IP Library Granted Patent US 12,638,633
Granted Patent B2
US 12,638,633 · App. 18/659,225 · Granted May 26, 2026

Detection device with multiple detection areas

Inventors: Shigesumi Araki (Tokyo, JP); Kazuki Matsunaga (Tokyo, JP); Akio Takimoto (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: Magnolia White Corporation
G02B6/0043G06V40/12G06V40/1318H10F39/806H10F55/00
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Patent No.
US 12,638,633
App. No.
18/659,225
Granted
May 26, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A detection device includes: a plurality of photodiodes arranged on a substrate; a front light including a light guide plate disposed so as to overlap the photodiodes, a light source configured to emit light to a first side surface of the light guide plate, and a plurality of scattering portions provided on the light guide plate and configured to scatter light from the light source; and an optical filter layer provided between the photodiodes and the light guide plate of the front light. The optical filter layer includes a plurality of light guide paths that at least partially overlap the photodiodes, and a light-blocking portion having higher absorbance of the light than the light guide paths. The scattering portions are provided in an area overlapping the light-blocking portion of the optical filter layer on a surface of the light guide plate facing the optical filter layer.

Claims (57)

1 . A detection device comprising:

a plurality of photodiodes arranged on a substrate;

a front light comprising a light guide plate disposed so as to overlap the photodiodes, a light source configured to emit light to a first side surface of the light guide plate, and a plurality of scattering portions that are provided on the light guide plate and configured to scatter light from the light source; and

an optical filter layer provided between the photodiodes and the light guide plate of the front light, wherein

the optical filter layer comprises a plurality of light guide paths that at least partially overlap the photodiodes, and a light-blocking portion having higher absorbance of the light than the light guide paths,

the scattering portions are provided in an area overlapping the light-blocking portion of the optical filter layer on a surface of the light guide plate facing the optical filter layer,

the light guide plate comprises a first detection area and a second detection area farther than the first detection area from the light source, and

the number of the scattering portions overlapping one of the photodiodes in the second detection area is larger than the number of the scattering portions overlapping one of the photodiodes in the first detection area.

2 . The detection device according to claim 1 , wherein, in an area overlapping one of the photodiodes, the number of the scattering portions overlapping the light guide paths is smaller than the number of the scattering portions overlapping the light-blocking portion.

3 . The detection device according to claim 1 , wherein the scattering portions are provided in an area not overlapping the light guide paths of the optical filter layer.

4 . The detection device according to claim 1 , wherein the scattering portions are dot-shaped or prismatic in shape.

5 . A detection device comprising:

a plurality of photodiodes arranged on a substrate;

a front light comprising a light guide plate disposed so as to overlap the photodiodes, a light source configured to emit light to a first side surface of the light guide plate, and a plurality of scattering portions that are provided on the light guide plate and configured to scatter light from the light source; and

an optical filter layer provided between the photodiodes and the light guide plate of the front light, wherein

the optical filter layer comprises a plurality of light guide paths that at least partially overlap the photodiodes, and a light-blocking portion having higher absorbance of the light than the light guide paths,

the scattering portions are provided in an area overlapping the light-blocking portion of the optical filter layer on a surface of the light guide plate facing the optical filter layer,

the light guide plate comprises a first detection area and a second detection area farther than the first detection area from the light source, and

an arrangement pitch of the light guide paths in the second detection area is smaller than an arrangement pitch of the light guide paths in the first detection area.

6 . A detection device comprising:

a plurality of photodiodes arranged on a substrate;

a front light comprising a light guide plate disposed so as to overlap the photodiodes, a light source configured to emit light to a first side surface of the light guide plate, and a plurality of scattering portions that are provided on the light guide plate and configured to scatter light from the light source; and

an optical filter layer provided between the photodiodes and the light guide plate of the front light, wherein

the optical filter layer comprises a plurality of light guide paths that at least partially overlap the photodiodes, and a light-blocking portion having higher absorbance of the light than the light guide paths,

the scattering portions are provided in an area overlapping the light-blocking portion of the optical filter layer on a surface of the light guide plate facing the optical filter layer,

the light guide plate comprises a first detection area and a second detection area farther than the first detection area from the light source, and

a thickness of the light guide paths in the second detection area is smaller than a thickness of the light guide paths in the first detection area.

