Lcd Backlight Patents (Class 362/97.2)
  • Publication number: 20140204605
    Abstract: The present invention provides a light-importing system, direct-lit backlight module and liquid crystal display device. The light-importing system includes ambient light collection system, facing and collecting ambient light, and outputting absorbed light; a plurality of light-guiding devices, each having light-entering end and light-exiting end, light-entering end adjacent to ambient light collection system, the absorbed light entering light-entering end and guided to light-exiting end, the plurality of the light-exiting ends being arranged in an array format underneath a light-entering surface of a diffuser; and a plurality of light diffusion devices, each disposed between light-exiting end and light-entering surface, expanding the light-emitting angle of the light-exiting end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2013
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Che-chang Hu, Hu He
  • Patent number: 8783890
    Abstract: Disclosed are an illumination device to be located immediately below an object to be illuminated, wherein a plurality of point-like light sources are arranged, and a display device provided with the illumination device. Even in a structure wherein the light emitted from point-like light sources is diffused and planarly emitted, in order to provide an illumination device which can uniformly and planarly emit the light without reducing the light intensity at the overlapped portion of the light emitted from the point-like light sources, point-like light sources (LED light sources) each diffusing the light to be emitted in a square-shaped light emission distribution, and an illumination device (LED backlight device) wherein the point-like light sources are arranged in a planar manner so that the square-shaped light emission distributions of the light diffused by the point-like light sources are overlapped in parallel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Nobuhiro Kasai
  • Patent number: 8786643
    Abstract: An edge-lit display having a front modulator in the top layer of an optical package and an extractor in at least one of the top and bottom layers. A control system is connected to control the extraction mechanism to project light which approximates a desired image onto the front modulator, estimate a pattern of light incident on the front modulator, and control the front modulator based on the estimated pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation
    Inventor: Helge Seetzen
  • Patent number: 8780294
    Abstract: A display device includes a liquid crystal display panel that varies a phase of polarized light via liquid crystal molecules, and having first and second polarizing plates respectively disposed on opposite sides of the liquid crystal display panel; a first light guide plate including a surface having a plurality of recessed patterns, to reflect light input through a side surface of the first light guide plate, and to output two-dimensional light towards the liquid crystal display panel; and a second light guide plate including a surface having a plurality of recessed patterns, the plurality of recessed patterns of the second guide plate facing the plurality of recessed patterns of the first light guide plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Se Hong Park, Jae Seok Park, Kyung Ha Lee
  • Patent number: 8780293
    Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device, backlight module and frame unit thereof. The frame unit comprises: back frame and resilient fastening element. The back frame comprises: bottom plate and connected side wall. The bottom plate is for carrying optical part of backlight module. The resilient fastening element comprises a first support part, a second support part, and a side plate. The first support part contacts the bottom plate, the second support part is for supporting liquid crystal panel, and a positioning trench formed between the first support part and the second support part is for clamping a side of the optical part, the second support part is located between the liquid crystal panel and the optical part, and the side plate and the side wall are disposed correspondingly. The present invention can replace known mold frame with frame unit to reduce cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Yi-cheng Kuo, Yu-chun Hsiao, Chengwen Que, Pangling Zhang, Dehua Li
  • Patent number: 8780037
    Abstract: A display method of an embodiment (i) determines a suitable length of an off period of an LED in accordance with a gray scale transition time, i.e., a time during which a transmittance of a liquid crystal is being changed, and (ii) turns off a light source for the determined length of the off period in a first half part of a one frame period. This makes it difficult for a halfway change in a gray scale transition to be reflected in a brightness of a pixel. Also, by performing a gray scale transition emphasis process to a display signal when the gray scale transition is caused, it is possible to increase the brightness of the pixel in the midst of the gray scale transition and to reduce a response time of the pixel. As such, it is possible to further improve a quality of moving image display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hirofumi Murakami, Kohji Fujiwara
  • Patent number: 8780292
