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Granted Patent B2
US 12,525,413 · App. 18/179,420 · Granted Jan 13, 2026

Luminous keyboard and backlight module thereof

Inventors: Hsin-Hung Liu (Taoyuan, TW); Chao-Yu Chen (Taoyuan, TW); Heng-Yi Huang (Taoyuan, TW); Hsin-Cheng Ho (Taoyuan, TW)
Assignee: DARFON ELECTRONICS CORP.
H01H13/83G02B6/0035G06F3/021H01H2219/062
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Patent No.
US 12,525,413
App. No.
18/179,420
Granted
Jan 13, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A backlight module applicable to a key module is provided, the key module includes a plurality of key units and a baseplate, and the plurality of key units are disposed on the baseplate. The backlight module includes a lower substrate, a plurality of periphery light sources disposed along the peripheral of the baseplate, and a shielding structure. The lower substrate is disposed below the baseplate, and there is an outer edge gap between an outer edge of the baseplate and the lower substrate. The periphery light sources are disposed between the baseplate and the lower substrate. The shielding structure is disposed outside those periphery light sources distributed, to prevent light provided by the plurality of light sources from being emitted out of the outer edge gap.

Claims (31)

1 . A backlight module comprises:

a spacer, having at least one spacer hole, an outer edge gap being defined outside an outer edge of the spacer;

a lower substrate, disposed below the spacer;

at least one light source, disposed on the lower substrate and located within the spacer hole; and

a shielding structure, disposed outside said light source to at least partially block light provided by said light source from emitting towards the outer edge gap;

wherein an inner adhesion layer and an outer adhesion layer are disposed on a flat surface of the spacer, and at least one air gap is located between the inner adhesion layer and the outer adhesion layer;

wherein the inner adhesion layer, the at least one air gap and the outer adhesion layer are aligned in series toward the outer edge gap to jointly form the shielding structure to reduce partial light of the light source from leaking out of the outer edge gap.

2 . The backlight module according to claim 1 , wherein the inner adhesion layer and the outer adhesion layer are disposed between said light source and the outer edge gap.

3 . The backlight module according to claim 1 , wherein the outer edge gap is an air gap outside the outer adhesion layer.

4 . The backlight module according to claim 1 , wherein another air gap is defined between the light source and the inner adhesion layer.

5 . The backlight module according to claim 1 , wherein another air gap is defined between the outer adhesion layer and the outer edge gap.

6 . The backlight module according to claim 1 , wherein the inner adhesion layer, the air gap and the outer adhesion layer are located between the spacer and the lower substrate.

7 . The backlight module according to claim 1 , further comprising a light masking sheet disposed above the light source, wherein a portion of the light masking sheet extending out of the outer edge gap further extends downward to form a portion of the shielding structure to shield the outer edge gap.

8 . The backlight module according to claim 7 , wherein the inner adhesion layer, the air gap and the outer adhesion layer are located between the light masking sheet and the spacer.

9 . A luminous keyboard, comprising:

the backlight module according to claim 1 ;

a key module, comprising a plurality of key units and a baseplate, wherein the plurality of key units are disposed on the baseplate.

10 . A backlight module comprises:

a lower substrate;

at least one light source, disposed on the lower substrate;

a light guide sheet, disposed above the lower substrate and adjacent to the light source for guiding light;

an outer edge gap, defined outside the light guide sheet; and

a shielding structure, disposed outside said light source to block light provided by said light source from emitting towards the outer edge gap;

wherein an inner adhesion layer and an outer adhesion layer are disposed on the lower substrate, and at least one air gap is located between the inner adhesion layer and the outer adhesion layer;

wherein the inner adhesion layer, the at least one air gap and the outer adhesion layer are aligned in series toward the outer edge gap to jointly form the shielding structure to reduce partial light of the light source from leaking out of the outer edge gap.

11 . The backlight module according to claim 10 , wherein the inner adhesion layer and the outer adhesion layer are disposed between said light source and the outer edge gap.

12 . The backlight module according to claim 10 , wherein the outer edge gap is an air gap outside the outer adhesion layer.

13 . The backlight module according to claim 10 , wherein another air gap is defined between the light source and the inner adhesion layer.

14 . The backlight module according to claim 10 , wherein another air gap is defined between the outer adhesion layer and the outer edge gap.

15 . The backlight module according to claim 10 , further comprising a light masking sheet disposed above the light source, wherein a portion of the light masking sheet extending out of the outer edge gap further extends downward to form a portion of the shielding structure to shield the outer edge gap.

16 . The backlight module according to claim 15 , wherein the inner adhesion layer, the air gap and the outer adhesion layer are located between the light masking sheet and the lower substrate.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 7, 2023
From: LIU, HSIN-HUNG; CHEN, CHAO-YU; HUANG, HENG-YI; HO, HSIN-CHENG
To: DARFON ELECTRONICS CORP.
Reel/Frame 062899/0633 →
Priority Claims (1)
TW 110111653 · Mar 30, 2021 · national
Continuity (3)
Continuation 17699594 · Mar 21, 2022
Continuation 17234808 · Apr 20, 2021
Related Publication 20230207236A1 · Jun 29, 2023
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