Bi-directional backlight assembly
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1. A backlight assembly comprising:
- a circuit substrate comprising a first surface defining a first side and a second surface defining a second side, an opening formed through the circuit substrate from the first side to the second side;
a body of optical material disposed within the opening in the circuit substrate, the body comprising an edge disposed within the opening in the circuit substrate, a first light emitting face located on the first side of the circuit substrate, and a second light emitting face located on the second side of the circuit substrate; and
a light source disposed to direct light into a location along the edge of the optical material body, the light source in communication with circuitry on the circuit substrate.
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Abstract
A backlight assembly emits light out of two light emitting faces using a light source such as side-emitting LEDs that send light into an optical guide or body of optical material that diffuses the light uniformly and emits bi-facially. In this way, two displays, such as LCDs, can be illuminated at the same time and the efficiency is increased. The backlight assembly can be incorporated into an eyewear system such as a binocular display system.
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1. A backlight assembly comprising:
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a circuit substrate comprising a first surface defining a first side and a second surface defining a second side, an opening formed through the circuit substrate from the first side to the second side; a body of optical material disposed within the opening in the circuit substrate, the body comprising an edge disposed within the opening in the circuit substrate, a first light emitting face located on the first side of the circuit substrate, and a second light emitting face located on the second side of the circuit substrate; and a light source disposed to direct light into a location along the edge of the optical material body, the light source in communication with circuitry on the circuit substrate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60)
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