The present invention relates to the liquid crystal display field, and in particular, to a light guide plate, a liquid crystal display module, and a terminal device.
Because a liquid crystal module of a liquid crystal display does not emit light itself, to enable the liquid crystal display to normally display an image, a backlight module is used to provide enough luminance and a uniformly distributed light source to display the image. The backlight module is one of key components of a liquid crystal display module (liquid crystal display module, LCM). At present, a liquid crystal display (liquid crystal display module, LCD) panel made by using the LCM has been widely used in electronics products, such as a display, a notebook computer, a cell phone, a digital camera, and a projector.
A light guide plate is one important part of the LCM, and performance of the light guide plate severely restrains backlight efficiency of the LCM. For a small-sized LCM, an existing backlight light source is generally an edge-illumination type backlight light source. However, because an LED light source is disposed outside the light guide plate, a gap exists between the LED light source and the light guide plate; as a result, light of the LED is caused to leak from surrounding edges and a back side of the light guide plate, leading to low backlight efficiency.
An existing solution is to add a reflection paper or use a white plastic frame at the periphery of the light guide plate to reflect, add a reflection sheet to the back side, and apply light shielding adhesive to a gap between the top side and the LCD. A structure may be shown in
In addition, an LED-embedded light guide plate is further put forward in the industry to improve the amount of incident light, as shown in
Embodiments of the present invention provide a light guide plate, a liquid crystal display module, and a terminal device, which can improve the amount of incident light of a light guide plate and increase backlight efficiency of an LCM without increasing a size of the LCM.
According to a first aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a light guide plate. The light guide plate includes light guide plate substrate, including a light inlet surface and a light outlet surface, where a first groove is disposed on the light guide plate substrate, the first groove is configured to accommodate a light emitting portion of a first light source, and a bottom surface of the first groove forms the light inlet surface. The light guide plate also includes a light reflection layer, disposed on a part of an outer surface of the light guide plate substrate except the light inlet surface and the light outlet surface, where light emitted from the first light source enters the light guide plate substrate through the light inlet surface, and is refracted by the light reflection layer, so that the light emitted from the first light source comes out through the light outlet surface.
In a first possible implementation manner, the light inlet surface further includes a groove peripheral surface of the first groove.
With reference to the first aspect or the first possible implementation manner of the first aspect, in a second possible implementation manner, the first groove is further configured to form airtight space with the first light source, so as to prevent the light emitted from the first light source from coming out from another place except the light inlet surface.
In a third possible implementation manner, the bottom surface is planar or arc-shaped.
With reference to the first possible implementation manner of the first aspect, in a fourth possible implementation manner, the first groove is disposed on an end of an upper surface or an end of a lower surface of the light guide plate substrate; and an angle between the groove peripheral surface of the first groove and the upper surface or the lower surface is a right angle.
With reference to the first possible implementation manner of the first aspect, in a fifth possible implementation manner, the first groove is disposed on a joint of an upper surface and an end surface of the light guide plate substrate, or the first groove is disposed on a joint of a lower surface and an end surface of the light guide plate substrate; and an angle between the groove peripheral surface of the first groove and the upper surface or the lower surface of the light guide plate substrate is an acute angle.
With reference to the first aspect or the fourth or fifth possible implementation manner of the first aspect, in a sixth possible implementation manner, the joint of the upper surface or the lower surface of the light guide plate substrate and the end surface of the light guide plate substrate is a curved surface.
With reference to the first aspect or the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, or sixth possible implementation manner of the first aspect, in a seventh possible implementation manner, optical clear adhesive is filled between the light emitting portion of the first light source and the first groove.
With reference to the first aspect or the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, or seventh possible implementation manner of the first aspect, in an eighth possible implementation manner, the light reflection layer is any one of silver, aluminum, and non-metallic dielectric film, where the non-metallic dielectric film is made of silicon dioxide and titanium oxide, or silicon dioxide and niobium oxide.
