Combination Of Two Or More Modifiers Patents (Class 362/607)
  • Patent number: 8814377
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a backlight unit and a display apparatus using the same. The backlight unit includes at least one light source, a reflection layer to reflect light emitted from the light source, and a plurality of absorption patterns formed on a portion of the reflection layer adjacent to a light emitting surface of the light source, to partially absorb the light emitted from the light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Min Sang Kim, Duk Hyun Yun, Moon Jeong Kim, Jung In Seo, Jeong Hwan Kim, Ji Won Jang
  • Patent number: 8814412
    Abstract: An area light source device has a diffusion plate and a prism sheet stacked on a light guide plate, and a light source disposed opposite an end face of the light guide plate. Light emitted from the light source is introduced to an inside of the light guide plate from the end face. Area light emission is obtained by outputting the light diffused in the light guide plate from the diffusion plate and the prism sheet through a front face disposed opposite the diffusion plate. The light guide plate includes a light guide section that includes the end face disposed opposite the light source, a light emitting section that is disposed opposite the diffusion plate, and a joining section that joins the light guide section and the light emitting section. The front surface in the joining section includes an inclined surface that is gradually retreated toward a rear surface on an opposite side from the light guide section toward the light emitting section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Mamoru Yabe, Koichi Takemura, Kazuhide Hirota, Chih Bun Shiu
  • Patent number: 8814410
    Abstract: A lighting assembly has an edge-lit light guide having a light output surface through which light is extracted by light extracting optical elements. The extracted light has a maximum intensity at low light ray angles relative to the light output surface. A light redirecting member has an arrangement of light redirecting optical elements configured to redirect the extracted light incident thereon to provide a pattern of redirected light. A light focusing member has light focusing optical elements having an angular acceptance range. The redirected light has light ray angles within the angular acceptance range of the light focusing optical elements and is perceived as a pattern of light. The extracted light not redirected by the light redirecting member has light ray angles outside the angular acceptance range of the light focusing optical elements and is not perceived, or is perceived as background light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Rambus Delaware LLC
    Inventors: Timothy A. McCollum, Fumitomo Hide, Robert M. Ezell
  • Patent number: 8814415
    Abstract: A light-emitting module includes a light guide plate and a light source unit in accordance with an embodiment. The light guide plate include an upper surface, a lower surface facing the upper surface, a plurality of side surfaces connecting the upper surface and the lower surface, and a cross-sectional surface connected to at least one of the side surfaces. The light source unit includes a substrate disposed in correspondence with the cross-sectional surface and a point light source mounted on the substrate to emit light to the cross-sectional surface. Thus, light-emitting efficiency may be enhanced and the arrangement of point light sources may be optimized, so that a required amount of emitted light may be obtained using a small number of the point light sources. In addition, uniformity of luminance and heat-radiating efficiency may also be enhanced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyoung-Joo Kim, Ju-Young Yoon, Jae-Joong Kwon, Chi-O Cho, Jin-Hee Park, Joo-Young Kim, Sung-Kyu Shim
  • Patent number: 8814411
    Abstract: A flat illumination device is provided, and includes a frame, a light guide plate, and at least one light source. The frame includes an inner wall, wherein the inner wall has a reflective surface. The light guide plate is disposed in the frame, and has a first surface, a second surface opposite to the first surface, and at least one light incident surface adjoining the first and second surfaces. The first surface faces the reflective surface, and there is a distance between the first surface and the reflective surface. At least one pattern formed from mesh points or microstructures is disposed on at least one of the first surface and the second surface. The light source is disposed in the frame, and is adjacent to the light incident surface for providing light to the light guide plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Radiant Opto-Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Yuan-Chen Chung, Wei-Hsuan Chen, Li-Fei Wang
  • Publication number: 20140233258
    Abstract: A backlight module includes: a light guiding plate; at least one light guiding point which is formed on a bottom surface of the light guiding plate; an upper light-permeable thin film disposed on a top surface of the light guiding plate; a lower light-permeable thin film disposed on the bottom surface of the light guiding plate and opposite to the upper light-permeable thin film; and a luminous element from which light beams are incident to the light guiding plate. The upper and lower light-permeable thin films respectively have refractive indices lower than that of the light guiding plate so that a total internal reflection of the light beams occurs between the upper and lower light-permeable thin films.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2013
