Backlight module, liquid crystal indicator and lamp tube retaining element
Invention field
The present invention relates to a kind of backlight module, display device and clamping element, and relate in particular to a kind of backlight module that is easy to assemble, liquid crystal indicator and lamp tube retaining element.
Background technology
Along with industry days reaches increasingly, digitization tools such as mobile phone (mobile phone), digital camera (digital camera), digital camera (digital video camera), notebook (notebook) and desktop PC develop towards direction more convenient, multi-functional and attractive in appearance invariably.When using these information products, display screen is indispensable man-machine communication interface, and the operation that the display screen through the said goods will can be the user brings more facility.Wherein, liquid crystal indicator has become the main flow of display screen.Yet, because the display panels of liquid crystal indicator itself can't be luminous, thus below display panels, must provide backlight module so that light source to be provided, and then reach the function of demonstration.
Fig. 1 shows the synoptic diagram of employed fluorescent tube of known backlight module and connector.With reference to Fig. 1, known backlight module can at first provide a plurality of U type fluorescent tubes 110 and a plurality of connectors 130 that are connected with some wiring 120 in advance in manufacture process.Then, on two electrode terminals 112 of each U type fluorescent tube 110, form circle with wiring 120 respectively and collude 120a and entangle electrode terminal 112.After the electrode terminal 112 of U type fluorescent tube 110 temporarily colludes the 120a socket through circle with wiring 120, weld in round position of colluding 120a again, wiring 120 can be connected with electrode terminal 112 securely.Thus, U type fluorescent tube 110 could be connected to inverter circuit plate (inverter circuit board) (not shown) through connector 130.The AC power that CF is provided through the inverter circuit plate makes U type fluorescent tube 110 luminous to drive U type fluorescent tube 110.
Yet; Adopt the mode of welding to connect U type fluorescent tube 110 and wiring 120, not only need expend more assembling man-hour, and in the process of welding, have the situation of failure welding to produce easily; Make the product rate of good reduce, thereby increased the production cost of known backlight module.In addition, because U type fluorescent tube 110 must connect the inverter circuit plate through wiring 120 and connector 130, so wiring 120 and connector 130 can take up room and increase cost, and cause the volume of known backlight module to dwindle.
Summary of the invention
In view of this, the objective of the invention is a kind of backlight module that is easy to assemble is being provided.
Another object of the present invention provides a kind of assembling short and lower-cost liquid crystal indicator in man-hour.
A further object of the present invention provides a kind of lamp tube retaining element that helps the backlight module assembling.
Based on above-mentioned purpose and other purpose, the present invention proposes a kind of backlight module, comprising: the inverter circuit plate has a plurality of embedded terminals; Back of the body frame is disposed on the said inverter circuit plate; A plurality of fluorescent tubes be disposed on the said back of the body frame, and each fluorescent tube have at least one electrode terminal; And a plurality of lamp tube retaining elements; Be set in the said back of the body frame; Each lamp tube retaining element has terminal Embedded Division and tube clamping portion; Wherein each terminal Embedded Division has the anticreep off-chip and is positioned at two guide channels of both sides, and said embedded terminal is suitable for pushing open said anticreep off-chip and slips between the said guide channel, and the strength that puts on the said embedded terminal through said anticreep off-chip is embedded between the said guide channel; Each tube clamping portion comprises a pair of shell fragment; Be connected on one of them the end structure of an end and another shell fragment of said shell fragment; And the holding space that said shell fragment constitutes the V-type opening and is positioned at said V-type open end; The said electrode terminal of said fluorescent tube is to be slipped into by said V-type opening, and pushes said shell fragment open and be placed in the said holding space, and said shell fragment and said terminal Embedded Division electrically connect; And said embedded terminal is embedded in the said terminal Embedded Division accordingly, and said embedded terminal electrically connects through said anticreep off-chip, said shell fragment and said electrode terminal.
Described according to a preferred embodiment of the invention backlight module, wherein these embedded terminals comprise plate terminal.
Described according to a preferred embodiment of the invention backlight module for example also comprises a plurality of holders, is set in the back of the body frame, and wherein lamp tube retaining element is individually fixed in the holder.
Described according to a preferred embodiment of the invention backlight module, wherein fluorescent tube for example be the cold cathode fluorescent lamp pipe (cold cathode fluorescent lamp, CCFL).
Described according to a preferred embodiment of the invention backlight module, wherein fluorescent tube for example is linear pattern fluorescent tube or U type fluorescent tube.
The present invention proposes a kind of liquid crystal indicator in addition, and it comprises above-mentioned backlight module and is disposed at the display panels on the backlight module.
