Patent ID: 8960981
Filing Date: 2015-02-24
Classification: G02B,G02F

Abstract:
1. A backlight module, comprising: a backplane, a backlight source arranged inside the backplane, a light guide plate arranged inside the backplane to correspond to the backlight source, a reflector plate disposed on a bottom of the light guide plate, an optic film disposed on a top of the light guide plate, and a plurality of elastic members mounted to the backplane, the optic film having a top edge forming a plurality of suspension sections, the optic film having two first sidewalls respectively at left and right sides and each forming a plurality of lugs, the suspension sections forming first through holes, the lugs forming second through holes, the backplane forming a plurality of suspending pegs corresponding to the first through holes, whereby the first through holes are mounted on the suspending pegs and the elastic members securely hold the second through holes and are mounted to the backplane so as to fix the optic film on the light guide plate; wherein the elastic members are of a U-shape having an open end delimited by two second sidewalls in which mounting holes are defined, the backplane comprising mounting poles that are formed at locations conessponding to the mounting holes, the elastic members being respectively received through the second through holes and being respectively mounted to the mounting poles via the mounting holes so as to fix the optic film to the light guide plate; and wherein one of the second sidewalls of each of the elastic members has an inside surface forming a retention pawl and another one of the second sidewalls forms a retention hole corresponding to the retention pawl, whereby to install, the retention pawl is set in secured engagement with the retention hole to thereby fix the optic film on the elastic member, the retention pawl being linear and comprising a connection rod and a first barb, the retention hole being rectangular to correspond to the retention pawl.