IP Library Granted Patent US 9,703,142
Granted Patent B2
US 9,703,142 · App. 14/823,031 · Granted Jul 11, 2017

Surface light source device and liquid crystal display device

Inventors: Saki Maeda (Tokyo, JP); Nami Okimoto (Tokyo, JP); Eiji Niikura (Tokyo, JP); Tomohiko Sawanaka (Tokyo, JP); Hiroshi Kida (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
G02F1/133609G02B6/0001G02F1/133603
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Patent No.
US 9,703,142
App. No.
14/823,031
Granted
Jul 11, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A surface light source device includes a plurality of LEDs for emitting a plurality of light having different colors, and a light guide body for mixing the colors of the plurality of light and emitting light having colors mixed. The light guide body includes a light incident portion for causing the plurality of light to be individually incident, and a light emitting portion provided beside the light incident portion and changing propagation angles of the plurality of light which is incident from the light incident portion and propagated into the light guide body to mix colors, thereby controlling a quantity of light emission from the light guide body and a light emitting position.

Claims (20)

1. A surface light source device comprising:

a plurality of light sources for emitting a plurality of light having different colors; and

a light guide body for mixing the colors of said plurality of light and emitting light having colors mixed,

wherein said light guide body includes,

recessed light incident portions for causing said plurality of light to be individually incident, said plurality of light sources being disposed within respective ones of said plurality of light incident portions, and

at least one light emitting portion provided beside one of said light incident portions and for changing propagation angles of said plurality of light, which is incident from said light incident portion and propagated into said light guide body to mix colors, thereby controlling a quantity of light emission from said light guide body and a light emitting position.

2. A surface light source device comprising:

a plurality of light sources for emitting a plurality of light having different colors; and

a light guide body for mixing the colors of said plurality of light and emitting light having colors mixed,

wherein

said light guide body includes a light incident portion for causing said plurality of light to be individually incident, and a light emitting portion provided beside said light incident portion and for changing propagation angles of said plurality of light, which is incident from said light incident portion and propagated into said light guide body to mix colors, thereby controlling a quantity of light emission from said light guide body and a light emitting position,

said light incident portion is provided on an incident surface side of said light guide body, and

said light emitting portion is provided on said incident surface side of said light guide body and controls a quantity of light emission from an emitting surface on an opposite side to said incident surface and said light emitting position.

3. The surface light source device according to claim 2 , wherein said light emitting portion is formed into a recessed portion having a triangular prism shape with said emitting surface side of said light guide body set to be an apex.

4. The surface light source device according to claim 3 , wherein said light emitting portion includes a triangular prism shape having different angles of sides.

5. The surface light source device according to claim 2 , wherein said light incident portion is formed into a recessed portion having a triangular prism shape with said emitting surface side of said light guide body set to be an apex.

6. The surface light source device according to claim 2 , wherein said light guide body further includes a recessed structure portion being provided in a corresponding position to said light incident portion in said emitting surface and having a curved surface concaved toward said light incident portion side.

7. A liquid crystal display device comprising:

the surface light source device according to claim 1 ; and

a liquid crystal panel for displaying an image by illumination of light from said surface light source device.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 11, 2015
From: MAEDA, SAKI; OKIMOTO, NAMI; NIIKURA, EIJI; SAWANAKA, TOMOHIKO; KIDA, HIROSHI
To: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 036299/0232 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2014-167200 · Aug 20, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20160054623A1 · Feb 25, 2016