Backlight module, method for preparing the same, method for driving the same, and display device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2021231984-A1
Application number	US-202017059803-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Apr 26, 2020
Priority date	May 16, 2019
Publication date	Jul 29, 2021
Grant date	—

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a backlight module, a method for preparing the same, a driving method and a display device. The backlight module includes a backlight source and a light guide structure arranged on a light emitting surface of the backlight source; the backlight source includes a substrate and a plurality of light emitting units arranged on the substrate at intervals; the light guide structure includes a first medium layer and a second medium layer, the first medium layer includes a plurality of first medium structures corresponding to the plurality of light emitting units respectively, and an orthogonal projection of each light emitting unit on the substrate is located within an orthogonal projection of a corresponding first medium structure on the substrate; and the second medium layer includes a plurality of second medium structures, the plurality of second medium structures and the plurality of first medium structures are arranged alternately.

First claim

1 . A backlight module, comprising: a backlight source and a light guide structure arranged on a light emitting surface of the backlight source, wherein
the backlight source comprises a substrate and a plurality of light emitting units arranged on the substrate at intervals; the light guide structure comprises a first medium layer and a second medium layer, the first medium layer comprises a plurality of first medium structures corresponding to the plurality of light emitting units respectively, and an orthogonal projection of each light emitting unit on the substrate is located within an orthogonal projection of a corresponding first medium structure on the substrate; and the second medium layer comprises a plurality of second medium structures, the plurality of second medium structure and the plurality of first medium structure are arranged alternately, and a refractive index of each second medium structure is less than a refractive index of a corresponding first medium structure.

2 . The backlight module of claim 1 , wherein a side surface of each of the plurality of first medium structures comprises a first part and a second part that are connected, the second part is located on a surface of the first part away from the backlight source, a first slope angle formed between the first part and a plane where the substrate is located is less than a second slope angle formed between the second part and the plane where the substrate is located, and the first slope angle is equal to a light emitting angle of a corresponding light emitting unit; and
an incident light having the light emitting angle is incident on an interface of the first medium structure and the second medium structure, the incident angle generated is greater than a critical angle of total reflection between the first medium structure and the second medium structure.

3 . The backlight module of claim 1 , wherein each first medium structure is made of a magnetic-induced refractive index adjustment material, each second medium structure is made of a blue filter material, and the backlight module further comprises an electromagnetic unit for forming a controllable magnetic field, and the controllable magnetic field is configured to control the refractive index of the first medium structure.

4 . The backlight module of claim 3 , wherein the magnetic-induced refractive index adjustment material comprises a transparent elastic carrier as well as a transparent magnetic material and a mesoporous silica that are distributed in the transparent elastic carrier.

5 . The backlight module of claim 4 , wherein the transparent magnetic material is selected from iron borate (FeBO 3 ), iron fluoride (FeF 3 ), K 2 CrCl 4 , europium selenide (EuSe), rare earth glass, and nano ferroferric oxide (Fe 3 O 4 ); and the transparent elastic carrier is made of a material selected from polydimethylsiloxane, epoxy resin, polyurethane or silicone rubber.

6 . The backlight module of claim 3 , wherein the orthogonal projection of the first medium structure on the substrate is a regular hexagon.

7 . The backlight module of claim 3 , wherein the blue light filter material comprises an ultraviolet absorber, titanium dioxide and silica gel.

8 . The backlight module of claim 3 , wherein the electromagnetic unit comprises:
a control circuit arranged on the substrate for providing a control signal; and a plurality of electromagnetic subunits connected to the control circuit, the plurality of electromagnetic subunits being located in the peripheries of the plurality of light emitting units respectively, and the plurality of electromagnetic subunits being configured to generate a corresponding magnetic field under the control of the control signal.

9 . The backlight module of claim 8 , wherein the plurality of electromagnetic subunits is arranged in an array on the substrate, and is located on the peripheries of the plurality of first medium structures respectively.

10 . The backlight module of claim 3 , wherein the substrate comprises a flexible circuit board or a printed circuit board, and each light emitting unit comprises a mini light-emitting diode.

11 . The backlight module of claim 3 , wherein an interval space is formed between adjacent first medium structures, the formed interval spaces correspond to the plurality of second medium structures, and the plurality of second medium structures fills in the interval space respectively.

12 . A display device, comprising the backlight module claim 1 .

13 . A method for preparing a backlight module, comprising:
preparing a plurality of light emitting units arranged on the substrate at intervals to form the backlight source in the backlight module; preparing a light guide structure in the backlight module, the light guide structure comprising a first medium layer and a second medium layer, wherein the first medium layer comprises a plurality of first medium structures corresponding to the plurality of light emitting units respectively; and the second medium layer comprises a plurality of second medium structures, the plurality of second medium structures and the plurality of first medium structures are arranged alternately, and a refractive index of each second medium structure is less than a refractive index of each first medium structure; and laminating the light guide structure on the light emitting surface of the plurality of light emitting units, wherein an orthogonal projection of each light emitting unit on the substrate is located within an orthogonal projection of a corresponding first medium structure on the substrate.

14 . The method of claim 13 , wherein the backlight module further comprises an electromagnetic unit, and the preparing the light guide structure comprises:
forming a mold for preparing the first medium structure; preparing a mixed material of a transparent magnetic material, a mesoporous silica and a transparent elastic carrier, injecting the mixed material into the mold to form the first medium structure, and separating the first medium structure from the mold; and filling the blue filter material into the space formed between adjacent first medium structures to form the second medium structure; and the method further comprises preparing an electromagnetic unit on the substrate, wherein the electromagnetic unit is configured to form a controllable magnetic field, and the controllable magnetic field is configured to control the refractive index of the first medium structure.

15 . The method of claim 14 , wherein the mold comprises a plurality of accommodating spaces, wherein an inner wall of each accommodating space comprises a first part and a second part, and a slope angle of the first part is less than a slope angle of the second part.

16 . A method for driving a backlight module, comprising:
emitting light by a light emitting unit in the backlight source in the backlight module; and allowing the light to be incident into the first medium structure in the light guide structure in the backlight module, and forming an incident angle on an interface between the first medium structure and the second medium structure in the light guide structure, wherein the incident angle is greater than a critical angle of total reflection between the first medium structure and the second medium structure, so that the light directly leaves the light guide structure from the first medium structure.

17 . The method of claim 16 , wherein the first medium structure is made of a magnetic-induced refractive index adjustment material, the second medium structure is made of a blue ligh

Assignees

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

Inventors

• Wang Xinyu
• Chen Wei
• Luo Wencheng
• Zhang Jinhong
• Hu Meilong
• Kang Guanglin
• Quan Wenqi
• Hou shuai

Classifications

• H10W90/00

  Package configurations · CPC title

• H10H20/856

  Reflecting means · CPC title

• G02B6/0001 Primary

  specially adapted for lighting devices or systems (lighting or signalling on vehicles using light guides B60Q1/00; lighting devices for vehicle dashboards B60Q3/10; lighting devices for vehicle interior using light guides B60Q3/62; lighting devices mounted on the vehicle rear part using light guides F21S43/235; measuring arrangements having light conducting pointers G01D13/265; illumination of liquid crystal displays G02F1/1336; illuminated signs G09F13/00) · CPC title

• G02B6/00

  Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings · CPC title

• G02F1/133603

  with LEDs · CPC title