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US 12,517,398 · App. 18/665,045 · Granted Jan 6, 2026

Display apparatus comprising a reflective sheet having a plurality of holes and an optical sheet comprising a plurality of light conversion patches

Inventors: Yoonki Park (Suwon-si, KR); Hyungjin Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Yongsung Yoo (Suwon-si, KR); Youngwook Jung (Suwon-si, KR); Minnyeong Han (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
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Patent No.
US 12,517,398
App. No.
18/665,045
Granted
Jan 6, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display apparatus includes a liquid crystal panel; a plurality of light sources configured to emit blue light; a reflective sheet including a plurality of holes through which the plurality of light sources are exposed; a diffuser plate configured to diffuse the light emitted from the plurality of light sources; and an optical sheet configured to improve luminance of the light emitted from the plurality of light sources, wherein at least one of the diffuser plate or the optical sheet includes a plurality of light conversion patches.

Claims (50)

1 . A display device comprising:

a liquid crystal panel;

a plurality of light sources configured to emit blue light;

a reflective sheet comprising a plurality of holes through which the plurality of light sources are exposed;

a diffuser plate configured to diffuse the light emitted from the plurality of light sources; and

an optical sheet configured to improve luminance of the light emitted from the plurality of light sources,

wherein the optical sheet comprises at least one from among:

a diffusion sheet configured to diffuse the light transmitted from the diffuser plate;

a prism sheet configured to deflect the light transmitted from the diffuser plate; and

a reflective polarizing sheet configured to transmit a portion the light transmitted from the diffuser plate and reflect another portion of the light transmitted from the diffuser plate, and

wherein at least one from among the diffuser plate, the diffusion sheet, the prism sheet, and the reflective polarizing sheet comprises a plurality of light conversion patches.

2 . The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the optical sheet comprises the diffusion sheet, and

wherein the diffusion sheet comprises the plurality of light conversion patches.

3 . The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the optical sheet comprises the prism sheet, and

wherein the prism sheet comprises the plurality of light conversion patches.

4 . The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the optical sheet comprises the reflective polarizing sheet, and

wherein the reflective polarizing sheet comprises the plurality of light conversion patches.

5 . The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the diffuser plate comprises the plurality of light conversion patches.

6 . The display device according to claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of light conversion patches comprises at least one from among a fluorescent material, a dye, and a pigment.

7 . The display device according to claim 6 , wherein each of the plurality of light conversion patches is configured to convert the blue light into light of a color different from blue.

8 . The display device according to claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of light conversion patches is applied, printed, or coated on the at least one from among the diffuser plate, the diffusion sheet, the prism sheet, and the reflective polarizing sheet.

9 . The display device according to claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of light conversion patches comprises at least one from among a yellow fluorescent material, a yellow dye, and a yellow pigment.

10 . The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of holes comprises:

a first hole disposed at an edge portion of the reflective sheet, and

a second hole wherein a distance from an edge of the reflective sheet to the second hole is greater than a distance between the edge of the reflective sheet and the first hole,

wherein the plurality of light conversion patches comprises:

a plurality of first light conversion patches disposed on the at least one from among the diffuser plate, the diffusion sheet, the prism sheet, and the reflective polarizing sheet such that the plurality of first light conversion patches are arranged along a circumference of a circle surrounding the first hole, and

a plurality of second light conversion patches disposed on the at least one from among the diffuser plate, the diffusion sheet, the prism sheet, and the reflective polarizing sheet such that the plurality of second light conversion patches are arranged along a circumference of a circle surrounding the second hole.

11 . The display device according to claim 10 , wherein a size of each of the plurality of first light conversion patches is greater than a size of each of the plurality of second light conversion patches.

12 . The display device according to claim 10 , wherein a number of the plurality of first light conversion patches is greater than a number of the plurality of second light conversion patches.

13 . The display device according to claim 10 , wherein a diameter of each of the plurality of first light conversion patches is equal to or greater than 1.04 mm, and is equal to or less than 1.56 mm.

14 . The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of light conversion patches further comprises other holes disposed on a center portion of the reflective sheet, and the plurality of light conversion patches are disposed on the at least one from among the diffuser plate, the diffusion sheet, the prism sheet, and the reflective polarizing sheet such that no light conversion patch is disposed around the other holes.

15 . The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the reflective sheet comprises a first edge portion and a second edge portion, wherein the plurality of holes comprises a first hole, a second hole, and a third hole, the first hole is disposed at a first distance from an edge of the first edge portion, the second hole is disposed at the first distance from an edge of the second edge portion, the third hole is disposed at a second distance from the edge of the first edge portion, and the third hole is disposed at a third distance from the edge of the second edge portion, wherein the second distance is greater than the first distance and the third distance is greater than the first distance,

wherein the plurality of light conversion patches comprises:

a plurality of first light conversion patches disposed on the at least one from among the diffuser plate, the diffusion sheet, the prism sheet, and the reflective polarizing sheet such that the plurality of first light conversion patches are arranged along a circumference of a circle surrounding the first hole,

a plurality of second light conversion patches disposed on the at least one from among the diffuser plate, the diffusion sheet, the prism sheet, and the reflective polarizing sheet such that the plurality of second light conversion patches are arranged along a circumference of a circle surrounding the second hole, and

a plurality of third light conversion patches disposed on the at least one from among the diffuser plate, the diffusion sheet, the prism sheet, and the reflective polarizing sheet such that the plurality of third light conversion patches are arranged along a circumference of a circle surrounding the third hole.

16 . The display device according to claim 15 , wherein a number of the plurality of first light conversion patches is the same as a number of the plurality of second light conversion patches, and the number of the plurality of first light conversion patches is greater than a number of the plurality of third light conversion patches.

17 . The display device according to claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of light sources comprises a light emitting diode disposed on a board in a Chip On Board (COB) method and an optical dome whose vertical cross section is a bow shape or a semicircle shape.

18 . The display device according to claim 17 , wherein an intensity of a first light beam which is emitted from the light emitting diode in a first direction perpendicular to the board is less than an intensity of a second light beam which is emitted from the light emitting diode in a second direction different from the first direction.

19 . A light apparatus for a display device, the light apparatus comprising:

a plurality of light sources configured to emit blue light;

a reflective sheet comprising a plurality of holes through which the plurality of light sources are exposed;

a diffuser plate configured to diffuse the light emitted from the plurality of light sources; and

an optical sheet configured to improve luminance of the light emitted from the plurality of light sources,

wherein the optical sheet comprises at least one from among:

a diffusion sheet configured to diffuse the light transmitted from the diffuser plate;

a prism sheet configured to deflect the light transmitted from the diffuser plate; and

a reflective polarizing sheet configured to transmit a portion the light transmitted from the diffuser plate and reflect another portion of the light transmitted from the diffuser plate, and

wherein at least one from among the diffuser plate, the diffusion sheet, the prism sheet, and the reflective polarizing sheet comprises a plurality of light conversion patches.

Priority Claims (2)
KR 10-2021-0000892 · Jan 5, 2021 · national
KR 10-2021-0015416 · Feb 3, 2021 · national
Continuity (5)
Continuation 18352776 · Jul 14, 2023
Continuation 18068965 · Dec 20, 2022
Continuation 17841165 · Jun 15, 2022
Continuation 17418664
Related Publication 20240302695A1 · Sep 12, 2024
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