A kind of side light type backlight modular unit and LCD
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of backlight modular unit; Particularly relate to a kind of side light type backlight modular unit and LCD that is used for LCD.
Background technology
In recent years, the LCD with backlight luminescence system (backlight system) received an acclaim gradually, and the LCD action principle is the polarized light of adjusting through a liquid crystal layer and a polarization sheet.Figure 1A is a traditional backlight luminescent system and a LCD compound section synoptic diagram.Light beam is incident in light guide plate 22 from a light source 21, and carries out repeatedly total reflection in light guide plate 22 inside.The light scattering point 23 and be scattered of the part reflected light of advancing in light guide plate 22 inside through being projected to light guide plate 22 back sides is directed to the exit facet output with respect to light guide plate 22 back sides, becomes the emission light of backlight luminescence system.Light beam partly penetrates light guide plate 22 back sides and penetrates, and is reflected back into light guide plate 22 inside via a reflecting piece 24 again.The emission light beam that light guide plate 22 exit facets penetrate makes it have the light uniformity coefficient via a diffusion sheet (diffusion sheet) 25 diffusions, again via a prismatic lens 26 make the emission light beam can concentrate and enter be positioned at polarize sheet 28 and 29 between liquid crystal layer 27.Diffusion sheet 25 reaches prismatic lens 26 the emission light of backlight luminescence system is concentrated in the angular field of view of LCD in order to promote the emission light beam light uniformity coefficient of backlight luminescence system, to promote the positive briliancy of display panels.Therefore, the backlight luminescence system can allow the briliancy performance of sightingpiston not only average but also have a characteristic of high brightness by diffusion sheet 25 and prismatic lens 26.
Figure 1B is an another kind of traditional backlight luminescent system and a LCD compound section synoptic diagram, and wherein diffusion sheet 25 exchanges with prismatic lens 26 placement order, and the prism facets of prismatic lens 26 is towards the exit facet of light guide plate 22.
Fig. 1 C is an another kind of traditional backlight luminescent system and a LCD compound section synoptic diagram again, wherein another prismatic lens 26A is positioned at prismatic lens 26 tops, prismatic lens 26A surface has a plurality of prisms that are triangulo column, and its orientation is perpendicular to the prism arrangement direction of prismatic lens 26.
Ginseng Fig. 2, it is the decomposing schematic representation of the backlight luminescence system of Figure 1B, above-mentioned traditional backlight luminescence system element array mode, increase along with the display panels size, no matter be that prismatic lens 26 or diffusion sheet 25 employed areas all increase, the price of prismatic lens 26 or diffusion sheet 25 with increase, and then backlight luminescence system manufacturing cost is also greatly improved.
In view of the above, demand providing a kind of improved backlight luminescence system urgently, to overcome the defective of traditional backlight luminescent system.
Summary of the invention
Fundamental purpose of the present invention is to provide a kind of side light type backlight modular unit, its with a prismatic lens directly be arranged at illuminator tube-surface or light source and light guide plate between, reducing the prismatic lens usable floor area, and then reduce the backlight modular unit manufacturing cost.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a kind of side light type backlight modular unit, its with a prismatic lens directly be arranged at illuminator tube-surface or light source and light guide plate between, to improve the briliancy and the light uniformity coefficient of backlight modular unit.
According to above-described purpose, this side light type backlight modular unit provided by the invention, it comprises a light guide plate and a light source.This light guide plate has the back side that light is imported an exit facet of an incident end face of usefulness, light output usefulness and comprised a light scattering pattern.This light source is positioned at incident end face one side of light guide plate.The present invention with a prismatic lens be arranged at light guide plate incident end face and light source between so that the light emitted light beam can be concentrated output, to increase the intensity that the emission light beam is projeced into the light guide plate incident end face.Prismatic lens of the present invention is formed directly on the light guide plate incident end face, can be located at light source and light guide plate incident end face between, also can directly be coated on the illuminator tube-surface.
The present invention with prismatic lens directly be arranged at illuminator tube-surface or light source and light guide plate between, not only can reduce the prismatic lens usable floor area, reduce the backlight modular unit manufacturing cost, can improve the briliancy and the light uniformity coefficient of backlight modular unit simultaneously again.
Purpose of the present invention and plurality of advantages are by the detailed description of following specific embodiment, and accompanying drawing shown in the reference, will be tending towards clear.
