IP Library Granted Patent US 9,632,236
Granted Patent B2
US 9,632,236 · App. 15/335,168 · Granted Apr 25, 2017

Backlight module and display device using the same

Inventors: Mei-Fan Chou (Miao-Li County, TW); Tun-Chuan Chen (Miao-Li County, TW); Chun-Wei Liu (Miao-Li County, TW)
Assignee: INNOLUX CORPORATION
G02B6/0088G02B6/005G02B6/0055G02B6/0056G02B6/0068G02B6/0073G02F1/133528G02F2001/133614
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Patent No.
US 9,632,236
App. No.
15/335,168
Granted
Apr 25, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention provides a backlight module including: a light guiding plate having a first side surface and a second side surface; a plurality of light sources arranged along the second side surface of the light guiding plate; a quantum dot enhancement film (QDEF) disposed above the light guiding plate, wherein the QDEF includes a first edge adjacent to the first side surface and a second edge adjacent to the second side surface; and a frame disposed outside the light guiding plate, the frame having a first extension portion covering the first edge of the QDEF and a second extension portion covering the second edge of the QDEF, wherein a distance between an end of the first extending portion and the first edge of the QDEF is greater than a distance between an end of the second extension portion and the second edge of the QDEF.

Claims (37)

1. A backlight module, comprising:

a light guiding plate having a first side surface and a second side surface;

a plurality of light sources arranged along the second side surface of the light guiding plate;

an optical film disposed above the light guiding plate;

a quantum dot enhancement film disposed between the light guiding plate and the optical film, wherein the quantum dot enhancement film comprises a first edge and a second edge, the first edge is adjacent to the first side surface of the light guiding plate, and the second edge is adjacent to the second side surface of the light guiding plate; and

a frame disposed outside the light guiding plate, the frame having a first extension portion and a second extension portion, wherein the first extension portion covers the first edge of the quantum dot enhancement film, and the second extension portion covers the second edge of the quantum dot enhancement film,

wherein a distance between an end of the first extending portion and the first edge of the quantum dot enhancement film is a first distance, a distance between an end of the second extension portion and the second edge of the quantum dot enhancement film is a second distance, and the second distance is greater than the first distance.

2. The backlight module as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the frame has a white surface faced to the quantum dot enhancement film or the light guiding plate.

3. The backlight module as claimed in claim 1 , wherein at least one of the plurality of light sources is a blue LED.

4. The backlight module as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the optical film is a diffusion film or a brightness enhancement film.

5. The backlight module as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:

a printed circuit board disposed adjacent to the light guiding plate, the light guiding plate disposed between the printed circuit board and the quantum dot enhancement film.

6. The backlight module as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:

a reflection film having a third edge and a fourth edge, wherein the third edge is adjacent to the first side surface of the light guiding plate, and the fourth edge is adjacent to the second side surface of the light guiding plate,

wherein the light guiding plate is disposed between the quantum dot enhancement film and the reflection film, the first edge of the quantum dot enhancement film and the second edge of the quantum dot enhancement film are opposite to each other, the third edge of the reflection film and the fourth edge of the reflection film are opposite to each other, a distance between the first edge and the second edge is a third distance, a distance between the third edge and the fourth edge is a fourth distance, and the third distance is greater than the fourth distance.

7. A display device, comprising:

a display panel; and

a backlight module disposed adjacent to the display panel, the backlight module comprising:

a light guiding plate having a first side surface and a second side surface;

a plurality of light sources arranged along the second side surface of the light guiding plate;

an optical film disposed above the light guiding plate;

a quantum dot enhancement film disposed between the light guiding plate and the optical film, wherein the quantum dot enhancement film comprises a first edge and a second edge, the first edge is adjacent to the first side surface of the light guiding plate, and the second edge is adjacent to the second side surface of the light guiding plate; and

a frame disposed outside the light guiding plate, the frame having a first extension portion and a second extension portion, wherein the first extension portion covers the first edge of the quantum dot enhancement film, and the second extension portion covers the second edge of the quantum dot enhancement film,

wherein a distance between an end of the first extending portion and the first edge of the quantum dot enhancement film is a first distance, a distance between the end of the second extension portion and the second edge of the quantum dot enhancement film is a second distance, and the second distance is greater than the first distance.

8. The display device as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the frame has a white surface faced to the quantum dot enhancement film or the light guiding plate.

9. The display device as claimed in claim 7 , wherein at least one of the plurality of light sources is a blue LED.

10. The display device as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the optical film is a diffusion film or a brightness enhancement film.

11. The display device as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the backlight module further comprises:

a printed circuit board located adjacent to the light guiding plate, the light guiding plate disposed between the printed circuit board and the quantum dot enhancement film.

12. The display device as claimed in claim 7 , further comprising:

a reflection film having a third edge and a fourth edge, wherein the third edge is adjacent to the first side surface of the light guiding plate, and the fourth edge is adjacent to the second side surface of the light guiding plate,

wherein the light guiding plate is disposed between the quantum dot enhancement film and the reflection film, the first edge of the quantum dot enhancement film and the second edge of the quantum dot enhancement film are opposite to each other, the third edge of the reflection film and the fourth edge of the reflection film are opposite to each other, a distance between the first edge and the second edge is a third distance, a distance between the third edge and the fourth edge is a fourth distance, and the third distance is greater than the fourth distance.

13. The display device as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the display panel further comprises:

a first substrate and a first polarizer, wherein the first substrate is disposed between the first polarizer and the quantum dot enhancement film of the backlight module, a thickness of the first polarizer is a first thickness, a thickness of the quantum dot enhancement film is a second thickness, and the second thickness is greater than the first thickness.

14. The display device as claimed in claim 13 , wherein the display panel further comprises:

a second substrate and a second polarizer, wherein the second substrate is disposed between the first substrate and the quantum dot enhancement film of the backlight module, the second polarizer is disposed between the second substrate and the quantum dot enhancement film of the backlight module, a thickness of the second polarizer is a third thickness, and the second thickness is greater than the third thickness.

15. The display device as claimed in claim 13 , wherein the first polarizer has a fifth edge and a sixth edge, the fifth edge is adjacent to the first side surface of the light guiding plate, and the sixth edge is adjacent to the second side surface of the light guiding plate, the first polarizer covers the end of the first extension portion, the first polarizer covers the end of the second extension portion, a distance between the end of the first extending portion and the fifth edge of the first polarizer is a fourth distance, a distance between the end of the second extension portion and the sixth edge of the first polarizer is a fifth distance, and the fifth distance is greater than the fourth distance.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 31, 2025
From: INNOLUX CORPORATION
To: IDUNN IP HOLDINGS LLC
Reel/Frame 074149/0235 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 26, 2016
From: CHOU, MEI-FAN; CHEN, TUN-CHUAN; LIU, CHUN-WEI
To: INNOLUX CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 040142/0594 →
Priority Claims (1)
TW 102132146 A · Sep 6, 2013 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 14456175 · Aug 11, 2014
Related Publication 20170045680A1 · Feb 16, 2017