Abstract: A wavelength conversion element includes: a substrate; an intermediate layer that is provided on the substrate and has a refractive index less than a refractive index of the substrate; a dichroic layer that is provided on the intermediate layer; and a fluorescent layer that is provided on the dichroic layer and that is excited by light with a first wavelength band and thereby emits light with a second wavelength band different from the first wavelength band.

Abstract: Submount based surface mount design (SMD) light emitter components and related methods are disclosed. In some aspects, light emitter components can include a submount with a first side having a first surface area, first and second electrical contacts disposed on the first side of the submount, and at least one light emitter chip on the first side. In some aspects, the electrical contact area can be less than half of the first surface area of the first side of the submount. Components disclosed herein can include low profile parts or domes where a ratio between a dome height and a dome width is less than 0.5. A method of providing components can include providing a panel of material and LED chips, dispensing a liquid encapsulant material over the panel, and singulating the panel into individual submount based components after the encapsulant material has hardened.

Abstract: A light guide includes an incident surface, an exit surface and a reflective surface. The reflective surface is located opposite to the exit surface to extend in the main scanning direction and includes a plurality of light reflecting patterns formed to reflect the incident light toward the exit surface. The light reflecting patterns have an oval hemispherical shape rising toward the exit surface and a first diameter of the oval hemispherical shape along a sub-scanning direction is equal to or longer than a second diameter thereof along the main scanning direction. The light reflecting patterns are formed to vary the ratio of the first diameter to the height of the oval hemispherical shape depending upon the location on the reflective surface in the main scanning direction.

Abstract: A light guide includes opposed major surfaces and a light input edge extending therebetween. An array of micro-optical elements of well-defined shape at at least one of the opposed major surfaces corresponds to the light input edge. Each of the micro-optical elements in the array includes a longitudinal axis arranged within the range of angles relative to the light input edge. A path linearly extending along the light guide from the light input edge intersects at least a portion of the micro-optical elements in the array, at least one of the micro-optical elements along the path arranged with its longitudinal axis at a positive angle relative to the light input edge, and at least another one of the micro-optical elements along the path arranged with its longitudinal axis at a negative angle relative to the light input edge.

Abstract: A curved display device includes a display panel having a display area on which an image is displayed; a receiving member receiving the display panel; and a cover member covering a border of the display panel to combine with the receiving member. The display panel has a bent shape along a first direction and a second direction crossing the first direction and each of the receiving member and the cover member is bent to maintain the bent shape of the display panel.

Abstract: LED-based light fixtures are presented that are configured for attachment to a substrate to advantageously function without a reflector and without a backing plate. A light fixture according to an embodiment includes a waveguide having a front surface and a rear surface for emitting light, the waveguide configured to optically couple to a surface of a substrate. The light fixture also includes at least one LED light source disposed on an edge of the waveguide to emit light into the waveguide. The waveguide is configured to emit a first portion of the light above the rear surface for reflection by the surface of the substrate back into the waveguide and through the front surface of the waveguide, and to emit a second portion of the light through the front surface.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a backlight module configured with a light source, a waveguide, a reflector and an optical film. The waveguide includes a light inlet surface facing the light source, and a light emitting surface which is adjacent to the light inlet surface, and a bottom surface opposite to the light emitting surface. The reflector is disposed under the bottom surface of the waveguide. An optical film is disposed above the light emitting surface of the waveguide. Wherein the reflector is coated with a gradation color layer composed by yellow graduating to blue so as to ensure the projected light from the light source is homogeneous with reduced chromatic aberration.

Abstract: A lighting assembly includes a light engine and a light guide. The light engine edge lights the light guide and includes a control assembly that controls light output according to one or more parameters to produce light output from the lighting assembly with a desired characteristic. Lighting assemblies are combined to form a modular lighting assembly.

