| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
| 362632000 | Housing | 37 |
| 20130088893 | BACKLIGHT UNIT AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - In order to accurately illuminate a lighting target with planar light having few nonuniformities, a backlight ( | 04-11-2013 |
| 20120224394 | Backlight Module and Backplate of the Backlight Module - A backlight module and a backplate for use in the backlight module are disclosed. The backlight module comprises a light guide plate, a light source and a backplate; the backplate comprises a baseplate, side plates extending upwards from two opposite sides of the baseplate respectively, and top plates extending from the two side plates respectively and towards each other, and the side plates, the top plates and the baseplate together form recesses for receiving the light source, with two opposite edges of the light guide plate being disposed in the recesses; a fixing post is disposed at an end of the baseplate, and a fixing groove is formed in the light guide plate corresponding to the fixing post, with the fixing post being fitted in the fixing groove; and display panel positioning blocks are disposed at both ends of an upper surface of each of the top plates. Therefore, the backlight module of the present invention is compact in structure. | 09-06-2012 |
| 20080304288 | PLANAR LIGHTING DEVICE - The planar lighting device includes a pair of light sources, a light guide plate and a housing. The light guide plate is disposed between the light sources and includes a light exit plane and a pair of opposite light entrance planes respectively provided opposite to the light sources. The planar lighting device thus configured features a heat dissipation structure whereby a heat sink is connected to each of the light sources and heat pipes are attached to the heat sink so as to extend toward the center of the housing. Disclosed is a thin and lightweight planar lighting device suitably used for a large display television or the like, capable of emitting illumination light free from brightness unevenness or with a reduced level of brightness unevenness, allowing increase of dimensions of the display area, and capable of optimally releasing heat generated by the light sources. | 12-11-2008 |
| 20090097278 | Light Indicator - A light indicator includes a reflector element, a transparent element, and an emitting element. The transparent element includes a light incident surface and a light emitting surface. The emitting element is arranged symmetrically on two sides of the transparent element so that light beams emitted from the emitting element can enter into the transparent element though the light incident surface and the light emitting surface can emit uniform light beams. The reflector element surrounds the transparent element and the emitting element to ensure that part of light beams can enter into the transparent element through the light incident surface after being reflected one or more times. The light indicator of the invention has a uniform light distribution and a high utilization rate of light. | 04-16-2009 |
| 20090040790 | SIDE CURED LIGHT-TRANSMISSIVE DISPLAY SYSTEM - An invisible, light-transmissive display system with a light resistant material is provided. The light resistant material has a first side and a second side. Substantially invisible holes penetrate between the first surface and the second surface in a predetermined light-transmissive display pattern. The second surface is exposed to a side curing light that is substantially parallel to the second surface at the invisible holes thereadjacent. A light-conducting curable filler is applied into the invisible holes from the first surface. Surfaces of the light-conducting curable filler are cured in the invisible holes at the second surface with the side curing light. The remaining curable filler in the invisible holes is cured. | 02-12-2009 |
| 20100027296 | BACKLIGHT STRUCTURE - A backlight structure includes: light source modules | 02-04-2010 |
| 20090027921 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device includes a case, a display panel and a backlight module. The case has at least a hole. The display panel is disposed in the case to display information. The backlight module is disposed in the case as a light source of the display panel. The backlight module has at least a light emitting element, a light-guide plate and at least a light-guide tube. The light-guide plate guides the light emitted by the light emitting element to the display panel. The light-guide tube has a light input end and a light output end. The light input end is disposed at the hole of the case and is exposed outside, and the light output end is located at one side of the light-guide plate. Therefore, the light-guide tube can guide external environment light to the light-guide plate. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20120014137 | BACKLIGHT MODULE AND HOUSING UNIT STRUCTURE THEREOF - The present invention provides a backlight module and a housing unit structure thereof. The backlight module includes a back plate having a first edge, a second edge, a third edge and a fourth edge. The edges of the back plate are provided with a housing including two housing strips and housing unit structures. The housing strips are disposed on the first edge and the third edge. The length of the housing unit structure is shorter than that of the second or fourth edge of the back plate, so that the second or fourth edge can be mounted with a suitable number of the housing unit structures, while insufficient length portion is compensated by buffering strips. The backlight module uses an adjustable modular design to adjust the number of the housing unit structures and the buffering strips for being suitably applied to various backlight modules with different sizes. Except for reducing the use of material, the development cost and time of the backlight module can be saved. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120206942 | BACKLIGHT ASSEMBLY, DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING THE DISPLAY DEVICE - A backlight assembly includes a receiving container, a first light source module and a first light source cover. The receiving container includes a bottom portion, a first sidewall and a second sidewall connected to the bottom portion. The first light source module is supported by the bottom portion and adjacent to the first side wall. The first light source cover makes contact with an exterior surface of the first sidewall. The first light source cover surrounds the second sidewall so that a first end portion of the first light source cover covers the first light source module. | 08-16-2012 |
