IP Library Granted Patent US 12,259,111
Granted Patent B2
US 12,259,111 · App. 18/598,054 · Granted Mar 25, 2025

Electronic device and light-indicating module thereof

Inventors: Ching-Hsun Meng (Hsinchu, TW); Wei-Hung Liao (Hsinchu, TW); Yang-Chieh Ma (Hsinchu, TW); Hsueh-Chu Lin (Hsinchu, TW)
Assignee: WISTRON NEWEB CORP.
F21V17/164F21V1/146F21V9/08F21V11/16F21Y2107/90F21Y2113/00
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Patent No.
US 12,259,111
App. No.
18/598,054
Granted
Mar 25, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electronic device with light-indicating function is provided. The electronic device includes a substrate, a first light source, a second light source, and a light guiding element. The substrate includes a first surface and a second surface, wherein the first surface is opposite to the second surface. The first light source is disposed on the first surface of the substrate, wherein the first light source faces the first direction, and the first light source provides a first light beam. The second light source is disposed on the first surface of the substrate, wherein the second light source faces the second direction, the second light source provides a second light beam, and the first direction is not parallel to the second direction. The light guiding element includes a first section and a second section.

Claims (23)

1. An electronic device with light-indicating function comprising: a substrate comprising a first surface and a second surface, wherein the first surface is opposite to the second surface; a first light source, disposed on the first surface of the substrate, wherein a first primary optical axis of the first light source extends in a first direction, and the first light source provides a first light beam; a second light source, disposed on the first surface of the substrate, wherein a second primary optical axis of the second light source extends in a second direction, and the second light source provides a second light beam, and the first direction is perpendicular to the second direction; and a light guiding element, comprising a first section and a second section, wherein the first section corresponds to the first surface, the second section corresponds to the second surface, and the first light beam and the second light beam pass through the first section.

2. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a mounting plate, wherein the mounting plate is connected to the substrate, the mounting plate is perpendicular to the substrate, and the light guiding element is connected to the mounting plate.

3. The electronic device as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the substrate comprises a first notch, and the mounting plate passes through the first notch.

4. The electronic device as claimed in claim 3 , further comprising a first shielding plate and a second shielding plate, wherein the first light source and the second light source are configured between the first shielding plate and the second shielding plate.

5. The electronic device as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the substrate comprises a second notch, and the first shielding plate passes through the second notch.

6. The electronic device as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the first shielding plate, the second shielding plate and the mounting plate are integrally formed, and an extending direction of the first notch is perpendicular to an extending direction of the second notch.

7. The electronic device as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the mounting plate comprises a first mounting portion and a second mounting portion, the light guiding element comprises a first wedging portion and a second wedging portion, the first wedging portion is formed on one end of the light guiding element, the second wedging portion is formed on the other end of the light guiding element, the first wedging portion is wedged against the first mounting portion, and the second wedging portion is wedged against the second mounting portion.

8. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a housing and a lampshade, wherein the housing has a window, the lampshade is disposed in the window, the substrate, the first light source, the second light source and the light guiding element are disposed in the housing, and the light guiding element corresponds to the lampshade.

9. The electronic device as claimed in claim 8 , wherein a degree of opacity of the lampshade is lower than a degree of opacity of the light guiding element.

10. The electronic device as claimed in claim 8 , wherein a degree of dispersion of the lampshade is lower than a degree of dispersion of the light guiding element.

11. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:

a third light source, disposed on the second surface of the substrate, wherein the third light source faces a third direction, and the third light source provides a third light beam;

a fourth light source, disposed on the second surface of the substrate, wherein the fourth light source faces a fourth direction, the fourth light source provides a fourth light beam, the third direction is not parallel to the fourth direction, and the third light beam and the fourth light beam pass through the second section.

12. The electronic device as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the first direction is parallel to the third direction, and the second direction is opposite to the fourth direction.

13. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein an included angle between the first light beam and the first surface is between 0 degrees and 60 degrees, and an included angle between the second light beam and the first surface is between 30 degrees and 130 degrees.

14. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the light guiding element has a plane of symmetry, and the substrate is configured on the plane of symmetry.

15. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the light guiding element further comprises a light-reduction region, and the light-reduction region corresponds the first light source.

16. A light-indicating module comprising: a substrate comprising a first surface and a second surface, wherein the first surface is opposite to the second surface; a first light source, disposed on the first surface of the substrate, wherein a first primary optical axis of the first light source extends in a first direction, and the first light source provides a first light beam; a second light source, disposed on the first surface of the substrate, wherein a second primary optical axis of the second light source extends in a second direction, the second light source provides a second light beam, and the first direction is perpendicular to the second direction; and a light guiding element, comprising a first section and a second section, wherein the first section corresponds to the first surface, the second section corresponds to the second surface, and the first light beam and the second light beam pass through the first section.

17. The light-indicating module as claimed in claim 16 , further comprising:

a third light source, disposed on the second surface of the substrate, wherein the third light source faces a third direction, and the third light source provides a third light beam;

a fourth light source, disposed on the second surface of the substrate, wherein the fourth light source faces a fourth direction, the fourth light source provides a fourth light beam, the third direction is not parallel to the fourth direction, and the third light beam and the fourth light beam pass through the second section.

18. The light-indicating module as claimed in claim 17 , wherein the light guiding element is curved, the light guiding element has a plane of symmetry, and the substrate is configured on the plane of symmetry.

19. The light-indicating module as claimed in claim 18 , wherein an included angle between the first light beam and the first surface is between 0 degrees and 60 degrees, and an included angle between the second light beam and the first surface is between 30 degrees and 130 degrees.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jul 29, 2025
From: WISTRON NEWEB CORPORATION
To: WNC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 072255/0226 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 7, 2024
From: MENG, CHING-HSUN; LIAO, WEI-HUNG; MA, YANG-CHIEH; LIN, HSUEH-CHU
To: WISTRON NEWEB CORP.
Reel/Frame 066677/0791 →
Priority Claims (1)
TW 112112264 · Mar 30, 2023 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240328605A1 · Oct 3, 2024
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