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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2007
Filed:
Oct. 07, 2005
Applicants:
Chung-chuan Chen, Nantou, TW;
Chih-kang Wu, Jhubei, TW;
Ting-shih Hsu, Taoyuan, TW;
Inventors:
Assignee:
AU Optronics Corp., Hsinchu, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D 11/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A backlight assembly for a liquid crystal display panel. The assembly includes a lamp housing; a lamp; a diffuser plate; and a plurality of supports. Each support has first and second members. The first member has a body and a groove formed in the body for holding the lamp and attaching the lamp to the lamp housing. A cushioning member may be disposed around a section of the lamp and between the lamp and the first member for providing cushioning therebetween. The second member has an elongated body for supporting the diffuser plate when it attempts to sag or distort.