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US 12,601,870 · App. 18/530,142 · Granted Apr 14, 2026

Anti-peep light source module and anti-peep display device

Inventors: Hsin-Hung Lee (Miao-Li County, TW); Chung-Hao Wu (Miao-Li County, TW); Chun-Chien Liao (Miao-Li County, TW); Ming-Huei Shiu (Hsin-Chu, TW)
Assignees: CHAMP VISION DISPLAY INC.; Coretronic Corporation
G02B6/0063
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Patent No.
US 12,601,870
App. No.
18/530,142
Granted
Apr 14, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

An anti-peep light source module and an anti-peep display device having an anti-peep function and good image quality are provided. The anti-peep light source module includes a light guide plate, a first light emitting element, a second light emitting element, a plurality of optical microstructures and a first surface. The light guide plate has a first light incident surface and a second light incident surface. Each of the optical microstructures has a first optical surface facing the first light incident surface and a second optical surface facing the second light incident surface. A magnitude of a first included angle between the first optical surface and the first surface and a magnitude of a second included angle between the second optical surface and the first surface gradually change as getting farther away from the first surface.

Claims (30)

1 . An anti-peep light source module, comprising:

a light guide plate, having a first light incident surface, a second light incident surface and a first surface, wherein the first light incident surface and the second light incident surface are opposite to each other, the first surface connects the first light incident surface and the second light incident surface, and the light guide plate has a first region and a second region, the first region is closer to the first light incident surface than the second region, and the second region is closer to the second light incident surface than the first region;

a first light emitting element, facing the first light incident surface for providing a first light beam, and the first light beam entering the light guide plate through the first light incident surface;

a second light emitting element, facing the second light incident surface for providing a second light beam, and the second light beam entering the light guide plate through the second light incident surface; and

a plurality of optical microstructures, disposed on the first surface, wherein each of the plurality of optical microstructures has a first optical surface and a second optical surface, the first optical surface faces the first light incident surface, and the second optical surface faces the second light incident surface, and the first optical surface is located between the first light incident surface and the second optical surface, wherein there is a first included angle between the first optical surface of each of the plurality of optical microstructures and the first surface, there is a second included angle between the second optical surface and the first surface, and a magnitude of the first included angle and a magnitude of the second included angle gradually change as getting farther away from the first surface.

2 . The anti-peep light source module as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the light guide plate further has a central region, the first region and the second region are respectively located on two sides of the central region, and a difference between a maximum value of the first included angle and a maximum value of the second included angle of a part of the plurality of optical microstructures in the central region is smaller than a difference between a maximum value of the first included angle and a maximum value of the second included angle of a part of the plurality of optical microstructures in the first region or the second region.

3 . The anti-peep light source module as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the difference between the maximum value of the first included angle and the maximum value of the second included angle of the part of the plurality of optical microstructures in the central region is zero.

4 . The anti-peep light source module as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the maximum value of the first included angle of the part of the plurality of optical microstructures in the first region is smaller than the maximum value of the first included angle of the part of the plurality of optical microstructures in the second region, and the maximum value of the second included angle of the part of the plurality of optical microstructures in the first region is greater than the maximum value of the second included angle of the part of the plurality of optical microstructures in the second region.

5 . The anti-peep light source module as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the maximum value of the first included angle of the part of the plurality of optical microstructures in the first region is smaller than the maximum value of the second included angle, and the maximum value of the first included angle of the part of the plurality of optical microstructures in the second region is greater than the maximum value of the second included angle.

6 . The anti-peep light source module as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the plurality of optical microstructures comprise a plurality of first optical microstructures and a plurality of second optical microstructures, wherein a maximum value of the first included angle of the plurality of first optical microstructures is smaller than a maximum value of the first included angle of the plurality of second optical microstructures, a maximum value of the second included angle of the plurality of first optical microstructures is greater than a maximum value of the second included angle of the plurality of second optical microstructures, and a distribution density of the plurality of first optical microstructures in a first sub-region close to the first light incident surface is greater than a distribution density of the plurality of second optical microstructures, and a distribution density of the plurality of second optical microstructures in a second sub-region away from the first light incident surface is greater than a distribution density of the plurality of first optical microstructures, wherein the first sub-region is located between the first light incident surface and the second sub-region.

7 . The anti-peep light source module as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the magnitude of the first included angle gradually increases as getting farther away from the first surface.

