Backlight module with detachable illuminator support apparatus and liquid crystal display utilizing same
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1. A backlight module comprising:
- a frame defining a through hole therein, the through hole comprising an assembly hole and a location hole communicating with each other, a diameter of the location hole being less than a diameter of the assembly hole; and
an illuminator support apparatus comprising a supporting body, the supporting body being slidable from the assembly hole to the location hole and secured to the frame after the supporting body is snugly rotated;
wherein the supporting body comprises a base connected by a neck to the supporting body, a lateral surface of the neck comprises two parallel planar side surfaces opposite to each other and two opposite curved side surfaces interconnected to the two planar side surfaces, a maximum distance between two curved side surfaces is substantially equal to the diameter of the location hole, and the neck is capable of sliding from the assembly hole to the location hole along a direction parallel to a length direction of the two planar side surfaces, and then rotating in the location hole so that the two curved side surfaces abut against the location hole.
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Abstract
An exemplary backlight module includes a frame and an illuminator support apparatus. The frame defines a through hole therein, and the through hole includes an assembly hole and a location hole communicating with each other. The illuminator support apparatus includes a base and a neck. The base remains fixed to the frame through the location hole. The neck is configured to be slidable from the assembly hole to the location hole and secured to the frame after the supporting body is snugly rotated. A liquid crystal display employing the backlight module is also provided.
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1. A backlight module comprising:
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a frame defining a through hole therein, the through hole comprising an assembly hole and a location hole communicating with each other, a diameter of the location hole being less than a diameter of the assembly hole; and an illuminator support apparatus comprising a supporting body, the supporting body being slidable from the assembly hole to the location hole and secured to the frame after the supporting body is snugly rotated; wherein the supporting body comprises a base connected by a neck to the supporting body, a lateral surface of the neck comprises two parallel planar side surfaces opposite to each other and two opposite curved side surfaces interconnected to the two planar side surfaces, a maximum distance between two curved side surfaces is substantially equal to the diameter of the location hole, and the neck is capable of sliding from the assembly hole to the location hole along a direction parallel to a length direction of the two planar side surfaces, and then rotating in the location hole so that the two curved side surfaces abut against the location hole. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A liquid crystal display comprising:
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a liquid crystal panel; and a backlight module configured to illuminate the liquid crystal panel, the backlight module comprising; a frame defining a through hole therein, the through hole comprising an assembly hole and a location hole communicating with each other, a diameter of the location hole being less than a diameter of the assembly hole; and an illuminator support apparatus comprising a supporting body, the supporting body configured to be slidable from the assembly hole to the location hole and secured to the frame after the supporting body is snugly rotated; wherein the supporting body comprises a base connected by a neck to the supporting body, a lateral surface of the neck comprises two parallel planar side surfaces opposite to each other and two opposite curved side surfaces interconnected to the two planar side surfaces, a maximum distance between two curved side surfaces is substantially equal to the diameter of the location hole, and the neck is capable of sliding from the assembly hole to the location hole along a direction parallel to a length direction of the two planar side surfaces, and then rotating in the location hole so that the two curved side surfaces abut against the location hole. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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