Display Backlight Patents (Class 362/97.1)
  • Patent number: 9989802
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a backlight unit and a display panel. The backlight unit includes a light source member and a reflective sheet. The light source member includes light emitting elements, and the light emitting elements include a lens totally reflecting light laterally towards a side surface of backlight unit. The reflective sheet defines a bottom part and cover parts. The bottom part extends to be disposed under the light source member and defines a plurality of opening parts of the first reflective sheet. The cover parts are respectively bent from one side of each of the opening parts toward the display panel. Also, the cover parts are in one-to-one correspondence with the opening parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Myung-seok Kwon
  • Patent number: 9982864
    Abstract: An illumination apparatus including: multiple LEDs; and a lens unit that is placed correspondingly to the respective LEDs, wherein the lens unit includes a transmission lens, a first total-reflection lens, and a second total-reflection lens, wherein an incidence surface and an emission surface of the transmission lens, as well as incidence surfaces, emission surfaces and total-reflection surfaces of the first total-reflection lens and the second total-reflection lens are two-axis anamorphic aspherical surfaces, a microlens array is formed on at least one of the incidence surface and the emission surface of the transmission lens, a microlens array is formed on at least one of the emission surfaces, the total-reflection surfaces and the incidence surfaces of the first total-reflection lens and the second total-reflection lens, and the microlens arrays each have a structure in which microlenses are periodically arrayed, and are arrayed along the vertical and horizontal directions of the illumination apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsushi Fukui, Shohroh Mochida, Takayuki Yamaguchi, Tomoyuki Ogata
  • Patent number: 9964285
    Abstract: The objective of the present invention is to provide a display device with excellent display quality, which has a light emitting pattern that is reduced in light blurring. A display device according to the present invention is sequentially provided at least with a transparent substrate, a first layer containing a light scattering body, a second layer that contains a light scattering body at a content ratio lower than that of the first layer, a light blocking layer having an opening pattern, and a light source that emits light in an area equal to or larger than the area of the opening pattern, in this order. This display device is characterized in that the content ratio of the light scattering body in the first layer is within the range of 30-90% by volume, and the thickness of the first layer is within the range of 3-15 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventor: Kuniaki Shida
  • Patent number: 9960384
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a packaging method for an organic light emitting diode including: providing a first substrate that is made of metallic foil; providing an organic light emitting diode on the first substrate; providing, outside the organic light emitting diode, a passivation layer for covering the organic light emitting diode; coating an encapsulation adhesive onto the first substrate entirely, so that the encapsulation adhesive covers the passivation layer; providing a second transparent substrate at least on a portion of the encapsulation adhesive covering the passivation layer; and curing the encapsulation adhesive, to form a package of the organic light emitting diode. The present invention also discloses a packaging structure for an organic light emitting diode, and an organic light emitting diode device having the packaging structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chengyuan Luo, Chun-Jan Wang
  • Patent number: 9945521
    Abstract: Disclosed are a manufacturing method for a support substrate (14), and an LED display device. The support substrate (14) is made of a carbon fiber material. The manufacturing method for the support substrate (14) comprises the steps of: S1: preparing a carbon fiber prepreg fabric; S2: preparing a support substrate (14) sheet; S3: pre-forming; and S4: molding. The LED display device comprises at least one cellular LED display screen (1), and the cellular LED display screen (1) comprises a support substrate (14) manufactured using the abovementioned method. The cellular LED display screen (1) comprises an LED display module, the support substrate (14), a control plate and a back cover (16). The LED display module comprises a face guard (11), a lamp plate (12) and a backing plate (13).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: Beijing Glux Creative Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Xia Lan
  • Patent number: 9945990
    Abstract: A light diffusion film in which the angle of aperture of diffused light has been expanded effectively by forming, within the film, a predetermined columnar structure composed of pillar-shaped objects having a bent part and a region having a relatively low refractive index, and a method for manufacturing the light diffusion film are provided. Disclosed is a light diffusion film having a columnar structure in which plural pillar-shaped objects having a relatively high refractive index are arranged to stand close together in the film thickness direction in a region having a relatively low refractive index, and the plural pillar-shaped objects having a relatively high refractive index have a bent part in the middle of the pillar-shaped objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: LINTEC Corporation
    Inventors: Kentaro Kusama, Baku Katagiri, Tomoo Orui, Satoru Shoshi
  • Patent number: 9933140
