IP Library Granted Patent US 7,583,018
Granted Patent B2
US 7,583,018 · App. 11/427,557 · Granted Sep 1, 2009

Light source apparatus and display apparatus

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Patent No.
US 7,583,018
App. No.
11/427,557
Granted
Sep 1, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

A light source apparatus and display apparatus are provided. The light source apparatus includes light-emitting devices for emitting lights of at least more than two kinds of colors and one light-emitting device group composed of the light-emitting devices located close to each other, wherein each of the light-emitting device group includes a plurality of light-emitting devices for emitting lights of at least more than one kind of color of more than two kinds of colors, a plurality of light-emitting devices being disposed such that central positions of light-emitting devices for emitting lights of respective colors are substantially matched with each other.

Claims (20)

1. A light source apparatus comprising:

a light-emitting device group composed of a plurality of light-emitting diode chips for emitting lights of at least three colors, wherein for each of the at least three colors, the light-emitting diode chips for emitting light of that color form a light-emitting device color set, and wherein the light-emitting diode chips are located close to each other and are disposed symmetrically with respect to a central point such that, for each light-emitting device color set, a central position of the light-emitting diode chips forming the light-emitting device color set is coincident with the central point.

2. A light source apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said light source apparatus includes a plurality of said light-emitting device groups.

3. A light source apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said light-emitting device group includes an optical member having a substantially conical reflective surface disposed over said central point to reflect or refract light emitted from the light-emitting diode chips so that a radiated direction of said emitted light is changed.

4. A light source apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein said light-emitting device group does not include a light-emitting diode chip disposed at said central point.

5. A light source apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein said light-emitting device group includes said light-emitting diode chips disposed from said central point at an equal distance.

6. A light source apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said light-emitting device group includes at least a light-emitting diode chip for emitting red light, a light-emitting diode chip for emitting green light and a light-emitting diode chip for emitting blue light.

7. A light source apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein said light-emitting device group includes a plurality of light-emitting diode chips for emitting green lights.

8. A light source apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein said light-emitting device group includes a plurality of light-emitting diode chips for emitting red lights and a plurality of light-emitting diode chips for emitting green lights.

9. A light source apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said light-emitting device group includes said light-emitting diode chips for emitting lights of said at least three colors in which a light-emitting diode chip for emitting light of one color has an area larger than those of light-emitting diode chips for emitting lights of other colors.

10. A light source apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein said light-emitting diode chip for emitting green light has an area larger than those of light-emitting diode chips for emitting lights of other colors.

11. A light source apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein said light-emitting diode chip for emitting green light and said light-emitting diode chip for emitting red light each have areas larger than that of said light-emitting diode chip for emitting blue light.

12. A display apparatus comprising:

a display portion; and

a light source apparatus for illuminating said display portion from a back side, wherein said light source apparatus includes a light-emitting device group composed of a plurality of light-emitting diode chips for emitting lights of at least three colors, wherein for each of the at least three colors, the light-emitting diode chips for emitting light of that color form a light-emitting device color set, and wherein the light-emitting diode chips are located close to each other and are disposed symmetrically with respect to a central point such that, for each light-emitting device color set, a central position of the light-emitting diode chips forming the light-emitting device color set is coincident with the central point.

13. A display apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein said display portion is a color liquid-crystal display panel.

14. A light source apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein one of the light-emitting diode chips is disposed at said central point.

15. A light source apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein said light-emitting device group further includes four light-emitting devices-diode chips disposed from said central point at an equal distance.

16. A display apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein one of the light-emitting diode chips is disposed at said central point.

17. A display apparatus according to claim 16 , wherein said light-emitting device group further includes four light-emitting diode chips disposed from said central point at an equal distance.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 13, 2017
From: SONY CORPORATION
To: SATURN LICENSING LLC
Reel/Frame 043177/0794 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 21, 2006
From: FUJINO, TOYOMI; ONOUCHI, KAZUYASU; IZAWA, HISATAKA; OHTA, MASAYUKI
To: SONY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 018543/0341 →