Display apparatus

• US 9,874,682 B2
• Filed: 07/02/2014
• Issued: 01/23/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 07/02/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sakai Display Products Corporation (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Sakai Display Products Corporation (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Matsumoto, Kouji
• Primary Examiner(s): Patel, Vip
• Application Number:
  US15/305,574
• Publication Number:
  US 20170045679A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,301 Days
• Field of Search: 362606, 362600
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/0088 of the light guide or other optical sheets in the package
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/133308 Support structures for LCD panels, e.g. frames or bezels
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/133317 Intermediate frames, e.g. between backlight housing and front frame
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/1335 Structural association of cells with optical devices, e.g. polarisers or reflectors
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 2201/48 Flattening arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 2201/54 Arrangements for reducing warping-twist

Abstract

A display apparatus according to an aspect of the present disclosure comprises a display panel, a light source device illuminating the display panel from a back side of the display panel, an optical sheet arranged between the display panel and the light source device, and a support for supporting the optical sheet. In the display apparatus, a part of a peripheral portion of the optical sheet is sandwiched and held between the display panel and the support. In the display apparatus, a remaining part of the peripheral portion of the optical sheet is not sandwiched and held between the display panel and the support.

Claims

1. A display apparatus, comprising:

a display panel;

a light source device illuminating the display panel from a back side of the display panel;

an optical sheet arranged between the display panel and the light source device; and

a support for supporting the optical sheet,

wherein

a part of a peripheral portion of the optical sheet is sandwiched and held between the display panel and the support, and

a remaining part of the peripheral portion of the optical sheet is not sandwiched and held between the display panel and the support.

2. The display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

the optical sheet has a rectangular shape, and

portions facing each other in one set of opposed two sides of the optical sheet are sandwiched and held.

3. The display apparatus according to claim 2, wherein

the optical sheet is arranged in a vertical posture,

the one set of opposed two sides are two vertical sides, and

at least a lower side of the optical sheet is not sandwiched and held between the display panel and the support.

4. The display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

the light source device includes a light source and a light guide member that guides light emitted by the light source to the back side of the display panel,

at least a part of the peripheral portion away from the light source is sandwiched and held, and

a part of the peripheral portion close to the light source is not sandwiched and held.