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: Changshu Sunrex Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Qing ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20140233259
    Abstract: A display device includes a display module configured to output image information, a front case configured to cover a front edge portion of the display module, with an opening formed in a central portion, and a rear case coupled to the front case to cover a back side of the display module, with a rib projected therefrom to support the back side of the display module. The display module includes a display panel, a light guide unit arranged on the back side of the display panel, a back cover configured to cover the first lateral side of the light guide unit and a predetermined portion of the back side of the light guide unit, and a light source coupled to the back cover. The display device may reduce the material cost and the overall weight by omitting a metallic top cover and reducing the size of the back cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2013
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Gilsik JUNG, Munhe LEE, Jinbum LEE, Moonhong CHOI, Jaemin HYUN
  • Patent number: 8807817
    Abstract: Extended area lighting devices include a light guide and diffractive surface features on a major surface thereof. The diffractive surface features include diffractive features of different pitches in non-overlapping regions of the major surface tailored to extract guided-mode light of different colors from the light guide in different directions. The diffractive features extract light such that an ordinary user observes substantially different colors in different regions of the light guide, providing a colorful appearance. Notwithstanding this, the diffractive features also extract light such that the lighting device illuminates a reference surface, disposed at an intermediate distance from the light guide, with illumination light that is substantially uniform in color and substantially white. Optical films having diffractive features that can be used to construct such devices and light guides are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Zhaohui Yang, David S. Thompson, Vivian W. Jones
  • Patent number: 8807816
    Abstract: A luminaire (20) comprising a light guide (11) having a first refractive index (n1), the light guide (11) comprising a light-entry surface (14), a light-reflecting surface (15) for reflecting light entering at the light-entry surface (14), and a light-exit surface (16) opposite the light-reflecting surface (15), for allowing light to exit from the light guide (11), the light guide (11) being tapered toward the opposite end relative the light-entry surface (14).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    Inventors: Lieven Raf Roger Desmet, Michel Cornelis Josephus Marie Vissenberg, Willem Lubertus Ijzerman
  • Patent number: 8803444
    Abstract: The invention provides a method and system of controlling illumination characteristics of a plurality of lighting segments. According to the invention, there is provided an illumination system, comprising: a plurality of lighting segments; a detecting subsystem configured to detect an illumination intensity and/or color of lights emitted from each lighting segment; a controller configured to receive the detecting subsystem's output signals representing illumination intensity and/or color of lights emitted from each lighting segment and to generate sets of driving signals to respectively adjust the driving currents of each lighting segment in response to the output signals, so as to adjust the illumination intensity and/or color of the lights emitted from each lighting segment in accordance with a predetermined illumination setting, wherein each set of driving signals has a unique period feature which is distinguished from that of other sets of driving signals corresponding to other lighting segments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    Inventors: Ang Ding, Xiaoyan Zhu, Gongming Wei, Hugo Johan Cornelissen
  • Patent number: 8801258
    Abstract: The present invention provides a backlight module, which includes a backplane, a reflector plate arranged inside the backplane, a light guide plate arranged on the reflector plate, an optic film assembly arranged above the light guide plate, a backlight source arranged inside the backplane and corresponding to the light guide plate, a mold frame mounted to the backplane, and a resilient block wall that is arranged above the backlight source and a light incidence end of the light guide plate and is fixed to the mold frame by means of force-fitting, bonding, or snap fitting. The resilient block wall has a bottom face and a side face perpendicular to the bottom face. The bottom face and the side face are set in tight engagement with an upper surface of the light guide plate and the backlight source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuchun Hsiao, Pangling Zhang, Yue Wu, Quan Li
  • Publication number: 20140218964
