Edge Lit Type Light Guide Behind Liquid Crystal Patents (Class 349/65)
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Publication number: 20140211125Abstract: A light guide plate includes a light introduction unit that confines light incident from a point light source through the light incident surface and a light guide plate body. The light introduction unit includes an inclined surface inclined toward an end of a surface of the light guide plate body from a surface in a portion having the thickness greater than that of the light guide plate body. The light guide plate body includes a directivity conversion pattern located between the light introduction unit and an effective illumination region of the light guide plate body. The directivity conversion pattern converts a directivity direction of the light passing through an effective illumination region from the light introduction unit such that an angle formed by the light and a direction perpendicular to the light incident surface increases when viewed from a direction perpendicular to a light exit surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2013Publication date: July 31, 2014Inventor: Gouo KURATA
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Publication number: 20140211126Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a light source, a light guide, a display unit and a frame. The light source provides a light beam. The light guide includes a light emitting surface and a light entering surface, wherein the light beam enters the light guide through the light entering surface, and is emitted from the light emitting surface. The display unit is corresponding to the light emitting surface, wherein the light beam is partially emitted from the light guide, passes through the display unit to display an image. The frame covers the display unit and the light guide, wherein the frame has a display portion and a transparent portion, the image is displayed in the display portion, and the light beam is partially emitted from the light guide toward the transparent portion and passes through the transparent portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2014Publication date: July 31, 2014Applicant: Wistron Corp.Inventors: Wen-Chin WU, Chih-Kang CHEN, Kuo-Hsing WANG
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Patent number: 8789998Abstract: A planar ion-exchanged glass sheet for out-of-plane light beam coupling includes a first surface, a ion-exchanged first glass region adjacent and parallel to the first surface, a core glass region adjacent and parallel to the first glass region, a ion-exchanged second glass region adjacent and parallel to the core glass region, and a second surface adjacent and parallel to the second glass region. One edge of the glass sheet has an angled end face that is inclined to the plane extends across a thickness of at least one of the glass regions. Methods of making the planar ion-exchanged glass sheet, coupling an out-of-plane light beam into a plane using the planar ion-exchanged glass sheet, and scattering the coupled light to illuminate at least select regions of an exposed surface of the glass sheet are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2011Date of Patent: July 29, 2014Assignee: Corning IncorporatedInventors: Vitor M. Schneider, Alana M. Whittier
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Patent number: 8792070Abstract: A polarization plate is provided for use between a light source and a display panel, where the light source is configured to emit light having a plurality of planes of polarization and the display panel is configured to have a predetermined polarization axis. The plate includes a repolarization region and a prepolarization region. The repolarization region is configured to diffuse and to depolarize or rotate at least one plane of polarization of the light passing therethrough. The prepolarization region is disposed adjacent to and in contact with the repolarization region. The prepolarization region is configured to be substantially nonabsorbent, to allow passage of light having a plane of polarization that is substantially aligned with the predetermined polarization axis, and to prevent passage of light having a plane of polarization that is not substantially aligned with the predetermined polarization axis. In another embodiment, an interface is provided between the regions.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2007Date of Patent: July 29, 2014Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: L. S. Lamberth, Jr., Ravindra R. Laddu, Brent D. Larson
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Patent number: 8789997Abstract: A light guide plate according to an embodiment of the present invention is one in which light scattering dots are formed on at least one surface 12c of a light guide substrate 12. A plurality of light scattering dots 24 are formed in each of individual areas A1-A10 resulting from division of the at least one surface 12c of the light guide substrate 12 into a plurality of areas. In each of individual areas A1-A5 where a contrast ratio by the light scattering dots 24 is not more than 50%, the light scattering dots 24 include light scattering dots 24a, 24b of two or more sizes and the light scattering dots 24a, 24b of two or more sizes are arranged in an irregular order.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2011Date of Patent: July 29, 2014Assignees: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited, Seiren Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yasuhiro Sekiguchi, Kentarou Hyakuta, Norihisa Teranishi, Syuuji Kadoya
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Publication number: 20140204314Abstract: An LCD device includes a backlight module, a liquid crystal layer, a brightness detecting module and a control unit. The backlight module includes a light guide plate and light sources. The light guide plate includes a light-mixing part and a light-homogenized part. Protrusions are positioned on the light guide plate. A density of the protrusions in the light-mixing part is greater than that in the light-homogenized part. The liquid crystal layer includes an adjustable part corresponding to the light-mixing part and a nonadjustable part corresponding to the light-homogenized part. The brightness detecting module acquires a brightness distribution data of the liquid crystal layer. The control unit makes a brightness of the adjustable part coincide with a brightness of the nonadjustable part according to the brightness distribution data.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2013Publication date: July 24, 2014Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventor: YUNG-CHANG TSENG