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes a plurality of oblong flexible substrates, each flexible substrate comprising a sheet-shaped base body and a wiring pattern formed on one face of the base body, and each flexible substrate having a plurality of light emitting sections disposed thereon; a plurality of a reflective layers, each reflective layer being disposed at a periphery of a respective light emitting section above a respective flexible substrate; an insulating reflective sheet made of a light reflecting resin, the reflective sheet having a plurality of through holes located such that the light emitting sections and at least a portion of the reflective layers are exposed via the through holes; and a plurality of adhesive members, each adhesive member adhering a respective flexible substrate to the reflective sheet in regions where the reflective layer is not formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuo Fujikawa, Takuya Wasa, Tomohiro Ikeda, Yohei Inayoshi, Motokazu Yamada
  • Patent number: 9916780
    Abstract: Disclosed embodiments relate to a light-emitting assembly and a display device. In some embodiments, the light-emitting assembly includes a lamp bead a lamp bead mounting plate and a lamp bead shading face mask, the lamp bead shading face mask covering the lamp bead, and there is a distance between the lamp bead shading face mask and the lamp bead, at least two side faces of the lamp bead shading face mask including light emergence holes, wherein one side, facing the lamp bead mounting plate, of the lamp bead shading face mask is provided with a first reflecting surface; one side, facing the lamp bead shading face mask, of the lamp bead mounting plate is provided with a second reflecting surface; and light emitted by the lamp bead is reflected by the first reflecting surface and the second reflecting surface and then emitted out of each of the light emergence holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: LEYARD OPTOELECTRONIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ming Chang, Baohong Yan
  • Patent number: 9871022
    Abstract: Disclosed is a light emitting lamp including a light source module including at least one light source and a light guide layer disposed on a substrate burying the at least one light source, and a housing accommodating the light source module, and the at least one light source includes a body having a cavity, a first lead frame including one end exposed to the cavity and the other end passing through the body and exposed to one surface of the body, a second lead frame including one end exposed to one portion of the surface of the body, the other end exposed to the another portion of the surface of the body, and an intermediate part exposed to the cavity, and at least one light emitting chip including a first semiconductor layer, an active layer and a second semiconductor layer, and disposed on the first lead frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Nam Seok Oh
  • Patent number: 9864126
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device provided with a liquid crystal display panel having a pair of transparent substrates disposed to face with each other via a liquid crystal layer, and a backlight unit disposed on a back surface of the liquid crystal display panel for radiating a backlight ray is configured to have a plate member opposite a side wall surfaces of the liquid crystal display panel and a side wall surfaces of the backlight unit. The plate member is fixed to the side wall surface of the liquid crystal display panel and the side wall surface of the backlight unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventor: Eiji Oohira
  • Patent number: 9864411
    Abstract: To provide a display device that gives a viewer a strong stereoscopic effect or sense of depth or a natural stereoscopic effect or sense of depth in a two-dimensional image, a display device including a display portion having a curved surface is provided. The display portion may be bent in a horizontal direction or a vertical direction. Alternatively, the display portion may have a convex surface or a concave surface on a display surface side. The display device may include a frame portion. A display device including a frame portion and a display portion which has a display surface on a frame portion side, is located so as to be apart from the frame portion with a distance therebetween, and has a curved surface, in which the display portion overlaps with an opening of the frame portion, and an end portion of the display portion overlaps with the frame portion, is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Yuichi Yanagisawa, Hisao Ikeda
  • Patent number: 9857629
    Abstract: A first LED substrate and a second LED substrate are included each of which includes: on a main surface thereof, a plurality of LEDs connected in series in a longitudinal direction; a first connector including (i) a first terminal disposed on one of short sides of the LED substrate and connected to an anode of an LED positioned first among the LEDs connected in series, and (ii) a second terminal connected to a cathode of another LED positioned last among the LEDs connected in series. The second terminal of the first LED substrate and the first terminal of the second LED substrate are interconnected. The first terminal of the first LED substrate is connected to a positive terminal of a power circuit and the second terminal of the second LED substrate is connected to a negative terminal of the power circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yuki Ishizuka
  • Patent number: 9835792
    Abstract: An electrical connection assembly for a directional display comprising a directional backlight may include stack of flat connectors and a strip comprising an end portion with an array of light sources and a base portion with an array of connectors. The end portion and base portion may be shaped so that the base portion extends outwardly from the end portion. Light sources of the directional display may be individually addressable by means of a highly compact arrangement of connections, achieving low thickness and small bezel width.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: RealD Spark, LLC
    Inventors: Jonathan Harrold, Graham J. Woodgate
  • Patent number: 9804444
