Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080303978 | BACKLIGHT ASSEMBLY, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LAMP-FIXING MEMBER - A backlight assembly includes a receiving container, lamps, a diffusion plate and a lamp-fixing member. The receiving container includes a bottom plate and sidewalls together providing a receiving space. The lamps are arranged substantially parallel to each other on the bottom plate. The diffusion plate is disposed over the lamps. The lamp-fixing member includes a body portion extending substantially perpendicular to the lamps, a buffer protruding upwardly from the body portion, a diffusion plate supporting portion protruding from the buffer to support the diffusion plate and a lamp-fixing portion formed at the body portion to fix the lamps. Therefore, the buffer having elasticity is formed at an area at which the diffusion plate supporting portion is formed, so that rubbing between the diffusion plate and the diffusion plate supporting portion may be reduced. | 12-11-2008 |
20090115929 | BACKLIGHT UNIT, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME, AND METHOD THEREOF - A backlight unit includes planar light source and light source socket. The planar light source includes upper and lower plates combined with each other and forming a light emitting space therebetween, and external electrodes disposed on surface of one of the upper and lower plates. The light source socket is disposed on a portion of the external electrodes. The light source socket includes a body, a power applying member and a fixing member. The body covers the portion of the external electrode. The power applying member is disposed inside of the body and contacts the external electrode in order to apply electric power to the planar light source. The fixing member fastens the power applying member to the external electrode such that the power applying member makes contact with the external electrode. | 05-07-2009 |
20090135566 | PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD ASSEMBLY AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY HAVING THE SAME - A printed circuit board assembly and a liquid crystal display (“LCD”) having the same, and more particularly, to a printed circuit board assembly, wherein a board mounted with a heat dissipation plate and a time controller using a spring clip or a hook spring can prevent the board from sagging. An exemplary embodiment includes a heat dissipation plate, a protection plate and a thermal interface material to dissipate heat from a time controller, thereby efficiently dissipating heat from the time controller. Another exemplary embodiment includes a spring clip or a hook spring to increase contact forces among a protection plate, a heat dissipation plate and a board, thereby further improving heat dissipation performance. Exemplary embodiments of the present invention make it possible to provide a printed circuit board assembly, wherein a spring clip supports the bottom of a region of a board in which a time controller is mounted, thereby preventing sagging of the region of the board in which the time controller and a heat dissipation plate are mounted. An LCD having the printed circuit board assembly is also described. | 05-28-2009 |
20090180247 | ASSEMBLY STRUCTURE OF A DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes a display module, a first case and a boss insertion element having a combination hole. The first case covers a first surface of the display module and has a first boss which is inserted into the combination hole to combine the front case to the display module. The first boss is formed at inside edges of the display module. | 07-16-2009 |
20090256988 | BACKLIGHT ASSEMBLY, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY HAVING THE SAME, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A liquid crystal display (“LCD”) with a backlight assembly includes a liquid crystal (“LC”) panel displaying an image, a backlight assembly providing light to the LC panel, a middle frame disposed between the LC panel and the backlight assembly, and a top frame to complete the LCD assembly. The backlight assembly includes a plurality of light sources, an optical member, a bottom frame and a plurality of optical member supporters. The optical member supporters each support the optical member and are mutually spaced apart from each other to effectively dissipate heat and reduce the weight of the LCD. | 10-15-2009 |
20090310058 | BACKLIGHT ASSEMBLY, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A backlight assembly includes a lamp socket unit, a printed circuit board and a lower receiving container. The printed circuit board includes a cutout portion which receives the lamp socket unit therethrough. The lower receiving container receives the lamp socket unit and the printed circuit board. The lamp socket unit is coupled to the printed circuit board, and the printed circuit board, having the lamp socket unit coupled thereto, is disposed in the lower receiving container. | 12-17-2009 |
