Patent ID: 9261720
Filing Date: 2016-02-16
CPC Classification: G02B,G02F

Claim Text:
1. A curved liquid crystal display device comprising: a liquid crystal display panel including a thin film transistor substrate and a color filter substrate; a backlight unit applying light to the liquid crystal display panel and including a light source substrate arranged horizontally along at least one side of an upper side or lower side of the liquid crystal panel; a bottom cover supporting the backlight unit and having a flat shape in an original state; and a reinforcement frame having a predetermined curvature and attached to the bottom cover, and extended along the horizontal side of the liquid crystal panel and comprises a edge reinforcement bar extending perpendicular to the horizontal side of the liquid crystal panel toward the liquid crystal panel; wherein the flat bottom cover is mounted on the reinforcement frame such that the flat bottom cover has the predetermined curvature of the reinforcement frame when mounted on the reinforcement frame; wherein the light source substrate is arranged on the at the edge reinforcement bar, wherein the light source substrate is curved and the edge reinforcement bar is curved, the light source substrate extending along the curved edge reinforcement bar.