Patent ID: 7322732

Claim:
A display panel for a flat panel display comprising: a front face comprising a planar array of liquid crystal display (LCD) devices; and a back face comprising at least one solid metal block including first and second opposing metal faces that extend parallel to the array of LCD devices, wherein the first metal face is facing toward the array of LCD devices and the second metal face is facing away from the array of LCD devices, the first metal face including therein an array of reflector cavities and the second metal face including therein a plurality of heat sink fins that are exposed at the back face of the flat panel display; and at least one LED device mounted in a respective reflector cavity such that, in operation, the reflector cavity reflects light that is emitted by the at least one LED device that is mounted therein away from the reflector cavity; wherein the at least one solid metal block comprises a plurality of solid metal block tiles that are arranged in an array that is congruent to the planar array of LCD devices.