Description of drawings
Figure 1A is that a traditional backlight luminescence is the schematic cross-section of system and display panels combination;
Figure 1B is the schematic cross-section of another traditional backlight luminescence for system and display panels combination;
The backlight luminescence that Fig. 1 C is and another is traditional is the schematic cross-section of system and display panels combination;
Fig. 2 is the luminous decomposing schematic representation for system of Figure 1B traditional backlight;
Fig. 3 is the side light type backlight modular unit schematic cross-section of one first specific embodiment according to the present invention;
Fig. 4 is the side light type backlight modular unit schematic cross-section of one second specific embodiment according to the present invention;
Fig. 5 is the side light type backlight modular unit schematic cross-section of one the 3rd specific embodiment according to the present invention;
Fig. 6 is the part schematic cross-section of Fig. 3, shows the emission light beam enters light guide plate inside via the light guide plate incident end face the mode of advancing;
Fig. 7 is the liquid crystal display device structure decomposing schematic representation in conjunction with the side light type backlight modular unit of Fig. 3; And
Fig. 8 is the liquid crystal indicator decomposing schematic representation with LCD of Fig. 7.
Symbol description among the figure
21 light sources, 22 light guide plate
24 reflecting piece are put in 23 light scattering
25 diffusion sheets 26,26A prismatic lens
27 liquid crystal layers, 28,29 polarization sheets
31 wedge shape light guide plate
32 light sources, 33 reflection shields
34 reflecting piece, 35 diffusion sheets
36 liquid crystal panels
311 penetrate end face 312 back sides
314 exit facets
41 wedge shape light guide plate
42 light sources, 42,43 reflection shields
44 prismatic lenses, 45 reflecting piece
46 diffusion sheets, 411 incident end faces
47 liquid crystal panels
412 back sides, 413 light scattering patterns
414 exit facets
51 light guide plate
52 light sources, 53 reflection shields 53
54 prismatic lenses, 55 reflecting piece
56 diffusion sheets, 57 liquid crystal panels
511 incident end faces, 512 back sides
513 light scattering patterns, 514 exit facets
300 first frameworks, 37 protective sheet
301a screw 320 second frameworks
321a screw 330 bolts
500 back side framework 510a screws
530 bolts, 520 positive frameworks
Embodiment
Side light type backlight modular unit of the present invention is a characteristic of utilizing the concentrated light source of prismatic lens, with prismatic lens directly be located at an illuminator tube-surface, light source and light guide plate one incident end face between or the incident end face surface of light guide plate, to improve under backlight modular unit light source utilization factor and the positive briliancy situation thereof, reduce the usable floor area of prismatic lens, with the cost of reduction prismatic lens, and then the manufacturing cost of reduction backlight modular unit.
Accompanying drawing shown in side light type backlight modular unit of the present invention cooperates by following specific embodiment will be described in detail as follows.
The schematic cross-section of Fig. 3 side light type backlight modular unit of one first specific embodiment according to the present invention.This side light type backlight modular unit comprises a wedge shape (wedge-type) light guide plate 31, a light source 32, a reflection shield 33, a reflecting piece 34 and a diffusion sheet 35.The incident end face 311, one that is prism facets that light guide plate 31 has light input usefulness has the back side 312 of light scattering pattern 313 and an exit facet 314 of light output usefulness.Light source 32 can be a linear light sorurce, is positioned at incident end face 311 1 sides that light guide plate 31 is prism facets.Reflection shield 33 is coated on light source 32 peripheries, and the emission light opening that makes light source 32 is the incident end face 311 of prism facets towards light guide plate 31, and reflection shield 33 is directed to its incident end face that is prism facets 311 in order to the emission light reflection with light source 32 face away from light guide 31.Reflecting piece 34 is positioned at 312 belows, light guide plate 31 back sides, is back in the light guide plate 31 in order to the beam reflection that light guide plate 31 internal emission are gone out.Diffusion sheet 35 is positioned at exit facet 314 tops of light guide plate 31, with the beam spread of the exit facet of light guide plate 31 output, to promote the light uniformity coefficient of backlight modular unit.The incident end face 311 of light guide plate 31 is prism facets in first specific embodiment, after the emission light beam of light source 32 is projected to the incident end face 311 of light guide plate 31, because prismatic lens has the characteristic of convection light, promptly be incident in light guide plate 31 inside with the parallel beam of concentrating, for example shown in Figure 6.Thus, light guide plate 31 incident intensities can be increased,, in other words, the light source utilization factor of backlight modular unit can be improved to improve the positive briliancy of backlight modular unit.On the other hand, the exit facet 314 of light guide plate 31 also can be designed to the prism facets (not shown) or add a prismatic lens (not shown) in exit facet 314 tops of light guide plate 31, can concentrate in the display panel angular field of view of combination via the emission light beam of its exit facet 314 outputs further to make light guide plate 31.
