IP Library Granted Patent US 10,274,664
Granted Patent B2
US 10,274,664 · App. 15/561,174 · Granted Apr 30, 2019

Light guide element, manufacturing method thereof and backlight assembly

Inventors: Jingquan Wang (Beijing, CN); Jing Liu (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
G02B6/0041G02B6/00G02B6/0061G02B6/0065G02F1/133606
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Patent No.
US 10,274,664
App. No.
15/561,174
Granted
Apr 30, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A light guide element, a manufacturing method thereof and a backlight assembly are provided. The light guide element includes: a scattering structure, including a plurality of aerogel particles, wherein the scattering structure includes a light incident surface and a light-emitting surface and is configured to receive incident light incident into the light incident surface and emit the incident light from the light-emitting surface, and a particle size of the aerogel particle is set according to a color difference of the incident light.

Claims (28)

1. A light guide element, comprising:

a scattering structure, including a plurality of aerogel particles,

wherein the scattering structure includes a light incident surface and a light-emitting surface and is configured to receive incident light incident into the light incident surface and emit the incident light from the light-emitting surface, and a particle size of the aerogel particle is set according to a color difference of the incident light,

wherein under a condition that the incident light is bluish, the range of the particle size of the aerogel particles is 570 nm-620 nm, and

wherein under a condition that the incident light is yellowish, the range of the particle size of the aerogel particles is 19 nm-230 nm.

2. The light guide element according to claim 1 , wherein in an incident direction of the incident light, a particle size of the aerogel particle is increased from 570 nm to 620 nm along with an increase of a distance between the aerogel particle and the light incident surface.

3. The light guide element according to claim 1 , wherein in an incident direction of the incident light, a particle size of the aerogel particle is reduced from 230 nm to 190 nm along with an increase of a distance between the aerogel particle and the light incident surface.

4. The light guide element according to claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of luminous particles.

5. The light guide element according to claim 4 ; wherein a range of a particle size of the luminous particle is 190 nm-620 nm.

6. The light guide element according to claim 4 , wherein in an incident direction of the incident light, a particle size of the luminous particle is increased along with an increase of a distance between the luminous particle and the light incident surface.

7. The light guide element according to claim 4 , wherein in an incident direction of the incident light, a particle size of the luminous particle is reduced along with an increase of a distance between the luminous particle and the light incident surface.

8. The light guide element according to claim 4 , wherein the luminous particles include nanometer-level optically excited particles.

9. The light guide element according to claim 8 , wherein the luminous particle includes a core-shell structure comprising the nanometer-level optically excited particle as the core and the aerogel particle as the shell.

10. The light guide element according to claim 8 , wherein the nanometer-level optically excited particles includes a quantum dot or nanometer fluorescent powder.

11. The light guide element according to claim 1 , further comprising: a reflecting film, disposed on other surfaces of the scattering structure except the light incident surface and the light-emitting surface.

12. A backlight assembly, comprising the light guide element according to claim 1 .

13. A method for manufacturing a light guide element, comprising:

obtaining a mixed solution by uniformly mixing raw materials for preparing aerogel and a solvent;

obtaining gel by treating the mixed solution; and

drying the gel to obtain a scattering structure including a plurality of aerogel particles, in which surfaces of the scattering structure include a light incident surface and a light-emitting surface,

wherein a particle size of the aerogel particle is set according to a color difference of the incident light,

wherein under a condition that the incident light is bluish, the range of the particle size of the aerogel particles is 570 nm-620 nm, and

wherein under a condition that the incident light is yellowish, the range of the particle size of the aerogel particles is 190 nm-230 nm.

14. The method for manufacturing the light guide element according to claim 13 , wherein the raw materials for preparing the aerogel include alkoxide, and the solvent includes an alcoholic solvent.

15. The method for manufacturing the light guide element according to claim 14 , wherein the alkoxide includes one or more selected from silicon alkoxide, aluminum alkoxide and zirconium alkoxide.

16. The method for manufacturing the light guide element according to claim 13 , wherein the luminous particles include nanometer-level optically excited particles.

17. The method for manufacturing the light guide element according to claim 13 , further comprising:

making a particle size or a density of the aerogel particle in the aerogel to have anisotropy by utilization of at least one of a flow rate of dry airflow or a heating temperature gradient.

Assignments (2)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ASSIGNEE NAME PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 043680 FRAME: 0808. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Oct 17, 2017
From: WANG, JINGQUAN; LIU, JING
To: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 044218/0458 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 25, 2017
From: WANG, JINGQUAN; LIU, JING
To: BOE TECHONOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD
Reel/Frame 043680/0808 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2016 1 0342088 · May 20, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
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