US 11,837,182 B2
Display apparatus and light apparatus thereof
Sungyeol Kim, Suwon-si (KR); Sungbok Yang, Suwon-si (KR); Seokwoo Yong, Suwon-si (KR); Kyehoon Lee, Suwon-si (KR); and Junsung Choi, Suwon-si (KR)
Assigned to SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed by SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed on Jul. 13, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/863,918.
Application 17/863,918 is a continuation of application No. 17/473,283, filed on Sep. 13, 2021, granted, now 11,410,619.
Application 17/473,283 is a continuation of application No. 17/350,735, filed on Jun. 17, 2021, granted, now 11,227,556, issued on Jan. 18, 2022.
Application 17/350,735 is a continuation of application No. PCT/KR2021/002832, filed on Mar. 8, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2020-0167251 (KR), filed on Dec. 3, 2020; and application No. 10-2020-0182552 (KR), filed on Dec. 23, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0351694 A1, Nov. 3, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G09G 3/34 (2006.01); G02F 1/133 (2006.01); G09G 3/36 (2006.01); G02F 1/13357 (2006.01)
CPC G09G 3/3426 (2013.01) [G02F 1/133603 (2013.01); G02F 1/133606 (2013.01); G09G 3/3648 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A display apparatus comprising:
a liquid crystal panel;
a plurality of light sources configured to emit light;
a substrate comprising a plurality of driving areas on the substrate, each driving area of the plurality of driving areas comprising a plurality of dimming blocks, and each dimming block of the plurality of dimming blocks comprising at least one light source of the plurality of light sources; and
a plurality of driving devices, each driving device of the plurality of driving devices being provided in one respective driving area of the plurality of driving areas and being configured to control a driving current of the at least one light source in each dimming block in the respective driving area, each driving device of the plurality of driving devices being disposed between light sources within the respective driving area,
wherein a first driving device of the plurality of driving devices is disposed at a first position in a first driving area of the plurality of driving areas,
a second driving device of the plurality of driving devices is disposed at a second position in a second driving area of the plurality of driving areas, the second driving area being directly adjacent to the first driving area,
a third driving device of the plurality of driving devices is disposed at a third position in a third driving area of the plurality of driving areas, the third driving area being directly adjacent to the second driving area,
the first driving area, the second driving area, and the third driving area are disposed in a row or in a column,
the first position and the second position are located in relatively different positions of the first driving area and the second driving area, respectively, and
the second position and the third position are located in relatively different positions of the second driving area and the third driving area, respectively.