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a liquid crystal display and a backlight module and a frame unit thereof. The frame unit includes a holder part and an intermediate frame. The holder part is provided with a supporting portion and a vertical portion. The supporting portion supports the light guide plate, and the mating portion is disposed on the side of the vertical portion away from the supporting portion. The mating portion is provided with a mating face, and the mating face tilts from the side of the vertical portion close to the light guide plate to the side of the vertical portion away from the light guide plate. The intermediate frame presses against the light guide plate, and an inverted U-shaped groove is disposed on the intermediate frame. A mating portion is disposed in the inverted U-shaped groove, and a mating face abuts on the inner surface of the inverted U-shaped groove close to the light guide plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Yi-cheng Kuo, Yu-chun Hsiao, Chengwen Que, Pangling Zhang, Dehua Li
  • Patent number: 8773617
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) includes a cover assembly; a liquid crystal panel; a light guide plate configured to guide light to the liquid crystal panel; a printed circuit board (PCB) to which the light guide plate is mounted; and a light emitting diode (LED) package which is mounted on the PCB and emits light to a lateral side of the light guide plate. The PCB includes a base substrate; a connecting hole which is formed in the base substrate to couple the base substrate to the cover assembly with a connecting member; an insulating layer which is coated on the base substrate while avoiding a head part of the connecting member; and a spacer tape which is provided on an upper side of the insulating layer so that the light guide plate is evenly mounted on the PCB.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Suk Ju Choi, Kun Ho Cho, Yong Hun Kwon, Kye Hoon Lee, Gil Tae Hur, Young Min Lee
  • Publication number: 20140184982
    Abstract: A backlight module for a liquid crystal display and a method for manufacturing a heat dissipation part of the backlight module. The method includes the steps of: preparing a hollow pipe (20), wherein the hollow pipe (20) has a hollow structure, the section of the hollow pipe (20) in a transverse direction is a “” shape, and the hollow pipe (20) comprises a first bearing part (211), a second bearing part (212), a first vertical part (221) and a second vertical part (222); and cutting the hollow pipe (20), wherein the first vertical part and the second vertical part are respectively cut in a vertical direction to cut the hollow pipe into two heat dissipation parts, a heat dissipation part is formed by the first bearing part (211) and the first vertical part (221), and the other dissipation part is formed by the second bearing part (212) and the second vertical part (222). According to the method, the production cost can be reduced and the product can be thinned and lightened.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2012
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Inventors: Yu-chun Hsiao, Chong Huang
  • Publication number: 20140184985
    Abstract: The present invention belongs to a field of liquid crystal display technical, and relates to a backlight module and a liquid crystal display. The backlight module includes a backplane and a light source arranged on the backplane, and further includes a position-limiting unit. The position-limiting unit is arranged on the backplane, and is capable of limiting a liquid crystal panel at a set position. The backlight module according to the present invention is a direct-type backlight module. The advantageous effects of the present invention are as follows: as compared with a direct-type backlight module in the prior art in which a plastic frame is used to fix positions of respective components, the backlight module according to the present invention reduces the cost of the backlight module effectively and enables assembling of the backlight module to be easy due to employing a configuration without a plastic frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2013
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Inventors: Shuangfei LIU, Jian Zhong
  • Patent number: 8757829
    Abstract: An embodiment of the disclosed technology discloses a backlight source and a display device. The backlight source including a back plate, an optical film, a light source bracket located between the back plate and the optical film, and a light source mounted onto the light source bracket; the light emitted from the light source is radiated toward the optical film after being reflected by the back plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yan Wei, Heecheol Kim, Chunfang Zhang
  • Publication number: 20140168576
    Abstract: Disclosed are an optical member and a display device having the same. The optical member includes a first substrate, a plurality of wavelength conversion parts provided on the first substrate while being spaced apart from each other, and a sealing layer on a top surface of the wavelength conversion parts and at a lateral side of the wavelength conversion parts. Each of the wavelength conversion parts includes a host on the first substrate, and a plurality of wavelength conversion particles in the host.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2012
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Sun Hwa Lee
  • Patent number: 8752973
