulting from external impacts, the backlight assembly including a receiving container having a bottom and a side member for providing a receiving space for receiving the flat-type fluorescent lamp, the method comprising:
- providing a supporting member with a plurality of protrusions protruding from a face of the supporting member, the supporting member including a material having elasticity;
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- inserting the supporting member between the receiving container and the flat-type fluorescent lamp.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.