Liquid crystal display
US8049831B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 30, 2008 |
| Grant date | Nov 1, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 15, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02F2201/503
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The liquid crystal display includes: a liquid crystal panel; a backlight unit that includes a light guide plate that is positioned at a lower part of the liquid crystal panel and that guides light emitted from a light source in a direction of the liquid crystal panel, and a plurality of optical sheets that provide light emitted from the light guide plate to the liquid crystal panel; and a plurality of step parts that are formed from a base surface to an upper surface in order to receive the liquid crystal panel and the backlight unit, wherein a step part facing the liquid crystal panel among the plurality of step parts includes a main support having an area patterned to be apart from the liquid crystal panel.
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