    Abstract: A lighting module may be provided that includes: a first and a second light source units which are disposed to face each other; a first case in which the first light source unit is disposed; a second case in which the second light source unit is disposed; a first plate of which one side is connected to the first case, of which the other side is connected to the second case and which includes a first hole through which light emitted from the first and the second light source units passes; a second plate which is disposed to face the first plate and includes a second hole through which the light emitted from the first and the second light source units passes; and a first and a second optical sheets which are disposed on the first and the second plates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2012
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Inventors: Ki Hyun Kim, Eun Hwa Kim, Ji Hyoung Maeng
  • Publication number: 20140218965
    Abstract: A lighting module may be provided that includes: a first light guide plate which includes a top surface and a bottom surface, each of which emits light, and a light incident side; a second light guide plate which is disposed below the first light guide plate and includes a top surface and a bottom surface, each of which emits light, and a light incident side; a reflector which is disposed between the first light guide plate and the second light guide plate; and a light source which includes first light emitting devices disposed on a side of the first light guide plate, and second light emitting devices disposed on a side of the second light guide plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2012
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Inventors: Young Sik Kim, Jun Chul Hyun, Sang Jun Hong
  • Publication number: 20140204289
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a housing, a metallic support plate, a mounting frame, and a backlight module. The housing includes a side frame, and a mounting frame mounted on the side frame. The metallic support plate is received in the side frame. The backlight module includes a light source mounted on the metallic support plate, and a light guide plate mounted on the metallic support plate. The light guide plate is located between the metallic support plate and the mounting frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2014
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: SHAO-HAN CHANG
  • Publication number: 20140204608
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an optical film having an atypical pattern, a method for manufacturing same and a backlight assembly including the optical film. The optical film of the present invention includes: a base layer transmitting light incident from outside; and a pattern layer formed on one or both sides of the base layer, and having a surface structured of a continuously formed polygonal optical pattern having an irregular size and arrangement. Thus, hot-spots and bright lines occurring at a light source and a light entering unit may be prevented. Not only can the pattern density of the optical film be maximized to improve brightness, but strong bright points may be effectively scattered and distributed through the atypical pattern to provide the effect of improved light-shielding ability, thereby contributing to a reduction in the number of expensive optical films used in a backlight assembly and an improvement in brightness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2014
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: SEKONIX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jin Sung Park, Gyu Hwan Hwang
  • Patent number: 8783932
    Abstract: A planar light source device includes a first light source for emitting a first light ray having a punctate spatial luminance distribution; a second light source for emitting a second light ray; a first spatial luminance distribution conversion portion for changing the first light ray to a linear spatial luminance distribution; a second spatial luminance distribution conversion portion for changing a spatial luminance distribution of the first and second light rays to a planar spatial luminance distribution; wherein the first light ray is a laser light; the second light ray has a divergence angle larger than the divergence angle of the first light ray when the first light ray is emitted from the first light source; and a slow-axis direction of the first light ray entering the second spatial luminance distribution conversion portion is parallel to an outgoing direction of the planar light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Rena Nishitani, Tomohiro Sasagawa, Eiji Niikura, Kuniko Kojima, Jun Someya, Hiroaki Sugiura, Kazuhiko Tsutsumi, Akihiro Nagase
  • Publication number: 20140198524
    Abstract: A light guide plate includes a bottom surface and a light output surface opposite to the bottom surface. A number of scattering domes are positioned on the bottom surface. A number of V-shaped micro-structures are positioned on the light output surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2013
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: YUNG-CHANG TSENG
  • Patent number: 8777471
