Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to, but are not limited to, the field of display technology, and particularly to a packaging member and a manufacturing method therefor, a backlight source assembly, and a display apparatus.
This section is intended to provide background or context for the embodiments set forth in the claims. The description herein is not recognized as prior art because it is included in this section.
In a liquid crystal display apparatus with an edge-lit backlight source, the color of the light emitted from the liquid crystal display apparatus at a position close to a light bar of the backlight source is quite different from the color of the light emitted from the liquid crystal display apparatus at a position away from the light bar.
The following is a summary of subject matters described herein in detail. This summary is not intended to limit the protection scope of the claims.
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a packaging member and a manufacturing method therefor, a backlight source assembly, and a display apparatus.
Embodiments of the present disclosure mainly provide following technical schemes.
In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a packaging member, including a cup-shaped support, a light-emitting chip and a packaging glue mixed with a photoluminescent material. The light-emitting chip is fixed at a bottom of the support and emits light towards an opening of the support, the packaging glue covers the light-emitting chip, the packaging member includes a light scattering structure, and the light scattering structure is configured to scatter light.
In some embodiments, the light scattering structure includes a plurality of grooves provided on a surface of the packaging glue away from the light-emitting chip, the grooves being recessed toward a direction close to the light-emitting chip.
In some embodiments, an inner surface of at least one of the plurality of grooves is formed by rotating a curve about an axis by 360°.
In some embodiments, the inner surface of the at least one of the plurality of grooves is a portion of a spherical shape or a portion of an ellipsoidal shape.
In some embodiments, a plurality of sub-grooves are further provided on an inner surface of at least one of the plurality of grooves.
In some embodiments, an inner surface of at least one of the plurality of sub-grooves is formed by rotating a curve about an axis by 360°.
In some embodiments, the inner surface of the at least one of the plurality of sub-grooves is a portion of a ball shape.
In some embodiments, the inner surface of the at least one of the plurality of sub-grooves is spike-shaped.
In some embodiments, orthographic projections of the plurality of grooves on a plane where the support is located are distributed in an array; or among the orthographic projections of the plurality of grooves on the plane where the support is located, orthographic projections of four grooves closest to each other are connected into a diamond shape.
In some exemplary embodiments, the light-emitting chip is a Light Emitting Diode (LED) chip.
In some embodiments, an inner surface of the support includes a plurality of convex reflective surfaces, and the light scattering structure includes the plurality of convex reflective surfaces.
In some embodiments, at least one of the plurality of convex reflective surfaces is a portion of a spherical surface or a portion of a conical surface.
In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a manufacturing method for a packaging member, the packaging member being the packaging member described in one or more of the above exemplary embodiments, the manufacturing method including:
In some embodiments, the step of curing the packaging glue includes:
In some embodiments, a surface of at least one of the plurality of protrusions is formed by rotating a curve about an axis by 360°.
In some embodiments, the surface of the at least one of the plurality of protrusions is a portion of a spherical shape or a portion of an ellipsoidal shape.
In some embodiments, a plurality of sub-protrusions are further provided on a surface of at least one of the plurality of protrusions.
In some embodiments, a surface of at least one of the plurality of sub-protrusions is formed by rotating a curve about an axis by 360°.
In some embodiments, the surface of the at least one of the plurality of sub-protrusions is a portion of a ball shape.
In some embodiments, the surface of the at least one of the plurality of sub-protrusions is spike-shaped.
In some embodiments, orthographic projections of the plurality of protrusions on a plane where the support is located are distributed in an array; or among the orthographic projections of the plurality of protrusions on the plane where the support is located, orthographic projections of four protrusions closest to each other are connected into a diamond shape.
In some embodiments, the light-emitting chip is an LED chip.
In some embodiments, an inner surface of the support includes a plurality of convex reflective surfaces, and the light scattering structure includes the plurality of convex reflective surfaces.
In some embodiments, at least one of the plurality of convex reflective surfaces is a portion of a spherical surface or a portion of a conical surface.
In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a backlight source assembly, including the packaging member described in one or more of the above exemplary embodiments.
In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a display apparatus, including the backlight source assembly described in one or more of the above exemplary embodiments.
Other features and advantages of the present disclosure will be set forth in the following specification, and moreover, partially become apparent from the specification, or are understood by implementing the present disclosure. Other advantages of the present disclosure may be achieved and obtained through solutions described in the specification and drawings.
Other aspects of the present disclosure may be comprehended after the drawings and the detailed descriptions are read and understood.
