Display Backlight Patents (Class 362/97.1)
  • Patent number: 8998476
    Abstract: The backlight device 24 according to the present invention is provided with: an LED substrate 30; an LED light source 28; a light guide plate 20 having a light entrance surface 20a on a side surface; a chassis 22 having a bottom plate and a side plate; and spacer members that regulate the distance between the side plate and the light guide plate 20. The side plate has three first side plates 22c and 22d on the surface of which an LED substrate 30 is arranged, and one second side plate 22b on the surface of which the LED substrate 30 is not arranged. The spacer members have an elastic spacer member 34a and a non-elastic spacer member 34b. The space between the first side plate 22c that is opposite the second side plate 22b, across the light guide plate 20, and the light guide plate 20 is regulated by the non-elastic spacer member 34b. The space between the other side plates 22b and 22d and the light guide plate 20 is regulated by the elastic spacer member 34a.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Mitsuru Hosoki
  • Patent number: 9001023
    Abstract: Adjustment of white balance based on a measurement result of light emission luminance of a backlight is allowed to be executed accurately and effectively. A backlight luminance detection portion detects light emission luminance of an LED backlight in a state where an optical shutter of a liquid crystal display panel is closed. A main control portion adjusts light emission luminance of the LED backlight according to light emission luminance detected by the backlight luminance detection portion. Here, the main control portion compares light emission luminance of LEDs of RGB detected by the backlight luminance detection portion with light emission luminance of RGB in white balance adjustment that is stored in advance in the storage portion, and adjusts, when an error occurs between the compared light emission luminance, the light emission luminance of each of the LEDs of RGB so as to eliminate the error.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tamaki Mashiba, Junko Yabuta
  • Publication number: 20150092395
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a display device and a joint display. The display device includes a display panel and a cover lens. The display panel includes a main display region and an edge display region. The cover lens includes a transmission portion located on the main display region and compensation portion located on the edge display region. The compensation portion is configured to distribute the image of the edge display region to the outside of the edge display region away from the main display region. The compensation portion includes a light incident surface, a light emitting surface, and a light guiding channel. The light guiding channel extends from the light incident surface to the light emitting surface, and an area of the light emitting surface is greater than an area of the light incident surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Inventor: I-WEI WU
  • Publication number: 20150092394
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an image display device includes a light-emitting module, a housing which includes a back chassis covering the light-emitting module from behind, and accommodates the light-emitting module, and a supporting member attached to an engagement hole formed in the back chassis and holding a circuit component on the back chassis. The supporting member includes a receiving portion which receives the circuit component, and a light-shielding portion configured to block off light of the light-emitting module passing through the engagement hole of the back chassis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Hiroki Sakurada
  • Publication number: 20150092442
    Abstract: A display includes a display panel, an image compensating portion, and a backlight module. The display panel includes a main display region and a periphery display region outside the main display region. The image compensating portion corresponding to the periphery display region includes a plurality of light guiding channels. The backlight module provides lights to the display panel. The backlight module comprises a plurality of first light collecting module. The first light collecting module focuses lights emitted from a first direction on a first light collecting axis parallel with an axis of the light guiding channel. The first direction is perpendicular to a first plane parallel with the display panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Inventor: I-WEI WU
  • Patent number: 8992036
    Abstract: The present invention provides a display device, back plate element for backlight module and manufacturing mold for splicing parts. The back plate element includes at least two splicing parts and the splicing parts are disposed on the same side of optical component of backlight module. Splicing part has splicing unit for connecting another splicing part. Through adjusting the number of splicing parts, the side length of back plate elements can be adjusted to side length of optical component. The back plate element can be disassembled to reduce the transport volume. A plurality of splicing parts can be manufactured with the same manufacturing mold. As such, the present invention can achieve mold sharing and reduce mold cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yi-cheng Kuo, Yu-chun Hsiao, Chengwen Que, Pangling Zhang, Dehua Li