    Abstract: An LCD indicator unit contains an LCD indicator with a display portion that includes set temperature and current temperature display portions, a diffusion sheet disposed on the rear surface side of the LCD indicator, a reflective frame body disposed on the rear surface side of the diffusion sheet, a light guide plate disposed on the rear surface side of the reflective frame body such that an outer peripheral portion thereof is covered with the reflective frame body, and an LCD indicator control substrate-disposed on the rear surface side of the light guide plate, with LEDs serving as light sources for the LCD indicator mounted on a right-side outer peripheral portion on the front surface side of the LCD indicator control substrate. Light emitted from the LEDs is caused to enter a side wall surface portion of the light guide plate to irradiate the display portion of the LCD indicator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Takeshi Wakabayashi, Kazuto Ishida
  • Patent number: 8770813
    Abstract: In embodiments of a transparent display backlight assembly, a backlight panel is operable as a transparent panel, and a light source generates light that the backlight panel directs from the light source to illuminate a display panel of a display device. Light refraction features refract and scatter the light, where the light refraction features are spaced for approximate transparency of the backlight panel and to illuminate the display panel. An active diffuser can be implemented as an additional transparent panel and operable for activation to diffuse the light from the backlight panel that illuminates the display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: David D. Bohn, Rod G. Fleck, Derek Leslie Knee
  • Publication number: 20140185315
    Abstract: The present invention provides a backlight module, which includes a backplane, a backlight source arranged inside the backplane, a reflector plate arranged inside the backplane, a light guide plate arranged on the reflector plate, and a mold frame mounted to the backplane. The mold frame forms a projection. The backplane forms a retention slot corresponding to the projection. The projection and the retention slot mate each other through interference fitting, whereby with the interference fitting between the projection and the retention slot, the mold frame is fixedly connected to the backplane. The backlight module uses a projection formed on the mold frame and a retention section formed in the backplane to mate the projection through interference fitting pawl section so as to fixedly mount the mold frame to the backplane through interference-fitting connection thereby showing a simple structure, being easy to assemble, effectively saving time, and thus controlling the cost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2012
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Gang Yu, Yubo Gu, Liuyang Yang
  • Publication number: 20140185316
    Abstract: A display device according to an embodiment of the invention includes a display member configured to display images, a light source member configured to generate light, and a light guiding member disposed between the light source member and the display member. The light guiding member is configured to guide the light to the display member. The display member, the light source member, and the light guiding member are integrated as a single unit. The light source member generates blue light. The light guiding member includes a light guide layer and a fluorescent layer disposed on a top surface or a bottom surface of the light guide layer. The fluorescent layer is configured to convert the blue light into white light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2013
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Inventors: Hyoung-Joo Kim, Sung-Kyu Shim, Seok Hyun Nam, Jin sung Choi
  • Publication number: 20140185317
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an edge light-type back light unit includes, a light source, a light guide plate and a light quantity controller. The light source configured to exit light. The light guide plate includes a lens configured to prevent diffusion of the light exiting the light source and being incident onto a portion other than a portion corresponding to a vicinity of a boundary between the center portion and the periphery portion of the image display screen and a light diffuser of the light guide plate configured to diffuse light exiting the light source and being incident onto the portion corresponding to the vicinity of the border between the center portion and the periphery portion of the image display screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2013
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Harumi Tanabe, Yoshihiro Morito, Hisayuki Mihara, Hirofumi Sakurai
  • Publication number: 20140177198
    Abstract: A light source module includes a light guide plate, a reflective plate, and at least one light emitting component. The reflective plate is provided at one side of the light guide plate, and the light emitting component is adjacent to the light guide plate. The light guide plate has at least one surface having an array of plural transparent microstructures. Each of the transparent microstructures has at least one inclined angle on its lateral side. The inclined angles, the sides, and the arrangement density of the transparent microstructures can be the same or changed depending on the positions of the transparent microstructures. The shape of the transparent microstructure can be changed for different requirements. By changing the inclined angles, the sides, and the arrangement density of the transparent microstructures, the light brightness and the light uniformity can be enhanced, and the visual perception of light brightness can be increased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2013
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: POWER LENS TECHNOLOGY INC.
