Reflective sheet and display apparatus having the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11119267-B2
Application number	US-201916397508-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 29, 2019
Priority date	Jul 13, 2018
Publication date	Sep 14, 2021
Grant date	Sep 14, 2021

Abstract

A reflective sheet of a display apparatus includes a sheet configured to reflect light; and a beading pattern protruding from a surface of the sheet.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A reflective sheet for a display apparatus, the reflective sheet comprising:
a sheet configured to reflect light; and
a plurality of beading patterns protruding from a surface of the sheet,
wherein each of the plurality of beading patterns protrudes toward and contacts a surface facing the reflective sheet,
wherein a shape of a contact portion of the plurality of beading patterns that contacts the surface facing the reflective sheet comprises one from among a hollow polygonal shape, a hollow circular shape, and a hollow elliptic shape, and
wherein the contact portion of the plurality of beading patterns surrounds an exposed portion of the sheet that is exposed to the surface facing the reflective sheet.

2. The reflective sheet of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of beading patterns comprises a plurality of rectilinear beadings parallel to an edge of the sheet.

3. The reflective sheet of claim 2 , wherein each rectilinear beading from among the plurality of rectilinear beadings has a length corresponding to a length of the edge of the sheet.

4. The reflective sheet for a display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of beading patterns comprises a plurality of dashed beadings parallel to an edge of the sheet.

5. The reflective sheet for a display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of beading patterns comprises a grid pattern beading.

6. The reflective sheet for a display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of beading patterns comprises one from among a plurality of polygonal beadings, a plurality of circular beadings, and a plurality of elliptic beadings.

7. The reflective sheet for a display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of beading patterns comprises a beading, and
wherein a cross-section of the beading is one from among a triangle, a quadrangle, a semicircle, and a semi-ellipse.

8. The reflective sheet for a display apparatus of claim 1 further comprising:
a plurality of through holes formed at predetermined intervals on the sheet.

9. The reflective sheet for a display apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the plurality of through holes comprises a plurality of through hole arrays parallel to an edge of the sheet,
wherein the plurality of beading patterns comprises a plurality of rectilinear beadings, and
wherein each rectilinear beading from among the plurality of rectilinear beadings extends adjacent to a through hole array from among the plurality of through hole arrays such that there is a one-to-one correspondence between the plurality of rectilinear beadings and the plurality of through hole arrays.

10. The reflective sheet for a display apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the plurality of through holes comprises a plurality of through hole arrays parallel to an edge of the sheet,
wherein the plurality of beading patterns comprises a plurality of rectilinear beadings, and
wherein, for each through hole array from among the plurality of through hole arrays, a first rectilinear beading from among the plurality of rectilinear beadings extends adjacent to and on a first side of the through hole array and a second rectilinear beading from among the plurality of rectilinear beadings extends adjacent to and on a second side of the through hole array such that there is a two-to-one correspondence between the plurality of rectilinear beadings and the plurality of through hole arrays.

11. The reflective sheet for a display apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the plurality of beading patterns comprises a grid pattern beading, and
wherein each through hole from among the plurality of through holes is positioned within a respective unit square of the grid pattern beading.

12. The reflective sheet for a display apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the plurality of beading patterns comprises a plurality of rectangular beadings, and
wherein first, second, third, and fourth through holes from among the plurality of through holes are positioned at respective corners of each rectangular beading from among the plurality of rectangular beadings.

13. The reflective sheet for a display apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the plurality of beading patterns comprises a plurality of rectangular beadings, and
wherein each rectangular beading from among the plurality of rectangular beadings surrounds a respective group of four adjacent through holes to form a rectangle around the respective group of four adjacent through holes.

14. The reflective sheet for a display apparatus of claim 8 , wherein
the plurality of beading patterns comprises a plurality of circular beadings, and
wherein respective first, second, third, and fourth through holes from among the plurality of through holes form a rectangle around each circular beading from among the plurality of circular beadings.

15. The reflective sheet for a display apparatus of claim 8 , wherein
the plurality of beading patterns comprises a plurality of circular beadings, and
wherein each circular beading from among the plurality of circular beadings surrounds a respective group of four adjacent through holes to form a circle around the respective group of four adjacent through holes.

16. The reflective sheet of claim 7 , wherein the cross-section of the beading is one from among the semicircle and the semi-ellipse.

17. The reflective sheet of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of beading patterns comprises a beading having a rectangular cross-section.

18. A display apparatus comprising:
a light guide plate;
a bottom chassis disposed below the light guide plate; and
a reflective sheet disposed on a top surface of the bottom chassis,
wherein the reflective sheet comprises:
a sheet configured to reflect light; and
a plurality of beading patterns protruding from a surface of the sheet, and

wherein each of the plurality of beading patterns protrudes toward and contacts one of the light guide plate and the bottom chassis,
wherein a shape of a contact portion of the plurality of beading patterns that contacts the one of the light guide plate and the bottom chassis comprises one from among a hollow polygonal shape, a hollow circular shape, and a hollow elliptic shape, and
wherein the contact portion of the plurality of beading patterns surrounds an exposed portion of the sheet that is exposed to the one of the light guide plate and the bottom chassis.

19. The display apparatus of claim 18 , wherein the plurality of beading patterns of the reflective sheet protrudes toward the light guide plate.

20. The display apparatus of claim 18 , wherein the plurality of beading patterns of the reflective sheet protrudes toward the bottom chassis.

21. The display apparatus of claim 18 , wherein the bottom chassis comprises a plurality of reinforcing beads, and
wherein the plurality of beading patterns of the reflective sheet is disposed at a position on the reflective sheet that overlaps the plurality of reinforcing beads of the bottom chassis in a top-bottom direction of the display apparatus.

22. The display apparatus of claim 21 , wherein for each reinforcing bead from among the plurality of reinforcing beads, the plurality of beading patterns comprises at least one respective rectilinear beading that extends across the reinforcing bead.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Cho Byoungjin
• Park Yoonki
• Kim Jongbin
• Jang Wonyeop

Classifications

• G02B6/0055 Primary

  Reflecting element, sheet or layer · CPC title

• G02F1/133605 Primary

  including specially adapted reflectors · CPC title

• G02F1/133308

  Support structures for LCD panels, e.g. frames or bezels · CPC title

• G02F1/133603

  with LEDs · CPC title

• G02B6/009

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