Patent Application
20070002552
(a) Field of the Invention
The present invention is related to a light guide construction in backlight module, and more particularly to one applied in direct type backlight module.
(b) Description of the Prior Art
Depending on the design requirements, directly type or side-edge backlight module configuration is selected for an LCD applied in information device.
Furthermore, the only purpose of the diffuser plate 30 is consistently diffuse the light passing through it, and has very limited results on improving the phenomenon of alternatively bright and dark bands created on the liquid crystal module. Therefore, even certain backlight modules have on purpose extended the spacing between those light sources 20 and the diffuser plate 30 to allow expanded area for the light from each light source 20 to enter into the diffuser plate 30 so to reduce the area of the alternatively bright and dark bands, such a design gives very little effects. Also, the backlight module is thickened, violating the basic design requirements of staying compact.
The primary purpose of the present invention is related to a light guide construction for direct type backlight module to provide an even active and positive means to eliminate the alternatively bright and dark bands otherwise created on the backlight module of the prior art and offer a solution for more effective distribution of the light emitted form the light source. To achieve the purpose, the present invention is comprised of a reflector hood, multiple light sources, a diffuser plate, multiple optical films and a liquid crystal panel arranged in sequence form inside to outside. Wherein, multiple light guide polygonal cones are provided on the light inlet surface and light out surface of the diffuser plate so that the light before entering into the liquid crystal panel is diffused at least twice by those light guide polygonal cones.
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The present invention is characterized by that multiple light guide polygonal cones 33 are provided on a light inlet surface 31 and a light out surface 32 of the diffuser plate 30. In the preferred embodiment, the spacing between any two abutted polygonal cones 33 is not greater than 1 mm. The light from each light source 20 before entering into the liquid crystal panel 50 is diffused at least twice by those light guide polygonal cones 33 of the diffuser plate 30 for the direct type backlight module to produce the expected presentation of luminance thus to provide an even active and positive means to eliminate the alternatively bright and dark bands otherwise created on the backlight module of the prior art and offer a solution for more effective distribution of the light emitted form the light source.
As illustrated in FIGS. 3, 4(A), and 4(B), the light guide polygonal cone 33 is comprised of multiple protrusions from the diffuser plate 30 with each polygonal cone 33 in a height not greater than 0.5 mm in the preferred embodiment; or alternatively as illustrated in FIGS. 4(A) and 4(B), the light guide polygonal cone 33 is comprised of multiple pits with each in a depth not greater than 0.5 mm. In either case, all the light guide polygonal cones 33 directly extend from the diffuser plate 30. Each cone of the polygonal cones 33 may be made of two different tapers A and B as illustrated in FIGS. 5(A) and 5(B). Those polygonal cones 33 may be arranged in multiple blocks with polygonal cones 33 abutted to one another in each block as illustrated in FIGS. 6(A) and 6(B), or not abutted to one another within each block as illustrated in FIGS. 3, 4(A), 4(B), 5(A) and 5(B).
The prevent invention provides an improved structure of a light guide construction for direct type backlight module, and the application for a utility patent is duly filed accordingly. However, it is to be noted that that the preferred embodiments disclosed in the specification and the accompanying drawings are not limiting the present invention; and that any construction, installation, or characteristics that is same or similar to that of the present invention should fall within the scope of the purposes and claims of the present invention.
