Light guide plate and backlight module using the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9329328-B2
Application number	US-201313873251-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 30, 2013
Priority date	Apr 30, 2012
Publication date	May 3, 2016
Grant date	May 3, 2016

Abstract

A backlight module includes a light guide plate (LGP), a light source, and at least one prism sheet. The LGP includes a light emitting surface, a bottom surface, a light incident surface, and a plurality of first microstructures on the bottom surface. Each of the first microstructure is a recessed structure and includes a first surface and a second surface. An included angle between the first surface and the bottom surface ranges from 15 degrees to 27 degrees. An included angle between the second surface and the bottom surface ranges from 50 degrees to 90 degrees. The light source provides a light beam, and an included angle between a light emitting direction of the light beam emitted from the light emitting surface of the LGP and a normal direction of the light emitting surface is greater than 30 degrees. The prism sheet is disposed above the light emitting surface.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A backlight module, comprising:
a light guide plate, having a light emitting surface, a bottom surface opposite to the light emitting surface, a light incident surface connecting with the light emitting surface and the bottom surface, a plurality of first microstructures on the bottom surface, and a plurality of fourth microstructures on the bottom surface, wherein each of the first microstructures is a recessed structure and comprises a first surface and a second surface, the first surface faces to the light incident surface, and an included angle between the first surface and the bottom surface ranges from 15 degrees to 27 degrees, the first surface of each of the first microstructures is located between the second surface and the light incident surface, and an included angle between the second surface and the bottom surface ranges from 50 degrees to 90 degrees, and wherein each of the fourth microstructures is a protruding structure attached to the bottom surface, a distribution density of the fourth microstructures away from the light incident surface is higher than a distribution density of the fourth microstructures close to the light incident surface, and a distance between the adjacent fourth microstructures ranges from 30 μm to 500 μm, wherein the fourth microstructures are disposed between adjacent first microstructures, and a gap is between each of the fourth microstructures and the first microstructures;
a light source, providing a light beam, and the light beam entering the light guide plate via the light incident surface, wherein an included angle between a light emitting direction of the light beam emitted from the light emitting surface of the light guide plate and a normal direction of the light emitting surface is greater than 30 degrees; and
at least one prism sheet, disposed above the light emitting surface.

2. The backlight module as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the included angle between the light emitting direction of the light beam emitted from the light emitting surface of the light guide plate and the normal direction of the light emitting surface ranges from 30 degrees to 70 degrees.

3. The backlight module as claimed in claim 1 , wherein each of the first microstructures extends along a path, and the path is composed of at least one straight line or at least one curve.

4. The backlight module as claimed in claim 1 , wherein each of the first microstructures extends along a path, and the path is composed of at least one straight line and at least one curve.

5. The backlight module as claimed in claim 1 , wherein viewing from the light emitting surface, a shape of each of the first microstructures is composed of at least one quadrilateral or at least one arc or at least one fan.

6. The backlight module as claimed in claim 1 , wherein viewing from the light emitting surface, a shape of each of the first microstructures is composed of at least one quadrilateral and at least one arc.

7. The backlight module as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the bottom surface is substantially perpendicular to the light incident surface.

8. The backlight module as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of second microstructures on the light incident surface.

9. The backlight module as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of third microstructures on the light emitting surface.

10. The backlight module as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the at least one prism sheet comprises:
a first prism sheet, comprising a plurality of first strip prism portions parallel to each other; and
a second prism sheet, comprising a plurality of second strip prism portions parallel to each other, wherein the first prism sheet is disposed between the light guide plate and the second prism sheet, and an extending direction of the first strip prism portions is substantially perpendicular to an extending direction of the second strip prism portions.

11. The backlight module as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a diffusion sheet, wherein the diffusion sheet is disposed between the light guide plate and the at least one prism sheet.

12. The backlight module as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first microstructures are disposed on the bottom surface in dispersion, and a distribution density of the first microstructures away from the light incident surface is higher than a distribution density of the first microstructures close to the light incident surface, or the first microstructures are averagely disposed on the bottom surface.

13. The backlight module as claimed in claim 1 , wherein each of the fourth microstructures has a third surface, and the third surface protrudes out from the bottom surface.

14. The backlight module as claimed in claim 13 , wherein viewing from the light emitting surface, a shape of an orthographic projection of each of the fourth microstructures on the bottom surface is a round, an ellipse or a polygon.

15. The backlight module as claimed in claim 13 , wherein the third surface is a circular arc surface.

16. The backlight module as claimed in claim 15 , wherein a tangent plane of the circular arc surface is parallel to the bottom surface, and a vertical distance between the tangent plane and the bottom surface ranges from 3 μm to 10 μm.

17. The backlight module as claimed in claim 13 , wherein the third surface has at least one side surface and a supporting bottom surface, and the supporting bottom surface is a curved surface or a plane.

18. The backlight module as claimed in claim 17 , wherein a vertical distance between the supporting bottom surface and the bottom surface ranges from 3 μm to 10 μm.

19. The backlight module as claimed in claim 13 , wherein a width of the orthographic projection of the third surface on the bottom surface ranges from 10 μm to 60 μm.

20. The backlight module as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the distribution density of the fourth microstructures is lower than a distribution density of the first microstructures.

21. The backlight module as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the distance between the adjacent fourth microstructures ranges from 100 μm to 500 μm.

22. The backlight module as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a viewing angle range of light intensity full width at half maximum (FWHM) of the light beam emitted from the light emitting surface of the light guide plate ranges from 120 degrees to 170 degrees.

23. The backlight module as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the included angle between the light emitting direction of the light beam emitted from the light emitting surface of the light guide plate and the normal direction of the light emitting surface ranges from 40 degrees to 60 degrees.

24. The backlight module as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the included angle between the light emitting direction of the light beam emitted from the light emitting surface of the light guide plate and the normal direction of the light emitting surface is greater than 40 degrees.

25. A light guide plate, comprising:
a light emitting surface;
a bottom surface opposite to the light emitting surface;
a light incident surface connecting with the light emitting surface and the bottom surface;
a plurality of first microstructures on the bottom surface, wherein each of the first microstructures is a recessed structure and comprises a first surface and a second surface, the first surface faces to the light incident surface, and an included angle between the first surfac

Assignees

• Chen Shang-Wei
• Hsu Min-Yi
• Weng Chao-Hung
• Lo Wen-Hsin
• Tsai Han-Wen
• Kuo Ming-Feng
• Liu Ming-Dah
• Coretronic Corp

Inventors

• Chen Shang-Wei
• Hsu Min-Yi
• Weng Chao-Hung
• Lo Wen-Hsin
• Tsai Han-Wen
• Kuo Ming-Feng
• Liu Ming-Dah

Classifications

• G02B6/0015

  provided on the surface of the light guide or in the bulk of it · CPC title

• G02B6/0016

  Grooves, prisms, gratings, scattering particles or rough surfaces · CPC title

• G02B6/0051

  Diffusing sheet or layer · CPC title

• G02B6/0036

  2-D arrangement of prisms, protrusions, indentations or roughened surfaces · CPC title

• G02B6/0053 Primary

  Prismatic sheet or layer; Brightness enhancement element, sheet or layer · CPC title