BACKLIGHT MODULE AND KEYBOARD

• US 20100051429A1
• Filed: 09/02/2009
• Published: 03/04/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 09/03/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Darfon Electronics Corporation
• Original Assignee: Darfon Electronics Corporation
• Inventors: Lin, Chin-Hung
• Granted Patent: US 8,313,204 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 200/310
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/0021 for housing at least a part of the light source, e.g. by forming holes or recesses
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/0051 Diffusing sheet or layer
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/0055 Reflecting element, sheet or layer
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 13/83 characterised by legends, e.g. Braille, liquid crystal displays, light emitting or optical elements
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 2219/028 Printed information
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 2219/06 Reflector
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 2219/062 Light conductor

Abstract

The invention provides backlight module comprising a light guiding plate, a flexible substrate, and a light emitting unit. The flexible substrate has a first surface, and the light emitting unit is configured on the first surface. A paint area used for reflecting the light, emitted by the light emitting unit, to the light guiding plate is formed on the first surface near the light emitting unit. Accordingly, the light emitted into the light guiding plate could be prevented from being reflected by the flexible substrate directly and presenting the same color with the flexible substrate.

Claims

1. A backlight module comprising:

a light guiding plate;

a flexible substrate, having a first surface; and

a light emitting unit, disposed on the first surface;

wherein a paint area is formed on the first surface near the light emitting unit for reflecting the light emitted from the light emitting unit to the light guiding plate.

2. The backlight module of claim 1, wherein the light guiding plate further comprises a space for containing the light emitting unit.

3. The backlight module of claim 2, further comprising a reflecting unit disposed between the light guiding plate and the flexible substrate, wherein the reflecting unit has a hole corresponds to the space.

4. The backlight module of claim 3, wherein the reflecting unit is a sheet and the size of the sheet is substantially the same as the size of the light guiding plate.

5. The backlight module of claim 3, wherein the light emitting unit passes through the hole to be contained in the space.

6. The backlight module of claim 1, wherein the paint area is formed on the first surface near an outlet of the light emitting unit, so as to reflect the light emitted from the outlet of the light emitting unit to the light guiding plate.

7. The backlight module of claim 1, wherein the paint area is formed of a white material.

8. The backlight module of claim 7, wherein the white material is white paint or white ink.

9. The backlight module of claim 1, wherein the paint area is formed of a material with the same color of the light emitted from the light emitting unit.

10. The backlight module of claim 1, wherein the light emitting unit is a light emitting diode.

16. The keyboard of claim 11, wherein the paint area is formed of a white material.

17. The keyboard of claim 16, wherein the white material is white paint or white ink.

11. A keyboard comprising:

a keyboard module; and

a backlight module disposed under the keyboard module, and the backlight module comprising;

a light guiding plate disposed under the keyboard module, and the light guiding plate having a space;

a flexible substrate disposed under the light guiding plate, and the flexible substrate having a first surface; and

a light emitting unit disposed on the first surface and contained in the space;

wherein a paint area is formed on the first surface near the light emitting unit for reflecting the light emitted from the light emitting unit to the light guiding plate.

12. The keyboard of claim 11, further comprising a reflecting unit disposed between the light guiding plate and the flexible substrate, wherein the reflecting unit has a hole corresponds to the space.

13. The keyboard of claim 12, wherein the reflecting unit is a sheet and the size of the sheet is substantially the same as the size of the keyboard.

14. The keyboard of claim 12, wherein the light emitting unit passes through the hole to be contained in the space.

15. The keyboard of claim 11, wherein the paint area is formed on the first surface near an outlet of the light emitting unit, so as to reflect the light emitted from the outlet of the light emitting unit to the light guiding plate.

18. The keyboard of claim 11, wherein the paint area is formed of a material with the same color of the light emitted from the light emitting unit.

19. The keyboard of claim 11, wherein the light emitting unit is a light emitting diode.