Reflector Having Particular Shape Behind Light Source Patents (Class 349/67)
  • Publication number: 20150042897
    Abstract: The backlight device 12 of the present embodiment includes: a plurality of LEDs 17; a chassis 14 that is a plate-shaped member and on which the LEDs 17 are arranged; a plurality of diffusion lenses 40 that are fixed to the chassis 14, that individually cover the LEDs 17 from the side opposite to the chassis 14, and that exert optical effects on the light from the LEDs 17; a reflective sheet 21 that covers the plate surface of the chassis 14, that exposes the LEDs 17, and that has the lens insertion holes 21 through which the diffusion lenses 40 are respectively inserted; and reflective sheet holding members 30 that hold the reflective sheet 21 from the side opposite to the chassis 14, that engage the adjacent diffusion lenses 40 and 40, and that extend on the sheet surface of the reflective sheet 21 between the adjacent diffusion lenses 40 and 40.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2012
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yuuki Namekata
  • Patent number: 8933871
    Abstract: A backlight unit and a display device including the backlight unit are discussed. According to an embodiment, the invention provides a light generating device comprising: a first layer; a plurality of light source devices disposed on the first layer and configured to emit light, at least one of the light source devices including a light emitting diode for generating the light; a reflection layer disposed on the first layer and configured to reflect the light emitted from the light source devices; a second layer covering the light source devices and the reflection layer and configured to propagate the light reflected by the reflection layer, the second layer including a plurality of depressed portions, at least one of the depressed portions disposed between two adjacent light source devices among the plurality of light source devices; and at least one third layer disposed on the second layer and configured to diffuse the light propagated by the second layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Sangtae Park, Sangjeon Kim, Sungwoo Kim, Soonhyung Kwon, Bupsung Jung, Seungchoon Bae, Hoyoung Seo, Seonghwan Ryu, Buwan Seo
  • Publication number: 20140354919
    Abstract: Provided is a light guide plate including: a main body for guiding incident light and transmitting the incident light from an upper surface of the main body; and a plurality of light converging patterns in a rounded wedge shape having a rounded upper surface on a lower surface of the main body to converge and reflect the incident light in a predetermined direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Applicant: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dong Yul KIM, JongHyeok KIM, JiHo SON, JungHun CHANG
  • Patent number: 8902378
    Abstract: In a liquid crystal display (LCD) device, an LED PCB with the reflection layer formed on surface thereof is installed at an upper side of the LED array and a reflection plate extends such that it sufficiently covers the lower portion of the LED array to thus make light emitted from the light source incident to its maximum level, thus coping with the reduction in the quantity of light resulting from making the LCD device thinner. The LCD device includes: a liquid crystal panel; an LED array supplying light to the liquid crystal panel; a light guide plate installed in a direction in which the LED outputs light, and guiding light; a reflection plate formed between the LED array and a lower portion of a lower cover; and an LED PCB attached to an upper portion of the lower cover at an upper side of the LED array and having a reflection layer formed at a side facing the light guide plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang-Hyun Lee, Won-Taek Moon, Yong-Ik Hwang
  • Patent number: 8902381
    Abstract: The present invention provides a backlight module comprises a waveguide, a reflector, and elastic members. Wherein the elastic members are used to arranged on corners of the waveguide, and the reflector is arranged on a side of the waveguide facing the elastic members. And wherein each of the elastic members is provided with a slot in a surface facing the reflector, and the reflector is provided with tabs corresponding to each of the slots so as to be securely received within the slots. The present invention further provides a liquid crystal display device incorporated with such a backlight module. By this arrangement, the backlight module become more reliable, and more suitable for narrow-boarder design. The utilization of the reflector is also enhanced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yu-chun Hsiao, Quan Li
  • Patent number: 8902379
    Abstract: Disclosed are a display device and a method for manufacturing an optical member. The display device includes a light source; a plurality of wavelength conversion particles to convert a wavelength of a light generated from the light source; and a tube to receive the wavelength conversion particles, wherein a scattering pattern is formed on at least one surface of the tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Seung Ryong Park
  • Publication number: 20140340616
    Abstract: A backlight includes light emitting diodes; a substrate on which light emitting diodes are mounted; and a reflection sheet. The surface on which the light emitting diodes are mounted of the substrate is opposed to a rear surface of the liquid crystal display panel. The liquid crystal display panel and the substrate each have a shape in which a common width in a first direction is longer than a width in a second direction, which is orthogonal to the first direction. The width of the substrate in the second direction is shorter than the width of the liquid crystal display panel in the second direction. The substrate is opposed to, while avoiding being opposed to both end portions of the liquid crystal display panel in the second direction, a central portion between the both end portions of the liquid crystal display panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2014
