IP Library Granted Patent US 8,936,385
Granted Patent B2
US 8,936,385 · App. 13/442,148 · Granted Jan 20, 2015

Spread illuminating apparatus

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Patent No.
US 8,936,385
App. No.
13/442,148
Granted
Jan 20, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A side-light type spread illuminating apparatus includes a light guiding plate; a light source arranged along a light entering face of the light guiding plate; a double-sided prism sheet arranged at a light emitted face side of the light guiding plate; and an optical member arranged at a back face side facing the light emitted face of the light guiding plate. The optical member includes a light absorption member allowing prevention of reflection of light that has been introduced into the optical member.

Claims (17)

1. A sidelight type spread illuminating apparatus for a glasses-free 3D display system, comprising:

a light guiding plate;

a light source that is arranged along a light entering face of the light guiding plate;

a double-sided prism sheet that is arranged at a light emitted face side of the light guiding plate; and

an optical member that is arranged at a whole back face side facing the light emitted face of the light guiding plate, wherein

the optical member evenly includes a first light absorption member unintermittently on a whole surface of the optical member so as to prevent reflection of light that has been introduced into the optical member.

2. The spread illuminating apparatus for the glasses-free 3D display system according to claim 1 , wherein a reflection rate of the optical member is 50% or lower.

3. The spread illuminating apparatus for the glasses-free 3D display system according to claim 1 , wherein a reflection rate of the optical member is 30% or lower.

4. The spread illuminating apparatus for the glasses-free 3D display system according to claim 1 , wherein a second light absorption member is provided on the light entering face of the light guiding plate, except for an area of an opening that faces the light source, a width of the area being narrower than an external width of an effective light-emitting area of the light source, so as to partially block light.

5. The spread illuminating apparatus for the glasses-free 3D display system according to claim 1 , further comprising a housing frame that accommodates the light guiding plate, wherein the housing frame is formed with black resin.

6. The spread illuminating apparatus for the glasses-free 3D display system according to claim 1 , further comprising a housing that accommodates the light guiding plate, wherein a third light absorption member is arranged at an inner circumferential face of the housing frame.

7. The spread illuminating apparatus for the glasses-free 3D display system according to claim 1 , wherein

the light source is mounted on a flexible printed substrate, and

a light absorption member is arranged on a surface of the flexible printed substrate on which the light source is mounted.

8. The spread illuminating apparatus for the glasses-free 3D display system according to claim 1 , wherein the back face side of the light guiding plate includes a reflective surface disposed facing the first light absorption member of the optical member.

9. The spread illuminating apparatus for the glasses-free 3D display system according to claim 1 , wherein the first absorption member is of a uniform thickness.

10. The spread illuminating apparatus for the glasses-free 3D display system according to claim 8 , wherein the optical member further includes a reflectivity control member that reflects a part of light introduced into the optical member and permeates the rest of light where the reflectivity control member directly faces the reflection surface of the light guiding plate.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 5, 2020
From: MINEBEA CO., LTD.
To: MINEBEA MITSUMI INC.
Reel/Frame 051803/0293 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 9, 2012
From: YAMADA, TAKU; KAWAI, SHINJI; OHARA, TOMOKO
To: MINEBEA CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 028024/0215 →