Abstract: A quantum rod luminescent display device includes a first substrate having a plurality of pixel regions; a plurality of first electrodes alternately arranged with a plurality of second electrodes in each of the plurality of pixel regions; a plurality of quantum rod compound layers over the first electrodes and the second electrodes, respectively in each of the plurality of pixel regions, each of the quantum rod compound layers including a quantum rod having a core, a shell surrounding the core, and an electron acceptor; a second substrate facing the first substrate; and a backlight unit at an outer surface of the first substrate. The electron acceptor is attached to or adjacent to the quantum rod.

Abstract: A backlight unit 24 includes a light guide plate 20, a heat dissipation member 36, a LED board 30, and LEDs 27 mounted on the LED board 30. The light guide plate 20 includes a light exit surface 20b on a front surface thereof, an opposite surface 10c on a rear surface thereof, a groove 20d in the opposite surface 20c, a light entrance surface 20d1 on one side surface in the groove 20d, and an opposite side surface 20d3 on another side surface in the groove 20d. The heat dissipation member 36 includes a portion in contact with the opposite side surface 20d3 and a portion on a side of one edge surface 20a of the light guide plate 20 with the one edge surface being opposite to the opposite side surface 20d3, the heat dissipation member 36 holding a part of the light guide plate 20 between the portions thereof. The light source board 30 is arranged on a surface that is opposite to a surface of the portion of the heat dissipation member 36 that is in contact with the opposite side surface 20d3.

Abstract: A planar light source device includes a housing having an opening, point light sources arranged on at least one side surface in the housing, a light guide plate arranged in the housing and having a light-emitting surface facing the opening and a counter-emitting surface being opposite to the light-emitting surface, a reflecting sheet arranged on the counter-emitting surface side of the light guide plate in the housing, and a reflecting region arranged on at least a part of a peripheral portion of the point light sources on the side surface on which the point light sources are arranged in the housing and absorbing light having at least some wavelength.

Abstract: A light source device includes: a light source; a package that houses the light source and has an opening section configured to emit light from the light source; a light reduction unit provided on the opening section and configured to reduce the light emitted from the opening section; and a light guide plate having: an incidence surface configured such that the light reduced by the light reduction unit is incident on the incidence surface; a light guide section configured to guide the light which is incident on the incidence surface; and an emission surface configured to emit the light guided by the light guide section.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a backlight module and a liquid crystal display device including the backlight module. The backlight module includes a light guide plate and a planar reflecting sheet arranged below the light guide plate, wherein a plurality of lattice points are provided on the upper surface of the light guide plate so that the upper surface forms a light-emitting surface, and a plurality of cylindrical projections in contact with the planar reflecting sheet are formed on the lower surface of the light guide plate. With this backlight module, the probability of the lattice points being scratched can be significantly reduced, and the quality of the final product can be improved.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide a light guide plate comprising a light guide layer and a reflective layer; a lower surface of the light guide being a reflective surface; an upper surface of the light guide layer being a stepped surface and comprising an upper step surface, a lower step surface and an inclined surface connecting the upper step surface and the lower step surface; wherein the lower step surface is a light exiting surface and the reflective surface is coated on the inclined surface. Embodiments of the invention further provide a method for manufacturing the light guide plate, a backlight module provided with such a light guide plate, and a display device provided with such a backlight module.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device 10 includes LEDs 17, a light guide plate 16, a mating portion 33, a positioning portion 34, a heat dissipation member 19 on which the LEDs 17 are mounted, and a restriction portion 35. The light guide plate 16 includes a peripheral surface facing the LEDs 17 and configured as a light entrance surface 16b through which light from the LEDs 17 enters and a plate surface configured as a light exit surface 16a through which light exits. The mating portion 33 protrudes from a portion of a peripheral surface 16e of the light guide plate 16 adjacent to the light entrance surface 16b or is a recess formed in the peripheral surface 16e adjacent to the light entrance surface 16b. The positioning portion 34 is fitted with the mating portion 33 as a protrusion and recess fitting such that the light guide plate 16 is positioned with respect to an arrangement direction of the LEDs 17 and the light guide plate 16.

