FRAME STRUCTURE, BACKLIGHT ASSEMBLY AND DISPLAY DEVICE

• US 20200132921A1
• Filed: 06/20/2019
• Published: 04/30/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 10/31/2018
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Beijing Boe Chatani Electronics Co., Ltd. (BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.), BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Beijing Boe Chatani Electronics Co., Ltd. (BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.), BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: LI, Qilin, LI, Ting
• Granted Patent: US 10,976,484 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• 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

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a frame structure, a backlight assembly, and a display device. The frame structure includes: a frame including an annular bottom and a sidewall surrounding the annular bottom, the annular bottom has a protrusion disposed in parallel with the sidewall; and a matching plate having a first hollow portion, the first hollow portion is configured to be engaged with the protrusion.

Claims

1. A frame structure, comprising:

a frame comprising an annular bottom and a sidewall surrounding the annular bottom, the annular bottom having a protrusion disposed in parallel with the sidewall; and

a matching plate having a first hollow portion, wherein

the first hollow portion is configured to be engaged with the protrusion.

2. The frame structure according to claim 1, wherein the sidewall of the frame comprises a first sidewall, the first sidewall has a second hollow portion and a bent portion, the bent portion is disposed in parallel with the annular bottom, and

the projection is located on a portion of the annular bottom that is not connected to the first sidewall.

3. The frame structure according to claim 2, wherein the annular bottom is a rectangular annular bottom having a first side, a second side and a third side both adjacent to the first side, and a fourth side opposite to the first side,

the first side is connected to the first sidewall,

the second side, the third side and the fourth side each comprise the protrusion, and

the protrusion on the second side and the protrusion on the third side each comprise a notch.

4. The frame structure according to claim 3, wherein the notch of the second side and the notch of the third side have a same opening direction.

5. The frame structure according to claim 4, wherein the same opening direction is an extending direction of the second side and the third side.

6. The frame structure according to claim 3, wherein the matching plate is a U-shaped matching plate, and an opening of the U-shaped matching plate faces towards the first sidewall.

7. The frame structure according to claim 3, wherein a plurality of protrusions is provided on each of the second side, the third side, and the fourth side of the annular bottom.

8. The frame structure according to claim 3, wherein the matching plate is a U-shaped matching plate having two lateral edges and a bottom edge, and the first hollow portion is disposed at each of the two lateral edges and is configured to be engaged with the notch on the second side and the notch on the third side respectively.

9. The frame structure according to claim 8, wherein the first hollow portion is further disposed at the bottom edge of the U-shaped matching plate and is configured to be engaged with the protrusion of the fourth side.

10. A backlight assembly, comprising the frame structure according to claim 1.

11. The backlight assembly according to claim 10, wherein the sidewall of the frame comprises a first sidewall, the first sidewall has a second hollow portion and a bent portion, the bent portion is disposed in parallel with the annular bottom, and the projection is located on a portion of the annular bottom that is not connected to the first sidewall,

the sidewall of the frame further comprises a second side wall being not provided with the second hollow portion, the second sidewall has a notch on a side away from the annular bottom, the matching plate extends into the notch, and

the backlight assembly further comprises:

a light source attached to an outer side of the first sidewall through a fixing tape.

12. The backlight assembly according to claim 11, wherein the annular bottom is a rectangular annular bottom having a first side, a second side and a third side both adjacent to the first side, and a fourth side opposite to the first side,

the first side is connected to the first sidewall,

the second side, the third side and the fourth side each comprise the protrusion, and the protrusion on the second side and the protrusion on the third side each comprise a notch, and

the backlight assembly further comprises:

an optical film unit fixed between the annular bottom and the matching plate, the optical film unit has a third hollow portion, and the third hollow portion is configured to be engaged with the protrusion.

13. The backlight assembly according to claim 12, wherein the optical film unit has a thickness of d1, and

a vertical distance between a side of the notch close to the annular bottom and the annular bottom is d2, wherein

d1=d2.

14. The backlight assembly according to claim 12, wherein the notch of the second side and the notch of the third side have a same opening direction.

15. The backlight assembly according to claim 14, wherein the same opening direction is an extending direction of the second side and the third side.

16. A display device, comprising the backlight assembly according to claim 10.

17. The display device according to claim 16, wherein the sidewall of the frame comprises a first sidewall, the first sidewall has a second hollow portion and a bent portion, the bent portion is disposed in parallel with the annular bottom, and the projection is located on a portion of the annular bottom that is not connected to the first sidewall,

the sidewall of the frame further comprises a second side wall being not provided with the second hollow portion, the second sidewall has a notch on a side away from the annular bottom, the matching plate extends into the notch, and

the display device further comprises:

a light source attached to an outer side of the first sidewall through a fixing tape.

18. The display device according to claim 17, wherein the annular bottom is a rectangular annular bottom having a first side, a second side and a third side both adjacent to the first side, and a fourth side opposite to the first side,

the first side is connected to the first sidewall,

the second side, the third side and the fourth side each comprise the protrusion, and the protrusion on the second side and the protrusion on the third side each comprise a notch, and

the backlight assembly further comprises:

an optical film unit fixed between the annular bottom and the matching plate, the optical film unit has a third hollow portion, and the third hollow portion is configured to be engaged with the protrusion.

19. The display device according to claim 18, wherein the optical film unit has a thickness of d1, and

a vertical distance between a side of the notch close to the annular bottom and the annular bottom is d2, wherein

d1=d2.

20. The display device according to claim 18, wherein the notch of the second side and the notch of the third side have a same opening direction, and

the same opening direction is an extending direction of the second side and the third side.