20100061086 | BACKLIGHT ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING THE SAME - An embodiment of a backlight assembly may include an inverter, an inverter substrate, a voltage applying socket, and a lamp. An inverter cover may include sidewalls forming an interior space, and a combining protrusion may be formed on the sidewalls. The inverter substrate may be received by the interior space and may be fixed to the inverter cover by the combining protrusion. The inverter substrate may include an inverter terminal formed on a first surface of the inverter substrate facing outside. The voltage applying socket may include a socket terminal making contact with the inverter terminal, and a voltage terminal connected to the socket terminal. The lamp may be electrically connected to the voltage terminal. | 03-11-2010 |
20100171897 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - Provided is a liquid crystal display device which is capable of preventing light leakage and preventing a dark portion from being viewed. The liquid crystal display device includes: a lower receiving container; a plurality of supporting walls arranged in a line along at least one side wall of the lower receiving container with gaps therebetween; a plurality of light sources arranged in a line so as to be provided in the gaps; and a reflecting cover covering at least a portion of each of the gaps. | 07-08-2010 |
20100173540 | LAMP SOCKET AND DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - Provided are a lamp socket structured to realize a slimmer display device, and a display device having the lamp socket. The lamp socket includes: a body portion; a connection terminal for connection of the lamp socket to a terminal of a lamp; a compliant portion which connects the body portion and the connection terminal and includes a first portion connected to the connection terminal and a second portion connected to the body portion; and one or more fixing portions which extend from the body portion, wherein the first portion and the second portion at least partially overlap each other. | 07-08-2010 |
20100182768 | DISPLAY DEVICE WITH A GROUND ELECTRODE PHYSICALLY CONTACTING A RECEPTACLE MADE OF AN INSULATING MATERIAL - Some embodiments include a display device having light sources located in a receptacle formed of an insulating material. The light sources can be easily grounded. The display device comprises a display panel for displaying an image; one or more light sources for providing light to the display panel; a lower receptacle formed of an insulating material and including a bottom part and side-wall parts surrounding the bottom part; an upper receptacle coupled to the lower receptacle, the upper and lower receptacles containing therebetween the display panel and the light sources; and a ground electrode physically contacting the upper and lower receptacles and electrically connected to each said light source. Other features are also provided. | 07-22-2010 |
20100195312 | LAMP SOCKET, BACKLIGHT ASSEMBLY HAVING THE SAME AND DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - A lamp socket with a decreased number of elements is presented according to one or more embodiments. The lamp socket in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention includes a power supply member. The power supply member includes a first lamp connecting terminal, a second lamp connecting terminal facing the first lamp connecting terminal and an inverter connecting terminal disposed below the first and second lamp connecting terminals. Upper end portions of the first and second lamp connecting terminals are bent in opposite directions and the first lamp connecting terminal includes a fixing protrusion protruding from an inner surface thereof facing the second lamp connecting terminal. | 08-05-2010 |
20110187961 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - A display apparatus includes a display module and a front case. The display module displays images. The display module includes a boss fixing member having a combination hole. The front case covers a first surface of the display module and has a first boss that is inserted into the combination hole to combine the front case to the display module. The first boss is formed at inside edges of the display module. The boss fixing member is positioned within the edges of the display module which define the outdimension of the display module. | 08-04-2011 |
20120236227 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display includes a liquid crystal panel displaying images, a plurality of gate circuit chips-on-film connected to the liquid crystal panel and supplying gate driving signals to the liquid crystal panel, a plurality of data circuit chips-on-film connected to the liquid crystal panel and supplying data driving signals to the liquid crystal panel, a gate printed circuit board (PCB) connected to the gate circuit chips-on-film, a data printed circuit board (PCB) connected to the data circuit chips-on-film, a backlight assembly supplying light to the liquid crystal panel, and a top chassis fixing the liquid crystal panel and the backlight assembly, and including an upper surface and a lower surface, wherein the data printed circuit board (PCB) is disposed corresponding to the lower surface of the top chassis, and a plurality of drain holes are disposed in the lower surface of the top chassis. | 09-20-2012 |