Again, on the other hand, the main body of light guide plate 31 also can rectangular body, the folding wedge body of prismatoid or symmetry, and when wherein light guide plate 31 was sphenoid or prismatoid, side light type backlight modular unit was a single side light type backlight modular unit.When light guide plate 31 rectangular bodies or symmetric double sphenoid, side light type backlight modular unit can be a single side light type or bilateral light type backlight modular unit, and wherein to be thicker and center, two ends partly the thinnest for the symmetric double sphenoid.Moreover, can be on the side light type backlight modular unit in conjunction with a liquid crystal panel (liquid crystal panel) 36, for the light emitting source of doing LCD.
The schematic cross-section of Fig. 4 side light type backlight modular unit of one second specific embodiment according to the present invention.This side light type backlight modular unit comprises a wedge shape (wedge-type) light guide plate 41, a light source 42, a reflection shield 43, a prismatic lens 44, a reflecting piece 45 and a diffusion sheet 46.The incident end face 411, one that light guide plate 41 has light input usefulness has the back side 412 of light scattering pattern 413 and an exit facet 414 of light output usefulness.Light source 42 can be a linear light sorurce, is positioned at incident end face 411 1 sides of light guide plate 41.Reflection shield 43 is coated on light source 42 peripheries, makes the incident end face 411 of the emission light opening of light source 42 towards light guide plate 41, and reflection shield 43 is directed to its incident end face 411 in order to the emission light reflection with light source 42 face away from light guide 41.Prismatic lens 44 be positioned at light source 42 emission light openings and light guide plate 41 incident end face 411 between, it can be incident in light guide plate 41 inside with the parallel beam of concentrating with the emission light of light source 42, be projected to the light intensity of light guide plate 41 incident end faces 411 with increase, and then promote the briliancy of backlight modular unit.Reflecting piece 45 is positioned at 412 belows, light guide plate 41 back sides, is back in the light guide plate 41 in order to the beam reflection that light guide plate 41 internal emission are gone out.Diffusion sheet 46 is positioned at exit facet 414 tops of light guide plate 41, with the beam spread of the exit facet of light guide plate 41 output, to promote the light uniformity coefficient of backlight modular unit.On the other hand, the exit facet 414 of light guide plate 41 also can be designed to the prism facets (not shown) or add a prismatic lens (not shown) in exit facet 414 tops of light guide plate 41, can concentrate in the display panel angular field of view of combination via the emission light beam of its exit facet 414 outputs further to make light guide plate 41.
On the other hand, the main body of light guide plate 41 also can rectangular body, the folding wedge body of prismatoid or symmetry, and when wherein light guide plate 41 was sphenoid or prismatoid, side light type backlight modular unit was a single side light type backlight modular unit.When light guide plate 41 rectangular bodies or symmetric double sphenoid, side light type backlight modular unit can be a single side light type or bilateral light type backlight modular unit, and wherein to be thicker and center, two ends partly the thinnest for the symmetric double sphenoid.Moreover, can be on the side light type backlight modular unit in conjunction with a liquid crystal panel (liquid crystal panel) 47, for the light emitting source of doing LCD.
The schematic cross-section of Fig. 5 side light type backlight modular unit of one the 3rd specific embodiment according to the present invention.This side light type backlight modular unit comprises a wedge shape (wedge-type) light guide plate 51, a light source 52, a reflection shield 53, a prismatic lens 54, a reflecting piece 55 and a diffusion sheet 56.The incident end face 511, one that light guide plate 51 has light input usefulness has the back side 512 of light scattering pattern 513 and an exit facet 514 of light output usefulness.Light source 52 can be a linear light sorurce, is positioned at incident end face 511 1 sides of light guide plate 51.Reflection shield 53 has a parabolical reflecting surface, is coated on light source 52 peripheries, makes the incident end face 511 of the emission light opening of light source 52 towards light guide plate 51, and reflection shield 53 is directed to its incident end face 511 in order to the emission light reflection with light source 52 face away from light guide 51.Prismatic lens 54 directly is coated on light source 52 surface of the light tube, it can be projected to towards the light beam of light emitted opening forward direction transmission light source 52 incident end face 511 of light guide plate 51 with the parallel beam of concentrating, and after being incident upon the parabolical reflecting surface of reflection shield 53 after the emission light beam of light source 52 face away from light guide 51 incident end faces 511 reflects via prismatic lens 54, reflect with directional light, through prismatic lens 54 refractions, be projected to the incident end face 511 of light guide plate 51 again to concentrate parallel beam.Moreover light source 52 surface of the light tube can be carved into the prism-type ripple in advance, are coated on the prismatic lens 54 of light source 52 surface of the light tube with replacement.Similarly, directly prismatic lens 54 is coated on light source 52 surface of the light tube also can increase the light intensity that is projected to light guide plate 51 incident end faces 511 in the 3rd specific embodiment, to promote the briliancy of backlight modular unit.Reflecting piece 55 is positioned at 512 belows, light guide plate 51 back sides, is back in the light guide plate 51 in order to the beam reflection that light guide plate 51 internal emission are gone out.Diffusion sheet 56 is positioned at exit facet 514 tops of light guide plate 51, with the beam spread of exit facet 514 output of light guide plate 51, to promote the light uniformity coefficient of backlight modular unit.On the other hand, the exit facet 514 of light guide plate 51 also can be designed to the prism facets (not shown) or add a prismatic lens (not shown) in exit facet 514 tops of light guide plate 51, can concentrate in the display panel angular field of view of combination via the emission light beam of its exit facet 514 outputs further to make light guide plate 51.
