IP Library Granted Patent US 8,416,364
Granted Patent B2
US 8,416,364 · App. 13/305,578 · Granted Apr 9, 2013

Display device and planar light source device

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Patent No.
US 8,416,364
App. No.
13/305,578
Granted
Apr 9, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to a technique which makes a backlight used in a liquid crystal display device thin and light-weight. The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device which includes a display panel and a backlight arranged behind the display panel, wherein the backlight includes a film-like light guide member, a film-like light semi-transmissive member adhered to a first surface of the light guide member which faces the display panel in an opposed manner, a film-like reflective member adhered to a back surface of the light guide member opposite to the first surface, and a spot light source arranged at a position of the light guide member at which light is incident on the light guide member from the first surface or the back surface. A refractive index of the light semi-transmissive member is set smaller than a refractive index of the light guide member.

Claims (31)

1. A display device comprising:

a display panel;

a light guide member having a first surface and a second surface which is opposed to the first surface;

a light source formed of at least one LED; and

a light adjusting member arranged between the light source and the first surface of the light guide member,

wherein the light adjusting member has at least one projection on a surface side which faces the first surface of the light guide member, and distal end surfaces of the projections are contact with the first surface of the light guide member, and

wherein the first surface of the light guide member is facing toward the display panel.

2. A display device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the light adjusting member has a plurality of projections on a surface side which face the first surface of the light guide member.

3. A display device according to claim 1 ,

wherein a reflective member is provided to the second surface of the light guide member opposite to the first surface.

4. A display device according to claim 3 ,

wherein a projection of the incident-light adjusting member is a columnar projection having a curved bottom surface.

5. A display device according to claim 1 ,

wherein thickness of the light guide member is 0.25 mm or less.

6. A display device according to claim 3 ,

wherein a reflective member is provided to the second surface of the light guide member opposite to the first surface.

7. A display device according to claim 6 ,

wherein a projection of the incident-light adjusting member is a columnar projection having a curved bottom surface.

8. A display device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the second surface of the light guide member is facing toward the display panel.

9. A display device according to claim 8 ,

wherein a reflective member is provided to the first surface of the light guide member opposite to the second surface.

10. A display device according to claim 9 ,

wherein a projection of the incident-light adjusting member is a columnar projection having a curved bottom surface.

11. A display device according to claim 8 ,

wherein thickness of the light guide member is 0.25 mm or less.

12. A display device according to claim 11 ,

wherein a reflective member is provided to the first surface of the light guide member opposite to the second surface.

13. A display device according to claim 12 ,

wherein a projection of the incident-light adjusting member is a columnar projection having a curved bottom surface.

Assignments (8)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 10, 2025
From: JAPAN DISPLAY INC
To: MAGNOLIA PURPLE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 071890/0202 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 17, 2023
From: HITACHI DISPLAYS, LTD.
To: JAPAN DISPLAY EAST, INC.
Reel/Frame 065614/0223 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 17, 2023
From: JAPAN DISPLAY EAST, INC.
To: JAPAN DISPLAY, INC.
Reel/Frame 065614/0644 →
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Nov 17, 2023
From: JAPAN DISPLAY, INC.
To: JAPAN DISPLAY, INC.
Reel/Frame 065654/0250 →
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Nov 17, 2023
From: PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD.
To: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
Reel/Frame 065615/0327 →
MERGER Recorded Dec 13, 2011
From: IPS ALPHA SUPPORT CO., LTD.
To: PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 027482/0140 →
ATTACHED ARE (1) THE COMPANY SPLIT DOCUMENTS IN JAPANESE WITH ENGLISH TRANSLATION THEREOF AND (2) THE CERTIFICATE OF COMPANY SPLIT DOCUMENT IN JAPANESE WITH ENGLISH TRANSLATION, WHICH TOGETHER CONVEY 50% OWNERSHIP OF THE REGISTERED PATENTS AS LISTED IN THE ATTACHED TO EACH OF THE RECEIVING PARTIES (SEE PAGE 10, EXHIBIT 2-1, SECTION 1 OF THE ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF THE COMPANY SPLIT PLAN.) Recorded Dec 13, 2011
From: HITACHI, DISPLAYS, LTD.
To: HITACHI DISPLAYS, LTD.; IPS ALPHA SUPPORT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 027615/0589 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 28, 2011
From: KURIHARA, HIROSHI
To: HITACHI DISPLAYS, INC.
Reel/Frame 027286/0451 →