    Inventors: Pei-Yuan Hung, Wei-Hung Liao, An-Chi Wei, Jyh-Long Chern
  • Publication number: 20140176860
    Abstract: A backlight module includes a light guide plate and a plurality of light sources. The light guide plate includes a light incident part and a flat panel. The light incident part and the flat panel have a common bottom surface. The maximum height of the wedge-shaped light incident part is greater than a height of the flat panel. The light incident part includes a light incident surface perpendicular to the bottom surface and a sloped surface sloping relative to the light incident surface. The flat panel includes a light emitting surface opposite to the bottom surface. The light incident part further includes a reflective layer on the sloped surface. The plurality of light sources is positioned adjacent to the light incident surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2013
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: YUNG-CHANG TSENG
  • Publication number: 20140177270
    Abstract: A backlight module includes LEDs; a light guiding plate receiving light emitted from the LEDs; a diffusion sheet arranged above the light guiding plate; and a lens arranged above on the diffusion sheet. The lens comprises a light incident surface facing the diffusion sheet, and the light incident surface has a plurality of prism protrusions formed thereon. Each prism protrusion has a cross section of an inverted triangle with a bottom vertex having an internal angle of 50-57 degrees.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2013
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: PO-CHOU CHEN
  • 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: 20140169032
    Abstract: The present invention provides a back cover for a backlight source, a backlight source and a display apparatus. The back cover includes at least one reflection surface arranged on one surface of the back cover. The reflection surface includes a first reflection region and a second reflection region, each of which includes a plurality of concave arc-shaped regions. The concave arc-shaped regions of the first reflection region have curvature increasing toward the second reflection region, and the concave arc-shaped regions of the second reflection region have curvatures decreasing in a direction away from the first reflection region. The concave arc-shaped region having a maximum curvature in the first reflection region is connected with the concave arc-shaped region having a maximum curvature in the second reflection region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2013
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicants: BEIJING BOE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lingyu SUN, Hongli ZHU, Xiuyun CHEN, Dae Keun YOON
  • Patent number: 8752993
    Abstract: The present invention provides a backlight module, which includes a backplane, a backlight source arranged inside the backplane, a light guide plate arranged inside the backplane, and an optic film assembly positioned on the light guide plate. The optic film assembly is connected to the backplane through snap fitting. The backlight module of the present invention includes a backplane that has side boards forming snap slots and an optic film assembly that forms fitting sections so that positioning and fixing of the optic film assembly and the backplane through snap fitting can be easily realized by means of a simple snap fitting arrangement. The drawback of the conventional way of using rivet that is adverse to bezel slimming can be eliminated and the problems of the conventional way that positioning through rivet may lead to easy detachment of the optic film assembly and deterioration of optic grade are also eliminated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Gang Yu
  • Publication number: 20140160397
    Abstract: A backlight unit and a liquid crystal display device having the same which may facilitate control of output light through a light guide plate, improve light concentration effect, and reduce moire. The backlight unit includes light sources generating light, a light guide plate guiding light through an incidence surface opposite the light sources, emitting the light through an emission surface, and having lower patterns of a prism shape formed on the lower surface of the light guide plate opposite the emission surface by inclined surfaces and sub-inclined surfaces, and at least one optical sheet stacked on the emission surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2013
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hee-Cheoul Kim, Ju-Young Bang, Dong-Seok Lee, Yeong-Eun Son, Min-Gyu Choi
  • Patent number: 8749731
    Abstract: A lighting device including a light source, a light guide plate, a first prism sheet which is arranged over the light guide plate, and a second prism sheet which is arranged between the first prism sheet and the light guide plate. The first prism sheet includes first prisms which are formed parallel to each other in the first direction on a first surface which is opposite to the second prism sheet, and the second prism sheet includes second prisms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignees: Japan Display Inc., Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Oshima, Hirotaka Imayama, Yasuhisa Shiraishi, Yoshiharu Nagae
  • Patent number: 8746909
    Abstract: A backlight module is disclosed, which includes plural light sources, a light guide plate, a light scattering device, a high-reflectance microstructure formed on the light guide plate, and a high-diffusion microstructure formed on the light guide plate. The light guide plate has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The first surface faces the light sources. The light scattering device is disposed between the light sources and the light guide plate. The high-reflectance microstructure is formed on the second surface. The high-diffusion microstructure is formed on or indented inwardly from the first surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Ming-Lung Chen, Kun-Hung Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20140153281
