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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2016
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Inventor:
Hyun-seung Cho, Anyang-si, KR;
Assignee:
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09F 13/08 (2006.01); F21V 8/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/003 (2013.01); G02B 6/009 (2013.01); G02B 6/0025 (2013.01); G02B 6/0031 (2013.01); G02B 6/0068 (2013.01);
Abstract
A backlight unit includes a light guide plate configured to emit light toward a display panel, and a plurality of light source units disposed adjacent to an edge of the light guide plate so as to irradiate light toward the light guide plate. The light source units include first and second light source modules configured to irradiate different types of light toward an edge of the light guide plate. The first light source modules are disposed adjacent to a first part of the edge of the light guide plate, and the second light source modules are disposed adjacent to a second part of the edge of the light guide plate.