Light guiding device with two opposite light emitting surfaces and backlight module using the same

• US 7,226,200 B2
• Filed: 09/27/2004
• Issued: 06/05/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 10/24/2003
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Tsai, Kun-Jung
• Primary Examiner(s): Ward; John Anthony
• Assistant Examiner(s): Makiya; David
• Application Number:
  US10/951,847
• Publication Number:
  US 20050088838A1
• Time in Patent Office: 981 Days
• Field of Search: 362/616, 362/603, 362/609, 362623-625, 362/628, 362/615, 362/308, 362/607, 362/629
• US Class Current: 362/616
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/0036 2-D arrangement of prisms, protrusions, indentations or roughened surfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/0043 provided on the surface of the light guide
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/0063 for extracting light out both the major surfaces of the light guide

Abstract

A backlight module (1) has a light guiding device (2) and a light source (200). The light guiding device has a single light guide plate (20), and a reflection member (26). The single light guide plate has a light incidence surface (211), a top light emitting surface (23), and an opposite bottom light emitting surface (22). The single light guide plate further has a plate cavity (not labeled) formed therein for receiving the reflection member. The reflection member has a top reflection surface (28) and an opposite bottom reflection surface (29). The top reflection surface of the reflection member faces toward the top light emitting surface of the light guide plate, and the bottom reflection surface of the reflection member faces toward the bottom light emitting surface of the light guide plate.

Claims

1. A light guiding device, comprising:

a single light guide plate comprising a light incident surface, a top light emitting surface, and an opposite bottom light emitting surface; and

a reflection member comprising a top reflection surface and an opposite bottom reflection surface;

wherein the single light guide plate has a plate cavity formed therein for receiving the reflection member, the top reflection surface of the reflection member faces toward the top light emitting surface of the light guide plate, and the bottom reflection surface of the reflection member faces toward the bottom light emitting surface of the light guide plate; and

when light beams enter the light guide plate via the light incidence surface, some of the light beams are reflected by the top reflection surface of the reflection member and emit from the top light emitting surface of the light guide plate, and other of the light beams are reflected by the bottom reflection surface of the reflection member and emit from the bottom light emitting surface of the light guide plate.

2. The light guiding device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the light guide plate further comprises a side surface, the side surface has an opening defined therein and being configured for insertion of the reflection member into the plate cavity and a reflection plate is attached to the side surface.

3. The light guiding device as claimed in claim 2, further comprising a reflection film attached to the reflection plate.

4. The light guiding device as claimed in claim 1, wherein a plurality of micro dots is formed on the reflection surfaces, thereby defining a top diffusing region and a bottom diffusing region respectively.

5. The light guiding device as claimed in claim 4,

wherein areas of the top diffusing region and the bottom diffusing region are different from each other.

6. A backlight module, comprising:

a light guiding device comprising a single light guide plate and a reflection member; and

a light source;

wherein the single light guide plate comprises a light incident surface, a top light emitting surface, and an opposite bottom light emitting surface, the reflection member comprises a top reflection surface and an opposite bottom reflection surface, the single light guide plate further comprises an inner plate cavity formed therein for receiving the reflection member, and a side surface with an opening for putting the reflection member into the inner plate cavity, the top reflection surface of the reflection member faces toward the top light emitting surface of the light guide plate, the bottom reflection surface of the reflection member faces toward the bottom light emitting surface of the light guide plate, and the light source is disposed adjacent to the light incident surface of the light guide plate; and

when light beams emitted from the light source enter the light guide plate via the light incidence surface, some of the light beams are reflected by the top reflection surface of the reflection member and emit from the top light emitting surface of the light guide plate, and other of the light beams are reflected by the bottom reflection surface of the reflection member and emit from the bottom light emitting surface of the light guide plate.

7. The backlight module as claimed in claim 6, further comprising a reflection plate attached to the side surface.

8. The backlight module as claimed in claim 7, further comprising a reflection film attached to the reflection plate.

9. The backlight module as claimed in claim 6, wherein a plurality of micro dots is formed on the reflection surfaces, thereby defining a top diffusing region and a bottom diffusing region respectively.

10. The backlight module as claimed in claim 6,

wherein the light source is an LED (light-emitting diode) or a CCFL (Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp).