LIGHTING DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND TELEVISION RECEIVER

• US 20120300136A1
• Filed: 12/07/2010
• Published: 11/29/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 01/18/2010
• 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: Kasai, Nobuhiro
• Application Number:
  US13/519,592
• Publication Number:
  US 20120300136A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/739
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/0068 Arrangements of plural sources, e.g. multi-colour light sources
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/0078 Side-by-side arrangements, e.g. for large area displays
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/0091 of the light source relative to the light guide G02B6/0021 takes precedence

Abstract

Uneven brightness is less likely to occur in lighting devices. A lighting device includes a light source unit U, light guide blocks 31 to 35, a chassis 60, and positioning portions S. The light source unit U includes a plurality sets of light sources P arranged along a centerline Lc. Each set of light sources P is a pair of LEDs 45 disposed so as to be equally distanced from the centerline Lc and face each other. The light guide blocks 31 to 35, each provided corresponding to each one of the sets of light sources P, are disposed between the set of light sources P. The light sources have two end surfaces E in a longitudinal direction that face the LEDs 45. The chassis 60 houses the light source unit U and the light guide blocks 31 to 35. The positioning portions S position a middle portion of the respective light guide blocks 31 to 35 in the longitudinal direction on the centerline Lc.

Claims

1. A lighting device, comprising:

a chassis having substantially a rectangular bottom plate having short sides and long sides;

a light source unit including a plurality sets of light sources, each of the sets of light sources including at least two point light sources that are provided close to the short sides respectively to face each other and the sets of light sources being arranged along the short sides;

light guide members each provided between each of the sets of light sources, each light guide members having short-side end surfaces that face each corresponding set of the light sources; and

a positioning portion configured to position the light guide members such that a first line connecting center points between the short-side end surfaces of the respective sets of the light guide plates to be disposed on a second line connecting center points between the respective sets of light sources, wherein the chassis houses the light source unit and the light guide members therein.

2. The lighting device according to claim 1, wherein the positioning portion includes a protrusion provided to one of the chassis and the light guide members and a receiving portion provided to another one of the chassis and the light guide members to mate with the protrusion.

3. The lighting device according to claim 1, wherein the positioning portion is provided in a middle portion of each of the light guide members so as not to overlap the light sources in a plane along a line connecting the corresponding set of light sources.

7. The lighting device according to claim 1, wherein the light source unit is a point light source array including a board extending parallel to the short side and the point light sources of the sets of the light sources arrayed thereon in a row.

8. The lighting device according to claim 7, wherein the point light source array is attached to the chassis.

9. The lighting device according to claim 7, further comprising a reflection member provided on the board and configured to reflect light from the point light sources.

10. The lighting device according to claim 9, wherein the reflection member is a PET foam reflection sheet.

11. The lighting device according to claim 9, wherein the reflection member is a multilayer reflection sheet.

12. The lighting device according to claim 9, wherein the reflection member is formed of a light reflecting resist.

13. The lighting device according to claim 1, wherein the point light sources are white light emitting diodes.

14. The lighting device according to claim 13, wherein each white light emitting diode includes a light emitting chip emitting blue light, and a fluorescent layer formed around the light emitting chip and having a light emission peak in a range of yellow.

15. The lighting device according to claim 13, wherein each white light emitting diode includes a light emitting chip emitting blue light, and a fluorescent layer formed around the light emitting chip and having a light emission peak each in ranges of green and red.

16. The lighting device according to claim 13, wherein each white light emitting diode includes a light emitting chip emitting blue light, a fluorescent layer formed around the light emitting chip and having a light emission peak in a range of green, and a light emitting chip emitting red light.

17. The lighting device according to claim 13, wherein each white light emitting diode includes a light emitting chip emitting blue light, a light emitting chip emitting green light, and a light emitting chip emitting red light.

18. The lighting device according to claim 13, wherein each white light emitting diode includes a light emitting chip emitting UV light, and a fluorescent layer formed around the light emitting chip and having a light emission peak each in regions of blue, green, and red.

19. A display device comprising:

the lighting device according to claim 1, and

a liquid crystal display panel displaying images using light from the lighting device.

21. A television receiver comprising the display device according to claim 19.

4. A lighting device, comprising:

a chassis having substantially rectangular bottom plate having short sides and long sides;

a light source unit including a plurality sets of light sources, each of the sets of the light sources including at least two light sources that are provided close to the short sides respectively to face each other and the sets of light sources being arranged along the short sides;

a single light guide plate provided between the sets of light sources and having short-side end surfaces that face the sets of light sources;

and

a positioning portion configured to position the light guide plate such that a center line of the light guide plate along the short sides to be disposed on a line connecting center points between the respective sets of light sources, wherein the chassis houses the light source unit and the light guide plate therein.

5. The lighting device according to claim 4, wherein the positioning portion includes a protrusion provided to one of the chassis and the light guide plate and a receiving portion provided to another one of the chassis and the light guide plate to mate with the protrusion.

6. The lighting device according to claim 4, wherein the light sources are point light sources.

20. A display device comprising:

the lighting device according to claim 4, and

a liquid crystal display panel displaying images using light from the lighting device, wherein the positioning portion is located in the middle portion of the light guide plate and outside a display region of the liquid crystal display panel.