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Publication number: 20140204313Abstract: A light guiding system, an edge type backlight module and a liquid crystal display are disclosed. The light guiding system includes an ambient light collection system facing toward ambient light to absorb the ambient light and to generate absorbed light, a plurality of light guiding devices, and at least a first and a second light guiding bar. Each of the light guiding devices includes a light emitting end and a light incident end. The light incident ends of the optical fibers are arranged close to the ambient light collection system, and the lights entered from the light incident ends are propagated toward the light emitting ends. Each of the light guiding bars includes a light emitting surface, a light incident surface connected to the light emitting surface, and a first lateral side opposite to the light incident surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2013Publication date: July 24, 2014Applicant: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Che-chang Hu, Kuang-yao Chang, Chao Ning, Yong Fan
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Publication number: 20140204315Abstract: A display apparatus includes a backlight assembly which generates a light and a display panel which receives the light to display an image, the display panel including a first substrate, a second substrate which faces the first substrate and is disposed closer to the backlight assembly than the first substrate, a gate line disposed on the first substrate, a data line disposed on the gate line and insulated from the gate line, a thin film transistor disposed on the first substrate and electrically connected to the gate line and the data line, and a reflection preventing layer disposed between the first substrate and the gate line to reduce an amount of a reflected light reflected by the gate line.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2013Publication date: July 24, 2014Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: JOONYONG PARK, SANGGAB KIM, CHANGOH JEONG, Taeho KANG, Kyungseop KIM, GWAN HA KIM, Byeong-Beom KIM, HONGLONG NING, SANGWON SHIN, Sukyoung YANG, YUNJONG YEO, Dongmin LEE, SHIN IL CHOI, Hyunju KANG, Sangwoo SOHN, Jungha SON, Yu-Gwang JEONG, GUGRAE JO, JINHO HWANG
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Publication number: 20140204275Abstract: A backlight device (24) of the present invention includes: a chassis (22) having at least a bottom plate (22a) that is rectangular in a plan view; a light guide plate (20) that has light-receiving faces (20a), which are side faces, and a rear surface that faces the surface side of the bottom plate (22a); LED light sources (28) that are arranged on the surface side of the bottom plate (22a) and that face the respective light-receiving faces (20a); protruding parts that have a protruding shape and spacer parts positioned on the surface side of the bottom plate (22a), facing the light guide plate (20) side; and a reflective sheet (26) that is arranged between the light guide plate (20) and bottom plate (22a).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2012Publication date: July 24, 2014Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Takaharu Shimizu
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Patent number: 8786643Abstract: An edge-lit display having a front modulator in the top layer of an optical package and an extractor in at least one of the top and bottom layers. A control system is connected to control the extraction mechanism to project light which approximates a desired image onto the front modulator, estimate a pattern of light incident on the front modulator, and control the front modulator based on the estimated pattern.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2010Date of Patent: July 22, 2014Assignee: Dolby Laboratories Licensing CorporationInventor: Helge Seetzen
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Patent number: 8786799Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a support frame having a bottom wall, and a main surrounding wall extending upwardly from and formed integrally as one piece with the bottom wall. The bottom wall and the surrounding wall cooperatively define a receiving space. The bottom wall includes a first support disposed in the receiving space. The main surrounding wall includes a second support disposed in the receiving space and spacedly above the first support. A backlight module is supported on the first support. A liquid crystal display panel is supported on the second support so that the liquid crystal display panel is positioned above the backlight module.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2012Date of Patent: July 22, 2014Assignee: Wistron CorporationInventors: Ching-Fu Hsu, Tzu-Wei Lin, Lien-Te Kao, Chi-Yeh Lu, Ming-Hung Pan, Ming-Chen Lin, Min-Wei Lin, Ting-Feng Chen, Wan-Bing Xia, Kai-Cheng Yen, Meng Zhang
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Patent number: 8786800Abstract: A frameless liquid crystal display device includes a rear enclosure, a backlight module arranged inside the rear enclosure, a mold frame arranged on the backlight module and mounted to the rear enclosure, and a liquid crystal display panel arranged on the mold frame. The liquid crystal display panel has an upper portion mounted to the mold frame through a single-side attaching section, which comprises a central attaching portion bonded to the liquid crystal display panel and two fabric strip-like fastening segments extending from the central attaching portion. The mold frame forms through holes through which the fabric strip-like fastening segments extend to engage and fasten each other so the fix the upper portion of the liquid crystal display panel to the mold frame. The liquid crystal display panel forms a step and a surface decoration is positioned on the step and fixed to the mold frame.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2012Date of Patent: July 22, 2014Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Gang Yu, Liuyang Yang, Pei Jia
