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Back light unit and liquid crystal display using the same

US8111351B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 4, 2008
Grant dateFeb 7, 2012
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Expiry dateJun 24, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02F1/133604
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The disclosure relates to the backlight unit for preventing the optical sheet from cracking and the liquid crystal display using the backlight unit. The backlight unit comprises a light having a plurality of light sources; a bottom cover housing the light and having a first protrusion; a support side engaging to both open ends of the bottom cover to support the light and having a second protrusion; an optical sheet disposing on the light and including a first hook having a first elliptical hole for inserting the first protrusion and a second hook having a second elliptical hole for inserting the second protrusion; and a first slit between an edge of the first hook and the first elliptical hole within the first hook, and a second slit between an edge of the second hook and the second elliptical hole within the second hook.

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