IP Library Granted Patent US 8,870,432
Granted Patent B2
US 8,870,432 · App. 13/475,601 · Granted Oct 28, 2014

Sheetless backlight module, a light guide plate for the sheetless backlight and manufacturing method thereof

Inventors: Yu-Ping Wu (Hsin-Chu, TW); Fu-Cheng Fan (Hsin-Chu, TW); Wei-Hsiang Tsai (Hsin-Chu, TW); Wei-Hung Lo (Hsin-Chu, TW)
Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
G02B6/0065G02B6/0061G02B6/0036
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Patent No.
US 8,870,432
App. No.
13/475,601
Granted
Oct 28, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A sheetless backlight module and a light guide plate thereof are provided. The light guide plate includes a body and a plurality of light scattering units. The body has a bottom and a plurality of microstructures formed on the bottom and recessed in the body from the bottom. The pluralities of light scattering units are disposed in a plurality of spaces formed due to the plurality of microstructures recessed in the body. A manufacturing method of the light guide plate mentioned above includes forming the plurality of microstructures on the bottom of the body; preparing a fluid solution containing at least a diffusive reflective material; distributing the fluid solution on the bottom; driving the fluid solution to flow into the microstructures; removing the part of the fluid solution outside the microstructures; and solidifying the fluid solution to form the plurality of light scattering units.

Claims (22)

1. A light guide plate for a sheetless backlight module, comprising:

a body, having:

a light-exiting face;

a bottom located opposite to the light-exiting face; and

a light-entering end located on one side of the light-exiting face and the bottom and connected to the light-exiting face and the bottom;

a plurality of microstructures formed on the bottom of the body and recessed in the body from the bottom; and

a plurality of light-scattering units disposed in a plurality of spaces formed due to the plurality of microstructures recessed in the body,

wherein the body has a value of bidirection scattering distribution function determined by emitting a light beam with a specific angle of incidence to the body, the light-scattering unit has a value of bidirection scattering distribution function determined by emitting a light beam with a specific angle of incidence to the light-scattering unit; the value of bidirection scattering distribution function of the light-scattering units is greater than the value of bidirection scattering distribution function of the body.

2. The light guide plate of claim 1 , wherein the light-scattering units fill the spaces formed due to the plurality of microstructures recessed in the body.

3. The light guide plate of claim 1 , wherein the shape of the space formed due to each of the plurality of microstructures recessed in the body comprises a cone shape, a truncated cone shape, a cone shape having a cone-shaped top cave, a cone shape having a rectangular top cave, a pyramid shape, or a truncated pyramid shape.

4. The light guide plate of claim 1 , wherein the space formed due to each of the plurality of microstructures recessed in the body has an opening on the bottom, the shape of the opening comprises circle or polygon.

5. The light guide plate of claim 4 , wherein the diameter of the circle or the diameter of the circumscribed circle of the polygon is less than 50 micrometer.

6. The light guide plate of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of microstructures has a side wall contacting the light-scattering unit, an acute angle between the normal line of the side wall and the normal line of the bottom is less than 50 degrees.

7. The light guide plate of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of light-scattering units is composed of at least a diffusive reflective material.

8. The light guide plate of claim 7 , wherein the diffusive reflective material includes titanium dioxide, silicon dioxide, resin, or a combination thereof.

9. The light guide plate of claim 7 , wherein the density of the diffusive reflective material in the plurality of light-scattering units gradually increase as the distance to the light-entering end increases.

10. The light guide plate of claim 1 , wherein a distribution density of the light-scattering units on the bottom gradually increases as the distance to the light-entering end increases.

11. A sheetless backlight module, comprising:

a backlight module of claim 1 ; and

a light source disposed at one side of the body having the light-entering end, wherein the light source faces toward the light-entering end.

12. The backlight module of claim 11 , further comprising a reflective plate disposed at one side of the light guide plate, wherein the reflective plate faces the bottom of the light guide plate.

13. The backlight module of claim 12 , wherein a value of bidirection scattering distribution function of the light-scattering units is greater than a value of the reflective plate.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 18, 2012
From: WU, YU-PING; FAN, FU-CHENG; TSAI, WEI-HSIANG; LO, WEI-HUNG
To: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
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Priority Claims (1)
TW 100137338 A · Oct 14, 2011 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20130094243A1 · Apr 18, 2013