IP Library Granted Patent US 10,353,137
Granted Patent B2
US 10,353,137 · App. 15/389,028 · Granted Jul 16, 2019

Quantum dot light source component, backlight module and liquid crystal display device

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Patent No.
US 10,353,137
App. No.
15/389,028
Granted
Jul 16, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A quantum dot (QD) light source component, a backlight module and a liquid crystal display device are disclosed. The QD light source component includes a bracket, a light source, and a QD unit, the bracket is formed with a groove; the light source is arranged at bottom center of the groove of the bracket for emitting light; the QD unit is arranged at opening of the groove of the bracket, and includes an upper substrate, a lower substrate and a QD layer; at least one of the upper substrate and lower substrate is provided with a substrate groove, the upper substrate and lower substrate form enclosure space through the substrate groove; the QD layer is located within the substrate groove, and emits light under excitation of light emitted from light source, where the QD layer is thicker at its central position than at its edge position.

Claims (27)

1. A quantum dot (QD) light source component, comprising: a bracket, a light source, and a QD unit;

wherein the bracket is formed with a groove; the light source is arranged at a bottom center of the groove of the bracket for emitting light; the QD unit is arranged at an opening of the groove of the bracket, the QD unit comprises an upper substrate, a lower substrate, and a QD layer; at least one of the upper substrate and the lower substrate is provided with a substrate groove, the upper substrate and the lower substrate form an enclosure space through the substrate groove; the QD layer is located within the substrate groove, and emits light under excitation of the light emitted from the light source;

wherein the QD layer is thicker at a central position of the QD layer than at an edge position of the QD layer;

wherein the lower substrate is provided with the substrate groove, the substrate groove of the lower substrate comprises a first substrate groove and a second substrate groove, wherein a bottom of the first substrate groove and a bottom of the second substrate groove are flat the first substrate groove is located at an edge position of the lower substrate; the second substrate groove is located at a central position of the lower substrate; and a depth of the first substrate groove is smaller than a depth of the second substrate groove.

2. The light source component according to claim 1 , wherein the depth of the first substrate groove is a distance between the bottom of the first substrate groove and a lower surface of the upper substrate; and the depth of the second substrate groove is a distance between the bottom of the second substrate groove and the lower surface of the upper substrate.

3. The light source component according to claim 1 , wherein the second substrate groove comprises at least two substrate grooves, and among the at least two substrate grooves, a substrate groove with a smaller distance from the central position has a larger depth.

4. The light source component according to claim 1 , wherein the second substrate groove comprises at least two substrate grooves, and among the at least two substrate grooves, a substrate groove with a smaller distance from the central position has a larger bottom area.

5. The light source component according to claim 1 , wherein the second substrate groove comprises at least two substrate grooves, and among the at least two substrate grooves, neighboring substrate grooves with smaller distances from the central position have smaller spacing.

6. The light source component according to claim 5 , wherein the at least two substrate grooves are distributed in a circularly symmetrical arrangement with the central position being a circle center.

7. The light source component according to claim 1 , wherein the upper substrate is provided with the substrate groove.

8. A quantum dot (QD) light source component, comprising: a bracket, a light source, and a QD unit;

wherein the bracket is formed with a groove; the light source is arranged at a bottom center of the groove of the bracket for emitting light; the QD unit is arranged at an opening of the groove of the bracket, the QD unit comprises an upper substrate, a lower substrate, and a QD layer; at least one of the upper substrate and the lower substrate is provided with a substrate groove, the upper substrate and the lower substrate form an enclosure space through the substrate groove; the QD layer is located within the substrate groove, and emits light under excitation of the light emitted from the light source;

wherein the QD layer is thicker at a central position of the QD layer than at an edge position of the QD layer;

wherein the upper substrate is provided with the substrate groove, the substrate groove of the upper substrate comprises a third substrate groove and a fourth substrate groove, wherein a bottom of the third substrate groove and a bottom of the fourth substrate groove are flat; the third substrate groove is located at an edge position of the upper substrate; the fourth substrate groove is located at a central position of the upper substrate; and a depth of the third substrate groove is smaller than a depth of the fourth substrate groove.

9. The light source component according to claim 8 , wherein the depth of the third substrate groove is a distance between the bottom of the third substrate groove and an upper surface of the lower substrate; and the depth of the fourth substrate groove is a distance between the bottom of the fourth substrate groove and the upper surface of the lower substrate.

10. The light source component according to claim 8 , wherein the fourth substrate groove comprises at least two substrate grooves, and among the at least two substrate grooves, a substrate groove with a smaller distance from the central position has a larger depth.

11. The light source component according to claim 8 , wherein the fourth substrate groove comprises at least two substrate grooves, and among the at least two substrate grooves, a substrate groove with a smaller distance from the central position has a larger bottom area.

12. The light source component according to claim 8 , wherein the fourth substrate groove comprises at least two substrate grooves, and among the at least two substrate grooves, neighboring substrate grooves with smaller distances from the central position have smaller spacing.

13. The light source component according to claim 12 , wherein the at least two substrate grooves are distributed in a circularly symmetrical arrangement with the central position being a circle center.

14. The light source component according to claim 1 , wherein a bottom of the substrate groove is cambered.

15. The light source component according to claim 1 , wherein the light source is a blue-light light-emitting diode (LED).

16. A liquid crystal display device, comprising: a housing; a display panel; a backplate; a quantum dot (QD) light source component; and a light uniformizing unit;

wherein the backplate; the QD light source component, the light uniformizing unit and the display panel are arranged within the housing, the QD light source component is arranged on the backplate, and the QD light source component is the QD light source component according to claim 1 ; and the QD light source component is arranged opposite to a light incident surface of the light uniformizing unit, and a light emergent surface of the light uniformizing unit is arranged opposite to the display panel.

17. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 16 , wherein the light uniformizing unit comprises a diffusing plate, the light incident surface of the diffusing plate is a lower surface of the diffusing plate, and the diffusing plate is arranged above the QD light source component.

18. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 16 , wherein the light uniformizing unit comprises a light guiding plate, the light incident surface of the light guiding plate is a lateral surface of the light guiding plate; and the QD light source component is located on a side of the light guiding plate and opposite to the lateral surface.

19. A liquid crystal display device, comprising: a housing; a display panel; a backplate; a quantum dot (QD) light source component; and a light uniformizing unit,

wherein the backplate; the QD light source component, the light uniformizing unit and the display panel are arranged within the housing, the QD light source component is arranged on the backplate, and the QD light source component is the QD light source component according to claim 8 ; and the QD light source component is arranged opposite to a light incident surface of the light uniformizing unit, and a light emergent surface of the light uniformizing unit is arranged opposite to the display panel.

Assignments (6)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 3, 2021
From: MAXELL HOLDINGS, LTD.
To: MAXELL, LTD.
Reel/Frame 058666/0407 →
MERGER Recorded Nov 29, 2021
From: MAXELL, LTD.
To: MAXELL HOLDINGS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 058255/0579 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 25, 2021
From: HISENSE VISUAL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
To: MAXELL, LTD.
Reel/Frame 056681/0441 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 27, 2021
From: HISENSE USA CORPORATION; HISENSE INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
To: HISENSE VISUAL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 056371/0923 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 27, 2021
From: HISENSE ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
To: HISENSE VISUAL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 056408/0336 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 22, 2016
From: LI, FULIN; LU, LIN
To: HISENSE ELECTRIC CO., LTD.; HISENSE USA CORPORATION; HISENSE INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 040755/0697 →