Backlight unit, display device and manufacturing method of display device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10663647-B2
Application number	US-201715809604-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 10, 2017
Priority date	Nov 30, 2016
Publication date	May 26, 2020
Grant date	May 26, 2020

Abstract

A backlight unit includes a light guide plate; a wavelength conversion member disposed on a surface of the light guide plate; and a housing which houses the wavelength conversion member and is fused to the light guide plate.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A backlight unit comprising:
a light guide plate comprising an upper surface, a lower surface facing the upper surface, and a side surface which connects the upper surface with the lower surface;
a wavelength conversion member disposed on a surface of the light guide plate; and
a housing which houses the wavelength conversion member,
wherein the light guide plate and the housing are fused each other.

2. The backlight unit of claim 1 , wherein the housing is fused to the side surface of the light guide plate.

3. The backlight unit of claim 2 , wherein
the housing comprises a protrusion protruded from a side surface thereof,
wherein the protrusion is fused to the upper surface of the light guide plate.

4. The backlight unit of claim 2 , wherein the side surface of the light guide plate is in contact with the housing and the wavelength conversion member.

5. The backlight unit of claim 4 , wherein
a groove is defined on the side surface of the light guide plate,
wherein the wavelength conversion member is filled in the groove on the side surface of the light guide plate.

6. The backlight unit of claim 1 , wherein the housing is fused to the upper surface.

7. The backlight unit of claim 6 , further comprising:
a groove is defined on the upper surface of the light guide plate,
wherein the wavelength conversion member is filled in the groove on the upper surface of the light guide plate.

8. The backlight unit of claim 1 , wherein
the housing and the side surface of the light guide plate are directly in contact with each other to form a contact surface, and
a bonding portion of the housing and the light guide plate is formed on the contact surface.

9. The backlight unit of claim 8 , wherein the bonding portion comprises a plurality of bonding dots.

10. The backlight unit of claim 9 , wherein each of the bonding dots comprises a central region and a peripheral region disposed outside the central region.

11. The backlight unit of claim 10 , wherein a width of the central region is in a range of about 10 micrometers to about 20 micrometers.

12. The backlight unit of claim 11 , wherein a width of the peripheral region is in a range of about 70 micrometers to about 100 micrometers.

13. The backlight unit of claim 1 , wherein
a plurality of trenches is defined in the housing,
wherein the wavelength conversion member is filled in the trenches.

14. The backlight unit of claim 13 , wherein the housing comprises a cover glass which covers the trenches.

15. The backlight unit of claim 1 , wherein the light guide plate and the housing comprise a glass.

16. A display device comprising:
a backlight unit; and
a display panel disposed on the backlight unit,
wherein the backlight unit comprises:
a light guide plate comprising an upper surface, a lower surface facing the upper surface, and a side surface which connects the upper surface with the lower surface;
a wavelength conversion member disposed on a surface of the light guide plate; and
a housing which houses the wavelength conversion member, wherein the light guide plate and the housing are fused each other.

17. The display device of claim 16 , wherein the housing is bonded to the display panel.

18. The display device of claim 17 , wherein
the housing comprises a first protrusion protruded from a surface thereof,
wherein the first protrusion is fused to the display panel.

19. The display device of claim 18 , wherein
the housing further comprises a second protrusion protruded from an opposing surface thereof, which is opposite to the surface,
wherein the second protrusion is fused to the display panel.

20. The display device of claim 16 , wherein the light guide plate is fused to the display panel.

21. The display device of claim 16 , wherein
the housing is fused to the upper surface of the light guide plate, and
the display panel is fused to the housing.

Assignees

• Samsung Display Co Ltd

Inventors

• Seo Woo Suk
• Choi Kwang Wook
• Kwon Yong Hoon
• Kim Sung Chul
• Nam Seok Hyun
• Song Si Joon

Classifications

• G02B6/0055

  Reflecting element, sheet or layer · CPC title

• G02B6/0065

  Manufacturing aspects; Material aspects · CPC title

• G02B6/009

  of the light source in the package (G02B6/0021 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G02F1/1336

  Illuminating devices · CPC title

• G02B6/0091

  of the light source relative to the light guide (G02B6/0021 takes precedence) · CPC title