With reference to the first aspect or the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, or eighth possible implementation manner of the first aspect, in a ninth possible implementation manner, the light reflection layer is disposed on the part of the outer surface of the light guide plate substrate except the light inlet surface and the light outlet surface by means of any process of electroplating, vacuum electroplating, sputtering, electrophoresis, and coating.
With reference to the first aspect or the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, or ninth possible implementation manner of the first aspect, in a tenth possible implementation manner, the first light source includes any one of an inorganic LED, an organic LED, electroluminescence, photoluminescence, quantum luminescence, and laser.
According to a second aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a liquid crystal display module, including a light guide plate, a first light source, a scattering sheet, a liquid crystal display, and a drive circuit. The light guide plate includes: a light guide plate substrate and a light reflection layer, where the light guide plate substrate includes a light inlet surface and a light outlet surface, a first groove is disposed on the light guide plate substrate, the first groove is configured to accommodate a light emitting portion of the first light source, a bottom surface of the first groove forms the light inlet surface, and the light reflection layer is disposed on a part of an outer surface of the light guide plate substrate except the light inlet surface and the light outlet surface; light emitted from the first light source enters the light guide plate substrate through the light inlet surface, and is refracted by the light reflection layer, so that the light emitted from the first light source comes out through the light outlet surface; and the scattering sheet is located on the light outlet surface of the light guide plate, the liquid crystal display is located on the scattering sheet, and the drive circuit is electrically connected to the liquid crystal display.
In a first possible implementation manner, the light inlet surface further includes a groove peripheral surface of the first groove.
With reference to the second aspect or the first possible implementation manner of the second aspect, in a second possible implementation manner, the first groove is further configured to form airtight space with the first light source, so as to prevent the light emitted from the first light source from coming out from another place except the light inlet surface.
With reference to the first or second possible implementation manner of the second aspect, in a third possible implementation manner, the bottom surface is planar or arc-shaped.
With reference to the second aspect or the first possible implementation manner of the second aspect, in a fourth possible implementation manner, the first groove is disposed on an end of an upper surface or an end of a lower surface of the light guide plate substrate; and an angle between the groove peripheral surface of the first groove and the upper surface or the lower surface is a right angle.
With reference to the second aspect or the first possible implementation manner of the second aspect, in a fifth possible implementation manner, the first groove is disposed on a joint of an upper surface and an end surface of the light guide plate substrate, or the first groove is disposed on a joint of a lower surface and an end surface of the light guide plate substrate; and an angle between the groove peripheral surface of the first groove and the upper surface or the lower surface of the light guide plate substrate is an acute angle.
With reference to the fourth or fifth possible implementation manner of the second aspect, in a sixth possible implementation manner, the joint of the upper surface or the lower surface of the light guide plate substrate and the end surface of the light guide plate substrate is a curved surface.
With reference to the second aspect or the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, or sixth possible implementation manner of the second aspect, in a seventh possible implementation manner, optical clear adhesive is filled between the light emitting portion of the first light source and the first groove.
With reference to the second aspect or the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, or seventh possible implementation manner of the second aspect, in an eighth possible implementation manner, the light reflection layer is any one of silver, aluminum, and non-metallic dielectric film, where the non-metallic dielectric film is made of silicon dioxide and titanium oxide, or silicon dioxide and niobium oxide.
With reference to the second aspect or the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, or eighth possible implementation manner of the second aspect, in a ninth possible implementation manner, the light reflection layer is disposed on the part of the outer surface of the light guide plate substrate except the light inlet surface and the light outlet surface by means of any process of electroplating, vacuum electroplating, sputtering, electrophoresis, and coating.
With reference to the second aspect or the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, or ninth possible implementation manner of the second aspect, in a tenth possible implementation manner, the scattering sheet includes a scattering film and an antireflective film, where the scattering film is located on the light outlet surface of the light guide plate, and the antireflective film is located on the scattering film; or the scattering sheet includes a scattering film, where the scattering film is located on the light outlet surface of the light guide plate.
