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US 12,241,622 · App. 18/384,703 · Granted Mar 4, 2025

Light source apparatus and display apparatus

Inventors: Hyungsuk Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Chunsoon Park (Suwon-si, KR); Youngmin Lee (Suwon-si, KR); Hyukjun Jang (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
F21V3/06F21V19/0025F21Y2115/10
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Patent No.
US 12,241,622
App. No.
18/384,703
Granted
Mar 4, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A light source apparatus includes: a light source including a light emitting diode and an optical dome covering the light emitting diode; and a substrate supporting the light source, wherein the substrate may include: a conduction layer that is electrically conductive; a first protective layer disposed on the conduction layer and on which the optical dome is disposed, the first protective layer including a first exposed portion exposing a portion of the conduction layer to connect the conduction layer and the light emitting diode; and a second protective layer disposed on the first protective layer, the second protective layer including a second exposed portion exposing a portion of the first protective layer at which the optical dome is disposed on the first protective layer.

Claims (28)

1. A light source apparatus comprising:

a light source comprising a light emitting diode and an optical dome covering the light emitting diode; and

a substrate supporting the light source,

wherein the substrate comprises:

a conduction layer that is electrically conductive;

a first protective layer disposed on the conduction layer and on which the optical dome is disposed, the first protective layer comprising a first exposed portion exposing a portion of the conduction layer to connect the conduction layer and the light emitting diode; and

a second protective layer disposed on the first protective layer, the second protective layer comprising a second exposed portion exposing a portion of the first protective layer at which the optical dome is disposed on the first protective layer, and

wherein an edge of the second exposed portion surrounds an outside of the optical dome,

wherein the first protective layer comprises an antistatic pad provided around the optical dome and configured to protect the light emitting diode from electrostatic discharge,

wherein the antistatic pad is exposed through an opening of the first protective layer, and

wherein the second protective layer covers the antistatic pad and the opening of the first protective layer.

2. The light source apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the first protective layer further comprises a third exposed portion that is spaced apart from the first exposed portion and at which the portion of the conduction layer is exposed at the antistatic pad.

3. The light source apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the edge of the second exposed portion is spaced apart from the optical dome.

4. The light source apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the optical dome is within a region of the second exposed portion.

5. The light source apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the light emitting diode connected to the first exposed portion and the conduction layer through the first exposed portion is within a region of the second exposed portion.

6. The light source apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the first exposed portion is exposed by the second exposed portion in a direction toward the light source of the substrate.

7. The light source apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the second exposed portion has a diameter that is greater than or equal to 2 mm and less than or equal to 4 mm.

8. The light source apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the second protective layer has a thickness that is greater than or equal to 20 μm and less than or equal to 50 μm.

9. The light source apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein a step is stepped from the edge of the second exposed portion to a surface of the first protective layer.

10. The light source apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the optical dome comprises silicon or epoxy resin formed onto the light emitting diode and exposed through the second exposed portion.

11. The light source apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the first protective layer and the second protective layer are formed by a photo solder resist (PSR).

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

a plurality of antistatic pads, including the antistatic pad.

13. The light source apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the substrate further comprises an insulation layer supporting the conduction layer.

14. The light source apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein the conduction layer is a first conduction layer, and

the substrate further comprises a second conduction layer supporting the insulation layer.

15. The light source apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the edge of the second exposed portion is spaced apart from the optical dome.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 27, 2023
From: KIM, HYUNGSUK; PARK, CHUNSOON; LEE, YOUNGMIN; JANG, HYUKJUN
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 065376/0418 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2023-0008340 · Jan 19, 2023 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTKR2023015574 · Oct 11, 2023
Related Publication 20240247776A1 · Jul 25, 2024
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