Light-emitting assembly and interactive display device having the same

• US 8,896,787 B2
• Filed: 09/23/2011
• Issued: 11/25/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/29/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Display Company Limited (Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Samsung Display Company Limited (Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.)
• Inventors: Kim, Joong-Hyun, Kim, Dong-Kwon, Song, Min-Young
• Primary Examiner(s): Won, Bumsuk
• Assistant Examiner(s): CROCKETT, RYAN M
• Application Number:
  US13/243,947
• Publication Number:
  US 20120249438A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,159 Days
• Field of Search: 349/65, 362/613
• US Class Current: 349/65
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0412 Digitisers structurally integrated in a display
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0421 by interrupting or reflecting a light beam, e.g. optical touch-screen

Abstract

A light-emitting assembly includes a light guide plate (LGP), a first infrared light-emitting part, a second infrared light-emitting part and a visible light-emitting part. The LGP has printed circuit patterns formed on a lower surface thereof. The first infrared light-emitting part includes a plurality of first infrared light-emitting diodes (LEDs) disposed at a first side of the LGP and spaced apart by intervals having different sizes. The second infrared light-emitting part includes a plurality of second infrared LEDs disposed at a second side of the LGP and spaced apart by intervals having different sizes. The visible light-emitting part includes a plurality of visible LEDs disposed at a third side of the LGP and spaced apart by intervals having different sizes, so that infrared light and visible light that is emitted from the two different kinds of light sources may be uniformly provided to a touch screen panel.

Claims

1. A light-emitting assembly comprising:

a light guide plate (LGP) having printed patterns formed on a lower surface thereof;

a first infrared light-emitting part including a plurality of first infrared light-emitting diodes (LEDs) disposed at a first side of the LGP, the first infrared LEDs spaced apart by first intervals wherein at least two of the first intervals have different sizes;

a second infrared light-emitting part including a plurality of second infrared LEDs disposed at a second side of the LGP, the second infrared LEDs spaced apart by second intervals wherein at least two of the second intervals have different sizes; and

a visible light-emitting part including a plurality of visible LEDs disposed at a third side of the LGP, the visible LEDs spaced apart by third intervals wherein at least two of the third intervals have different sizes,

wherein the first intervals between the first infrared LEDs and the second intervals between the second infrared LEDs are gradually increased in a direction away from the visible light-emitting part.

2. The light-emitting assembly of claim 1, wherein sizes of the printed patterns are gradually increased in a direction away from the visible light-emitting part.

3. The light-emitting assembly of claim 1, wherein sizes of the printed patterns are gradually increased in a direction away from the first and second infrared light-emitting parts.

4. The light-emitting assembly of claim 1, wherein the printed patterns are arranged substantially in parallel with the third side of the LGP.

5. The light-emitting assembly of claim 1, wherein a shape of the printed pattern is one of a circular shape and an ellipse shape when viewed from a plane.

6. The light-emitting assembly of claim 1, wherein the printed pattern comprises a lenticular lens pattern.

7. The light-emitting assembly of claim 1, wherein the printed pattern comprises a prism lens pattern.

8. The light-emitting assembly of claim 7, wherein a prism of the prism lens pattern is in parallel with the third side of the LGP.

9. The light-emitting assembly of claim 1, wherein a lenticular lens pattern, which is extended along a direction parallel with a direction of the visible light-emitting part and arranged along a direction parallel with a direction of the first and second infrared light-emitting parts, is further formed on an upper surface of the LGP.

10. The light-emitting assembly of claim 9, wherein the infrared LED further comprises a light-condensing cap which condenses infrared lights.

11. The light-emitting assembly of claim 1, wherein a pitch of a visible LED corresponding to an edge portion of the LGP is increased by about 30% with respect to a pitch of a visible LED corresponding to a center portion of the LGP.

12. The light-emitting assembly of claim 11, wherein the size of the printed patterns is gradually increased from about 0.53 mm to about 0.8 mm along a direction parallel with the first side of the LGP, in a near area of the first and second infrared light-emitting parts.

13. The light-emitting assembly of claim 11, wherein the size of the printed patterns is gradually increased from about 0.63 mm to about 1.4 mm along a direction parallel with the first side of the LGP, in a far area of the first and second infrared light-emitting parts.

14. An interactive display device comprising:

a touch screen panel; and

a light-emitting assembly disposed below the touch screen panel to provide the touch screen panel with light for displaying an image and light for identifying a touch, the light-emitting assembly comprising;

a light guide plate (LGP) having printed patterns formed on a lower surface thereof;

a first infrared light-emitting part including a plurality of first infrared light-emitting diodes (LEDs) disposed at a first side of the LGP, the first infrared LEDs spaced apart by first intervals wherein at least two of the first intervals have different sizes;

a second infrared light-emitting part including a plurality of second infrared LEDs disposed at a second side of the LGP, the second infrared LEDs spaced apart by second intervals wherein at least two of the second intervals have different sizes; and

a visible light-emitting part including a plurality of visible LEDs disposed at a third side of the LGP, the visible LEDs spaced apart by third intervals wherein at least two of the third intervals have different sizes,

wherein the first intervals between the first infrared LEDs and second intervals between the second infrared LEDs are gradually increased in a direction away from the visible light-emitting part.

15. The interactive display device of claim 14, wherein a lenticular lens pattern, which is extended along a direction parallel with a direction of the visible light-emitting part and arranged along a direction parallel with a direction of the first and second infrared light-emitting parts, is further formed on an upper surface of the LGP.

16. The interactive display device of claim 15, wherein the infrared LED further comprises a light-condensing cap which condenses infrared lights.

17. A light-emitting assembly comprising:

a light guide plate (LGP) having printed patterns formed on a lower surface thereof;

a first infrared light-emitting part including a plurality of first infrared light-emitting diodes (LEDs) disposed at a first side of the LGP, the first infrared LEDs spaced apart by first intervals wherein at least two of the first intervals have different sizes;

a second infrared light-emitting part including a plurality of second infrared LEDs disposed at a second side of the LGP, the second infrared LEDs spaced apart by second intervals wherein at least two of the second intervals have different sizes; and

a visible light-emitting part including a plurality of visible LEDs disposed at a third side of the LGP, the visible LEDs spaced apart by third intervals wherein at least two of the third intervals have different sizes,

wherein the third intervals between the visible LEDs of the visible light-emitting part are decreased in a direction away from a center portion of the LGP.

18. A interactive display device comprising:

a touch screen panel; and

a light-emitting assembly disposed below the touch screen panel to provide the touch screen panel with light for displaying an image and light for identifying a touch, the light-emitting assembly comprising;

a light guide plate (LGP) having printed patterns formed on a lower surface thereof;

a first infrared light-emitting part including a plurality of first infrared light-emitting diodes (LEDs) disposed at a first side of the LGP, the first infrared LEDs spaced apart by first intervals wherein at least two of the first intervals have different sizes;

a second infrared light-emitting part including a plurality of second infrared LEDs disposed at a second side of the LGP, the second infrared LEDs spaced apart by second intervals wherein at least two of the second intervals have different sizes; and

a visible light-emitting part including a plurality of visible LEDs disposed at a third side of the LGP, the visible LEDs spaced apart by third intervals wherein at least two of the third intervals have different sizes,

wherein the third intervals between the visible LEDs of the visible light-emitting part are decreased in a direction away from a center portion of the LGP.