    Abstract: Alight source module includes a substrate, multiple light sources disposed on the substrate, and multiple three-dimensional optical control structures located above the light sources. Each optical control structure includes a top portion disposed corresponding to the light source and has multiple top light transmissive patterns, a first side portion, and a second side portion. A total area of top light transmissive patterns within a top region divided by an area of the top region is T. The first and second side portions are respectively connected to the top portion, and each has multiple side light transmissive patterns. A total area of multiple side light transmissive patterns within a side region divided by an area of the side region is S. The patterns satisfy: 0.3×(B/A)<S/T<0.6×(B/A), where A represents a width of the top portion, and B represents a distance between an optical control structure and an adjacent optical control structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wei-Chun Chung, Chi-Tang Ma, Su-Yi Lin, Ming-Lung Chen
  • Patent number: 9803815
    Abstract: A lighted tile for false panel, including a frame having a bottom and sides that extend projecting from the bottom, a backlighting system having a series of lights attached to the bottom, and a stretched flexible sheet that extends between the sides facing the lights. The lights are light-emitting diodes, and the sheet is secured to the sides of the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: NEWMAT
    Inventor: Etienne Cousin
  • Patent number: 9803831
    Abstract: The present invention provides a backlight module and a display device. The backlight module includes a back plate; a light-emitting chip formed on the back plate and capable of emitting light rays of a first color; a packaging entity made of a light-transmitting material and configured to package the light-emitting chip onto the back plate; and a phosphor layer formed in the packaging entity and consisting of phosphors doped in the packaging entity. The phosphor layer is configured to convert a part of light rays among the light rays of the first color emitted from the light-emitting chip into light rays of a second color, so as to be mixed with the remaining, unconverted light rays of the first color to form white backlight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shang Wang, Qiuxiang Li
  • Patent number: 9763339
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a curved surface module, a display device and its manufacturing method. The curved surface module includes a first mold frame, a second mold frame, a first metallic frame, a second metallic frame, a first fastener and a backlight source. An oblique opening is provided at an edge of the second mold frame, and a display panel slot is provided at an edge of the first mold frame. The first mold frame and the second mold frame are secured onto both ends of the backlight source, respectively. The second metallic frame is provided with a bending mechanism which forms a slot together with the oblique opening of the second mold frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., BEIJING BOE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kunpeng Zhu, Chunbing Zhang
  • Patent number: 9752760
    Abstract: A lighting device includes a housing including a power connection hole, at least one light source module disposed on a lower surface of the housing, and a front cover coupled to the housing to define a space in which the light source module is located. The front cover transmits light generated by the light source module. The light source module includes a support protrusion supported by the front cover. The front cover presses the support protrusion when the front cover is coupled to the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Hyeuk Chang, Jongpil Kim, Jaepyo Hong, Jinsung Kwak
  • Patent number: 9745510
    Abstract: A method for producing a fluoride fluorescent material includes: subjecting a mixture that contains a fluoride compound in a liquid medium to a pressurization treatment and a heating treatment, the fluoride compound having a chemical composition represented by the following formula: A2[M1?aMn4+aF6]. A is at least one cation selected from the group consisting of K+, Li+, Na+, Rb+, Cs+and NH4+, M is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Group 4 elements and Group 14 elements, and a is a number that satisfies 0 <a <0.2. The pressurization treatment is performed at a pressure of 1.5 MPa or higher.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sadakazu Wakui, Shoji Hosokawa
  • Patent number: 9733413
    Abstract: Disclosed are an optical member and a display device. The display device includes a light source; a light conversion layer to convert a wavelength of light emitted from the light source; and a display panel into which the light is incident from the light conversion layer, wherein the light conversion layer includes a plurality of concave surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Soung Kyu Park
  • Patent number: 9709850
    Abstract: A double-layered backlight module includes a supporting plate having a supporting surface and a plurality of through holes formed thereon. A plurality of light sources is disposed on the supporting surface. A first optical modulation film is disposed at one side of the supporting plate where the plurality of light sources is located, and a first interlayer is formed between the first optical modulation film and the supporting surface. The first optical modulation film includes a first reflective surface formed at one side of the first optical modulation film facing the plurality of light sources and a plurality of first light exiting holes penetrating the first optical modulation film. A first diffusing plate is disposed at one side of the first optical modulation film opposite to the supporting plate. A second diffusing plate is disposed at one side of the supporting plate opposite to the supporting surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wen-Lin Hsueh, Meng-Jia Hsiao, Chiung-Han Wang
  • Patent number: 9696584
    Abstract: A display device includes a display component, a light source, a rear side support member, and a reflective sheet. The light source is disposed on a rear side of the display device relative to the display component. The reflective sheet includes a bottom face part, a first side face part and a second side face part. The bottom face part is disposed on a front side of the display device relative to the rear side support member. The first and second side face parts are arranged relative to the bottom face part corresponding to adjacent side edges of the bottom face part, respectively. One of the first and second side face parts includes first and second portions with adjacent end sections, respectively. The adjacent end sections overlap with respect to each other while the reflective sheet is attached to the rear side support member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Makoto Nameda
