Two-way backlight assembly and two-way liquid crystal display apparatus having the same
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsByung-Woong Han, Sang-Hee Lee, Jae-Kwang Kim, Young-Bee Chu, Kyu-Seok Kim
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Abstract
In a two-way backlight assembly and a two-way LCD apparatus, the two-way backlight assembly provides light emitted from one light source to a first direction where a main LCD panel is placed and to a second direction where a sub LCD panel is placed. Also, a sub mold part for receiving the sub LCD panel comprises a black-colored material so as to prevent reflection of the light. Accordingly, thickness and power consumption of the backlight assembly may be reduced and display quality may be also improved by preventing leakage of the light at ends of the sub LCD panel.
Claims20
A backlight assembly comprising:
- a light source generating light;
- a light guide part including a first exit surface and a second exit surface opposite to the first exit surface, the light guide part receiving the light from the light source and emitting the received light through the first and second exit surfaces;
- a receiving container receiving the light source and light guide part, wherein the receiving container includes an opening;
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- a leakage preventing member disposed around the opening to prevent a leakage of the light.
A liquid crystal display apparatus comprising:
- a light source;
- a light guide part including a first exit surface and a second exit surface opposite to the first exit surface;
- a first liquid crystal display panel assembly disposed over the first exit surface of the light guide part;
- a receiving container receiving the light source, the light guide part, and the first liquid crystal display panel assembly, wherein the receiving container includes an opening;
- a second liquid crystal display panel assembly disposed below the opening;
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- a leakage preventing member disposed around the opening to prevent a leakage of the light.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.