KR200446930Y1 - Backlight assembly and liquid crystal display using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a backlight assembly and a liquid crystal display device capable of dissipating heat emitted from a lamp unit to the outside or effectively dispersing it. And a lamp unit, an accommodating member accommodating the lamp unit, a first heat dissipating member disposed under the accommodating member, and a second heat dissipating member surrounding the side surface of the accommodating member and the first heat dissipating member. At this time, the lamp unit is disposed on the side wall area of the housing member, and the first heat dissipation member is disposed outside the housing member lower portion of the lamp unit using a flat graphite, and the second heat dissipation member is made of metal having excellent thermal conductivity. It is possible to uniformly disperse the heat emitted from the lamp unit in close contact with the side wall on which the lamp unit is disposed and the first heat dissipation member to the entire area of the housing member. In addition, a side wall of the housing member in which the lamp unit is disposed may be manufactured instead of the second heat dissipation member.

Heat Dissipation Element, Graphite, Lamp Unit, LED, Thermal Conductivity

Description

BACKLIGHT ASSEMBLY AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY USING THE SAME}

The present invention relates to a backlight assembly and a liquid crystal display device using the same, and more particularly, to a backlight assembly and a liquid crystal display device using the same to improve the dark portion of the edge that can occur in the direct backlight structure.

In general, the liquid crystal display (LCD) is expanding its application range due to features such as lightweight, thin, low power drive, full-color, high-resolution implementation. Currently, LCDs are used in computers, notebooks, PDAs, telephones, TVs, and audio / video devices. Such a liquid crystal display device adjusts the amount of light transmitted according to an image signal applied to a plurality of control switches arranged in a matrix to display a desired image on a panel of the liquid crystal display device.

Since the LCD does not emit light by itself, a light source such as a backlight is required. There are two types of backlights for liquid crystal display devices, an edge type method and a direct type method, depending on the position of the light source.

In the edge type method, a light source is provided at an edge of the liquid crystal display panel, and the light generated from the light source is irradiated to the liquid crystal display panel through a transparent light guide plate disposed under the liquid crystal display panel. It has good uniformity of light, long life, and is advantageous for thinning a liquid crystal display device, and is generally used to irradiate light to medium and small size liquid crystal display panels. On the other hand, the direct type is a method of directly irradiating the entire surface of the liquid crystal display panel by placing a plurality of light sources under the liquid crystal display panel. This can ensure high luminance and is generally used to irradiate light onto large and medium sized liquid crystal display panels.

As a light source of a conventional liquid crystal display panel, a cold cathode fluorescent lamp is used, and studies are being actively made to use an LED lamp having advantages of high life, low power consumption, light weight, and thickness as a light source. However, LED lamps have a disadvantage in that they generate more heat than conventional fluorescent lamps. Due to the heat of the LED lamp, it is possible to increase the temperature inside the backlight assembly, thereby lowering the reliability of the electronic circuit.

Accordingly, the present invention was derived to solve the above problems, and a backlight assembly capable of dissipating heat generated from a lamp unit into an accommodating member and air by using a thermally conductive material having excellent thermal conductivity, and a liquid crystal display device using the same. To provide that purpose.

In addition, an object of the present invention is to provide a backlight assembly capable of forming one side wall of the housing member with a thermally conductive material and emitting heat from the lamp unit to the outside, and a liquid crystal display using the same.

According to the present invention comprises a lamp unit, a housing member for accommodating the lamp unit, a first heat dissipation member disposed below the housing member and a second heat dissipation member surrounding the side of the housing member and the first heat dissipation member; Provide a backlight assembly.

Here, it is preferable that the first heat dissipation member is formed in a flat plate shape and disposed outside the storage member lower portion of the area where the lamp unit is accommodated. The first heat dissipation member may include copper, a copper alloy or graphite, and the second heat dissipation member may include copper or a copper alloy. In addition, it is preferable that the second heat dissipation member is formed in a bent shape and is closely coupled to the side region of the accommodating member in which the lamp unit is accommodated and the first heat dissipation member.

The device may further include a thermal pad formed between the second heat dissipation member and the lower housing member and between the first heat dissipation member and the second heat dissipation member.

It is effective that the lamp unit is coupled to at least a portion of the inner side of the housing member.

In addition, a lamp unit and an accommodating member having an accommodating space for accommodating the lamp unit, the accommodating member includes a body portion, and a side end portion and the body portion combined with the body portion to form an accommodating space. And a heat dissipation member positioned between the coupling region of the side end portion.