  • Patent number: 8994662
    Abstract: A computer system, a display system, a method of graphic illumination is provided to give a user an improved appearance, functionality, and aesthetics. A display system may comprise a housing, a light source, and a plurality of micro perforations. The housing may have an interior surface and an exterior surface. The light source may be located within the housing. The plurality of micro perforations may be disposed to extend from the interior surface to the exterior surface of the housing. The plurality of micro perforations may pass through the housing at different angles with respect to a plane of the exterior surface of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventor: Fusanobu Nakamura
  • Patent number: 8992066
    Abstract: The present invention provides a backlight system, backlight system manufacture method and panel display device. The backlight system comprises: package stent and at least a first and the second main splice elements; wherein the first main splice element has one end disposed with at least two splice parts, with each of splice parts has a structure matching a corresponding end of the second main splice element. The package stent is disposed on the first or the second main splice element. Semiconductor light source is packaged directly onto the packaged stent. The present invention can reduce material cost, mold cost and solve the heat dissipation problem of semiconductor light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Yu-chun Hsiao, Yi-cheng Kuo, Chong Huang
  • Patent number: 8992037
    Abstract: A modular variable presentation device system is described which, in one embodiment, may be produced and assembled to display and/or view information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Cirrus Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Stephen David Rycyna, III
  • Publication number: 20150085470
    Abstract: There is provided an optical sheet which can prevent problems when it is superimposed on another member. The optical sheet includes: a sheet-like base layer; a light control layer having unit shaped elements arranged in a direction parallel to a sheet surface of the base layer; and a light diffusing layer disposed between the base layer and the light control layer. The light diffusing layer includes a binder resin portion and particles dispersed in the binder resin portion. The particles in the binder resin portion include a single particle and an aggregate formed of aggregated single particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2014
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Inventors: Takayuki SHIMADA, Fumihiro ARAKAWA, Satoshi GOISHIHARA, Hiroshi KOJIMA, Runa NAKAMURA, Akinobu USHIYAMA, Satoko MAENISHI, Kazuki TANAKA, Akiko TOMITA
  • Publication number: 20150085091
    Abstract: The invention provides a directional back-light arrangement for an auto-stereoscopic display in which different parts of the backlight arrangement point in different directions. This means that different parts of the backlight arrangement will be suitable for directing images in different directions, while reducing the effect of optical aberrations resulting from large exit angles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2013
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Inventor: Christiaan Varekamp
  • Publication number: 20150085062
    Abstract: Embodiments include a telepresence system operative to carry out a teleconference, a lighting arrangement for a telepresence system operative to carry out a teleconference, and a planar panel having a reflective front surface that includes indentations having variable depth operative such that that when the reflective surface is illuminated by a light source, light is directed towards one or more participants in a telepresence system that is operative to carry out a teleconference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2014
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Inventors: Glenn Robert G. AARRESTAD, Juli A. SATOH, Shawn E. Bender
  • Patent number: 8985801
    Abstract: A light guide plate fixing structure and a backlight module using the same, comprising a first abutting wall formed at the side edge of the light guide plate, a second abutting wall formed on the backplane, and a constant-force spring arranged between the first abutting wall and the second abutting wall; the constant-force spring has a fixing end and a support end, the fixing end being fixed on the first abutting wall, the support end forming an elastic foot that abuts against the second abutting wall, with the light guide plate being fixed with the help of the elastic force produced by bounce of the constant-force spring after being pre-compressed: when the light guide plate is expanded, it can push the spring away and be released and expanded; when the light guide plate is contracted, rebound of the spring will make the spring move with the light guide plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zexin Wu, Yuchun Hsiao, Tian Zhang
  • Patent number: 8985796