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Inventors: Sachiko Yamazaki, Ikuko Imajo, Masashi Baba, Kikuo Ono
  • Patent number: 8878759
    Abstract: A method of displaying a video image comprises receiving sequential image frames at a processor. Each image frame is processed to obtain a kinoform. A programmable diffractive element such as an SLM represents the sequence of kinoforms allowing reproduction of the image using a suitable illumination beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Cambridge Enterprise Limited
    Inventors: William Crossland, Neil Collings, Edward Buckley, Adrian Cable, Nicholas Lawrence, Peter Mash, Timothy Wilkinson
  • Patent number: 8876350
    Abstract: A light source device includes a circuit board having a LED mounted on a surface, a lens attached to the surface so as to diffuse light emitted from the LED, a reflecting sheet having a through hole in the inside of which the lens is disposed and reflecting light emitted from the LED at an opposite side of the surface, and a restricting member which is disposed at one of an edge of the through hole in the reflecting sheet and the lens, and restricts a deviation of the reflecting sheet in a direction departing from the surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hideto Takeuchi
  • Patent number: 8879017
    Abstract: A flat panel display device includes a backlight system and a display panel. The backlight system includes a reflector plate and a back frame that carries the reflector plate, wherein the back frame includes at least two primary assembling pieces, which are joined to form a main frame structure of the back frame; and the reflector plate includes a substrate layer and a reflection layer formed on the substrate layer, wherein the substrate layer is of a corrugated configuration, a wavy configuration, or a square wave configuration, so as to increase the stiffness of the reflector plate and thus reduce the potential risk of easy collapse of the reflector plate occurring after the assembling of the backlight system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yu-Chun Hsiao, Yi-Cheng Kuo, Chong Huang
  • Publication number: 20140313424
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes: a liquid crystal panel; a reflection sheet arranged on a rear surface side of the liquid crystal panel, the reflection sheet being curved so that a surface facing the liquid crystal panel is recessed; and a light emitting diode substrate including: a light emitting diode array in which a plurality of light emitting diodes are arranged along a longitudinal direction; and electrodes connected to the plurality of light emitting diodes. In a circle which is centered at one light emitting diode and whose diameter is a distance from the one light emitting diode to another light emitting diode adjacent to the one light emitting diode, an area of the electrode connected to a high temperature side electrode of the one light emitting diode is larger than an area of the electrode connected to a low temperature side electrode of the one light emitting diode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Applicant: Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ikuko IMAJO
  • Patent number: 8867014
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal panel; a main frame surrounding sides of the liquid crystal panel; a backlight unit disposed under the liquid crystal panel and surrounded by the main frame, the backlight unit including a light guide plate, a lamp at a side of the light guide plate, a reflector under the light guide plate and an optical sheet on the light guide plate, wherein a rear surface of the reflector is exposed through an opening of the main frame; and a protection sheet attached to the rear surface of the reflector to protect the rear surface of the reflector and including a protruding part at a side of the protection sheet, the protection sheet has a rectangular shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae-Sung Park, Jung-Hun Lee
  • Patent number: 8866995
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) device is disclosed, which comprises a liquid crystal panel which can be displayed in any other color instead of a black color during a non-driving mode through the use of one-color film for selectively reflecting light with a predetermined wavelength. The LCD device comprises a backlight unit for supplying light to a liquid crystal panel including lower and upper substrates; a first polarizing plate formed between the lower substrate and the backlight unit; a second polarizing plate formed on the upper substrate; a passivation substrate for protecting the lower and upper substrates; and a one-color film for selectively reflecting light with a predetermined wavelength during a non-driving mode of the backlight unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong Beom Lee, Jong Won Moon, Hye Rin Hyun
  • Patent number: 8850714
    Abstract: A chromaticity correction device corrects chromaticity of a video signal displayed on a display panel of a display device to correspond to a change in a luminance value of the display panel. The chromaticity correction device includes a luminance detection unit which detects the luminance value, a backlight driving level detection unit which detects a backlight driving level, a temperature detection unit which detects an internal device temperature or an ambient temperature, a reference luminance value calculation unit which estimates a reference luminance value in a characteristic of an initial state, a chromaticity calculation unit which obtains a chromaticity change amount of white point chromaticity and estimated white point chromaticity that is an estimated value of current white point chromaticity, a chromaticity correction value calculation unit which obtains a chromaticity correction value and a chromaticity correction circuit which corrects the chromaticity of the video signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: NEC Display Solutions, Ltd.