Abstract: A backlight module and a display device are provided. The backlight module includes a light guide, a bottom frame, and a first light bar. The light guide has a first light incident surface. The bottom frame has a clip portion, a first hole, and a first tongue piece, wherein the light guide is disposed in the bottom frame and clipped by the clip portion. A driver board is locked to the first tongue piece, and the first tongue piece is folded from the first hole. The first light bar is disposed between the first light incident surface of the light guide and the bottom frame, and the first light bar has a first connector. The first connector passes through the first hole, so that the first connector is outside the bottom frame.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a light guide apparatus includes the following steps. A first mold and a second mold are provided. The first mold and the second mold respectively include a first molding surface and a second molding surface facing each other. A protrusion is disposed at the first or second molding surfaces. Sheet materials are provided. Each sheet material includes an opening corresponding to the protrusion, a first surface and a circuit layer disposed on the first surface. One of the sheet materials is disposed on the first mold with first surface facing the first mold. The first mold and the second mold are closed. An optical plastic material is injected into the space between the first and second molding surfaces to form a light guide plate having a via corresponding to the protrusion for embedding a light source. The sheet material is laminated on the light guide plate.

Abstract: A backlight assembly includes a light source unit configured to generate light, a lower receiving container having a bottom portion and a side wall and being configured to receive the light source unit, the lower receiving container shaped to cover a lower surface of the light source unit and a mold frame formed directly on the lower receiving container and having a cut portion, the cut portion having a first end portion and a second end portion, the first end portion and the second end portion spaced apart from each other and facing each other with a gap therebetween.

Abstract: A sensing device comprises a sensor housing defined in part by two or more outer planes, a light guide including one or more legs, where the light guide defined in part by a vertical plane, and the light guide is an indicator for the sensing device. The light guide extends along a first portion and a second portion, where the first portion is disposed along at a first outer plane of the housing, the second portion is disposed along a second outer plane of the housing. The sensing device further includes a light source disposed adjacent to the light guide, and the light guide includes at least one slot therein. The slot of the light guide has an angle of about 18-24 degrees relative to a longitudinal axis of the first portion. The light source is directed toward the slot, and a surface within the slot transmits light in multiple directions.

Abstract: A backlight module is provided and includes a back plate, a light guide plate, a light source, a frame, at least one first positioning member and at least one second positioning member. The back plate includes at least one first limiting hole. The light guide plate is disposed on the back plate. The light source is disposed on the back plate and located at one side of the light guide plate. The frame is disposed on the back plate and includes at least one second limiting hole. The first positioning member is inserted into the first limiting hole and the second limiting hole along a first direction and includes a positioning portion. The second positioning member is inserted into the frame along a second direction and fixed in the positioning portion. The first direction is different from the second direction.

Abstract: Windows, or other types of transparent materials, may be constructed to passively allow light from alternate sources to pass therethrough, while also being able to actively produce artificial light for providing illumination from one side of the window by means of an incorporated optical waveguide that accepts light from an edge of the window and disperses it from only one side of the window.

Abstract: Provided are a light source device and a display device capable of preventing the user from recognizing unevenness in luminance due to reflection, by a reflection sheet, of the unevenness in luminance occurring at a cut-out part of a light guide plate.

Abstract: The backlight unit whose luminance life can be extended without increasing the cost and the power consumption includes: a light source unit to which a light source is mounted; a light guide plate which converts light from the light source to a surface light beam and emits the beam; and supporting members provided between the light source unit and the light guide plate, wherein each of the supporting members is a member having a function of shortening the distance between the light source unit and the light guide plate by the changes generated over time.

