Backlight module having holding device for holding light source
AssigneeInnolux Display Corp.
InventorChien-Chung Fang
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Abstract
An exemplary backlight module (20) includes a light source (23), a light guide plate (21), a light source reflector (22), and a holding device (24). The light guide plate includes a light incident surface (211). The light source is disposed adjacent to the light incident surface. The light source reflector attaches to the light guide plate, and includes a fixing hole (224). The holding device engages with the light source reflector at the fixing hole and restrains the light source in position a predetermined maximum distance away from the light source reflector.
Claims16
A backlight module comprising:
- a light guide plate comprising a light incident surface;
- a light source adjacent to the light incident surface;
- a light source reflector attached to the light guide plate, the light source reflector comprising a fixing hole;
- a first holding device engaged with the light source reflector at the fixing hole and restraining the light source in position a predetermined maximum distance away from the light source reflector, the first holding device comprising a fixing portion and a holding portion, the holding portion comprising a first holding arm and a second holding arm, the holding portion connected integrally to the fixing portion;
- a second holding device fixing the light source to the light source reflector, the second holding device comprising a plurality of holding arms, wherein an open direction of each of the holding arms of the second holding device is substantially opposite to an open direction of each of the first holding arm and the second holding arm of the first holding device;
- wherein the first holding arm and the second holding arm of the first holding device and the holding arms of the second holding device hold opposite sides of the light source;
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- wherein the fixing portion of the first holding device comprises a first fixing arm and a second fixing arm, the first fixing arm comprising a first protrusion extending from an end thereof and a first block extending from a middle portion thereof, the second fixing arm comprising a second protrusion extending from an end thereof and a second block extending from a middle portion thereof.
A backlight module comprising:
- a light guide plate comprising a light incident surface;
- a light source adjacent to the light incident surface;
- a light source reflector attached to the light guide plate, the light source reflector comprising a fixing hole;
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- a one-piece first holding device and a one-piece second holding device positioning the light source relative to the light source reflector, each of the first holding device and the second holding device comprising a fixing portion and a holding portion, the holding portions limiting movement of the light source toward the light incident surface, and the fixing portions fixing the first holding device and the second holding device to the light source reflector, the holding portions of each of the first and second holding devices comprising a plurality of holding arms:
- wherein an open direction of each of the holding arms of the second holding device is substantially opposite to an open direction of each of the holding arms of the first holding device;
- the holding arms of the first holding device and the holding arms of the second holding device hold opposite sides of the light source;
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- wherein the holding portions are connected integrally to the fixing portions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.