IP Library Granted Patent US 9,500,798
Granted Patent B2
US 9,500,798 · App. 14/559,954 · Granted Nov 22, 2016

Liquid crystal display device comprising a frame having holes wherein a plurality of light sources are disposed

Inventors: Hiroshi Tokuyama (Tokyo, JP); Norihiro Nakamura (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
G02B6/0031G02B6/0068G02B6/0085G02F2001/133317G02F2203/02
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Patent No.
US 9,500,798
App. No.
14/559,954
Granted
Nov 22, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

There is provided a liquid crystal display device including: a light source; a light guiding plate which takes in light generated from the light source, from a light incident surface, and emits the light from an emission surface as planar light; a plate-shaped member which has a surface perpendicular to an emission direction of the light of the light source and is disposed at least on the periphery of the light source; and a reflection member which covers from the emission surface of the light guiding plate to the plate-shaped member, the reflection member being made of a material that reflects the light.

Claims (24)

1. A liquid crystal display device, comprising:

a plurality of light sources;

a wiring substrate which electrically connects the plurality of light sources;

a light guiding plate which takes in light generated from the plurality of light sources, from a light incident surface, and emits the light from an emission surface as planar light;

a frame which has a surface perpendicular to an emission direction of the light of the plurality of light sources and is disposed at least around the plurality of light sources, wherein the frame supports the light guiding plate and the wiring substrate, the frame has a frame front surface which faces the light incident surface, and the frame has holes at positions of the frame front surface where the plurality of light sources are disposed; and

a reflection member which covers from the emission surface of the light guiding plate to the frame, the reflection member being made of a material that reflects the light,

wherein the wiring substrate is placed at the frame so that the plurality of light sources are disposed inside the holes and the light of the plurality of light sources is emitted from a rear surface side of the frame front surface.

2. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the reflection member has an L-shaped cross section and is adhered to a surface of the frame.

3. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 ,

wherein, when the light guiding plate is viewed in a planar view, an area which is irradiated with the light from the plurality of light sources includes: fore-light-source areas each of which is a belt-shaped area extending in the emission direction of the light of the plurality of light sources; and inter-light-source areas each of which is a belt-shaped area other than the fore-light-source areas, and

wherein the reflection member and the light guiding plate are adhered to each other only in the inter-light-source areas.

4. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a liquid crystal panel which controls transmission of the light by orientating a liquid crystal composition,

wherein, when the light guiding plate is viewed in a side surface view, an angle α which is made by a straight line that links from an end of the reflection member on the light guiding plate to a display area of the liquid crystal panel in the shortest distance, and the emission surface of the light guiding plate, is equal to or less than 26°.

5. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the holes of the frame are in a tapered shape which widens toward an optical system of the light guiding plate.

6. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a heat sink which dissipates heat generated from the plurality of light sources, on a surface of the wiring substrate opposite to a surface on which the plurality of light sources are disposed,

wherein the frame is in contact with the surface of the wiring substrate on which the plurality of light sources are disposed for dissipating the heat generated from the plurality of light sources.

7. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 6 ,

wherein the wiring substrate and the frame, and the wiring substrate and the heat sink are respectively in contact with each other via a resin including a glass filler.

8. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 ,

wherein, a reflection sheet is disposed on the frame front surface of the frame.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 22, 2025
From: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
To: MAGNOLIA WHITE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 072130/0313 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 4, 2014
From: TOKUYAMA, HIROSHI; NAKAMURA, NORIHIRO
To: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
Reel/Frame 034369/0546 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2013-251944 · Dec 5, 2013 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20150160399A1 · Jun 11, 2015