    Abstract: The present invention provides a backlight system, which includes an LED light source, which includes an LED lamp and an LED substrate carrying the LED lamp; a back frame, which is disposed below the LED substrate and includes at least two primary assembling pieces, the at least two primary assembling pieces being joined to form a main frame structure of the back frame; and a PCB, which is disposed below the back frame and fixed to the LED substrate. The backlight system of the present invention saves the material and space of the back frame, and lowers down the cost of the backlight system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Quan Li, Yi-Cheng Kuo, Yu-Chun Hsiao
  • Patent number: 8985798
    Abstract: A backlight unit and a display apparatus using the same are disclosed. The backlight unit includes a first reflector, a second reflector partially having an inclined surface, a plurality of light sources disposed between the first reflector and the second reflector, and a third reflector disposed between adjacent light sources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ji Won Jang, Sung Yong Park, Se Jin Ko, Sung Ho Kim
  • Patent number: 8985832
    Abstract: The invention relates to a quick installation multifunctional display comprising at least two display units, connecting pieces for connecting the display units together; said display unit comprises a frame formed by four side walls, and through-holes are formed in the side walls of the frame, said connecting pieces connect the display units together by the through-holes in the side walls of the frame. The quick installation multifunctional display of the present invention could be formed by connecting the display units together through the connecting pieces, which makes the installation very convenient; furthermore, the workload and time for installation of the quick installation multifunctional display could be decreased, which lowers the installation costs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Hunan Xiny Asheng Technology & Development Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun Liang, Wenying Yong, Zhan Liang
  • Patent number: 8985797
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a backlight module comprising a light source; a back plate with side walls; an optical sheet arranged on the back plate and having a plurality of openings on sides thereof; and a plurality of positioning components, each having a suspending portion and a clamping portion; the suspending portion and the opening of the optical sheet are coupled to each other, and the clamping portion and the side wall of the back plate are coupled to each other. The present invention further discloses a liquid crystal display (LCD).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Gang Yu
  • Patent number: 8985800
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a manufacturing method of heat-dissipating element, including the following steps: processing a heat-dissipating element body with a bottom plate and at least two stop plates, the stop plates being disposed at two sides of the bottom plate and bending towards surface; cutting from the bottom plate of the heat-dissipating element body to form heat-dissipating element, the dissipating element at least comprising two heat-dissipating elements of same shape or of symmetric shape. The present invention also discloses a heat-dissipating element and backlight module manufactured by the above method. The heat-dissipating element, manufacturing method and backlight module thereof can maintain optimal heat-dissipation effect and save material used to lower cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chong Huang, Yuchun Hsiao
  • Patent number: 8979292
    Abstract: This display includes point light sources, a light guide plate including a light-receiving surface on which light emitted from the point light sources is directly incident, opposed to the point light sources, and a display cell provided on a surface of the light guide plate, while a plurality of projecting portions each having a width smaller than a width of each of the point light sources in an extensional direction of a side of the light guide plate provided with the light-receiving surface are provided on a region of the light-receiving surface of the light guide plate opposed to the point light sources, and the plurality of projecting portions of the light guide plate are formed to have irregularly different shapes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tomohisa Tajiri
  • Patent number: 8979293
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a lighting device in which a problem is hardly caused by a hole formed in a chassis of the lighting device. A backlight unit (a lighting device) 1 according to the present invention includes an LED (a light source) 17, a flat cable (a flat conductor) 22 connected to the LED 17, a chassis 14 including a hole 14e, a cable protector (a flat conductor protector) 23 including a protection portion 24 and an insertion hole 24a extending through the protection portion 24. The chassis 14 houses the LED 17. The flat cable 22 is inserted through the insertion hole 24a. The flat conductor protector 23 is arranged such that the protection portion 24 is positioned between an edge of the hole 14e of the chassis 14 and a portion of the flat cable 22 that is positioned in the insertion hole 24a.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Motoaki Okitsu, Yuki Horiguchi
  • Patent number: 8979291