| 20120106201 | MOBILE DEVICE - A mobile device is provided. The mobile device includes a panel assembly, a cover window and an adhesive tape. The panel assembly displays images and the cover window is mounted onto the panel assembly. The cover window protects the panel assembly and detects touches that occur thereon. The adhesive tape forms an open hole at the central portion to separate the cover window and the panel assembly. The adhesive tape adheres the cover window to the edge portion of the panel assembly. The adhesive tape further includes an air path part that provides an air passage for communicating an air chamber with the open hole. The air chamber fills with air. The mobile device can display images without a pooling phenomenon, and reduce the chance of malfunction when the user touches the panel assembly via the cover window. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120262946 | BACKLIGHT MODULE AND HOUSING UNIT STRUCTURE THEREOF - The present invention provides a backlight module and a housing unit structure thereof. The backlight module includes a back plate having a first edge, a second edge, a third edge and a fourth edge. The edges of the back plate are provided with a housing including a plurality of housing unit structures. The housing unit structures have a strip shape or an L-shape, respectively, and are disposed on the back plate by connecting or spacing a distance to each others to assemble into a housing. The backlight module uses an adjustable modular design to adjust the number of the housing unit structures for being suitably applied to various backlight modules with different sizes. Except for reducing the use of material, the development cost and time of the backlight module can be saved. | 10-18-2012 |
| 362633000 | Frame | 18 |
| 20090303748 | LIGHT GUIDE DEVICE AND BACKLIGHT MODULE - A light guide device and a backlight module. The backlight module comprises a light guide device and a plurality of light sources. The light guide device comprises a housing, comprising a frame around the housing; and a light guide plate, integrated inside the frame and comprising a light-emitting surface on one side of the light guide plate inside the frame and a light-receiving surface on one edge of the light guide plate, wherein a plurality of slots are disposed between the light guide plate and the frame and on other edges different from the edge whereon the light-receiving surface is disposed, and each of a plurality of barriers is disposed on an inner side of the light guide plate while being adjacent to one of the plurality of slots. The barriers are capable of reflecting the light traveling toward the frame back to the backlight module to improve the light efficiency. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20090303747 | HEAT DISSIPATING STRUCTURE OF BACKLIGHT MODULE - A heat dissipating structure of a backlight module includes two light emitting portions and a backlight portion having a light guide plate, a back reflector and a metal clad. The light guide plate is connected to the back reflector. A dent is formed and attached to the light guide plate. The back reflector is connected to the metal clad. Each light emitting portion includes a metal cover, a lamp cup reflector, at least one lamp tube and lamp holders. The lamp cup reflector is attached to the metal cover. A containing groove is formed at the lamp cup reflector and contains the lamp tubes and lamp holders. A thermal conducting plate is extended from the metal cover and contacted with the metal clad. Thus, the heat produced by the lamp tube can be conducted to the metal clad through the lamp holder and the metal cover for heat dissipation. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20130058132 | FRAME OF BACKLIGHT MODULE - A frame of a backlight module includes a first side bar, a second side bar, a third side bar and a fourth side bar. The first side bar, the second side bar, the third side bar and the fourth side bar are connected end to end. The frame includes two contacting portions. One of the contacting portions is positioned at a corner of the first side bar and the second side bar, and the other one of the contacting portions is positioned at another corner of the first side bar and the fourth side bar. | 03-07-2013 |
| 20100080020 | FRAME MEMBER OF A BACK LIGHTING MODULE - A frame member of a back lighting module includes a housing and a plastic frame. The housing defines a basic plate and a plurality of lateral plates bending from the basic plate. At least one lateral plate is warped to form a buckling portion with a concave-convex shape. The plastic frame is integrally bonded to the housing. The plastic frame has a plurality of sidewalls attached to insides of the corresponding lateral plates. At least one of the sidewalls has a mating portion integrally engaged with the buckling portion for fastening the housing and the plastic frame tightly. | 04-01-2010 |