    Inventor: Katsuyuki Matsui
  • Patent number: 8848132
    Abstract: A backlight (120) that includes a front reflector (130) and a back reflector (160) that form a hollow light recycling cavity (162) having an output surface (164) is disclosed. The front reflector includes at least four directional recycling films (132). The backlight also includes a semi-specular diffuser disposed between the front reflector and the back reflector, and one or more light sources (166) disposed to emit light into the light recycling cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Mark B. O'Neill, Shandon D. Hart, Kenneth A. Epstein, David G. Freier, David J. Lamb
  • Patent number: 8845172
    Abstract: A reflective plate includes a high heat conductivity material having a first heat conductivity and a reflective material having a second heat conductivity on the high heat conductivity material, wherein the first heat conductivity of the high heat conductivity material is greater than the second heat conductivity of the reflective material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Myong Gi Jang, Gi Bin Kim, Tae Woo Kim
  • Patent number: 8836893
    Abstract: A light emitting device array includes a substrate including a first region and a second region that is inclined with respect to the first region, a first light emitting device package arranged on the first region, and a second light emitting device package that is arranged on the second region and is inclined with respect to the first light emitting device package at an inclination angle between 90° and 160°.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Il Seo, Hongboem Jin, Sangwoo Lee
  • Patent number: 8833956
    Abstract: A lighting device includes a light source, a chassis housing the light source, and a reflection sheet provided in the chassis. The reflection sheet includes a bottom portion and a sloped portion. The bottom portion extends along a surface of the bottom plate and the sloped portion extends from a peripheral edge of the bottom portion. The sheet sloped portion is inclined with respect to the sheet bottom portion toward a light exit side of the lighting device. The reflection sheet includes a border portion and an adjacent portion. The border portion includes a borderline between the bottom portion and the sloped portion and an area along the borderline, and the adjacent portion is provided close to the border portion and on a side far away from the borderline. Light reflectance is higher in the border portion than in the adjacent portion on the surface of the reflection sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Shinji Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 8810750
    Abstract: A backlight unit and a display device including the backlight unit are provided. The backlight unit includes at least one light source unit and a light guide plate. The light source unit provides collimated light and controls light such that it is emitted in a plurality of light exit directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong-kweun Mun, Yoon-sun Choi, Hong-seok Lee
  • Patent number: 8770762
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an illumination device comprising a number of light sources and a number light collecting means, where the light collecting means collect light generated by the first light sources and convert the light into a source light beam propagating primarily along a primary optical axis. At least one light modifier is positioned along the primary optical axis and reflect at least a part of the light. A first light source comprises a light converting material capable of converting light into longer wavelengths and a second light source generates light having at least one spectral component which can be converted by the converting material of the first light source. The first and said second light source are mutually positioned in relation to the primary optical axis such that at least a part of a the second source light beam hits the first light source after being reflected by said light modifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Martin Professional A/S
    Inventor: Dennis Jørgensen
  • Publication number: 20140184987
    Abstract: Display devices and composites for making display devices are disclosed. Some embodiments include a display device having an inorganic electroluminescent layer, an active matrix layer; an inorganic polarizing layer, a liquid crystal layer, and a color filtering layer. Some embodiments include a composite having an inorganic polarizing layer and inorganic electroluminescent layer. Methods of making and using the display device and composite are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2013
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: Empire Technology Development LLC
    Inventor: Takahisa Kusuura
  • Patent number: 8760602
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Inventor: Masaru Minami
  • Publication number: 20140168526
    Abstract: A backlight device (20) is combined with a display device (10) that has a display panel (11), such as a liquid crystal panel. The backlight device includes a chassis (21), a light guide plate (22) and optical sheets (23) arranged on the rear surface of the display panel (11), and an LED package (24) that illuminates an edge face of the light guide plate. A light reflecting face formed of a material that has silver as a main component is provided in the LED package. An adsorbing material (30) that adsorbs gas such as halogen gas and hydrogen sulfide, which have characteristics that lower the reflectance of silver, is coated onto a substrate (25) on which the LED package is mounted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2012