Here, the side end portion may include copper or a copper alloy having thermal conductivity, and the heat dissipation member may include copper, a copper alloy or graphite.

In this case, the body portion includes a bottom surface of the rectangular plate shape and at least one side wall protruding from the bottom surface, the side end portion is coupled to the side end region where the side wall is not formed to form a side wall of the housing member. effective.

It is preferable that the side end portion includes a mating surface engaging with the bottom surface of the body portion, and a sidewall surface bent from the mating surface, and the lamp unit is coupled to the sidewall surface.

It is preferable that the above-mentioned body portion is formed in a rectangular plate shape, and the side end portion is coupled to the side end region of the body portion to form a side wall of the housing member. At this time, the side end portion preferably includes a coupling surface coupled to the bottom surface of the body portion, and the side wall surface bent from the coupling surface. It is preferable that the said lamp unit is arrange | positioned at the said side wall surface.

Preferably, the lamp unit described above includes an LED lamp. And, it is preferable to further include a reflecting plate disposed under the lamp unit. It is effective to further include an optical sheet disposed above the lamp unit.

In addition, a lamp unit for generating light according to the present invention, an accommodating member accommodating the lamp unit, a first heat dissipation member disposed below the accommodating member, and a side of the accommodating member and an agent surrounding the first heat dissipation member. 2 provides a liquid crystal display including a backlight assembly including a heat dissipation member and a liquid crystal display panel displaying an image by using light supplied from the backlight assembly.

It is preferable that the said 1st heat dissipation member contains flat copper, copper alloy, or graphite, and is arrange | positioned outside the accommodating member lower part of the area where the said lamp unit was accommodated.

The second heat dissipation member may include a bent shape of copper or a copper alloy, and the second heat dissipation member may be tightly coupled to the side region of the accommodating member accommodating the lamp unit and the first heat dissipation member. The lamp unit including the LED lamp may be coupled to at least one side wall of the housing member.

In addition, a lamp unit for generating light and an accommodating member having an accommodating space for accommodating the lamp unit, the accommodating member includes a body portion and a side end portion combined with the body portion to form an accommodating space. And a backlight assembly including a heat dissipation member positioned between the body portion and the coupling region of the side end portion, and a liquid crystal display panel displaying an image using light supplied from the backlight assembly. .

The side end portion may include copper or a copper alloy having thermal conductivity, and the heat dissipation member may include copper, a copper alloy, or graphite.

At this time, the body portion includes a bottom surface of the rectangular plate shape, and one or more side walls protruding from the bottom surface, the side end portion is coupled to the side end region where the side wall is not formed to receive the lamp unit is coupled It is effective to form sidewalls of the member.

The body portion may be formed in a rectangular plate shape, and the side end portion may be coupled to a side end region of the body portion to form a sidewall, and the lamp unit may be coupled to and disposed on at least one sidewall of the sidewall.

The present invention provides a heat dissipation member that is refracted on the outside of the side wall of the lower accommodating member on which the lamp unit as a heat source is mounted, and a heat dissipation member of flat graphite on the outer side of the bottom surface to provide heat to the external and lower accommodating members. It can be distributed widely on the floor to reduce thermal stress.

In addition, the side wall of the lower accommodating member to which the lamp unit is coupled may be made of a material having excellent thermal conductivity, thereby reducing a heat transfer path for heat dissipation and improving assembly ability.

In addition, the heat transfer path may be generated without refracting the heat dissipation member made of graphite material.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described an embodiment of the present invention in more detail. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below, but will be implemented in a variety of different forms, only these embodiments to complete the disclosure of the present invention, complete the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art It is provided to inform you.

<First Embodiment>

1 is an exploded perspective view of a liquid crystal display according to a first embodiment of the present invention. 2A and 2B are cross-sectional views of the liquid crystal display of FIG. 1 taken along line A-A.

1 and 2A and 2B, the liquid crystal display according to the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a display assembly 1000 disposed above and a backlight assembly 2000 disposed below.

The display assembly 1000 includes a liquid crystal display panel 100, driving circuits 200 (200a and 200b) and an upper accommodating member 300.

The liquid crystal display panel 100 includes a color filter substrate 110 and a thin firm transistor (TFT) substrate 120. At this time, the color filter substrate 110 is a substrate in which RGB pixels, which are color pixels in which a predetermined color is expressed while light passes, are formed by a thin film process. A common electrode made of a transparent conductor such as indium tin oxide (ITO) or indium zinc oxide (IZO) is coated on the front surface of the color filter substrate 110.

