Backlight device and liquid-crystal display device

• US 10,048,434 B2
• Filed: 11/01/2013
• Issued: 08/14/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 11/08/2012
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Nishii, Takeshi
• Primary Examiner(s): Brown, Claude J
• Application Number:
  US14/436,299
• Publication Number:
  US 20150277028A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,747 Days
• Field of Search: 362612, 362615, 362617
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/0073 Light emitting diode [LED]
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/0085 Means for removing heat created by the light source from the package heat extraction or cooling elements for semiconductor light sources in general H01L33/64
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/0091 of the light source relative to the light guide G02B6/0021 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/133314 Back frames
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/133615 Edge-illuminating devices, i.e. illuminating from the side
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/133628 with cooling means

Abstract

Provided are a backlight device and a liquid-crystal display device whereby, while carrying out a radiation countermeasure of a light source, uniformity of temperature of a back face chassis is effected. The backlight device comprises: a light-guide plate (12) which emits toward the front face side light which enters from an end face; a light source (14a) which projects light toward the end face; a back face chassis (9) which is disposed on the back face side of the light-guide plate; and a heat radiation member (8a) which is disposed on the back face side of the back face chassis, and which dissipates heat from the light source. The heat radiation member further comprises chassis contact portions (38a-38c) which make partial contact with the back face of the back face chassis at multiple sites.

Claims

1. A backlight device, comprising:

a light-guide plate that conducts incident light from an end face to a front side;

a light source that irradiates light toward the end face;

a back face chassis that is provided on a side of a back face of the light-guide plate; and

a heat radiation member formed by a monolithic material and provided on a side of a back face of the back face chassis and dissipates heat from the light source,

the heat radiation member having chassis contact portions formed by a plurality of rectangular surfaces that protrudes toward the back face chassis such that the chassis contact portions make partial contact with the back face of the back face chassis at multiple sites, wherein

the chassis contact portions further from the light source have larger contact areas with the back face chassis than the chassis contact portions closer to the light source.

2. The backlight device according to claim 1, wherein

the heat radiation member has radiation fins on sides of back faces of the chassis contact portions.

3. The backlight device according to claim 1, wherein

the heat radiation member is made of aluminum and a surface thereof is subjected to black alumite treatment.

4. A liquid-crystal display device mounted with the backlight device according to claim 1.

5. A backlight device, comprising:

a light-guide plate that conducts incident light from an end face to a front side;

a light source that irradiates light toward the end face;

a back face chassis that is provided on a side of a back face of the light-guide plate; and

a heat radiation member that is provided on a side of a back face of the back face chassis, holds the light source at a site extended toward the end face, and dissipates heat from the light source,

the heat radiation member having a chassis holding portion that determines a position of the back face chassis, wherein

a bend portion that an end edge of the back face chassis is bent to the side of the back face of the back face chassis is included and an inner side of the bend portion and the chassis holding portion are engaged to prevent movement of the back face chassis in a vertical direction of the back face chassis.

6. The backlight device according to claim 5, wherein

the back face chassis has a projecting portion on the back face of the back face chassis and is fixed to the heat radiation member by using a fixing member inserted from a side of a back face of the heat radiation member at the projecting portion.

7. The backlight device according to claim 5, wherein

the heat radiation member has chassis contact portions that make contact with the back face chassis and radiation fins on sides of back faces of the chassis contact portions.