IP Library Granted Patent US 9,310,048
Granted Patent B2
US 9,310,048 · App. 14/557,219 · Granted Apr 12, 2016

Illumination unit and display apparatus using the same

Inventor: Moon Jeong Kim (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
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Patent No.
US 9,310,048
App. No.
14/557,219
Granted
Apr 12, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

An illumination unit, can include first and second reflectors, and at least one light source module disposed between the first and second reflectors, wherein the second reflector includes at least one inclined surface including at least one inflection point, and at least one first flat surface disposed close to the at least one light source module and being parallel to the first reflector.

Claims (35)

1. An illumination unit, comprising:

first and second reflectors; and

at least one light source module disposed between the first and second reflectors,

wherein the second reflector includes:

at least one inclined surface including at least one inflection point; and

at least one first flat surface parallel to the first reflector,

wherein the at least one light source module is closer to the at least one first flat surface than the at least one inclined surface.

2. The illumination unit according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one inclined surface includes a plurality of inclined surfaces disposed next to each other about the at least one inflection point.

3. The illumination unit according to claim 2 , wherein the inclined surfaces have different radii of curvature.

4. The illumination unit according to claim 2 , wherein the second reflector comprises:

a first region aligned with the at least one light source module and being the at least one first flat surface;

a second region being a first inclined surface which is inclined downward from the first region; and

a third region being a second inclined surface which is inclined upward from the second region, the inclined surfaces including the first and second inclined surface.

5. The illumination unit according to claim 4 , wherein the first and second inclined surfaces are disposed next to each other about the at least one inflection point.

6. The illumination unit according to claim 4 , wherein the second region is disposed between the first region and the third region, and

wherein the third region is disposed next to the second region.

7. The illumination unit according to claim 4 , wherein the first inclined surface is a curved surface having a first radius of curvature, and

wherein the second inclined surface is a curved surface having a second radius of curvature.

8. The illumination unit according to claim 7 , wherein the first radius of curvature is greater than the second radius of curvature.

9. The illumination unit according to claim 7 , wherein the first radius of curvature and the second radius of curvature are equal to each other.

10. The illumination unit according to claim 4 , wherein at least one of the first inclined surface or the second inclined surface is a convexly curved surface.

11. The illumination unit according to claim 4 , wherein at least one of the first inclined surface or the second inclined surface is a concavely curved surface.

12. The illumination unit according to claim 4 , wherein the first inclined surface is a second flat surface having a first gradient and the second inclined surface is a third flat surface having a second gradient.

13. The illumination unit according to claim 12 , wherein the first gradient is greater than the second gradient.

14. The illumination unit according to claim 4 , wherein the first region is provided with a specular-reflection sheet, and

wherein the second region and third region are provided with at least one of a specular-reflection sheet or a diffuse-reflection sheet.

15. The illumination unit according to claim 4 , wherein the first, second, and third regions have different surface roughness values.

16. The illumination unit according to claim 4 , wherein the at least one light source module is spaced apart from the first reflector by a first distance,

wherein the at least one light source module is spaced apart from the first region of the second reflector by a second distance, and

wherein the first distance is less than the second distance.

17. The illumination unit according to claim 4 , wherein the at least one light source module contacts with both the first reflector and the first region of the second reflector.

18. The illumination unit according to claim 4 , wherein the first region overlaps with the first reflector, and

wherein a width of the first region is less than a width of the first reflector.

19. The illumination unit according to claim 4 , wherein the second reflector further comprises a fourth region disposed next to the third region and located at a center of the second reflector.

20. The illumination unit according to claim 19 , wherein the fourth region has a gentle shape without a pointed portion.

Assignments (2)
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 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2011-0132885 · Dec 12, 2011 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 13711222 · Dec 11, 2012
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