Back light device for crystal liquid display

• US 6,027,222 A
• Filed: 07/01/1998
• Issued: 02/22/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 07/04/1997
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Stanley Electric Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Stanley Electric Company Limited
• Inventors: Inoue, Kenichi, Oki, Yoji
• Primary Examiner(s): Spyrou, Cassandra
• Assistant Examiner(s): CURTIS, CRAIG
• Application Number:
  US09/108,740
• Time in Patent Office: 601 Days
• Field of Search: 362/31, 362/26-30, 362/326-328, 362/330, 362/331, 362/339, 362/223, 359/707, 385/146
• US Class Current: 362/620
• 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

Abstract

A back light device for a liquid crystal display is provided, which comprises diffusing prisms formed on the surface of the light guide plate, and the apical angle of the diffusing prism is set in the range of 65-85 degrees for a uniform and brighter illumination using the same light source.

Claims

1. A back light device for a liquid crystal display, comprising:

a light guide plate;

one or more tubular light sources disposed at one or more end surfaces of the light guide plate; and

a plurality of diffusing prisms formed on a surface of the light guide plate, each of the diffusing prisms having a substantially isosceles triangle cross-section and a ridge extending along the direction perpendicular to the axis of the tubular light source, wherein the apical angle of each of the diffusing prisms is set in the range of 65-85 degrees.

2. The back light device for a liquid crystal display according to claim 1, wherein the apical angle of each of the diffusing prisms is set at 70 degrees.

3. The back light device for a liquid crystal display according to claim 1, wherein the surface on which the prisms are formed is at a light emitting side of the light guide plate, and further comprising a diffusing sheet disposed at the light emitting side of the light guide plate.

4. The back light device for a liquid crystal display according to claim 2, wherein the surface on which the prisms are formed is at a light emitting side of the light guide plate, and further comprising a diffusing sheet disposed at the light emitting side of the light guide plate.

5. The back light device for a liquid crystal display according to claim 1, wherein the surface on which the prisms are formed is at a light emitting side of the light guide plate, and further comprising a prism sheet disposed at the light emitting side of the light guide plate.

6. The back light device for a liquid crystal display according to claim 2, wherein the surface on which the prisms are formed is at a light emitting side of the light guide plate, and further comprising a prism sheet disposed at the light emitting side of the light guide plate.

7. The back light device for a liquid crystal display according to claim 3, further comprising a prism sheet disposed at the light emitting side of the light guide plate.

8. The back light device for a liquid crystal display according to claim 4, further comprising a prism sheet disposed at the light emitting side of the light guide plate.