    Abstract: The present invention provides a backlight unit including a light source and a light guide plate, wherein the backlight unit further includes a set of reflectors, the set of reflectors includes a first reflector and a second reflector, the first reflector is arranged at a side of the light guide plate, the second reflector is arranged at the back of the light guide plate, the light source is arranged below the first reflector, the first reflector is used for reflecting light emitted from the light source into the light guide plate, and light exits from the front of the light guide plate after being scattered by the light guide plate and being reflected by the second reflector. Correspondingly, a display device including the backlight unit is provided. The backlight unit has advantages of small thickness, increased effective illumination area, and various shapes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2013
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Inventors: Yang ZHAO, Zhendong Zhou
  • Patent number: 8740439
    Abstract: The present invention introduces a new class of thin doubly collimating light distributing engines for use in a variety of general lighting applications. Output illumination from these slim-profile illumination systems whether square, rectangular or circular in physical aperture shape is directional, square, rectangular or circular in beam cross-section, and spatially uniform and sharply cutoff outside the system's adjustable far-field angular cone. Some embodiments provided include thin light distributing engines which provide input light collimated in one meridian and a light distributing element that maintains input collimation while collimating output light in the un-collimated orthogonal meridian, in such a manner that the system's far-field output light is collimated in both its orthogonal output meridians.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: QUALCOMM MEMS Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert L. Holman, Matthew B. Sampsell
  • Patent number: 8740436
    Abstract: A display assembly is disclosed providing a panel display, a light guiding element having a first surface and a second surface and a light source operable to illuminate the light guiding element. The display further includes a layer of reflective material in contact with the first surface of the light guiding element, wherein the first surface receives light from the light source and transmits the light towards the panel display and the second surface of the light guide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: James A. Yasukawa, Kevin Mundt
  • Publication number: 20140146564
    Abstract: A backlight unit includes a light source part, a light guide plate, a prism sheet, and a reflecting element. The light source part is configured to provide light. The light guide plate includes: a light incident portion disposed adjacent to the light source part, a corresponding portion spaced apart from and facing the light incident portion, a light exiting surface, and a bottom surface spaced apart from and facing the light exiting surface. A thickness of the light incident portion is greater than a thickness of the corresponding portion. The prism sheet is disposed on the light guide plate. The prism sheet includes a plurality of prisms extending toward the light guide plate. The reflecting element is disposed under the light guide plate. The reflecting element is configured to reflect at least some of the light toward the light guide plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2013
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyun-Deok IM, Oleg Prudnikov, Byoung-Ho Cheong, Hyun-Jin Cho, Guk-Hyun Kim
  • Patent number: 8727593
    Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with a display having backlight structures. The backlight structures may include a light source. Light from the light source may be coupled into an edge of a light guide plate. The backlight structures may include layers such as a diffuser layer and one or more layers of brightness enhancing film. The brightness enhancing film layers may be used to collimate light scattered from the light guide plate and thereby enhance backlight efficiency. Brightness enhancing films may be formed from transparent substrates such as layers of polyester. A patterned polymer layer such as a layer of patterned cured resin may be formed on the transparent substrate of a backlight enhancing film. A roller-based manufacturing process may be used to form the patterned polymer layer on the substrate. The patterned polymer layer may include a series of parallel ridges with rounded peaks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: David A. Doyle, Joshua G. Wurzel
  • Publication number: 20140133177
    Abstract: Provided are multilayer stacks for backlight units in LCD panels and methods for forming thereof. The stacks include refractive index matching layers and pressure sensitive adhesives to minimize light losses. More particularly, the stacks comprise a reflector, a light guide, a course diffuser, one or more brightness enhancing films, and a fine diffuser. A refractive index matching layer is deposited onto at least one surface of the backlight components. A pressure sensitive adhesive is deposited onto the refractive index matching layers. Alternatively, the stacks comprise two or more refractive index matching layers on each surface of the backlight components and retain an air gap between the backlight components. The refractive index matching interlayers are based on a polymer solution having about 0.1%-30% by weight of specific rigid rod-like polymer molecules. The molecules may include various cores, spacers, and sides groups to ensure their solubility, viscosity, and cross-linking ability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2014
