LED backlighting for displays
First Claim
1. An illuminating substrate comprising:
- a first major surface;
a second major surface opposite the first major surface;
a substrate core having a first major core surface and a second major core surface opposite the first major core surface, the first major core surface being on a same side of the substrate core as the first major surface of the illuminating substrate and the second major core surface being on a same side of the substrate core as the second major surface of the illuminating substrate; and
circuit elements disposed on the second major core surface, the circuit elements comprising at least a portion of the second major surface of the illuminating substrate; and
the substrate core and the circuit elements together defining at least one mounting hole through the illuminating substrate.
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Abstract
A display system including a display panel having a first major surface and a second major surface and a lighting system adapted to provide uniform luminance proximal to the display panel is disclosed. The lighting system includes an illuminating substrate having a first major surface with reflective coating and a second major surface. The illuminating substrate defines an array of mounting holes, each hole occupied by an LED module. An array of light emitting diode (LED) modules are affixed to the illuminating substrate, each module including at least one light emitting diode adapted to emit light. The lighting system can also include a diffusant layer which can be optically coupled to the illuminating substrate by soft optical gel and is placed close to or made to contact the display panel. The optical gel may contain phosphors or other optical substance for added optical performance to the lighting system. The diffusant layer has beveled edges at critical angle of refraction or coated with reflective material to minimize light loss at its edges. Each of the LED modules includes at least one LED chip, conductive traces connected to the LED chip and a heat sink.
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29 Claims
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1. An illuminating substrate comprising:
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a first major surface; a second major surface opposite the first major surface; a substrate core having a first major core surface and a second major core surface opposite the first major core surface, the first major core surface being on a same side of the substrate core as the first major surface of the illuminating substrate and the second major core surface being on a same side of the substrate core as the second major surface of the illuminating substrate; and circuit elements disposed on the second major core surface, the circuit elements comprising at least a portion of the second major surface of the illuminating substrate; and the substrate core and the circuit elements together defining at least one mounting hole through the illuminating substrate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A lighting system comprising:
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an illuminating substrate comprising a first major surface and a second major surface opposite the first major surface, the illuminating substrate comprising; a substrate core having a first major core surface and a second major core surface opposite the first major core surface, the first major core surface being on a same side of the substrate core as the first major surface of the illuminating substrate and the second major core surface being on a same side of the substrate core as the second major surface of the illuminating substrate; circuit elements disposed on the second major core surface, the circuit elements comprising at least a portion of the second major surface of the illuminating substrate; and the substrate core and the circuit elements together defining a mounting hole through the illuminating substrate; and a light emitting diode (LED) module, the module comprising an LED chip, wherein the module is substantially adjacent to the second major surface of the illuminating substrate and forms an electrical connection with the circuit elements of the second major surface of the illuminating substrate and at least a portion of the LED module occupies the mounting hole. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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