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Munetoshi Ueyama
  • Patent number: 8749732
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a support main having a rectangular frame shape, a reflection sheet in the support main, a light guide plate over the reflection sheet, a light-emitting diode (LED) assembly including LEDs arranged along a light-incident surface of the light guide plate and a printed circuit board (PCB) on which the LEDs are mounted, an LED housing partially covering the LED assembly and including first and second portions, wherein the PCB is attached to the first portion, and the second portion is perpendicular to the first portion, a plurality of optical sheets over the light guide plate, a liquid crystal panel over the plurality of optical sheets, a cover bottom at a rear surface of the reflection sheet and having at least one side wall, and a top cover covering edges of a front surface of the liquid crystal and combined with the support main and the cover bottom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Byung-Hwa Ji, Heong-Soo Park
  • Patent number: 8745873
    Abstract: An improved method for manufacturing the slider of a linear sliding rail includes employing a forged one-piece billet of the slider, providing an inner forming mold inwardly made into the actual shape of the slider to be molded, utilizing metal rigidity and extensibility of the billet, placing the billet onto the inner forming mold, employing a punching machine to axially drive the billet into the inner mold with the actual shape of the slider, subjecting the billet in the inner forming mold to a powerful press, extending and molding the billet according to the lines and the rail shapes of the slider, further providing an inner shaping mold located in a shaping mold, whose shape is the same as that of the above molded slider but whose size is slightly smaller than that of the molded slider, then driving the molded slider into the inner shaping mold by the punching machine and ejected it from the lower end of the inner shaping mold to complete a finished slider with a completely smooth surface, in order to ach
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Inventor: Lei-Jui Wu
  • Patent number: 8736788
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal display panel, a light guide plate disposed on a lower part of the liquid crystal display panel, an LED circuit substrate disposed along at least one side of the light guide plate to accommodate an LED on a front surface thereof, and a heat transmission member having a first part that faces a lower surface of the light guide plate and a second part that is extendedly bent from the first part and faces the LED circuit substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Sung Ki Kim, Won-nyun Kim
  • Patent number: 8704964
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes: a bottom frame having a bent portion at an edge thereof; a light guide plate over the bottom frame, the light guide plate spaced apart from the bent portion by a gap; a light emitting diode (LED) assembly facing a side of the light guide plate, the LED assembly fixed to the bent portion; a main frame having a rectangular band shape over the bottom frame, the main frame having a rib corresponding to the gap; a liquid crystal panel over the light guide plate; and a top frame surrounding a front boundary portion of the liquid crystal panel, the top frame combined with the bottom frame and the main frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young-Bin Lee, Chung-Oan Seo
  • Patent number: 8698977
    Abstract: Provided is a lighting device (3) that includes a light guide plate (10) having a light entry surface (10a) through which the light originating from a light-emitting diode unit (9) enters, and a light-emitting surface (10c) from which the light that has entered through the light entry surface (10a) exits. The light-emitting diode unit (9) has light-emitting elements (26a and 27a) arranged linearly on a base member (28) with a prescribed interval therebetween, and sealing resin elements (26b and 27b) that seal respective light-emitting elements (26a and 27a). The light entry surface (10a) of the light guide plate (10) is shaped so as to engage with the sealing resin elements (26b and 27b).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroaki Shigeta, Naru Usukura
  • Patent number: 8692957
    Abstract: A scanning backlight unit, a liquid crystal display and television and a television are provided herein. The backlight unit including a light source unit having plural groups of light sources which emit light in a main incidence direction; a control unit which controls the plural groups of light sources; and a light guiding plate having a bottom surface formed with a dispersion pattern dispersing the light received from the light source unit, wherein the dispersion pattern includes a plurality of grooves, with a groove of the plurality of grooves having a shape with a first size parallel to the main incidence direction and a second size perpendicular to the main incidence direction, and wherein the first size is larger than the second size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dae-hee Lee, Hyeong-sik Choi, Myung-ryul Jung, Do-hyeon Baek, Sin-wook Hyung
  • Patent number: 8692956
    Abstract: An optical structure placeable between a backlight array of point light sources and a planar display. The structure distributes light emitted by the point light sources to uniformly illuminate the plane of the display, without introducing significant viewing parallax. The emitted light is partially collimated within a preferred angular viewing range, maximizing the display's luminance when viewed from the normal direction. The structure is highly reflective, such that a substantial portion of any non-emitted light rays are internally reflected by the structure, increasing the likelihood that those rays will be subsequently emitted by the structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation
