发明名称 |
Backlight unit including light guide and gap retainer |
摘要 |
A backlight unit includes a light source; a light guide; a gap retainer including two plate-like portions orthogonal to each other, the light guide being placed over a first plate-like portion of the two plate-like portions, the light source being attached to a side of a second plate-like portion of the two plate-like portions; a chassis including a frame-shaped side wall portion and a bottom portion, the gap retainer being positioned with respect to the chassis such that the second plate-like portion and the side wall portion face each other and the first plate-like portion and the bottom portion face each other; and an elastic body urging the gap retainer in a direction away from the side wall portion. The gap retainer includes a stopper to maintain a gap between the light source and the side edge surface of the light guide. |
申请公布号 |
US8899818(B2) |
申请公布日期 |
2014.12.02 |
申请号 |
US201214008171 |
申请日期 |
2012.03.26 |
申请人 |
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha |
发明人 |
Ajichi Yuhsaku |
分类号 |
F21V8/00;G02F1/1335;G02F1/1333 |
主分类号 |
F21V8/00 |
代理机构 |
Keating & Bennett, LLP |
代理人 |
Keating & Bennett, LLP |
主权项 |
1. A backlight unit comprising:
a light source; a light guide disposed so as to be separated from the light source so that light from the light source is incident on a side edge surface of the light guide; a plurality of gap retainers, each of which includes two plate-like portions orthogonal to each other so as to have an L-shaped cross section, the light guide being placed over a first plate-like portion of the two plate-like portions, the light source being attached to a side of a second plate-like portion of the two plate-like portions; a chassis that includes a frame-shaped side wall portion and a bottom portion, the plurality of gap retainers being positioned with respect to the chassis such that the second plate-like portion and the side wall portion face each other and the first plate-like portion and the bottom portion face each other; and an elastic body disposed between the side wall portion and the second plate-like portion, the elastic body urging the plurality of gap retainers in a direction away from the side wall portion, wherein each of the plurality of gap retainers includes a stopper positioned on an upper surface of the first plate-like portion, the stopper being constantly in contact with a portion of the side edge surface of the light guide due to being pressed by the elastic body to maintain a gap between the light source and the side edge surface of the light guide; and the plurality of gap retainers are disposed so as to be in contact with two opposite side edge surfaces of the light guide. |
地址 |
Osaka JP |