The present invention also proposes a kind of lamp tube retaining element; Between the embedded terminal in order to the electrode terminal that is electrically connected at fluorescent tube and inverter circuit plate; Said lamp tube retaining element has tube clamping portion and terminal Embedded Division; Said tube clamping portion is used for the said electrode terminal of clamping, and said tube clamping portion comprises a pair of shell fragment, is connected on one of them the end structure of an end and another shell fragment of said shell fragment; And the holding space that said shell fragment constitutes the V-type opening and is positioned at said V-type open end; The said electrode terminal of said fluorescent tube is to be slipped into by said V-type opening, and pushes said shell fragment open and be placed in the said holding space, and said shell fragment and said terminal Embedded Division electrically connect; Said terminal Embedded Division has the anticreep off-chip and is positioned at two guide channels of both sides; Said embedded terminal is suitable for pushing open said anticreep off-chip and slips between the said guide channel; And the strength that puts on the said embedded terminal through said anticreep off-chip is embedded between the said guide channel, and said embedded terminal electrically connects through said anticreep off-chip, said shell fragment and said electrode terminal.Described according to a preferred embodiment of the invention liquid crystal indicator, wherein these embedded terminals comprise plate terminal.
In sum, lamp tube retaining element proposed by the invention is easy to assemble with the embedded terminal of inverter circuit plate and the electrode terminal of fluorescent tube.Use the assembled component of this lamp tube retaining element, then can make backlight module be easy to assembling, and then reach the purpose that shortens assembling man-hour and reduce production costs as backlight module.In addition, above-mentioned backlight module also can be applicable to liquid crystal indicator, makes the assembling shortening in man-hour of liquid crystal indicator and reduces its production cost.
For let above and other objects of the present invention, feature and advantage can be more obviously understandable, hereinafter is enumerated preferred embodiment especially, and conjunction with figs., carries out following detailed description.
Description of drawings
Fig. 1 illustrates the synoptic diagram of employed fluorescent tube of known backlight module and connector;
Fig. 2 A illustrates the structural representation of the backlight module of the preferred embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 2 B illustrates the enlarged drawing that is denoted as region S 10 among Fig. 2 A;
Fig. 2 C illustrates the diagrammatic cross-section of the backlight module of Fig. 2 A along profile line A-A ';
Fig. 2 D illustrates the diagrammatic cross-section of the backlight module of Fig. 2 A along profile line B-B ';
Fig. 2 E illustrates the structural representation of the liquid crystal indicator that the backlight module that utilizes Fig. 2 A processes;
Fig. 3 illustrates the structural representation of the backlight module of another embodiment of the present invention.
[critical piece symbol description]
110:U type fluorescent tube
112: electrode terminal
120: wiring
120a: circle colludes
130: connector
200,500: backlight module
210,510: the inverter circuit plate
212,512: embedded terminal
220: back of the body frame
230,530: fluorescent tube
232: electrode terminal
240: lamp tube retaining element
242: the terminal Embedded Division
242a: anticreep off-chip
242b: guide channel
244: tube clamping portion
244a, 244b: shell fragment
244c:V type opening
244d: holding space
250: holder
260: the fluorescent tube geometrical clamp
300: display panels
400: liquid crystal indicator
S10: zone
Embodiment
Fig. 2 A illustrates the structural representation of the backlight module of the preferred embodiment of the present invention.Fig. 2 B illustrates the enlarged drawing of region S 10 among Fig. 2 A.With reference to Fig. 2 A and Fig. 2 B, the backlight module 200 of present embodiment comprises inverter circuit plate 210, the back of the body frame 220, a plurality of fluorescent tube 230 and a plurality of lamp tube retaining element 240 simultaneously.Wherein, inverter circuit plate 210 has a plurality of embedded terminals 212, and these embedded terminals 212 for example are plate terminal.Back of the body frame 220 is disposed on the inverter circuit plate 210.Fluorescent tube 230 is disposed on the back of the body frame 220, and it for example is the fluorescent tube of cold cathode fluorescent lamp pipe or other appropriate format.Each fluorescent tube 230 has at least one electrode terminal 232.240 of lamp tube retaining elements be set at the back of the body frame 220 in, promptly lamp tube retaining element 240 run through the back of the body frame 220 so that the some of lamp tube retaining element 240 be positioned at the back of the body frame 220 above, some be positioned at the back of the body frame 220 below.Each lamp tube retaining element 240 has terminal Embedded Division 242, can make the embedded terminal 212 of inverter circuit plate 210 be embedded into terminal Embedded Division 242 accordingly.In other words, each embedded terminal 212 all can embed respectively the terminal Embedded Division 242 that is positioned at these embedded terminal 212 tops and with its electric connection.In addition, each electrode terminal 232 correspondence of fluorescent tube 230 also are electrically connected at these lamp tube retaining elements 240, and promptly each electrode terminal 232 electrically connects with the lamp tube retaining element that is positioned at electrode terminal 232 belows 240 respectively.