Abstract: A backlight device (a lighting device) 12 includes LEDs (a light source) 17, a light guide plate 16, a chassis 14, LED boards 18, and heat dissipation members 19. The light guide plate 16 includes an end surface that is opposite the LEDs 17 and configured as a light entrance surface 16b through which light from the LEDs 17 enters. One of the plate surfaces of the light guide plate 16 is configured as a light exit surface 16a through which the light exits. The chassis 14 supports another plate surface 16c of the light guide plate 16 opposite from the light exit surface 16a. Each LED board 18 includes a bottom plate 18b that extends parallel to at least the other plate surface 16c of the light guide plate 16. Each heat dissipation member 19 extends parallel to a plate surface 18b1 of the bottom plate 18b and is in surface contact with the plate surface 18b1 of the bottom plate 18b.

Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel configured to display an image using light, a backlight assembly including a light source unit configured to generate the light, a lower receiving container including a bottom portion covering a lower surface of the light source unit and a side wall extended from an edge of the bottom portion, and a mold frame including a transmission portion between and facing a upper surface of the light source unit and the display panel, and a supporting portion facing a side surface of the lower receiving container, and a cover member covering a side surface of the mold frame and a lower surface of the lower receiving container.

Abstract: A display apparatus is provided. A display unit has a display region. A protecting cover has a patterned region, wherein the patterned region does not overlap the display region. A light guide plate is disposed between the display unit and the protecting cover and has a first light scattering region and a second light scattering region. The first light scattering region at least partially overlaps the display region, and the second light scattering region at least partially overlaps the patterned region. A light emitting unit emits a light beam to the light guide plate. After the light beam enters the light guide plate, a part of the light beam is scattered to the display region by the first light scattering region and another part of the light beam is scattered to the patterned region by the second light scattering region.

Abstract: A light guide element and a light source device using the same are provided. The light guide element has a main body. The main body has a hollow portion with a cone shape and a microstructure pattern formed on the main body. The cone-shaped hollow portion has a bottom portion and a top portion. The bottom portion is located on the bottom surface of the main body, and has a first hollow cross section area. The top portion is opposite to the bottom surface, and has a second cross section area smaller than the first cross section area. The microstructure pattern includes high-density areas and low-density areas to improve a light distribution caused by the cone-shaped hollow portion. The light source device includes the light guide element and a ht emitting diode (LED). The LED is used to emit light into the cone-shape hollow portion through the bottom portion.

Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, a light guide plate (LGP), a light source, and a positioning component. The LGP is disposed on a display surface of the display panel and has an upper surface and a lower surface opposite to each other, a light-incident surface, a first light-guiding block, and a second light-guiding block. A display area of the display panel corresponds to the first light-guiding block. The second light-guiding block extends outside the display area and has at least one recess portion. The recess portion is located on at least one of the upper surface and the lower surface and extends to the light-incident surface. The light source is disposed beside the light-incident surface. The positioning component is disposed on the second light-guiding block and located in the recess portion. Besides, the positioning component extends outside the recess portion and fixes the location of the light source.

Abstract: An aroma machine that uses a replaceable aroma container is provided. The aroma machine includes a housing, a top cap, and a light-guiding accommodation unit coupled between the housing and the top cap. The light-guiding accommodation unit serves as a basic limiting component for the production of the aroma machine, for the components to be assembled quickly and correctly. The replaceable aroma container is placed in light-guiding accommodation unit, and is heated to release fragrance. The aroma container is disposable, or recycled. It is easy to use and replace the aroma. The light-guiding accommodation unit is made of a transparent material. Light emitted by a light emitting device in the aroma machine is guided to the light-guiding accommodation unit, and forms light decoration on an outside of the aroma machine.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a backlight module and a liquid crystal display (LCD) device. The backlight module includes a light guide panel (LGP), a lightbar, and a backplane. The LGP is arranged in the backplane, and the lightbar is arranged on a side of the LGP. The backlight module further includes heating devices that heat two opposite ends of the lightbar. When the lightbar operates, the heating devices emit heat to increase operating temperature of the two opposite ends of the lightbar to make the operating temperature of the two opposite ends of the lightbar to be close to or equal to operating temperature of middle of the lightbar.

