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US 12,321,063 · App. 18/807,275 · Granted Jun 3, 2025

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 12,321,063
App. No.
18/807,275
Granted
Jun 3, 2025
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 (49)

1. A light source device comprising:

a diffuser plate; and

a light source module comprising:

a substrate;

a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) on the substrate; and

a plurality of reflective layers, each of the plurality of reflective layers provided on a respective front surface of each of the plurality of LEDs,

wherein the plurality of LEDs are arranged along a first direction and a second direction perpendicular to the first direction,

wherein, when a distance between centers of adjacent LEDs of the plurality of LEDs is defined as a pitch, and a distance between the diffuser plate and the substrate is defined as an optical distance, a ratio of the pitch to the optical distance satisfies the following expressions:

2.5≤pitch/optical distance≤4.5, and

wherein a first pitch of the adjacent LEDs in the first direction and a second pitch of the adjacent LEDs in the second direction satisfy the following expression:

(second pitch)≤(first pitch)≤1.1*(second pitch).

2. The light source device of claim 1 , wherein

the light source module comprises a plurality of optical domes, and

each of the plurality of optical domes is configured to cover each of the plurality of LEDs.

3. The light source device of claim 2 , wherein

the plurality of optical domes are formed of silicone or epoxy resin.

4. The light source device of claim 1 , wherein

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

5. The light source device of claim 1 , wherein

the first pitch and the second pitch are greater than or equal to 4 mm but less than or equal to 14 mm.

6. The light source device of claim 1 , wherein

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

7. The light source device of claim 1 , wherein

when the optical distance is greater than or equal to 1.5 mm but less than or equal to 2.5 mm, the ratio of the first pitch to the optical distance satisfies the following expression:

3.5≤first pitch/optical distance≤4.5.

8. The light source device of claim 1 , wherein

when the optical distance is greater than or equal to 2.5 mm but less than or equal to 3.5 mm, the ratio of the first pitch to the optical distance satisfies the following expression:

3.2≤first pitch/optical distance≤4.2.

9. The light source device of claim 1 , wherein

when the optical distance is greater than or equal to 3.5 mm but less than or equal to 4.5 mm, the ratio of the first pitch to the optical distance satisfies the following expression:

2.5≤first pitch/optical distance≤3.5.

10. The light source device of claim 1 , wherein

the plurality of LEDs are configured to emit blue light.

11. The light source device of claim 1 , wherein

the ratio of the first pitch to the optical distance satisfies the following expression:

2.5≤first pitch/optical distance≤3.5.

12. The light source device of claim 1 , wherein

the ratio of the second pitch to the optical distance satisfies the following expression:

2.5≤second pitch/optical distance≤3.5.

13. The light source device of claim 1 , wherein

the ratio of the first pitch to the optical distance satisfies the following expression:

2.5≤first pitch/optical distance≤4.0.

14. The light source device of claim 1 , wherein

the ratio of the second pitch to the optical distance satisfies the following expression:

2.5≤second pitch/optical distance≤4.0.

15. The light source device of claim 1 , wherein

the first pitch is greater than the second pitch.

16. The light source device of claim 1 , wherein the light source module is provided behind the diffuser plate.

17. The light source device of claim 1 , wherein the light source module is configured to emit light towards the diffuser plate.

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 (5)
Continuation 18474565 · Sep 26, 2023
Continuation 17864934 · Jul 14, 2022
Continuation 17349550 · Jun 16, 2021
Continuation PCTKR2021002227 · Feb 23, 2021
Related Publication 20240402534A1 · Dec 5, 2024
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