The TFT substrate 120 is a transparent glass substrate on which TFTs in matrix form are formed. The data line is connected to the source terminal of the TFTs, and the gate line is connected to the gate terminal. In addition, a pixel electrode made of a transparent electrode made of a transparent conductive material is formed in the drain terminal. When an electrical signal is input to the data line and the gate line, each TFT is turned on or turned off to apply an electrical signal necessary for pixel formation of the drain terminal. When the TFT is turned on by applying power to the gate terminal and the source terminal of the TFT substrate 120, an electric field is formed between the pixel electrode and the common electrode of the color filter substrate 110, thereby forming the TFT substrate 120 and the color. The arrangement of the liquid crystals injected between the filter substrates 110 is changed, and the light transmittance is changed according to the changed arrangement to obtain a desired image.

The driving circuit unit 200 connected to the liquid crystal display panel 100 includes a data side printed circuit board 210a for mounting a control IC and applying a predetermined data signal to a data line of the TFT substrate 120. And a gate side printed circuit board 210b for mounting a control IC and applying a predetermined gate signal to a gate line of the TFT substrate 120, and an exposed ground pattern, the TFT substrate 120 and the data side printed circuit board. A data side flexible printed circuit board 230a for connecting between 210a and a gate side flexible printed circuit board for connecting between the TFT substrate 120 and the gate side printed circuit board 210b with an exposed ground pattern. 230a.

The data side and gate side printed circuit boards 210a and 210b are connected to the data side and gate side flexible printed circuit boards 230a and 230b to apply external image signals and gate driving signals. The data side and gate side printed circuit boards 210a and 210b may be integrated into one printed circuit board and connected to one side of the liquid crystal display panel 100. Of course, for this purpose, the data line and the gate line of the TFT substrate 120 may be exposed to one side.

The data side and gate side flexible printed circuit boards 230a and 230b are respectively connected to the data line and the gate line of the TFT substrate 120 to apply the data driving signal and the gate driving signal to the thin film transistor. In addition, the flexible printed circuit board 230 is equipped with a tap (TAB) IC, RGB (Read, Green, Blue) signals, Shift Start Clock (SSC) signals, LP (Latch) generated from the printed circuit board 210 Pulse) signal, gamma analog ground signal, digital ground signal, digital power supply, analog power supply common voltage, accumulated voltage and the like are transmitted to the liquid crystal display panel 100. Of course, an IC may be mounted on the TFT substrate 120.

The upper accommodating member 300 is bent at a right angle to prevent the components of the display assembly 1000 from being detached and to protect the liquid crystal display panel 100 or the backlight assembly 2000 which are fragile by an impact applied from the outside. It is manufactured in the form of a square frame having a flat portion and a side wall portion. In this case, the upper accommodating member 300 may cover the entire backlight assembly 2000 including the liquid crystal display panel 100 as illustrated in FIG. 2A, and as shown in FIG. 2B, only a part of the backlight assembly 2000 may be formed. It can also be manufactured to cover.

Meanwhile, the backlight assembly 2000 may include a lamp unit 400, a light guide plate 500 coupled to the lamp unit 400, a reflective plate 600 installed under the light guide plate 500, and an upper portion of the light guide plate 500. A plurality of optical sheets 700 installed, a lower accommodating member 800 for accommodating the reflecting plate 600, the light guide plate 500, and the optical sheet 700, and a lower accommodating portion of the lamp unit 400 and an adjacent region. The heat radiation members 910 and 920 disposed outside the member 800 are included.

The lamp unit 400 includes an LED lamp 410 and a thermally conductive substrate 411 on which the LED lamps are mounted. The LED lamp 410 preferably uses a plurality of LEDs that emit white light. The thermally conductive substrate 411 not only functions to emit heat emitted from the LED lamp 410 to the outside but also to apply a predetermined voltage to the LED lamp 410 mounted on the thermally conductive substrate 411. do. In addition, a predetermined groove is formed in the thermally conductive substrate 411, and an LED lamp 410 is mounted therein so that the thermally conductive substrate 411 has a reflective surface on the inner surface in such a manner as to surround the LED lamp 410. Can maximize the utilization efficiency of light. At least one LED lamp 410 may be mounted on the thermally conductive substrate 411. In addition, in the present embodiment, it is effective to use a pair of lamp units 400 such that the lamp units 400 are disposed on the inner wall surfaces of the lower housing member 800 facing each other. Moreover, a cold cathode fluorescent lamp can also be used as a lamp unit. In addition, between the thermally conductive substrate 411 and the lower housing member 800, a thermal pad 401 capable of transferring the heat of the thermally conductive substrate 411 to the sidewall region of the storage member 800 in contact therewith is provided. It may be formed. The thermal pad 401 may reduce thermal resistance at the interface.

