LCD and backlight module thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9329317-B2
Application number	US-201314115342-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 15, 2013
Priority date	Jul 10, 2013
Publication date	May 3, 2016
Grant date	May 3, 2016

Abstract

An LCD having a backlight module is proposed. The backlight module includes an ambient light collector for collecting ambient light; a back plate; a diffuser plate on the back plate; a plurality of optical fibers straightly fixed between the diffuser plate and the back plate and coupled to the ambient light collector. Microstructure is formed on the surface of the optical fibers straightly fixed between the diffuser plate and the back plate, and the microstructure makes light from the optical fibers evenly being emitted. The backlight module utilizes microstructure formed on a surface of optical fibers for evenly distributing light from the surface of the optical fibers. In hence, it effectively guides ambient light into the backlight module via the optical fibers and ensures at the same time that the light is evenly distributed to the backlight module.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A backlight module, comprising:
an ambient light collector for collecting ambient light;
a back plate;
a diffuser plate on the back plate;
a plurality of optical fibers straightly fixed between the diffuser plate and the back plate and coupled to the ambient light collector;
wherein microstructure is formed on the surface of the optical fiber straightly fixed between the diffuser plate and the back plate, and the microstructure makes light from the optical fiber evenly being emitted;
wherein the back plate comprises a first side plate and a second side plate set up in parallel and in opposition, wherein the first side plate is adjacent to a light-in side of the optical fibers, a plurality of holes are set up on the first side plate, a plurality of mounting holes are set up on the second side plate, each of the optical fibers is fixed into a corresponding mounting hole of the plurality of mounting holes via a corresponding hole of the plurality of holes, and the optical fibers are fixed and coupled to the holes so that the optical fibers are straightly fixed between the first side plate and the second side plate;
wherein a coupling sleeve is set up between the optical fiber and the hole, the coupling sleeve covers the optical fiber, the coupling sleeve is coupled to the hole by threads, a mounting sleeve is set up between the optical fiber in the mounting hole and the mounting hole, the mounting sleeve is fixed and coupled to the optical fiber, and the mounting sleeve is coupled to the mounting hole by threads;
wherein the coupling sleeve and the optical fibers are stuck together by filling adhesive between an inside wall of the coupling sleeve and the optical fibers.

2. The backlight module of claim 1 , wherein the microstructure comprises a platform formed on the surface of the optical fiber straightly fixed between the diffuser plate and the back plate and a plurality of grooves in parallel on the platform.

3. The backlight module of claim 2 , wherein a direction of the grooves is perpendicular to an axial direction of the optical fibers.

4. The backlight module of claim 2 , wherein intervals among the plurality of the grooves along a direction away from a light-in side of the optical fibers narrow down in order.

5. The backlight module of claim 2 , wherein a shape of the grooves is triangle, square, trapezoid or semicircle.

6. The backlight module of claim 1 , wherein a reflecting component is set up between a side surface of the optical fiber in the mounting holes and the mounting hole and used for reflecting light from the side surface of the optical fiber back to the optical fiber.

7. The backlight module of claim 1 , wherein the mounting sleeve covers the side surface of the optical fiber in the mounting hole, a reflecting component is set up between the mounting sleeve and the side surface of the optical fiber and used for reflecting light from the side surface of the optical fiber back to the optical fiber.

8. A liquid crystal display (LCD), comprising an LCD panel and a backlight module set up with the LCD panel in opposition, the backlight module providing a display light source to the LCD panel for the LCD panel displaying images, the backlight module comprising:
an ambient light collector for collecting ambient light;
a back plate;
a diffuser plate on the back plate;
a plurality of optical fibers straightly fixed between the diffuser plate and the back plate and coupled to the ambient light collector;
wherein microstructure is formed on the surface of the optical fibers straightly fixed between the diffuser plate and the back plate, and the microstructure makes light from the optical fibers evenly being emitted;
wherein the back plate comprises a first side plate and a second side plate set up in parallel and in opposition, wherein the first side plate is adjacent to a light-in side of the optical fibers, a plurality of holes are set up on the first side plate, a plurality of mounting holes are set up on the second side plate, each of the optical fibers is fixed into a corresponding mounting hole of the plurality of mounting holes via a corresponding hole of the plurality of holes, and the optical fibers are fixed and coupled to the holes so that the optical fibers are straightly fixed between the first side plate and the second side plate;
wherein a coupling sleeve is set up between the optical fiber and the hole, the coupling sleeve covers the optical fiber, the coupling sleeve is coupled to the hole by threads, a mounting sleeve is set up between the optical fiber in the mounting hole and the mounting holes, the mounting sleeve is fixed and coupled to the optical fibers, and the mounting sleeve is coupled to the mounting holes by threads;
wherein the coupling sleeve and the optical fibers are stuck together by filling adhesive between an inside wall of the coupling sleeve and the optical fibers.

9. The LCD of claim 8 , wherein the microstructure comprises a platform formed on the surface of the optical fiber straightly fixed between the diffuser plate and the back plate and a plurality of grooves in parallel on the platform.

10. The LCD of claim 9 , wherein a direction of the grooves is perpendicular to an axial direction of the optical fibers.

11. The LCD of claim 9 , wherein intervals among the plurality of the grooves along a direction away from a light-in side of the optical fibers narrow down in order.

12. The LCD of claim 9 , wherein a shape of the grooves is triangle, square, trapezoid or semicircle.

13. The LCD of claim 8 , wherein a reflecting component is set up between a side surface of the optical fiber in the mounting holes and the mounting hole and used for reflecting light from the side surface of the optical fibers back to the optical fiber.

14. The LCD of claim 8 , wherein the mounting sleeve covers the side surface of the optical fiber in the mounting hole, a reflecting component is set up between the mounting sleeve and the side surface of the optical fiber and used for reflecting light from the side surface of the optical fiber back to the optical fiber.

Assignees

• Shenzhen China Star Optoelect
• Shenzhen China Star Optoelect

Inventors

• Fan Yong
• Qiu Yongyuan
• Ning Chao

Classifications

• G02F1/1336

  Illuminating devices · CPC title

• G02B6/001 Primary

  the light being emitted along at least a portion of the lateral surface of the fibre · CPC title

• G02F2001/133618

  Physics · mapped topic

• G02B6/0008 Primary

  the light being emitted at the end of the fibre · CPC title

• G02F1/133618

  for ambient light · CPC title