  • Patent number: 9684118
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for improving luminance uniformity of a side-edge curved module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Jiangfeng Wang
  • Patent number: 9668349
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel curved along a first direction and a backlight unit providing a light to the display panel. The backlight unit includes a bottom chassis curved along the first direction and including a bottom portion configured to include first and second areas arranged in the first direction, light emitting diodes disposed on the bottom portion, and lens units covering the light emitting diodes in a one-to-one correspondence. The light emitting diodes includes a first light emitting diode in the first area and a second light emitting diode in the second area. A first lens distance between the first light emitting diode and a first lens unit covering the first light emitting diode is different from a second lens distance between the second light emitting diode and a second lens unit covering the second light emitting diode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young-Min Park, Jaesang Lee, Juhee Song
  • Patent number: 9651205
    Abstract: A lighting device has a reflection sheet; an LED having an optical element arranged at a predetermined distant position away from the reflection sheet and being used for emitting light in a direction in parallel with a light emitting surface of the lighting device in a space between the reflection sheet and the optical element; and an optical sheet provided on the light emitting surface side of the optical element. A light shielding pattern is provided at a position corresponding to the LED on the light emitting surface side of the optical element, and the light shielding pattern is configured by stacking a plurality of light shielding layers in which the light shielding layer positioned closest to the optical element side is made of a white ink, and in which at least one of the other light shielding layers is made of a mixed color ink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: Hitachi Maxell, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shoji Yamamoto, Satoshi Ouchi, Junichi Yokoyama
  • Patent number: 9638954
    Abstract: A first LED substrate and a second LED substrate are included each of which includes: on a main surface thereof, a plurality of LEDs connected in series in a longitudinal direction; a first connector including (i) a first terminal disposed on one of short sides of the LED substrate and connected to an anode of an LED positioned first among the LEDs connected in series, and (ii) a second terminal connected to a cathode of another LED positioned last among the LEDs connected in series. The second terminal of the first LED substrate and the first terminal of the second LED substrate are interconnected. The first terminal of the first LED substrate is connected to a positive terminal of a power circuit and the second terminal of the second LED substrate is connected to a negative terminal of the power circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yuki Ishizuka
  • Patent number: 9612387
    Abstract: A casing integrally includes a first accommodation part in which an optical part is accommodated and a second accommodation part in which an optical support is accommodated. Since the optical part which is a part of an optical plate member formed in a bent plate shape is supported by the optical support which is another part of the optical plate member, it is unnecessary to prepare a thick and robust member for supporting the optical part. That is, the first accommodation part side of a light source device can be made thinner. Moreover, the second accommodation part side of a display apparatus functions as a stand for stationary installation of the first accommodation part side of the light source device. It is therefore possible to reduce the size of the light source device and also the display apparatus, since it is not necessary to attach a separate stand to the first accommodation part side of the light source device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: Sakai Display Products Corporation
    Inventors: Yuki Horiguchi, Yukihide Kohtoku
  • Patent number: 9568661
    Abstract: A light guiding body that guides light includes, a light guiding portion, and an introducing portion including a plane of incidence and a curvature surface connected to the plane of incidence to guide the light to the light guiding portion by being connected to the light guiding portion, wherein an angle ?1 formed by a line segment connecting a first point on the plane of incidence and a second point on the curvature surface and a normal of the curvature surface at the second point satisfies ?1?sin?1(1/n), where n is an index of refraction of the light guiding body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Hiroshi Ohno, Mitsuaki Kato, Tomonao Takamatsu, Yuichiro Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 9562670
    Abstract: The invention relates to an illumination system (10), a luminaire (102), a collimator (30), and a display device (200). The illumination system according to the invention comprises a light source (20) and the collimator. The light source is configured to emit a substantially Lambertian light distribution around an axis of symmetry (22). The refractive collimator is configured to redirect light from the light source so as to at least partially illuminate an illuminating surface (50), in which at least a part of the illuminating surface is substantially parallel to the axis of symmetry. The refractive collimator comprises a concave entrance window (34) and an at least partially convex exit window (40) for refracting light towards the illuminating surface. The illumination system according to the invention has the effect that a height of the illumination system may be reduced by virtue of the use of the refractive collimator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: PHILIPS LIGHTING HOLDING B.V.
