IP Library Granted Patent US 12692998
Granted Patent B2
US 12692998 · App. 18/215,917 · Granted Jul 28, 2026

Light-emitting device, display apparatus and lighting apparatus

Inventors: Takeshi Nishimura (Saitama, JP); Takuya Shima (Chiba, JP)
Assignee: SATURN LICENSING LLC
F21V5/00F21S2/00F21V7/00F21V7/05F21V13/04F21V19/00G02F1/133603G02F1/133605G02F1/133606H10H20/856H10W90/00F21S6/002F21S8/026F21Y2115/10G02F1/133607H10H20/855
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12692998
App. No.
18/215,917
Granted
Jul 28, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a light-emitting device with reduced in-plane luminance variation. The light-emitting device includes a main substrate, a plurality of light sources, a plurality of lenses, and one or more light reflection members. The main substrate includes a central part and a peripheral part that surrounds the central part. The plurality of light sources are each disposed on the central part of the main substrate. The plurality of lenses are disposed to correspond to the plurality of light sources respectively. The plurality of lenses apply optical effects to beams of light from the plurality of light sources respectively. One or more light reflection members are each disposed on the peripheral part. The light reflection members each have reflectance that is higher than the reflectance of the main substrate.

Claims (42)

1 . A display device comprising:

a main substrate that includes a central part and a peripheral part that surrounds the central part;

a plurality of light sources disposed on at least one light source substrate provided on the central part of the main substrate, the plurality of light sources includes at least one collection of the light sources that are aligned in a first direction along a longitudinal axis of the display device and are spaced nonuniformly, each of the light sources has side surfaces and a top surface;

a plurality of lenses disposed to correspond to the plurality of light sources respectively, the plurality of lenses applying optical effects to beams of light from the plurality of light sources, each of the lenses contacts and covers completely the side surfaces and the top surface of corresponding light source, at least one of the lenses of the plurality has an exterior sidewall that is not parallel to an optical axis of respective light sources to which the at least one of the lenses corresponds at the level of the respective light sources;

one or more light reflection members that are each disposed on the peripheral part, and each having reflectance that is higher than the reflectance of the main substrate, the light reflection members completely extend along entire corresponding sides of the main substrate, are flat top components along the peripheral part in which the one or more light reflection members reflect light from the light sources, and are slanted with respect to the main substrate;

an optical sheet over the plurality of lenses; and

a wavelength conversion sheet between the optical sheet and the plurality of lenses.

2 . The display device of claim 1 , further comprising a reflection sheet interposed between the main substrate and the light reflection members, wherein the reflection sheet covers the main substrate and the at least one light source substrate and has a reflection and diffusion function.

3 . The display device of claim 1 , further comprising a reflection sheet over the main substrate, wherein the reflection sheet has a reflection and diffusion function.

4 . The display device of claim 1 , further comprising a reflection sheet over the main substrate, wherein the light reflection members are at a higher level than the reflection sheet.

5 . The display device of claim 4 , wherein the light reflection members are in the corners of the peripheral part.

6 . The display device of claim 5 , wherein the light reflection members have a reflectance higher than the reflection sheet.

7 . The display device of claim 6 , wherein the light reflection members have a central fold line dividing the light reflection members into two separate portions.

8 . The display device of claim 4 , wherein the reflection sheet includes a light scattering property.

9 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein the peripheral part that surrounds the central part of the main substrate forms at least one angle with the central part.

10 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein the main substrate comprises a resin.

11 . The display device of claim 1 , further comprising a reflection sheet interposed between the main substrate and the light reflection members.

12 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein

the at least one light source substrate comprises one of the at least one collection of the light sources in the first direction, and

there is a plurality of light source substrates that include the at least one light source and the plurality of light source substrates are arranged side by side in the first direction.

13 . The display device of claim 12 , wherein the at least one light source substrate is provided with a plurality of drive circuits at corresponding positions of the plurality of light sources.

14 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein when a maximum value of intervals between the plurality of light sources that are arranged side by side in the first direction is set as P, the light reflection members are provided in a region that is P/2 or more apart from respective central positions of all the light sources.

15 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein

the plurality of lenses comprises:

at least one of a first lens that is provided to correspond to at least a first light source of the plurality of light sources, the first lens having a first shape; and

at least one of a second lens that is provided to correspond to at least a second light source of the plurality of light sources, the second lens having a second shape that is different from the first shape.

16 . The display device of claim 15 , wherein first light that is outputted from the first lens is configured to spread along the main substrate more than second light that is outputted from the second light source.

17 . The display device of claim 16 , wherein

the main substrate has a rectangular planar shape, and

the first lens is provided on each of four corners of the main substrate.

18 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of lenses are reflective lenses.

19 . A display device comprising:

a liquid crystal panel; and

a light-emitting device,

wherein the light emitting device comprises:

a main substrate that includes a central part and a peripheral part that surrounds the central part;

a plurality of light sources disposed on at least one light source substrate provided on the central part of the main substrate, the plurality of light sources includes at least one collection of the light sources that are aligned in a first direction along a longitudinal axis of the display device and are spaced nonuniformly, each of the light sources has side surfaces and a top surface;

a plurality of lenses disposed to correspond to the plurality of light sources respectively, the plurality of lenses applying optical effects to beams of light from the plurality of light sources, each of the lenses contacts and covers completely the side surfaces and the top surface of corresponding light source, at least one of the lenses of the plurality has an exterior sidewall that is not parallel to an optical axis of respective light sources to which the at least one of the lenses corresponds at the level of the respective light sources;

one or more light reflection members that are each disposed on the peripheral part, and each having reflectance that is higher than the reflectance of the main substrate, the light reflection members completely extend along entire corresponding sides of the main substrate, are flat top components along the peripheral part in which the one or more light reflection members reflect light from the light sources, and are slanted with respect to the main substrate;

an optical sheet over the plurality of lenses; and

a wavelength conversion sheet between the optical sheet and the plurality of lenses.

20 . The display device of claim 19 , wherein the plurality of lenses are reflective lenses.