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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2015
Applicant:
Samsung Display Co., Ltd., Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Inventors:
Junghoon Shin, Seongnam-si, KR;
Youngchun Kim, Seoul, KR;
Byoungdae Ye, Yongin-si, KR;
Changyong Park, Bucheon-si, KR;
Assignee:
SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD., Yongin, Gyeonggi-Do, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F21V 8/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/0073 (2013.01); G02B 6/0031 (2013.01); G02B 6/0068 (2013.01); G02B 6/0088 (2013.01);
Abstract
A backlight unit includes a printed circuit board; a light source on the printed circuit board; a light guide plate that receives light emitted from the light source on one surface and directs light outwards through another surface; and a light blocking unit between the light source and the light guide plate. The light blocking unit may be spaced apart from the light guide plate.