IP Library Granted Patent US 10,133,121
Granted Patent B2
US 10,133,121 · App. 15/570,144 · Granted Nov 20, 2018

Light-emitting device, display apparatus, and lighting apparatus

Inventors: Kenichi Nakaki (Tokyo, JP); Kenji Kobayashi (Kanagawa, JP); Hiroki Asakawa (Aichi, JP)
Assignee: Sony Corporation
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Patent No.
US 10,133,121
App. No.
15/570,144
Granted
Nov 20, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

There is provided a light-emitting device that exhibits superior luminance contribution rate of a light source while reducing in-plane luminance unevenness despite a simple configuration. The light-emitting device includes: a substrate on which one or more light sources are provided; and a reflective plate placed on the substrate. The reflective plate includes: an opening into which the light source is inserted; a sloped section that is sloped relative to the substrate while surrounding the opening, and has a first thickness; and a top surface section that is coupled to a top end of the sloped section, and has a second thickness. The first thickness is greater than the second thickness.

Claims (40)

1. A light-emitting device comprising:

a substrate on which one or more light sources are provided; and

a reflective plate placed on the substrate, wherein

the reflective plate includes

an opening into which the light source is inserted,

a sloped section sloped relative to the substrate while surrounding the opening, the sloped section having a first thickness, and

a top surface section coupled to a top end of the sloped section, the top surface section having a second thickness, and

the first thickness is greater than the second thickness.

2. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein

the reflective plate further includes a bottom surface section that includes the opening and is coupled to a bottom end of the sloped section, the bottom surface section having a third thickness, and

the third thickness is smaller than the first thickness.

3. The light-emitting device according to claim 2 , wherein

the light source has a light-emitting point, and

the third thickness is smaller than a distance from the substrate to the light-emitting point.

4. The light-emitting device according to claim 2 , wherein the reflective plate is configured in such a manner that the bottom surface section, the sloped section, and the top surface section are molded integrally.

5. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein

the top surface section includes a top surface extending along the substrate, and

the top surface includes one or both of a concave part and a convex part.

6. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the reflective plate further includes a reflective film that covers the sloped section.

7. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the sloped section includes a concave surface.

8. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein

the sloped section includes an inner surface having a first glossiness, and

the top surface section includes a top surface having a second glossiness smaller than the first glossiness.

9. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , further comprising a light diffusion member provided on side opposite to the substrate, with the reflective plate being interposed in between.

10. A display apparatus provided with a liquid crystal panel and a light-emitting device on backside of the liquid crystal panel, the light-emitting device comprising:

a substrate on which a light source is provided; and

a reflective plate placed on the substrate, wherein

the reflective plate includes

an opening into which the light source is inserted,

a sloped section sloped relative to the substrate while surrounding the opening, the sloped section having a first thickness, and

a top surface section coupled to a top end of the sloped section, the top surface section having a second thickness, and

the first thickness is greater than the second thickness.

11. A lighting apparatus provided with a light-emitting device, the light-emitting device comprising:

a substrate on which one or more light sources are provided; and

a reflective plate placed on the substrate, wherein

the reflective plate includes

an opening into which the light source is inserted,

a sloped section sloped relative to the substrate while surrounding the opening, the sloped section having a first thickness, and

a top surface section coupled to a top end of the sloped section, the top surface section having a second thickness, and

the first thickness is greater than the second thickness.

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 Oct 30, 2017
From: NAKAKI, KENICHI; KOBAYASHI, KENJI; ASAKAWA, HIROKI
To: SONY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 043983/0033 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2015-100426 · May 15, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180136521A1 · May 17, 2018