The light guide plate 500 is disposed in the lower accommodating member 800 between the lamp units to change light having an optical distribution in the form of a line light source generated from the plurality of lamp units 400 to light having an optical distribution in the form of a surface light source. do. As the light guide plate 500, a wedge type plate or a parallel flat plate may be used. In addition, the light guide plate 500 is generally formed of polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) having high strength and not easily being deformed or broken and having good transmittance. The light guide plate 500 may be disposed at a predetermined distance from the lamp unit 400 as shown in FIG. 2A, or may be connected to the lamp unit 400 as shown in FIG. 2B. Of course, a part of the lamp unit 400 may overlap the light guide plate 500.

As the reflecting plate 600, a plate having a high light reflectance is used to reduce light loss by reflecting light incident to the light through the rear surface of the light guide plate 500 toward the light guide plate 500. The reflection plate 500 is installed to contact the bottom surface of the lower housing member 800. Although the reflective plate 600 is illustrated as having a flat shape in the drawing, the reflective plate 600 may be manufactured in a curved shape having a reference reflective surface and a triangular protrusion protruding from the reference reflective surface. In addition, when a material having excellent reflection efficiency is formed on the bottom surface of the lower accommodating member 800, a separate reflecting plate 600 may be omitted, or the lower accommodating member 800 and the reflecting plate 600 may be integrally formed. .

The plurality of optical sheets 700 include a diffusion sheet 710, a polarizing sheet 720, and a brightness enhancement sheet 730, which are disposed on the light guide plate 500 to adjust the luminance distribution of light emitted from the light guide plate 500. Make it uniform. The diffusion sheet 710 directs the light incident from the lower light guide plate toward the front of the liquid crystal display panel 100 and diffuses the light to have a uniform distribution in a wide range so that the liquid crystal display panel 100 is irradiated. As the diffusion sheet 710, it is preferable to use a film made of a transparent resin coated with a predetermined light diffusion member on both surfaces. The polarizing sheet 720 serves to change the light incident obliquely from among the light incident on the polarizing sheet 720 to be emitted vertically. This is because the light efficiency increases when the light incident on the liquid crystal display panel 100 is perpendicular to the liquid crystal display panel 100. Therefore, at least one polarizing sheet 720 may be disposed under the liquid crystal display panel 100 to vertically convert the light emitted from the polarizing sheet 720. In this embodiment, two polarizing sheets are used, but a first polarizing sheet for polarizing light of the diffusion sheet in one direction and a second polarizing sheet for polarizing light in a direction perpendicular to the first polarizing sheet. The brightness enhancing sheet 730 transmits light parallel to its transmission axis and reflects light perpendicular to the transmission axis. The transmission axis of the brightness improving sheet 730 is preferably the same as the polarization axis and the direction of the polarizing sheet 720 in order to increase the transmission efficiency.

The lower accommodating member 800 is formed in a box shape of a rectangular parallelepiped with an upper surface open, and an accommodating space having a predetermined depth is formed therein. The lower accommodating member 800 includes a bottom surface and sidewalls extending vertically from each edge from the bottom surface. The lamp unit 400 is disposed inside two side walls facing each other, and the heat dissipation members 910 and 920 are disposed outside the side walls and the bottom surface of the lower housing member 800 in the area where the lamp unit 400 is disposed. It is arranged. In this case, the lower housing member 800 is a material that protects the lamp unit 400 from external impact and uniformly distributes heat to give a cooling effect. In this embodiment, aluminum is preferably used.

The heat dissipation members 910 and 920 have a first heat dissipation member 910 disposed on the bottom surface of the lower housing member 800 in the region where the lamp unit 400 is disposed, and the lamp unit 400 has a predetermined refractive region. And a second heat dissipation member 920 surrounding the side wall of the lower accommodating member 800 and the first heat dissipation member 910. As the first heat dissipation member 910, a material having excellent thermal conductivity (250 to 450W / mK) to evenly distribute the heat applied from the second heat dissipation member 920 to the bottom surface of the lower housing member 800. do. Preferably, a graphite material is used as the first heat dissipation member 910. At this time, the first heat dissipation member 910 is preferably formed in a flat plate shape without the refracted region. This is because, when the graphite is refracted, a phenomenon in which each layer constituting the thin film is peeled off occurs, resulting in poor workability and assembly, and inferior thermal conductivity. As the second heat dissipation member 920, a material capable of transferring heat transferred from the sidewall of the lower accommodating member 800 to which the lamp unit 400 is connected to the first heat dissipation member 910 is used. . Preferably, a metal including copper and copper is used as the second heat dissipation member 920. Of course, the present invention is not limited thereto, and various metals having excellent thermal conductivity may be used. As shown in the drawing, the second heat dissipation member 920 is refracted in an L shape, the vertical plane is connected to the side wall of the lower housing member 800 to which the lamp unit 400 is connected, and the horizontal plane is the first heat dissipation member 910. ) In this case, the vertical surface may be connected to the entire side wall of the lower accommodating member 800 to which the lamp unit 400 is connected, or may be connected only to the lamp unit 400 region. The coupling between the heat dissipation members 910 and 920 and the lower housing member 800 and the heat dissipation members 910 and 920 may use an adhesive having excellent thermal conductivity.

