Backlight and liquid crystal display device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10996517-B2
Application number	US-201816081804-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 11, 2018
Priority date	Mar 20, 2017
Publication date	May 4, 2021
Grant date	May 4, 2021

Abstract

A backlight includes a plurality of light sources of at least three different colors disposed on a base substrate, and a plurality of grating units that are disposed on a light exit side of the plurality of light sources and are in one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of light sources. Each of the plurality of grating units is used for splitting light emitted by a corresponding one of the plurality of light sources to form in an array of uniformly distributed monochromatic spots, so that the backlight may form an array of colored spots in which at least three different colors of light spots are alternately arranged in sequence along a first direction, wherein the first direction is a row direction or a column direction of the array of colored spots.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A backlight, comprising:
a plurality of light sources including a first color light source, a second color light source and a third color light source which are arranged on a base substrate in sequence along a first direction; and a first color, a second color and a third color are different from one another; and
a plurality of grating units including a first grating unit, a second grating unit and a third grating unit, wherein
the first grating unit is disposed on a light exit side of the first color light source, and the first grating unit is configured to split light emitted by the first color light source to form an array of uniformly distributed first color spots;
the second grating unit is disposed on a light exit side of the second color light source, and the second grating unit is configured to split light emitted by the second color light source to form an array of uniformly distributed second color spots;
the third grating unit is disposed on a light exit side of the third color light source, and the third grating unit is configured to split light emitted by the third color light source to form an array of uniformly distributed third color spots;
one light spot in the array of uniformly distributed first color spots, one light spot in the array of uniformly distributed second color spots and one light spot in the array of uniformly distributed third color spots are arranged in sequence along the first direction to form one group of colored spots; another light spot in the array of uniformly distributed first color spots, another light spot in the array of uniformly distributed second color spots and another light spot in the array of uniformly distributed third color spots are arranged in sequence along the first direction to form another group of colored spots; a plurality of groups of colored spots are arranged in sequence along the first direction to form an array of colored spots;
wherein the first direction is a row direction or a column direction of the array of colored spots.

2. The backlight according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of grating units are Dammann gratings.

3. The backlight according to claim 1 , wherein the backlight further comprises a lens that is disposed between the first color light source and the first grating unit, a lens that is disposed between the second color light source and the second grating unit, and a lens that is disposed between the third color light source and the third grating unit; and
each lens is configured to converge light emitted by a corresponding one of the plurality of light sources.

4. The backlight according to claim 1 , wherein the first light source, the second light source and the third light source are collimated light sources.

5. The backlight according to claim 3 , wherein the first light source and its corresponding lens are an integrated structure; or, first light source and its corresponding lens are an assembled structure;
the second light source and its corresponding lens are an integrated structure; or, the second light source and its corresponding lens are an assembled structure;
the third light source and its corresponding lens are an integrated structure; or, the third light source and its corresponding lens are an assembled structure.

6. The backlight according to claim 3 , wherein the lens is an aspherical lens, a Fresnel lens or a gradient-index lens.

7. The backlight according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of grating units are an integrated structure.

8. A liquid crystal display device, comprising a backlight, wherein the backlight comprises:
a plurality of light sources including a first color light source, a second color light source and a third color light source which are arranged on a base substrate in sequence along a first direction; and a first color, a second color and a third color are different from one another; and
a plurality of grating units including a first grating unit, a second grating unit and a third grating unit, wherein
the first grating unit is disposed on a light exit side of the first color light source, and the first grating unit is configured to split light emitted by the first color light source to form an array of uniformly distributed first color spots;
the second grating unit is disposed on a light exit side of the second color light source, and the second grating unit is configured to split light emitted by the second color light source to form an array of uniformly distributed second color spots;
the third grating unit is disposed on a light exit side of the third color light source, and the third grating unit is configured to split light emitted by the third color light source to form an array of uniformly distributed third color spots;
one light spot in the array of uniformly distributed first color spots, one light spot in the array of uniformly distributed second color spots and one light spot in the array of uniformly distributed third color spots are arranged in sequence along the first direction to form one group of colored spots; another light spot in the array of uniformly distributed first color spots, another light spot in the array of uniformly distributed second color spots and another light spot in the array of uniformly distributed third color spots are arranged in sequence along the first direction to form another group of colored spots; a plurality of groups of colored spots are arranged in sequence along the first direction to form an array of colored spots;
wherein the first direction is a row direction or a column direction of the array of colored spots, and the array of colored spots formed by the backlight corresponds to an array of sub-pixels of the display device.

9. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 8 , wherein the plurality of grating units are Dammann gratings.

10. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 8 , wherein the backlight further comprises a lens that is disposed between the first light source and the first grating unit, a lens that is disposed between the second color light source and the second grating unit, and a lens that is disposed between the third color light source and the third grating unit; and
each lens is configured to converge light emitted by a corresponding one of the plurality of light sources.

11. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 8 , wherein the first light source, the second light source and the third light source are collimated light sources.

12. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 10 , wherein the first light source and its corresponding lens are an integrated structure; or, the first light source and its corresponding lens are an assembled structure;
the second light source and its corresponding lens are an integrated structure; or, the second light source and its corresponding lens are an assembled structure;
the third light source and its corresponding lens are an integrated structure; or, the third light source and its corresponding lens are an assembled structure.

13. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 10 , wherein the lens is a aspherical lens, a Fresnel lens or a gradient-index lenses.

14. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 8 , wherein the plurality of grating units are an integrated structure.

Assignees

• Beijing Boe Display Tech Co
• Boe Technology Group Co Ltd

Inventors

• Wang Fei
• Meng Xiandong
• Wang Meili
• Wang Huijuan

Classifications

• G02F1/133613

  characterized by the sequence of light sources · CPC title

• G02F1/133621 Primary

  providing coloured light (G02F1/133617, G02F1/133533 take precedence) · CPC title

• G02F1/133607

  the light controlling member including light directing or refracting elements, e.g. prisms or lenses · CPC title

• G02F2201/30

  grating · CPC title

• G02F1/133603 Primary

  with LEDs · CPC title