According to a third aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a terminal device, including the liquid crystal display module described in the second aspect.
In a first possible implementation manner, the terminal device further includes a flexible printed circuit board, and the liquid crystal display module receives image data by using the flexible printed circuit board.
According to a light guide plate, a liquid crystal display module, and a terminal device in the embodiments of the present invention, a light reflection layer on a part of a light guide plate substrate except a light inlet surface and a light outlet surface increases reflection efficiency of a light guide plate, and a first groove on the light guide plate substrate accommodates a light emitting portion of a first light source, so that the first light source is partially embedded in the first groove, effectively improving the amount of incident light of the light guide plate. In this way, backlight efficiency of an LCM is improved without increasing a size of the LCM.
A light guide plate, a liquid crystal display module, and a terminal device provided in embodiments of the present invention are described below in detail.
As shown in
It can been seen from above that the first groove 111 accommodates the light emitting portion of the first light source, and the light reflection layer is disposed on the part of the outer surface of the light guide plate substrate except the light inlet surface 112 and the light outlet surface 113, so that after light emitted from the light emitting portion of the first light source enters the light guide plate substrate 11 through the light inlet surface 112, and is refracted by the light reflection layer 12, the light emitted from the first light source can be output through the light outlet surface 113, so as to prevent light in the light guide plate 1 from coming out from another place and affecting light guiding efficiency of the light guide plate 1.
The bottom surface 1112 of the first groove 111 may be planar or arc-shaped.
Optionally, the light inlet surface 112 may further include a groove peripheral surface 1111 of the first groove 111, and a cross section of the groove peripheral surface 1111 may be rectangular or circular, or in another shape.
It should be noted that, in this embodiment of the present invention, when the bottom surface 1112 of the first groove 111 is arc-shaped, in this case, the first groove 111 may not have the groove peripheral surface 1111; certainly, when the bottom surface 1112 of the first groove 111 is arc-shaped, the first groove 111 may also have the groove peripheral surface 1111.
The first groove 111 may form airtight space with the first light source, so as to prevent the light emitted from the first light source from coming out from another place except the light inlet surface 112.
The first light source may be an LED light source, or may be another light source. The first light source may include but is not limited to any one of an inorganic LED, an organic LED, electroluminescence, photoluminescence, quantum luminescence, and laser, or may be a light source generating light indirectly and passively or a light source generating light directly.
An LED light source is used as an example for a specific description below.
The first groove 111 is disposed on an end of an upper surface or an end of a lower surface of the light guide plate substrate 11; and an angle between the groove peripheral surface 1111 of the first groove 111 and the upper surface or the lower surface of the light guide plate substrate 11 may be an acute angle or a right angle (that is, an angle between a direction of a peripheral surface of the first groove 111 and the lower surface or the upper surface of the light guide plate substrate 11 may be an acute angle or a right angle). Alternatively, the first groove 111 is disposed on a joint of an upper surface and an end surface of the light guide plate substrate 11, or the first groove 111 is disposed on a joint of a lower surface and an end surface of the light guide plate substrate 11; and an angle between the groove peripheral surface 1111 of the first groove 111 and the upper surface or the lower surface of the light guide plate substrate 11 is an acute angle (that is, an angle between a direction of a peripheral surface of the first groove 111 and the upper surface or the lower surface of the light guide plate substrate 11 may be an acute angle or a right angle).
Specifically,
In some products, the light guide plate 1 is required to be relatively thin, and therefore a position of the first groove 111 may be changed, as shown in
A case in which the first groove 111 is disposed on the upper surface of the light guide plate substrate 11 is similar to that in
As restraint between a size of the LED light source and a thickness of the light guide plate is considered, the angle between the groove peripheral surface 1111 of the first groove 111 and the upper surface or the lower surface of the light guide plate substrate 11 may be preferably between 80° and 90°.
