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SEGMENTED BACKLIGHT STRUCTURE WITH IN-COUPLING STRUCTURES

  • US 20190324191A1
  • Filed: 04/17/2019
  • Published: 10/24/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/18/2018
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A LED backlight system, comprising:

  • a plurality of backlight segments, each backlight segment supporting a sidelight emitting LED;

    a light guide segment included in each backlight segment, with the light guide having a rectangular shape and a flat top surface, the light guide further defining a cavity having a top and sidewalls, with the sidelight emitting LED positionable in the cavity; and

    a sidewall in-coupling structure is positioned between the sidewalls of the cavity and the sidelight emitting LED, andwherein each sidelight emitting LED is centrally positioned in the respective backlight segment.

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