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: LIGHT POLYMERS HOLDING
    Inventors: Samuel Miller, Marc McConnaughey, Evgeny Morozov, Evgeni Poliakov
  • Publication number: 20140126176
    Abstract: A protective cover includes a light guide plate, a first flexible layer, a light masking layer and a light source. The light guide plate has a light scattering structure, an upper surface and a lower surface opposite to the upper surface, wherein the light scattering structure is formed in the light guide plate and adjacent to the lower surface. The first flexible layer is formed on the upper surface. The light masking layer is formed on the first flexible layer and has a light transmissible portion formed over the light scattering structure correspondingly. The light source is disposed neighboring to the light guide plate and light emitted by the light source is guided by the light guide plate and then emitted out of the light transmissible portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2013
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicants: DARFON ELECTRONICS CORP., DARFON ELECTRONICS (SUZHOU) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Liang-Yu Yao, Hsin-Cheng Ho, Hsuan-Wei Ho
  • Publication number: 20140126237
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a surface light source device includes following elements. The light guide plate includes a flat portion and a curved portion. The light guide plate further includes an end surface to introduce light which is located on a side of the curved portion, a light diffusing portion to diffuse the light introduced from the end surface, and a light-emitting surface to output the light diffused by the light diffusing portion. The light-emitting unit is to generate the light toward the end surface. The housing is to house the light guide plate and the light-emitting unit. The fixing portion is to fix the light guide plate to the housing, the fixing portion being arranged in contact with the curved portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2013
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Takeshi MORINO, Masataka Shiratsuchi
  • Publication number: 20140126236
    Abstract: An optical sheet includes a base film, a prism pattern formed in a first area of the base film, and a diffusion member formed in a second area of the base film. The prism pattern has a plurality of parallel prisms on a light-exiting surface. The diffusion member includes a plurality of scatter members in the base film to scatter light, or a plurality of irregularly arranged lenses on one or more of the light-incident surface and the light-exiting surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: HYUN-HWA SONG, Kang-Woo Lee, Ki-Se Lee, Jin-Sung Choi, Sang-Woo Ha
  • Patent number: 8714801
    Abstract: An input device with multiple layers of luminous patterns is provided. The input device includes an input interface, a first light-emitting element, a second light-emitting element, and a light guide plate. The light guide plate includes an upper light-guiding layer, a lower light-guiding layer, and a gap. The upper light-guiding layer and the lower light-guiding layer are separated from each other by the gap. The light guide plate has multiple layers of luminous patterns, which are selectively visible. Consequently, the overall thickness of the input device is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Primax Electronics Ltd.
    Inventor: Chung-Yuan Chen
  • Patent number: 8714802
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an input device with multi pattern layers including an input interface, a first light emitting element for generating a first light beam, a first light guiding plate, a second light emitting element for generating a second light beam, a second light guiding plate, a first circuit board and a second circuit board. The input interface is stacked on the first light guiding plate, and the first light guiding plate is stacked on the second light guiding plate, such that a first space and a second are formed individually at the two ends of the first light guiding plate and the second light guiding plate. The first circuit board and the second circuit board block the first light beam and the second light beam individually by inserting into the first space and the second space individually.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Primax Electronics Ltd.
    Inventor: Chung-Yuan Chen
  • Publication number: 20140119049
    Abstract: A backlight unit includes a light source unit having a light source configured to emit a first light, a quantum dot sheet configured to emit a second light having a different color from the first light, a light guide plate configured to guide a light exiting from the light source unit or the quantum dot sheet, and an optical member including a prism sheet and configured to control the light exiting from the light guide plate. The quantum dot sheet includes a polymer resin and a plurality of first and second quantum dots, which are dispersed in the polymer resin. The second light is a white light obtained by mixing a red light, green light, and a blue light, and the second light has a concordance rate with an Adobe RGB color space which is no less than by about 99.9%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: DONGHOON KIM, Seung-Mo Kim, Byungchoon Yang, Hayoung Lee, Seunghwan Chung, HanMoe Cha, Youngjun Choi, Jinsung Chio
  • Publication number: 20140119050
    Abstract: A light-diffusing plate, a method of fabricating the same and a light-emitting diode (LED) illumination device including the same. The light-diffusing plate allows incident light to pass through, with the incident light diffused and scattered by the light-diffusing plate. The light-diffusing plate is made of crystallized glass in which crystals that diffuse and scatter the incident light are formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2013
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: Samsung Corning Precision Materials Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kiyeon Lee, Jhee-Mann Kim, Jaeho Lee