Thermal pads 801 and 802 may be provided to reduce thermal resistance at the interface between the heat dissipation members 910 and 920 and the lower housing member 800 or between the heat dissipation members 910 and 920. In this case, it is preferable that the thermal pads 801 and 802 use materials having predetermined adhesive properties. That is, as illustrated in FIG. 2B, a first thermal pad 801 is provided between the lower housing member 800 and the second heat dissipation member 920, and the first heat dissipation member 910 and the second heat dissipation member 920 are provided. It is preferable that a second thermal pad 802 be provided between the two pads. In addition, the first and second heat dissipation members 910 and 920 may use the same material. In addition, only one of the first and second heat dissipation members 910 and 920 may be used.

In addition to this, the heat dissipation member may connect the separated first heat dissipation member to the side wall and the bottom surface of the lower housing member, and connect them between the second heat dissipation member. Such a modification of the connection of the heat dissipation member of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

3 is a cross-sectional view for explaining a modification of the heat radiation member according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, in the heat dissipation members 910a, 910b, and 920, the first heat dissipation members 910a and 910b may include a first heat dissipation member 910a for side walls and a first heat dissipation member 910b for a floor. Are formed separately, and are connected by the second heat dissipation member 920. The first heat dissipation member 910a for the side wall is connected to the outer side of the side wall of the lower accommodating member 800 to which the lamp unit 400 is connected, and on the outer side of the bottom surface of the lower accommodating member 800 under the lamp unit 400. The first heat dissipation member 910b for floor is connected. The second heat dissipation member 920 is connected between the first heat dissipation member 910a for the side wall and the first heat dissipation member 910b for the floor, so that the heat applied from the first heat dissipation member 910a for the side wall is applied to the floor first. Transfer to heat dissipation member 910b. This is because the graphite material used as the first heat dissipation members 910a and 910b deteriorates not only the assembly characteristics but also the thermal conductivity, so that the first heat dissipation in the form of a flat plate on the sidewalls and the bottom surface of the lower housing member 800 is respectively flat. It is effective to attach the members 910a and 910b and connect them. Of course, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the first heat dissipation member 910a for the side wall or the first heat dissipation member 910b for the floor is extended without overlapping the second heat dissipation member 920 so that the heat dissipation is overlapped. You can also connect using a pad.

1 and 2A, the heat dissipation of the liquid crystal display according to the present exemplary embodiment will be briefly described. The heat emitted from the lamp unit 400 is transferred to the sidewall of the lower accommodating member 800 connected thereto. The heat dissipation members 910 and 920 connected to the sidewalls and the bottom surface of the lower accommodating member 800 are widely distributed on the bottom surface of the lower accommodating member 800. That is, heat emitted while the LED lamp 410 of the lamp unit 400 emits light is transferred to the thermally conductive substrate 411 connected to the LED lamp 410. The heat transferred to the thermally conductive substrate 411 is first transmitted to the side of the second heat dissipation member 920 through the sidewall of the lower housing member 800, and the transferred heat is transferred to the bottom of the second heat dissipation member 920. It is applied to the first heat dissipation member 910 connected to the lower portion of the lower housing member 800 through. Heat applied to the first heat dissipation member 910 is applied to the bottom surface of the lower accommodating member 800 to disperse heat. Since the heat transfer path of the lower accommodating member 800 is lower than that of the heat dissipating members 910 and 920, the heat transfer path may transmit heat through the sidewall of the lower accommodating member 800 to improve thermal conductivity. When heat is transmitted through the 800, a problem may occur that may locally cause a temperature difference in the backlight assembly 2000.

