Patent ID: 11906772
Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC F  G

Claim 9:
10. A method of assembling a backlight module, the method comprising:
providing a plurality of light sources affixed to a printed circuit;
providing a light guide plate comprising a body and a plurality of projections extending from the body, each projection of the plurality of projections comprising an extension portion that extends from the body of the light guide plate, and each projection of the plurality of projections comprising a first retention surface and a second retention surface, wherein the second retention surface extends from an end of the extension portion in a direction opposite to the first retention surface; and
affixing the printed circuit to the light guide plate such that, for each of the plurality of projections, the two retention surfaces retain two of the plurality of light sources between the projection and an end face of the body of the light guide plate, respectively, wherein the first retention surface and the second retention surface each defines a gap between said first and second retention surfaces and a first side of each of the respective first and second light sources.