IP Library Granted Patent US 11,536,998
Granted Patent B2
US 11,536,998 · App. 17/465,962 · Granted Dec 27, 2022

Backlight device and display device

Inventors: Tetsuro Ochi (Tokyo, JP); Ken Sugiyama (Tokyo, JP); Toshiyuki Tsubota (Tokyo, JP); Kazunari Nishita (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
G02F1/133308G02F1/1336G02B6/005G02B6/009G02B6/0065G02B6/0078G02B6/0083G02B6/0088G02F1/133314G02F1/133317G02F2202/28
View Patent ↗
Loading inventors, assignments & file history…
Monitor This Case
Get email alerts when status or documents change.
Order Certified Copies
Most orders are placed with the USPTO same day — all within 24 business hours.
Order via The Patent Place →
Pre-filled with this patent's details
Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,536,998
App. No.
17/465,962
Granted
Dec 27, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A backlight device is provided and include frame formed of sheet material including at least four bars; first adhesive layer provided on one surface of the bars; reflective sheet attached to frame with first adhesive layer; second adhesive layer is provided on another surface opposed to the one surface of the bars; optical member including lightguide plate disposed on reflective sheet in frame; and light source disposed in frame and configured to emit light to optical member, wherein thickness of second adhesive layer provided on three successive bars of frame along three sides of lightguide plate is greater than thickness of first adhesive layer provided on four bars of frame.

Claims (38)

1. A backlight device comprising:

a frame formed of a sheet material and comprising at least four bars;

a first adhesive layer provided on one surface of the bars;

a reflective sheet attached to the frame with the first adhesive layer;

a second adhesive layer is provided on another surface opposed to the one

surface of the bars;

an optical member including a lightguide plate disposed on the reflective sheet in the frame; and

a light source disposed in the frame and configured to emit light to the optical member, wherein

a thickness of the second adhesive layer provided on three successive bars of the frame along three sides of the lightguide plate is greater than a thickness of the first adhesive layer provided on the four bars of the frame.

2. The backlight device of claim 1 , wherein at least an external surface of the frame, an external surface of the first adhesive layer and an external surface of the reflective sheet are flush with one another.

3. The backlight device of claim 1 , wherein the frame has a thickness of 0.4 mm or less.

4. The backlight device of claim 1 , wherein the frame has a uniform thickness over a whole perimeter.

5. The backlight device of claim 1 , wherein in at least one of the bars, the width of the frame is 0.6 mm or less.

6. The backlight device of claim 1 , wherein

in the three successive bars of the frame, the width of the frame and a width of the second adhesive layer are equal to each other, and the internal surface of the frame, the internal surface of the first adhesive and the internal surface of the second adhesive layer are flush with one another.

7. The backlight device of claim 6 , wherein the optical member includes an optical sheet disposed on the lightguide plate, and

each of a sum of thicknesses of the lightguide plate and the optical sheet and a sum of thicknesses of the frame, the first adhesive layer, and the second adhesive layer is 0.36 to 0.52 mm.

8. The backlight device of claim 1 , wherein the sheet material is one of a resin sheet and a metal sheet.

9. A display device comprising:

a liquid crystal display panel; and

a backlight device opposed to the liquid crystal display panel via a polarizing plate;

the backlight device comprising:

a frame formed of a sheet material and comprising at least four bars;

a first adhesive layer provided on one surface of the bars;

a reflective sheet attached to the frame with the first adhesive layer;

a second adhesive layer is provided on another surface opposed to the one surface of the bars;

a lightguide disposed on the reflective sheet in the frame; and

a light source disposed in the frame and configured to emit light to the lightguide, wherein

a thickness of the second adhesive layer provided on three successive bars of the frame along three sides of the lightguide plate is greater than a thickness of the first adhesive layer provided on the four bars of the frame; and

the polarizing plate covers at least two of the internal surface of the first adhesive layer facing each other via the lightguide.

10. The display device of claim 9 , wherein at least an external surface of the frame, an external surface of the first adhesive layer, an external surface of the reflective sheet, and an external surface of the polarizing plate are flush with one another.

11. The display device of claim 9 , wherein the frame has a thickness of 0.4 mm or less.

12. The display device of claim 9 , wherein the frame has a uniform thickness over a whole perimeter.

13. The display device of claim 9 , wherein in at least one of the bars, the width of the frame is 0.6 mm or less.

14. The display device of claim 9 , wherein

in the three successive bars of the frame, the width of the frame and a width of the second adhesive layer are equal to each other, and the internal surface of the frame, the internal surface of the first adhesive and the internal surface of the second adhesive layer are flush with one another.

15. The display device of claim 14 , wherein the backlight device comprises an optical sheet disposed on the lightguide plate, and

each of a sum of thicknesses of the lightguide plate and the optical sheet and a sum of thicknesses of the frame, the first adhesive layer, and the second adhesive layer is 0.36 to 0.52 mm.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 22, 2025
From: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
To: MAGNOLIA WHITE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 072130/0313 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 3, 2021
From: OCHI, TETSURO; SUGIYAMA, KEN; TSUBOTA, TOSHIYUKI; NISHITA, KAZUNARI
To: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
Reel/Frame 057380/0883 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP 2015-225770 · Nov 18, 2015 · national
JP 2016-115287 · Jun 9, 2016 · national
Continuity (4)
Continuation 16793122 · Feb 18, 2020
Continuation 16020399 · Jun 27, 2018
Continuation 15354229 · Nov 17, 2016
Related Publication 20210397035A1 · Dec 23, 2021