IP Library Granted Patent US 7,821,593
Granted Patent B2
US 7,821,593 · App. 12/142,741 · Granted Oct 26, 2010

Blacklight module and liquid crystal display

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Patent No.
US 7,821,593
App. No.
12/142,741
Granted
Oct 26, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

A backlight module includes a frame, a lamp stationary barrier, and at least one lamp. The lamp stationary barrier has at least one side wall formed by oblique lines. The lamp is disposed in the frame, and at least a portion of an electrode end of the lamp is covered by the side wall. The oblique side wall may effectively improve the luminance uniformity of the backlight module, and thus a liquid crystal display using this backlight module has good display quality.

Claims (36)

1. A backlight module, comprising:

a frame;

a lamp stationary barrier, disposed on a base plate of the frame, and comprising at least one side wall, wherein the side wall is formed by oblique lines, a first angle is formed between the oblique line adjacent to the base plate and the base plate, and a plurality of second angles each less than 180 degrees and formed between every two adjacent oblique lines; and

at least one lamp, disposed in the frame, wherein at least a portion of an electrode end of the lamp is covered by the side wall.

2. The backlight module according to claim 1 , wherein lengths of the oblique lines are not all the same.

3. The backlight module according to claim 1 , wherein the second angles are not all the same.

4. The backlight module according to claim 1 , further comprising a reflector disposed between the base plate and the lamp.

5. The backlight module according to claim 1 , further comprising a reflective layer disposed on an inner surface of the base plate or on an inner surface of the lamp stationary barrier toward the lamp.

6. A liquid crystal display (LCD) device, comprising:

a liquid crystal panel;

a backlight module, disposed beneath the liquid crystal panel, comprising:

a frame;

a lamp stationary barrier, disposed on a base plate of the frame, and comprising at least one side wall, wherein the side wall is formed by oblique lines, a first angle is formed between the oblique line adjacent to the base plate and the base plate, and a plurality of second angles each less than 180 degrees and formed between every two adjacent oblique lines; and

at least one lamp, disposed in the frame, wherein at least a portion of an electrode end of the lamp is covered by the side wall.

7. The LCD according to claim 6 , wherein lengths of the oblique lines are not all the same.

8. The LCD according to claim 6 , wherein the second angles are not all the same.

9. The LCD according to claim 6 , wherein the backlight module further comprises a reflector disposed between the base plate and the lamp.

10. The LCD according to claim 6 , wherein the backlight module further comprises a reflective layer disposed on an inner surface of the base plate or on an inner surface of the lamp stationary barrier toward the lamp.

11. The LCD according to claim 6 , further comprising an optical film disposed between the backlight module and the liquid crystal panel.

12. The LCD according to claim 11 , wherein the optical film is a brightness enhancement film, a prism sheet, or a diffuser.

13. A backlight module, comprising:

a frame;

a lamp stationary barrier, disposed on a base plate of the frame, and comprising at least one curved side wall curved in the concave direction; and

at least one lamp, disposed in the frame, wherein at least a portion of an electrode end of the lamp is covered by the side wall.

14. The backlight module according to claim 13 , further comprising a reflector disposed between the base plate and the lamp.

15. The backlight module according to claim 13 , further comprising a reflective layer disposed on an inner surface of the base plate or on an inner surface of the lamp stationary barrier toward the lamp.

16. A liquid crystal display (LCD) device, comprising:

a liquid crystal panel;

a backlight module, disposed beneath the liquid crystal panel, comprising:

a frame;

a lamp stationary barrier, disposed on a base plate of the frame, and comprising at least one curved side wall curved in the concave direction; and

at least one lamp, disposed in the frame, wherein at least a portion of an electrode end of the lamp is covered by the side wall.

17. The LCD according to claim 16 , wherein the backlight module further comprises a reflector disposed between the base plate and the lamp.

18. The LCD according to claim 16 , wherein the backlight module further comprises a reflective layer disposed on an inner surface of the base plate or on an inner surface of the lamp stationary barrier toward the lamp.

19. The LCD according to claim 16 , further comprising an optical film disposed between the backlight module and the liquid crystal panel.

20. The LCD according to claim 16 , wherein the optical film is a brightness enhancement film, a prism sheet, or a diffuser.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 7, 2014
From: CHIMEI INNOLUX CORPORATION
To: INNOLUX CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 032621/0718 →
MERGER Recorded May 12, 2010
From: CHI MEI OPTOELECTRONICS CORP.
To: CHIMEI INNOLUX CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 024369/0268 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 19, 2008
From: LIN, HAN-PING
To: CHI MEI OPTOELECTRONICS CORP.
Reel/Frame 021126/0144 →