    Abstract: A lighting device for emitting direct light and indirect light, includes a first transparent light panel comprising at least one organic light emitting device, the first transparent light panel emitting direct light and indirect light during operation thereof; and at least a second transparent light panel comprising at least one organic light emitting device, the second transparent light panel emitting direct light and indirect light during operation thereof, the second transparent light panel being positioned so that at least a portion of indirect light emitted from the first transparent light is transmitted through the second transparent light panel and at least a portion of direct light emitted from the second transparent light panel is transmitted through the first transparent light panel, wherein the first transparent light panel is controllable independently from the second transparent light panel to control a ratio of direct light to indirect light emitted by the lighting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Universal Display Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Hack, Ruiqing Ma, Duncan Jackson, Eoin Billings
  • Publication number: 20150070931
    Abstract: A backlight module is provided, including a circuit board, a plurality of light-emitting elements, a frame, and a plurality of first and second light-reflecting portions. The light-emitting elements are disposed on the circuit board and separated from each other. The frame includes a base plate and two lateral plates extended from the base plate, wherein the circuit board is disposed on the base plate. The first and second light-reflecting portions are disposed on at least one of the lateral plates and arranged in a staggered manner. The first light-reflecting portions are closer to the light-emitting elements than the second light-reflecting portions. The reflectivity of the second light-reflecting portions exceeds that of the first light-reflecting portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2014
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Applicant: LEXTAR ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Ku-Cheng LIN
  • Publication number: 20150070934
    Abstract: The invention provides a backlight module including: a planar illuminant portion having a first surface and emitting light from the first surface; an optical film assembly adhered to the first surface of the planar illuminant portion and having a bottom optical film and at least an upper optical film layered above the bottom optical film; and a ring-shaped frame surrounding the planar illuminant portion and having a first extension portion extending along a direction parallel to the first surface, wherein the bottom optical film extends toward the ring-shaped frame more than the upper optical film such that the first extension portion covers at least an edge of the bottom optical film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2014
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Inventors: Mei-Fan CHOU, Tun-Chuan CHEN, Chun-Wei LIU
  • Publication number: 20150070875
    Abstract: A chemically and thermally stable phosphor having unconventional light emitting properties and high light emitting intensity with an LED of 470 nm or less, includes an inorganic compound comprising: a crystal designated by A3(D,E)8X14, a crystal designated by Sr3Si8O4N10 or an inorganic crystal having the identical crystal structure of the Sr3Si8O4N10 crystal, which comprises A element, D element, X element, and optionally E element if necessary (A is one or more kinds selected from Li, Mg, Ca, Sr, and Ba; D is one or more kinds selected from Si, Ge, Sn, Ti, Zr, and Hf; X is one or more kinds selected from O, N, and F; and E is one or more kinds selected from B, Al, Ga, In, Sc, Y, and La.), into which M element is solid-solved (M is one or more kinds selected from Mn, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Tb, Dy, and Yb.).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2013
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Applicant: NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE
    Inventors: Naoto Hirosaki, Takashi Takeda, Shiro Funahashi
  • Patent number: 8974069
    Abstract: A diffuser is configured to diffuse radiation from multiple light sources. The diffuser includes a substrate having optical structures that exhibit both microvariations and macrovariations along the substrate. For example, an array of microlenses may be provided that include at least one feature that varies as a function of the spacing between the light sources. Lighting systems using these diffusers may also be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Bright View Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Ken G. Purchase, William R. LeFew, Robert L. Wood, Robert M. Soule, III
  • Patent number: 8974105
    Abstract: A planar ion-exchanged glass sheet for out-of-plane light beam coupling includes a first surface, a ion-exchanged first glass region adjacent and parallel to the first surface, a core glass region adjacent and parallel to the first glass region, a ion-exchanged second glass region adjacent and parallel to the core glass region, and a second surface adjacent and parallel to the second glass region. One edge of the glass sheet has an angled end face that is inclined to the plane extends across a thickness of at least one of the glass regions. Methods of making the planar ion-exchanged glass sheet, coupling an out-of-plane light beam into a plane using the planar ion-exchanged glass sheet, and scattering the coupled light to illuminate at least select regions of an exposed surface of the glass sheet are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Vitor Marino Schneider, Alana Marie Whittier