  • Publication number: 20140118989
    Abstract: A backlight module includes a light guide plate, a light source, a light shielding sheet, a light reflecting sheet and a light shielding member. The light guide plate has a hole formed thereon and the hole has a side wall. The light source is disposed neighboring to the light guide plate and used for emitting light into the light guide plate. The light shielding sheet is disposed on the light guide plate. The light reflecting sheet is disposed below the light guide plate. The light shielding member is disposed in the hole and covers the side wall of the hole, so as to block the light guided by the light guide plate from being emitted out of the hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2013
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicants: DARFON ELECTRONICS CORP., DARFON ELECTRONICS (SUZHOU) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yen-Chang Chen, Liang-Yu Yao, Hsin-Cheng Ho
  • Publication number: 20140111743
    Abstract: An area light source device has a light guide plate having an end face and a light exit surface, a light source that is disposed in a position facing the end face of the light guide plate, a plurality of optical sheets that are disposed on the light guide plate, a light shielding plate that is disposed so as to cover an upper portion of the light source, and a light blocking member that is provided between the end face of the light guide plate and the light exit surface. The end face of the light guide plate is configured to have light introduced therethrough. The light exit surface of the light guide plate is configured to output the light from the light guide plate. The light blocking member is different from the light shielding plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2013
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicant: OMRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koichi Takemura, Takashi Sato, Masanori Mori, Akira Nagao, Tetsuo Hayashi, Kazuhide Hirota, Gouo Kurata
  • Publication number: 20140111733
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a backlight module, which includes a light source, a PCB, and a backplane. The PCB forms a bend. The light source is fixed on the PCB that has the bend. The PCB is fixedly connected to the backplane to conduct away heat generated by the light source. The present invention also discloses a liquid crystal display device that includes the above structure of backlight module. Practicing the backlight module and the liquid crystal display device of the present invention enables optimization of a heat dissipation path within the backlight module to achieve ultra-slimming of side frame of the backlight module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2012
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicant: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co.
    Inventors: Jiaqiang Wang, Shihhsiang Chen
  • Publication number: 20140112017
    Abstract: The present invention provides a backlight module, containing an edge-lit backlight source; a light guide plate having a light incident surface and a light emitting surface where the light incident surface faces directly towards the backlight source; an optical film set positioned on a top side of the light guide plate facing directly towards the light emitting surface of the light guide plate; a reflection plate on a bottom side of the light guide plate; and a thermal conductive layer on a bottom side of the reflection plate conducting heat produced from the backlight source at least to the center of the reflection plate. The backlight module raises the temperature in the center of the panel, thereby preventing the cross talk resulted from having lower temperature in the center of the panel. There is no significant change to the existing backlight modules and therefore the cost is low.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2012
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicant: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chong Huang, Yi-Cheng Kuo
  • Patent number: 8702293
    Abstract: The present invention provides a light guide plate and a backlight module, wherein the light guide plate comprises a bottom surface, a light incident surface and a light-emitting surface. The light-emitting surface and the bottom surface are positioned oppositely. The bottom surface comprises a plurality of screen dots. The screen dots comprise fluorescent powder and are selectively added with diffusion particles. The present invention prevents the phenomenon of color shift and the luminous efficiency degradation due to the fluorescent powder accelerated ageing because of closing to the LED chip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jianfa Huang, Poying Lin
  • Publication number: 20140104873
    Abstract: The present invention provides a backlight module, which includes a backplane, a light source arranged inside the backplane, a reflector plate arranged inside the backplane, a light guide plate arranged on the reflector plate, and a mold frame mounted to the backplane, the backplane and the mold frame being coated with a layer of high reflectivity material at portions corresponding to the light source. The backlight module of the present invention uses a high reflectivity material layer coated on a backplane and a mold frame at the site of a light source that improve utilization rate of light and has a simple structure. Further, the amount of the high reflectivity material used is relatively small so as to effectively control the cost. The backplane and the mold frame are coupled to each other through snap fitting so that assembling/disassembling is easy and a large amount of time can be saved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2012
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectroncs Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Gang Yu, Yubo Gu, Liuyang Yang