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US 9,869,893 B2Granted
Display device and method of fabricating the same
AssigneeLG Display Co., Ltd.
InventorHae-hyeon Jeong
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Abstract
A display device can include a display panel displaying an image, a first frame surrounding the display panel, a backlight unit under the display panel, and an adhesive between a side surface of the display panel and a side surface of the first frame. Also, the display panel is attached and fixed to the first frame by the adhesive.
Claims14
A display device, comprising:
- a display panel displaying an image;
- a first frame surrounding the display panel;
- a backlight unit under the display panel, the backlight unit including a reflecting plate, a light guide plate and a plurality of optical sheets and supplying a light to the display panel;
- a polarizing plate on a top surface of the display panel;
- and
- a single adhesive member between a side surface of the display panel and a side surface of the first frame,
- wherein the display panel is attached and fixed to the first frame by the single adhesive member,
- wherein the first frame has a rectangular ring shape and includes a vertical portion,
- wherein the single adhesive member only contacts the display panel, the first frame and the polarizing plate,
- wherein the reflecting plate is attached to the first frame by an attaching member,
- wherein the attaching member and a portion of the reflecting plate are both disposed under and overlapping with the single adhesive member and the side surface of the display panel,
- wherein the reflecting plate is attached to a step difference portion of the first frame by the attaching member,
- wherein a protrusion is disposed on a central portion of an inner surface of the vertical portion of the first frame,
- wherein the display panel is disposed on a top surface of the protrusion,
- wherein the light guide plate and the plurality of optical sheets are disposed on a side surface of the protrusion,
- wherein the reflecting plate is disposed on a bottom surface of the protrusion,
- wherein the top surface of the protrusion is lower than an uppermost surface of the first frame and the bottom surface of the protrusion is higher than a lowermost surface of the first frame,
- wherein an edge front outer surface of the display panel and a top surface of the vertical portion are flush with each other, and
- wherein the single adhesive member contacts the edge front outer surface of the display panel and the top surface of the vertical portion.
16 more elements
A display device, comprising:
- a display panel displaying an image;
- a backlight unit under the display panel, the backlight unit supplying a light to the display panel;
- a first frame surrounding the backlight unit;
- and
- an adhesive on a side surface of the display panel and a side surface of the first frame,
- wherein the display panel is disposed to cover and overlap the backlight unit and the first frame,
- wherein the display panel is attached and fixed to the first frame by the adhesive,
- wherein the adhesive has a black color and is formed on the whole outer side surface of the first frame,
- wherein the adhesive fully covers an outer edge of the first frame and an outer lateral edge of the adhesive forms an outer lateral surface of the display device, and
- wherein the adhesive surrounds an upper surface of the first frame and a lower surface of the first frame with respect to a viewing direction of the display device.
7 more elements
A display device, comprising:
- a display panel displaying an image;
- a first frame surrounding the display panel;
- a backlight unit under the display panel, the backlight unit including a reflecting plate, a light guide plate and a plurality of optical sheets and supplying a light to the display panel;
- a polarizing plate on a top surface of the display panel;
- and
- a single adhesive member between a side surface of the display panel and a side surface of the first frame,
- wherein the display panel is attached and fixed to the first frame by the single adhesive member,
- wherein the first frame has a rectangular ring shape and includes a vertical portion,
- wherein the single adhesive member is adjacent to and contacts the polarizing plate on the top surface of the display panel,
- wherein the reflecting plate is attached to the first frame by an attaching member,
- wherein the attaching member and a portion of the reflecting plate are both disposed under and overlapping with the single adhesive member and the side surface of the display panel,
- wherein a portion of the edge front outer surface of the display panel is in contact with the single adhesive member and extends beyond an edge of the polarizing plate,
- wherein a protrusion is disposed on a central portion of an inner surface of the vertical portion of the first frame,
- wherein the display panel is disposed on a top surface of the protrusion,
- wherein the light guide plate and the plurality of optical sheets are disposed on a side surface of the protrusion,
- wherein the reflecting plate is disposed on a bottom surface of the protrusion,
- wherein the top surface of the protrusion is lower than an uppermost surface of the first frame and the bottom surface of the protrusion is higher than a lowermost surface of the first frame,
- wherein an edge front outer surface of the display panel and a top surface of the vertical portion are flush with each other, and
- wherein the single adhesive member contacts the edge front outer surface of the display panel and the top surface of the vertical portion.
16 more elements
A display device, comprising:
- a display panel displaying an image;
- a first frame surrounding the display panel;
- a backlight unit under the display panel, the backlight unit including a reflecting plate, a light guide plate and a plurality of optical sheets and supplying a light to the display panel;
- a polarizing plate on a top surface of the display panel;
- and
- a single adhesive member between a side surface of the display panel and a side surface of the first frame,
- wherein the display panel is attached and fixed to the first frame by the single adhesive member,
- wherein the first frame has a rectangular ring shape and includes a vertical portion,
- wherein the single adhesive member only contacts the display panel, the first frame and the polarizing plate,
- wherein the reflecting plate is attached to the first frame by an attaching member,
- wherein the attaching member and a portion of the reflecting plate are both disposed under and overlapping with the single adhesive member and the side surface of the display panel,
- wherein the reflecting plate is attached to a step difference portion of the first frame by the attaching member,
- wherein a protrusion is disposed on a central portion of an inner surface of the vertical portion of the first frame,
- wherein the display panel is disposed on a top surface of the protrusion,
- wherein the light guide plate and the plurality of optical sheets are disposed on a side surface of the protrusion,
- wherein the reflecting plate is disposed on a bottom surface of the protrusion,
- wherein a width of the top surface of the protrusion is smaller than a width of the bottom surface of the protrusion,
- wherein an edge front outer surface of the display panel and a top surface of the vertical portion are flush with each other, and
- wherein the single adhesive member contacts the edge front outer surface of the display panel and the top surface of the vertical portion.
16 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.