  • Publication number: 20150062872
    Abstract: Provided are a light source assembly and a backlight assembly including a lens module. The light source assembly includes: a light source module capable of emitting light and a lens module positioned on the light source module. The lens module includes a light collecting lens collecting the light emitted from the light source module, and a diffusion lens positioned on the light collecting lens, and including an inner curved surface in which light from the light collecting lens is incident and an outer curved surface where the light incident on the inner curved surface exits the diffusion lens, and the light emitted from the light source module forms a light collecting region on the inner curved surface by passing through the light collecting lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hee Kwang SONG, Kang Woo LEE, Seok Hyun NAM, Ju Young YOON, Kwang Wook CHOI
  • Publication number: 20150062871
    Abstract: An optical plate and a method of manufacturing the same are provided where the optical plate can be patterned to counter-compensate for luminance hot spots of corresponding light sources. More specifically, there is provided an optical plate comprising a substrate, and a patterned optical processing layer which is disposed on the substrate, wherein the patterned optical processing layer comprises flat area portions located close to the substrate, a plurality of protruding patterns which are located on or between the flat area portions and have concave portions formed at respective ends thereof, and a plurality of light diffusing patterns which are located on the concave portions, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2013
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Joong Hyun KIM, Tae Yong RYU, Seung Hwan CHUNG
  • Patent number: 8967822
    Abstract: A backlight assembly includes at least one backlight sub-unit, the backlight sub-unit including a light emitting diode (LED) unit that includes at least one LED that emit a predetermined color arranged in a predetermined pattern and a sidewall surrounding the LED unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hee-Jung Hong, Eui-Yeol Oh
  • Patent number: 8967847
    Abstract: An illumination assembly is adapted to illuminate a display module that is visible by reflecting environmental lights. The illumination assembly includes a substrate, a visual-light source, and a light guide. The substrate includes a top surface. The visual-light source is disposed on the top surface and is provided for emitting a visual light. The light guide is disposed corresponding to the top surface of the substrate. The light guide includes a light-incidence surface and a light-emergence surface. The visual light enters the light guide through the light-incidence surface and is reflected at least once. The visual light then exits the light guide through the light-emergence surface and travels along a light-emergence direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Wistron Corporation
    Inventor: Sheng-Shan Huang
  • Patent number: 8970793
    Abstract: This display device (100) includes a display panel (2) including a substrate mounting member (5) covering a backlight source (4b) and a cover member (6) arranged to partially cover the rear surface of the substrate mounting member and to expose a region in the periphery of at least an outer peripheral portion (51) of the rear surface of the substrate mounting member. The substrate mounting member has a side surface portion (51a, 51b, 51c, 51d), while a corner portion (51e, 51f, 51g, 51h) of the outer peripheral portion formed by the side surface portion of the substrate mounting member has such a shape that adjacent ones of the side surface portion are bonded to each other without a clearance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akira Yokawa, Yasuyuki Fukumoto, Yasuhiro Mori, Takahito Yamanaka, Yuki Kita, Akihiro Fujikawa, Yuto Suzuki, Hirofumi Horiuchi, Hirohiko Tsuji, Hideo Yonezawa
  • Publication number: 20150055325
    Abstract: An LED element includes an LED and a lens located over the LED. The LED has a rectangular light outputting face. The lens has a light outputting face. The light outputting face of the lens includes a first light outputting portion and two second light outputting portions. The first light outputting portion performs a convergent function to light output along a long side of the rectangular light outputting face of the LED. The second light outputting portion performs a divergent function to the light output along a short side of the rectangular light outputting face of the LED. The light emitted from the lens has an energy intensity distribution the same along each of two perpendicular directions of the long side and short side of the rectangular light outputting face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2013
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: I-THUN LIN
  • Publication number: 20150055324
