IP Library Granted Patent US 8,259,257
Granted Patent B2
US 8,259,257 · App. 12/542,025 · Granted Sep 4, 2012

Back light device, liquid crystal display apparatus and image display apparatus using the same

Assignee: Hitachi Consumer Electronics Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 8,259,257
App. No.
12/542,025
Granted
Sep 4, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

The liquid crystal display apparatus includes a liquid crystal panel and the back light device for emitting the light from a light source to the liquid crystal panel through a lens. The light source includes a first LED for emitting the light of a first color, a second LED for emitting the light of a second color, a third LED for emitting the light of a third color, a fourth LED for emitting the light of the third color, a fifth LED for emitting the light of the second color, and a sixth LED for emitting the light of the first color. The first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth LEDs are arranged on the wiring board in such a manner as to offset the deviation of the light distribution.

Claims (17)

1. A liquid crystal display apparatus comprising:

a liquid crystal panel; and

a back light device having a plurality of light sources arranged in matrix to emit the light from the plurality of the light sources to the liquid crystal panel through a lens;

wherein the back light device includes a first LED chip for emitting the light of a first color, a second LED chip for emitting the light of a second color, a third LED chip for emitting the light of a third color, a fourth LED chip for emitting the light of the third color, a fifth LED chip for emitting the light of the first color, a sixth LED chip for emitting the light of the second color, a seventh LED chip for emitting the light of the third color, an eighth LED chip for emitting the light of the third color, a ninth LED chip for emitting the light of the first color, a tenth LED chip for emitting the light of the second color, an 11th LED chip for emitting the light of the third color, a 12th LED chip for emitting the light of the third color, a 13th LED chip for emitting the light of the first color, a 14th LED chip for emitting the light of the second color, a 15th LED chip for emitting the light of the third color and a 16th LED chip for emitting the light of the third color;

wherein the first LED chip, the third LED chip, the seventh LED chip and the fifth LED chip are arranged in that order on a first column in the direction along the long axis of the liquid crystal panel;

wherein the fourth LED chip, the second LED chip, the sixth LED chip and the eighth LED chip are arranged in that order on a second column in the direction along the long axis of the liquid crystal panel;

wherein the 12th LED chip, the tenth LED chip, the 14th LED chip and the 16th LED chip are arranged in that order on a third column in the direction along the long axis of the liquid crystal panel;

wherein the ninth LED chip, the 11th LED chip, the 15th LED chip and the 13th LED chip are arranged in that order on a fourth column in the direction along the long axis of the liquid crystal panel;

wherein the first LED chip, the fourth LED chip, the 12th LED chip and the ninth LED chip are arranged in that order on a first row in the direction along the short axis of the liquid crystal panel;

wherein the third LED chip, the second LED chip, the tenth LED chip and the 11th LED chip are arranged in that order on a second row in the direction along the short axis of the liquid crystal panel;

wherein the seventh LED chip, the sixth LED chip, the 14th LED chip and the 15th LED chip are arranged in that order on a third row in the direction along the short axis of the liquid crystal panel; and

wherein the fifth LED chip, the eighth LED chip, the 16th LED chip and the 13th LED chip are arranged in that order on a fourth row in the direction along the short axis of the liquid crystal panel.

2. The liquid crystal display apparatus according to claim 1 , comprising a plurality of the lenses;

wherein the first LED chip, the second LED chip, the third LED chip and the fourth LED chip are covered by the first lens;

wherein the fifth LED chip, the sixth LED chip, the seventh LED chip and the eighth LED chip are covered by the second lens;

wherein the ninth LED chip, the tenth LED chip, the 11th LED chip and the 12th LED chip are covered by the third lens; and

wherein the 13th LED chip, the 14th LED chip, the 15th LED chip and the 16th LED chip are covered by the fourth lens.

Assignments (5)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 3, 2021
From: MAXELL HOLDINGS, LTD.
To: MAXELL, LTD.
Reel/Frame 058666/0407 →
MERGER Recorded Nov 29, 2021
From: MAXELL, LTD.
To: MAXELL HOLDINGS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 058255/0579 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 25, 2018
From: HITACHI MAXELL, LTD.
To: MAXELL, LTD.
Reel/Frame 045142/0208 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 8, 2014
From: HITACHI CONSUMER ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.; HITACHI CONSUMER ELECTRONICS CO, LTD.
To: HITACHI MAXELL, LTD.
Reel/Frame 033694/0745 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 2, 2009
From: AKIBA, YUTAKA; HIYAMA, IKUO; NAKAMURA, KIYOMI; AONO, YOSHINORI; TSUMURA, MAKOTO; KONNO, AKITOYO; UEMURA, NORIHIRO
To: HITACHI CONSUMER ELECTRONICS, CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 023317/0660 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2008-234161 · Sep 12, 2008 · national
Continuity (1)
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