    Inventor: Lorne A. Whitehead
  • Publication number: 20140092345
    Abstract: A radiation emitting element comprising a radiation transmissive element having a first refractive index, a first surface, a second, opposite surface, a radiation emitter adapted to emit radiation of a predetermined wavelength into the radiation transmissive element, and a plurality of radiation controlling elements, wherein each radiation controlling element comprises: a first liquid having a second refractive index, a second fluid having a third refractive index being lower than the second refractive index, the second refractive index being closer to the first refractive index than the third refractive index, means for altering a shape of the first liquid between two modes wherein: in a first mode, the first liquid being in contact with the first surface at a first surface part, and an interface between the first liquid and the second fluid, at the first surface part, is not parallel to the first surface part and in a second mode, a surface of the second fluid, at the first surface part, is at least substan
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2013
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicant: BLACKBRITE APS
    Inventors: Jens Wagenblast Stubbe ØSTERGAARD, Niels Agersnap LARSEN
  • Patent number: 8687146
    Abstract: The invention provides a reflective plate that includes a first reflective part having a predetermined surface roughness and a second reflective part having a surface roughness that is less than the predetermined surface roughness of the first reflective part. The invention also provides a reflective plate that is capable of supplying a liquid crystal panel with substantially uniform light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Si-joon Song, Eun-jeong Kang, Jin-soo Kim, Jung-wook Paek, Sang-hoon Lee
  • Patent number: 8665396
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a backlight module which includes a waveguide and a spot light source. Wherein the waveguide includes an incident face and a refractive surface adjacent to the waveguide, the light beam emitted from the spot light source will be directed toward the refractive surface, and then the light beam enters the waveguide after the light beam is refracted by the refractive surface. The present invention also discloses a liquid crystal display device incorporated with the backlight module disclosed. The backlight module can readily improve the corner vignette and enhanced with more evenly distributed brightness across the waveguide. The liquid crystal display device incorporated with the module also enjoy the evenly distributed brightness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: GuoFu Tang, Yu-chun Hsiao
  • Patent number: 8659721
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device capable of efficiently obtaining a high brightness with reduced unevenness in brightness using a single light-emitting section is provided. The liquid crystal display device includes: a liquid crystal panel for controlling display by changing orientation of a liquid crystal composition; a single cylindrical light-source section (634); and a reflecting section (636) provided so that the single cylindrical light-source section is sandwiched between the reflecting section and the liquid crystal panel, for reflecting the light emitted from the single cylindrical light-source section (634) toward the liquid crystal panel, in which at least a part of a sectional shape of a reflecting surface of the reflecting section (636) in a cross section perpendicular to an axial direction of the single cylindrical light-source section (634) is formed based on a parabola whose focal point is a position of the single cylindrical light source section (634).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Amimoto, Masaki Tsubokura, Tomohiro Maeyama
  • Patent number: 8654278
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a backlight module and a liquid crystal display (LCD). A backlight module comprising an optical film, at least one light source, at least one reflecting housing and a reflecting surface. The reflecting surface and the optical film are symmetrically disposed with respect to the light source, and are disposed in identical side of the light source; the reflecting housing comprises a first reflecting layer and a second reflecting layer; the reflecting surface has a predetermined trajectory, and corresponds to the first reflecting layer and the light source. In the predetermined trajectory, the lights entering into the reflecting surface are reflected by the reflecting surface and enter into the optical film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kuojun Fang
  • Patent number: 8654048
    Abstract: A method of displaying a video image comprises receiving sequential image frames at a processor. Each image frame is processed to obtain a kinoform. A programmable diffractive element such as an SLM represents the sequence of kinoforms allowing reproduction of the image using a suitable illumination beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Cambridge Enterprise Limited
    Inventors: Neil Collings, Timothy Wilkinson, William Crossland, Edward Buckley, Adrian Cable, Nicholas Lawrence, Peter Mash
  • Publication number: 20140043565
