This application claims benefit of Chinese Patent Application No. 201410721353.0, filed with SIPO on Dec. 2, 2014, which is incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.
Field of the Disclosure
The present disclosure generally relates to a light source, a backlight module and a display apparatus.
Description of the Related Art
A backlight module of the conventional liquid crystal display apparatus typically includes a white LED bar and a light guide plate. The white LED bar includes a blue LED chip and a yellow fluorescent power layer packaged with together. In this way, if the color temperature of backlight needs to be changed, a whole LED bar must be replaced.
An embodiment of the present application is intended to provide a light source, a backlight module and a display apparatus, which may adjust the color temperature of the backlight conveniently by moving the light emitting diode chip and the fluorescent power layer with respect to each other.
In accordance with an embodiment of the present application, it provides a light source, including: a light emitting diode chip; and a fluorescent powder layer arranged to face towards the light emitting diode chip and configured to receive first light emitted from the light emitting diode chip and to emit second light with a wavelength different from that of the first light, wherein the light emitting diode chip and the fluorescent powder layer are moveable with respect to each other such that quantity of fluorescent powder in the fluorescent powder layer excited by the light emitted from the light emitting diode chip increases or decreases.
In an embodiment, the light emitting diode chip and the fluorescent powder layer are moveable towards each other or away from each other.
In an embodiment, the fluorescent powder layer has a recess on its side facing towards the light emitting diode chip, the light emitting diode chip being accommodated within the recess, and the light emitting diode chip and the fluorescent powder layer are moveable with respect to each other such that the light emitting diode chip moves close to or away from the bottom of the recess.
In an embodiment, the light source further includes: a carrier on which a plurality of light emitting diode chips are arranged at a predetermined spacing, the fluorescent power layer having a plurality of recesses on its side facing towards the light emitting diode chips, the plurality of light emitting diode chips being accommodated within the plurality of recesses respectively, wherein the plurality of light emitting diode chips are movable towards or away from the bottom of the recesses.
In an embodiment, the light source further includes: a carrier having a plurality of protrusions which are arranged at a predetermined spacing on a side of the carrier facing towards the fluorescent power layer, a plurality of light emitting diode chips being arranged at a predetermined spacing on the plurality of protrusions of the carrier respectively, the fluorescent power layer having a plurality of recesses on its side facing towards the light emitting diode chips, the plurality of light emitting diode chips being accommodated within the plurality of recesses respectively, wherein the light emitting diode chips are movable towards or away from the bottoms of the recesses.
In an embodiment, the fluorescent power layer is fixed.
In an embodiment, the fluorescent power layer has an elongated shape, the carrier having a strip shape, and the plurality of recesses are arranged in a row in a longitudinal direction of the fluorescent power layer and the plurality of light emitting diode chips and the plurality of protrusions are arranged in a row in a longitudinal direction of the carrier.
In an embodiment, the side of the fluorescent power layer facing towards the light emitting diode chips has a serrate shape.
In an embodiment, the side of the fluorescent power layer facing away from the light emitting diode chips is configured to adhere onto a light incidence face of a light guide plate.
In an embodiment, the light emitting diode chip and the fluorescent power layer are movable with respect to each other in a predetermined direction, and a thickness of the fluorescent power layer at least at a location facing towards the light emitting diode chip increases or decreases along the predetermined direction.
In an embodiment, the fluorescent power layer has an elongated shape, the predetermined direction being perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the fluorescent power layer, and the fluorescent power layer has a wedged portion at least at a location facing towards the light emitting diode chip.
In an embodiment, the fluorescent power layer includes a first fluorescent power layer and a second fluorescent power layer, and when viewed in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the fluorescent power layer, an end of the first fluorescent power layer with a smaller thickness and an end of the second fluorescent power layer with a larger thickness are located on a same side in the predetermined direction, and the first fluorescent power layer and the second fluorescent power layer are moveable towards each other or away from each other.
In an embodiment, in a plane defined by the predetermined direction and the longitudinal direction of the first fluorescent power layer and the second fluorescent power layer, a projection of the first fluorescent power layer in a direction perpendicular to the plane is at least partially overlapped with that of the second fluorescent power layer in the direction perpendicular to the plane.
In an embodiment, the predetermined direction is substantially perpendicular to a direction in which the light emitting diode chip and the fluorescent power layer face towards each other.
In an embodiment, the light emitting diode chip is fixed.
In an embodiment, the light emitting diode chip is a blue light emitting diode chip.
In an embodiment, the fluorescent power layer is a yellow fluorescent power layer.
In accordance with an embodiment of the present application, it provides a backlight module, including: the light source as described in any one of the above embodiments; and a light guide plate, having a light incidence face from which at least one part of light emitted from the light source enters the light guide plate.
In accordance with an embodiment of the present application, it provides a display apparatus, including: the backlight module as described in any one of the above embodiments.
The specific embodiments of the present application will be described with reference to accompanying figures thereof.
The specific embodiments of the present application will be described with reference to figures by ways of examples and described specifically in the present text. The described embodiments are only exemplified embodiments, instead of all of embodiments. The present application is not limited to the following embodiments.
In accordance with a general concept of an embodiment of the present application, it provides a light source, including: a light emitting diode chip; and a fluorescent powder layer arranged to face towards the light emitting diode chip and configured to receive a first light emitted from the light emitting diode chip and to emit a second light with a wavelength different from that of the first light, wherein the light emitting diode chip and the fluorescent powder layer are moveable with respect to each other such that quantity of the fluorescent powder in the fluorescent powder layer excited by the light emitted from the light emitting diode chip increases or decreases.
