IP Library Granted Patent US 7,339,202
Granted Patent B2
US 7,339,202 · App. 11/162,724 · Granted Mar 4, 2008

Backlight module and a light-emitting-diode package structure therefor

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Patent No.
US 7,339,202
App. No.
11/162,724
Granted
Mar 4, 2008
Kind
B2
Abstract

The LED package structure includes a substrate, an LED chip, a plastic package body, and two leading legs. In addition, the LED chip is arranged on the substrate and covered by the packaging plastic body. Moreover, the plastic package body contains a light-converging part and a light-scattering part, in which the light-converging part has a first axis and the light-scattering part has a second axis. In addition, the first axis of the light-converging part intersects the second axis of the light-scattering part. Furthermore, one terminal of each of the two leading legs is electrically connected to the LED chip while another terminal extends out of the packaging plastic body. Because the LED package structure can converge light and scatter light in different directions, the backlight module implementing the LED package structure has the advantage of a shorter light-mixing distance and better light utilization.

Claims (30)

1. A light-emitting-diode (LED) package structure, comprising:

a substrate;

an LED chip, disposed on the substrate;

a plastic package body, disposed on the substrate and covering the LED chip, wherein the plastic package body comprises a light-converging part and a light-scattering part, the light-converging part comprising a first axis along Y direction, the light-scattering part comprising a second axis along Z direction and the first axis intersecting the second axis, wherein the center point of the light-converging part and the center point of the light-scattering part are at the position where the second axis and the first axis intersect when viewing the plastic package body from a side view along X direction; and

two leading legs, each of which comprising one terminal electrically connected to the LED chip.

2. The LED package structure of claim 1 , wherein a light-emitting surface of the light-converging part inclines relative to the second axis.

3. The LED package structure of claim 2 , wherein the light-converging part is of a funnel shape.

4. The LED package structure of claim 1 , wherein the light emitting from the light-scattering part is perpendicular to the second axis.

5. The LED package structure of claim 1 , wherein a spatial radiation pattern of the light-converging part of the plastic package body is of a Lambertian type.

6. The LED package structure of claim 1 , wherein a spatial radiation pattern of the light-converging part of the plastic package body is a Batwing type.

7. The LED package structure of claim 1 , wherein the LED chip comprises a red light LED chip, a green light LED chip, or a blue light LED chip.

8. The LED package structure of claim 1 , wherein the first axis is perpendicular to the second axis.

9. A backlight module, comprising:

a light-guiding element, comprising a light incident surface and a light emitting surface;

a plurality of LED package structures, disposed on a printed circuit board and arranged close to the light incident surface; each LED package structure comprising:

a substrate;

an LED chip, disposed on the substrate;

a plastic package body, disposed on the substrate and covering the LED chip, wherein the plastic package body comprises a light-converging part and a light-scattering part, the light-converging part comprising a first axis along Y direction, the light-scattering part comprising a second axis along Z direction, the first axis being perpendicular to the light-emitting surface of the light-guiding element and the second axis being perpendicular to the light incident surface of the light-guiding element, wherein the center point of the light-converging part and the center point of the light-scattering part are at the position where the second axis and the first axis intersect when viewing the plastic package body from a side view along X direction; and

two leading legs, each of which comprising a first terminal electrically connected to the LED chip and a second terminal electrically connected to the printed circuit board.

10. The backlight module of claim 9 , wherein the light-emitting surface of the light-converging part inclines relative to the second axis.

11. The backlight module of claim 10 , wherein the light-converging part is of a funnel shape.

12. The backlight module of claim 9 , wherein the light emitting from the light-scattering part is perpendicular to the second axis.

13. The backlight module of claim 9 , wherein a spatial radiation pattern of the light-converging part of the plastic package body is of a Lambertian or a Batwing type.

14. The backlight module of claim 9 , wherein the light-guiding element is a light-guiding plate.

15. The backlight module of claim 14 , wherein the light-guiding plate is a wedge-shaped light-guiding plate.

16. The backlight module of claim 9 , wherein the LED chip comprises a red light LED chip, a green light LED chip, or a blue light LED chip.

17. The backlight module of claim 9 , wherein the light-guiding element further comprises a light-scattering surface disposed opposite to the light-emitting surface.

18. The backlight module of claim 17 , further comprising a reflective plate disposed underneath the light-scattering surface.

19. The backlight module of claim 9 , further comprising a reflective mask that masks the light incident surface of the light-guiding element, which is attached on an inner surface of the reflective mask, wherein the backlight module is disposed between the reflective mask and the light-guiding element.

20. The backlight module of claim 9 , wherein the first axis is perpendicular to the second axis.

Assignments (3)
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 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 21, 2005
From: CHIU, TIEN-LUNG; TSENG, WEI-YANG
To: CHUNGHWA PICTURE TUBES, LTD.
Reel/Frame 016569/0965 →