Backlight unit and display device having the same
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsKyeong-Min Kim, Min-Gwan Hyun
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Abstract
A backlight unit includes a light source, an optical member for adjusting a traveling path of light exiting from the light source, a frame accommodating and fixing the optical member and including a plane portion, a sidewall portion vertically extending from the plane portion and at least one frame fastening portion downwardly extending from the sidewall portion and a lower receiving member for accommodating and fixing the frame. The lower receiving member includes a bottom portion having at least one hole formed therein to be fastened to the frame fastening portion and a side surface portion upwardly extending from edges of the bottom portion.
Claims8
A display device, comprising:
- a display panel for displaying an image;
- a frame fixing the display panel and including a plane portion, a sidewall portion vertically extending from the plane portion, first fastening portion integrally formed with the frame and downwardly protruding from the sidewall portion and a second fastening portion integrally formed with the frame and upwardly protruding from the sidewall portion;
- a lower receiving member formed with a first hole to be fastened to the first fastening portion to accommodate and fix the frame;
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- an upper receiving member supporting the display panel on the upper side thereof to be fastened to the frame, the upper receiving member comprising a second hole formed at a position corresponding to the second fastening portion to be fastened to the second fastening portion,
- wherein the first fastening portion and the second fastening portion couple to the first hole and the second hole, respectively, by hook coupling.
A display device, comprising:
- a display panel for displaying an image;
- a backlight unit supplying light to the display panel, wherein the backlight unit comprises:
- a light source;
- an optical member for adjusting a traveling path of light exiting from the light source;
- a frame accommodating and fixing the optical member and including a frame fastening portion integrally formed with the frame and downwardly protruding therefrom;
- and
- a lower receiving member having a lower receiving member fastening portion integrally formed with the lower receiving member and upwardly protruding therefrom and a lower receiving member hole formed in the lower receiving member at a position corresponding to the frame fastening portion,
- wherein the frame fastening portion couples to the lower receiving member hole by hook coupling;
- and
- an upper receiving member provided over the display panel and having an upper receiving member hole to be fastened to the lower receiving member fastening portion,
- wherein the lower receiving member fastening portion couples to the upper receiving member hole by hook coupling.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.