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Patent number: 8783930Abstract: Disclosed is a display device. The display device includes a light source, a light guide part to receive a light emitted from the light source, a light conversion member between the light source and the light guide part, and a spacer between the light source and the light conversion member.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2012Date of Patent: July 22, 2014Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.Inventors: Seung Ryong Park, Hyun Ho Choi, Gi Seok Lee
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Patent number: 8786805Abstract: A backlight unit according to embodiment comprise of a frame, a light emitting device module disposed on a side of the frame and a plurality of light guide members disposed in the direction of the light irradiated from the light emitting device, wherein the light guide members have light transmissivity and reflectivity different from each other.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2012Date of Patent: July 22, 2014Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.Inventor: Doohee Kim
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Patent number: 8786803Abstract: A display apparatus includes a light guide plate, a light source unit, a display panel, a receiving container, and a driving part. The light guide plate includes at least one chamfered corner and a light incident surface defined by the chamfered corner. The light source unit generates the light and is positioned adjacent to the light incident surface. The display panel receives the light to display an image and the receiving container includes a bottom and sidewalls extended from the bottom to receive the light guide plate and the light source unit. The driving part is electrically connected to the display panel to apply a driving signal to the display panel and is electrically connected to the light source unit to apply a power source voltage to the light source unit.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2011Date of Patent: July 22, 2014Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hyoung-Joo Kim, Heugon Kim, Sung-Kyu Shim, JinHee Park, JooYoung Kim, Jae-Hyun Kim, So-Yeon Lee, Gicherl Kim, Seokhyun Nam
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Patent number: 8786804Abstract: A surface light source device having a local dimming function and an LCD unit using the device can include a light guide having a top surface including a plurality of linear convexes and a bottom surface including a plurality of dots. The device can also include a reflective sheet located adjacent the bottom surface, a prism sheet located adjacent the top surface, a diffusing sheet located adjacent the prism sheet, and a pair of LED light sources located adjacent both light incident surfaces of the light guide and divided into a plurality of groups. Each light emitted from the groups can be configured to be emitted independently from a respective one of local domains on a light-emitting surface of the device. Therefore, the disclosed subject matter can provide a surface light source device having a local dimming function with a simple structure as with a conventional edge light type device.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2011Date of Patent: July 22, 2014Assignee: Stanley Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Norihiro Sakamoto, Atsushi Omori, Tsuneo Sekiguchi, Yoji Oki
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Publication number: 20140198280Abstract: A liquid crystal module is disclosed. The liquid crystal module includes a light source, a light guiding device, and a coupling device. The light guiding device is arranged at a light emitting side of the light source and is spaced apart from the light guiding device by a distance. The coupling device is installed between the light source and the light guiding device for controlling a coupling distance therebetween. The coupling device keeps the coupling distance between a light guiding plate and a light source to remain a predetermined value. In this way, the coupling efficiency of the liquid crystal module is not affected by the difference of LEDs or heat inflation so as to enhance the coupling efficiency.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2013Publication date: July 17, 2014Applicant: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.Inventor: Yanxue Zhang
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Publication number: 20140198281Abstract: A light guiding system, an edge-type backlight module and a liquid crystal display are disclosed. The light guiding system includes an ambient light collection system facing toward ambient light for absorbing the ambient light, a plurality of light guiding devices, and a fluorescent film arranged between the light emitting ends and the light incident surface. Each of the plurality of light guiding devices includes a light emitting end and a light incident end. The light emitting ends are arranged close to a light incident surface of a light guiding plate, and the light incident ends are arranged close to the ambient light collection system. The absorbed ambient light enters the light incident ends and propagates toward the light emitting ends. By adopting the fluorescent film, the light beams from the light emitting ends are diffused such that brightness difference on the light incident surface is enhanced.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2013Publication date: July 17, 2014Applicant: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics TechnologyInventors: Che-chang Hu, Hu He
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Patent number: 8780296Abstract: A display device including a display panel which displays images, an intermediate frame on which the display panel is seated, a lower receptacle which includes a first receiving portion including a bottom plate and sidewalls, and a second receiving portion separate from the first receiving portion, and a light source unit which includes an alignment plate and a point light source mounted on the alignment plate. The light source unit contacts the sidewalls of the lower receptacle, and the first receiving portion is coupled with the intermediate frame.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2010Date of Patent: July 15, 2014Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chang-Hoi Kim, Jung-Soo Ok, Choong-Yull Kwak, Yong-Woo Kim, Kyu-Hun Lim, Hyo-Chul Lee