The liquid crystal display device is manufactured by assembling the display assembly 1000 and the backlight assembly 2000 having the above-described characteristics and configurations. In brief, the lamp unit 400 including the reflective plate 600 and the light guide plate 500 is disposed under the storage space in the lower housing member 800. The lamp unit is arranged to be in close contact with both opposing sides of the lower housing member. The first heat dissipation member is disposed outside the bottom surface of the lower housing member on which the lamp unit is disposed, and the side wall of the housing member and the second heat dissipation member surrounding the first heat dissipation member are disposed. At this time, it is preferable that the heat dissipation member and the lamp unit are connected to the lower housing member through bolt coupling. Subsequently, the liquid crystal display is manufactured by arranging the optical sheet 700 and the liquid crystal display panel 100 on the lamp unit 400 and then covering them with the upper accommodating member 300.

In addition, the present invention can reduce the weight of the liquid crystal display and improve the assemblability by using the heat dissipation member as the side wall of the lower housing member. In addition, the driving IC can be applied to a COG structure formed in the liquid crystal display panel. Hereinafter, a liquid crystal display according to a second exemplary embodiment of the present invention having a lower housing member in which a heat dissipation member having excellent thermal conductivity is integrated will be described. The second embodiment to be described later will not be repeated with reference to the first embodiment described above.

Second Embodiment

4 is an exploded perspective view of a liquid crystal display according to a second exemplary embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the liquid crystal display of FIG. 3 taken along line B-B. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view for explaining the fastening of the lower housing member according to the present invention.

4 to 6, the liquid crystal display according to the present exemplary embodiment includes a display assembly 1000 and a backlight assembly 2000.

The display assembly 1000 includes a liquid crystal display panel 100, driving circuits 200 (200a and 200b) and an upper accommodating member 300. The liquid crystal display panel 100 includes a color filter substrate 110 and a TFT substrate 120.

The TFT substrate 120 includes a cell array composed of thin film transistors and pixel electrodes in a matrix array, and also provides gate signals to the gate line of the data side driving IC 111a and the thin film transistor, which transfer image signals to the data lines of the thin film transistors. A gate side drive IC 111b for transmitting is provided.

The driving circuit unit 200 includes a control IC mounted on a data side printed circuit board 210a for applying a predetermined data signal to a data line of the TFT substrate 120, and a control IC mounted on the gate of the TFT substrate 120. A gate side printed circuit board 210b for applying a predetermined gate signal to the line, a data side flexible printed circuit board 230a for connecting between the TFT substrate 120 and the data side printed circuit board 210a, And a gate-side flexible printed circuit board 230b for connecting between the TFT substrate 120 and the gate-side printed circuit board 210b. At this time, unlike the first embodiment, the flexible printed circuit board 230 is not equipped with a driving IC, and the driving IC is provided on the thin film transistor substrate.

Meanwhile, the backlight assembly 2000 may include a lower accommodating member 800 including side end parts 820a and 820b, heat dissipation members 830a and 830b, and a receiving body part 810, and the side end parts 820a and 820b. A mounted lamp unit 400, a light guide plate 500 coupled to the lamp unit 400, a reflector plate 600 disposed under the light guide plate 500, and a plurality of optical sheets installed on the light guide plate 500. 700). In this case, the reflecting plate 600, the light guide plate 500, and the optical sheet 700 are accommodated in the lower accommodating member, and the heat dissipation members 830a and 830b are disposed outside the bottom surface of the body portion.

The lower accommodating member is formed in a box shape of a rectangular parallelepiped having an open upper surface by combining side end portions 820a and 820b, heat dissipating members 830a and 830b, and a body portion 810 to form an accommodating space therein. . That is, the body portion 810 of the lower housing member 800 may include a bottom surface 811, a first sidewall 812 and a second sidewall protruding from both opposite sides of the bottom surface 811 in the first direction. 813). The side ends 820a and 820b are engaging surfaces 821a and 821b engaging with the bottom surface 811 of the body 810 on opposite sides of the second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and the engaging surface 821a. And third and fourth sidewalls 822a and 822b that are bent at 821b to protrude. Accordingly, the first and second sidewalls 812 and 813 of the body portion 810 and the third and fourth sidewalls 822a and 822b of the side ends 820a and 820b form sidewalls of the lower housing member 800. The lower accommodating member 800 has a box shape of a rectangular parallelepiped having an upper portion as a whole.

At this time, the lamp unit 400 is disposed on the side ends 820a and 820b, and the heat dissipation members 830a and 830b are disposed between the outer side of the bottom surface of the body and the side ends 820a and 820b. Heat emitted from the diffuser may be diffused into the body to reduce thermal stress of the backlight assembly 2000.

