Liquid crystal cells – elements and systems – Particular structure – Particular illumination
Reexamination Certificate
2000-04-05
2004-02-10
Dudek, James (Department: 2871)
Liquid crystal cells, elements and systems
Particular structure
Particular illumination
C349S065000, C349S058000, C362S035000, C362S026000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06690435
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a liquid crystal display device and a backlight thereof. More specifically, the present invention relates to preventing the deterioration of liquid crystal panel and preventing the generation of wrinkles on a sheet reflector while decreasing generations of a bright line and/or a black line.
A liquid crystal display device (LCD) has been widely used as a display for notebook computers and portable TVs among others. An LCD fundamentally includes a liquid crystal panel and a backlight applying a lamp light to the liquid crystal panel. The liquid crystal panel typically comprises an upper substrate, a lower substrate, and a liquid crystal layer between the two substrates.
FIG. 1
is a sectional view showing a position of a lamp of a conventional LCD device including a liquid crystal panel and a backlight. The liquid crystal panel
24
comprises an upper substrate
7
, a lower substrate
6
, a liquid crystal layer between the two substrates (not shown), an analyzer
8
adhered to an upper surface of the upper substrate
7
and a polarizer
5
adhered to a lower surface of the lower substrate
6
.
The backlight comprises a light guide
3
, a lamp
10
facing a side edge of the light guide
3
, a lamp wire
21
, a lamp housing
9
, a sheet reflector
2
situated below the light guide
3
, and a plurality optical films
4
adhered to an upper surface of the light guide
3
. The lamp wire
21
supplies power to the lamp
10
, and the lamp housing
9
protects the lamp
10
and directs the light therefrom to the light guide
3
through the side edge of the light guide.
The conventional LCD device also includes a pad
23
, a main supporter
1
, and a top case
22
, which is connected to a side of the main supporter and an upper end of the liquid crystal panel
24
. Pad
23
is situated between an upper surface of the upper end of the lamp housing
9
and the lower surface of the lower substrate to support the liquid crystal panel
24
. The main supporter
1
shields the lower portion and the side of the backlight protects and supports the backlight. The top case
22
fixes the liquid crystal panel
24
to the main supporter
1
.
The conventional LCD device has following problems.
First, after the construction, the edge of light guide
3
is placed between both upper and lower extensions of the lamp housing
9
. To prevent wrinkles on the sheet reflector
2
with this construction, a gap must occur between the upper surface of the light guide
3
and the lower surface of the upper end of the lamp housing
9
.
Normally, light from the lamp
10
is incident upon the side edge of the light guide
3
so that the light density, emitted through the upper surface of the liquid crystal display panel
24
, is uniform over a wide region. However, the gap created by the above construction results in some of the light rays being reflected from the lamp housing
9
so as to be incident upon the upper surface of the light guide
3
, as shown in FIG.
2
. Thus, instead of the desired uniform light brightness, a bright line is created.
To counteract the bright line creation, a black color is printed on an area A of the sheet reflector
2
. Unfortunately, if the print density is too great, then a black line is generated, and if the print density is too slight, then the bright line will still be generated.
Second, to prevent the bright line, the aperture of the lamp housing
9
can be made narrow. However, such narrowing of the opening causes the a portion of sheet reflector
2
above the lower extension of the lamp housing
9
to be pressed by the same lower extension. As a result, wrinkles are generated on the sheet reflector
2
, especially at high temperatures.
Third, heat generated from the lamp
10
is transmitted to the liquid crystal panel
24
and thereby causing the liquid crystal to deteriorate.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In order to overcome the problems according to the conventional art, the present invention provides an LCD device including a backlight thereof in which the generation of a bright line and/or a black line is prevented, the deterioration of the liquid crystal generated is prevented, and the generation of wrinkles is prevented on a sheet reflector.
In order to achieve the objects described above, the liquid crystal display device according to the present invention comprises:
A liquid crystal panel; a light guide including the first surface which faces the liquid crystal panel as an upper side, the second surface as a lower side, a plane of incident ray on at least one end surface; a lamp facing the plane of incident rays; a lamp housing including the first end portion provided on the first surface, the second end portion provided on the second surface as two end portions which has a regular intervals with the perpendicular direction to the first surface and an inner side holding the lamp.
Also, the liquid crystal display device also includes a main supporter between the lamp housing and the liquid crystal panel; wherein the first boundary which is formed between the first end portion and the inner side is situated between the first expanded surface having the perpendicular direction to the plane of the incident rays, as an imaginary expanded surface of the first surface and the second expanded surface having the perpendicular direction to the plane of the incident rays, as an imaginary expanded surface of the second surface; the end portion in the direction of the plane of incident rays in the sheet reflector, in which the end portion is confronted with the second surface, is further than the second end portion on the basis of the plane of the incident rays.
An upper end portion of a lamp housing is fixed on the main supporter, so that the lamp housing can be controlled to confront with a plane of incident rays at a light guide for a correct position. Also a causative light of a bright line which is streaming through the corner of a upper surface of the light guide is effectively intercepted and the causative light is scattered or absorbed by the main supporter.
Further, the main supporter intercepts heat moving from a lamp to a liquid crystal panel, so that a deterioration of liquid crystal is decreased.
And, the sheet reflector is not inserted between the lamp housing and a lower surface of the light guide, so that though the upper and lower surface of the light guide is intensively fitted by the lamp housing and the main supporter, wrinkles are not generated on the sheet reflector and the whole thickness of the backlight can be decreased as much as thickness of the sheet reflector.
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Ha Kyoung Su
Jang Myong Gi
Dudek James
L G Philips LCD Co., Ltd.
Qi Mike
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