Backlight unit and display device including backlight unit
US10838254B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 8, 2020 |
| Grant date | Nov 17, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 8, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02F1/133611
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A display device includes a display panel; a frame at a rear of the display panel; a light source between the display panel and the frame, the light source providing light for the display panel; and a reflecting sheet between the display panel and the frame, the reflecting sheet having a rectangular shape with a first long side, a second long side opposite the first long side, a first short side adjacent to the first long side and the second long side, and a second short side opposite the first short side. Further, the reflecting sheet includes a first sheet part forming a central area of the reflecting sheet, the first sheet part including a first non-dot area; a second sheet part forming a side area of the reflecting sheet around the first sheet part, the second sheet part including dot areas; and a third sheet part forming an outermost area of the reflecting sheet around the second sheet part, the third sheet part including a second non-dot area. In addition, the dot areas in the second sheet part includes a horizontal dot area along the first long side, and a vertical dot area along the first short side.
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