    Abstract: An apparatus for backlighting a large-scale billboard display using indirect lighting comprises a plurality of edges comprising fasteners to attach to a corresponding number of edges of a frame of the billboard display, the attached edges creating an enclosure. The apparatus further comprises at least one coupling for at least one point light source within the enclosure, the at least one point source light disposed vertically and horizontally off-center from the center point of the enclosure and further disposed above a lower media boundary. The jacket further comprises an interior surface comprising a reflective material having at least two planes of primary reflection capable of diffusing light from the at least one point light source across the rear-facing surface of the frame and an exterior surface that blocks substantially all outside light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2013
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Inventor: Larry A. Elmore
  • Patent number: 8960987
    Abstract: The present invention provides a hollow backplane and a backlight module using the backplane. The backplane includes a main body and a heat sink mounted on the main body. The main body includes a bottom board and a side board connected to the bottom board. The bottom board forms a plurality of hollow sections. Reinforcement ribs are arranged in the hollow sections. The heat sink is mounted to the bottom board. The bottom board of hollow backplane is made of plastics and forms hollow sections so as to reduce the weight of the backplane. The reinforcement ribs help maintaining the strength of the backplane. With the strength being maintained, the backplane greatly reduces weight, lowers down cost, and is favorable for weight reduction of liquid crystal display device. Further, the backplane has a simple structure and is easy to manufacture, so as to further lower down the manufacture cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Zexin Wu, Yuchun Hsiao
  • Patent number: 8960985
    Abstract: The present invention provides a back frame of flat panel display device, which includes primary assembling pieces and secondary assembling pieces; the primary assembling pieces are of a number of at least two, the at least two primary assembling pieces being joined to form a main frame structure of the back frame; the secondary assembling pieces are arranged inside the back frame and joined to the back frame; some of the primary assembling pieces and the secondary assembling pieces are of first density and first strength and others are of second density and second strength; the first density is greater than the second density and the first strength is greater than the second strength. The present invention also provides a method for manufacturing a back frame of flat panel display device and a backlight system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yi-Cheng Kuo, Yu-Chun Hsiao, Jia-He Cheng
  • Patent number: 8960935
    Abstract: Disclosed is a printed circuit board, on which a holder for fixing a lamp is mounted, is disposed on an upper surface of a bottom cover, and an inverter supplying a driving voltage to the lamp is disposed on a lower surface of the bottom cover. The printed circuit board is electrically connected to the holder as a conductive pattern is embedded in the printed circuit board. The connector is directly mounted on the inverter, or it is connected to the inverter via a wire. In this case, the connector is also connected to the printed circuit board. Therefore, the connector of the inverter and the connector of the printed circuit board are electrically connected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Eun Seok Jang, Sung Keun Lee, Jae Ho Lee, Chang Ho Lee, Yong Kon Lee, Oh Sang Kwon, Dae Heung Lee, Seung Hyun Kim, Jin Seo Park
  • Publication number: 20150049465
    Abstract: Disclosed are a backlight unit and a display device including the same. The backlight unit includes: an upper substrate; and a plurality of light source units disposed under the upper substrate, in which the light source unit includes an upper electrode, a lower electrode, and an inorganic emission layer disposed between the upper electrode and the lower electrode, and in the adjacent light source units among the plurality of light source units, at least one of the upper electrodes and the lower electrodes are electrically separated from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2014
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Inventors: Se Ki PARK, Byoung Dae Ye, Seok Hyun Nam
  • Publication number: 20150049464
    Abstract: A backlight unit may be configured for use in an image display device. The backlight unit may include a structural unit. The structural unit may include a first side portion and a second side portion. The first side portion may have a truss structure. The backlight unit may further include a light source that is disposed between the first side portion and the second side portion and is configured to emit light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2014
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Se Ki PARK, Su Chang RYU
  • Publication number: 20150049463
    Abstract: A lens for an LED backlight module includes a main lens body and a diffusion structure consisting of a plurality of micro lenses. The main lens body includes a light incident face for receiving light from an LED light source and a light exit face opposite to the light incident face thereof. Light leaves the lens from the light exit face. The micro lenses of the diffusion structure are formed on the light exit face of the main lens body. Each micro lens is annular and has a generally triangular cross section. Each micro lens includes a first light scattering surface and a second light scattering surface intersecting with the first light scattering surface. The micro lenses are arranged in a series of concentric circles with regard to a center of the lens. A backlight module source incorporating the lens and the LED light source is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2013