The more detailed explanation as follows, in the present embodiment, two guide channel 242b that the terminal Embedded Division 242 of lamp tube retaining element 240 has anticreep off-chip 242a and is positioned at both sides, these terminal Embedded Divisions 242 are suitable for embedding respectively corresponding embedded terminal 212.When embedded terminal 212 embeds from the below of the terminal Embedded Division 242 of correspondence; This embedded terminal 212 can and be pushed anticreep off-chip 242a open along two guide channel 242b slip; And the anticreep off-chip 242a of shell fragment shape can be applied to elasticity strength on this embedded terminal 212, and the friction force that its positive force caused can make embedded terminal 212 be embedded into securely among the terminal Embedded Division 242.
In addition, each lamp tube retaining element 240 also has tube clamping portion 244, in order to the electrode terminal 232 of clamping fluorescent tube 230 and with its electric connection.Each tube clamping portion 244 comprises a pair of shell fragment 244a, 244b; Be connected on the end of its shell fragment 244a and the end structure of shell fragment 244b, and the holding space 244d that shell fragment 244a and shell fragment 244b constitute V-type opening 244c and be positioned at the end of this V-type opening 244c.When the fluorescent tube 230 of assembling backlight module 200, can be directly the electrode terminal 232 of the fluorescent tube 230 V-type opening 244c by lamp tube retaining element 240 be slipped into, make electrode terminal 232 push shell fragment 244a and shell fragment 244b open and be placed in the 244d of holding space.Because tube clamping portion 244 electrically connects with terminal Embedded Division 242, shell fragment 244a, 244b and terminal Embedded Division 242 also electrically connect.Embedded terminal 212 at inverter circuit plate 210 embeds in the terminal Embedded Division 242 securely; And the electrode terminal 232 of fluorescent tube 230 is after embedding V-type opening 244c; The electrode terminal 232 of fluorescent tube 230 can be electrically connected at the embedded terminal 212 of inverter circuit plate 210 via shell fragment 244a, 244b, and fluorescent tube 230 just is electrically connected at inverter circuit plate 210 thus.
Fig. 2 C illustrates the diagrammatic cross-section of the backlight module of Fig. 2 A along profile line A-A '.With reference to Fig. 2 C, shown in Fig. 2 C, the embedded terminal 212 on the inverter circuit plate 210 can embed the terminal Embedded Division 242 of each lamp tube retaining element 240 accordingly with above-mentioned mode.Thus, inverter circuit plate 210 just can electrically connect with fluorescent tube 230 via lamp tube retaining element 240.
Hold above-mentionedly, for fixed lamp tube clamping element 240, backlight module 200 also comprises a plurality of holders 250 (shown in Fig. 2 B and Fig. 2 C).These holders 250 be set at the back of the body frame 220 in, promptly holder 250 run through the back of the body frame 220 so that the some of holder 250 be positioned at the back of the body frame 220 above, some be positioned at the back of the body frame 220 below.240 of lamp tube retaining elements are fixed in these holders 250.Holder 250 can also make each lamp tube retaining element 240 be electrically insulated except fixing each lamp tube retaining element 240.
Fig. 2 D illustrates the diagrammatic cross-section of the backlight module of Fig. 2 A along profile line B-B '.With reference to Fig. 2 D, in the present embodiment, fluorescent tube 230 is a U type fluorescent tube.For fixed lamp tube 230, backlight module 200 also comprises a plurality of fluorescent tube geometrical clamps 260 that are disposed on the back of the body frame 220, to clamp the U type bending part of fluorescent tube 230 respectively.Yet fluorescent tube 230 is not defined as U type fluorescent tube, can be the fluorescent tube of other type yet, for example linear pattern fluorescent tube etc.
It should be noted that; In the process of the backlight module 200 of assembling present embodiment; Only need the electrode terminal 232 of fluorescent tube 230 is snapped in the holding space 244d of tube clamping portion 244; And embedded terminal 212 is embedded terminal Embedded Divisions 242, and the electrode terminal 232 that can make fluorescent tube 230 electrically connects with the embedded terminal 212 of inverter circuit plate 210 through lamp tube retaining element 240.In other words, the backlight module 200 of present embodiment is easy to assembling, therefore assembles can be shortened man-hour, and in the assembling process of backlight module 200, does not use the method for welding, and the problem that does not therefore also have failure welding produces.In addition, lamp tube retaining element 240 has replaced wiring and the connector in the known technology, and the material cost that not only can save wiring and connector more can be dwindled the volume of backlight module 200.
