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Granted Patent B2
US 12,181,745 · App. 18/474,565 · Granted Dec 31, 2024

Display apparatus and light source device thereof

Inventors: Chunsoon Park (Suwon-si, KR); Sungyeol Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Kyehoon Lee (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
G02F1/133607G02F1/133603G02F1/133605
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Patent No.
US 12,181,745
App. No.
18/474,565
Granted
Dec 31, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A light source device comprises a diffuser plate and a light source module disposed behind the diffuser plate. The light source module includes a substrate, a plurality of light emitting diodes mounted on the substrate, and a plurality of reflective layers each provided on a front surface of the plurality of light emitting diodes. When a distance between the centers of each of the plurality of light emitting diodes is referred to as a pitch, and a distance between the diffuser plate and the substrate is referred to as an optical distance, a ratio of the pitch to the optical distance satisfies the following expression: 2.5≤pitch/optical distance≤4.5.

Claims (59)

1. A display apparatus comprising:

a display panel; and

a light source module configured to provide light to the display panel,

wherein the light source module comprises:

a substrate; and

a plurality of light emitting diodes mounted on the substrate and arranged along a first direction and a second direction perpendicular to the first direction;

a plurality of optical domes configured to cover the plurality of light emitting diodes; and

a plurality of reflective layers each provided in front of the plurality of light emitting diodes, and

wherein the plurality of reflective layers output main light, which is emitted from the plurality of light emitting diodes, to have an angle that is greater than or equal to 50° but less than or equal to 65° with respect to a front and rear direction.

2. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein

the plurality of reflective layers comprises a Distributed Bragg Reflector (DBR).

3. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein

when a distance between centers of the plurality of light emitting diodes is a pitch, and a distance between a diffuser plate and the substrate is an optical distance,

the pitch is greater than or equal to 4 mm but less than or equal to 14 mm.

4. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein

when a distance between centers of the plurality of light emitting diodes is a pitch, and a distance between a diffuser plate and the substrate is an optical distance,

the optical distance is greater than or equal to 1.5 mm but less than or equal to 4.5 mm.

5. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein

when a distance between centers of the plurality of light emitting diodes in a first direction is a pitch, and a distance between a diffuser plate and the substrate is an optical distance and the pitch is configured to have a first distance equal to 1.1 times a second distance and the optical distance is greater than or equal to 1.5 mm but less than or equal to 2.5 mm, a ratio of the pitch to the optical distance satisfies the following expression:

3.5≤pitch/optical distance≤4.5,

wherein the first distance is a distance between the plurality of light emitting diodes spaced apart in the first direction and the second distance is a distance between the plurality of light emitting diodes spaced apart in the second direction.

6. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein

when a distance between centers of the plurality of light emitting diodes in a first direction is a pitch, and a distance between a diffuser plate and the substrate is an optical distance and the pitch is configured to have a first distance equal to 1.1 times a second distance and the optical distance is greater than or equal to 2.5 mm but less than or equal to 3.5 mm, a ratio of the pitch to the optical distance satisfies the following expression:

3.2≤pitch/optical distance≤4.2,

wherein the first distance is a distance between the plurality of light emitting diodes spaced apart in the first direction and the second distance is a distance between the plurality of light emitting diodes spaced apart in the second direction.

7. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein

when a distance between centers of the plurality of light emitting diodes in a first direction is a pitch, and a distance between a diffuser plate and the substrate is an optical distance and the pitch is configured to have a first distance equal to 1.1 times a second distance and the optical distance is greater than or equal to 3.5 mm but less than or equal to 4.5 mm, a ratio of the pitch to the optical distance satisfies the following expression:

2.5≤pitch/optical distance≤3.5,

wherein the first distance is a distance between the plurality of light emitting diodes spaced apart in the first direction and the second distance is a distance between the plurality of light emitting diodes spaced apart in the second direction.

8. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein

a plurality of optical domes is formed of silicone or epoxy resin.

9. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein

the plurality of light emitting diodes is configured to emit blue light.

10. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein

a first distance between the plurality of light emitting diodes spaced apart in the first direction and a second distance between the plurality of light emitting diodes spaced apart in the second direction satisfy the following expression:

(first distance)≤1.1*(second distance),

wherein when the first distance is less than or equal to 1.1 times the second distance and when an optical distance between a diffuser plate and the substrate is in a first range, a ratio of a pitch in the first direction to the optical distance satisfies a first condition, and

wherein when the first distance is less than or equal to 1.1 times the second distance and when the optical distance is in a second range, the ratio of the pitch in the first direction to the optical distance satisfies a second condition.

11. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the main light corresponds to light, in a main optical path, having a greatest brightness among plurality of light emitted from the respective light emitting diode.

12. The display apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the main optical path comprises a first main optical path and a second main optical path.

13. The display apparatus of claim 12 , wherein an angle between the first main optical path and the second main optical path is greater than or equal to 100° but less than or equal to 130°.

14. The display apparatus of claim 12 , wherein an angle between the first main optical path and the second main optical path is about 108°.

15. The display apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the main optical path has an angle of 54° with respect to the front-rear direction.

16. A display apparatus comprising:

a light source device configured to output light; and

a liquid crystal panel configured to block or transmit the light,

wherein the light source device comprises:

a substrate;

a plurality of light emitting diodes mounted on the substrate and arranged along a first direction and a second direction perpendicular to the first direction;

a plurality of optical domes configured to cover the plurality of light emitting diodes; and

a plurality of reflective layers each provided in front of the plurality of light emitting diodes, and

wherein the plurality of reflective layers output main light, which is emitted from the plurality of light emitting diodes, to have an angle that is greater than or equal to 50° but less than or equal to 65° with respect to a front and rear direction.

17. The display apparatus of claim 16 , wherein

the light source device comprises a diffuser plate disposed between the liquid crystal panel and the substrate.

18. The display apparatus of claim 16 , wherein

a first distance between the plurality of light emitting diodes spaced apart in the first direction and a second distance between the plurality of light emitting diodes spaced apart in the second direction satisfy the following expression:

(first distance)≤1.1*(second distance),

wherein when the first distance is less than or equal to 1.1 times the second distance and when an optical distance between a diffuser plate and the substrate is in a first range, a ratio of a pitch in the first direction to the optical distance satisfies a first condition, and

wherein when the first distance is less than or equal to 1.1 times the second distance and when the optical distance is in a second range, the ratio of the pitch in the first direction to the optical distance satisfies a second condition.

Priority Claims (3)
KR 10-2021-0000570 · Jan 4, 2021 · national
KR 10-2021-0015150 · Feb 3, 2021 · national
KR 10-2021-0070750 · Jun 1, 2021 · national
Continuity (4)
Continuation 17864934 · Jul 14, 2022
Continuation 17349550 · Jun 16, 2021
Continuation PCTKR2021002227 · Feb 23, 2021
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