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Patent number: 8780292Abstract: The present invention discloses a liquid crystal display and a backlight module and a frame unit thereof. The frame unit includes a holder part and an intermediate frame. The holder part is provided with a supporting portion and a vertical portion. The supporting portion supports the light guide plate, and the mating portion is disposed on the side of the vertical portion away from the supporting portion. The mating portion is provided with a mating face, and the mating face tilts from the side of the vertical portion close to the light guide plate to the side of the vertical portion away from the light guide plate. The intermediate frame presses against the light guide plate, and an inverted U-shaped groove is disposed on the intermediate frame. A mating portion is disposed in the inverted U-shaped groove, and a mating face abuts on the inner surface of the inverted U-shaped groove close to the light guide plate.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2012Date of Patent: July 15, 2014Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., LtdInventors: Yi-cheng Kuo, Yu-chun Hsiao, Chengwen Que, Pangling Zhang, Dehua Li
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Patent number: 8780298Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes: a light guide plate having an emission surface emitting light to a liquid crystal panel and a plurality of side surfaces; and a plurality of light sources LEDPKG inputting light to the light guide plate from at least one side surface. The light guide plate is divided into a plurality of parts extending from the light inputted one side surface to an opposite side surface and the plurality of parts include at least one first part and at least one second part. The first part and the second part are adjacent to each other, and two-dimensionally overlap with the display area, respectively. At least the second part has a shape for emitting the light from an emission surface, and a sectional shape in the extending direction of the first part is greater than that of the second part.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2011Date of Patent: July 15, 2014Assignees: Japan Display Inc., Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoshifumi Sekiguchi, Ikuo Hiyama
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Patent number: 8777419Abstract: A projection apparatus and a location method for determining a position of a light point on a projection image of the projection apparatus are provided. The projection apparatus comprises a lens, a light detector, a light guide module and a processing circuit. The light guide module is configured to receive the light point via the lens, and to guide the light point into the light detector. The light detector outputs a detection signal to the processing circuit according to the light point within a detection period. The processing circuit determines the position of the light point on the projection image according to the detection signal.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2011Date of Patent: July 15, 2014Assignee: Delta Electronics, Inc.Inventor: June-jei Huang
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Patent number: 8780297Abstract: The present invention discloses a backlight module which has a plurality of light-emitting diodes. The light-emitting diodes are divided into a plurality of light groups according to pitches between the adjacent light-emitting diodes. The light-emitting diodes with respect to a display-area center line have a position center, and the light group having the light-emitting diodes with larger pitches therebetween is in a position relatively close to the position center and is in a higher bright bin; the light group having the light-emitting diodes with smaller pitches therebetween is in a position relatively away from the position center and is in a lower bright bin. Therefore, luminous conditions of the overall light-emitting diodes tend to correspondence, and proportion of usage of light-emitting diodes in different bright bins can be increased.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2010Date of Patent: July 15, 2014Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Qian Cao, Poying Lin
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Patent number: 8780293Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device, backlight module and frame unit thereof. The frame unit comprises: back frame and resilient fastening element. The back frame comprises: bottom plate and connected side wall. The bottom plate is for carrying optical part of backlight module. The resilient fastening element comprises a first support part, a second support part, and a side plate. The first support part contacts the bottom plate, the second support part is for supporting liquid crystal panel, and a positioning trench formed between the first support part and the second support part is for clamping a side of the optical part, the second support part is located between the liquid crystal panel and the optical part, and the side plate and the side wall are disposed correspondingly. The present invention can replace known mold frame with frame unit to reduce cost.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2012Date of Patent: July 15, 2014Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., LtdInventors: Yi-cheng Kuo, Yu-chun Hsiao, Chengwen Que, Pangling Zhang, Dehua Li
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Patent number: 8777461Abstract: The present invention discloses a backlight module and a liquid crystal display (LCD). The backlight module includes a backplane, a light guide plate, a heat dissipation element and a connector. The light guide plate is disposed on the side of the backplane. The heat dissipation element includes a horizontal part and a vertical part interconnected to each other. The horizontal part is disposed on the other side of the backplane away from the light guide plate, and the vertical part is disposed next to light incident surface of the light guide plate. The light source is disposed on the side of the vertical part close to light incident surface. The connector connects the heat dissipation element to the backplane and allows the heat dissipation element to move relatively to the backplane in the gap direction between the light guide plate and the light source.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2012Date of Patent: July 15, 2014Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology co., Ltd.Inventors: Guofu Tang, Yu-chun Hsiao