    Abstract: The current invention relates to a sunlight readable full color active matrix liquid crystal display devices. By means of a novel Directional Light Guiding (DLG) film structure, both the internal backlight and the external sunlight can be used synergistically for lighting the display so as to deliver superior readability and color quality. A seamless transition between indoor and outdoor applications makes the vivid true color display an ideal solution to portable electronics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2012
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: MacroDisplay Inc
    Inventor: YAO-DONG MA
  • Patent number: 8643807
    Abstract: A backlight unit having improved luminance and reduced profile, and a liquid crystal display including the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, the backlight unit includes: i) a light source, ii) a light guiding plate including an incoming surface on which light generated from the light source is incident, an upper surface substantially perpendicularly extended with respect to the incoming surface, and a bottom surface arranged facing the upper surface and iii) an optical sheet formed on the light guiding plate. The upper surface of the light guiding plate includes a guiding surface, an incoming surface, and an emission surface sequentially arranged close to the incoming surface of the light guiding plate, and the optical sheet may be formed to cover the inclined surface and the guiding surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Joo-Young Lee, Won-Il Lee
  • Patent number: 8638409
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) is provided. The LCD includes at least one light source which provides light, a display panel which includes pixels reflecting the light from the light source, and at least one light guide plate (LGP) which is formed substantially parallel to a surface of the display panel and is separated from the display panel, wherein a predetermined space is defined between the LGP and the display panel, and the LGP guides the light emitted from the light source to the pixels and allows the light reflected by the pixels to pass through the LGP.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Doo-Won Lee, Sang-Wook Lee, Sung-Jun Kim
  • Patent number: 8638404
    Abstract: A planar light source device including: a light source; an optical sheet that emits light incident from the light source; a rear frame that is disposed to support the optical sheet; and a reflection sheet, which is included inside the rear frame, and which includes the optical sheet, wherein the reflection sheet has a positioning portion including a notch portion and a bent portion, and wherein the optical sheet has a shape fitting to the positioning portion. The shape of the optical sheet may be not point-symmetrical and may be not line-symmetrical viewing from a light emitting direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventor: Kenji Arita
  • Patent number: 8605232
    Abstract: A display may include a backlight structure. The backlight structure may include a light guide plate. Holes in the light guide plate may be configured to receive corresponding light-emitting diodes. The holes may separate an edge portion of the light guide plate from a main central portion of the light guide plate. Adhesive may be attached to the lower surface of the edge portion. The adhesive may be attached to a device housing or may be attached to a flex circuit that is attached to the housing with additional adhesive. The light-emitting diodes may be mounted within packages in pairs. The packages may be mounted on the flex circuit. Traces on part of the flex circuit may be covered by part of the light guide plate without any intervening adhesive. A reflective structure may be interposed between the traces and parts of the main portion of the light guide plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jun Qi, Bryan W. Posner, Dinesh C. Mathew, Adam T. Garelli, Victor H. Yin, Keith J. Hendren, Laura M. DeForest, Peteris K. Augenbergs, Thomas W. Wilson, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20130321717
    Abstract: The backlight unit 12 according to this invention includes a plurality of LEDs 24, an LED board 25, a reflection sheet 29, a chassis 22, a first attachment member 31, and a second attachment member 32. The LED board 25 has a first board insertion hole 25c and a second board insertion hole 25d. The second board insertion hole 25d is arranged closer to an end portion of the LED board 25 in an arranging direction of the LEDs 24 than the first board insertion hole 25c. The reflection sheet 29 has a first reflection sheet insertion hole 29d and a second reflection sheet insertion hole 29e. The first attachment member 31 has a first axial portion 31b and a first head portion 31a. The first axial portion 31b is passed through the first board insertion hole 25c. The first head portion 31a is fixed at a hole edge of the first board insertion hole 25c. The second attachment member 32 has a second axial portion 32b and a second head portion 32a.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2012
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yasumori Kuromizu
  • Publication number: 20130321741
    Abstract: A backlight module includes a light source, a light guide plate, and a reflector. The light guide plate includes a top surface, a bottom surface, and a circumferential side surfaces. The single top surface includes both a light incident area and a light emitting area. The light source is positioned above the light incident area to feed light down into the light guide plate and the reflector covers the bottom surface and the side surface to reflect light otherwise escaping through the bottom surface and the side surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2013
