Backlight unit and display device including the same
US9817182B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 19, 2016 |
| Grant date | Nov 14, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 13, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/0093
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A display device includes a display panel, a light source which generates light, a light guide plate which receives the light and guides the light to the display panel, the light guide plate defining a side surface thereof, an accommodating member accommodating the light source and the light guide plate therein, the accommodating member including a sidewall, and a fixing member in plural between the sidewall of the accommodating member and the side surface of the light guide plate. The fixing member defines a supporting portion thereof contacting the side surface of the light guide plate, fixing portions fixed to the sidewall of the accommodating member and spaced apart from each other, and a connecting portion provided in plural and connecting an end among opposing ends of the supporting portion to a fixing portion among the fixing portions, the fixing portion forming an acute angle with the connecting portion.
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