As shown in
The LED light source is partially embedded in the first groove 111, that is, after the light emitting portion of the LED light source is disposed in the first groove 111, a gap between the light emitting portion of the LED light source and the first groove 111 may be filled with optical clear adhesive (which is not shown in a figure), to decrease losses of light reflection and scattering caused by an air gap.
Therefore, the first groove 111 of the light guide plate substrate 11 accommodates the light emitting portion of the first light source, so that the first light source is partially embedded in the first groove 111, which effectively improves the amount of incident light of the light guide plate without increasing a thickness of the light guide plate.
The light reflection layer 12 may be made of a metal material having a good reflection effect, such as silver or aluminum, or may be a dielectric film made of other non-metallic materials having a good reflection effect. The non-metallic materials may be silicon dioxide and titanium oxide, or silicon dioxide and niobium oxide. The light reflection layer 12 may be disposed at all or some positions on the outer surface of the light guide plate substrate 11 except the light inlet surface 112 and the light outlet surface 113 by means of any process of electroplating, vacuum electroplating, sputtering, electrophoresis, and coating. This structure is applicable to light guide plates in different manners of light input by a light source, for example, the structure may be used for a light guide plate in an LED backlight manner in this embodiment of the present invention, and may also be used for another light guide plate in another light output manner; and the structure may be used for a light guide plate of an LED light source, and may also be used for another light guide plate of another light source.
The light reflection layer 12 is disposed on the outer surface of the light guide plate substrate 11 except the light inlet surface 112 and the light outlet surface 113. Compared with conventional usage of an adhesive material, for example, a manner of using a reflection paper, a white plastic frame, or a reflection sheet, usage of the light reflection layer 12 not only effectively reduces light losses and reflection decrease caused by an air gap, but also effectively reduces a thickness and length of the light guide plate substrate 11.
Correspondingly, an embodiment of the present invention provides a liquid crystal display module (LCM) to which the light guide plate provided in the foregoing embodiment is applied. As shown in
Referring to
It can been seen from above that, in the liquid crystal display module (LCM) in this embodiment, the first groove 111 accommodates the light emitting portion 21 of the first light source 2, and the light reflection layer 12 is disposed on the part of the outer surface of the light guide plate substrate 11 except the light inlet surface 112 and the light outlet surface 113, so that after light emitted from the light emitting portion 21 of the first light source 2 enters the light guide plate substrate 11 through the light inlet surface 112, and is refracted by the light reflection layer 12, the light emitted from the first light source 2 can be output through the light outlet surface 113, so as to prevent light in the light guide plate 1 from coming out from another place and affecting light guiding efficiency of the light guide plate 1.
The bottom surface 1112 of the first groove 111 may be planar or arc-shaped.
Optionally, the light inlet surface 112 may further include a groove peripheral surface 1111 of the first groove 111, and a cross section of the groove peripheral surface 1111 may be rectangular or circular, or in another shape.
The first groove 111 may form airtight space with the first light source, so as to prevent the light emitted from the first light source from coming out from another place except the light inlet surface 112.
The first groove 111 is disposed on an end of a lower surface or an upper surface of the light guide plate substrate 11; and an angle between the groove peripheral surface 1111 of the first groove 111 and the lower surface or the upper surface of the light guide plate substrate 11 may be an acute angle or a right angle. Alternatively, the first groove 111 is disposed on a joint of an upper surface and an end surface of the light guide plate substrate 11, or the first groove 111 is disposed on a joint of a lower surface and an end surface of the light guide plate substrate 11; and an angle between the groove peripheral surface 1111 of the first groove 111 and the upper surface or the lower surface of the light guide plate substrate 11 is an acute angle.
