Patent ID: 11874559
Assignee: APPLE INC.
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 9:
10. An electronic device comprising:
a housing having a sidewall with an interior surface, wherein the interior surface has a first portion and a second portion;
a liquid crystal display panel in the housing; and
a backlight unit in the housing that provides backlight for the liquid crystal display panel, wherein the backlight unit comprises:
an array of light-emitting diodes;
a plurality of optical films that is formed over the array of light-emitting diodes, wherein an edge of the plurality of optical films is adjacent to the first portion of the interior surface of the sidewall and wherein the first portion has a lower reflectance than the second portion;
a substrate, wherein the array of light-emitting diodes is formed on the substrate;
electronic components that are formed along an edge of the substrate; and
a chassis having first and second orthogonal portions, wherein the liquid crystal display panel is mounted on the first portion of the chassis and wherein the second portion of the chassis extends between the plurality of optical films and the electronic components.