On the other hand, the main body of light guide plate 51 also can rectangular body, the folding wedge body of prismatoid or symmetry, and when wherein light guide plate 51 was sphenoid or prismatoid, side light type backlight modular unit was a single side light type backlight modular unit.When light guide plate 51 rectangular bodies or symmetric double sphenoid, side light type backlight modular unit can be a single side light type or bilateral light type backlight modular unit, and wherein to be thicker and center, two ends partly the thinnest for the symmetric double sphenoid.Moreover, can be on the side light type backlight modular unit in conjunction with a liquid crystal panel (1iquid crystal panel) 57, for the light emitting source of doing LCD.
As above-mentioned, side light type backlight modular unit of the present invention can be as the light emitting source of a LCD, below is applied to a LCD with regard to side light type backlight modular unit shown in Figure 3 and does an explanation for example.Ginseng Fig. 7, LCD decomposing schematic representation with side light type backlight modular unit of Fig. 3, wherein graphic too not complicated for making, some of side light type backlight modular unit form members for example light source 32 and reflection shield 33 be not shown among the figure through omitting, the light scattering pattern 313 at the back side 312 of light guide plate 31 also is not shown among the figure.LCD (the liquid crystal display) structure that Fig. 7 shows comprises that superimposed successively from bottom to up one first framework 300, a reflecting piece 34, an incident end face 311 are light guide plate 31, a protective sheet (protection sheet) 37, one diffusion sheet 35, a liquid crystal panel (liquid crystal panel) 36 and 1 second framework 320 of prism facets.One side of first framework 300 has a plurality of screw 301a, the same side of second framework 320 has the screw 301a that a plurality of screw 321a are aligned in first framework 300 equally, by fixture for example bolt 330 pass the screw 321a of second framework 320 and the screw 301a of first framework 300, with together with each component composition of LCD.Moreover diffusion sheet 35 is in order to the emission beam spread with light guide plate 31, to improve the luminous uniformity coefficient of LCD.The overlapping order of each member of LCD shown in Figure 7 can be changed mutually, for example diffusion sheet 35 can with the location swap of protective sheet 37.Can add a prismatic lens (not shown) between protective sheet 37 and diffusion sheet 35, perhaps add a prismatic lens (not shown) in diffusion sheet 35 tops, further the outgoing beam of light guide plate 31 being concentrated in the angular field of view of LCD, and more improve the luminosity of LCD.
Fig. 8 has a liquid crystal indicator decomposing schematic representation of LCD shown in Figure 7 300, and wherein a LCD 300 and a back housing 500 and a front housing 520 combine.One side of back housing 500 has the side screw 321a that a plurality of screw 510a are aligned in second framework 320, by fixture for example bolt 512 pass screw 510a, 321a, LCD 300 and back housing 500 are combined.Front housing 520 engages with back housing 500 by the engaging mode again, so that LCD 300 is contained between the two.
In the side light type backlight modular unit of the present invention prismatic lens is located at light source and light guide plate incident end face between or light guide plate incident end face or directly be coated on the illuminator tube-surface.Therefore, the design of side light type backlight modular unit of the present invention can significantly reduce the usable floor area of prismatic lens, can obviously reduce the use cost of prismatic lens, and then reduces the manufacturing cost of backlight modular unit.
The above is specific embodiments of the invention only, is not in order to limit claim of the present invention; All other do not break away from the equivalence of being finished under the disclosed spirit and changes or modification, all should be included in the described claim.