    Abstract: A thickness of a backlight unit is reduced and brightness in a middle portion of a display device is improved. The backlight unit includes a first LED unit 23; a first light guide plate 20 including a light entering surface 20b, and a light exiting surface 20a; and a second light guide plate 21 including a light entering surface 21b, and a light exiting surface 21a. The light exiting surface 21a of the second light guide plate 21 is disposed to overlap at least a portion F of the light existing surface 20a of the first light guide plate 20 that is farthest from the first LED unit 23. Light outputted from the light exiting surface 21a of the second light guide plate 21 enters the first light guide plate 20 at least through a surface of the first light guide plate 20 opposite to the light exiting surface 20a thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Susumu Ohyama
  • Patent number: 8755007
    Abstract: In a liquid crystal device, when the local dimming is adopted, at a light guide plate of a lighting device, light guide plate portions having a trapezoidal planar shape where two sides facing each other in the Y-axis direction have different lengths are arranged in the X-axis direction to have reverse orientations in the Y-axis direction. A light emitting element emits the light of a light source from the end surface of the light guide plate portion which is located at a short side into the light guide plate portion. A light scattering surface is installed at the space between the light guide plate portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Yoichi Momose
  • Patent number: 8752999
    Abstract: The present invention provides a back frame of flat panel display device, which includes at least first and second primary assembling pieces. The at least two primary assembling pieces are joined to form the back frame. The primary assembling pieces include an elastic member arranged on a portion of an upper surface thereof in a lengthwise direction. The present invention provides a back frame of a flat panel display device and a backlight system that include an elastic member arranged on a portion of an upper surface of the primary assembling pieces so that the back frame can well support a light homogenization mechanism and protect the light homogenization mechanism from violent shakes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yi-Cheng Kuo, Yu-Chun Hsiao, Chong Huang, Jia-He Cheng, Cheng-Wen Que, Quan Li, Liu-Yang Yang
  • Patent number: 8755002
    Abstract: A backlight assembly includes a light source unit including a circuit board, a light source disposed on a first plane, of the circuit board, and at least one connection unit disposed on a second plane opposite to the first plane of the circuit board and electrically connected to the light source, a receiving container having a bottom plate and sidewalls extending from edges of the bottom plate and receiving the light source unit, the bottom plate including at least one opening portion in which the connection unit is inserted and exposed to the outside, and at least one driving unit disposed at a rear surface of the receiving container and connected to the connection unit for driving the light source unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin-Hee Park, Bong-Hyun You, Jae-Chang Choi
  • Patent number: 8746945
    Abstract: A backlight unit is disclosed. The backlight unit includes a light emitting device module, a reflective plate including at least two slopes configured to reflect light emitted from the light emitting device module to an optical member, and the optical member to transmit the light directed from the light emitting device module and the reflective plate. The slope located farther from the light emitting device module has a greater gradient with respect to a horizontal plane than the slope located closer to the light emitting device module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jong Wook Kim
  • Patent number: 8746911
    Abstract: The invention discloses a backlight module and an LCD device including the backlight module. The backlight module includes a light source, an aluminum extrusion, and a backplane. The light source is fixed on the aluminum extrusion, and the aluminum extrusion and the backplane are integratedly joined. The aluminum extrusion heat dissipation is used by the backlight module of the LCD device of the invention, the aluminum extrusion and the backplane are integratedly joined, the contact area between the aluminum extrusion and air is increased, and thus high-efficiency heat dissipation is obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shihhsiang Chen, Chong Huang, Quan Li
  • Patent number: 8746910
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a backplane, a backlight module and an LCD device. A backplane, comprising a plurality of ribs which intersect vertically and horizontally to form a plurality of meshes. In the present invention, because ribs are adopted as basic members of the backplane and the comprehensively intersected ribs form the meshes, all components and parts of the backplane module required to be fixed to the backplane can be fixed to the meshes. The ribs are standard and universal; the meshes formed by the ribs are arranged on the whole backplane and can absolutely satisfy the fixation needs of the components and the parts of different positions and different installation dimensions; therefore, for backplanes of different dimensions, as long as the ribs of different lengths are selected, a standard and universal backplane, a backlight module and an LCD device can be formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chong Huang, Yicheng Kuo, Yuchun Hsiao
  • Patent number: 8740446