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicant: Synergy Optoelectronics (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: QIONG YUAN, SIN-TUNG HUANG, CHIH-YUNG WANG
  • Patent number: 8587747
    Abstract: A backlight assembly capable of reducing light loss is presented. The backlight assembly includes a plurality of substrate units and a plurality of reflective members on the substrate units arranged to form an adjacent area where two reflective members are closest to each other. The adjacent area is on one of the substrate units. A display device incorporating the backlight assembly is also presented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yong-Il Kim
  • Publication number: 20130278866
    Abstract: A plurality of backlight blocks are configured by being juxtaposed in the plane direction of an illumination device and include a bidirectional backlight block. Light sources are formed on both lateral sides of the bidirectional backlight block in the direction of the axes of emission of the light sources, the light sources formed on one lateral side are arranged so that light is emitted in the direction toward the light sources formed on the other lateral side, the light sources formed on the other lateral side are arranged so that light is emitted in the direction toward the light sources formed on the one lateral side, and the bidirectional backlight block is arranged in the center part of the illumination device in the direction of the axes of emission of the light sources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2013
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Applicant: HITACHI CONSUMER ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Makoto TSUMURA, Satoshi OUCHI, Hidenao KUBOTA, Masayuki TANABE
  • Patent number: 8556445
    Abstract: A technology for restricting or suppressing a lift of a reflection sheet in a direct backlight device is provided. The direct backlight device according to the present invention includes an LED board 30, LEDs 28, lenses 32, legs 31a, 31b and 31c, a reflection sheet 26. The LEDs 28 are arranged on a surface of the LED board 30. The lenses 32 cover the respective LEDs 28 from the light exit side and diffuse light from the LEDs 28. The legs 31a, 31b and 31c are arranged on the surface of the LED board 30 and support the lenses 32. The reflection sheet 26 has through holes 27. The LEDs 28 and the legs 31a, 31b and 31c are passed through the respective through holes 27 of the reflection sheet 26. The reflection sheet 26 includes projections 26a, 26b and 26c projecting inward from an edge of the corresponding through hole 27. The three projections 26a, 26b and 26c are held between the three legs 31a, 31b and 31c.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Kentaro Kamada
  • Patent number: 8552927
    Abstract: An electronic device such as a portable phone has a casing, a display element provided in the casing, and a panel attached to the casing to cover the display element. A half mirror layer and a shading layer are formed on the panel. An opening of the shading layer is above the display element. The surface of the panel is seen in a substantially continuously uniform color when no electricity is supplied to the display element, and a display produced by the display element can be seen through the panel when electricity is supplied to the display element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Hisamitsu Takagi, Kazuhiro Kakuguchi, Hiroshi Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 8553177
    Abstract: A light guide plate comprising an incidence surface, a lower surface, an upper surface and an opposite surface which is opposite to the incidence surface, wherein the length of the upper surface is less than the length of the lower surface, and an acute angle is formed between the opposite surface and the direction of elongation line of the upper surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Beijing BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xiaopan Zheng, Haikuo Gao, Daekeun Yoon
  • Patent number: 8540413
    Abstract: A backlight assembly includes a light guiding plate, a driving board, a light emitting chip and a flexible board. The light guiding plate has a plate shape. The driving board is disposed substantially parallel with a side surface of the light guiding plate to face the side surface of the light guiding plate. The light emitting chip is formed on a surface of the driving board to generate light toward the side surface of the light guiding plate. The flexible board has a connection wiring that provides a power source to the driving board. The driving board is disposed on the flexible board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ju-Young Yoon, Eun-Jeong Kang, Gl-Cherl Kim, Moon-Hwan Chang
  • Patent number: 8542332
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal panel; a main frame surrounding sides of the liquid crystal panel; a backlight unit disposed under the liquid crystal panel and surrounded by the main frame, the backlight unit including a light guide plate, a lamp at a side of the light guide plate, a reflector under the light guide plate and an optical sheet on the light guide plate, wherein a rear surface of the reflector is exposed through an opening of the main frame; and a protection sheet attached to the rear surface of the reflector to protect the rear surface of the reflector and including a protruding part at a side of the protection sheet, the protection sheet has a rectangular shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae-Sung Park, Jung-Hun Lee