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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2004
Yu-yan Fu, Tanzih Township, Taichung County, TW;
Ying Szu Tu, Longjing Township, Taichung County, TW;
Yu-Yan Fu, Tanzih Township, Taichung County, TW;
Ying Szu Tu, Longjing Township, Taichung County, TW;
Au Optronics Corp., Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
A backlight module and a ground plate thereof. The backlight module includes a plurality of lamps and a ground plate. Each lamp includes a tube body and an electrode. The ground plate includes a plurality of notches, corresponding to the electrode, to hold the electrode. The ground plate also includes a first side portion, a bottom portion, and a second side portion. The notches are formed at the first side portion. The bottom portion is connected to the first side portion. The second side portion is connected to the bottom portion. The first side portion is closer to the tube body than the second side portion.