IP Library Granted Patent US 6,989,873
Granted Patent B2
US 6,989,873 · App. 10/804,490 · Granted Jan 24, 2006

Backlight module and liquid crystal display formed therefrom

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Patent No.
US 6,989,873
App. No.
10/804,490
Granted
Jan 24, 2006
Kind
B2
Abstract

A backlight module for providing a light with more uniform light distribution and greater brightness is provided. The backlight module includes at least a luminary for providing a light, a light guide assembly disposed adjacent to the luminary for guiding a first portion of the light, a translucent membrane with a plurality of openings thereon, and a reflector disposed below the light guide assembly. In which, a second portion of the light passes upwardly through the openings and a third portion of the light is directed upwardly by the light guide assembly after being reflected by the translucent membrane and the reflector. Further, the light guide assembly includes a plurality of light guide plates, in which the bottom of at least one light guide plate can be a triangular concave or an arc concave, and the light guide plates can have some doping particles therein.

Claims (14)

1. A backlight module, comprising:

at least a luminary for providing a light;

a light guide assembly disposed adjacent to said luminary for directing a first portion of said light; and

a translucent membrane disposed above said luminary comprising a plurality of openings thereon.

2. The backlight module as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said light guide assembly comprises a plurality of light guide plates, and the luminary disposed within.

3. The backlight module as claimed in claim 2 further comprising a doping particle in at least one of said plurality of light guide plates.

4. The backlight module as claimed in claim 2 , wherein at least one of said plurality of light guide plates has a triangular concave or an arc concave at a bottom.

5. The backlight module as claimed in claim 1 wherein a second portion of said light passes upwardly through said openings and a third portion of said light is directed upwardly by said light guide assembly after being reflected by said translucent membrane.

6. The backlight module as claimed in claim 1 further comprising:

a reflector disposed below said light guide assembly for reflecting said light;

a diffuser disposed above said light guide assembly and said translucent membrane for distributing said light; and

a lens sheet disposed above said diffuser for modifying a direction of said light.

7. The backlight module as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said luminary is a cold cathode fluorescent lamp.

8. The backlight module as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said translucent membrane is one of an arc membrane and a planar membrane.

Assignments (4)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 3, 2014
From: CHIMEI INNOLUX CORPORATION
To: INNOLUX CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 032604/0487 →
MERGER Recorded Feb 6, 2011
From: TPO DISPLAYS CORP.
To: CHIMEI INNOLUX CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 025749/0672 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 22, 2007
From: TOPPOLY OPTOELECTRONICS CORPORATION
To: TPO DISPLAYS CORP.
Reel/Frame 019992/0734 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 18, 2004
From: HUANG, HUA-NAN; MAI, CHE-KUEI
To: TOPPOLY OPTOELECTRONICS CORP.
Reel/Frame 015120/0555 →