IP Library › Granted Patent US 11,300,828
Granted Patent B2
US 11,300,828 · App. 16/769,618 · Granted Apr 12, 2022

Display device

Inventors: Peng Zhang (Hubei, CN); Guanghui Liu (Hubei, CN); Chao Wang (Hubei, CN)
Assignee: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
G02F1/133605G02F1/13338G02F1/133514G02F1/133528G02F1/133603G02F1/133606G02F1/133607
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Patent No.
US 11,300,828
App. No.
16/769,618
Granted
Apr 12, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display device including a display panel and a backlight module are provided. The backlight module includes a backlight unit having a backlight hole; a light guide ring disposed inside the backlight hole, wherein the light guide ring comprises a light receiving surface provided away from the display panel and a light emitting surface provided near the display panel, and the light guide ring is configured to direct light beams to a display panel area corresponding to the backlight hole; and a light source component configured to provide a light source for the light guide ring.

Claims (32)

1. A display device comprising a display panel and a backlight module located on one side of the display panel, wherein the backlight module comprises:

a backlight unit having a backlight hole;

a light guide ring disposed inside the backlight hole, wherein the light guide ring comprises a light receiving surface provided away from the display panel and a light emitting surface provided near the display panel, and the light guide ring is configured to direct light beams to a display panel area corresponding to the backlight hole; and

a light source component configured to provide a light source for the light guide ring,

wherein the backlight unit comprises a reflection sheet on a back plate, a light guide plate on the reflection sheet, a diffusion sheet on the light guide plate, a lower enhancement sheet on the diffusion sheet, and an upper enhancement sheet on the lower enhancement sheet, wherein the backlight hole sequentially penetrates the back plate, the reflection sheet, the light guide plate, the diffusion sheet, the lower light enhancement sheet, and the upper light enhancement sheet from bottom to top.

2. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the light source component comprises a driving circuit board and at least one light source disposed on the driving circuit board, the at least one light source is arranged in an array over the driving circuit board, and the at least one light source is distributed around inside or outside of the backlight hole; and

one side of the at least one light source faces the light receiving surface of the light guide ring.

3. The display device according to claim 2 , wherein a plane on which the light emitting surface is located is perpendicular to or at an acute angle with a plane on which the light receiving surface is located.

4. The display device according to claim 2 , wherein the light guide ring further comprises a light reflecting surface, and a plane on which the light reflecting surface is located is perpendicular to or at an acute angle with a plane on which the light receiving surface is located.

5. The display device according to claim 2 , wherein the light receiving surface is integrally formed by at least one Fresnel lens located on a same plane.

6. The display device according to claim 5 , wherein the Fresnel lens has at least one annular tooth-shaped structure arranged concentrically and a convex lens structure surrounded by the at least one annular tooth-shaped structure.

7. The display device according to claim 2 , wherein the light emitting surface is integrally formed by at least one microlens film located on a same plane, and a plane on which the light receiving surface is located overlaps a plane on which a focal point of the at least one microlens film is located, and the light receiving surface is provided with at least one light transmitting hole, and each of the at least one light transmitting hole is disposed corresponding to each of the at least one microlens film.

8. The display device according to claim 7 , wherein light emitted by the light source is refracted by the microlens film to form parallel light beams perpendicular to the light receiving surface when the light transmitting hole overlaps the focal point of the microlens film; or

the light emitted by the light source is refracted by the microlens film to form parallel light beams at a certain angle with an incident surface when the light transmitting hole is out of focus and is at a focal plane of the microlens film.

9. The display device according to claim 7 , wherein the light guiding ring further comprises a metal reflective layer, and the metal reflective layer is disposed on the light receiving surface of the light guide ring at a side toward the light source, and the light transmitting hole is arranged in an array form on the metal reflective layer.

10. The display device according to claim 7 , wherein the light source component further comprises a diffused reflection layer, the diffused reflection layer is disposed on the driving circuit board, and the light source is exposed on the diffused reflection layer.

11. The display device according to claim 7 , wherein each light transmitting hole is located on a side of the focal point of each corresponding microlens film away from a center of the light guide ring.

12. The display device according to claim 2 , wherein the light source comprises one of a light emitting diode (LED) light source or a mini LED light source.

13. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the display device further comprises a camera module located on a side of the display device away from the display panel, and the camera module corresponds to the backlight hole; and

a control component electrically connected to the camera module and the light source component, wherein the control component controls the light source to be turned off when a camera in the camera module is turned on, and the control component controls the light source to be turned on or off when the camera in the camera module is turned off.

14. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the backlight module further comprises a light blocking film, and the light blocking film is disposed between the light guide ring and the backlight unit.

15. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the light guide ring is made of transparent materials or matte materials.

16. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the display panel comprises:

a lower polarizer disposed on the backlight module;

an array substrate provided on the lower polarizer;

a color filter substrate provided on the array substrate; and

an upper polarizer disposed on the color filter substrate, wherein the lower polarizer and the upper polarizer are provided with through holes at positions corresponding to the backlight hole.

17. A display device comprising a display panel and a backlight module located on one side of the display panel, wherein the backlight module comprises:

a backlight unit having a backlight hole;

a light guide ring disposed inside the backlight hole, wherein the light guide ring comprises a light receiving surface provided away from the display panel and a light emitting surface provided near the display panel, and the light guide ring is configured to direct light beams to a display panel area corresponding to the backlight hole; and

a light source component configured to provide a light source for the light guide ring, wherein the light receiving surface is integrally formed by at least one Fresnel lens located on a same plane.

18. The display device according to claim 17 , wherein the Fresnel lens has at least one annular tooth-shaped structure arranged concentrically and a convex lens structure surrounded by the at least one annular tooth-shaped structure.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 4, 2020
From: ZHANG, PENG; LIU, GUANGHUI; WANG, CHAO
To: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 052834/0204 →
Priority Claims (3)
CN 201910387457.5 · May 10, 2019 · national
CN 201910686797.8 · Jul 29, 2019 · national
CN 201911045059.1 · Oct 30, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20210072594A1 · Mar 11, 2021