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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2014
Samsung Display Co., Ltd., Yongin, Gyeonggi-Do, KR;
Ki Chang Lee, Chungcheongnam-do, KR;
Byung Kook Sim, Seoul, KR;
Sung-Hun Lee, Chungcheongnam-do, KR;
Masaru Matsuzawa, Chungcheongnam-do, KR;
Hyun Su Park, Gyeonggi-Do, KR;
SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD., Yongin, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Abstract
A backlight unit includes: a bottom chassis including a lower portion and side portions enclosing the lower portion; a light source plate to which a light source is attached; a diffuser configured to diffuse light generated from the light source; an optical sheet disposed on the diffuser and adapted to further diffuse the light diffused by the diffuser; and a first mold including a first inclined portion which is disposed between the diffuser and the optical sheet and may prevent the diffuser and the optical sheet from contacting each other, the first inclined portion may reflect light transmitted by the diffuser and emitted from the side of the diffuser toward the bottom chassis.