Curved display device
US9715139B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 16, 2014 |
| Grant date | Jul 25, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 16, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02F1/133317
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A curved display device comprises a liquid crystal panel; a backlight unit providing light to the liquid crystal panel, the backlight unit including a light guide plate having a curvature. The backlight unit further includes an elastic optical guide member coupled to the light guide plate, the elastic optical guide member having a substantially same curvature as the curvature of the light guide plate. The curved display device further comprises a first frame having a substantially same curvature as the curvature of the elastic optical guide member, the first frame coupled to the backlight unit and configured to support the backlight unit and a reinforcing member having a substantially same curvature as the curvature of the first frame, the reinforcing member coupled to the first frame.
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