US 12,216,355 B2
Display device comprising an optical sheet disposed between a first part and a second part of a panel supporter
Inkeun Ryu, Seoul (KR); Sangdon Park, Seoul (KR); Moungyoub Lee, Seoul (KR); Kyoungmok Kim, Seoul (KR); Yunjoo Kim, Seoul (KR); and Jonghyun Byeon, Seoul (KR)
Assigned to LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul (KR)
Filed by LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul (KR)
Filed on Sep. 14, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/368,357.
Application 18/368,357 is a continuation of application No. 17/558,388, filed on Dec. 21, 2021.
Application 17/558,388 is a continuation of application No. 16/011,390, filed on Jun. 18, 2018, granted, now 11,231,620, issued on Jan. 25, 2022.
Application 16/011,390 is a continuation of application No. 13/282,627, filed on Oct. 27, 2011, granted, now 10,585,310, issued on Mar. 10, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/407,920, filed on Oct. 29, 2010.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2010-0106363 (KR), filed on Oct. 28, 2010; and application No. 10-2010-0106364 (KR), filed on Oct. 28, 2010.
Prior Publication US 2024/0004236 A1, Jan. 4, 2024
Int. Cl. G02F 1/13357 (2006.01); F21V 8/00 (2006.01); G02F 1/1333 (2006.01)
CPC G02F 1/133608 (2013.01) [G02B 6/0021 (2013.01); G02B 6/0036 (2013.01); G02B 6/0038 (2013.01); G02F 1/133317 (2021.01); G02F 1/133328 (2021.01); G02F 2201/46 (2013.01); G02F 2202/28 (2013.01)] 31 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A display device comprising:
a display panel;
a panel supporter extending along an edge of the display panel at a rear of the display panel and attached to a back surface of the display panel by using an adhesive layer;
an optical sheet coupled with the panel supporter at the rear of the display panel; and
a light source at a rear of the optical sheet, the light source providing light for the display panel,
wherein the panel supporter includes a groove into which an end of the optical sheet is inserted, and
wherein an edge of a front surface of the display panel overlapping the panel supporter is exposed to an outside of the display device,
wherein the panel supporter comprises:
a first part facing the back surface of the display panel;
a second part facing the first part with a space forming the groove; and
a third part connected with the first part and the second part,
wherein the end of the optical sheet is disposed between the first part and the second part.