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Display apparatus

US9297519B2 · kind B2 · utility

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19Claims
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Filing dateAug 29, 2013
Grant dateMar 29, 2016
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Expiry dateFeb 14, 2034

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10H20/855
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Provided is a display apparatus. The display apparatus may include a display panel and a backlight provided adjacent the display panel. The backlight may include an optical sheet provided adjacent the display panel, a reflector provided a prescribed distance from the optical sheet, at least one light emitting device provided adjacent the reflector, and a lens provided over a corresponding the light emitting device. The lens may include a lower recess formed on a bottom surface of the lens and provided a prescribed distance over the light emitting device, and an upper recess formed on a top surface of the lens and provided to vertically overlap the bottom recess. The lower recess may include an upper surface that extends from the side surface and having a prescribed shape and curvature. The upper recess may also include a lower surface having a prescribed shape and curvature.

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