Fig. 2 E illustrates the structural representation of the liquid crystal indicator that the backlight module that utilizes Fig. 2 A processes.With reference to Fig. 2 E, can be applicable to liquid crystal indicator 400 at the backlight module 200 of present embodiment, with overall package man-hour of shortening liquid crystal indicator 400 and reduce its production cost.Liquid crystal indicator 400 comprises above-mentioned backlight module 200 and display panels 300.Display panels 300 is disposed on the backlight module 200, and display panels 300 can be penetrate through type liquid crystal display board or half-penetration half-reflection liquid crystal display panel etc.
What deserves to be mentioned is that in the present embodiment, lamp tube retaining element 240 is the members as backlight module 200, and lamp tube retaining element 240 is used for the electrode terminal 232 of clamping fluorescent tube 230 and the embedded terminal 212 of chimeric inverter circuit plate 210.Yet lamp tube retaining element 240 is not that be defined in can only holding electrode terminal 232 or embed embedded terminal 212.Lamp tube retaining element 240 also can be used for other purposes.For example, lamp tube retaining element 240 can be used in the product of mobile phone or computer main frame panel etc., so that electrically connect the terminal of different component.The advantage of using this lamp tube retaining element 240 promptly is to make in the manufacture process of these products, need not electrically connect the circuit of different component through the mode of welding.Therefore can reduce production costs and shorten the manufacturing time of product.In addition, the principle of lamp tube retaining element 240 clamping assembled components is not limited to the foregoing description, also can be other mechanical principle, gets final product so long as can implement and can electrically connect the mode of different assembled components according to this.
Fig. 3 illustrates the structural representation of the backlight module of another embodiment of the present invention.Please with reference to Fig. 3, the backlight module 500 of present embodiment is similar with the backlight module 200 of the foregoing description, and difference is: the fluorescent tube 530 of backlight module 500 is the linear pattern fluorescent tube.And a plurality of lamp tube retaining element 240 edges are located near the relative both ends of the base plate of carrying on the back frame 220, so that the electrode terminal at tube clamping portion 244 ability clamping fluorescent tubes, 530 two ends.In addition; Inlay for cooperation lamp tube retaining element 240 near the opposite end portion of the base plate that is located at back of the body frame 220; The a plurality of embedded terminal 512 of inverter circuit plate 510 is arranged in the side of inverter circuit plate 510 in the face of back of the body frame corresponding to lamp tube retaining element 240, so that embedded terminal 512 can embed the terminal Embedded Division 242 of lamp tube retaining element 240 respectively.
It should be noted that because backlight module 500 adopts lamp tube retaining elements 240 as assembled component therefore also have the advantage identical with backlight module 200.Backlight module 500 can be applicable in the liquid crystal indicator (not shown) equally, with overall package man-hour of shortening this liquid crystal indicator and reduce its production cost.
In sum, backlight module of the present invention, liquid crystal indicator and lamp tube retaining element have advantage at least:
One, lamp tube retaining element proposed by the invention is easy to assemble with the embedded terminal of inverter circuit plate and the electrode terminal of fluorescent tube; When as the assembled component of backlight module, can reach assembling man-hour that shortens backlight module and the purpose that reduces its production cost.In addition, lamp tube retaining element also can be used for other purposes so that the terminal of different component do not need or omit through the welding mode can electrically connect.
Two, in the process of assembling backlight module of the present invention, only need fluorescent tube is snapped in the holding space of tube clamping portion, and embedded terminal is embedded into the terminal Embedded Division, can make fluorescent tube pass through lamp tube retaining element and electrically connect with the inverter circuit plate.Therefore backlight module of the present invention is easy to assembling, can make assembling shortening in man-hour, and in the assembling process of backlight module, does not use the method for welding, and the problem that does not therefore also have failure welding produces.In addition, lamp tube retaining element has replaced wiring and the connector in the known technology, and the material cost that not only can save wiring and connector more can be dwindled the volume of backlight module.
Three, backlight module of the present invention can be used for making liquid crystal indicator, makes the assembling shortening in man-hour of liquid crystal indicator and reduces its production cost.
Though the present invention has adopted above-mentioned preferred embodiment to be illustrated; Yet it is not to be used to limit the present invention; Those skilled in the art; Under the situation that does not break away from the spirit and scope of the present invention, can carry out suitable modification and variation, so protection scope of the present invention should be confirmed with the content of appending claims.