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Patent number: 8780290Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device which includes a waveguide, a liquid crystal display panel, a backframe, a middle frame, a printed circuit board, a light source and a deflector. The backframe includes a base plate which is arranged adjacent to a bottom surface of the waveguide and sidewall arranged adjacent to the light inlet surface of the waveguide. The base plate is defined with an opening. The middle frame includes a supporting portion and positioning portion which defines a receiving space with the backframe. The receiving space is corresponding to the through the opening. The printed circuit board is arranged on the outside of the base plate. A deflector is arranged within the receiving space. The base plate is defined with an opening, the light source can be mounted onto the printed circuit board close to the base plate through the opening. Accordingly, a compact, slim design of a liquid crystal display device is achieved with reduced cost.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2012Date of Patent: July 15, 2014Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., LtdInventors: Shih Hsiang Chen, Chengwen Que
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Patent number: 8780300Abstract: A planar light source, Fresnel lens sheet, and louver are disposed in the stated order in a light source apparatus. The Fresnel lens sheet deflects and focuses in one dimension light that has entered from the planar light source. The louver is disposed in the optical path of the light emitted from the Fresnel lens sheet, and the directivity of the light can be increased by restricting the traveling direction of the light to the focal direction of the Fresnel lens sheet. The light utilization ratio can thereby be increased, the directivity of planarly emitted light can be increased, and the brightness can be made uniform at the point of observation.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2006Date of Patent: July 15, 2014Assignee: NLT Technologies, Ltd.Inventors: Shinya Niioka, Ken Sumiyoshi, Shin-ichi Uehara, Masao Imai, Kenichi Takatori, Fujio Okumura
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Patent number: 8780299Abstract: Provided are a backlight unit and a display device having the same. The backlight unit includes a light source configured to generate light and a plurality of light guide members stacked so that individual surfaces of each light guide member contact a surface of another one of the light guide members, the plurality of light guide members configured to guide the light. Each of the light guide members includes a light incident for receiving incident light from the light source, an opposite surface facing an adjacent one of the light guide members, and a plurality of light path change patterns disposed on the opposite surface. Thus, brightness of the display device may be improved.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2011Date of Patent: July 15, 2014Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hohan Ryu, Taeseok Kim, MyoungGyun An, Seung-Hyung Lee, Woondae Choi
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Publication number: 20140192292Abstract: The present invention provides a positioning structure for light-guiding plate (LGP) and back frame, backlight module and liquid crystal display device thereof, wherein LGP disposed inside the back frame, first side inner wall of back frame disposed with a plurality of LEDs, second side inner wall adjacent to first side inner wall disposed with first magnetic body, a side of LGP corresponding to second side inner wall disposed with attachment body; first magnetic body and attachment body correspondingly attached, third side inner wall of back frame opposite to second side inner wall disposed with buffer plate, fourth side inner wall of back frame disposed with second magnetic body, a side of LGP corresponding to fourth side inner wall disposed with attachment body; second magnetic body and attachment body correspondingly attached. As such, back frame and LGP are firmly positioned and fixed to improve assembly yield arte.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2013Publication date: July 10, 2014Applicant: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.Inventor: Quan Li
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Publication number: 20140192293Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes: a light guide plate including a front surface, a back surface and an edge surface, the light guide plate being arranged such that the edge surface faces a light source, the light guide plate internally reflecting light incident from the edge surface and causing surface emission from the front surface; a liquid crystal display panel; and a reflective sheet arranged so as to face the back surface of the light guide plate. The back surface includes a first portion and a second portion. A surface of the second portion is located at a position recessed relatively from a surface of the first portion. The surface of the first portion is a rough surface. The surface of the second portion is a smooth surface. The reflective sheet is in contact with the first portion but avoids contact with the second portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 6, 2014Publication date: July 10, 2014Applicant: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Ken KAGABU, Yasuhisa SHIRAISHI, Yoshikazu TANABE, Yoshihiro NISHIMINE
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Patent number: 8773617Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) includes a cover assembly; a liquid crystal panel; a light guide plate configured to guide light to the liquid crystal panel; a printed circuit board (PCB) to which the light guide plate is mounted; and a light emitting diode (LED) package which is mounted on the PCB and emits light to a lateral side of the light guide plate. The PCB includes a base substrate; a connecting hole which is formed in the base substrate to couple the base substrate to the cover assembly with a connecting member; an insulating layer which is coated on the base substrate while avoiding a head part of the connecting member; and a spacer tape which is provided on an upper side of the insulating layer so that the light guide plate is evenly mounted on the PCB.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2012Date of Patent: July 8, 2014Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Suk Ju Choi, Kun Ho Cho, Yong Hun Kwon, Kye Hoon Lee, Gil Tae Hur, Young Min Lee
