BACKLIGHT UNIT AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE SAME

• US 20130301296A1
• Filed: 06/14/2012
• Published: 11/14/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 05/11/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd. (TCL Technology Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd. (TCL Technology Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Zhou, Gege, Huang, Jianfa
• Application Number:
  US13/811,143
• Publication Number:
  US 20130301296A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 362/611
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/0055 Reflecting element, sheet or layer
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/0081 Mechanical or electrical aspects of the light guide and light source in the lighting device peculiar to the adaptation to planar light guides, e.g. concerning packaging
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/0088 of the light guide or other optical sheets in the package

Abstract

A liquid crystal display device has a liquid crystal panel and a backlight unit, wherein the backlight unit comprises: a light guide plate, having a bottom surface, a light exiting surface opposite to the bottom surface, at least one lateral light incident surface and at least a lateral side, wherein the lateral side includes a retaining surface; a frame body for receiving the light guide plate, having a stopping part disposed at a position corresponding to the retaining surface, wherein the stopping part is closely engaged with the retaining surface of the light guide plate for fixing the light guide plate; and a light source disposed in the frame body, emitting light toward to the lateral light incident surface.

Claims

1. A backlight unit comprising

a light guide plate, including a bottom surface, a light exiting surface opposite to the bottom surface, at least one lateral light incident surface and at least a lateral side, wherein the lateral side includes a retaining surface, the retaining surface comprises a first inclined plane, and the first inclined plane and the bottom surface forms an acute angle;

a frame body for receiving the light guide plate, having a stopping part disposed at a position corresponding to the retaining surface, wherein the stopping part is closely engaged with the retaining surface of the light guide plate for fixing the light guide plate, the frame body comprises a back plate and a plastic frame, the back plate includes a bottom plate and a side wall extending upward from around the bottom plate, the plastic frame has a stopping part and a groove coupled with the side wall of the back plate; and

a light source disposed in the frame body, emitting light toward the lateral light incident surface.

2. A backlight unit comprising:

a light guide plate, including a bottom surface, a light exiting surface opposite to the bottom surface, at least one lateral light incident surface and at least a lateral side, wherein the lateral side includes a retaining surface;

a frame body for receiving the light guide plate, having a stopping part disposed at a position corresponding to the retaining surface, wherein the stopping part is closely engaged with the retaining surface of the light guide plate for fixing the light guide plate; and

a light source disposed in the frame body, emitting light toward the lateral light incident surface.

3. The backlight unit of claim 2, wherein the retaining surface comprises a first inclined plane, and the first inclined plane and the bottom surface forms an acute angle.

4. The backlight unit of claim 3, wherein the frame body comprises a back plate and a plastic frame, the back plate includes a bottom plate and a side wall extending upward from around the bottom plate, the plastic frame has a stopping part and a groove coupled with the side wall of the back plate.

5. The backlight unit of claim 3, wherein the frame body comprises a plastic frame having the stopping part.

6. The backlight unit of claim 3, wherein the frame body comprises a back plate including a bottom plate and a side wall extending upward from around the bottom plate, and the side wall has the stopping part.

7. The backlight unit of claim 2, wherein the retaining surface comprises a first inclined plane and a second inclined plane, the first inclined plane and the bottom surface forms an acute angle, and the second inclined plane and the light exiting surface forms an acute angle, the stopping part is closely engaged with the first inclined plane of the retaining surface for fixing the light guide plate.

8. The backlight unit of claim 5, wherein the frame body comprises a back plate, the back plate includes a bottom plate and a side wall extending upward from around the bottom plate, the side wall comprises the stopping part.

9. A liquid crystal display device having a liquid crystal panel and a backlight unit, wherein the backlight unit comprises:

a light guide plate, including a bottom surface, a light exiting surface opposite to the bottom surface, at least one lateral light incident surface and at least a lateral side, wherein the lateral side includes a retaining surface;

a frame body for receiving the light guide plate, having a stopping part disposed at a position corresponding to the retaining surface, wherein the stopping part is closely engaged with the retaining surface of the light guide plate for fixing the light guide plate; and

a light source disposed in the frame body, emitting light toward to the lateral light incident surface.

10. The liquid crystal display device of claim 9, wherein the retaining surface comprises a first inclined plane, and the first inclined plane and the bottom surface forms an acute angle.

11. The liquid crystal display device of claim 10, wherein the frame body comprises a back plate and a plastic frame, the back plate includes a bottom plate and a side wall extending upward from around the bottom plate, the plastic frame has a stopping part and a groove coupled with the side wall of the back plate.