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: LI-YING WANG HE, YI HUNG
  • Patent number: 8956037
    Abstract: A light guide plate includes a light incident surface and a plurality of micro cylinders protruding from the light incident surface in parallel. Each of the micro cylinders has a circumference surface and two opposite end surfaces. The circumference surface is connected to the light incident surface. The two end surfaces are positioned on two opposite ends of the circumference surface, and are perpendicular to the light incident surface. Each of the two end surfaces is circular arc-shaped, and the radius of each of the two end surfaces is in the range of 0.04 ?m to 0.07 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Li-Ying Wang He
  • Patent number: 8955995
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes key lighting assemblies, electronic devices and keycaps. In one aspect, a key lighting assembly comprises a keycap defining at least one key. The keycap has one or more decorations. The assembly comprises a keycap, defining a key. The keycap has a non-opaque portion to identify the key. The assembly further comprises a light guide which is mounted in spaced relation with the keycap and an optical radiation source optically coupled to the light guide. The assembly further comprises a first opaque layer disposed on a first surface of the light guide. The first opaque layer defines a first opaque layer opening for passing optical radiation from the light guide to the keycap. The first opaque layer opening is located to permit optical radiation to be transmitted from the light guide to the non-opaque portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: Blackberry Limited
    Inventors: Michael Thomas Pope, Benjamin Michael Finney, Jimmy Bedolla
  • Patent number: 8955997
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a display device including: a display panel; an illuminating device adapted to illuminate the display panel from behind; an adhesive layer adapted to be disposed between the display panel and the illuminating device and bond together respective outer edges of the display panel and the illuminating device. The illuminating device includes a light source, and a housing adapted to house the light source. The housing includes a bottom plate portion, an annular upper plate portion installed at a position facing the bottom plate portion via a given gap and having a recessed-projected surface at a position in contact with the adhesive layer, and a wall portion provided upright along respective circumferential edges of the bottom plate portion and the upper plate portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Naruo Hashino, Kazunori Mori
  • Publication number: 20150042897
    Abstract: The backlight device 12 of the present embodiment includes: a plurality of LEDs 17; a chassis 14 that is a plate-shaped member and on which the LEDs 17 are arranged; a plurality of diffusion lenses 40 that are fixed to the chassis 14, that individually cover the LEDs 17 from the side opposite to the chassis 14, and that exert optical effects on the light from the LEDs 17; a reflective sheet 21 that covers the plate surface of the chassis 14, that exposes the LEDs 17, and that has the lens insertion holes 21 through which the diffusion lenses 40 are respectively inserted; and reflective sheet holding members 30 that hold the reflective sheet 21 from the side opposite to the chassis 14, that engage the adjacent diffusion lenses 40 and 40, and that extend on the sheet surface of the reflective sheet 21 between the adjacent diffusion lenses 40 and 40.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2012
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yuuki Namekata
  • Patent number: 8950884
    Abstract: A backlight is provided for a direct-view display. The backlight comprises a plurality of discrete light sources (11), such as light emitting diodes, spaced from a diffuser (5). The light sources are arranged as sets cooperating with a mirror structure (101), which surrounds the set to form a region. The regions substantially tessellate the area of the backlight. Each mirror structure (101) comprises a plurality of mirror segments which are curved and concave in cross-section perpendicular to the diffuser (5). The mirror segments extend from around the light sources (11) towards the diffuser (5). The edges of adjacent mirror segments of adjacent regions meet at a meeting line such that all of the meeting lines are at the diffuser (5) or between the diffuser (5) and the light sources (11).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Oliver Andrew Charles Stevens, David James Montgomery
  • Patent number: 8950883
    Abstract: A display device comprising a display panel, a diffusing member positioned between the display panel and an observer, and a directional backlight wherein the directional backlight comprises a half angle divergence equal to or less than 15°. The display cover is preferably configured to shift an image displayed on the display panel relative to an observer to obscure a bezel surrounding the display panel. The use of a directional backlight and a diffusing display cover plate allows for a very small gap between the display panel and the display cover plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Michael Entienne, Jacques Gollier, Daniel Aloysius Nolan