    Inventor: Giorgia Tordini
  • Patent number: 9551899
    Abstract: A lighting device including a circuit substrate; a plurality of light sources disposed on the circuit substrate; a reflection layer disposed on the circuit substrate, the reflection layer comprising a plurality of openings where respective light sources are located; a plurality of light regulating patterns disposed at an edge of the reflection layer and at an inclination with respect to the reflection layer, wherein corresponding light regulating patterns are disposed closer to the edge of the reflection layer at first areas aligned with the respective light sources than light regulating patterns at second areas between the first areas; and an optical sheet disposed on the light sources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Yongjin Kim, Munheon Hong, Chilkeun Park, Sangcheon Kim, Mangeun Kim
  • Patent number: 9546774
    Abstract: Disclosed are a luminous flux control member, which includes an incident surface onto which a light is incident, a reflective surface reflecting the incident light, and a light exit surface outputting the reflected light according to at least two orientation angles based on one direction perpendicular to a central axis connecting a center of the incident surface with a center of the reflective surface, a light emitting device and a display device having the same. The uniformity in the brightness of the display device is ensured and the display device is realized in small size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Eun Sung Seo, Lee Im Kang, Ki Cheol Kim, Gi Seok Lee, Chang Hyuck Lee, Hyun Ho Choi
  • Patent number: 9521770
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a curvature-adjustable curved display device including: a base, a curved display device and an adjusting assembly. The curved display device is disposed on the base. The adjusting assembly is disposed between the curved display device and the base to connect the curved display device with the base. The adjusting assembly is slidable with respect to the base to thereby adjust the curvature of the curved display device. Accordingly, by disposing the adjusting assembly between the curved display device and the base, the curvature of the curved display device can be adjusted in a preset range of curvature by sliding the adjusting assembly with respect to the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Quan Li
  • Patent number: 9516775
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display module including a flexible display panel, a curvature-changing member configured to adjust a curvature of the display module, and a bottom chassis in which is disposed the display module and the curvature-changing member. The curvature-changing member includes a wire, a first movement control part which moves the wire, a plurality of wire guiders through which the wire passes, disposed at predetermined intervals in a moving path of the wire to guide the moving path of the wire; and a plurality of wire stoppers which is coupled to the wire at predetermined intervals along a length of the wire limiting the movement of the wire along the moving path. In an unbent state of the curvature-changing member, intervals between adjacent wire guiders among the plurality of wire guiders are larger than intervals between adjacent wire stoppers among the plurality of wire stoppers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kisoo Park
  • Patent number: 9488773
    Abstract: Provided are a circuit board for irradiating light to a light guide plate and a flat panel display having a structure for efficiently fixing the circuit board and the light guide plate, the circuit board, including: a support substrate comprising a first area and a second area, the second area being bent from the first area; a plurality of light emitting device mounting parts disposed in the first area; and a protective member connecting part of an outer side of the plurality of light emitting device mounting parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seung Kwon Hong, Hyun Gyu Park, In Hee Cho, Nam Yang Lee, Hyuk Soo Lee
  • Patent number: 9478154
    Abstract: A light panel includes a light panel front (2) made of a translucent, self-supporting structure having a forward panel (10) distanced from a rear panel (12) via cross-linking walls (11) and arranged in the light panel to transmit light from one or more light sources (3) arranged behind the light panel front. A light scattering medium is arranged between the light source (3) and the forward panel (10) of the light panel front.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Inventor: Anders Rensmo
  • Patent number: 9477116
    Abstract: A light emitting device comprises a light emitting element and a light flux controlling member configured to control the distribution of light emitted from the light emitting element. The light flux controlling member comprises an incidence surface including an outer incidence surface including an inclining surface formed such that the distance from the light emitting element increases as the distance from the optical axis of the light emitted from the light emitting element increases and an inner incidence surface, a reflection surface disposed on a side of the light flux controlling member opposite to the incidence surface, and a emission surface disposed to surround the optical axis. Light emitted from the light emitting surface center of the light emitting element does not reach the inclining surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: Enplas Corporation
