Flexible light-guiding module with waterproof function
View Patent ↗A flexible light-guiding module with waterproof function includes a flexible light-guiding film, a light-reflecting element and a light-generating element. The light-reflecting element is disposed on a bottom side of the flexible light-guiding film. The light-generating element is embedded into the flexible light-guiding film, and the light-generating element has a circuit substrate and at least one light-generating chip electrically disposed on the circuit substrate. Hence, the light-generating element is embedded into the flexible light-guiding film, so that the light-generating element is waterproof. In addition, the present invention can be attached to any plane or curved surface by using the flexible light-guiding film, so that the application field of the present invention is very extensive. Moreover, the flexible light-guiding film and the light-reflecting element are integrally formed in order to decrease manufacturing cost of the present invention.
1. A flexible light-guiding module with waterproof function, comprising:
a flexible light-guiding film;
a light-reflecting element disposed on a bottom side of the flexible light-guiding film; and
a light-generating element embedded into the flexible light-guiding film, wherein the light-generating element has a circuit substrate and at least one light-generating chip electrically disposed on the circuit substrate;
wherein the flexible light-guiding film is divided into a first section for receiving the light-generating element and a second section connected to the first section, and the thickness of the first section is larger than the thickness of the second section.
2. The flexible light-guiding module according to claim 1 , wherein the flexible light-guiding film is polycarbonate, acrylic resin or silica gel, and the thickness of the flexible light-guiding film is between 0.05 mm and 5 mm.
3. The flexible light-guiding module according to claim 1 , wherein the light-reflecting element has a plurality of micro light-reflecting structures integrally formed on the bottom side of the flexible light-guiding film and projected outwards.
4. The flexible light-guiding module according to claim 1 , wherein the light-reflecting element has a plurality of micro light-reflecting structures integrally formed on the bottom side of the flexible light-guiding film and concaved inwards.
5. The flexible light-guiding module according to claim 1 , wherein the circuit substrate is a PCB or an FPC, and the at least one light-generating chip is an LED.
6. The flexible light-guiding module according to claim 1 , wherein a bottom of the circuit substrate is disposedly arranged at the bottom side of the flexible light-guiding film for heat dissipation.
7. The flexible light-guiding module according to claim 1 , wherein the flexible light-guiding film has at least one heat-dissipating hole formed under the light-generating element by a stripping process, so that a portion of a bottom of the circuit substrate is communicated with an external through the at least one heat-dissipating hole.
8. The flexible light-guiding module according to claim 1 , wherein the flexible light-guiding film has at least one heat-dissipating hole formed under the light-generating element by a stripping process and at least one heat-dissipating body filled or disposed in the at least one heat-dissipating hole.
9. The flexible light-guiding module according to claim 1 , wherein the light-generating element has a heat-dissipating element disposed on a bottom of the circuit substrate, and the heat-dissipating element is disposedly arranged at the bottom side of the flexible light-guiding film.
10. The flexible light-guiding module according to claim 1 , wherein the light-generating element has a heat-dissipating element disposed on a bottom of the circuit substrate, and the flexible light-guiding film has at least one heat-dissipating hole formed under the light-generating element by a stripping process, so that a portion of a bottom of the heat-dissipating element is communicated with an external through the at least one heat-dissipating hole.
11. The flexible light-guiding module according to claim 1 , wherein the light-generating element has a heat-dissipating element disposed on a bottom of the circuit substrate, the flexible light-guiding film has at least one heat-dissipating hole formed under the light-generating element by a stripping process and at least one heat-dissipating body filled or disposed in the at least one heat-dissipating hole.
12. The flexible light-guiding module according to claim 1 , wherein the flexible light-guiding module is a backlight module installed under a keyboard module, and the flexible light-guiding film is disposed under the keyboard module.
13. A flexible light-guiding module with waterproof function, comprising:
a flexible light-guiding film;
a light-reflecting element disposed on a bottom side of the flexible light-guiding film; and
a light-generating element embedded into the flexible light-guiding film, wherein the light-generating element has a circuit substrate and at least one light-generating chip electrically disposed on the circuit substrate;
wherein a bottom of the circuit substrate is exposedly arranged at the bottom side of the flexible light-guiding film for heat dissipation.
14. The flexible light-guiding module according to claim 13 , wherein the circuit substrate has a heat-dissipating element exposed from the flexible light-guiding film.
15. A flexible light-guiding module with waterproof function, comprising:
a flexible light-guiding film;
a light-reflecting element disposed on a bottom side of the flexible light-guiding film; and
a light-generating element embedded into the flexible light-guiding film, wherein the light-generating element has a circuit substrate and at least one light-generating chip electrically disposed on the circuit substrate;
wherein the flexible light-guiding film has at least one heat-dissipating hole disposed between a bottom of the circuit substrate and the bottom side of the flexible light-guiding film.
16. The flexible light-guiding module according to claim 15 , wherein the circuit substrate has a heat-dissipating element connected to the at least one heat-dissipating hole.
17. The flexible light-guiding module according to claim 15 , wherein the flexible light-guiding film has at least one heat-dissipating body disposed in the at least one heat-dissipating hole.
18. The flexible light-guiding module according to claim 17 , wherein the circuit substrate has a heat-dissipating element connected to the at least one heat-dissipating body.