Backlight assembly and display apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9726912-B2
Application number	US-201414498277-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 26, 2014
Priority date	May 26, 2014
Publication date	Aug 8, 2017
Grant date	Aug 8, 2017

Abstract

Disclosed are a backlight assembly and a display apparatus comprising the backlight assembly. The backlight assembly comprising: a film member; and a support frame holding the film member; the support frame comprising at least one support plate; the support plate is provided with a stepped notch including a first notch and a second notch extending from the first notch and open to an edge of the support plate and having a width smaller than the first notch; the film member is provided with a protrusion for engaging with the stepped notch, the protrusion including a first part projecting from the film member and a second part extending from the first part and having a width larger than the first part; wherein the width of the second part of the protrusion is larger than that of the first notch of the stepped notch, and the width of the second notch of the stepped notch is smaller than that of the first part of the protrusion, such that when the protrusion is engaged with the stepped notch, the first part of the protrusion engages the first notch of the stepped notch, with the second part of the protrusion positioned outside the support plate for restraining the film member in an extending direction of the film member; and the second notch of the stepped notch is positioned over the first part of the protrusion for restraining the film member in a height direction of the support plate. The backlight assembly with the above structure can prevent the film member from dropping off the support plate.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A backlight assembly, comprising:
a film member; and
a support frame holding the film member,
wherein:
the support frame comprises at least one support plate, the at least one support plate being formed with a stepped notch, the stepped notch including a first notch, and a second notch extending from the first notch and open to an edge of the support plate, the second notch having a width smaller than that of the first notch;
the film member is provided with a protrusion for locking with the stepped notch, the protrusion including a first part projecting from the film member and a second part extending from the first part and having a width larger than that of the first part;
the width of the second part of the protrusion is larger than that of the first notch of the stepped notch, and the width of the second notch of the stepped notch is smaller than that of the first part of the protrusion, such that when the protrusion is locked with the stepped notch, the first part of the protrusion engages the first notch of the stepped notch, the second part of the protrusion is positioned outside the support plate and engages an outer side of the support plate for restraining the film member in an extending direction of the film member, and the second notch of the stepped notch is positioned over the first part of the protrusion for restraining the film member in a height direction of the support plate; and
an outer side of the second part of the protrusion along the width thereof is located closer to a corresponding outer side of the film member along the width thereof than a corresponding outer side of the first part of the protrusion along the width thereof.

2. The backlight assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the support frame comprises a bottom plate and four side plates, the bottom plate and the four side plates surrounding and defining a recess for receiving the film member, and at least one of the side plates serves as the support plate.

3. The backlight assembly according to claim 2 , wherein the four side plates each are formed with the stepped notches, and the film member is provided with four protrusions corresponding to the stepped notches in the four side plates respectively.

4. The backlight assembly according to claim 2 , wherein the support frame comprises a bottom plate and four side plates, the bottom plate and the four side plates surrounding and defining a recess for receiving the film member, and the support plate is a separate member connected on an inner side of at least one of the four side plates.

5. A display apparatus, comprising the backlight assembly according to claim 2 .

6. A display apparatus, comprising the backlight assembly according to claim 1 .

Assignees

• Boe Technology Group Co Ltd
• Beijing Boe Display Tech Co

Inventors

• Gai Xin
• Wang Ning

Classifications

• G02F2201/465

  Snap -fit · CPC title

• G02F1/133606 Primary

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

• G02F1/0102 Primary

  Constructional details, not otherwise provided for in this subclass · CPC title

• G02F1/133608

  including particular frames or supporting means · CPC title