DISPLAY DEVICE

• US 20170184780A1
• Filed: 12/28/2015
• Published: 06/29/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 12/28/2015
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: InnoLux Corporation
• Original Assignee: InnoLux Corporation
• Inventors: NOTERMANS, Jef, MEIJERS, Jan
• Application Number:
  US14/981,890
• Publication Number:
  US 20170184780A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/005 provided by one optical element, or plurality thereof, placed on the light output side of the light guide
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/0055 Reflecting element, sheet or layer
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/0056 for producing polarisation effects, e.g. by a surface with polarizing properties or by an additional polarizing elements
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/0085 Means for removing heat created by the light source from the package heat extraction or cooling elements for semiconductor light sources in general H01L33/64
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/0088 of the light guide or other optical sheets in the package

Abstract

A display device is provided. The display device includes a housing, a backlight module, a shielding member, a cover, and a display panel. The housing includes a bottom sidewall, a top sidewall, and a platform disposed between the bottom sidewall and the top sidewall, and the housing further includes a bottom cavity surrounded by the bottom sidewall and a top cavity surrounded by the top sidewall. The backlight module is disposed in the bottom cavity. The shielding member is disposed on the platform and covering a portion of the backlight module. The cover is disposed on the housing. The display panel is attached to the cover and disposed in the top cavity.

Claims

1. A display device, comprising:

a housing including a bottom sidewall, a top sidewall, and a platform disposed between the bottom sidewall and the top sidewall, the housing further including a bottom cavity surrounded by the bottom sidewall and a top cavity surrounded by the top sidewall;

a backlight module disposed in the bottom cavity;

a shielding member disposed on the platform and covering a portion of the backlight module;

a cover disposed on the housing; and

a display panel attached to the cover and disposed in the top cavity.

2. The display device according to claim 1, further comprising a first adhesive for adhering the display panel to the cover.

3. The display device according to claim 1, further comprising a second adhesive disposed on the housing for adhering the cover to the housing.

4. The display device according to claim 1, wherein the housing is an integral housing.

5. The display device according to claim 1, wherein the housing is a metallic housing comprises aluminum, magnesium, or an alloy thereof.

6. The display device according to claim 1, wherein the backlight module comprises:

a backlight source;

a light guide disposed adjacent to the backlight source; and

an optical film disposed on the light guide.

7. The display device according to claim 6, wherein the backlight module further comprises a reflector disposed at a bottom side of the light guide.

8. The display device according to claim 7, wherein the reflector covers at least two lateral sides of the light guide.

9. The display device according to claim 6, wherein the backlight module further comprises a light shielding material disposed on at least one lateral side of the light guide.

10. The display device according to claim 1, wherein the shielding member is a single sided adhesive.

11. The display device according to claim 1, wherein the display panel and the shielding member are separated from each other by a gap.

12. The display device according to claim 1, wherein the display panel is attached to a first surface of the cover, and the display panel comprises a first substrate, a second substrate, and a display layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, and the display device further comprises a touch sensor layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate.

13. The display device according to claim 12, further comprising:

a top polarizer disposed on a second surface of the cover, the second surface being opposite to the first surface.

14. The display device according to claim 12, further comprising:

a safety cover disposed on a second surface of the cover, the second surface being opposite to the first surface; and

an adhesive layer disposed between the cover and the safety cover.

15. The display device according to claim 1, wherein the display panel is attached to a first surface of the cover, and the display device further comprises:

a touch sensor layer disposed on the first surface of the cover.

16. The display device according to claim 15, further comprising:

a top polarizer disposed on a second surface of the cover, the second surface being opposite to the first surface.

17. The display device according to claim 15, further comprising:

a safety cover disposed on a second surface of the cover, the second surface being opposite to the first surface; and

an adhesive layer disposed between the cover and the safety cover.

18. The display device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a touch panel disposed between the display panel and the cover, the touch panel being attached to a first surface of the cover.

19. The display device according to claim 18, further comprising:

a top polarizer disposed on a second surface of the cover, the second surface being opposite to the first surface.

20. The display device according to claim 18, further comprising:

a safety cover disposed on a second surface of the cover, the second surface being opposite to the first surface; and

an adhesive layer disposed between the cover and the safety cover.