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Granted Patent B2
US 11,953,660 · App. 17/183,614 · Granted Apr 9, 2024

Reflective member and reflection module including reflective member

Inventors: So Mi Yang (Suwon-si, KR); Jin Se Kim (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
G02B13/0065G02B5/003G02B5/08G02F1/133526
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Patent No.
US 11,953,660
App. No.
17/183,614
Granted
Apr 9, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A reflective member includes an incident surface configured to receive incident light; a reflective surface configured to receive the incident light from the incident surface and reflect the incident light; an emission surface configured to receive the reflected light from the reflective surface and emit the reflected light; and a light blocking portion disposed on at least one edge of either one or both of the incident surface and the emission surface, wherein an end of the light blocking portion includes a plurality of convex portions and a plurality of concave portions.

Claims (41)

1. A reflective member comprising:

an incident surface configured to receive incident light;

a reflective surface configured to receive the incident light from the incident surface and reflect the incident light;

an emission surface configured to receive the reflected light from the reflective surface and emit the reflected light; and

a light blocking portion disposed on at least one edge of either one or both of the incident surface and the emission surface,

wherein an end of the light blocking portion comprises a plurality of convex portions and a plurality of concave portions,

the convex portions and the concave portions are alternately and repeatedly disposed, and

a virtual line connecting apexes of the convex portions or a virtual line connecting apexes of the concave portions is a curved line.

2. The reflective member of claim 1 , wherein the end of the light blocking portion has a wave pattern formed by the convex portions and the concave portions.

3. The reflective member of claim 1 , wherein the light blocking portion is made of an opaque material.

4. The reflective member of claim 1 , wherein each of the convex portions has a convex curved surface, and each of the concave portions has a concave curved surface.

5. The reflective member of claim 1 , wherein each of the convex portions has a convex curved surface, and each of the concave portions is a contact point of two adjacent convex portions among the convex portions.

6. The reflective member of claim 1 , wherein each of the concave portions has a concave curved surface, and each of the convex portions is a contact point of two adjacent concave portions among the concave portions.

7. The reflective member of claim 1 , wherein the light blocking portion comprises:

a first light blocking layer disposed on an edge of the incident surface where the incident surface is connected to the reflective surface; and

a second light blocking layer disposed on an edge of the incident surface where the incident surface is connected to the emission surface.

8. The reflective member of claim 7 , wherein a shape of the first light blocking layer is different from a shape of the second light blocking layer.

9. The reflective member of claim 1 , wherein the light blocking portion comprises:

a first light blocking layer disposed on an edge of the emission surface where the emission surface is connected to the incident surface; and

a second light blocking layer disposed on an edge of the emission surface where the emission surface is connected to the reflective surface.

10. The reflective member of claim 9 , wherein a shape of the first light blocking layer is different from a shape of the second light blocking layer.

11. A reflection module comprising:

a reflective member comprising an incident surface, a reflective surface, and an emission surface; and

a holder on which the reflective member is mounted,

wherein the reflective member further comprises a light blocking portion disposed on either one or both of the incident surface and the emission surface and covering at least one portion of each of the either one or both of the incident surface and the emission surface,

an end of the light blocking portion comprises a plurality of convex portions and a plurality of concave portions,

the convex portions and the concave portions are alternately and repeatedly disposed, and

the holder comprises a cover portion surrounding a portion of the emission surface and comprising a plurality of protrusions.

12. The reflection module of claim 11 , wherein the light blocking portion is disposed on any one or any combination of any two or more of a portion of the incident surface where the incident surface is connected to the reflective surface, a portion of the incident surface where the incident surface is connected to the emission surface, a portion of the emission surface where the emission surface is connected to the incident surface, and a portion of the emission surface where the emission surface is connected to the reflective surface.

13. The reflection module of claim 12 , wherein the cover portion covers opposite edges of the emission surface.

14. The reflection module of claim 13 , wherein the holder further comprises:

a mounting surface on which the reflective member is mounted;

a first sidewall surrounding a first side surface of the reflective member; and

a second sidewall surrounding a second side surface of the reflective member, and

the cover portion further comprises:

a first cover portion extending from the first sidewall toward the second sidewall and covering a first edge of the emission surface adjacent to the first sidewall;

a second cover portion extending from the second sidewall toward the first sidewall and covering a second edge of the emission surface adjacent to the second sidewall; and

a third cover portion connecting the first cover portion to the second cover portion, covering a third edge of the emission surface, and comprising the plurality of protrusions.

15. The reflection module of claim 14 , wherein the first cover portion has a curved surface,

the second cover portion has a curved surface, and

the curved surface of the first cover portion and the curved surface of the second cover portion face each other.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 24, 2021
From: YANG, SO MI; KIM, JIN SE
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2020-0119203 · Sep 16, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220082735A1 · Mar 17, 2022
Cited By (1)
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