Backlight Module and Liquid Crystal Display Device Using the Same

• US 20130063679A1
• Filed: 09/24/2011
• Published: 03/14/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 09/08/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd. (TCL Technology Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd. (TCL Technology Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Tang, Guofu
• Application Number:
  US13/375,569
• Publication Number:
  US 20130063679A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 349/61
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/0091 of the light source relative to the light guide G02B6/0021 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 13/04 Signs, boards or panels, illuminated from behind the insignia
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 13/049 Edge illuminated signs, boards or panels

Abstract

The present invention discloses a backlight module and a liquid crystal display (LCD) device using the same. Said backlight module comprises a light emitting diode (LED) light cluster composed of a group of LEDs, and a light guide plate (LGP) which is arranged on the side of said LED light cluster and is coupled with the LED; wherein said backlight module also comprises a limit structure for making the position between said LGP and said LED light cluster be relatively fixed. Because the present invention uses a limit structure for making the position between the edge of said LGP and said LED light cluster be relatively fixed, the limit structure limits the edge position of the LGP; when the tolerance of the LGP is upwards and downwards offset, adjustment can be performed by the limit structure and the edge of the LGP. Meanwhile, the local displacement when the LGP expends with heat can be prevented from occurring. Thus, the coupling efficiency of the LGP and the LED light cluster is increased.

Claims

1. A backlight module, comprising:

a light emitting diode (LED) light cluster composed of a group of LEDs, and a light guide plate (LGP) which is arranged on the LED side of the LED light cluster and is coupled with the LED, said backlight module also comprises one or more limit structures for making the position between the edge of said LGP and said LED light cluster be relatively fixed.

2. The backlight module of claim 1, wherein said limit structure is a projecting part which is fixed relatively to said LED and is extended to the LGP to limit the edge of the LGP.

3. The backlight module of claim 2, wherein said projecting part is of a wedge structure which is fixed relatively to the LED, and is arranged above or below said LED and protrudes above the emergent-light surface of the LED;

and the beveled surface of the wedge structure faces the LGP.

4. The backlight module of claim 3, wherein the position of the LGP corresponding to the wedge structure is provided with a chamfer structure corresponding to the beveled surface of said wedge structure.

5. The backlight module of claim 2, wherein each single LED of said LED light cluster is externally provided with independent packaging, and said limit structure is arranged on the independent packaging of the single LED of said LED light cluster.

6. The backlight module of claim 2, wherein all the LEDs of said LED light cluster are externally provided with integral packaging, and said limit structure is arranged on the integral packaging of said LED light cluster.

7. The backlight module of claim 2, wherein said limit structure is arranged on the printed circuit board (PCB) fixed relatively to said LED light cluster.

8. The backlight module of claim 1, wherein said limit structure is a projecting part which is fixed relatively to the edge of the LGP and is extended to the fixed structure of the LED to limit the LGP.

9. The backlight module of claim 1, wherein said limit structure is a lug boss which is fixed relatively to said LED light cluster or is arranged at the edge of said LGP;

correspondingly, the edge of the LGP or the position fixed relatively to said LED light cluster is provided with a depression corresponding to said lug boss.

10. A liquid crystal display (LCD) device comprises the backlight module of claim 1;

said backlight module comprises a LED light cluster composed of a group of LEDs, and a light guide plate which is arranged on the LED side of the LED light cluster and is coupled with the LEDs, said backlight module also comprises a limit structure for making the position between the edge of said LGP and said LED light cluster be relatively fixed.

11. The LCD device of claim 10, wherein said limit structure is a projecting part which is fixed relatively to said LED and is extended to the LGP to limit the edge of the LGP.

12. The LCD device of claim 11, wherein said projecting part is of a wedge structure which is fixed relatively to the LED, is arranged above or below said LED and protrudes above the emergent-light surface of the LED;

and the beveled surface of the wedge structure faces the LGP.

13. The LCD device of claim 12, wherein the position of the LGP corresponding to the wedge structure is provided with a chamfer structure corresponding to the beveled surface of said wedge structure.

14. The LCD device of claim 11, wherein each single LED of said LED light cluster is externally provided with independent packaging, and said limit structure is arranged on the independent packaging of the single LED of said LED light cluster.

15. The LCD device of claim 11, wherein all the LEDs of said LED light cluster are externally provided with integral packaging, and said limit structure is arranged on the integral packaging of said LED light cluster.

16. The LCD device of claim 11, wherein said limit structure is arranged on the PCB fixed relatively to said LED light cluster.

17. The LCD device of claim 10, wherein said limit structure is a projecting part which is fixed relatively to the edge of the LGP and is extended to the fixed structure of the LED.

18. The LCD device of claim 10, wherein said limit structure is a lug boss which is fixed relatively to said LED light cluster or is arranged at the edge of said LGP;

correspondingly, the edge of the LGP or the position fixed relatively to said LED light cluster is provided with a depression corresponding to said lug boss.