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US 10,948,651 · App. 16/675,833 · Granted Mar 16, 2021

Keyboard backlight module and manufacturing method thereof

Inventors: Hsuan-Wei Ho (New Taipei, TW); Yi-Cheng Chang (New Taipei, TW)
Assignee: CHICONY POWER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
G02B6/0061G02B6/0021G02B6/0065H01H13/83H01H2219/04H01H2219/044H01H2219/06H01H2219/062
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Patent No.
US 10,948,651
App. No.
16/675,833
Granted
Mar 16, 2021
Kind
B1
Abstract

A keyboard backlight module includes a light-guiding sheet, a circuit board, a light-emitting element, a reflective sheet and a release film. The circuit board is located on a surface of the light-guiding sheet, and the reflective sheet is located on another surface of the light-guiding sheet opposite to the circuit board. The light-emitting element is located between the circuit board and the light-guiding sheet, and disposed on the circuit board. The light-emitting element emits light into the light-guiding sheet. The release film is located on the light-guiding sheet and the circuit board, and transfers a glue layer on the surface of the light-guiding sheet. The light-guiding sheet includes a plurality of illuminated patterns, and the keyboard backlight module adjusts the illumination uniformity of the light through the reflective sheet, the glue layer and the plurality of illuminated patterns.

Claims (34)

1. A keyboard backlight module, comprising:

a light-guiding sheet;

a circuit board, located on a surface of the light-guiding sheet;

a light-emitting element, located between the circuit board and the light-guiding sheet, disposed on the circuit board, and configured to emit light into the light-guiding sheet;

a reflective sheet, located on another surface of the light-guiding sheet opposite to the circuit board;

a glue layer, located directly on the surface of the light-guiding sheet; and

a release film, removably located on the glue layer;

wherein when the release film is removed from the glue layer, the glue layer is fully transferred from the release film to the surface of the light-guiding sheet; and

wherein the light-guiding sheet comprises a plurality of illuminated patterns, and the keyboard backlight module adjusts illumination uniformity of the light through the reflective sheet, the glue layer and the plurality of illuminated patterns.

2. The keyboard backlight module according to claim 1 , wherein the circuit board comprises a light-cutoff part, located around the light-emitting element.

3. The keyboard backlight module according to claim 2 , wherein the light-cutoff part is a black ink layer.

4. The keyboard backlight module according to claim 1 , wherein the reflective sheet comprises a light-cutoff part, disposed corresponding to a bright region of the light-guiding sheet.

5. The keyboard backlight module according to claim 4 , wherein the light-cutoff part is a black ink layer.

6. The keyboard backlight module according to claim 1 , wherein in the plurality of illuminated patterns, density of illuminated patterns far away from the light-emitting element is greater than density of illuminated patterns close to the light-emitting element.

7. The keyboard backlight module according to claim 6 , wherein each of the plurality of illuminated patterns is a polygon.

8. A keyboard backlight module manufacturing method, comprising:

sequentially stacking and attaching a reflective sheet, a light-guiding sheet and a circuit board, wherein the circuit board is attached to the first surface of the light-guiding sheet, a light-emitting element is disposed on the circuit board, and the light-emitting element is located between the circuit board and the light-guiding sheet;

forming a glue layer on a first surface of a release film; and

attaching the first surface of the release film to a first surface of the light-guiding sheet by using the glue layer, wherein after the attaching step, the glue layer is directly located on the first surface of the light-guiding sheet, and the circuit board is located between and the release film, and wherein when the release film is removed from the glue layer, the glue layer is fully transferred from the release film to the light-guiding sheet.

9. The keyboard backlight module manufacturing method according to claim 8 , further comprising:

forming a plurality of illuminated patterns on the first surface of the light-guiding sheet through heat-pressing before the step of sequentially stacking and attaching the reflective sheet, the light-guiding sheet and the circuit board.

10. The keyboard backlight module manufacturing method according to claim 8 , further comprising:

coating a surface of the circuit board around the light-emitting element with black ink before the step of sequentially stacking and attaching the reflective sheet, the light-guiding sheet and the circuit board.

11. The keyboard backlight module manufacturing method according to claim 8 , further comprising:

coating a surface of the reflective sheet attached to the light-guiding sheet with black ink corresponding to a bright region of the light-guiding sheet before the step of sequentially stacking and attaching the reflective sheet, the light-guiding sheet and the circuit board.

12. A keyboard backlight module, comprising:

a light-guiding sheet, comprising a plurality of illuminated areas;

a circuit board, located on a part of a first surface of the light-guiding sheet;

a light-emitting element, located between the circuit board and the light-guiding sheet, disposed on the circuit board, and configured to emit light into the light-guiding sheet;

a reflective sheet, located on another surface of the light-guiding sheet opposite to the circuit board; and

a glue layer, located directly on another part of the first surface of the light-guiding sheet, wherein the glue layer is disposed along an edge of at least one of the plurality of illuminated areas.

13. The keyboard backlight module according to claim 12 , wherein the glue layer includes a plurality of openings, and any one of the plurality of illuminated areas is located in one of the plurality of openings.

14. The keyboard backlight module according to claim 13 , wherein any one of the plurality of openings only accommodates one of the plurality of illuminated areas.

15. The keyboard backlight module according to claim 12 , wherein the plurality of illuminated areas are separated by the glue layer.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 6, 2019
From: HO, HSUAN-WEI; CHANG, YI-CHENG
To: CHICONY POWER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
TW 108134963 · Sep 26, 2019 · national
Cited By (1)
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