Hollow backlight with tilted light source
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1. A backlight, comprising:
- a front reflector and a back reflector disposed to form a hollow light cavity;
a first light source proximate one end of the front reflector and having a tilt angle of from 45°
to 90°
, wherein the tilt angle is defined by an intersection of a line parallel with a tangent to a plane of the front reflector and a line normal to and bisecting an aperture plane of the first light source; and
a first asymmetric light collimator for directing light from the first light source into the hollow light cavity, wherein the first light collimator has a curvature that extends from the aperture plane of the first light source to a point on the back reflector where a line tangent to the first light collimator is horizontal.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, the invention provides backlight comprising a front reflector (102) and a back reflector (104) disposed to form a hollow light cavity (106) with a first light source (108) proximate one end of the front reflector (102) and having a tilt angle (110) of from 5° to 90°, and a first asymmetric light collimator (116) extending between at least the first light source (108) and the back reflector (104) for directing light from the first light source (108) into the hollow light cavity (106).
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1. A backlight, comprising:
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a front reflector and a back reflector disposed to form a hollow light cavity; a first light source proximate one end of the front reflector and having a tilt angle of from 45°
to 90°
, wherein the tilt angle is defined by an intersection of a line parallel with a tangent to a plane of the front reflector and a line normal to and bisecting an aperture plane of the first light source; anda first asymmetric light collimator for directing light from the first light source into the hollow light cavity, wherein the first light collimator has a curvature that extends from the aperture plane of the first light source to a point on the back reflector where a line tangent to the first light collimator is horizontal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A backlight comprising:
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a front reflector and a back reflector disposed to form a hollow light cavity; a light source proximate one end of the front reflector, wherein the light source has a tilt angle of from 5°
to 90°
, wherein the tilt angle is defined by an intersection of a line parallel with a tangent to a plane of the front reflector and a line normal to and bisecting an aperture plane of the light source; andan asymmetric, parabolic light collimator extending between at least the light source and the back reflector for directing light from the light source into the hollow light cavity, wherein a vertex of a parabola formed by the light collimator is at an intersection of the aperture plane of the light source. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24)
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