Light source device and display apparatus

• US 9,958,590 B2
• Filed: 07/18/2014
• Issued: 05/01/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 07/18/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sakai Display Products Corporation (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Sakai Display Products Corporation (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Teragawa, Daisuke
• Primary Examiner(s): RALEIGH, DONALD L
• Application Number:
  US15/310,414
• Publication Number:
  US 20170261676A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,383 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/0031 Reflecting element, sheet or layer
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/0068 Arrangements of plural sources, e.g. multi-colour light sources
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/0073 Light emitting diode [LED]
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/0083 Details of electrical connections of light sources to drivers, circuit boards, or the like
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/0091 of the light source relative to the light guide G02B6/0021 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/1335 Structural association of cells with optical devices, e.g. polarisers or reflectors
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/133615 Edge-illuminating devices, i.e. illuminating from the side

Abstract

Provided are: a light source device which can reduce the amount of light that escapes from a light-entering surface of a light guide plate in an edge light-type light source device, and which can maintain high display quality; and a display device employing the light source device. The light source device comprises a light guide plate having a rectangular shape, and a substrate having a strip shape on which light emitting diodes are mounted on a surface that faces a side surface of the light guide plate. A plurality of peripheral walls are provided on the substrate so as to enclose at least one of the light emitting diodes. Each of the plurality of peripheral walls has a light reflective inner surface and has a height equal to or greater than the facing distance between the light guide plate and the substrate.

Claims

1. A light source device comprising:

a light guide plate having a rectangular shape; and

a plate provided with a plurality of light emitting diodes on a surface facing a side face of the light guide plate, further comprising

a plurality of peripheral walls provided on the plate, each of the plurality of peripheral walls enclosing at least one of the plurality of light emitting diodes, having a tubular shape, having an inner surface made of a light reflective elastic body, and having a height being equal to or longer than a distance between the light guide plate and the plate; and

a spacer provided between the plurality of light emitting diodes on the plate, wherein the spacer is harder than the each of the plurality of peripheral walls, and has a height higher than that of the light emitting diodes, but lower than that of the plurality of peripheral walls.

2. The light source device according to claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of peripheral walls encloses each one of the plurality of light emitting diodes.

3. The light source device according to claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of peripheral walls has a distal part thinner than a proximal part thereof, and the distal part is bent outward.

4. The light source device according to claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of peripheral walls is made of silicone rubber.

5. The light source device according to claim 3, wherein the inner surface of each of the plurality of peripheral walls includes portions which face each other in a thickness direction of the light guide plate, and each of the portions makes contact with an edge of the light guide plate at a region proximal to the plurality of light emitting diodes.

6. The light source device according to claim 3, further comprises a plurality of additional peripheral walls, each of the plurality of additional peripheral walls arranged at an inside of each of the plurality of peripheral walls on the plate, wherein

each of the plurality of additional peripheral walls has a light reflective inner surface, is harder than the plurality of peripheral walls, and has a height lower than that of the plurality of peripheral walls, but higher than that of the plurality of light emitting diodes.

7. The light source device according to claim 6, wherein each of the plurality of additional peripheral walls is integrally formed with a housing body which houses elements forming fluorescent bodies and each of the plurality of light emitting diodes.

8. The light source device according to claim 6, wherein at least an inner surface of each of the plurality of additional peripheral walls is white or a mirror surface.

9. The light source device according to claim 6, wherein each of the plurality of additional peripheral walls is made of silicone rubber.

10. The light source device according to claim 7, wherein a groove is formed between the housing body and each of the plurality of additional peripheral walls.

11. A display apparatus comprising:

a liquid crystal panel;

a light guide plate having a rectangular shape; and

a plate provided with a plurality of light emitting diodes on a surface facing a side face of the light guide plate;

further comprising

a plurality of peripheral walls provided on the plate, each of the plurality of peripheral walls enclosing at least one of the plurality of light emitting diodes, having a tubular shape, having an inner surface made of a light reflective elastic body, and having a height being equal to or longer than a distance between the light guide plate and the substrate; and

a spacer provided between the plurality of light emitting diodes on the plate, wherein the spacer is harder than the each of the plurality of peripheral walls, and has a height higher than that of the light emitting diodes, but lower than that of the plurality of peripheral walls.

12. A light source device comprising:

a light guide plate having a rectangular shape; and

a plate provided with a plurality of light emitting diodes on a surface facing a side face of the light guide plate, further comprising

a plurality of peripheral walls provided on the plate, each of the plurality of peripheral walls enclosing at least one of the plurality of light emitting diodes, having a tubular shape, having an inner surface made of a light reflective elastic body, and having a height being equal to or longer than a distance between the light guide plate and the plate;

wherein each of the plurality of peripheral walls has a distal part thinner than a proximal part thereof, and the distal part is bent outward and the device further comprises a plurality of additional peripheral walls, each of the plurality of additional peripheral walls arranged at an inside of each of the plurality of peripheral walls on the plate, wherein each of the plurality of additional peripheral walls has a light reflective inner surface, is harder than the plurality of peripheral walls, and has a height lower than that of the plurality of peripheral walls, but higher than that of the plurality of light emitting diodes.

13. The light source device according to claim 12, wherein each of the plurality of peripheral walls encloses each one of the plurality of light emitting diodes.

14. The light source device according to claim 12, wherein each of the plurality of peripheral walls is made of silicone rubber.

15. The light source device according to claim 12, further comprises a spacer provided between the plurality of light emitting diodes on the plate, wherein

the spacer is harder than the each of the plurality of peripheral walls, and has a height higher than that of the light emitting diodes, but lower than that of the plurality of peripheral walls.

16. The light source device according to claim 12, wherein the inner surface of each of the plurality of peripheral walls includes portions which face each other in a thickness direction of the light guide plate, and each of the portions makes contact with an edge of the light guide plate at a region proximal to the plurality of light emitting diodes.

17. The light source device according to claim 12, wherein each of the plurality of additional peripheral walls is integrally formed with a housing body which houses elements forming fluorescent bodies and each of the plurality of light emitting diodes.

18. The light source device according to claim 12, wherein at least an inner surface of each of the plurality of additional peripheral walls is white or a mirror surface.

19. The light source device according to claim 12, wherein each of the plurality of additional peripheral walls is made of silicone rubber.

20. The light source device according to claim 19, wherein a groove is formed between the housing body and each of the plurality of additional peripheral walls.

21. A display apparatus comprising:

a liquid crystal panel;

a light guide plate having a rectangular shape; and

a plate provided with a plurality of light emitting diodes on a surface facing a side face of the light guide plate;

further comprising

a plurality of peripheral walls provided on the plate, each of the plurality of peripheral walls enclosing at least one of the plurality of light emitting diodes, having a tubular shape, having an inner surface made of a light reflective elastic body, and having a height being equal to or longer than a distance between the light guide plate and the substrate;

wherein each of the plurality of peripheral walls has a distal part thinner than a proximal part thereof, and the distal part is bent outward and the device further comprises a plurality of additional peripheral walls, each of the plurality of additional peripheral walls arranged at an inside of each of the plurality of peripheral walls on the plate, wherein each of the plurality of additional peripheral walls has a light reflective inner surface, is harder than the plurality of peripheral walls, and has a height lower than that of the plurality of peripheral walls, but higher than that of the plurality of light emitting diodes.