Patent ID: 11880057
Assignee: CORNING INCORPORATED
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC F

Claim 0:
1. A display device, comprising:
a display panel assembly;
a backlight unit positioned proximate the display panel assembly, the backlight unit comprising a light guide plate and a backplane assembly, the backplane assembly comprising:
a printed circuit board comprising a plurality of light sources attached thereto;
a plurality of standoffs extending from the backplane assembly toward and in contact with the light guide plate, the plurality of standoffs sized to form gaps equal to or less than about 1 mm between the plurality of light sources and the light guide plate, the plurality of standoffs comprising at least one of discrete pillars or continuous ridges, wherein one continuous ridge does not intersect another continuous ridge; and
an adhesive disposed in the gaps and coupling the plurality of light sources to the light guide plate.