Back light unit

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9910202-B2
Application number	US-201113976842-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 30, 2011
Priority date	Dec 30, 2010
Publication date	Mar 6, 2018
Grant date	Mar 6, 2018

Abstract

The present invention relates to a structure of an edge-type back light unit, particularly to a structure comprising a light source receiving part, which receives a light source such as LED formed to the central direction of an optical plate at one side or the other side of the optical plate.
The present invention has excellent optical property and has an effect of wide application to various LCDs because it comprises a light source receiving part, which can install a printed circuit board mounting the light source such as LED to an embedded form in an edge-type back light unit.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A back light unit comprising:
an optical plate guiding light having one face and the other face opposite thereto;
a light source receiving part formed at an edge of one face of the optical plate; and
a printed circuit board on which a light source being inserted to the light source receiving part is mounted, wherein at least part of the one face of the optical plate, the other face of the optical plate, the light source, and the printed circuit board are partly overlapped one another, respectively;
wherein the light source receiving part has a light source receiving groove formed at an end distant from the edge of the one face of the optical plate for receiving the light source, and a recessed groove connected with the light source receiving groove and formed at an end proximate to the edge of the one face of the optical plate for receiving the printed circuit board;
wherein the light source receiving part is disposed between the one face and the other face of the optical plate without penetrating the optical plate;
wherein the light source is disposed at a lateral side of the optical plate;
wherein the printed circuit board is divided into a plurality of parts and attached to a unit substrate comprising at least one light source; and
wherein the printed circuit board is embedded in the recessed groove.

2. The back light unit of claim 1 , wherein the light source receiving groove is formed at the one face.

3. The back light unit of claim 1 , wherein the light source receiving groove is formed at the one face and has a structure of stepped receiving line.

4. The back light unit of claim 1 , wherein the light source is a side view type.

5. The back light unit of claim 1 , wherein an air gap is embodied between a light incidence plane of the light source receiving part and the light source.

6. The back light unit of claim 5 , wherein the air gap is 0.001 μm˜5 mm.

7. The back light unit of claim 5 , wherein the optical pattern of an intaglio structure has a 1 st density pattern region and a 2 nd density pattern region having higher pattern density the 1 st density pattern region, and the 1 st density pattern region is arranged near to a light exiting face of the light source.

8. The back light unit of claim 7 , wherein the optical pattern of an intaglio structure has a polypyramid pattern or half-spherical pattern of an intaglio structure to the inner direction of the surface of the optical plate.

9. The back light unit of claim 5 , wherein the optical pattern of a relief structure has a 3 rd density pattern region and a 4 th density pattern region having higher pattern density the 3 rd density pattern region, and the 4 th density pattern region is arranged near to a light exiting face of the light source.

10. The back light unit of claim 9 , wherein the optical pattern of a relief structure is formed by overlapping or separating numerous projecting patterns of the relief structure one another.

11. The back light unit of claim 9 , wherein the projecting pattern of the relief structure is a polypyramid pattern or half-spherical pattern.

12. A back light unit comprising:
an optical plate guiding light having one face and the other face opposite thereto;
a light source receiving part formed at an edge of one face of the optical plate; and
a printed circuit board on which a light source being inserted to the light source receiving part is mounted, wherein at least part of the one face of the optical plate, the other face of the optical plate, the light source, and the printed circuit board are partly overlapped one another, respectively;
wherein the light source receiving part comprises a receiving groove which is formed at one or both sides of the one face and has a structure of stepped receiving line;
wherein the receiving line is embodied to a structure wherein the lower stepped part composing the receiving line is opened;
wherein the light source is disposed at a lateral side of the optical plate;
wherein the printed circuit board is divided into a plurality of parts and attached to a unit substrate comprising at least one light source; and
wherein the printed circuit board is embedded in a recessed groove.

13. A back light unit comprising:
an optical plate guiding light having one face and the other face opposite thereto;
a light source receiving part formed at an edge of one face of the optical plate; and
a printed circuit board on which a light source being inserted to the light source receiving part is mounted, wherein at least part of the one face of the optical plate, the other face of the optical plate, the light source, and the printed circuit board are partly overlapped one another, respectively;
wherein an air gap is embodied between a light incidence plane of the light source receiving part and the light source;
wherein an optical pattern controlling the distribution of light emitting of the LED is embodied on the one or the other face, wherein an optical pattern of an intaglio structure is formed on the one face and an optical pattern of a relief structure is formed on the other face;
wherein the light source is disposed at a lateral side of the optical plate;
wherein the printed circuit board is divided into a plurality of parts and attached to a unit substrate comprising at least one light source; and
wherein the printed circuit board is embedded in a recessed groove.

Assignees

• Ahn Kyoung Soo
• Park Sang Jun
• Jang Jae Hyuk
• Kim Jong Sun
• Lee Jeong Oh
• Lg Innotek Co Ltd

Inventors

• Ahn Kyoung Soo
• Park Sang Jun
• Jang Jae Hyuk
• Kim Jong Sun
• Lee Jeong Oh

Classifications

• G02B6/0083

  Details of electrical connections of light sources to drivers, circuit boards, or the like · CPC title

• G02B6/0091

  of the light source relative to the light guide (G02B6/0021 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G02F1/133615 Primary

  Edge-illuminating devices, i.e. illuminating from the side · CPC title

• G02B6/0021

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

• G02B6/0011 Primary

  the light guides being planar or of plate-like form · CPC title