Backlight unit having a lens with refraction and reflection portions

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9891471-B2
Application number	US-201615174437-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 6, 2016
Priority date	Nov 2, 2015
Publication date	Feb 13, 2018
Grant date	Feb 13, 2018

Abstract

A display device is provided. The display device includes: a substrate; and at least one light assembly separately located on the substrate, wherein the light assembly includes: a light source; and a lens configured to shield an upper surface and a side surface of the light source, wherein the lens includes: a refraction portion separately located on the upper surface of the light source; and a reflection portion separately located at the side surface of the light source. Thereby, the lens includes a reflection portion located at a side surface of the light source, thereby improving light efficiency of a backlight unit.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A backlight unit, comprising:
a substrate; and
at least one light assembly separately located on the substrate,
wherein the light assembly comprises:
a light source; and
a lens configured to shield an upper surface and a side surface of the light source,

wherein the lens comprises:
a refraction portion separately located on the upper surface of the light source; and
a reflection portion separately located at the side surface of the light source,

wherein the refraction portion comprises:
a convex portion having a hemisphere shape protruded upward; and
a side portion extended from a lower portion of the convex portion, and

wherein a diameter of the reflection portion is smaller than a diameter of the side portion.

2. The backlight unit of claim 1 , wherein the refraction portion and the reflection portion are coupled by an adhesive layer.

3. The backlight unit of claim 1 , wherein the refraction portion and the reflection portion are coupled by a double injection process.

4. The backlight unit of claim 1 , wherein the side portion has a cylindrical shape.

5. The backlight unit of claim 4 , wherein the reflection portion has a cylindrical shape.

6. The backlight unit of claim 5 , wherein the side portion includes an annular bottom surface,
wherein the annular bottom surface faces the substrate, and
wherein the annular bottom surface surrounds an upper side of the reflection portion.

7. The backlight unit of claim 1 , wherein the reflection portion comprises:
a central hole configured to penetrate a central portion;
a pad located at an outer edge of the central hole; and
an electrostatic portion located at an external side diameter of the reflection portion.

8. The backlight unit of claim 7 , wherein the pad has a shape depressed into the reflection portion.

9. The backlight unit of claim 8 , wherein in the pad, a metal is inserted into a depressed portion, and
the pad is formed through an insert injection process of the metal.

10. The backlight unit of claim 9 , wherein the metal and the substrate are coupled by a Surface Mount Technology (SMT) process.

11. The backlight unit of claim 7 , wherein the pads are located at both sides of the central hole.

12. The backlight unit of claim 7 , wherein the pad has a ring shape that encloses the central hole.

13. The backlight unit of claim 7 , wherein the electrostatic portion has a shape depressed into the reflection portion, and
a zener diode is inserted into a depressed portion.

14. The backlight unit of claim 7 , wherein the reflection portion has a protrusion therein.

15. The backlight unit of claim 7 , wherein the reflection portion is inclined inward.

16. A display device, comprising:
the backlight unit of claim 1 ;
a display panel located at a front surface of the backlight unit; and
a back cover located at a rear surface of the backlight unit.

17. The display device of claim 16 , wherein the refraction portion and the reflection portion are coupled by an adhesive layer.

18. The display device of claim 16 , wherein the refraction portion and the reflection portion are coupled by a double injection process.

19. The display device of claim 16 , wherein the reflection portion is inclined inward.

Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Kim Jaehyeok
• Kim Eunseok
• Park Dohan
• Jung Dawoon
• Kee Wondo
• Kim Minho
• Jeon Jaehyung

Classifications

• G02F1/133603

  with LEDs · CPC title

• G02B19/0028 Primary

  refractive and reflective surfaces, e.g. non-imaging catadioptric systems · CPC title

• G02F1/133605

  including specially adapted reflectors · CPC title

• G02F2001/133607

  Physics · mapped topic

• G02F1/133606 Primary

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