Lg Electronics Inc.

Jaeyong Yoo

Sangmin Baek

Uihyung Lee

Woosuk Lee

A backlight unit including a frame; a substrate located on one side of the frame; a plurality of light assemblies mounted on the substrate; a light guide plate configured to guide light emitted by the light assembly; and a reflection sheet located between the light guide plate and the frame and configured to reflect light emitted by the plurality of light assemblies. In addition, the light guide plate includes a first block including a plurality of light guide areas configured to emit light emitted by a corresponding first set of light assemblies; and a second block including a plurality of light guide areas configured to emit light emitted by a corresponding second set of light assemblies.

Backlight unit and display device including the same

A display device is disclosed. The display device comprises: a display panel; an optical layer positioned at a rear of the display panel, the optical layer providing the display panel with light; a side frame including: a side frame body covering an edge of the optical layer; and a side frame extension extended from the side frame body, the side frame extension positioned between the optical layer and the display panel; and a light guide module positioned between the display panel and the side frame extension, the light guide module elongated along the edge of the optical layer, wherein a gap is formed between the light guide module and the display panel.

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Seoul, South Korea

Jaeyong Yoo