| 20090262554 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - Provided is a display apparatus including an intermediate frame and a lower container which can be easily joined to or disjoined from each other without being deformed. The display apparatus includes: a display panel which displays images; an intermediate frame on which the display panel is placed and which is split into two or more frames; and a container which is split into two or more containers, is coupled to the intermediate frame, and includes a light source cover integrally formed on at least a side thereof, wherein a light source is inserted into the light source cover. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20100061120 | Frame For Back Light Module - A frame for back light module is disclosed that includes a chassis and an insulating housing integrally formed with the chassis. The chassis has a bottom wall and plural sidewalls extending from the bottom wall. At least one sidewall defines at least one locking structure on a free end surface thereof. The insulating housing has plural sideboards respectively integrally formed with inner surfaces of the sidewalls of the chassis. At least one sideboard defines at least one mating structure integrally engaged with the locking structure of the chassis. | 03-11-2010 |
| 20080316771 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes a point light source; a light source substrate; a rear frame including a first side wall and a bottom, the light source substrate being disposed at an inner surface of the first side wall; and a front frame engaged with the rear frame and including a second side wall that faces the first side wall. The first side wall and the second side wall respectively have a first through hole and a second through hole through which a screw is inserted. The light source substrate has a screw hole to be screwed with the screw and is located only at a position corresponding to the first through hole and the second through hole. The light source substrate is fixed by the screw that is inserted into the first through hole and the second through hole and is screwed into the screw hole. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20090257246 | BACK LIGHT MODULE AND DISPLAY APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A back light module including a frame, a light-guide plate and a light source is provided. The frame has a opening and a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The opening is extended from the first surface to the second surface of the frame, so that an inner surface of the opening is connected to the first surface and the second surface. At least a portion of the inner surface is slanted toward the inner of the opening. The light-guide plate is integrated with the frame and at least a portion of the opening is filled with the light-guide plate. The light-guide plate is tightly attached to the inner surface of the frame. The light source is adjacent to the light-guide plate. | 10-15-2009 |
| 20110085353 | Frame Structure of Backlight Module - A frame structure of a backlight module includes a body and a mold frame. A side wall surrounds a bearing surface of the body, and the side wall has at least one stopper and at least one positioning hole. A side edge of the mold frame has at least one positioning post. When the mold frame is disposed on the side wall, the side edge of the mold frame leans against the stopper, and the positioning post of the mold frame is embedded in the positioning hole. | 04-14-2011 |
| 20080316772 | Spread illuminating apparatus, transparent resin plate for use in spread illuminating apparatus, and method of injection-molding transparent resin plate - A spread illuminating apparatus of side light type includes a transparent resin plate integrally composed of a light conductor plate portion and a housing frame portion, a light reflecting sheet, and a light source, wherein an opening for housing the light source is provided at a side portion of the transparent resin plate, slits are provided along a boundary between the light conductor plate portion and the housing frame portion, and wherein a gate for injecting resin into a molding die cavity for the transparent resin plate is positioned outside the boundary of the light conductor plate portion and the housing frame portion and is positioned also between the opening and one of slits which are provided toward the side portion of the transparent resin plate having the opening and which are located clear of the opening. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20120039091 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes a top housing, a bottom housing, and a display module. The top housing is engaged with the bottom housing. The bottom housing includes a base and a fixing frame. The base and the fixing frame are integrally formed, and cooperatively define a receiving space. The fixing frame includes a reflective inner side surface. The display module is received in the receiving space. The reflective inner side surface reflects the light emitting from the side surface of the display module to the inner portion of the display module. | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120176815 | LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE AND SURFACE LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE EQUIPPED WITH SAME - A light source device comprising: a point light source for emitting light; a light source substrate directly mounting the point light source; a light source substrate cover having a through hole or a notch in a position to which the point light source corresponds, the light source substrate cover arranged opposite to a surface of the light source substrate on which the point light source is mounted; and a support member for supporting the light source substrate, the support member arranged to be opposed to the reverse side of the mounting surface of the light source substrate, the support member has a substantially same size with the light source substrate; wherein the light source substrate cover and the support member sandwich the light source substrate to support the light source substrate. | 07-12-2012 |
