IP Library Granted Patent US 7,134,767
Granted Patent B2
US 7,134,767 · App. 10/898,202 · Granted Nov 14, 2006

Structure for improving backlight uniformity

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Patent No.
US 7,134,767
App. No.
10/898,202
Granted
Nov 14, 2006
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for improving backlight uniformity is disclosed in which the two outermost lamps near each of the two sides of the back plate are positioned higher than the other lamps. Hence, the outermost lamps are closer to the scattering plate, thus improving the brightness at the two sides of the LCD panel such that various illumination and the shadows generated in specific regions on the LCD panel are avoided.

Claims (13)

1. A backlight module structure, comprising:

a back plate;

a scattering plate located over said back plate;

a plurality of lamps located between said back plate and said scattering plate, a first distance exists between the outermost lamps near two sides of said back plate and said scattering plate, a second distance exists between the lamps adjacent to said outermost lamps and said scattering plate, wherein said second distance is larger than said first distance.

2. The backlight module structure of claim 1 , wherein a third distance exists between the other lamps and said scattering plate and said third distance is not less than said second distance.

3. The backlight module structure of claim 1 , wherein said lamps are cold cathode fluorescent lamps.

4. The backlight module structure of claim 3 , wherein said lamps are arranged in parallel to each other.

5. The backlight module structure of claim 4 , wherein the distance between any two adjacent lamps are the same.

6. The backlight module structure of claim 1 , wherein said lamps are light emitting diodes.

7. The backlight module structure of claim 6 , wherein the distance between any two adjacent lamps are the same.

8. The backlight module structure of claim 1 , wherein said lamps are Organic Light-Emitting Diodes (OLEDs).

9. The backlight module structure of claim 8 , wherein the distance between any two adjacent lamps are the same.

10. The backlight module structure of claim 1 , wherein the brightness of the two sides is about 86% to 96% of the brightness of the central part.

Assignments (2)
MERGER Recorded Dec 31, 2015
From: INTELLECTUAL VENTURES FUND 82 LLC
To: NYTELL SOFTWARE LLC
Reel/Frame 037407/0878 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 31, 2011
From: CHUNGHWA PICTURE TUBES LTD.
To: INTELLECTUAL VENTURES FUND 82 LLC
Reel/Frame 026837/0529 →