    Abstract: A light guide plate positioning design in backlight module includes a base, a light guide plate, a first positioning unit, and a second positioning unit. The base has a sidewall extending along a second direction. The first positioning unit is disposed on the sidewall for contacting the light guide plate to resist a displacement of the light guide plate in a first direction, and further to position the light guide plate relatively to the sidewall in the first direction. The second positioning unit is disposed on the base for contacting the light guide plate to resist a displacement of the light guide plate in the second direction, and further to position the light guide plate in the second direction in a position along the side wall. The resistance of the first positioning unit to the displacement of the light guide plate is greater than that of the second positioning unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Jien-Feng Huang, Chi-Chen Huang
  • Patent number: 8734001
    Abstract: A backlight assembly includes a receiving container, a first light source module and a first light source cover. The receiving container includes a bottom portion, a first sidewall and a second sidewall connected to the bottom portion. The first light source module is supported by the bottom portion and adjacent to the first side wall. The first light source cover makes contact with an exterior surface of the first sidewall. The first light source cover surrounds the second sidewall so that a first end portion of the first light source cover covers the first light source module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyun-Chul Bae, Cheol-Yong Noh, Seong-Sik Choi
  • Publication number: 20140139783
    Abstract: A back plate includes a first vertical wall, a second vertical wall, and a back plate bottom portion. The first vertical wall is connected with the second vertical wall by a first horizontal wall, and the back plate bottom portion is disposed corresponding to the first horizontal wall, such that the first vertical wall, the second vertical wall, the first horizontal wall, and the back plate bottom portion constitute a square structure. The structure of the back plate not only increase the strength of the back plate but also lower manufacturing cost and weight of the back plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2012
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Guofu Tang
  • Patent number: 8727601
    Abstract: A display includes a flexible display panel having a back face, two backlight modules disposed on the back face of the display panel and each including a contact end, and an outer casing having two casing panels respectively connected to and supporting the backlight modules oppositely of the display panel. The casing panels are pivotal to move the backlight modules and the display panel between collapsed and non-collapsed positions. In the collapsed position, the display panel is folded, and the backlight modules are parallelly spaced apart. In the non-collapsed position, the display panel is laid flat, the backlight modules coplanarly cover the back face of the display panel, and the contact ends of the backlight modules abut against each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Wistron Corporation
    Inventors: Yi-Kai Wang, Tsung-Hua Yang, Tarng-Shiang Hu, Chih-Hao Chang, Yu-Jung Peng
  • Patent number: 8730430
    Abstract: A light-emitting element substrate mounting light-emitting elements is arranged on a front face of a chassis. The light-emitting element substrate is connected to a first connector. A power supply substrate for supplying electric power to the light-emitting element substrate is arranged on a rear face of the chassis. A second connector is connected to the power supply substrate. In addition, the first and the second connectors are connected to each other, so that the power supply substrate supplies electric power to the light-emitting element substrate via the first connector and the second connector. The second connector may electrically be connected to the power supply substrate via a harness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Limited
    Inventor: Takeharu Naito
  • Patent number: 8727553
    Abstract: In a lighting device 12 according to the present invention, a first board 20a and a second board 20b on which a plurality of light sources 17 are mounted are arranged in a first board arrangement area 30a and a second board arrangement area 30b of a chassis 14, respectively, in respective predetermined orientations. The first board 20a includes a first board-side interlock portion 31a interlocked with a first chassis-side interlock portion 32a provided in the first board arrangement area 30a, and the second board 20b includes a second board-side interlock portion 31b interlocked with a second chassis-side interlock portion 32b provided in the second board arrangement area 30b. In arranging the first board 20a in the second board arrangement area 30b, the first board-side interlock portion 31a is not interlocked with the second chassis-side interlock portion 32b.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Nobuhiro Kasai
  • Patent number: 8727552
