LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE, DISPLAY APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT

• US 20130083260A1
• Filed: 09/10/2012
• Published: 04/04/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 09/29/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Minami, Masaru
• Application Number:
  US13/608,108
• Publication Number:
  US 20130083260A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 349/15
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 8/00 Lighting devices intended for fixed installation F21S9/00, F21S10/00 take precedence; using a string or strip of light sources F21S4/00
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 30/27 involving lenticular arrays
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 30/30 involving parallax barriers
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/0038 Linear indentations or grooves, e.g. arc-shaped grooves or meandering grooves, extending over the full length or width of the light guide
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/0051 Diffusing sheet or layer
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/0068 Arrangements of plural sources, e.g. multi-colour light sources
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/1336 Illuminating devices
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/133605 including specially adapted reflectors
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/133606 including a specially adapted diffusing, scattering or light controlling members
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/133615 Edge-illuminating devices, i.e. illuminating from the side

Abstract

Provided is a light source device including a light guiding plate including a first internal reflection plane and a second internal reflection plane opposite to each other, a first light source irradiating an inside of the light guiding plate with first illumination light from its lateral side, and a diffusion member disposed opposite to the first internal reflection plane or the second internal reflection plane and diffusing incident light, wherein a plurality of transmission areas permitting the first illumination light to pass and to radiate toward an outside of the light guiding plate are provided on the first internal reflection plane or the second internal reflection plane, and the diffusion member is disposed opposite to the plurality of transmission areas and diffuses light having passed through the plurality of transmission areas.

Claims

1. A light source device comprising:

a light guiding plate including a first internal reflection plane and a second internal reflection plane opposite to each other;

a first light source irradiating an inside of the light guiding plate with first illumination light from its lateral side; and

a diffusion member disposed opposite to the first internal reflection plane or the second internal reflection plane and diffusing incident light, wherein

a plurality of transmission areas permitting the first illumination light to pass and to radiate toward an outside of the light guiding plate are provided on the first internal reflection plane or the second internal reflection plane, and

the diffusion member is disposed opposite to the plurality of transmission areas and diffuses light having passed through the plurality of transmission areas.

2. The light source device according to claim 1, wherein

the plurality of transmission areas are provided on the first internal reflection plane, and

the diffusion member diffuses and transmits light having passed through the plurality of transmission areas.

3. The light source device according to claim 1, wherein

the plurality of transmission areas are provided on the second internal reflection plane, and

the diffusion member diffuses light having passed through the plurality of transmission areas and reflects it toward the second internal reflection plane.

4. The light source device according to claim 1, wherein

a total internal reflection area permitting the first illumination light to undergo total internal reflection is provided in a portion except the plurality of transmission areas within the first internal reflection plane or the second internal reflection plane.

5. The light source device according to claim 4, wherein

the transmission area is formed by processing a surface of the light guiding plate corresponding to the first internal reflection plane or the second internal reflection plane into a shape different from that of the total internal reflection area.

6. The light source device according to claim 1, further comprising

an optical device disposed over a side where the second internal reflection plane is formed, opposite to the light guiding plate, and being selectively switchable of action with respect to an incident light ray between two states of a scattering reflection state and a light absorption state.

7. The light source device according to claim 1, further comprising

a second light source disposed over a side where the second internal reflection plane is formed, opposite to the light guiding plate, and irradiating the second internal reflection plane with second illumination light from its outside.

8. A display apparatus comprising:

a display part performing image display; and

a light source device emitting light for image display toward the display part, wherein

the light source device includes

a light guiding plate including a first internal reflection plane and a second internal reflection plane opposite to each other;

a first light source irradiating an inside of the light guiding plate with first illumination light from its lateral side; and

a diffusion member disposed opposite to the first internal reflection plane or the second internal reflection plane and diffusing incident light, wherein

a plurality of transmission areas permitting the first illumination light to pass and to radiate toward an outside of the light guiding plate are provided on the first internal reflection plane or the second internal reflection plane, and

the diffusion member is disposed opposite to the plurality of transmission areas and diffuses light having passed through the plurality of transmission areas.

9. The display apparatus according to claim 8, further comprising

an optical device disposed over a side where the second internal reflection plane is formed, opposite to the light guiding plate, and being selectively switchable of action with respect to an incident light ray between two states of a light absorption state and a scattering reflection state, wherein

the display part selectively switches, and displays, a plurality of viewpoint images based on three-dimensional image data and an image based on two-dimensional image data, and

the optical device switches action with respect to an incident light ray to a light absorption state when displaying the plurality of viewpoint images on the display part, and switches action with respect to an incident light ray to a scattering reflection state when displaying an image based on two-dimensional image data on the display part.

10. The display apparatus according to claim 8, further comprising

a second light source disposed over a side where the second internal reflection plane is formed, opposite to the light guiding plate, and irradiating the second internal reflection plane with second illumination light from its outside, wherein

the display part selectively switches, and displays, a plurality of viewpoint images based on three-dimensional image data and an image based on two-dimensional image data, and

the second light source is controlled to a non-lit state when displaying the plurality of viewpoint images on the display part, and is controlled to a lit state when displaying an image based on the two-dimensional image data on the display part.

11. The display apparatus according to claim 10, wherein

the first light source is controlled to a lit state when displaying the plurality of viewpoint images on the display part, and is controlled to a non-lit state or a lit state when displaying an image based on the two-dimensional image data on the display part.

12. Electronic equipment comprising

a display apparatus, wherein

the display apparatus includes

a display part performing image display;

and

a light source device emitting light for image display toward the display part, wherein

the light source device includes

a light guiding plate including a first internal reflection plane and a second internal reflection plane opposite to each other;

a first light source irradiating an inside of the light guiding plate with first illumination light from its lateral side; and

a diffusion member disposed opposite to the first internal reflection plane or the second internal reflection plane and diffusing incident light, wherein

a plurality of transmission areas permitting the first illumination light to pass and to radiate toward an outside of the light guiding plate are provided on the first internal reflection plane or the second internal reflection plane, and

the diffusion member is disposed opposite to the plurality of transmission areas and diffuses light having passed through the plurality of transmission areas.