IP Library Granted Patent US 10,388,473
Granted Patent B2
US 10,388,473 · App. 16/124,333 · Granted Aug 20, 2019

Unit type backlight module and backlight keyboard using the same

Inventor: Chun-Lin Chen (Taipei, TW)
Assignee: LITE-ON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
H01H13/83G02B6/0021G02B6/0075H01H13/705H01H2219/044H01H2219/062H01H2219/064
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Patent No.
US 10,388,473
App. No.
16/124,333
Granted
Aug 20, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A unit type backlight module including a circuit board, a plurality of light emitting units and a plurality of light guide plates is provided. The circuit board is disposed under the key structures. The light emitting units is disposed on the circuit board. The light guide plates are disposed on the circuit board and are separated from each other. The light emitting units and their corresponding light guide plates are disposed under the key structures for each key structure.

Claims (20)

1. A unit type backlight module used in a keyboard having a plurality of key structure, wherein the unit type backlight module comprises:

a circuit board disposed under the key structures;

a plurality of light emitting units disposed on the circuit board;

a plurality of light guide plates disposed on the circuit board and separated from each other, wherein the light emitting units and corresponding light guide plates are disposed under the key structures separately; and

a light shielding layer correspondingly covering the light emitting units, wherein the light shielding layer is formed of a black polyester film.

2. The unit type backlight module according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a light shielding unit disposed on the circuit board for isolating between the light guide plates.

3. The unit type backlight module according to claim 2 , wherein the light shielding unit has a plurality of grids and a plurality of openings defined by the grids, and the light emitting units and the corresponding light guide plates are respectively located in the openings.

4. The unit type backlight module according to claim 2 , wherein the light shielding unit is made of a light-absorbing material or a light-reflecting material.

5. The unit type backlight module according to claim 2 , wherein the light shielding unit is made of an opaque paint material or a coating material and is formed on the circuit board.

6. The unit type backlight module according to claim 2 , wherein the light shielding unit is a black polyester film disposed on the circuit board.

7. The unit type backlight module according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a light shielding unit disposed on a lateral side of each of the light guide plates, wherein the light shielding unit is made of a light-absorbing material or a light-reflecting material.

8. The unit type backlight module according to claim 1 , wherein a recessed portion is formed on a lateral side of each of the light guide plates, and each of the light emitting units is disposed in a corresponding recessed portion.

9. The unit type backlight module according to claim 1 , wherein each of the light guide plates has a first lateral side and a second lateral side with respect to a corner, and each of the light emitting units is disposed in a corresponding corner.

10. The unit type backlight module according to claim 9 , wherein each of the light emitting units has a light output angle, an angle is formed between the first lateral side and the second lateral side, and the light output angle is substantially larger than or equivalent to the angle.

11. A backlight keyboard, comprising:

a bottom plate;

a plurality of key structures disposed on the bottom plate; and

the unit type backlight module according to claim 1 disposed under the bottom plate.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 7, 2018
From: CHEN, CHUN-LIN
To: LITE-ON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
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Priority Claims (1)
CN 2017 1 0834919 · Sep 15, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20190088428A1 · Mar 21, 2019