The first light source 2 may be an LED light source. The light emitting portion 21 of the first light source 2 is embedded in the first groove 111 of the light guide plate 1, and a gap between the light emitting portion 21 of the first light source 2 and the first groove 111 of the light guide plate 1 may be filled with optical clear adhesive 114. The rest part of the first light source 2 may be disposed outside the light guide plate 1. All of the light emitted from the light emitting portion 21 of the LED light source 2 almost enters the light guide plate 1, comes out through the light outlet surface (which is not shown in
The scattering sheet 3 may include a scattering film and an antireflective film, where the scattering film is located on the light outlet surface 113 of the light guide plate 1, and the antireflective film is located on the scattering film. The scattering sheet 3 may also include a scattering film, where the scattering film is located on the light outlet surface 113 of the light guide plate 1.
The drive circuit 6 may be a driver IC, and may be welded on the LCD 4 for electrical connection to the LCD 4.
The LCM may further include a flexible printed circuit board (Flexible Printed Circuit Board, FPC) 5, and the LCM may receive, by using the FPC 5, image data sent by a processor of a terminal device on which the LCM is located.
The LCD 4 may include multiple liquid crystal pixels, and each liquid crystal pixel includes three elements: R, G, and B. The LCM receives the image data by using the FPC 5, and sends the image data to the driver IC. The driver IC has a memory (for example, a random access memory), which can store the image data, and the driver IC outputs a corresponding voltage signal to each liquid crystal pixel on the LCD 4 according to the image data. Corresponding liquid crystal deflection is performed for the liquid crystal pixel of the LCD 4 according to the received voltage signal, where different voltage values determine different liquid crystal deflection angles, so that the liquid crystal pixels are displayed with different luminance degrees and colors by using different liquid crystal deflection angles. In this way, the LCM can display the received image data.
In a specific example, an angle between the groove peripheral surface of the first groove 111 and a bottom surface of the light guide plate 1 may be an acute angle. The bottom surface of the light guide plate 1 is a lower surface of the light guide plate 1.
In another specific example, an angle between the groove peripheral surface of the first groove 111 and a bottom surface of the light guide plate 1 may be a right angle. The bottom surface of the light guide plate 1 is a lower surface of the light guide plate 1.
In still another specific example, a thickness of an end of the light guide plate 1 on which the first groove 111 is located is equal to a thickness of the rest part of the light guide plate 1.
In yet another specific example, a thickness of an end of the light guide plate 1 on which the first groove 111 is located is greater than a thickness of the rest part of the light guide plate 1.
In this embodiment, a solution in which the gap between the light emitting portion 21 of the LED light source 2 and the first groove 111 of the light guide plate 1 is filled with the optical clear adhesive 114 is provided, to implement exclusion of an air gap between the light guide plate 1 and the LED light source 2. In addition, the light guide plate 1 and the LED light source 2 may be integrally formed by injection molding or another manner may be used to implement exclusion of an air gap between the light guide plate 1 and the LED light source 2.
According to the liquid crystal display module in this embodiment of the present invention, the light reflection layer 12 on the light guide plate 1 increases reflection efficiency of the light guide plate 1, and the first groove 111 on the light guide plate accommodates the light emitting portion 21 of the first light source 2, so that the light emitting portion 21 of the first light source 2 is embedded in the first groove 111, effectively improving the amount of incident light of the light guide plate 1. In this way, backlight efficiency of the LCM is improved without increasing a size of the LCM.
Correspondingly, an embodiment of the present invention further provides a terminal device, including the liquid crystal display module provided in the foregoing embodiment.
The terminal device may be a terminal having a liquid crystal display module, for example, the terminal device may be a cell phone, a wearable device, a navigator, a computer, or a PAD.
In the foregoing specific implementation manners, the objective, technical solutions, and benefits of the present invention are further described in detail. It should be understood that the foregoing descriptions are merely specific implementation manners of the present invention, but are not intended to limit the protection scope of the present invention. Any modification, equivalent replacement, or improvement made without departing from the spirit and principle of the present invention should fall within the protection scope of the present invention.
This application is a national stage of International Application No. PCT/CN2014/076390, filed on Apr. 28, 2014, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.
Filing Document | Filing Date | Country | Kind |
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PCT/CN2014/076390 | 4/28/2014 | WO | 00 |