| 20100271845 | SIDE LIGHT TYPE BACKLIGHT MODULE WITH BACK PLATE ASSEMBLY - A back plate assembly utilized in a side light type backlight module includes two cases each including a main plate, a side plate extending upwardly extending from an end of the main plate and a pressing plate inwardly extending from a free end of the side plate. An opposite end of the main plate of one of the cases has a first stepped portion extending inwardly from a top portion thereof, and an opposite end of the main plate of the other one of the cases has a second stepped portion extending inwardly from a bottom portion thereof. A plurality of bolts extend through the second and first stepped portions and secure the cases together. A space is defined between the first and second cases for receiving a light guiding plate and a reflection plate between the main plates and the light guiding plate. | 10-28-2010 |
| 20080298086 | Spread illuminating apparatus - A spread illuminating apparatus includes a light source, a light conductor plate having the light source at a side surface thereof, and a frame to house the light conductor plate, wherein the frame is basically composed of a metal core member and a resin body member which has an enclosed structure and which has recesses at outer surfaces of the enclosed structure. | 12-04-2008 |
| 20110235366 | OPTICAL-SHEET SUPPORTING STRUCTURE, LIGHTING DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE - In a backlight device, a diffuser plate and a plurality of optical sheets are disposed above a base tray that includes a plurality of cold-cathode tubes therein. The diffuser plate is sandwiched in between a base member, which holds the bottom surface thereof, and a facing portion of an inner frame disposed on the top surface side thereof. A holding protrusion is arranged on the facing portion so as to abut on an exposed portion located on the periphery of the diffuser plate. According to this construction, even when the backlight device is used in an upright orientation, the diffuser plate can be prevented from leaning forward, and thereby pressure applied on the optical sheets can be prevented. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20120092893 | LIGHTBAR DEVICE AND DISPLAY MODULE THEREOF - A lightbar device includes a plastic frame, a back plate, a lightbar, and at least one fixing pad. At least one positioning hole is formed on the back plate. The lightbar is slidably disposed between the back plate and the plastic frame. The fixing pad includes a base, a side board, and a first clamping portion. A recession is formed at the base. The recession is used for engaging with the positioning hole so as to fix the fixing pad onto the back plate. The side board is formed at a side of the base. The first clamping portion is formed at a position of the base opposite to the side board. The first clamping portion is used for clamping a first side of the lightbar cooperatively with the side board. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20080239757 | LIQUD CRYSTAL DSIPLAY DEVICE HAVING A CONTAINER MODULE WITH A NOVEL STRUCTURE - A liquid crystal display has a mold frame divided into several parts. The liquid crystal display device includes a display unit for displaying an image, a back light assembly having a light source for generating a light, a light guiding plate for guiding the light, and a light focusing portion for focusing the light, and a mold frame divided into a first frame and a second frame. The mold frame receives the display unit and the back light assembly. The first frame receives the light guiding plate and the light focusing portion and the second frame receives the light source. A reflection sheet is integrally formed at an inner surface of the second frame so as to perform the function of a lamp reflector. Accordingly, a lamp cover is not required so that the number of parts and the manufacturing cost are reduced. A lamp can be exchanged by simply separating the second frame from the mold frame, so the fault of the light source caused by the friction with other elements is reduced when exchanging the lamp. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080198627 | PLANAR LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A planar light source device includes a light guide plate, a lamp unit and emitting light to a side surface of the light guide plate, a rear frame for storing the light guide plate and the lamp unit and a mold frame in frame shape disposed between the light guide plate and the rear frame for fitting with the light guide plate provided with a positioning part. In the positioning part, the light guide plate has a surface almost parallel to a side surface provided with the positioning part and a connection surface for connecting the parallel surface with the side surface provided with the positioning part. The rear frame supports the light guide plate with the mold frame interposed therebetween, and includes a projecting part projected inside and formed of an end edge surface and a side edge surface, the end edge surface being disposed to oppose the side surface provided with the positioning part of the light guide plate and the side edge surface being disposed to oppose the connection surface. | 08-21-2008 |
| 362634000 | Holder | 8 |
