IP Library Granted Patent US 9,618,687
Granted Patent B2
US 9,618,687 · App. 15/150,985 · Granted Apr 11, 2017

Light-emitting unit and display

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Patent No.
US 9,618,687
App. No.
15/150,985
Granted
Apr 11, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a light-emitting unit that includes: a light-guide section having a light entering surface; and a plurality of light sources opposed to the light entering surface of the light-guide section and arrayed in a first direction, and each having an anisotropy in emission intensity. A pattern shape of light applied from any of the light sources to the light entering surface has a shape anisotropy, and the light sources are each disposed to allow a longitudinal direction of the pattern shape to be inclined relative to the first direction.

Claims (30)

1. A light-emitting unit, comprising:

a light-guide section including a first light-guide section and a second light-guide section that are stacked, each of the first and second light-guide sections being a plate-shaped member including a pair of main surfaces opposed to each other and at least one other surface, one of the main surfaces being a light exiting surface and the at least one other surface being a light entering surface, wherein the light entering surface of at least one light-guide section of the first or second light-guide sections is a side surface of the at least one light-guide section; and

a plurality of light sources including first and second light sources opposed to the light entering surfaces respectively of the first and second light-guide sections and arrayed in a first direction, and each having an anisotropy in emission intensity, wherein

a pattern shape of light applied from any of the light sources to the light entering surfaces has a shape anisotropy, and

the light sources are each disposed to allow a longitudinal direction of the pattern shape to be inclined relative to the first direction.

2. The light-emitting unit according to claim 1 , wherein the side surface of the at least one light-guide section corresponds to a long side of the at least one light-guide section.

3. The light-emitting unit according to claim 1 , wherein the first light source and the second light source are disposed on respective axes different from each other in a plane parallel to a light emission plane.

4. A light-emitting unit, comprising:

a light-guide section having a light entering surface;

a plurality of light sources opposed to the light entering surface of the light-guide section and arrayed in a first direction, and each having an anisotropy in emission intensity, in which each of the light sources is a laser diode emitting a same color light,

wherein

the light-guide section comprises a plate-shaped member including a pair of main surfaces opposed to each other and at least one other surface, one of the main surfaces being a light exiting surface and the at least one other surface being the light entering surface,

a pattern shape of light applied from any of the light sources to the light entering surface has a shape anisotropy, and

the light sources are each disposed to allow a longitudinal direction of the pattern shape to be inclined relative to the first direction;

an optical sheet; and

a wavelength conversion sheet between the optical sheet and the light-guide section.

5. The light-emitting unit of claim 4 , wherein the wavelength conversion sheet includes a fluorescent material.

6. The light-emitting unit of claim 5 , wherein the fluorescent material converts the same color light to a different wavelength of light.

7. The light emitting unit of claim 6 , wherein the same color light is blue light and a third light from mixing of the blue light and the different wavelength of light is white light.

8. The light-emitting unit of claim 4 , wherein the wavelength conversion sheet is disposed to oppose the light exiting surface of the light-guide section.

9. A light-emitting unit, comprising:

a light-guide section having first and second light-guide sections; and

a plurality of light sources opposed to a light entering surface of the light-guide section and arrayed in a first direction, and each having an anisotropy in emission intensity, wherein

a pattern shape of light applied from any of the light sources to the light entering surface has a shape anisotropy,

the light sources are each disposed to allow a longitudinal direction of the pattern shape to be inclined relative to the first direction, and

the light sources include laser diodes opposed to a first light entering surface of the first light-guide section; and

a reflection sheet,

wherein a second-light guide section of the light guide section is disposed between the first light-guide section and the reflection sheet, and light emitting diodes of the plurality of light sources are at opposing second light entering surfaces of the second light-guide section.

10. The light-emitting unit of claim 9 , where at least one of the laser diodes emits red light and at least one of the light emitting diodes emits color light of cyan.

11. The light-emitting unit of claim 9 , wherein the second-light guide section is a plate shape member and the opposing second light entering surfaces of the second light-guide section are side surfaces of the second-light guide section.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 8, 2020
From: SONY CORPORATION
To: SATURN LICENSING LLC
Reel/Frame 053712/0226 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 12, 2016
From: OHKAWA, SHINGO
To: SONY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 038691/0437 →