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Patent number: 8770819Abstract: A surface light-emitting device (1) of the present invention includes: first light sources (2a) emitting light in one direction, a second light source (2b) emitting light in a direction orthogonal to the direction, a first light guide plate (3), and a second light guide plate (4). The plate (3) has a light-incident end surface (6) on which light emitted from the light sources (2a) is incident, at least one light-incident end surface (8) on which light emitted from the light source (2b) is incident, and a light-emitting end surface (7) which is opposite to the surface (6) and from which light entering the plate (3) is emitted. The plate (4) includes a counter end surface (9) opposite to surface (7), and carries out, from its main surface, surface-emitting of light entering the plate (4) via the surface (9).Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2011Date of Patent: July 8, 2014Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Shigenori Tanaka
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Patent number: 8773618Abstract: A light emitting unit and a liquid crystal display apparatus including the same are provided. The light emitting unit includes a light source unit which generates light, and a driving board which drives the light source unit. The light source unit includes a light source which generates the light, a container member which forms an opening therein and which contains the light source within the opening, and a fluorescent member mounted in the opening of the container member. The light source and the florescent member are spaced apart.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2012Date of Patent: July 8, 2014Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jeong-phil Seo, Gil-tae Hur, Yong-hun Kwon, Kye-hoon Lee, Young-min Lee, Kun-ho Cho, Suk-ju Choi
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Patent number: 8767143Abstract: A backlight unit and a liquid crystal display having the same. The backlight unit includes a lower cover, an interconnection coupling hole, an inverter board, and an interconnection. The lower cover accommodates a printed circuit board, which mounts at least one light emitting diode thereon and is provided at one side thereof with a first connector. The interconnection coupling hole is formed in a bottom surface of the lower cover at a position corresponding to the first connector. The inverter board is disposed on a rear surface of the lower cover to apply a driving voltage to the at least one light emitting diode. The interconnection is provided at one end thereof with a second connector to electrically connect the printed circuit board to the inverter board.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2009Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventor: Sung Soo Jung
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Patent number: 8767144Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a light source, a light guide, a display unit and a frame. The light source provides a light beam. The light guide includes a light emitting surface and a light entering surface, wherein the light beam enters the light guide through the light entering surface, and is emitted from the light emitting surface. The display unit is corresponding to the light emitting surface, wherein the light beam is partially emitted from the light guide, passes through the display unit to display an image. The frame covers the display unit and the light guide, wherein the frame has a display portion and a transparent portion, the image is displayed in the display portion, and the light beam is partially emitted from the light guide toward the transparent portion and passes through the transparent portion.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2011Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: Wistron Corp.Inventors: Wen-Chin Wu, Chih-Kang Chen, Kuo-Hsing Wang
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Publication number: 20140176869Abstract: An LCD device includes a liquid crystal panel; a backlight unit disposed at a rear side of the liquid crystal panel and including an LED assembly and a light guide plate, wherein the light guide plate has a first surface facing the LED assembly and a second surface opposite to the first surface; a cover bottom including a horizontal plane over which the backlight unit is disposed and a side perpendicular to the horizontal plane; a guide panel including a side wall and a horizontal portion, wherein the side wall has a first vertical portion surrounding an outer surface of the side of the cover bottom, and the horizontal portion is vertically bent from the first vertical portion and supports the liquid crystal panel, wherein at least one elastic stopper is formed at the side wall and contacts the second surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2013Publication date: June 26, 2014Applicant: LG Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jun-Jae LEE, Su-Young AN, Chin-Il PARK
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Publication number: 20140176877Abstract: Provided is a backlight assembly and a liquid crystal display including: a light source; a light guide plate; and a bottom chassis comprising an accommodating portion, a light source cover configured to accommodate the light source, a first sidewall, and a second sidewall, the accommodating portion comprising a first accommodating portion and a second accommodating portion detachably coupled with each other, wherein the light source cover is formed on a first edge of the first accommodating portion, the first sidewall is formed on a second edge of the first accommodating portion, and the second sidewall is formed on an edge of the second accommodating portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2014Publication date: June 26, 2014Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jun-Hee SON, Jeoung-Gwen LEE, Tae-Hyung KIM
