LIGHTING DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE AND TELEVISION RECEIVER

• US 20120092568A1
• Filed: 05/18/2010
• Published: 04/19/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 07/03/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Yokota, Masashi
• Application Number:
  US13/379,912
• Publication Number:
  US 20120092568A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/790
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/133603 with LEDs
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/133605 including specially adapted reflectors
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/133608 including particular frames or supporting means

Abstract

A backlight unit 12 according to the present invention includes an LED board 18 including an LED 17 as a light source, a chassis 14 that stores the LED board 18 therein and has an opening 14b through which the light from the LED 17 exits, a chassis reflection sheet 22 that is arranged along an inner surface of the chassis 14 and reflects light and a board reflection sheet 23 that overlaps the LED board 18 on the side of the opening 14b in a plan view, is larger than the LED board 18 and reflects light, and the chassis 14 has a first supporting portion 27 supporting the LED board 18 and a second supporting portion 28 that is arranged closer to the opening 14b than the first supporting portion 27 and supports the board reflection sheet 23.

Claims

1. A lighting device comprising:

a light source;

a light source board having the light source thereon;

a chassis configured to store the light source board therein and have an opening through which the light from the light source exits;

a chassis reflection member arranged along an inner surface of the chassis and configured to reflect the light;

a board reflection member provided to overlap with the light source board on a side of the opening in a plan view, the board reflection member configured to be greater in size than the light source board and reflect light, wherein

the chassis has a first supporting portion configured to support the light source board and a second supporting portion arranged relatively closer to the opening than the first supporting portion and support the board reflection member.

2. The lighting device according to claim 1, wherein a hole is formed in the chassis reflection member, and at least a part of the board reflection member is arranged in the hole in a plan view.

3. The lighting device according to claim 2, wherein an edge of the hole of the chassis reflection member overlaps with the board reflection member in a plan view.

4. The lighting device according to claim 3, wherein at least a part of the second supporting portion is arranged so as to overlap with the edge of the hole of the chassis reflection member in a plan view.

5. The lighting device according to claim 2, wherein the chassis reflection member is formed such that the hole is greater in size than the light source board in a plan view, and at least a part of the second supporting portion is provided in the hole in a plan view.

6. The lighting device according to claim 2, wherein the board reflection member is provided with a light source insertion hole so as to overlap with the light source in a plan view, and the light source fits in the light source insertion hole, and the hole of the chassis reflection member is greater in size than the light source insertion hole in a plan view.

7. The lighting device according to claim 6, further comprising a diffuser lens provided on a side of the opening with respect to the light source board to overlap with the light source in a plan view and configured to diffuse light from the light source, wherein

the chassis reflection member includes the hole so as to overlap with the diffuser lens in a plan view, and the hole is formed such that the diffuser lens passes therethrough.

8. The lighting device according to claim 7, wherein the board reflection member is greater in size than the diffuser lens in a plan view.

9. The lighting device according to claim 7, wherein at least a part of an outer edge of the light source board overlaps with the diffuser lens in a plan view.

10. The lighting device according to claim 1, wherein the second supporting portion is provided on a same plane as a surface of the light source board facing the board reflection member.

11. The lighting device according to claim 1, wherein the board reflection member is projected outward from both opposing outer edges of the light source board, and at least a pair of the second supporting portions is arranged so as to sandwich the light source board therebetween in a plan view.

12. The lighting device according to claim 1, wherein the second supporting portion is formed by partially protruding the chassis toward the opening.

13. The lighting device according to claim 12, wherein the second supporting portion is formed in a point-like shape in a plan view.

14. The lighting device according to claim 13, wherein the board reflection member is projected outward from the outer edge of the light source board, and the second supporting portion and the light source are arranged in a projecting direction of the board reflection member.

15. The lighting device according to claim 14, wherein the light source includes a plurality of light sources and the light sources are arranged in one direction on the light source board, and the second supporting portion includes a plurality of second supporting portions and the second supporting portions are arranged in the one direction that the light sources are arranged.

