STRUCTURAL BACKLIGHTING
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1. A display assembly, comprising:
- a display member, the display member being configured to be operatively coupled to a processor and configured to modulate light to produce an image; and
a plurality of backlight members, each backlight member being separate from each other backlight member, each backlight member having a plurality of embedded light sources including at least one white light source and at least one color light source, each backlight member being configured to supply the light that is modulated by the display member, an entire surface of each backlight member being bonded directly to the display member.
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Abstract
A display assembly includes a display member and backlight member. The backlight member has a light source and is bonded directly to the display member. The backlight member can be bonded directly to a display area of the display member, and an optically transparent adhesive can be used to bond a first surface of the backlight member to a first surface of the display member.
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1. A display assembly, comprising:
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a display member, the display member being configured to be operatively coupled to a processor and configured to modulate light to produce an image; and a plurality of backlight members, each backlight member being separate from each other backlight member, each backlight member having a plurality of embedded light sources including at least one white light source and at least one color light source, each backlight member being configured to supply the light that is modulated by the display member, an entire surface of each backlight member being bonded directly to the display member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A display assembly, comprising:
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a display member, the display member having a display area; a first backlight member defined as a first monolithic block having a first plurality of light sources including at least one white light source and at least one color light source, and being configured to supply first light that is modulated by the display member, the first backlight member being bonded directly to a surface of the display member within the display area of the display member; and a second backlight member defined as a second monolithic block having a second plurality of light sources including at least one white light source and at least one color light source, and being configured to supply second light that is modulated by the display member, the second backlight member being bonded directly to the surface of the display member within the display area of the display member. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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15. A method of assembling a display, comprising:
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providing a display member; providing a plurality of individual backlight members, each individual backlight member being a separate monolithic block from each other individual backlight member, each individual backlight member having multiple embedded light sources including at least one white light source and at least one color light source; and directly bonding an entire first surface of each individual backlight member to a first surface of the display member. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 28, 29)
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