At this time, the body portion 810 is preferably manufactured using aluminum or aluminum alloy. The side ends 820a and 820b are made of a material having better thermal conductivity than the body 810. The side ends 820a and 820b are preferably made of various alloys including copper or copper, which is a material having better thermal conductivity than the body portion 810, and it is effective to be refracted in a 'b' shape as shown in the drawing. to be. Through this, heat generated from the lamp unit 400 may be discharged to the outside through the side ends 820a and 820b.

In the region between the side ends 820a and 820b and the body 810, heat dissipation members 830a and 830b having excellent thermal conductivity are provided so that heat induced from the side ends 820a and 820b is dissipated. ), And the heat dissipation members 830a and 830b disperse the heat to the bottom surface 811 of the body 810 to reduce thermal stress caused by the lamp unit 400. Here, it is preferable that at least one of copper, a copper alloy, or graphite is used for the heat radiating members 830a and 830b. In addition, in the present embodiment, the heat dissipation members 830a and 830b may be formed in a flat plate shape to improve the assemblability of graphite.

Through this, the thermal pad used at the interface of different materials for heat transfer can be avoided, and the heat dissipation member can be combined together when the side end and the body are combined, thereby simplifying the assembly process and the heat dissipation characteristics. A good, external impact resistant material can be used as the side material of the lower housing member to reduce the path for heat dissipation of the lamp unit.

In this embodiment, the lower housing member 800 is manufactured by combining side end portions 820a and 820b, heat dissipation members 830a and 830b, and a body portion 810. As a method for combining them, a wide variety of methods can be implemented. That is, a thermally conductive adhesive pad may be used, may be coupled using a physical coupling member such as a screw coupling, or may be coupled to each other by changing the structures of the side ends 820a and 820b and the body portion 810. have.

Hereinafter, a coupling relationship between the body portion 810, the side end portions 820a and 820b, and the heat dissipation members 830a and 830b will be described with reference to FIG. 6, which illustrates one cross section of the lower housing member 800 having a predetermined fastening structure. Explain.

As shown in FIG. 6, grooves are formed in the side ends 820a and 820b, the heat dissipation members 830a and 830b, and a part of the body 810, and the grooves are coupled to each other using bolts and nuts ( M region) and part of the side ends 820a and 820b and the body 810 overlap. That is, a refractive region (see N region in FIG. 6) is formed such that the end portions of the engaging surfaces 821a and 821b of the side ends 820a and 820b intersect with the bottom surface 811 of the body portion 810 corresponding thereto. It was. As described above, the side wall of the area in which the lamp unit 400 is coupled among the lower accommodating members 800 is separately manufactured by using the thermal conductive member, and then the lower side accommodating member 800 is fabricated to combine the thermal conduction of the lamp unit 400. You can increase the degree. This may reduce a heat transfer path of the lamp unit 400, directly radiate to the outside, and may widely disperse heat to the bottom surface of the lower housing member. In the above embodiment, the lower housing member may be assembled in a state where the lamp unit is mounted at the side end of the lower housing member, or the LED lamp may be mounted at the side end.

In addition, in the present embodiment, the side end portions 820a, 820b, 840a, and 840b of the lower housing member 800 may be separated into four end parts. That is, as shown in FIG. 7, the lower accommodating member 800 is coupled to the plate-shaped body portion 810 and the outer side of the body portion 810 to form sidewalls of the lower accommodating member 800. 820a, 820b, 840a, and 840b, and heat dissipation members 830a and 830b disposed between the body portion 810 and the side ends 820a, 820b, 840a, and 840b.

One side end portion 840a, 840b is coupled to both opposite side ends of the body portion 810 in the first direction to form a sidewall of the lower housing member 800, and the other side end portions 820a, 820b are body portion 810. It is coupled to both opposite side ends of the second direction of the) to become a side wall of the lower housing member (800). Here, the lamp unit 400 is coupled to at least one side end portion of the side ends 820a, 820b, 840a, and 840b.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to the accompanying drawings and the preferred embodiments described above, the present invention is not limited thereto, and is defined by the following claims. Accordingly, one of ordinary skill in the art may variously modify and modify the present invention without departing from the technical spirit of the following claims.

1 is an exploded perspective view of a liquid crystal display according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

2A and 2B are cross-sectional views of the liquid crystal display of FIG. 1 taken along line A-A.

3 is a cross-sectional view for explaining a modification of the heat radiation member according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

4 is an exploded perspective view of a liquid crystal display according to a second exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the liquid crystal display of FIG. 4 taken along line B-B. FIG.

Figure 6 is a cross-sectional view for explaining the binding of the lower housing member according to the present invention.