In addition, for the purpose of explanation, numerous specific details are set forth in the following detailed description to provide a thorough understanding to the embodiments of the present invention. It is obvious, however, that one or more embodiments can also be implemented without these specific details. In other instances, well-known structures and devices are shown in an illustrative manner so as to simplify the drawings.
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In an example of the present application, the fluorescent power layer 2 may be formed by adhering fluorescent powers onto a transparent element, or by mixing and curing the fluorescent powers with transparent curable liquid matters such as adhesives. The light emitting diode chip 3 may include any suitable light emitting diode chip such as a blue light emitting diode chip 3. The fluorescent power layer 2 may include any suitable fluorescent power layers such as a yellow fluorescent power layer 2.
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As an example, the light source 10 may also include: a carrier 4 having a plurality of protrusions 5 which are arranged by a predetermined spacing on its side facing towards the fluorescent power layer 2, the plurality of light emitting diode chips 3 being arranged by a predetermined spacing on the plurality of protrusions 5 of the carrier, the fluorescent power layer 2 having a plurality of recesses 23 on its side facing towards the light emitting diode chips 3. The plurality of light emitting diode chips 3 are accommodated within the plurality of recesses 23 respectively, or the plurality of light emitting diode chips 3 and at least part of the corresponding plurality of protrusions 5 are accommodated within the plurality of recesses 23 respectively. The light emitting diode chips 3 are movable towards or away from the bottom of the recesses 23. In this way, deeper recesses 23 may be provided to adjust the color temperature of the backlight in a relatively large range.
As an example, the fluorescent power layer 2 is fixed. The light emitting diode chips 3 may be moveable.
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In accordance with an embodiment of the present application, the relative movement of the light emitting diode chips 3 and the fluorescent power layer 2 may be achieved by using a screw. In order to accurately position the one of the light emitting diode chips 3 and the fluorescent power layer 2 that is moved, a sliding rail may be provided to guide the one of the light emitting diode chips 3 and the fluorescent power layer 2 that is moved. For example, sliding rails may be provided at two ends of the printed circuit board to guide the printed circuit board. In addition, instead of the moving device or adjusting device including the screw and the sliding rail, an embodiment of the present application may also use other suitable moving devices or adjusting devices.
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In accordance with an example of the present application, the carrier may not be provided. Instead, the light emitting diode chips 3 may be mounted on the adjusting device or the moving device for adjusting the position of the light emitting diode chips 3.
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In the present application, the color temperature may be changed by simply adjusting the distance between the light emitting diode chips 3 and the light guide plate 1. In addition, the thickness of the fluorescent power layer 2 is not constant, but may be modified as required. Thus, the color temperature may be adjusted within a very large range.
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In an example of the present application, the fluorescent power layer 2 may be formed by adhering fluorescent powers onto a transparent element, or by mixing and curing the fluorescent powers with transparent curable liquid matters such as adhesives. The light emitting diode chip 3 may include any suitable light emitting diode chips such as a blue light emitting diode chip 3. The fluorescent power layer 2 may include any suitable fluorescent power layers such as a yellow fluorescent power layer 2.
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The light emitting diode chip 3 may be fixed. Only the fluorescent power layer 2 (for example one of the first fluorescent power layer 21 and the second fluorescent power layer 22) is movable to simplify the mechanism for moving the light emitting diode chip 3 and the fluorescent power layer 2 with respect to each other.
In accordance with an embodiment of the present application, the relative movement of the light emitting diode chip 3 and the fluorescent power layer 2 (for example, one of the first fluorescent power layer 21 and the second fluorescent power layer 22) may be achieved by using a screw. In order to accurately position the one of the light emitting diode chip 3 and the fluorescent power layer 2 that is moved, a sliding rail may be provided to guide the one of the light emitting diode chips 3 and the fluorescent power layer 2 that is moved. For example, sliding rails may be provided at two ends of the fluorescent power layer 2 to guide the fluorescent power layer 2. In addition, instead of the moving device or adjusting device including the screw and the sliding rail, an embodiment of the present application may also use other suitable moving devices or adjusting devices.
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In accordance with an embodiment of the present application, a display apparatus is also provided by the present application, the display apparatus including: the backlight module 100 as described in any one of the above embodiments. Since the light emitting diode chip 3 and the fluorescent power layer 2 of the backlight module 100 are movable with respect to each other, the color temperature of the backlight may be adjusted conveniently.
The display apparatus may be a liquid crystal display apparatus or any display apparatus and other apparatus that need backlight.
Although some embodiments of the present application as described above have been described, the present application is not limited to the above embodiments. For example, although the above embodiments describe adjustment of color temperature, the light source according to the embodiments of the present application may also be used to adjust ratio of blue light, and thus may suppress the visual fatigue caused by blue light.
The above embodiments are illustrative, instead of limiting the present application. It would be appreciated by those skilled in the art that various modifications or variations of the above embodiments and equivalents thereof will also fall within the scope of the present invention, without departing from the scope and spirit of the present application. The scope of the present application is defined by the appended claims.
Number | Date | Country | Kind |
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201410721353.0 | Dec 2014 | CN | national |
Filing Document | Filing Date | Country | Kind |
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PCT/CN2015/078457 | 5/7/2015 | WO | 00 |