    Abstract: The invention relates to an illumination device, in particular in the form of a luminous emitter (14) for TV recordings, stages, etc. The luminous emitter (14) comprises a light source (29) and a plate-type element (25) arranged in the beam path of the light source (29). The plate-type element (25) comprises two transparent plates (26) with a layer of liquid crystals (22) arranged in between. The liquid crystals (22) are disordered in a first state. The liquid crystals (22) are aligned with one another in a second state. An electrical voltage is applied to the liquid crystal layer in order to change between the states. The invention enables a rapid change between direct illumination and diffuse illumination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Inventor: Sebastian Heise
  • Publication number: 20140133133
    Abstract: The present invention provides a luminance enhancement film which is superior in dimensional stability, thermal stability, and anti-deformation ability. Thus, it can meet the current requirement for thinning LCD apparatuses. With regard to the luminance enhancement film, a prism row structure is formed on a surface of a substrate, and a reinforced layer is formed on the other surface of the substrate. The glass transition temperature of the reinforced layer is in the range from 80° C. to 250° C., and the thickness of that is in the range from 3 ?m to 50 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2013
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: UBRIGHT OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yi-Long TYAN, Chia-Yi CHEN, Yu-Mei JUAN, Lung-Pin HSIN, Hui-Yong Paul CHEN
  • Patent number: 8721158
    Abstract: The invention provides an LCD device. The LCD device includes a frame. The frame is internally provided with a lightbar, an LGP, and a reflecting surface. A long and narrow reflecting cavity is formed between the lightbar, the reflecting surface, and the LGP, and the frame is provided with heat dissipating holes which are communicated with the outside of the LCD device in the corresponding positions of both ends of the reflecting cavity. In the invention, the frame at the open parts of both ends of the reflecting cavity is provided with heat dissipating holes, thereby forming a “chimney effect”, namely hot air rapidly rises and then is discharged from the top holes, and cold air is rapidly supplemented from the bottom holes. Thus, heat convection is accelerated, thereby improving heat dissipation effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Guofu Tang
  • Patent number: 8723783
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) includes: a light source unit to provide light to a liquid crystal panel and includes first point light sources and second point light sources; a first timing controller to transmit a first image signal and a second image signal to the liquid crystal panel; a second timing controller to transmit optical data, which includes first information to turn on the first point light sources and the second point light sources at different times; and a light source driver to control the first point light sources and the second point light sources to be turned on and off according to the optical data. A method of driving an LCD includes turning on and off first and second point light sources according to received first and second image signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong-Min Yeo, Byung-Choon Yang, Young-Jun Seo, Yong-Hoon Kwon
  • Patent number: 8724053
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display including a display panel, an optical film and a backlight module is disclosed. The optical film is disposed on the display panel and has a plurality of micro structures facing the display panel arranged on the optical film. The period of the arranged micro structures is between 90 ?m˜3 ?m. The backlight module and the optical film are disposed on opposite sides of the display panel respectively. The backlight module is used for emitting a light, which penetrates the display panel and reaches the optical film. The light is deflected by the micro structures of the optical film and then is emitted to the outside at an angle of 20˜70 degrees relative to a normal line of the light outputting plane of the optical film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Chi Mei Corporation
    Inventors: Tsang-Chi Wang, Wang-Yang Li
  • Patent number: 8721099
    Abstract: The present invention provides a back frame and a backlight system of a flat panel display device. The back frame includes at least two assembling pieces. The at least two assembling pieces are joined to form the back frame. The back frame further includes a bracing piece fixed to the assembling pieces and the bracing piece functions to fix a circuit board. The bracing piece includes a bracing body, a first suspension section, a first bearing section, and a first resilient bent section. The bracing body is fixed to the assembling pieces. The first suspension section extends from the bracing body toward one side of the bracing body. The first bearing section is spaced from the bracing body and extends from the first suspension section toward one side of the first suspension section. The first resilient bent section is located between the first bearing section and the bracing body and is bent from the first suspension section toward one side of the first suspension section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yu-Chun Hsiao, Cheng-Wen Que, Yi-Cheng Kuo
  • Patent number: 8714763
