BACKLIGHT MODULE

• US 20110317447A1
• Filed: 10/12/2010
• Published: 12/29/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 06/24/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: FIH (Hong Kong) Limited (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Shenzhen Futaihong Precision Industry Company Limited (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: FIH (Hong Kong) Limited (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Shenzhen Futaihong Precision Industry Company Limited (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: HE, JIN-MIN
• Application Number:
  US12/902,230
• Publication Number:
  US 20110317447A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 362/607
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/0051 Diffusing sheet or layer
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/0053 Prismatic sheet or layer; Brightness enhancement element, sheet or layer
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/0055 Reflecting element, sheet or layer

Abstract

A backlight module includes a housing, a light source, a light guide plate, a diffuser plate and a prism plate, and the light source, the light guide plate, the diffuser plate and the prism plate are received within the housing. The housing includes reflective coating located on an inner surface of the housing. The light source provides light beams; the light guide plate converts the light beams into corresponding surface light source. The diffuser plate is mounted on the light guide plate and unifies the light beams from the light guide plate. The prism plate is mounted on the diffuser plate and increases the illumination of the light beams. Thus, parts of the light beams are reflected by the reflective coating back to the light guide plate, and the reflected light beams pass through the diffuser plate and the prism plate.

Claims

1. A backlight module, comprising:

a housing comprising a reflective coating located on an inner surface of the housing;

a light source received within the housing and for providing light beams;

a light guide plate received within the housing and for converting the light beams into corresponding surface light source;

a diffuser plate received within the housing and mounted on the light guide plate, the diffuser plate for unifying the light beams from the light guide plate; and

a prism plate received within the housing and mounted on the diffuser plate, the prism plate for increasing illumination of the light beams, wherein parts of the light beams are reflected by the reflective coating back to the light guide plate, and the reflected light beams pass through the diffuser plate and the prism plate.

2. The backlight module as claimed in claim 1, wherein the light guide plate comprises an emitting surface, and the emitting surface is formed with a plurality of optical dots, the optical dots scatter and reflect the light beams to convert the light beams into a uniform surface light source.

3. The backlight module as claimed in claim 2, wherein the optical dots are formed by cutting or etching.

4. The backlight module as claimed in claim 2, wherein the light guide plate further comprises a peripheral surface perpendicularly connected to the emitting surface, and one side of the peripheral surface faces toward the light source.

5. The backlight module as claimed in claim 4, wherein the light guide plate further comprises a reflective layer, the reflective layer is coated reflective material formed on the peripheral surface except the side surface opposing the light source.

6. The backlight module as claimed in claim 5, wherein the reflective material is any of silver or aluminum.

7. The backlight module as claimed in claim 1, wherein the material of the reflective coating is any of aluminum or silver.

8. The backlight module as claimed in claim 1, wherein the light guide plate is made from acrylic.

9. The backlight module as claimed in claim 1, wherein the backlight module further comprises a second prism plate parallel mounted on the diffuser plate, each prism plate is capable of refracting and reflecting the light beams from the diffuser plate to increase illumination and of the light beams.

10. A backlight module, comprising:

a housing comprising a reflective coating located on an inner surface of the housing;

a light source received within the housing and for providing corresponding light beams;

a light guide plate received within the housing and for converting the light beams into corresponding surface light source, and the light guide plate comprising a reflective layer;

a diffuser plate received within the housing and parallel mounted on the light guide plate, the diffuser plate for receiving the light beams form the light guide plate and unifying the light beams;

a first prism plate received within the housing and parallel mounted on the diffuser plate; and

a second prism plate received within the housing and parallel mounted on the first prism plate, the first and second prism plates for increasing illumination of the light beams, wherein parts of the light beams enter the light guide plate to form the surface light source, and other parts of the light beams are reflected by the reflective coating and the reflective layer back to the light guide plate to form surface light source, and the light beams from the light guide plate pass through the diffuser plate, the first prism plate and the second prism.

11. The backlight module as claimed in claim 10, wherein the light guide plate comprises an emitting surface, and the emitting surface comprises a plurality of optical dots, the optical dots scatter and reflect the light beams to convert the light beams into uniform surface light source.

12. The backlight module as claimed in claim 11, wherein the optical dots are formed by cutting or etching.

13. The backlight module as claimed in claim 11, wherein the light guide plate further comprises a peripheral surface perpendicularly connected to the emitting surface, and one side of the peripheral surface faces toward the light source.

14. The backlight module as claimed in claim 13, wherein the reflective layer is coated reflective material formed on the peripheral surface except the side surface opposing the light source.

15. The backlight module as claimed in claim 14, wherein the reflective material is any of silver or aluminum.

16. The backlight module as claimed in claim 10, wherein the material of the reflective coating is any of aluminum or silver.

17. The backlight module as claimed in claim 10, wherein the light guide plate is made from acrylic.