IP Library Granted Patent US 10,215,912
Granted Patent B2
US 10,215,912 · App. 15/851,814 · Granted Feb 26, 2019

Light source apparatus and display

Inventor: Hiroshi Teramoto (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
G02B6/0093G02B6/0055G02B6/0088
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Patent No.
US 10,215,912
App. No.
15/851,814
Granted
Feb 26, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A light source apparatus includes a light source, a light guide plate, a plurality of optical sheets, and an adhesive material. The light guide plate has an incident surface on which light from the light source is incident, and a light emitting surface from which the light on the incident surface is emitted. The plurality of optical sheets are disposed to overlap one another on the light emitting surface. The adhesive material fixes positions of the plurality of optical sheets. The plurality of optical sheets include respective extension portions each formed by bending an extension of a peripheral portion of the optical sheet to face a side surface of the light guide plate. The respective extension portions are aligned with displacements so as not to completely overlap one another, and the adhesive material is applied to the respective extension portions.

Claims (27)

1. A light source apparatus, comprising

a light source;

a light guide plate having an incident surface on which light emitted from said light source is incident, and a light emitting surface from which said light incident on said incident surface is emitted;

a plurality of optical sheets disposed to overlap one another on said light emitting surface, said plurality of optical sheets optically acting on said light emitted from said light emitting surface; and

an adhesive material for fixing positions of said plurality of optical sheets,

wherein said plurality of optical sheets include respective extension portions each formed by bending an extension of a peripheral portion of said optical sheet to face a side surface of said light guide plate, and

said respective extension portions of said plurality of optical sheets are aligned with displacements so as not to completely overlap one another, and said adhesive material is applied to said respective extension portions.

2. The light source apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein said adhesive material bonds said respective extension portions to said side surface of said light guide plate.

3. The light source apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein said light guide plate includes, in said side surface, a side surface recess that is a recess facing said respective extension portions.

4. The light source apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising

a frame holding said light guide plate,

wherein said adhesive material bonds said frame to said respective extension portions.

5. The light source apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein at least one of said plurality of optical sheets includes at least two extension portions facing at least two surfaces of said light guide plate, said adhesive material being applied to said at least two extension portions, said at least two surfaces not facing each other.

6. The light source apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein said respective extension portions of said plurality of optical sheets extend and are folded to face a back surface of said light guide plate to form folded portions, and said adhesive material is applied to said respective extension portions closer to said back surface, said back surface being opposite to said light emitting surface.

7. The light source apparatus according to claim 6 ,

wherein said light guide plate includes, in said back surface, a back surface recess that is a recess lacing said folded portions of said plurality of optical sheets.

8. The light source apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein said respective extension portions of said plurality of optical sheets are aligned in an order identical to an order of aligning said plurality of optical sheets on said light emitting surface.

9. The light source apparatus according to claim 8 ,

wherein said respective extension portions of said plurality of optical sheets are aligned with spacing, and two adjacent extension portions of said respective extension portions have shapes fitting together.

10. A display, comprising:

said light source apparatus according to claim 1 ; and

a display panel displaying an image using light from said light source apparatus.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 15, 2021
From: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
To: TRIVALE TECHNOLOGIES
Reel/Frame 057651/0234 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 22, 2017
From: TERAMOTO, HIROSHI
To: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 044468/0248 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2016-250966 · Dec 26, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180180800A1 · Jun 28, 2018