The accompanying drawings are intended to provide an understanding of technical schemes of the present application and form a part of the specification, and are used to explain the technical schemes of the present disclosure together with embodiments of the present disclosure, and not intended to form limitations to the technical schemes of the present disclosure. Shapes and sizes of components in the drawings do not reflect actual scales, and are only intended to schematically illustrate contents of the present disclosure.
Multiple embodiments are described herein, but the description is exemplary rather than restrictive, and there may be more embodiments and implementation solutions within a scope contained in the embodiments described herein. Although many possible feature combinations are shown in the drawings and discussed in exemplary implementations, many other combinations of the disclosed features are possible. Unless expressly limited, any feature or element of any embodiment may be used in combination with, or may replace, any other feature or element in any other embodiment.
When a representative embodiment is described, a method or process may already be presented in a specific order of acts in the specification. However, to an extent that the method or the process does not depend on the specific order of the acts described herein, the method or the process should not be limited to the acts with the specific order. As will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art, other act orders are possible. Therefore, the specific sequence of the acts illustrated in the specification should not be interpreted as a limitation on claims. Moreover, claims directed to the method and/or process should not be limited to performing their acts in a described order, and those skilled in the art may readily understand that these orders may be varied and still remain within the spirit and scope of the embodiments of the present disclosure.
Unless otherwise defined, technical terms or scientific terms used in the embodiments of the present disclosure shall have common meanings understood by people with ordinary skills in the field to which the present disclosure pertains. “First”, “second”, and similar terms used in the embodiments of the present disclosure do not represent any order, quantity, or importance, but are only used for distinguishing different components. “Include”, “contain”, or a similar term means that an element or object appearing before the term covers an element or object and equivalent thereof listed after the term and does not exclude other elements or objects. “Connect”, “couple”, or similar words are not limited to a physical or mechanical connection, but may include an electrical connection, whether direct or indirect.
The present disclosure will be further described below with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings.
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Based on the above analysis, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a packaging member, which may improve the color uniformity of the surface light field of the light-emitting chip by providing a light scattering structure to scatter the light.
In some embodiments, the packaging glue 3 is generally made of a polymer material which may be cured by light irradiation or heating. For example, a material of the packaging glue 3 may be silicone resin.
In some embodiments, the photoluminescent material 4 may be a phosphor which may emit light of another color under excitation of light emitted by the light-emitting chip 2. For example, the photoluminescent material 4 may be a fluoride phosphor, a silicate phosphor, a nitride phosphor, or the like. The exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto.
In some embodiments, the light scattering structure may include a plurality of nanoparticles which may be doped within the packaging glue 3, thereby enabling the scattering of light.
In some embodiments, the light scattering structure 31 is provided on a side of the packaging glue 3 away from the light-emitting chip 2. As shown in
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In some embodiments, an inner surface of at least one of the plurality of grooves 31 may be formed by rotating a curve about an axis by 360°, which helps to improve the uniformity of light emitted from the groove 31 in a circumferential direction surrounding an opening of the groove 31.
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A sub-groove 32 is smaller in size than a groove 31 in which the sub-groove 32 is located. The sub-grooves 32 allow a greater degree of light divergence, which is more conducive to improving color consistency between different regions of the backlight source assembly 10.
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In some embodiments, in order to obtain a better light scattering effect, a spacing between adjacent grooves 31 may be provided as small as possible, while avoiding structural interference between the adjacent grooves 31.
In one or more of the above exemplary embodiments, dimensions and shapes of the plurality of grooves 31 may be the same or may be different. Dimensions and shapes of the plurality of sub-grooves 32 may be the same or may be different. In this way, a greater degree of freedom may be provided for the design of the packaging member.
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In some embodiments, in a plane parallel to the packaging member, a distance between orthographic projections of the grooves 31 on the plane where the support 1 is located and an orthographic projection of an upper surface boundary of the packaging glue 3 on the plane where the support 1 is located is greater than 0.01 mm, so as to ensure the uniformity of light efficiency in an edge region of the cup opening.
In some embodiments, the groove 31 may be a spherical groove with a radius ranging from 0.001 mm to 0.025 mm. In this way, it may be ensured that the size limit of the conventional process will not be exceeded, and a good enough light scattering effect can be obtained.
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In some embodiments, the light-emitting chip 2 may be an LED chip.
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In some other embodiments, at least one of the plurality of convex reflective surfaces 11a may be a conical surface.
Based on the same inventive concept, an embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a manufacturing method for a packaging member.