7 . A detection device comprising:

a plurality of photodiodes arranged on a substrate;

a front light comprising a light guide plate disposed so as to overlap the photodiodes, a light source configured to emit light to a first side surface of the light guide plate, and a plurality of scattering portions that are provided on the light guide plate and configured to scatter light from the light source;

an optical filter layer provided between the photodiodes and the light guide plate of the front light; and

a plurality of the light sources, wherein

the optical filter layer comprises a plurality of light guide paths that at least partially overlap the photodiodes, and a light-blocking portion having higher absorbance of the light than the light guide paths,

the scattering portions are provided in an area overlapping the light-blocking portion of the optical filter layer on a surface of the light guide plate facing the optical filter layer,

the light sources are respectively provided facing the first side surface and a second side surface opposite to the first side surface of the light guide plate,

the light guide plate comprises a first detection area, a second detection area, and a third detection area that are arranged between the first side surface and the second side surface, and

the number of the scattering portions overlapping one of the photodiodes in the second detection area is larger than the number of the scattering portions overlapping one of the photodiodes in the first detection area and larger than the number of the scattering portions overlapping one of the photodiodes in the third detection area.

8 . A detection device comprising:

a plurality of photodiodes arranged on a substrate;

a front light comprising a light guide plate disposed so as to overlap the photodiodes, a light source configured to emit light to a first side surface of the light guide plate, and a plurality of scattering portions that are provided on the light guide plate and configured to scatter light from the light source;

an optical filter layer provided between the photodiodes and the light guide plate of the front light; and

a plurality of the light sources, wherein

the optical filter layer comprises a plurality of light guide paths that at least partially overlap the photodiodes, and a light-blocking portion having higher absorbance of the light than the light guide paths,

the scattering portions are provided in an area overlapping the light-blocking portion of the optical filter layer on a surface of the light guide plate facing the optical filter layer,

the light sources are respectively provided facing the first side surface and a second side surface opposite to the first side surface of the light guide plate,

the light guide plate comprises a first detection area, a second detection area, and a third detection area that are arranged between the first side surface and the second side surface, and

an arrangement pitch of the light guide paths in the second detection area is smaller than an arrangement pitch of the light guide paths in the first detection area and an arrangement pitch of the light guide paths in the third detection area.

9 . A detection device comprising:

a plurality of photodiodes arranged on a substrate;

a front light comprising a light guide plate disposed so as to overlap the photodiodes, a light source configured to emit light to a first side surface of the light guide plate, and a plurality of scattering portions that are provided on the light guide plate and configured to scatter light from the light source;

an optical filter layer provided between the photodiodes and the light guide plate of the front light; and

a plurality of the light sources, wherein

the optical filter layer comprises a plurality of light guide paths that at least partially overlap the photodiodes, and a light-blocking portion having higher absorbance of the light than the light guide paths,

the scattering portions are provided in an area overlapping the light-blocking portion of the optical filter layer on a surface of the light guide plate facing the optical filter layer,

the light sources are respectively provided facing the first side surface and a second side surface opposite to the first side surface of the light guide plate,

the light guide plate comprises a first detection area, a second detection area, and a third detection area that are arranged between the first side surface and the second side surface, and

a thickness of the light guide paths in the second detection area is smaller than a thickness of the light guide paths in the first detection area and a thickness of the light guide paths in the third detection area.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 2, 2025
From: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
To: MAGNOLIA WHITE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 071793/0491 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 9, 2024
From: ARAKI, SHIGESUMI; MATSUNAGA, KAZUKI; TAKIMOTO, AKIO
To: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
Reel/Frame 067364/0877 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2021-185098 · Nov 12, 2021 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2022040647 · Oct 31, 2022
Related Publication 20240288622A1 · Aug 29, 2024
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