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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2011
Kum Tae Lee, Seoul, KR;
Moon Jeong Kim, Seoul, KR;
Duk Hyun Yun, Seoul, KR;
LG Innotek Co., Ltd., Seoul, KR;
Abstract
Provided are a backlight unit and a display device having the same. The backlight unit configured to emit light onto a display panel in which one screen is defined into a plurality of display areas includes a bottom frame having a bottom surface and a sidewall, a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) defining a plurality of light emitting areas corresponding to the display areas of the display panel, and an integrated light guide plate covering the plurality of LEDs, the integrated light guide plate being disposed on the plurality of light emitting areas corresponding to one screen. The light guide plate has a plurality of grooves for receiving at least one LED in an under surface thereof.