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Publication number: 20140176868Abstract: Electronic devices may include displays. A display may include display layers having an array of display pixels and a backlight unit that provides backlight illumination to the display pixels. The backlight unit may include a light guide plate that distributes light across the display layers and a stack of optical films that may be used to enhance backlight performance. The optical films may be interposed between the light guide plate and the display layers. The light guide plate may be provided with one or more rounded edges formed from curved surfaces and/or one or more beveled edges formed from chamfered surfaces. Providing the light guide plate with rounded or beveled edges may minimize abrasive contact between the light guide plate and the adjacent optical films. An injection molding tool may be used to mold a light guide plate with rounded or beveled edges.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2013Publication date: June 26, 2014Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Xinyu Zhu, Po-Wen Chiu, Jun Qi
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Publication number: 20140176871Abstract: The present application discloses a A display apparatus is disclosed comprising a LCD panel, a brightness enhancement film, a light guidance plate, and a light emitting unit. The light guidance plate is made of thermoplastic material doping with nanometer light dissipation particulates. The LCD panel is disposed on at least one light emitting surface side of the light guidance plate. The brightness enhancement film is disposed between the LCD panel and the light guidance plate. The light emitting unit is disposed on at least one light incident end surface side of the light guidance plate and provided as a light source. The display apparatus of the present disclosure can reduce the cost, the thickness and the weight.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2013Publication date: June 26, 2014Applicants: HEFEI BOE DISPLAY LIGHT CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventors: Zuchuan Shi, Qinggang Feng
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Publication number: 20140176876Abstract: A light guide plate has a light introduction part having an end face configured to have light incident thereon, and a light guide plate body disposed continuously to the light introduction part and comprising a thickness smaller than a maximum thickness of the light introduction part. The light guide plate body has a light emitting surface that emits the light incident from the end face. The light introduction part comprises an inclined face disposed on at least one side of the light guide plate. The inclined face is inclined smoothly from a surface of a part thicker than the light guide plate body toward an end of the light guide plate body. An optical pattern part has a linear pattern element is disposed near a region in a proximity of the inclined face in a face on a light exit side of the light guide plate body.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2013Publication date: June 26, 2014Applicant: OMRON CORPORATIONInventors: Masayuki Shinohara, Kazuhide Hirota, Norikazu Kitamura, Takako Ishikawa
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Publication number: 20140176875Abstract: A light guide plate has a light introducing portion configured to confine light that is incident from an end surface, and a light guide-plate main body configured to emit incident light to an outside from a light emitting surface and provided continuously with the light introducing portion in a thickness smaller than a maximum thickness of the light introducing portion. The light introducing portion has an inclined surface inclined toward the light guide-plate main body from a surface having a larger thickness than a thickness of the light guide-plate main body, on at least one of a surface at a light emission side and a surface opposite to the surface at the light emission side.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2013Publication date: June 26, 2014Applicant: OMRON CorporationInventors: Masayuki Shinohara, Kazuhide Hirota, Takako Ishikawa
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Publication number: 20140176816Abstract: This illumination device is provided with light sources (15) arranged in one direction along a line or side-by-side, a light-guide plate (14) which guides light incident from an incidence surface (14a) on the side circumferential surface across from the light sources (15) and emits planar illumination light from an exit surface (14b) on the front surface, a chassis (13) which covers and supports the light sources (15) and the periphery of the light-guide plate (14), a scattering pattern (18) which is formed on the back surface (14c) of the light-guide plate (14), and positioning units (14g) which are provided jutting from the side peripheral surface of the light-guide plate (14) for positioning the light-guide plate (14) by fitting with the inner surface of the chassis (13), wherein the scattering pattern (18) is provided so as to extend on the positioning units (14g).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2012Publication date: June 26, 2014Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Nobuhiro Kasai
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Publication number: 20140176874Abstract: A light guide plate has a light introducing portion configured to confine light that is incident from an end surface, and a light guide-plate main body configured to emit incident light to an outside from a light emitting surface and provided continuously with the light introducing portion in a thickness smaller than a maximum thickness of the light introducing portion. The light introducing portion has an inclined surface inclined toward the light guide-plate main body from a surface comprising a larger thickness than a thickness of the light guide-plate main body, on at least one of a surface at a light emission side and a surface opposite to the surface at the light emission side. The inclined surface has a main-inclined surface configured to be positioned in front of a light source arranged opposite to the end surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2013Publication date: June 26, 2014Applicant: OMRON CORPORATIONInventors: Masayuki Shinohara, Kazuhide Hirota, Takako Ishikawa
