IP Library Granted Patent US 7,859,198
Granted Patent B2
US 7,859,198 · App. 12/154,837 · Granted Dec 28, 2010

Backlight module having detecting circuit and direct current voltage compensation circuit

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Patent No.
US 7,859,198
App. No.
12/154,837
Granted
Dec 28, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

An exemplary backlight module includes lamps ( 21 ), a power supply circuit ( 20 ), a detecting circuit ( 22 ), and a direct current voltage compensation circuit ( 23 ). The power supply circuit is configured for supplying a driving voltage to the lamps. The first detecting circuit is configured for detecting a direct current voltage component of the driving voltage at one end of one of the lamps. The first direct current voltage compensation circuit is configured for providing a compensation direct current voltage to an opposite end of all the lamps according to the detected direct current voltage component.

Claims (31)

1. A backlight module, comprising:

at least one first lamp;

a power supply circuit configured for supplying a first driving voltage to the at least one first lamp;

a first detecting circuit configured for detecting a first direct current voltage component of the first driving voltage at one end of at least one of the at least one first lamp; and

a first direct current voltage compensation circuit configured for providing a first compensation direct current voltage to an opposite end of each of the at least one first lamp according to the detected first direct current voltage component.

2. The backlight module of claim 1 , wherein the at least one first lamp comprises a high voltage end and a low voltage end, the first detecting circuit detects the direct current voltage component at the high voltage end of said at least one of the at least one first lamp, and the first direct current voltage compensation circuit provides the first compensation direct current voltage to the low voltage end of each of the at least one first lamp.

3. The backlight module of claim 1 , wherein the first compensation direct current voltage is equal to the detected first direct current voltage component.

4. The backlight module of claim 1 , further comprising:

at least one second lamp capable of receiving a second driving voltage from the power supply circuit;

a second detecting circuit configured for detecting a second direct current voltage component of the second driving voltage at one end of at least one of the at least one second lamp; and

a second direct current voltage compensation circuit configured for providing a second compensation direct current voltage to the opposite end of each of the at least one second lamp according to the detected second direct current voltage component.

5. The backlight module of claim 4 , wherein the second compensation direct current voltage is equal to the detected second direct current voltage component.

6. The backlight module of claim 4 , wherein an initial phase of the first driving voltage provided to each of the at least one first lamp is opposite to an initial phase of the second driving voltage provided to each of the at least one second lamp.

7. The backlight module of claim 4 , wherein the at least one first lamp and the at least one second lamp are alternately arranged.

8. The backlight module of claim 4 , wherein the at least one first lamp and the at least one second lamp are cold cathode fluorescent lamps (CCFLs).

9. The backlight module of claim 1 , wherein the backlight module is a direct-type backlight module.

10. A backlight module, comprising:

at least one first lamp;

a power supply circuit, the power supply circuit being connected to a high voltage end of each of the at least one first lamp for supplying a first driving voltage to each of the at least one first lamp;

a first detecting circuit, an input terminal of the first detecting circuit being connected to the high voltage end of one of the at least one first lamp, for detecting a first direct current voltage component of the first driving voltage; and

a first direct current voltage compensation circuit, an input terminal of the first direct current voltage compensation circuit being connected to an output terminal of the detecting circuit, an output terminal of the first direct current voltage compensation circuit being connected to a low voltage end of each of the at least one first lamp, the first direct current voltage compensation circuit providing a first compensation direct current voltage to the low voltage end of each of the at least one first lamp according to the detected first direct current voltage component.

11. The backlight module of claim 10 , wherein the first compensation direct current voltage is equal to the detected first direct current voltage component.

12. The backlight module of claim 10 , further comprising:

at least one second lamp, a high voltage end of the at least one second lamp being connected to the power supply circuit, receiving a second driving voltage;

a second detecting circuit, an input terminal of the second detecting circuit being connected to the high voltage end of the at least one second lamp, for detecting a second direct current voltage component; and

a second direct current voltage compensation circuit, an input terminal of the second direct current voltage compensation circuit being connected to an output terminal of the second detecting circuit, an output terminal of the second direct current voltage compensation circuit being connected to a low voltage end of the at least one second lamp, the second direct current voltage compensation circuit providing a second compensation direct current voltage to the low voltage end of the at least one second lamp according to the second direct current voltage component.

13. The backlight module of claim 12 , wherein the second compensation direct current voltage is equal to the second direct current voltage component of the second driving voltage.

14. The backlight module of claim 12 , wherein an initial phase of the driving voltage provided to the at least one first lamp is reversed related to an initial phase of the driving voltage provided to the second lamp.

15. The backlight module of claim 14 , wherein the at least one first and the at least one second lamps are cold cathode fluorescent lamps (CCFLs).

16. The backlight module of claim 12 , wherein the at least one first lamp and the at least one second lamp are arranged at intervals.

17. The backlight module of claim 10 , wherein the backlight module is a direct-type backlight module.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 7, 2014
From: CHIMEI INNOLUX CORPORATION
To: INNOLUX CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 032621/0718 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 11, 2010
From: INNOLUX DISPLAY CORP.
To: CHIMEI INNOLUX CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 025121/0448 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 27, 2008
From: FENG, SHA
To: INNOCOM TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.; INNOLUX DISPLAY CORP.
Reel/Frame 021063/0734 →