Backlight structure and display device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11221442-B2
Application number	US-201816326008-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 25, 2018
Priority date	Aug 15, 2017
Publication date	Jan 11, 2022
Grant date	Jan 11, 2022

Abstract

A backlight structure is provided in embodiments of the disclosure, including: a base plate; a light guide plate, on a surface of the base plate at a side thereof and having a plurality of through-holes passing therethrough; a plurality of LED chips, on a surface of the base plate at the same side as the light guide plate, each of the plurality of LED chips being located in one-to-one correspondence within one of the plurality of through-holes of the light guide plate; a fluorescent powder filler filling the plurality of through-holes; a plurality of reflecting elements, on a first surface of the light guide plate facing away from the base plate, respectively, and covering the plurality of through-holes which open outwards at the first surface of the light guide plate, respectively; and a plurality of light extracting structures, on the first surface of the light guide plate, respectively, and configured to guide light to exit therefrom.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A backlight structure, comprising:
a base plate;
a light guide plate, on a surface of the base plate at a side thereof and having a plurality of through-holes passing therethrough;
a plurality of LED chips, on a surface of the base plate at the same side as the light guide plate, each of the plurality of LED chips being located in one-to-one correspondence within one of the plurality of through-holes of the light guide plate;
a fluorescent powder filler filling the plurality of through-holes;
a plurality of reflecting elements, on a first surface of the light guide plate facing away from the base plate, respectively, and covering the plurality of through-holes which open outwards at the first surface of the light guide plate, respectively; and
a plurality of light extracting structures, on the first surface of the light guide plate, respectively, and configured to guide light to exit therefrom.

2. The backlight structure according to claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of reflecting elements has a width following a formula as below:

D
≥

d
+

2
⁢

t
·

tan
⁡

(

arcsin
⁢

1
n

)

wherein D is the width of each of the plurality of reflecting elements, d is a diameter or a maximal cross-sectional dimension of each of the plurality of through-holes, t is a thickness of the light guide plate and n is a refractive index of a material of the light guide plate.

3. The backlight structure according to claim 2 , wherein the width of each of the plurality of reflecting elements is not more than 150 μm.

4. The backlight structure according to claim 1 , further comprising: a light adjustment structure, within a region on a second surface of the light guide plate butting against the base plate, which region is illuminated by reflection light rays reflected from the plurality of reflecting elements, and the light adjustment structure being configured to reflect the light rays incident on the second surface from inside of the light guide plate back into the light guide plate.

5. The backlight structure according to claim 4 , wherein the light adjustment structure comprises a reflecting coating.

6. The backlight structure according to claim 4 , wherein the light adjustment structure comprise a plurality of projections which are provided on the second surface of the light guide plate and extend inwards the base plate from the second surface, each of the plurality of projections having an inclined surface which is set at an inclined angle ω relative to the second surface of the light guide plate to obtain a total reflection of light rays directing towards the inclined surface, within the light guide plate.

7. The backlight structure according to claim 6 , wherein each of the plurality of projections is shaped to be a serrated projection.

8. The backlight structure according to claim 6 , wherein a reflecting coating is provided on an inner surface of each inclined surface of the light adjustment structure facing towards the base plate.

9. The backlight structure according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of light extracting structures are hemispherical projections or conical projections.

10. The backlight structure according to claim 9 , wherein the plurality of light extracting structures has a smaller local distribution density at a region adjacent to the plurality of through-holes than that at a region away from the plurality of through-holes, on the first surface.

11. The backlight structure according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of through-holes are distributed evenly across the light guide plate.

12. The backlight structure according to claim 1 , wherein the base plate is provided with a control circuit thereon, the control circuit electrically connects with the plurality of LED chips.

13. A display device, comprising the backlight structure according to claim 1 .

14. The backlight structure according to claim 2 , further comprising: a light adjustment structure, within a region on a second surface of the light guide plate abutting against the base plate, which region is illuminated by reflection light rays reflected from the plurality of reflecting elements, and the light adjustment structure being configured to reflect the light rays incident on the second surface from inside of the light guide plate back into the light guide plate.

15. The backlight structure according to claim 3 , further comprising: a light adjustment structure, within a region on a second surface of the light guide plate abutting against the base plate, which region is illuminated by reflection light rays reflected from the plurality of reflecting elements, and the light adjustment structure being configured to reflect the light rays incident on the second surface from inside of the light guide plate back into the light guide plate.

16. A display device, comprising the backlight structure according to claim 2 .

17. A display device, comprising the backlight structure according to claim 4 .

18. A display device, comprising the backlight structure according to claim 9 .

19. A display device, comprising the backlight structure according to claim 11 .

20. A display device, comprising the backlight structure according to claim 12 .

Assignees

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

Inventors

• Lu Yuanda
• Yu Lu
• Gao Fei
• Wang Xuerong
• Sun Haiwei
• Dong Xue

Classifications

• G02F1/133603 Primary

  with LEDs · CPC title

• G02B6/0088

  of the light guide or other optical sheets in the package · CPC title

• G02F1/133606

  including a specially adapted diffusing, scattering or light controlling members · CPC title

• G02B6/0031

  Reflecting element, sheet or layer · CPC title

• G02B6/0021 Primary

  for housing at least a part of the light source, e.g. by forming holes or recesses · CPC title