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Publication number: 20140176872Abstract: Occurrence of an event can be prevented, whereby, when a backlight expands with heat, a light guide plate might move a group of optical sheets into contact with a middle frame and deform the sheets, thereby causing nonuniformity of luminance on a screen. In particular, a protrusion is formed at an edge of the plate, and the sheets are mounted on the plate to avoid the protrusion. The frame covers the protrusion and the edge of the sheets. Even if a spatial gap with respect to the frame is lost by expansion of the plate, the sheets suffer no deformation due to interference between an edge of the sheets and the frame. Therefore, the nonuniformity of luminance on the screen does not occur, either. Also, unusual sounds due to movement of the plate under vibration do not arise since a gap between the protrusion and the frame can be small.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2013Publication date: June 26, 2014Applicant: Japan Display Inc.Inventor: Hiroyuki MIYAZAKI
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Publication number: 20140176873Abstract: A light guide plate has a light introduction part having an end face configured to have light incident thereon, and a light guide plate body provided continuously to the light introduction part and comprising a thickness smaller than maximum thickness of the light introduction part. The light guide plate body has a light emitting surface configured to emit light incident from the end face. A directivity conversion pattern is provided on at least one of a face on a light exit side and a face opposite to the face. The directivity conversion pattern converts directivity spread in a thickness direction of the light introduction part to a directivity characteristic which is inclined in a direction parallel to a face direction of the light introduction part. A light reflection wall is provided on the end face.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2013Publication date: June 26, 2014Applicant: OMRON CORPORATIONInventors: Masayuki Shinohara, Kazuhide Hirota, Tomokazu Kitamura, Takako Ishikawa
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Publication number: 20140176870Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal display panel and a backlight. The backlight includes a light guide plate arranged so as to overlap the liquid crystal display panel, an optical sheet arranged between the liquid crystal display panel and the light guide plate, a frame accommodating the light guide plate therein and facing a circumferential edge portion of the liquid crystal display panel, and an adhesive fixing the circumferential edge portion of the liquid crystal display panel to the frame. The frame includes a recess penetrating an outer side surface and an upper surface facing the circumferential edge portion of the liquid crystal display panel. The adhesive is arranged in the recess.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2013Publication date: June 26, 2014Applicant: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Shohei MATSUMOTO, Eiji OOHIRA
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Publication number: 20140176867Abstract: An edge type backlight module for preventing light leakage is disclosed. The backlight module includes an aluminum extrusion, an edge type light source, an optical film set, and a plastic frame. The an adhesive bar is arranged at least partly in a space between the aluminum extrusion and the plastic frame to fix the aluminum extrusion and the plastic frame and to fill a gap between the aluminum extrusion and the plastic frame. A liquid crystal display with the above backlight module is also disclosed. With the configuration, the aluminum extrusion and the plastic frame may be easily fixed, and the light leakage may be avoided.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2012Publication date: June 26, 2014Inventor: Chong Huang
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Patent number: 8760602Abstract: A direct backlight device including a light source arranged on the rear surface of a light-guiding plate and a liquid crystal display apparatus including the backlight device are provided, in which light extracting efficiency from the light-guiding plate is improved and luminance can be prevented from lowering or can be improved. The backlight device includes a light source arranged on the rear surface opposite to a light-emitting surface, and a reflective-angle modified portion, for example, a concave-convex portion formed by sandblast to modify a reflective angle of light emitted from the light source is provided at least on the light-emitting surface and/or the rear surface. A light reflective angle equal to or smaller than the critical angle is modified to improve the light extracting efficiency from the light-emitting surface.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2006Date of Patent: June 24, 2014Inventor: Masaru Minami
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Patent number: 8760600Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes a backlight that provides light and selectively modifies the transmission of light from the backlight to the front of the display. The backlight includes a plurality of spaced apart light waveguides and a plurality of selection elements associated with the light waveguides that change the characteristics of the material of the light waveguides to selectively direct the transmission of light toward the liquid crystal layer. The combination of the waveguides and the selection elements provide light to the front of the display in a non-uniform temporal manner and a non-uniform spatial manner during a frame.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2011Date of Patent: June 24, 2014Assignee: Sharp Laboratories of America, Inc.Inventors: Lieven Verslegers, Xiao-fan Feng
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Patent number: 8760603Abstract: A backlight unit and a liquid crystal display using the same are disclosed. The backlight unit includes a plurality of light sources generating light, a light source printed circuit board (PCB) on which the plurality of light sources are mounted, a protrusion that protrudes from one side of the light source PCB and is fastened to a connector used to supply a driving power to the plurality of light sources, and a bottom cover that receives the light source PCB and has a through hole through which the protrusion passes. The connector is exposed to the outside through the through hole.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2010Date of Patent: June 24, 2014Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Youngmin Kweon, Youngeun Lee, Junghoon Park