IP Library Granted Patent US 11,175,532
Granted Patent B2
US 11,175,532 · App. 16/934,624 · Granted Nov 16, 2021

Light-emitting device, display apparatus, and lighting apparatus

Inventors: Mitsuhiro Kawase (Tokyo, JP); Yohei Takakuwa (Tokyo, JP); Roger Corn (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: Saturn Licensing LLC
G02F1/133605F21V5/00G02F1/133603G02F1/133606G02F1/133608G02F1/133607
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Patent No.
US 11,175,532
App. No.
16/934,624
Granted
Nov 16, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a light-emitting device having an excellent light emission performance irrespective of its small thickness. The light-emitting device includes a base having a surface; one or more light sources that are provided on the surface of the base, and each have an optical axis; a reflective lens provided to interpose the light source between the reflective lens and the base; a reflective sheet that is provided to surround the light source along the surface of the base, and includes a first surface that makes a first angle relative to a plane that is substantially orthogonal to the optical axis to allow the first surface to be away also from the base as the first surface is away from the light source; and a light diffusion member provided to interpose the light source, the reflective lens, and the reflective sheet, between the light diffusion member and the base.

Claims (26)

1. A display apparatus comprising:

at least one light source having an optical axis on a base;

a reflective member over the base;

a reflective lens which is provided on the light source and includes a V-shaped reflecting surface that functions to reflect light from the light source, the reflective lens is provided to interpose the light source between the reflective lens and the base with a light source substrate in between on which a drive circuit is formed; and

a light diffusion member over the light source,

wherein,

the reflective member is provided to surround the light source along the base, and

the reflective member includes a diffusion and scattering function.

2. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein one or more of the at least one light source is a light emitting diode on at least one light source substrate.

3. The display apparatus of claim 2 , wherein one or more of the at least one light source substrate is integrated with the reflective member.

4. The display apparatus of claim 3 , comprising a plurality of light source substrates.

5. The display apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the plurality of light source substrates are belt-shaped and arranged at predetermined spacing intervals along a longitudinal direction thereof.

6. The display apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the at least one light source substrate is integrated with the reflective member.

7. The display apparatus of 5 , wherein at least one of the plurality of light source substrates comprises a drive circuit.

8. The display apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the light emitting diodes are disposed in adjacent cell regions and the cell regions are circular.

9. The display apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the reflective member includes a first surface that makes a first angle relative to a plane that is substantially orthogonal to the optical axis to allow the first surface to be away also from the base as the first surface is away from the light source.

10. The display apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the reflective member includes a first region part that surrounds the light source, and a second region part provided between the light source and the first region part, the second region part surrounding the light source, the first region part includes the first surface, and the second region part includes a second surface that makes a second angle, that is smaller than the first angle, relative to the plane that is substantially orthogonal to the optical axis to allow the second surface to be away also from the base as the second surface is away from the light source.

11. The display apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the reflective member further includes, between the light source and the second region part, a third region part that is directly or indirectly fixed to the base.

12. The display apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the reflective member further includes, between the first region part and the second region part, a fourth region part that includes a fourth surface formed by a curved surface, the curved surface joining the first surface and the second surface together.

13. The display apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the first region part includes an outermost edge located at a position that is most distant from the base in the reflective member.

14. The display apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the reflective lens includes an upper end edge located at a position of a first height from the surface of the base, and an outermost edge of the first region part is located at a position of a second height from the surface of the base, the second height being lower than the first height.

15. A display apparatus of claim 1 , comprising a liquid crystal panel over the light source that receives light from the light source.

16. A display apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the display apparatus is a liquid crystal display.

17. A display apparatus of claim 1 , comprising an optical sheet group that comprises the light diffusion member.

18. A display apparatus of claim 17 , comprising lens film that is included in the optical sheet group.

19. A display apparatus of claim 18 , wherein the display apparatus is a liquid crystal display and comprises a polarization separation sheet.

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 Aug 31, 2020
From: KAWASE, MITSUHIRO; TAKAKUWA, YOHEI; CORN, ROGER
To: SONY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 053642/0076 →