    Inventor: Kensuke Hiraka
  • Patent number: 9458981
    Abstract: A lighting apparatus for a gaming machine cabinet comprising: a spot light source which emits light relative to a central emission axis; and a translucent diffuser spaced from the spot light source, the diffuser comprising an inner portion located so as to intercept light emitted along the emission axis and an outer portion spaced from the emission axis, the inner and outer portions arranged such that the diffuser prevents transmission of more light in the region of the inner portion than in the region of the outer portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED
    Inventors: John Shi Feng Hwang, Noel Voloh
  • Patent number: 9405110
    Abstract: A surface light source device (100) includes substrate (120), a plurality of light emitting devices (130) disposed at constant intervals on substrate (120), and light diffusion plate (160) disposed substantially parallel to substrate (120) over the plurality of light emitting devices (130). Light emitting device (130) includes light emitting element (140) and light flux controlling member (150). A luminous intensity of light from light emitting device (130) is gradually increased as an angle relative to optical axis (LA) becomes larger in an angular range from a direction along optical axis (LA) of light emitting device (130) to a direction of emission of light with the highest luminous intensity from light emitting device (130). Surface light source device (100) satisfies three Equations of H/P?0.2, L/P>1, and I1/2/I0>6.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: Enplas Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Takatori, Masao Yamaguchi
  • Patent number: 9383509
    Abstract: Disclosed is a display device. The display device includes a display panel, a plurality of fixers arranged at certain intervals and adhered to a bottom edge of the display panel, a guide panel configured to support the plurality of fixers, a rear cover configured to support the guide panel, a side cover configured to surround a side of the rear cover and constrain positions of the plurality of fixers, a plurality of panel supporting parts configured to support a bottom of the display panel to which the plurality of fixers are not adhered and which is disposed between the plurality of fixers, and a plurality of ribs provided at the guide panel or the side cover configured to support the plurality of panel supporting parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seok Hwan Oh, Ji Woon Min
  • Patent number: 9380652
    Abstract: The lighting device has at least one LED chip that is potted by means of a potting compound, which potting compound has a light-transmissive, castable and curable matrix material comprising scattering volumes as filler material, wherein the scattering volumes are distributed inhomogeneously over a thickness of the potting compound and these scattering volumes have a lower density than the matrix material in its castable state. A method is used for producing a lighting device, which comprises at least one LED chip, by means of at least the following steps: potting the at least one LED chip by means of a potting compound containing scattering volumes, wherein the scattering volumes have a lower density than a matrix material of the potting compound in this state; curing the potting compound so that an inhomogeneous distribution of the scattering volumes is obtained owing to floating of the scattering volumes in the matrix material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: OSRAM GmbH
    Inventors: Krister Bergenek, Andreas Biebersdorf, Gertrud Kraeuter, Joerg Sorg, Reiner Windisch
  • Patent number: 9366893
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a bottom cover including a horizontal surface, and a side surface; a first guide panel coupled with the bottom cover, surrounding peripheral portions of a backlight unit using a first vertical portion, and including a first horizontal portion protruding perpendicularly toward an inner side of the first vertical portion; and a second guide panel including a second vertical portion placed right on an outer side surface of the first vertical portion, and a second horizontal portion protruding perpendicularly toward an inner side of the second vertical portion and onto a top surface of which the liquid crystal panel is fixed, wherein a rib protrudes at a top surface of the first horizontal portion, and a rib groove, into which the rib is inserted, is formed at a bottom surface of the second horizontal portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Seong-Hae Ha
  • Patent number: 9354385
    Abstract: A curved display apparatus includes a curved display panel, a curved bottom sash disposed at a rear of the display panel such that the curved bottom sash is spaced apart from the display panel, and a plurality of backlight units disposed at opposite inner sides of the bottom sash to irradiate light to the bottom sash. The inside of the bottom sash reflects the light irradiated from the backlight units to the display panel. Consequently, a light guide plate may be omitted from the display apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun Seok An, Chan Hong Park, Young Chol Lee, Byoung Jin Cho, Sung Hwan Kim, Jee Su Park
  • Patent number: 9341350
