公开(公告)号：US09958599B2

公开(公告)日：2018-05-01

申请号：US15156425

申请日：2016-05-17

Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Jongchul Choi ,  Ju-hyun Shin ,  Myungjong Kim ,  Sung-dong Park ,  Sanghwan Lee ,  Jae-hwan Jeon

IPC: F21V8/00

CPC classification number: G02B6/0088 ,  G02B6/0055 ,  G02B6/0083 ,  G02B6/0093

Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, a backlight unit, a bottom cover and a reflective member. The bottom cover defines a bottom portion thereof on which the backlight unit is supported. The bottom portion defines a plurality of edges thereof. The bottom portion is bent at a first edge thereof to define a first sidewall of the bottom cover, the first sidewall facing a light incident surface of a light guide plate. The first sidewall is bent to define a support portion of the bottom cover at the light incident surface of the light guide plate, the support portion extended to face the bottom portion and support the display panel thereon. The reflective member is coupled to the support portion, partially overlaps an emission surface of the light guide plate and has a same thickness as the support portion.

公开(公告)号：US20190196089A1

公开(公告)日：2019-06-27

申请号：US16186911

申请日：2018-11-12

Applicant: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD

Inventor： KYOUNGHO PARK ,  Jongchul Choi

IPC: F21V8/00

CPC classification number: G02B6/0028 ,  G02B6/0016 ,  G02B6/0031 ,  G02B6/0065

Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel and a backlight unit. The backlight unit includes a light source and a light guide plate that is configured to receive the light from the light source. Optical sheets are disposed on the light guide plate. The light guide plate includes first and second sections that have different compositions. The second section is disposed between the light source and the first section. The first section has a uniform thickness while the second section is thicker by the light source than by the first section.