IP Library Granted Patent US 9,134,473
Granted Patent B2
US 9,134,473 · App. 14/326,938 · Granted Sep 15, 2015

Spread illuminating apparatus

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Patent No.
US 9,134,473
App. No.
14/326,938
Granted
Sep 15, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A spread illuminating apparatus includes a plurality of LEDs, an FPC on which the plurality of LEDs are mounted, and a light guide plate. The FPC is fixed to an underside surface of the light guide plate using a double-sided tape, and the plurality of LEDs are disposed opposing an incident light surface of the light guide plate. The double-sided tape includes a white substrate that reflects light and a white adhesive layer that reflects light and is formed on a surface of the white substrate on a side opposing the light guide plate. The white adhesive layer is prepared by mixing a light reflecting substance into an adhesive. Thereby, the brightness and environmental resistance of the spread illuminating apparatus can be improved.

Claims (12)

1. A spread illuminating apparatus comprising:

a plurality of light sources,

a circuit board on which the plurality of light sources are mounted, and

a light guide plate including an end surface at which the plurality of light sources are disposed in an opposing manner and a principal surface to which the circuit board is fixed using a double-sided tape,

wherein the double-sided tape comprises a white substrate that reflects light and a white adhesive layer that reflects light and is formed on a surface of the white substrate on a side opposing the light guide plate, and

the white adhesive layer is prepared by mixing a light reflecting substance into an adhesive.

2. The spread illuminating apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein in the double-sided tape, the thickness of the white adhesive layer is greater than that of the white substrate.

3. The spread illuminating apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising a frame that accommodates the plurality of light sources and the light guide plate, wherein an end surface or a vicinity thereof of the light guide plate that opposes the end surface on the side at which the light sources are disposed is fixed to the frame using the double-sided tape.

4. The spread illuminating apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the light reflecting substance is a white pigment.

5. The spread illuminating apparatus according to claim 2 , further comprising a frame that accommodates the plurality of light sources and the light guide plate, wherein an end surface or a vicinity thereof of the light guide plate that opposes the end surface on the side at which the light sources are disposed is fixed to the frame using the double-sided tape.

6. The spread illuminating apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the light reflecting substance is a white pigment.

7. The spread illuminating apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the light reflecting substance is a white pigment.

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 Jul 9, 2014
From: KAWAI, SHINJI
To: MINEBEA CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 033273/0184 →