公开(公告)号：US20190121020A1

公开(公告)日：2019-04-25

申请号：US16114805

申请日：2018-08-28

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Tae-hee JEON ,  Dae-young KIM ,  Hyung-ki KIM ,  Gong-hee LEE ,  Duk-jin JEON ,  Jai-ho JEONG

IPC: F21V8/00 ,  G09G3/34

CPC classification number: G02B6/0095 ,  G02B6/0025 ,  G02B6/0031 ,  G02B6/0055 ,  G02B6/0088 ,  G02F1/133308 ,  G02F1/133608 ,  G02F1/133611 ,  G02F1/133615 ,  G02F2001/133314 ,  G02F2001/133317 ,  G09G3/3406

Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel, a light guide plate disposed behind the display panel, the light guide plate being lengthwise or widthwise smaller than the display panel, a light source disposed adjacent to a first lateral surface of the light guide plate and irradiates light onto the first lateral surface, a back chassis disposed behind the light guide plate and supports a back surface of the light guide plate and a support structure disposed along a second lateral surface of the light guide plate different from the first lateral surface of the light guide plate. Further, the support structure includes light blocking protrusion that blocks a portion of the second lateral surface.