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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 22, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2018
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Yong-sung Yoo, Suwon-si, KR;
Dae-young Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Hyung-ki Kim, Anyang-si, KR;
Kil-hong Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Duk-jin Jeon, Bucheon-si, KR;
Tae-hee Jeon, Namyangju-si, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
Disclosed is a backlight unit. The disclosed backlight unit comprises: a light guide plate; and a light source module configured to emit light to a light incident surface formed on at least one side of the light guide plate, wherein the light source module comprises: a printed circuit board; and a connector connected to multiple light sources arranged on the printed circuit board and to the printed circuit board, so as to transfer electric power thereto, and the connector may comprise a gap-retaining member arranged between the printed circuit board and the light guide plate, so that the light sources and the light incident surface are spaced apart from each other by a predetermined optical distance.