Backlight module having light guide plate with sliding strips and frame with sliding guides and liquid crystal display with same
AssigneeInnolux Display Corp.
InventorsCheng-Feng Tsai, Cheng-Hsien Yu
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Abstract
An exemplary backlight module (3) includes a light guide plate (32) and a frame (34) accommodating the light guide plate. The light guide plate includes a main body including two side surfaces (321), and two sliding strips (325). The sliding strips extend outward from the side surfaces of the main body. Each sliding strip includes a flexible detent (326). The frame includes two opposite first walls (341). The first walls defines two sliding guides (3411) slidably receiving the light guide plate whereby the light guide plate is slidable into the frame and detachably fixed in the frame by snapping engagement of the flexible detents with the frame.
Claims19
A backlight module comprising:
- a light guide plate comprising a main body comprising two side surfaces, and two sliding strips extending outward from the side surfaces, each sliding strip comprising a flexible detent;
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- a frame accommodating the light guide plate, the frame comprising two opposite first walls, the first walls defining two sliding guides slidably receiving the sliding strips whereby the light guide plate is slidable into the frame and detachably fixed in the frame by snapping engagement of the flexible detents with the frame.
A backlight module comprising:
- a light guide plate comprising two side surfaces and two ledges extending outward from the side surfaces, each ledge comprising a flexible detent;
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- a frame accommodating the light guide plate, the frame comprising two opposite first walls, the first walls defining two guideways and two first openings, the guideways slidably receiving the ledges, and the first openings receiving the flexible detents such that the light guide plate is detachably held in the frame.
A liquid crystal display comprising:
- a liquid crystal panel:
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- a backlight module positioned for providing light to the liquid crystal panel, the backlight module comprising:
- a light guide plate comprising a main body comprising two side surfaces, and two sliding strips extending outward from the side surfaces, each sliding strip comprising a flexible element;
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- a frame accommodating the light guide plate, the frame comprising two opposite first walls, the first walls defining two sliding guides slidably receiving the sliding strips whereby the light guide plate is slidable into the frame and detachably fixed in the frame by snapping engagement of the flexible elements with the frame.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.