公开(公告)号：US20170261684A1

公开(公告)日：2017-09-14

申请号：US15273839

申请日：2016-09-23

Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Yongkwon SOH ,  Joohyuk PARK ,  Kyunghoon CHAE ,  Sungyeon HWANG ,  Jinhyoung KIM

IPC: F21V8/00

CPC classification number: G02B6/0093 ,  G02B6/0045 ,  G02B6/0068 ,  G02B6/0088

Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel which generates and display an image with light, the display panel curved at a first mean curvature with respect to a bending axis and defining a display surface thereof at which the image is displayed; a backlight unit includes a light source which generates the light, and a curved light guide plate which receives the light from the light source and provides the received light to the display panel, the light guide plate; and a protection member in which the backlight unit is accommodated, the protection member curved at a second mean curvature with respect to the bending axis, the second mean curvature being different from the first mean curvature.