Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Jai-ho Jeong

Dae-young Kim

Hyung-ki Kim

Jung Ho Shin

Heong Seog Lee

Duk-jin Jeon

Tae-hee Jeon

Gong-hee Lee

A display apparatus includes a display panel, a light guide plate disposed behind the display panel, the light guide plate being lengthwise or widthwise smaller than the display panel, a light source disposed adjacent to a first lateral surface of the light guide plate and irradiates light onto the first lateral surface, a back chassis disposed behind the light guide plate and supports a back surface of the light guide plate and a support structure disposed along a second lateral surface of the light guide plate different from the first lateral surface of the light guide plate. Further, the support structure includes light blocking protrusion that blocks a portion of the second lateral surface.

Display apparatus

Disclosed herein is a display apparatus including a liquid crystal panel configured to display an image; a backlight unit including: a light source; and an optical member disposed at a path of light emitted from the light source toward the liquid crystal panel; a chassis disposed on the backlight unit and having a plurality of insertion holes along edges thereof; and a frame configured to support the liquid crystal panel and the optical member, the liquid crystal panel and the optical member provided between the frame and the chassis, wherein the frame is coupled to the plurality of insertion holes of the chassis by fitting.

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Suwon-si, South Korea

Jai-ho Jeong