公开(公告)号：US10036845B2

公开(公告)日：2018-07-31

申请号：US15046733

申请日：2016-02-18

Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Juhwa Ha ,  Taeyong Ryu ,  Jaesuk Yoo ,  Sangwon Lee ,  Sijoon Song ,  Sangho Hwang

IPC: F21V7/04 ,  F21V8/00 ,  G02F1/13357 ,  G02F1/1335

CPC classification number: G02B6/0058 ,  G02B6/0036 ,  G02B6/0046 ,  G02B6/0065 ,  G02F1/1336 ,  G02F1/133615

Abstract: A curved display device includes a backlight unit which generates light and a display panel which receives the generated light from the backlight unit. The backlight unit includes a light guide plate and is curved. The display panel is disposed on the curved backlight unit and is curved. The curved light guide plate defines a light incident surface thereof and an opposite surface. The light incident surface receives the light generated by the curved backlight unit. The opposite surface faces the light incident surface. A thickness of the curved light guide plate decreases from the light incident surface to the opposite surface.