Liquid crystal display device
US8730425B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 29, 2010 |
| Grant date | May 20, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 18, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02F2201/46
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal panel; a backlight unit disposed under the liquid crystal panel and providing a light to the liquid crystal panel, the backlight unit including a reflective sheet, a light guide plate on the reflective sheet, an optical sheet on the light guide plate and a light emitting diode (LED) assembly at one side of the light guide plate, the light emitting diode assembly including at least one LED as a light source; a main frame that surrounds sides of the liquid crystal panel and the backlight unit, the main frame including a first portion, where the LED assembly is fixed, and a second portion extending from the first portion, the second portion covering a top portion of the LED assembly; a bottom frame under the reflective sheet and being combined with the main frame; and a top frame that surrounds an edge of the liquid crystal panel and attaches to the bottom frame and the main frame.
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