Abstract: An illumination apparatus includes a light source that emits light, a light guide member that has a base end surface onto which the light emitted from the light source is incident and a tip surface which is an opposite end surface to the base end surface, and guides the light from the base end surface towards the tip surface, and an attachment member that has a light shield property and an opening corresponding to a shape of the light guide member and accommodates the light guide member in the opening. The light guide member is curved so that a distance between the light guide member and the opening is gradually increased towards the tip surface-side in a longitudinal direction of the light guide member.

Abstract: Extended area lighting devices, which are useful e.g. as luminaires, include a light guide and diffractive surface features on a major surface of the light guide. The diffractive surface features are tailored to extract guided-mode light from the light guide. The light guides can be combined with other components and features such as light source(s) to inject guided-mode light into the light guide, light source(s) to project light through the light guide as non-guided-mode light, a framework of interconnected support members (attached to multiple such light guides), and/or a patterned low index subsurface layer that selectively blocks some guided mode light from reaching the diffractive surface features, to provide unique and useful lighting devices. Related optical devices, and optical films having diffractive features that can be used to construct such devices and light guides, are also disclosed.

Abstract: A display device includes an exterior surface; a main emission region comprising a side edge when viewed in a viewing direction perpendicular to the exterior surface; and an auxiliary emission region next to the side edge when viewed in the viewing direction. The device further includes a light-guide plate disposed in the auxiliary emission region when viewed in the viewing direction; and a first light source disposed adjacent to the light-guide plate and configured to emit light in a first direction to supply the light to the light-guide plate. An imaginary straight line extending from the first light source in the first direction is tilted with respect to the side edge while not crossing the side edge.

Abstract: A glass lighting panel (1), comprising: a first glass substrate (101), a second glass substrate (102), a spacer profile (103) at the periphery of the glass panel (1) between the first and the second glass substrate, the spacer being used to maintain an intermediate space (104) between the first and second glass substrates, According to the invention, the panel comprises: an intermediate organic glass substrate (105), at least one light source (106). According to the invention, the spacer profile (103) comprises: means (107) to maintain the intermediate organic glass substrate (105) in the intermediate space (104) between the first and the second glass substrates, means (108) to lodge the at least one light source (106) so as the at least one light source emits light into the intermediate organic glass substrate (105) predominantly along a plane of the panel.

Abstract: A backlight device 12 includes a LED 17, alight guide plate 19 having an end surface as a light entrance surface 19b and a plate surface as a light exit surface 19a, a LED board 18 having a square plate surface that is opposed to the light entrance surface 19b, a board-side connector 22 arranged on the LED board 18, and a heat dissipation member 20. The heat dissipation member 20 has a positioning hole 26 that is through the heat dissipation member 20 and with which the LED board 18 is positioned with respect to the heat dissipation member 20. The heat dissipation member 20 has a hole edge portion around the positioning hole 26 and the hole edge portion includes two sides 26S1, 26S2 constituting a corner portion, and the two sides 26S1, 26S2 are parallel to two sides 18S1, 18S2 of the plate surface of the LED board 18, respectively. The two sides 18S1, 18S2 of the LED board 18 constitute a corner portion of the plate surface of the LED board 18. The positioning hole 26 overlaps the board-side connector 22.

Abstract: A package carrier is suitable for carrying at least one light emitting unit. The package carrier includes an annular shell and a transparent light guiding stage. The annular shell has a cavity. The transparent light guiding stage is disposed in the cavity of the annular shell. The light emitting unit is adapted to be disposed on the transparent light guiding stage, and a horizontal projection area of the transparent light guiding stage is greater than that of the light emitting unit. The light emitting unit emits a light beam to enter the transparent light guiding stage, and the light beam emits from a surface of the transparent light guiding stage relatively distant from the cavity.