    Abstract: The present invention aims at providing a lighting device configured to suppress uneven brightness, and a display device or a television receiver which includes the lighting device. The lighting device of the present invention includes a plurality of LEDs 16, an LED board 17S, a chassis 14, a connecting component 60, and a reflection sheet 21. The LEDs 16 are mounted on the LED board 175. Both of the LED boards 17S and 17C are attached to the chassis 14. The connecting component 60 electrically connect the LED boards 17S and 17C to each other. The reflection sheet 21 is overlaid on light source mounted surfaces 17A. In the lighting device, the connecting component 60 is arranged on a connecting component attached surface 17B of the LED board 17S. The connecting component attached surface 17B is opposite to the surface on which the reflection sheet 21 is overlaid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yasumori Kuromizu
  • Patent number: 8714764
    Abstract: A light emitting module board which is compatible with a plurality of screen sizes and is used for a backlight apparatus of a liquid crystal display panel is provided. A light emitting module includes a first connector 15 and a second connector 16, each including a plurality of cathode terminals and at least one anode terminal, at each end of the board, and can be connected to another one to each other through the connectors in multi-level. A cathode wiring 14 for supplying a cathode control signal includes first cathode wirings which connect the cathode terminals of the first connector and light emitting bodies to supply a control signal to the light emitting bodies in the light emitting module, and second cathode wirings which connect the cathode terminals of the first and second connectors to supply a control signal to the light emitting bodies on a downstream light emitting module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Atsushi Yamashita, Hiroyuki Nabesawa, Ken Sumitani, Manabu Yumoto, Manabu Onozaki
  • Patent number: 8717277
    Abstract: An apparatus of approximating backlight spread is used in a display to estimate a backlight spread image corresponding to an image after backlight spreading of a plurality of backlight sources arranged in a matrix form. An equalizer receives backlight pulse width modulation signals of the backlight sources for performing an equalization operation and generating corresponding equalization signals. A backlight seed image constructor receives the equalization signals to establish a backlight seed image. A first calculation unit calculates positions corresponding to the backlight seed image based on a backlight spread image. A second calculation unit calculates coordinates of the backlight seed image corresponding to the positions. A distance calculator calculates distance differences between the positions and coordinates of the backlight seed image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Orise Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chih-Kai Chang, Yu-Li Wu
  • Publication number: 20140118994
    Abstract: A bottom sash of a display module is provided. The bottom sash includes a bead part formed by depressing some portions of the bottom sash toward a rear side, and a reinforcing panel attached to a front surface of the bottom sash and spaced apart from the bead part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2013
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Byung Joo PAEK, Woo Sung IN, Jun Ki NOH
  • Patent number: 8708546
    Abstract: A backlight module includes a backboard, a reflection plate mounted inside the backboard, a light guide board arranged on the reflection plate, and an optic film arranged on the light guide board. The light guide board includes a main body and a plurality of upper and lower positioning pegs projecting from upper and lower surfaces of the main body. The optic film forms first positioning holes corresponding to the upper positioning pegs. The reflection plate forms second positioning holes corresponding to the lower positioning pegs. The backboard forms positioning channels corresponding to the lower positioning pegs. The first positioning holes of the optic films are fit over the upper positioning pegs of the light guide board and the lower positioning pegs are respectively set through the second positioning holes of the reflection plate to be received in the positioning channels of the backboard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chong Huang
  • Patent number: 8702262
    Abstract: The light sourcing module of a backlit LCD display apparatus includes a light sources and power sources supporting substrate. The supporting substrate supports plural light sources on a top major surface thereof and at least one heat generating and power supplying circuit element that protrudes from a bottom major surface of the supporting substrate. The supporting substrate integrally includes wiring that couples driving power output by power supplying circuit element to the plural light sources. A rear receiving frame includes an integral heat-sinking and dissipating recess or groove that is positioned and dimensioned to receive the power supplying circuit element when the supporting substrate is received by the rear receiving frame. The integral heat-sinking and dissipating recess or groove removes heat from the heat generating and power supplying circuit element so that such heat does not adversely affect performance of the light sources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin-Hee Park, Yong-Woo Lee, Joo-Young Kim, Seong-Sik Choi, Byoung-Dae Ye
  • Patent number: 8702263
