Display device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10324334-B2
Application number	US-201715407611-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 17, 2017
Priority date	Jan 21, 2016
Publication date	Jun 18, 2019
Grant date	Jun 18, 2019

Abstract

A backlight unit including a frame having a bottom area and a sidewall area extended from the bottom area; a single substrate located in on the bottom area of the frame, a plurality of optical assemblies being mounted on the single substrate; a reflection sheet located the frame and configured to reflect light emitted by the optical assemblies; and an optical sheet located over the reflection sheet. Further, the reflection sheet a first sheet area corresponding to the bottom area of the frame; a second sheet area corresponding to the sidewall area of the frame; and a cut portion cut from the first sheet at one portion abutting on one side of the single substrate.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A backlight unit, comprising:
a frame having a bottom area and a sidewall area extended from the bottom area;
a substrate located in the bottom area of the frame, a plurality of optical assemblies being mounted on the substrate;
a reflection sheet located on the frame and configured to reflect light emitted by the optical assemblies; and
an optical sheet located over the reflection sheet,
wherein the reflection sheet comprises:
a first sheet area corresponding to the bottom area of the frame;
a second sheet area corresponding to the sidewall area of the frame; and
a cut portion cut from the first sheet at one portion abutting on one side of the substrate, and
wherein one end of the cut portion closest to the substrate is located outside of an outermost optical assembly in a long-side direction of the reflection sheet.

2. The backlight unit of claim 1 , wherein the cut portion is inclined at a specific angle to a long-side direction of the reflection sheet.

3. The backlight unit of claim 1 , wherein the reflection sheet further comprises:
a horizontal bending line and a vertical bending line forming a boundary of the first and the second sheet areas.

4. The backlight unit of claim 1 , wherein a corresponding optical assembly protrudes from the substrate, and
wherein a compensation hole is formed in a portion of the reflection sheet corresponding to the protruding optical assembly.

5. The backlight unit of claim 1 , further comprising:
a dot area formed in at least part of the second sheet area.

6. The backlight unit of claim 1 , further comprising:
a strip area formed in at least part of the second sheet area.

7. The backlight unit of claim 1 , wherein the substrate includes a first long side, a second long side parallel to the first long side, and a first short side and a second short side connecting the first long side and the second long side, and
wherein the optical assemblies are disposed on the substrate in a direction parallel to the first long side.

8. The backlight unit of claim 3 , wherein each of the horizontal bending line and the vertical bending line includes a dash area in which a dash is formed and a center area in which a dash is not formed, and
wherein a width of the dash area per unit area is greater than a width of the center area.

9. A backlight unit, comprising:
a frame having a bottom area and a sidewall area extended from the bottom area;
a substrate located in the bottom area of the frame, a plurality of optical assemblies being mounted on the substrate;
a reflection sheet located on the frame and configured to reflect light emitted by the optical assemblies; and
an optical sheet located over the reflection sheet,
wherein the reflection sheet comprises:
a first sheet area corresponding to the bottom area of the frame;
a second sheet area corresponding to the sidewall area of the frame; and
a cut portion cut from the first sheet at one portion abutting on one side of the substrate, and
wherein each optical assembly includes:
a light source; and
a lens located on the light source and including a top surface having a circular section shape, a bottom surface facing the top surface, a side surface connecting the top surface and the bottom surface, and a plurality of spaced apart lens extension parts extended from the side surface in an external diameter direction of the bottom surface and configured to attach the reflection sheet to the frame.

10. The backlight unit of claim 9 , wherein the lens further includes a concave part facing the light source.

11. The backlight unit of claim 9 , wherein the lens further includes protruding mounting parts protruding from the bottom surface towards the substrate and for engaging grooves formed in the substrate.

12. The backlight unit of claim 9 , wherein at least two of the extension parts do not overlap the substrate and attach the reflection sheet not overlapping the substrate to the frame.

13. The backlight unit of claim 9 , wherein the lens extension parts include an extended upper surface facing an extended lower surface and connected to the side surface.

14. The backlight unit of claim 13 , wherein at least some area of the extended upper surface comprises a convex surface.

15. The backlight unit of claim 13 , wherein the lens extension parts include a convex surface connecting the extended upper surface and the extended lower surface.

16. The backlight unit of claim 13 , wherein the lens extension parts includes an inclined plane connecting the extended upper surface and the extended lower surface.

17. The backlight unit of claim 13 , wherein the extended lower surface has a width increasing toward an outside.

18. A display device, comprising:
a frame having a bottom area and a sidewall area extended from the bottom area;
a substrate located in on the bottom area of the frame, a plurality of optical assemblies being mounted on the substrate;
a reflection sheet located the frame and configured to reflect light emitted by the optical assemblies;
an optical sheet located over the reflection sheet; and
a display panel located over the optical sheet,
wherein the reflection sheet comprises:
a first sheet area corresponding to the bottom area of the frame;
a second sheet area corresponding to the sidewall area of the frame; and
a cut portion cut from the first sheet at one portion abutting on one side of the substrate, and
wherein one end of the cut portion closest to the substrate is located outside of an outermost optical assembly in a long-side direction of the reflection sheet.

Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Kim Jeonggyu
• Han Jongho
• Kim Eunseok
• Lee Uihyung
• Joung Juyoung
• Park Jinsin

Classifications

• G02F1/133606 Primary

  including a specially adapted diffusing, scattering or light controlling members · CPC title

• G02F1/133608 Primary

  including particular frames or supporting means · CPC title

• G02F1/133603

  with LEDs · CPC title

• G02F1/1335

  Structural association of cells with optical devices, e.g. polarisers or reflectors · CPC title

• G02F1/133605

  including specially adapted reflectors · CPC title