| 20100149836 | BACKLIGHT MODULE - A holder is disposed at a side of a back light module adjacent to a light incident side of a light guide plate (LGP). A light source module is fixed on a wall of the holder that faces the light incident side. A holder engager on a side wall of the LGP engages with an LGP retainer of the holder. When the LGP expands or contracts due to changes of temperature, the holder and the light source module move with the side of the LGP, thereby a gap between the light source module and the light incident side is maintained and the luminance of the backlight module is stabilized. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20120236601 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - There is provided an electronic device which includes a case configured to include a light emitting portion, a light source configured to emit light in the case, a light guide member configured to include a light guide plate for guiding the light from the light source to the light emitting portion and to include a holder for fixing the light guide plate, and a substrate configured to fix the light guide member. The holder has a light blocking property. The light guided with the light guide plate is emitted outside the electronic device through the light emitting portion. | 09-20-2012 |
| 20090201699 | Planar Illumination Device and Manufacturing Method of Same - A planar illumination device in which workability of a filling work of a heat conduction agent is improved and a heat generated from a point-like light source is efficiently radiated so as to achieve high brightness. In a planar illumination device | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090290381 | BACKLIGHT MODULE HAVING REPLACEABLE LIGHT APPARATUS - The present invention discloses a backlight module having replaceable light apparatus. The backlight module includes the replaceable light apparatus, a back plate and a frame body. The replaceable light apparatus includes a light control circuit, a securing device and conducting wires. The light control circuit is adapted to a frame body and a back plate of the backlight module. Additionally, the light control circuit has a plurality of light sources, a first end portion and a second end portion. The securing device has a supporting housing which has a position protrusion and a clamping portion for supporting the first end portion of the light control circuit along a first direction (X) and a third direction (Z). The clamping portion clamps the first end portion of the light control circuit along a second direction (Y) and the third direction (Z). | 11-26-2009 |
| 20090034297 | SCANNER MODULE AND IMAGE SCANNING APPARATUS EMPLOYING THE SAME - A scanner module and an image scanning apparatus includes an illuminator that includes a light source, a light guide extending in a main scanning direction to change a direction of the light from the light source, a guide holder recessed with a light guide mounting portion in which the light guide is mounted, and at least one supporting protrusion protruding from an entrance of the light guide mounting portion into the light guide mounting portion to support the light guide received in the light guide mounting portion. As the light guide is supported by the supporting protrusion formed at the entrance of the light guide mounting portion, it is possible to reduce deformation of the light guide and/or to prevent the light guide from being falling out of the light guide mounting portion when subjected to, e.g., a shock. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20100008104 | POINT HOLDER - A point holder, for a glass panel provided with holes, has a first mounting part reaching over a front edge of the glass panel hole in an installed position, a second mounting part reaching over a rear edge of the glass panel hole and, where appropriate, a housing part located at least partly in the glass panel hole. A mounting device is provided for load-transmitting fastening of the point holder on a supporting structure. The point holder has an electro-optical device, at least a partial area of which is located on or between the first and second mounting parts, and by which energy and/or signals can be coupled into the glass panel and/or the area around the point holder, and an electro-optical supply line. The first or second mounting part, or both mounting parts, have a lead-through for the supply line located outside the load-transmitting mounting device. | 01-14-2010 |
| 20080225556 | FASTENING APPARATUS FOR A BACKLIGHT ASSEMBLY - The fastening apparatus utilizes a hanger and a hook disposed on the first side of a base of the fastening apparatus for hanging and fixing the fastening apparatus on a back cover of the LCD device. A groove divides the base into two parts and the outer part of the base as well as the hook is flexible relative to the inner part of the base. Two crack arresters are disposed at the end of the groove for preventing cracking of the fastening apparatus when repeated bending movement is needed while installing the fastening apparatus. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20130128621 | Display Device with Systematic Back Plate - A display device includes a systematic back plate, a backlight module, and a display panel. The systematic back plate includes a first plate and a second plate. The first plate includes a supporting face and a first side, wherein the first side extends to form a bending part. The bending part bends back with respect to the supporting face and extends toward the center of the supporting face, wherein the bending part forms a clamping space with the supporting face. The first plate and the second plate are made of different materials. The second plate includes a connecting end connecting to the boundary of the first side and the bending part. The backlight module is disposed on the supporting face and supported by the supporting face. At least a portion of the backlight module is received in the clamping space. The display panel is disposed above the backlight module. | 05-23-2013 |