IP Library Granted Patent US 8,277,089
Granted Patent B2
US 8,277,089 · App. 13/099,173 · Granted Oct 2, 2012

Back light unit

Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 8,277,089
App. No.
13/099,173
Granted
Oct 2, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

A back light unit including a light emitting device assembly is disclosed. The light emitting device assembly includes a light emitting device module having a light emitting device, a light guide plate having a light incidence part disposed adjacent to the light emitting device module so that light generated from the light emitting device is incident upon the light incidence part and a light emission part from which the incident light is emitted, a reflective sheet provided at one side of the light guide plate, and a light adjustment part extending from the reflective sheet for adjusting a reflection amount of the light emitted from the light guide plate.

Claims (46)

1. A back light unit comprising a light emitting device assembly, wherein the light emitting device assembly comprises:

a light emitting device module having a light emitting diode;

a light guide plate disposed adjacent to the light emitting device module, the light guide plate having a light incidence part upon which light generated from the light emitting diode is incident and a light emission part from which the incident light is emitted;

a reflective sheet provided at one side of the light guide plate; and

a light adjustment part extending from the reflective sheet, the light adjustment part adjusting a reflection amount of the light emitted from the light guide plate.

2. The back light unit according to claim 1 , wherein the light adjustment part is integrally formed with the reflective sheet.

3. The back light unit according to claim 1 , wherein the light adjustment part extends from at least one side of the reflective sheet by a predetermined length.

4. The back light unit according to claim 3 ,

wherein at least two light emitting device assemblies are disposed adjacent to each other.

5. The back light unit according to claim 3 , wherein

the light adjustment part comprises a first light adjustment part provided at least one side of the reflective sheet, the first light adjustment part having a predetermined reflection area, and a second light adjustment part connected to the first light adjustment part, the second light adjustment part having a larger reflection area than the first light adjustment part, and

the first light adjustment part extends from the reflective sheet and the second light adjustment part extends longer than the first light adjustment part.

6. The back light unit according to claim 5 , wherein the first light adjustment part and the second light adjustment part form a step.

7. The back light unit according to claim 6 , wherein

the light emitting device assembly comprises at least two light emitting device assemblies,

a first light emitting device assembly has a first light adjustment part provided at a lower part of a light guide plate thereof and a second light adjustment part provided at an upper part of a light guide plate thereof, and

a second light emitting device assembly disposed adjacent to the first light emitting device assembly has a first light adjustment part provided at an upper part of a light guide plate thereof and a second light adjustment part provided at a lower part of a light guide plate thereof.

8. The back light unit according to claim 7 , further comprising:

a bottom cover for accommodating the light emitting device assemblies wherein at least one of the light emitting device assemblies includes a light emitting device module having a light emitting diode, wherein

the first light emitting device assembly is disposed at a middle of the bottom cover,

the second light emitting device assembly is disposed at the first light emitting device assembly, and

the first and second light emitting device assemblies disposed in a horizontal direction are arranged so as to form a plurality of rows in a horizontal direction of the bottom cover.

9. The back light unit according to claim 7 , wherein the second light adjustment part of the first light emitting device assembly has a longer extension length than the second light adjustment part of the second light emitting device assembly.

10. The back light unit according to claim 7 , wherein

the second light adjustment part of the first light emitting device assembly overlaps or contacts the first light adjustment part of the second light emitting device assembly, and

the first light adjustment part of the first light emitting device assembly is spaced apart from the second light adjustment part of the second light emitting device assembly.

11. The back light unit according to claim 5 , wherein

the light adjustment part further comprises a third light adjustment part extending longer than the second light adjustment part thus having a larger reflection area than the second light adjustment part,

the first light adjustment part is provided at a middle of at least one side of the reflective sheet,

the second light adjustment part is provided below the first light adjustment part, and

the third light adjustment part is provided above the first light adjustment part.

12. The back light unit according to claim 3 , wherein the reflective sheet has a larger horizontal width than the light guide plate so that the light adjustment part reflects light emitted from the light guide plate.

13. A back light unit comprising:

a light emitting device module having a light emitting diode;

a light guide plate having a light incidence part disposed adjacent to the light emitting device module so that light generated from the light emitting diode is incident upon the light incidence part and a light emission part from which the incident light is emitted;

a reflective sheet provided at one side of the light guide plate; and

a print pattern disposed on the reflective sheet for adjusting a reflection amount of the light emitted from the light guide plate.

14. The back light unit according to claim 13 , wherein the print pattern has a color, such as black, blue or indigo.

15. The back light unit according to claim 13 , wherein the print pattern is formed at least one side of a front surface of the reflective sheet.

16. The back light unit according to claim 13 , wherein the print pattern slopes to a vertical length direction of the reflective sheet.

17. The back light unit according to claim 16 , wherein the print pattern has a maximum width at a middle thereof and the width of the print pattern is reduced gradually from the middle to opposite ends thereof.

18. The back light unit according to claim 17 , wherein the print pattern has a lower end adjacent to the light emitting device module, and the width of the lower end of the print pattern is thicker than the width of an upper end of the print pattern.

19. The back light unit according to claim 13 , wherein

the reflective sheet has a larger horizontal width than the light guide plate, and

the print pattern is disposed so that at least a portion of the print pattern is located at open area of the light guide plate when the light guide plate overlaps the reflective sheet.

20. The back light unit according to claim 4 , wherein the light emitting device assemblies are disposed so that a light adjustment part of a light emitting device assembly at least partially overlaps or contacts a light adjustment part of another light emitting device assembly.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 4, 2024
From: SUZHOU LEKIN SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD.
To: FAIRLIGHT INNOVATIONS, LLC
Reel/Frame 068839/0745 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 25, 2021
From: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
To: SUZHOU LEKIN SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 056366/0335 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 3, 2011
From: PARK, SUNG YONG; LEE, KUM TAE; KIM, MIN SANG; KIM, MOON JEONG
To: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 026216/0353 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2010-0041814 · May 4, 2010 · national
Continuity (1)
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