公开(公告)号：US09715139B2

公开(公告)日：2017-07-25

申请号：US14333097

申请日：2014-07-16

Applicant: LG Display Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Se-Min Lee ,  Joo-young Yeon ,  Yong-Joong Yoon ,  Tae-Hyung Kim ,  Hyo-Sung Lee ,  Sun-Bok Song

IPC: G02F1/1333 ,  G02F1/1335

CPC classification number: G02F1/1336 ,  G02F2001/133314 ,  G02F2001/133317

Abstract: A curved display device comprises a liquid crystal panel; a backlight unit providing light to the liquid crystal panel, the backlight unit including a light guide plate having a curvature. The backlight unit further includes an elastic optical guide member coupled to the light guide plate, the elastic optical guide member having a substantially same curvature as the curvature of the light guide plate. The curved display device further comprises a first frame having a substantially same curvature as the curvature of the elastic optical guide member, the first frame coupled to the backlight unit and configured to support the backlight unit and a reinforcing member having a substantially same curvature as the curvature of the first frame, the reinforcing member coupled to the first frame.