Step 101: filling a support 1 fixed with a light-emitting chip 2 with a packaging glue 3 mixed with a photoluminescent material 4. The support 1 is cup-shaped, the light-emitting chip 2 is fixed at a bottom of the support 1 and emits light towards an opening of the support 1, and the packaging glue 3 covers the light-emitting chip 2.
In some embodiments, the light-emitting chip 2 may be fixed within the support 1 using a crystal-fixing process, and electrodes of the light-emitting chip 2 may then be electrically connected to electrodes on the support 1 via a welding wire process.
In some embodiments, the photoluminescent material 4 such as a phosphor may be mixed into the packaging glue 3, and then the packaging glue 3 is dropped into the support 1. In this way, the phosphor is concentrated at the bottom of the support 1 through a centrifugal process, thereby ensuring stable and consistent performance of products in different batches.
Step 102: curing the packaging glue. A light scattering structure for scattering light is formed in the packaging member.
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In some embodiments, a surface of at least one of the plurality of protrusions 51 may be formed by rotating a curve about an axis by 360°.
In some embodiments, the surface of at least one of the plurality of protrusions 51 is a portion of a spherical shape or a portion of an ellipsoidal shape. For example, the surface of at least one of the plurality of protrusions 51 may be semi-spherical or semi-ellipsoidal.
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In some embodiments, a surface of at least one of the plurality of sub-protrusions 52 may be formed by rotating a curve about an axis by 360°.
In some embodiments, the surface of at least one of the plurality of sub-protrusions 52 may be a portion of a ball shape (spherical, ellipsoidal, or the like) or may be spike-shaped. For example, the surface of at least one of the plurality of sub-protrusions 52 may have a semi-spherical shape, a semi-ellipsoidal shape, a tapered shape, or the like. The embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto.
In some embodiments, orthographic projections of the plurality of protrusions 51 on a plane where the support 1 is located are distributed in an array; or, among the orthographic projections of the plurality of protrusions 51 on the plane where the support 1 is located, orthographic projections of four protrusions 51 closest to each other are connected into a diamond shape.
In some embodiments, the light-emitting chip 2 may be an LED chip.
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In some embodiments, the support 1 may be formed by injection molding, and by designing a mold for injection molding, a plurality of convex structures are formed on the inner surface of the support 1. A layer of reflective material (e.g., electroplating or depositing a layer of silver) is then formed on the inner surface of the support 1. The reflective material covered on the convex structures form the convex reflective surfaces 11a.
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In some other embodiments, at least one of the plurality of convex reflective surfaces 11a may be a conical surface.
An embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a backlight source assembly 10, including the packaging member in one or more of the above exemplary embodiments. Thus, the light field uniformity of the light-emitting chip 2 may be improved by providing a light scattering structure in the packaging member to scatter light, thereby improving the color uniformity of the light emitted from the packaging member, and further improving the color uniformity of the light emitted from the backlight source assembly 10.
In some embodiments, the backlight source assembly 10 may be an edge-lit backlight source assembly 10 or a direct-lit backlight source assembly 10. For example, multiple layers of optical diaphragms (e.g., diffusion sheets, atomization sheets, prism sheets, and the like) may further be provided in the backlight source assembly 10.
The structure of the backlight source assembly 10 is not limited in embodiments of the present disclosure, and may be designed with reference to some techniques.
Based on the same inventive concept, an embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a display apparatus, which may include the backlight source assembly 10 in one or more of the above exemplary embodiments.
In some embodiments, the display apparatus may be any device or product with display function, such as a liquid crystal display module, a mobile phone, a display, a tablet computer, an electronic billboard, etc.
Embodiments of the present disclosure are described in a progressive manner, the same and similar parts among multiple embodiments can be referred to each other, and each embodiment focuses on its differences from other embodiments.
The protection scope of the present disclosure is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and it is apparent that modifications and variations of the present disclosure may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the scope and spirit of the present disclosure. If these modifications and variations fall within the scope of the claims of the present disclosure and their equivalent techniques, the present disclosure is also intended to include these modifications and variations.
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202210470685.0 | Apr 2022 | CN | national |
The present application is a U.S. National Phase Entry of International Application No. PCT/CN2023/091312 having an international filing date of Apr. 27, 2023, which claims priority of Chinese patent application No. 202210470685.0, entitled “Packaging Member and Manufacturing Method therefor, Backlight Source Assembly, and Display Apparatus”, filed to the CNIPA on Apr. 28, 2022. Contents of the above-identified applications should be interpreted as being incorporated into the present application by reference.
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PCT/CN2023/091312 | 4/27/2023 | WO |