    Abstract: A display device 10 of the present invention includes a relay connector 14 configured to relay power supply from the power board 16 mounted to a chassis 13 to a discharge tube 15. The relay connector 14 includes a holder 20 and a relay terminal 30. The holder has insulation properties and is mounted to the chassis 13. The relay terminal 30 is electrically connected to the power board 16 and the discharge tube 15, and attached to the holder 20. The relay terminal includes a pair of flexible portions 34 that hold the power board therebetween and are electrically connected to the power board 16. The flexible portions 34 are formed such that the longitudinal directions thereof cross the longitudinal direction of the discharge tube 15.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignees: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Limited
    Inventors: Yoshiki Takata, Takaaki Kudo, Naofumi Ikenaga
  • Patent number: 8698975
    Abstract: The embodiments of present disclosure disclose a prism sheet, a backlight module and a liquid crystal display device thereof. The prism sheet comprises a first sub-prism sheet and a second sub-prism sheet with faces being closely bonded with each other, the first sub-prism sheet having a plurality of protrusions on the surface being bonded with the second sub-prism sheet, and the second sub-prism sheet having recesses on the surface being bonded with the first sub-prism sheet corresponding to the protrusions, wherein the first sub-prism sheet and the second sub-prism sheet are made of materials having different refractive indexes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignees: Boe Technology Group Co., Ltd., Beijing Boe Display Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Rong Tang, Bin Zou, Dan Wang, Xibin Shao
  • Publication number: 20140098521
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a backlight module, the backlight module comprising: a backplane comprising a hollow portion; a reflective sheet having a reflective surface and a non-reflective surface, and assembled to the backplane; and a light shading layer disposed between the backplane and the reflective sheet for shading the hollow portion. The present invention also discloses an LCD device having the backlight module. The backlight module and the LCD device can shade the light transmitting through the reflective sheet to avoid the light leakage and the 3D scan flashing of the backlight module and can achieve safety standards, simplify the assembly steps, and conducive to cost control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2012
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Applicant: SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO. LTD.
    Inventor: Yajun Yu
  • Publication number: 20140098522
    Abstract: The present invention provides a backlight module, which at least comprises: a liquid crystal panel and a backlight sheet. The back of the liquid crystal panel is provided with multiple fastening devices which are provided with a holding portion thereon. The backlight sheet is provided with an assembling portion corresponding to the holding portion thereon. The fastening devices fix the liquid crystal panel on the backlight sheet by latching the assembling portion to the holding portion. The present invention also discloses a liquid crystal display device comprising the backlight module structure mentioned above. The backlight module and the liquid crystal display device according to the present invention can realize the backlight module without frame or with narrow frame structure and improve the assembling efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2012
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Applicant: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co. Ltd.
    Inventor: Dehua Li
  • Patent number: 8692957
    Abstract: A scanning backlight unit, a liquid crystal display and television and a television are provided herein. The backlight unit including a light source unit having plural groups of light sources which emit light in a main incidence direction; a control unit which controls the plural groups of light sources; and a light guiding plate having a bottom surface formed with a dispersion pattern dispersing the light received from the light source unit, wherein the dispersion pattern includes a plurality of grooves, with a groove of the plurality of grooves having a shape with a first size parallel to the main incidence direction and a second size perpendicular to the main incidence direction, and wherein the first size is larger than the second size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dae-hee Lee, Hyeong-sik Choi, Myung-ryul Jung, Do-hyeon Baek, Sin-wook Hyung
  • Patent number: 8690373
    Abstract: A directly illuminated display unit includes a display panel and one or more light sources disposed behind the display panel. The light sources are capable of producing illumination light. A diffusive light diverting layer is disposed between the one or more light sources and the display panel. The light diverting layer comprises first light diverting elements disposed on one of a first side of the light diverting layer facing display panel and second light diverting elements disposed on a second side of the light diverting layer facing away from the display panel. The diffusive light diverting layer further comprises diffusing particles disposed within a polymeric matrix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Kenneth A. Epstein, Kenneth J. Hanley, Gary T. Boyd
  • Patent number: 8684583
