IP Library Granted Patent US 8,833,957
Granted Patent B2
US 8,833,957 · App. 13/314,919 · Granted Sep 16, 2014

Illumination system, electro-optic device, and electronic apparatus

Inventors: Junya Mita (Tottori, JP); Yoshinori Momose (Matsumoto, JP); Akemi Maruyama (Azumino, JP); Shintaro Hama (Tottori, JP)
Assignee: Epson Imaging Devices Corporation
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Patent No.
US 8,833,957
App. No.
13/314,919
Granted
Sep 16, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

An illumination system includes a light source unit including a light source and a circuit substrate electrically connected to the light source. The light source is placed in the circuit substrate such that at least part of the light source overlaps the circuit substrate in the thicknesswise direction of the circuit substrate.

Claims (40)

1. An illumination system, comprising:

a circuit substrate that has an elongated planar shape, the circuit substrate having

a mounting surface and an opposite surface opposite the mounting surface,

a plurality of elongated through-holes arranged along a longer side of the circuit substrate, and

pairs of first terminals provided on the mounting surface, wherein the first terminals included in each of the pairs of first terminals are provided at opposite sides of a corresponding one through-hole of the plurality of through-holes;

a plurality of light sources each of which is disposed in a corresponding one through-hole of the plurality of through-holes such that at least a light emitting surface of the light source protrudes from the opposite surface of the circuit substrate; and

a reflective member for reflecting light, the reflective member being placed on the opposite surface of the circuit substrate, such that the reflective member does not overlap the light sources.

2. The illumination system according to claim 1 ,

each of the plurality of light sources having a light emitting surface and one pair of second terminals corresponding to one pair of first terminals included in the circuit substrate.

3. The illumination system according to claim 1 ,

each of the plurality of light sources being electrically connected to the circuit substrate through one pair of second terminals.

4. An electro-optic device, comprising:

an electro-optic panel including two substrates and an electro-optic layer interposed between the substrates; and

the illumination system according to claim 1 placed on one surface of the electro-optic panel.

5. An electronic apparatus, comprising a display unit including the electro-optic device according to claim 4 .

6. The illumination system according to claim 1 , each of the plurality of through-holes including a longer side that extends along a first direction intersecting a second direction along which the longer side of the circuit substrate extends.

7. An illumination system, comprising:

a circuit substrate that has an elongated planar shape, the circuit substrate having a mounting surface and an opposite surface opposite the mounting surface, the circuit substrate having a plurality of through-holes each of which has a substantially rectangular shape, the circuit substrate having pairs of terminals provided on the mounting surface, the plurality of through-holes being arranged along an elongating direction of the circuit substrate, each pair of the pairs of the terminals provided at both sides of a corresponding one of the plurality of through-holes, a first direction along a longer side of the rectangular shape of each of the plurality of through-holes intersecting a second direction along a longer side of the circuit substrate; and

a plurality of light sources each having a light emitting surface and a pair of terminals corresponding to the pair of terminals of the circuit substrate, each of the plurality of light sources placed in a corresponding one of the plurality of through-holes of the circuit substrate such that at least a part of the light source overlaps the circuit substrate in a thickness direction of the circuit substrate and the light emitting surface is exposed at a side of the opposite surface of the circuit substrate through the through-hole of the circuit substrate, each of the plurality of light sources electrically connected to the circuit substrate by connecting the pair of terminals of the light source to the pair of terminals of the circuit substrate through a conductive member on the mounting surface.

8. The system according to claim 7 , wherein the light emission surface opposite to a bottom of the light source, the bottom of the light source has the pair of terminals of the light source, the bottom of the light source is exposed at a side of the mounting surface of the circuit substrate through the through-hole of the circuit substrate.

9. The system according to claim 7 , further comprising:

a reflective member for reflecting light, the reflective member being placed on the opposite surface of the circuit substrate, such that the reflective member does not overlap the light source.

10. An electro-optic device, comprising:

an electro-optic panel including two substrates and an electro-optic layer interposed between the substrates; and

the illumination system according to claim 7 placed on one surface of the electro-optic panel.

11. An electronic apparatus, comprising a display unit including the electro-optic device according to claim 10 .

12. An illumination system, comprising:

a circuit substrate having an elongated planar shape, the circuit substrate including

a mounting surface and an opposite surface opposite the mounting surface, and

a plurality of through-holes arranged along an elongating direction of the circuit substrate;

a reflective member disposed on the opposite surface of the circuit substrate, the reflective member having a plurality of openings corresponding to the plurality of through-holes; and

a plurality of light sources each of which is disposed in a corresponding one through-hole of the plurality of through-holes such that at least a light emitting portion of the light source protrudes from the opposite surface of the circuit substrate, the light emitting portion of the light source being disposed in a corresponding one opening of the plurality of openings.

13. An electro-optic device, comprising:

an electro-optic panel including two substrates and an electro-optic layer interposed between the substrates; and

the illumination system according to claim 12 placed on one surface of the electro-optic panel.

14. An electronic apparatus, comprising a display unit including the electro-optic device according to claim 13 .

15. The illumination system according to claim 12 , wherein

the light emitting portion of the light source protrudes from the corresponding one opening of the plurality of openings.

16. The illumination system according to claim 12 , further comprising:

a terminal disposed on the mounting surface, the terminal being electrically connected to a corresponding terminal of the light source.

Assignments (5)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 1, 2017
From: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
To: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
Reel/Frame 044003/0557 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE MERGER AND CHANGE OF NAME PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 043587 FRAME 0023. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE MERGER AND CHANGE OF NAME. Recorded Sep 21, 2017
From: EPSON IMAGING DEVICES CORPORATION
To: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 043931/0372 →
MERGER Recorded Sep 11, 2017
From: EPSON IMAGING DEVICES CORPORATION
To: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 043811/0553 →
MERGER AND CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 17, 2017
From: EPSON IMAGING DEVICES CORPORATION; SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
To: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 043587/0023 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 8, 2011
From: MITA, JUNYA; MOMOSE, YOSHINORI; MARUYAMA, AKEMI; HAMA, SHINTARO
To: EPSON IMAGING DEVICES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 027350/0636 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP 2008-114908 · Apr 25, 2008 · national
JP 2008-148922 · Jun 6, 2008 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 12425467 · Apr 17, 2009
Related Publication 20120081895A1 · Apr 5, 2012