  • Publication number: 20150036320
    Abstract: A display device includes an optical member, a display panel disposed on the optical member, and a plurality of light emitting units disposed under the optical member, the optical member comprising, a diffusion layer, and a reflectivity control layer which is disposed under the diffusion layer and reflects a light provided from the light emitting units, including a first base material, reflective materials dispersed in the first base material, a plurality of first portions corresponding to the plurality of light emitting units, and a second portion disposed adjacent to the first portions, where each of the plurality of first portions comprises a greater amount of the reflective materials than the second portion, when a first portion and a second portion represent a unit area having a predetermined size.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2014
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: JUHWA HA, Seong-Yong HWANG, Dohun KIM, Young-Min PARK, Yongkyu KANG, Byung-Seo YOON, Juyoun SON
  • Publication number: 20150036321
    Abstract: An optical lens includes a first optical surface located at a bottom thereof, a third optical surface located at a top thereof and arranged oppositely to the first optical surface, and a second optical surface extending between the first optical surface and the third optical surface. The third optical surface is recessed downwardly towards the first optical surface. The light from the LED light source enters into the optical lens through the first optical surface, most of the entering light is directly refracted out of the optical lens through the second optical surface, and a part of the entering light that strikes the third optical surface is first reflected by the third optical surface towards the second optical surface via total internal reflection and then refracted out of the optical lens through the second optical surface. A backlight module incorporating the optical lens is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2014
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Inventors: CHAO-HSIUNG CHANG, PIN-CHUAN CHEN, LUNG-HSIN CHEN, WEN-LIANG TSENG
  • Publication number: 20150036319
    Abstract: A dual panel display including a backlight module is disclosed. The backlight module includes a light source arranged between a first display panel and a second display panel, and a first diffusion plate and a second diffusion plate between the light source and the first display panel and the second display panel. The light source includes a PCB and LEDs arranged on the PCB. The PCB includes a first side facing toward the first diffusion plate and a second side facing toward the second diffusion plate. The first side and the second side include a plurality of LEDs arranged thereon. The first side and the second side include supporting members for supporting the first and the second diffusion plates such that the distance between the light source and the first and second diffusion plate is sustained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2013
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Applicant: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co. Ltd.
    Inventor: Chao Ning
  • Patent number: 8944623
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to maintain high brightness of output light while ensuring sufficient color reproducibility in a liquid crystal display device. A liquid crystal display device 10 or 10? according to the present invention includes a backlight device 12 or 40 and a liquid crystal panel 11. The backlight unit 12 or 40 includes LEDs 24 or 44 as light sources. The backlight unit 12 or 40 irradiates the liquid crystal panel 11 with light. The liquid crystal panel 11 includes a pair of substrates 11a and 11b, and a liquid crystal layer 11c. The CF substrate 11a of the liquid crystal panel 11 includes a color filter 19. The color filter 19 includes a plurality of the respective color sections R, G, B, and Y that exhibit the colors of red, green, blue, and yellow, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yoshiki Takata
  • Patent number: 8944663
    Abstract: A light guide plate having a V-cut structure and a backlight module are disclosed. The light guide plate comprises straight-striped V-cut structure sets and a base plate having a light-entering side. The straight-striped V-cut structure sets are formed on a surface of the base plate adjacent to the light-entering side, wherein each straight-striped V-cut structure set is composed of at least one V-cut element, each V-cut element having a first base angle and a second base angle formed between its respective two inclined surfaces and a horizontal surface of the base plate. The first base angle is located closer to the light-entering side than the second base angle is, and is smaller than or equal to the second base angle. The straight-striped V-cut structure sets have a plurality of second average angle values which are gradually decreased from the light-entering side to a central position of the base plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Chiung-Han Wang, Jing-Huan Liao