    Abstract: A backlight unit 12 includes a chassis 14, a plurality of cold cathode tubes 18, an optical member 16 and a plurality of support members 20. The chassis 14 has an opening on a light exit side. The cold cathode tubes 18 are light sources arranged in a parallel layout and housed in the chassis 14. The optical member 16 is arranged on the light exit side outer than the cold cathode tubes 18 so as to cover the opening of the chassis 14. The support members 20 are arranged in a parallel layout along a parallel arrangement direction of the cold cathode tubes 18. The support members 20 are formed such that support positions of the optical member 16 are relatively closer to the cold cathode tubes 18 around the center and relatively farther from the cold cathode tubes 18 near the edges. The cold cathode tubes 18 are arranged at relatively smaller intervals around the center and at relatively larger intervals near the edges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masashi Yokota
  • Publication number: 20140085868
    Abstract: An optical sheet includes a light-passing base sheet, a plurality of light-passing first patterns formed on a front major surface of the base sheet, and a plurality of light-passing second patterns formed on a rear major surface of the base sheet. The first patterns protrude from the front surface of the base sheet, a top portion of each of the second patterns makes contact with the rear surface of the second patterns while a larger lower surface of each of the second patterns is exposed to serve as a light receiving surface. Voids having relatively low refractive indices are formed between the light-passing second patterns. The optical sheet employs just one base sheet in one embodiment, thereby reducing a manufacturing cost of the optical sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2013
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seung-Mo KIM, Jinsung CHOI, DongHoon KIM, Seunghwan CHUNG
  • Publication number: 20140085546
    Abstract: This backlight device 12 of the present invention includes: a cold cathode fluorescent tube; a chassis 14 that houses at least the cold cathode fluorescent tube on a front surface 14a1 side of a bottom plate 14a of the chassis; and a circuit substrate 32 having a front surface 32a on which electronic components 38a and 38b are disposed, the front surface 32a facing a rear surface 14a2 of the bottom plate 14a of the chassis 14. The heat generated from the electronic components 38a and 38b circulates towards the chassis 14 with ease, and therefore the heat generated from the electronic components 38a and 38b on the circuit substrate 32 can be effectively dissipated by the bottom plate 14a of the chassis 14.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2012
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Tsuyoshi Ozeki
  • Publication number: 20140085867
    Abstract: The present invention provides a reflector, backlight module, and liquid crystal display device. The reflector, which includes: a first reflector element and a second reflector element. The first reflector element and the second reflector element consist of different materials; as a result, the first reflector element is more heat resistant than the second reflector element. In addition, the cost of the second reflector element is less than the cost of the first reflector element; thus, the normal function of the reflector is maintained while reducing the cost of the reflector; as a result, the cost of the backlight module and the liquid crystal display device is reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2012
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Yanxue Zhang
  • Patent number: 8678633
    Abstract: A lamp electrode printed circuit board of a backlight unit includes an insulating substrate, first and second conductive patterns on the insulating substrates along a first direction and in parallel, a connecting pattern extending from one of the first and second conductive patterns, a connecting pad at one end of the connecting pattern, auxiliary patterns extending from an edge of the connecting pad, and lamp holders electrically connected to the first and second conductive patterns and spaced apart from each other along the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Byung-Jin Choi, Hong-Sung Song, Woong-Ki Min
  • Patent number: 8681288
    Abstract: Provided is a backlight unit that is capable of suppressing an uneven brightness. The backlight unit (2) includes a lower lens sheet (91) and an upper lens sheet (92) that are disposed in an inside area of a frame portion of a frame (4) and that are laminated in this order, and a rim tape (10) attached to the frame portion of the frame (4). The upper lens sheet (92) is fixed in position by a wide portion (10a) of the rim tape (10) being affixed to the upper surface of an end (92b) of the upper lens sheet (92), while the lower lens sheet (91) is held without being affixed to the wide portion (10a) of the rim tape (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Inventor: Yoshihide Koyama
  • Publication number: 20140078443
    Abstract: A backlight module is disclosed, which includes an outer frame having a sidewall and a hole formed on the sidewall, an inner frame disposed inside of the outer frame, and an adhesive device. The inner frame includes a block wall and a support. The block wall has an inner surface, an outer surface, and a breakable section. The outer surface is in contact with the sidewall, and the breakable section is disposed corresponding to the hole. The adhesive device is disposed on the support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2013
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: AU Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Ching-Hung CHENG, Ta-Jen HUANG