16. The lighting device according to claim 12, wherein the second supporting portion extends along the outer edge of the light source board.

17. The lighting device according to claim 16, wherein the light source board is rectangular in a plan view, and the second supporting portion extends in a long-side direction of the light source board.

18. The lighting device according to claim 1, wherein the first supporting portion is formed by partially protruding the chassis toward a side opposite to the opening.

19. The lighting device according to claim 18, wherein the light source board includes a plurality of light source boards and the light source boards are arranged in parallel at predetermined intervals, and the second supporting portion is configured to cover an entire area between the light source boards that are arranged in adjacent to each other.

20. The lighting device according to claim 1, wherein the chassis includes a board positioning portion configured to position the light source board along a plate surface of the light source board.

21. The lighting device according to claim 20, wherein the board positioning portion extends along the outer edge of the light source board.

22. The lighting device according to claim 21, wherein the light source board is rectangular in a plan view, and the board positioning portion extends along a long-side direction of the light source board.

23. The lighting device according to claim 20, wherein the board positioning portion is configured to position the light source board in two directions that are along a plate surface of the light source board and are orthogonal to each other.

24. The lighting device according to claim 20, wherein the board positioning portion is included in one of the first supporting portion and the second supporting portion.

25. The lighting device according to claim 24, wherein the board positioning portion is configured by partially protruding the chassis toward the opening and included in the second supporting portion.

26. The lighting device according to claim 24, wherein the board positioning portion is configured by partially protruding the chassis toward a side opposite to the opening so as to form a board storing space configured to store the light source board therein and the board positioning portion is included in the first supporting portion.

27. The lighting device according to claim 1, wherein:

the light source includes a plurality of light sources and the light sources are arranged on the light source board;

the board reflection member is formed in an elongated shape and includes a plurality of light source-surrounding-reflection portions and a reflection portion-connecting portion, each light source-surrounding-reflection portion surrounding each of the light sources in a plan view and the reflection portion-connecting portion connecting the light source-surrounding-reflection portions that are adjacent to each other; and

the reflection portion-connecting portion has a width relatively smaller than the light source-surrounding-reflection portion in a short-side direction of the board reflection member.

28. The lighting device according to claim 27, wherein the second supporting portion is provided so as to overlap with the light source-surrounding-reflection portion in a plan view.

29. The lighting device according to claim 1, wherein:

the light source includes a plurality of light sources and the light sources are arranged on the light source board;

the light source board is formed in an elongated shape and includes a plurality of light source arrangement portions in which each of the light sources is arranged and an arrangement portion-connecting portion that connects the light source arrangement portions that are in adjacent to each other; and

the arrangement portion-connecting portion has a width relatively smaller than the light source arrangement portion in the short-side direction of the light source board.

30. The lighting device according to claim 1, further comprising a holding member configured to hold the light source board, the board reflection member, and the chassis reflection member between the holding member and the chassis.

31. The lighting device according to claim 30, wherein the holding member includes a body portion and a fixed portion, the body portion and the chassis sandwich the light source board, the board reflection member and the chassis reflection member therebetween and the fixed portion is configured to protrude from the body portion toward the chassis and to be fixed to the chassis, and the fixed portion is fixed to the chassis through the light source board, the board reflection member and the chassis reflection member.

32. The lighting device according to claim 31, wherein the fixed portion passes through the light source board, the board reflection member, the chassis reflection member, and the chassis, and is fitted to the chassis from a side opposite to the light source board.

33. The lighting device according to claim 1, wherein the light source is an LED.

34. A display device comprising:

the lighting device according to claim 1; and

and a display panel configured to provide display using light from the lighting device.

35. The display device according to claim 34, wherein the display panel is a liquid crystal panel configured by filling a liquid crystal between a pair of boards.

36. A television receiver comprising the display device according to claim 34.