    Abstract: Disclosed is a fastening device for a LED light string of a backlight module, including a LED light string and a frame, the LED light string being configured with a substrate and a plurality of LEDs mounted onto the substrate, wherein at least a retainer is incorporated on the substrate, and the frame being provided with a notch matchable with the retainer such that the LED light string can be securely attached to the frame. The retainer can be made individually and a then attached to the backside of the LED light string. In addition, with the retainer readily snapped into the notch of the frame, a distance between to the LED light emitting surface to the frame is also reduced, and this helps to realize the design of narrow-boarder of the liquid crystal display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Quan Li
  • Patent number: 9329320
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a light guide plate, a backlight module and a display device with the light guide plate comprising a bottom surface containing space for holding light sources, a light emitting surface opposite the bottom surface and a quantum dot layer arranged in the containing space in the direction of the light emitting surface. Since the bottom surface of the light guide plate is provided with the containing space for holding the light sources, and the light sources are limited within the containing space, light diffusion due to the fact that the light sources are positioned outside the light guide plate is reduced, loss of light is reduced, and quantity of the light sources in the backlight module is reduced. Since the quantum dot layer is arranged in the containing space toward a direction of the light emitting surface, white mixed light is formed according to fluorescent effect of quantum dot materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shanshan Zhou
  • Patent number: 9304539
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel to display an image, and a variable member to vary a shape of the display panel such that the display panel transforms from at least a first state to a second state, the display panel is bent in the second state. At least one portion of the display panel has a different curvature than another portion of the display panel in the second state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Hyuncheol Song, Kyueung Lee, Inwan Choi, Jinsu Kim
  • Patent number: 9303844
    Abstract: Provided is a lighting device, including: a lens unit including one or more lenses; and a light source unit which converts light emitted from a light emitting unit to surface light source and supplies the light to the lens unit, wherein the light source unit is integrally connected to the lens unit, whereby an entire thickness and volume of the product can be reduced and the lighting device can be applied to the fields of various illumination technologies, thereby having generality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chul Hong Kim, Moo Ryong Park, Kwang Ho Park
  • Patent number: 9291844
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device (display device) is provided with: LEDs (light source); a liquid crystal panel (display panel); a light guide plate; a chassis that is disposed on the opposite side of the light guide plate from the liquid crystal panel, is formed in a plate shape, and has a chassis side recessed and protruding part formed from recessed parts and protruding parts arranged along the plate surface direction of the chassis on a plate surface on the light guide plate side; and a frame (frame member) that is arranged on a display surface side of the liquid crystal panel, accommodates the LEDs, liquid crystal panel, and light guide plate within the chassis, has the LEDs attached thereto, has a frame side recessed and protruding part that can mate with the chassis side recessed and protruding part, and also has the frame side recessed and protruding part mated with the chassis side recessed and protruding part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Toshiyuki Myojo
  • Patent number: 9285533
    Abstract: A display apparatus capable of reliably supporting a display panel and making a juncture between displays inconspicuous is provided. A display includes a liquid crystal panel having a front surface and a back surface, a module containing a backlight unit for driving the liquid crystal panel, a rear surface side housing for protecting and holding the backlight unit, and a convex lens arranged to cover a frame region of the liquid crystal panel, for guiding light from the front surface of the liquid crystal panel to a front surface side of the frame region and supporting the liquid crystal panel from the front surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Moriwaki, Kazutaka Hanaoka, Yozo Narutaki, Hisashi Watanabe
  • Patent number: 9285517
    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: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., BEIJING BOE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lingyu Sun, Hongli Zhu, Xiuyun Chen, Dae Keun Yoon
  • Patent number: 9282667
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display module for displaying an image, and a variable member for varying a shape of the display module. The variable member includes a first portion capable of varying in shape, and a second portion having opposite ends respectively fixed to opposite ends of the first portion, where a distance between the opposite ends of the second portion is varied such that the opposite ends of the first portion protrudes with respect to a central region of the first portion and thereby, the display module is varied in shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Hyeoncheol Song, Ahreum Lee, Jinsu Kim