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Patent US20110013380 - Backlight Structure Including Clipping Connectors - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign in<nobr>Advanced Patent Search</nobr>PatentsA backlight structure comprises a frame, a circuit board, and a connector. The frame has an opening. The circuit board is located below the frame and has a through hole, wherein the through hole aligns with the opening. The connector passes through the opening and the through hole, protrudes from a surface...http://www.google.com/patents/US20110013380?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US20110013380 - Backlight Structure Including Clipping ConnectorsAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS20110013380 A1Publication typeApplicationApplication numberUS 12/893,373Publication dateJan 20, 2011Filing dateSep 29, 2010Priority dateSep 12, 2007Also published asUS7824072, US8070313, US20090067167Publication number12893373, 893373, US 2011/0013380 A1, US 2011/013380 A1, US 20110013380 A1, US 20110013380A1, US 2011013380 A1, US 2011013380A1, US-A1-20110013380, US-A1-2011013380, US2011/0013380A1, US2011/013380A1, US20110013380 A1, US20110013380A1, US2011013380 A1, US2011013380A1InventorsChuan-Ho Cheng, Chih-Kang Wu, Kuo-Cheng Huang, Shih-Che FuOriginal AssigneeAu Optronics Corp.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManReferenced by (3), Classifications (13), Legal Events (1) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetBacklight Structure Including Clipping ConnectorsUS 20110013380 A1Abstract A backlight structure comprises a frame, a circuit board, and a connector. The frame has an opening. The circuit board is located below the frame and has a through hole, wherein the through hole aligns with the opening. The connector passes through the opening and the through hole, protrudes from a surface of the frame, and is electrically connected to the circuit board.
a frame having a opening; a circuit board located below the frame and having at least a through hole, wherein the through hole aligns with the opening; and at least a connector passing through the opening and the through hole, protruding from a surface of the frame, and electrically connected to the circuit board. 2. The backlight structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein the connector has an electrically conductive element located in the connector, protruding from a bottom of the connector and electrically connected to the circuit board, and at least a leg extending from the bottom of the connector and contacting the circuit board.
3. The backlight structure as claimed in claim 2, wherein the connector further comprises a cavity receiving a tubular lamp, at least a gap disposed adjacent to the cavity, and a positioning wall disposed between the gap and the cavity.
4. The backlight structure as claimed in claim 3, wherein the electrically conductive element has a clipping part located at a top of the electrically conductive element, contacting the positioning wall and clipping the tubular lamp, a backstay located at an end of the electrically conductive element and contacting the circuit board, and a through part located in the gap and connecting the clipping part and the backstay.
5. The backlight structure as claimed in claim 4, wherein the clipping part is substantially wavy or arched.
6. The backlight structure as claimed in claim 4, wherein the backstay is inclined to the leg at a right angle.
7. The backlight structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein the connector is plastic. Description
CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a divisional of pending U.S. application Ser. No. 11/971,237 filed Jan. 9, 2008, which claims priority to Taiwan Patent Application No. 096134012 filed on Sep. 12, 2007, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference. Also, the subject matter of this application is generally related to the subject matter of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/145,028, filed Jun. 24, 2008.
Referring to FIG. 11, an exploded view of a first electrically conductive element and a second electrically conductive element of the second embodiment of the invention, and FIG. 12, a schematic view of a bottom of the backlight structure of the second embodiment of the invention, the first electrically conductive element 404 has a first clipping part 412, a supporting part 413 and a first clipped part 414. The first clipping part 412 is located above the supporting part 413. The first clipped part 414 is located adjacent to the supporting part 413. The second electrically conductive element 405 has a second clipped clipping part 418 extending upward from the bottom 421. When the first electrically conductive element 404 and the second electrically conductive element 405 are combined, the second clipping part 418 clips the first clipped part 414. In the second embodiment, the second electrically conductive element 405 clips the first electrically conductive element 404, and the first clipped part 414 protrudes from outsides of the supporting part 413 to increase the combined capacity of the first electrically conductive element 404 and the second electrically conductive element 405. However, the first electrically conductive element 404 can be modified to clip the second electrically conductive element 405, wherein the first clipped part 414 protrudes inward from the supporting part 413. The tubular lamp 411 (as shown in FIG. 13) is put in the first clipping part. When the second electrically conductive element 405 passes upward through the first through hole 408 of the first circuit board 403, the backstay 420, extending form a bottom 421, contacts the bottom 403 a of the first circuit board 403.
The first clipped part 414 of the first electrically conductive element 404 is then passed downward through the second through hole 410 of the second circuit board 409, and the first electrically conductive element 404 is bounded to a surface 409 a of the second circuit board 409 by surface mount technology (SMT), wherein the first clipped clipping part 412 and the supporting part 413 of the first electrically conductive element 404 are exposed above the second circuit board 409. The first clipped part 414 of the first electrically conductive element 404 passes through the first opening 406 of the insulator 401 and the second opening 407 of the frame 402 in sequence.
Referenced byCiting PatentFiling datePublication dateApplicantTitleUS8043120 *Jul 31, 2009Oct 25, 2011Au Optronics CorporationMulti-slot connectorUS8313349 *Sep 23, 2011Nov 20, 2012Au Optronics CorporationMulti-slot connectorUS20120015562 *Sep 23, 2011Jan 19, 2012Au Optronics CorporationMulti-Slot Connector and Manufacture Method Thereof* Cited by examinerClassifications U.S. Classification362/97.1International ClassificationG09F13/04Cooperative ClassificationH01R12/718, H05K3/301, H05K2201/10295, H05K2201/10113, H01R33/0818, G02F1/133604, G02F1/133608, H05K2201/10553European ClassificationH05K3/30B, G02F1/1336B2, G02F1/1336B5Legal EventsDateCodeEventDescriptionSep 29, 2010ASAssignmentEffective date: 20071219Owner name: AU OPTRONICS CORP., TAIWANFree format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNORS:CHENG, CHUAN-HO;WU, CHIH-KANG;HUANG, KUO-CHENG;AND OTHERS;REEL/FRAME:025061/0376RotateOriginal ImageGoogle Home - Sitemap - USPTO Bulk Downloads - Privacy Policy - Terms of Service - About Google Patents - Send FeedbackData provided by IFI CLAIMS Patent Services©2012 Google