8 . The anti-peep light source module as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the magnitude of the first included angle gradually decreases as getting farther away from the first surface.

9 . The anti-peep light source module as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the magnitude of the second included angle gradually increases as getting farther away from the first surface.

10 . The anti-peep light source module as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the magnitude of the second included angle gradually decreases as getting farther away from the first surface.

11 . An anti-peep display device, configured to be switched between an anti-peep display mode and a normal display mode, and the anti-peep display device comprising:

a display module, configured to provide a display light beam; and

an anti-peep light source module, disposed on a transmission path of the display light beam, and the anti-peep light source module comprising:

a light guide plate, having a first light incident surface, a second light incident surface and a first surface, wherein the first light incident surface and the second light incident surface are opposite to each other, the first surface connects the first light incident surface and the second light incident surface, and the light guide plate has a first region and a second region, the first region is closer to the first light incident surface than the second region, and the second region is closer to the second light incident surface than the first region;

a first light emitting element, facing the first light incident surface for providing a first light beam, and the first light beam entering the light guide plate through the first light incident surface;

a second light emitting element, facing the second light incident surface for providing a second light beam, and the second light beam entering the light guide plate through the second light incident surface; and

a plurality of optical microstructures, disposed on the first surface, wherein each of the plurality of optical microstructures has a first optical surface and a second optical surface, the first optical surface faces the first light incident surface, and the second optical surface faces the second light incident surface, and the first optical surface is located between the first light incident surface and the second optical surface, wherein there is a first included angle between the first optical surface of each of the plurality of optical microstructures and the first surface, there is a second included angle between the second optical surface and the first surface, and a magnitude of the first included angle and a magnitude of the second included angle gradually change as getting farther away from the first surface.

12 . The anti-peep display device as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the light guide plate further has a central region, the first region and the second region are respectively located on two sides of the central region, and a difference between a maximum value of the first included angle and a maximum value of the second included angle of a part of the plurality of optical microstructures in the central region is smaller than a difference between a maximum value of the first included angle and a maximum value of the second included angle of a part of the plurality of optical microstructures in the first region or the second region.

13 . The anti-peep display device as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the difference between the maximum value of the first included angle and the maximum value of the second included angle of the part of the plurality of optical microstructures in the central region is zero.

14 . The anti-peep display device as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the maximum value of the first included angle of the part of the plurality of optical microstructures in the first region is smaller than the maximum value of the first included angle of the part of the plurality of optical microstructures in the second region, and the maximum value of the second included angle of the part of the plurality of optical microstructures in the first region is greater than the maximum value of the second included angle of the part of the plurality of optical microstructures in the second region.

15 . The anti-peep display device as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the maximum value of the first included angle of the part of the plurality of optical microstructures in the first region is smaller than the maximum value of the second included angle, and the maximum value of the first included angle of the part of the plurality of optical microstructures in the second region is greater than the maximum value of the second included angle.

16 . The anti-peep display device as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the plurality of optical microstructures comprise a plurality of first optical microstructures and a plurality of second optical microstructures, wherein a maximum value of the first included angle of the plurality of first optical microstructures is smaller than a maximum value of the first included angle of the plurality of second optical microstructures, a maximum value of the second included angle of the plurality of first optical microstructures is greater than a maximum value of the second included angle of the plurality of second optical microstructures, and a distribution density of the plurality of first optical microstructures in a first sub-region close to the first light incident surface is greater than a distribution density of the plurality of second optical microstructures, and a distribution density of the plurality of second optical microstructures in a second sub-region away from the first light incident surface is greater than a distribution density of the plurality of first optical microstructures, wherein the first sub-region is located between the first light incident surface and the second sub-region.

17 . The anti-peep display device as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the magnitude of the first included angle gradually increases as getting farther away from the first surface.

18 . The anti-peep display device as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the magnitude of the first included angle gradually decreases as getting farther away from the first surface.

19 . The anti-peep display device as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the magnitude of the second included angle gradually increases as getting farther away from the first surface.

20 . The anti-peep display device as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the magnitude of the second included angle gradually decreases as getting farther away from the first surface.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 10, 2023
From: LEE, HSIN-HUNG; WU, CHUNG-HAO; LIAO, CHUN-CHIEN; SHIU, MING-HUEI
To: CHAMP VISION DISPLAY INC.; CORETRONIC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 065822/0274 →
Priority Claims (1)
TW 111147526 · Dec 12, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240192434A1 · Jun 13, 2024
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