Patent ID: 8696182
Filing Date: 2014-04-15
Classification: G02B,G02F

Abstract:
1. A display device comprising: a display panel configured to display images; and a backlight unit configured to provide light to the display panel, wherein the backlight unit includes: a flexible light guide plate; a light source disposed at one side of the light guide plate; and a support member accommodating the light source and a part of the light guide plate to fix and support the light source and the light guide plate, wherein the support member comprises: a first support part and a second support part that face each other while interposing the light source therebetween, a connection part connecting the first support part and the second support part to each other, a third support part and a fourth support part, which are connected to the first support part and the second support part, respectively, to support the light guide plate, a first inclination part connecting the first support part to the third support part and is inclined with respect to the first support part, a second inclination part connecting the second support part to the fourth support part and is inclined with respect to the second support part, and a light emission substrate electrically connected to the light source to apply driving signals, wherein the light emission substrate is disposed between the light source and the second support part, wherein a first reflection member is disposed on an inner surface of the first inclination part, and wherein a second reflection member is disposed directly on the light emission substrate.