Abstract: The present invention provides a backlight module, which includes a backplane, a backlight source arranged inside the backplane, a reflector plate arranged inside the backplane, a light guide plate arranged on the reflector plate, and a mold frame mounted to the backplane. The mold frame forms a projection. The backplane forms a retention slot corresponding to the projection. The projection and the retention slot mate each other through interference fitting, whereby with the interference fitting between the projection and the retention slot, the mold frame is fixedly connected to the backplane. The backlight module uses a projection formed on the mold frame and a retention section formed in the backplane to mate the projection through interference fitting pawl section so as to fixedly mount the mold frame to the backplane through interference-fitting connection thereby showing a simple structure, being easy to assemble, effectively saving time, and thus controlling the cost.

Abstract: A back light unit (lighting device) 12 includes an LED (light source) 17, a light guide plate 16 including a light entrance surface 16b and a light exit surface 16a, LED boards 18 each including a plate surface facing the light entrance surface 16b and board relay terminals 22 configured to relay power to the LED 17, and a relay wiring member (relay member) 28 electrically connecting between the board relay terminals 22 and a power source board (power) PWB. The light entrance surface 16b faces the LED 17. The light from the LED 17 enters the light guide plate 16 through the light entrance surface 16b and exits through the light exit surface 16a. The LED 17 is mounted on the plate surface of the LED board 18. The board relay terminals 22 are arranged such that the relay wiring member 28 that is orientated to either one of sides in the thickness direction of the light guide plate 18 is allowed to be connected to the board relay terminals 22.

Abstract: A light guide plate disclosed in the present disclosure includes a board body, a prism component and at least one optical microstructure. The prism component is disposed on at least one surface of the board body. The at least one optical microstructure is disposed on a top end of the prism component. The optical microstructure includes a first light guiding unit and at least two second light guiding units. A first angle is formed between two inclined surfaces of the first light guiding unit, and the first angle is substantially between 45˜60 degrees. The second light guiding units are symmetrically disposed on opposite sides of the first light guiding unit. A second angle is formed between an inclined surface and a bottom surface of each second light guiding unit, and the second angle is substantially between 10˜60 degrees.

Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus for an illumination system. In one aspect, the illumination system is a light guide that includes spaced-apart regions of medium containing diffractive features. For example, the medium may include holographic medium having holograms that are configured to redirect light, propagating through the light guide, out of the light guide. The spaces between the spaced-apart regions of media may be filled with a material having a lower refractive index than the light guide, thereby functioning as a reflective cladding in those spaces.

Abstract: A light emitting device mounting structural body includes a wiring substrate having wirings disposed on a base member and a light emitting device having a resin molded body mounted on the wiring substrate. The wiring substrate has a recess in its periphery. The resin molded body has a lower surface and a side surface. The lower surface has an arrangement portion and a projecting portion, the arrangement portion has an outer lead electrically connected to the wiring portion disposed beneath the arrangement portion, and the projecting portion is projected further downward relative to the arrangement portion. The side surface has an opening with a light emitting element mounted thereon, the opening is expanded in the projecting portion, and at least a portion of the opening is housed in the recess of the wiring substrate.

Abstract: Disclosed is a light guide plate including a base sheet and a first light transmissive adhesive layer disposed on a surface of the base sheet. The first light transmissive adhesive layer together with the base sheet define a light entrance portion. The thickness of the first light transmissive adhesive layer becomes gradually smaller from the light entrance portion toward a center portion of the base sheet. A backlight assembly includes the light guide plate.

Abstract: A backlight assembly includes a light source, a circuit board on which the light source is disposed, a light guide plate having a light incident surface and a light emitting surface, a bottom case accommodating the light guide plate, a fixing frame coupled to the bottom case and fixing the circuit board, and a heat dissipation apparatus disposed between the light source and the light guide plate and including a light-transmitting unit that transmits light.

