Edge-Lit Backlight Module and LCD Device

• US 20130215363A1
• Filed: 02/28/2012
• Published: 08/22/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 02/16/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd. (TCL Technology Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd. (TCL Technology Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Zhang, Yanxue
• Granted Patent: US 8,749,730 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 349/65
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/0088 of the light guide or other optical sheets in the package
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/133322 Mechanical guidance or alignment of LCD panel support components
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/133615 Edge-illuminating devices, i.e. illuminating from the side

Abstract

The invention relates to the field of liquid crystal displays, and more particularly to an edge-lit backlight module and an LCD device. The edge-lit backlight module includes a light guide panel and a positioning part for positioning the light guide panel. The light guide panel is rigidly positioned in the direction facing a light source and buffer positioned in all the other directions. A new positioning structure for light guide panels is used by the edge-lit backlight module and the LCD device of the invention. The light coupling distance between the light guide panel and the light source of the edge-lit backlight module is controlled because the light guide panel is rigidly positioned in the direction facing the light source, so as to obtain preferable light guiding effect. The light guide panel is buffer positioned in other directions in order to absorb the heat expansion or cold contraction quantity of the light guide panel, and avoid the warpage and deformation of the light guide panel; and the fracture of the light guide panel caused by the rigid contact between the light guide panel and the positioning structure when the light guide panel is impacted is avoided.

Claims

1. An edge-lit backlight module, comprising:

a light guide panel and a positioning part for positioning the light guide panel, said light guide panel being rigidly positioned in the direction facing a light source and buffer positioned in all the other directions.

2. The edge-lit backlight module of claim 1, wherein one corner of said light guide panel near the light source is rigidly positioned in an X direction and rigidly positioned or buffer positioned in a Y direction, the rest corners are buffer positioned in both the X and Y direction;

within a plane of the light guide panel, a direction perpendicular to the light incident surface of the light guide panel is the X direction, and a direction parallel to the light incident surface is the Y direction.

3. The edge-lit backlight module of claim 2, wherein a rigidly positioned corner of said light guide panel is provided with a nick, said positioning part is provided with a positioning column in the position corresponding to the nick, and the corner is rigidly positioned by said positioning column in both the X and Y direction.

4. The edge-lit backlight module of claim 1, wherein the light guide panel is buffer positioned by a buffer part in all the other directions;

said buffer part comprises two right-angle sides, and the two right-angle sides are respectively attached to two outer side surfaces of the corresponding corner of the light guide panel.

5. The edge-lit backlight module of claim 2, wherein the light guide panel is buffer positioned by a positioning column in all said other directions, and said positioning column for buffer positioning is sheathed with an elastic rubber ring.

6. The edge-lit backlight module of claim 2, the light guide panel is partially buffer positioned by a buffer part in said other directions;

said buffer part comprises two right-angle sides, the two right-angle sides are respectively attached to two outer side surfaces of the corresponding corner of the light guide panel and partially buffer positioned by the positioning column, and said positioning column for buffer positioning is sheathed with an elastic rubber ring.

7. The edge-lit backlight module of claim 5, wherein the side surface of said elastic rubber ring is tooth-shaped.

8. The edge-lit backlight module of claim 4, wherein the inner side surface of the right-angle sides of said buffer part is tooth-shaped.

9. The edge-lit backlight module of claim 8, wherein said buffer part is provided with a groove on the back of the side right-angle surface butting with the light guide panel in the direction away from the light guide panel, and the direction of said groove is in parallel with the side of the light guide panel.

10. The edge-lit backlight module of claim 6, wherein the inner side surface of the right-angle sides of said buffer part is tooth-shaped.

11. The edge-lit backlight module of claim 10, wherein said buffer part is provided with a groove on the back of the side right-angle surface butting with the light guide panel in the direction away from the light guide panel, and the direction of said groove is in parallel with the side of the light guide panel.

12. The edge-lit backlight module of claim 4, wherein said buffer part and said positioning part are separately formed;

said positioning part is provided with a positioning column, said buffer part is provided with a positioning hole in the position corresponding to the positioning column, and said positioning column is sheathed in the positioning hole to fix the buffer part.

13. The edge-lit backlight module of claim 6, wherein said buffer part and said positioning part are separately formed;

said positioning part is provided with a positioning column, said buffer part is provided with a positioning hole in the position corresponding to the positioning column, and said positioning column is sheathed in the positioning hole to fix the buffer part.

14. The edge-lit backlight module of claim 1, wherein the light incident surface of said light guide panel is assembled with the light source with zero clearance.

15. An LCD device, comprising:

an edge-lit backlight module;

said edge-lit backlight module comprising a light guide panel and a positioning part for positioning the light guide panel;

said light guide panel being rigidly positioned in the direction facing a light source and buffer positioned in all the other directions.

16. The LCD device of claim 15, wherein one corner of said light guide panel near the light source is rigidly positioned in an X direction and rigidly positioned or buffer positioned in a Y direction, the rest corners are buffer positioned in both the X and Y direction;

within a plane of the light guide panel, a direction perpendicular to the light incident surface of the light guide panel is the X direction, and a direction parallel to the light incident surface is the Y direction.

17. The LCD device of claim 16, wherein a rigidly positioned corner of said light guide panel is provided with a nick, said positioning part is provided with a positioning column in the position corresponding to the nick, and the corner is rigidly positioned by said positioning column in both the X and Y direction.

18. The LCD device of claim 15, wherein the light guide panel is buffer positioned by a buffer part in all said other directions;

said buffer part comprises two right-angle sides, and the two right-angle sides are respectively attached to two outer side surfaces of the corresponding corner of the light guide panel.

19. The LCD device of claim 16, wherein said light guide panel is partially buffer positioned by a buffer part in said other directions;

said buffer part comprises two right-angle sides, the two right-angle sides are respectively attached to two outer side surfaces of the corresponding corner of the light guide panel and partially buffer positioned by the positioning column, and said positioning column for buffer positioning is sheathed with an elastic rubber ring.

20. The LCD device of claim 18, wherein the inner side surface of the right-angle sides of said buffer part is tooth-shaped.

21. The LCD device of claim 20, wherein said buffer part is provided with a groove on the back of the side right-angle surface butting with the light guide panel in the direction away from the light guide panel, and the direction of said groove is in parallel with the side of the light guide panel.

22. The LCD device of claim 18, wherein said buffer part and said positioning part are separately formed, said positioning part is provided with a positioning column, said buffer part is provided with a positioning hole in the position corresponding to the positioning column, and said positioning column is sheathed in the positioning hole to fix the buffer part.