IP Library Granted Patent US 7,367,707
Granted Patent B2
US 7,367,707 · App. 11/306,102 · Granted May 6, 2008

Backlight module

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Patent No.
US 7,367,707
App. No.
11/306,102
Granted
May 6, 2008
Kind
B2
Abstract

A backlight module comprising a light guild plate, at least one lamp, a lower frame, at least one turning holder, a locating block and an upper frame is provided. The lower frame is used for carrying the light guild plate and the lamp. The light guide plate has light incidence planes and light emergence planes, and the lamp is disposed beside at least a part of the light incidence planes. The lamp has at least one turning angle, and the turning holder covers the turning angle of the lamp. The locating block is disposed on the turning holder, and the upper frame is disposed on the lower frame and exposes the light emergence plane. The upper frame has a locating opening, and the locating block is embedded in the locating opening. The backlight module provides three-dimensional preservation to preserve the lamp from the damage caused by external impact.

Claims (19)

1. A backlight module, comprising:

a light guild plate having a plurality of light incidence planes and a plurality of light emergence planes;

at least one lamp disposed beside at least a part of the light incidence planes of the light guild plate, wherein light from the lamp is incident into the light guide plate and then emerges from the light emergence plane, the lamp having at least one turning angle;

a lower frame suitable for carrying the light guild plate and the lamp;

at least one turning holder covering the turning angle of the lamp;

a locating block disposed on the turning holder; and

an upper frame disposed on the lower frame and exposing the light emergence plane of the light guild plate, wherein the upper frame has at least one locating opening, in which the locating block is embedded.

2. The backlight module according to claim 1 , wherein the lamp is L-shaped.

3. The backlight module according to claim 2 , further comprising at least one linear lamp disposed beside one of the light incidence planes of the light guild plate.

4. The backlight module according to claim 1 , wherein the lamp is U-shaped.

5. The backlight module according to claim 4 , further comprising a linear lamp disposed beside one of the light incidence planes of the light guild plate.

6. The backlight module according to claim 1 , wherein the material of the locating block comprises rubber.

7. The backlight module according to claim 1 , wherein the locating block and the turning holder are integrally formed.

8. The backlight module according to claim 1 , further comprising an optical film disposed on the upper frame and arranged above the light emergence plane of the light guide plate.

9. The backlight module according to claim 8 , wherein the optical film comprises at least one of a diffusion film, a brightness enhancement film and a prism film.

10. The backlight module according to claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of holders covering two ends of the lamp.

11. The backlight module according to claim 1 , wherein the light guide plate further has a light diffusion plane opposite to the light emergence plane.

12. The backlight module according to claim 11 , wherein the light diffusion plane is a rough plane.

13. The backlight module according to claim 1 , wherein the light guide plate is wedge-shaped.

Assignments (3)
MERGER Recorded Dec 31, 2015
From: INTELLECTUAL VENTURES FUND 82 LLC
To: NYTELL SOFTWARE LLC
Reel/Frame 037407/0878 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 31, 2011
From: CHUNGHWA PICTURE TUBES LTD.
To: INTELLECTUAL VENTURES FUND 82 LLC
Reel/Frame 026837/0529 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 16, 2005
From: PENG, KUO-CHIANG; LIAO, CHENG-MIN
To: CHUNGHWA PICTURE TUBES, LTD.
Reel/Frame 016903/0789 →