Abstract: A plurality of prisms 23e which make an input angle of light from an LED 21 with respect to a rear surface of a light guiding body 23 gradually small are provided on a light emission plane 23b of the light guiding body 23, and a plurality of prisms 24b which cause the light from the LED 21 to be totally reflected to front in an interface between a rear surface of a low refractive index layer 24 and an air layer are provided on the rear surface of the light guiding plate 22. The light guiding plate 22 further includes an inclined plane 30 which is inclined to an optical axis O of the light from the LED 21. The inclined plane 30 is configured so as to cause input light to be reflected in the direction which is close to the optical axis O.

Abstract: Light to be emitted from an emission surface of a light-guide plate fulfils a condition (1) Etotal/Em>2.0 and a condition (2) Etotal(20°,0°)=Etotal(20°,90°)>1.2. Here, average intensity of light to be emitted from the emission surface is em and total light intensity of the light to be emitted in a z-axis direction is etotal, the total light intensity etotal(20°,0°) of the light to be emitted is ??Pi(20°,0°)/?? when an angle ? of the light to be emitted relative to a z-axis direction is 20° and an angle ? of the light to be emitted relative to an x-axis direction is 0°, and the total light intensity etotal(20°,90°) of the light to be emitted from the emission surface is ??Pi(20°,90°)/?? when the angle ? of the light to be emitted relative to the z-axis direction is 20° and the angle ? of the light to be emitted relative to the x-axis direction is 90°.

Abstract: A spread illuminating apparatus includes a point light source with a light-emitting surface, a circuit board with a mounting surface on which the point light source is mounted, and a light guide plate with an incident light surface and an emitting surface. The circuit board is arranged as that at least a partial portion of the circuit board extends beyond an area where the point light source is mounted so as to be superposed on the light guide plate, a light-reflecting member is arranged on the mounting surface, and a region of the mounting surface in which the light-reflecting member is arranged includes a first region that extends forward from a position corresponding to the center of the light-emitting surface of the point light source.

Abstract: A light guide including a plurality of reflection patterns in a reflection area in a facing surface facing a light exit surface, which area corresponds to a light emitting area, and the reflection patterns are arranged so that an amount of light reflected by the reflection patterns, emitted from the light emitting area to arrive at an observer observing the light exit surface is continuously changed in accordance with a position in the light emitting area.

Abstract: A light guiding apparatus, a light emitting device, an electronic device, and a key are provided. The light guiding apparatus includes a light guiding body, where a prism structure is disposed in the light guiding body, and the prism structure is configured to reflect light that enters the light guiding body; and the light guiding body has a light incident surface and a light emitting surface, where the light incident surface is an irregular surface matched with the prism structure and is configured to reflect light, which is reflected back from the prism structure, to the light emitting surface. The light guiding apparatus provided in the embodiments of the present invention can effectively scatter incident beams emitted by a light source, so that uniform emergent light can be obtained.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a backlight module and a liquid crystal display (LCD). The backlight module comprises a back plate, a light source, a light guide plate, a plastic housing and a front frame which has four straight subframes. The front frame covers an upper surface of the plastic housing and fixes a display panel by matching with the plastic housing. The front frame of the backlight module and the corresponding LCD of the present invention has a simple structure, which lowers manufacturing cost of the backlight module and reduces weight of the backlight module in the meantime.

Abstract: A light guide plate and a backlight module are provided. The backlight module includes a light source and the light guide plate. The light source includes a light emitting surface. The light guide plate includes a light incident surface, a first surface, and a second surface, wherein the first surface is opposite to the second surface. The light guide plate is disposed at a side of the light source. The light incident surface of the light guide plate is opposite to the light emitting surface of the light source. The light incident surface is connected to the first surface and the second surface and includes a first curved surface and a second curved surface. The first curved surface is adjacent to the first surface, and the second curved surface is adjacent to the second surface. The first curved surface is a concave surface.