7 is an exploded perspective view of a liquid crystal display according to a modification of the present invention.

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100 liquid crystal display panel 110 color filter substrate

120: TFT substrate 210: printed circuit board

200: driving circuit unit 230: flexible printed circuit board

300: upper housing member 400: lamp unit

800: lower housing member 910, 920: heat dissipation member

Claims (25)

Lamp unit; An accommodation member accommodating the lamp unit; A first heat dissipation member disposed under the accommodation member; And And a second heat dissipation member surrounding a side of the accommodating member and the first heat dissipation member. The method according to claim 1, The first heat dissipation member is formed in a flat plate shape, the backlight assembly disposed on the outer side of the lower portion of the receiving member in the area where the lamp unit is accommodated. The method according to claim 2, And the first heat dissipation member comprises copper, a copper alloy or graphite, and the second heat dissipation member comprises copper or a copper alloy. The method according to claim 1, The second heat dissipation member is formed in a bent shape, the backlight assembly is in close contact with the side region of the receiving member accommodating the lamp unit and the first heat dissipation member. The method according to claim 1, And a thermal pad formed between the second heat dissipation member and the lower accommodating member and between the first heat dissipation member and the second heat dissipation member. The method according to claim 1, And a lamp unit coupled to at least a portion of an inner surface of the accommodation member. Lamp unit; And A storage member having a storage space for storing the lamp unit, The receiving member Body portion; A side end portion coupled to the body portion to form an accommodation space; And And a heat dissipation member positioned between the body portion and the coupling region of the side end portion. The method according to claim 7, The side end portion includes a thermally conductive copper or copper alloy, and the heat dissipation member comprises copper, a copper alloy or graphite. The method according to claim 7, The body portion includes a bottom surface of the rectangular plate shape, and at least one side wall protruding from the bottom surface, The side end portion is coupled to the side end region where the side wall is not formed to form a side wall of the housing member. The method according to claim 9, The side end portion includes a coupling surface coupled to the bottom surface of the body portion, the backlight assembly extending from the coupling surface. The method according to claim 10, And a lamp unit coupled to the side wall surface. The method according to claim 7, The body portion is formed in a rectangular plate shape, the side end portion is coupled to the side end region of the body portion to form a side wall of the housing member. The method according to claim 12, The side end portion includes a coupling surface coupled to the bottom surface of the body portion, the backlight assembly extending from the coupling surface. The method according to claim 13, And a lamp unit coupled to the side wall surface. The method according to claim 1 or 7, The lamp unit comprises a LED lamp. The method according to claim 1 or 7, The backlight assembly further comprises a reflector disposed under the lamp unit. The method according to claim 1 or 7, The backlight assembly further comprises an optical sheet disposed on the lamp unit. And a lamp unit for generating light, an accommodating member accommodating the lamp unit, a first heat dissipation member disposed below the accommodating member, and a second heat dissipation member surrounding the side surface of the accommodating member and the first heat dissipation member. Backlight assembly; And And a liquid crystal display panel configured to display an image using light supplied from the backlight assembly. The method according to claim 18, The first heat dissipation member includes a flat plate-shaped copper, a copper alloy, or graphite, and is disposed on an outer side of a lower portion of the accommodating member in a region in which the lamp unit is accommodated. The method according to claim 18, The second heat dissipation member includes a bent shape of copper or a copper alloy, and the liquid crystal display is in close contact with a side region of the accommodating member in which the lamp unit is accommodated and the first heat dissipation member. The method according to claim 18, And a lamp unit including an LED lamp on at least one sidewall of the accommodation member. And a receiving member having a lamp unit for generating light and an accommodating space for accommodating the lamp unit, wherein the accommodating member includes a body portion, a side end portion combined with the body portion to form an accommodating space, and the body portion and the A backlight assembly including a heat dissipation member positioned between the coupling regions of the side ends; And And a liquid crystal display panel configured to display an image using light supplied from the backlight assembly. The method according to claim 22, The side end portion may include copper or a copper alloy having thermal conductivity, and the heat dissipation member may include copper, a copper alloy, or graphite. The method according to claim 22, The body portion includes a bottom surface of the rectangular plate shape, and at least one side wall protruding from the bottom surface, The side end portion is coupled to a side end region where the side wall is not formed to form a side wall of the housing member in which the lamp unit is coupled. The method according to claim 22, And the body portion is formed in a rectangular plate shape, and the side end portion is coupled to a side end region of the body portion to form a sidewall, and the lamp unit is coupled to and disposed on at least one sidewall of the sidewalls.

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