CN1975535A - Light guide panel for TFT-LCD back light unit and TFT-LCD back light unit and TFT-LCD device - Google Patents
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Abstract
Disclosed are a light guide panel for a TFT-LCD back light unit and a TFT-LCD back light unit and a TFT-LCD device having the same. The light guide panel (30) includes a main light guide member (300) for converting light into uniform plane light and emitting the plane light through an upper surface thereof; and subsidiary light guide member (330), each of which is disposed at the corresponding one of the side surfaces of the main light guide member and is provided with a first surface (331) being close to the corresponding side surface of the main light guide member, a second surface (332) being parallel with the first surface (331), having a height higher than that of the first surface (331), and being close to the corresponding one of light sources (305), and connection surfaces (333, 334) for connecting the first surface (331) and the second surface (332).
Description
Technical field
The TFT-LCD back light unit and the TFT-LCD device that the present invention relates to a kind of light guide plate of the TFT-LCD of being used for back light unit and have this light guide plate, and more specifically, relate to a kind of TFT-LCD back light unit and TFT-LCD device that is used for the light guide plate of peripheral type TFT-LCD back light unit and has this light guide plate, in this light guide plate, have greater than in the secondary light-guide device of the thickness of the thickness of leading optical element each and be installed in the number that is installed in the light source in the light source between light source and the leading optical element with increase, thus increase brightness.
Background technology
Usually, LCD (LCD) is not the selfluminous device such as plasma display panel (PDP) or Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED), and be meant a kind of device: when it incides on the rear surface of LCD in planar light, control the advance opening and closing of passage of process of light and show the light of advancing by changing according to the liquid crystal that produces based on specification signal.
LCD is not a selfluminous device, therefore the back light unit that need form on its rear surface.The back light unit that is used for LCD is divided into peripheral type back light unit and back type back light unit.The peripheral type back light unit is used for the monitor of notebook or desk-top computer, and suitable back type back light unit is used for large-size components such as LCD TV.
Fig. 1 is the sectional view of peripheral type back light unit.
With reference to Fig. 1, peripheral type back light unit 10 is faced plate unit 130, and comprises: light guide plate 100 is used for and will converts planar light to from the light that lamp 110 produces; And light source 105, its each have being used on each side surface that is positioned at light guide plate 100 and produce the lamp 110 of light, and be used for only leading the lampshade 120 of light guide plate 100 from the light that lamp 110 produces around lamp 110.
Be used for auxiliary will converting more that light diffusing sheet, prismatic lens and other diaphragms of uniform planar light can further be stacked on light guide plate 100 to from the planar light that light guide plate 100 produces.
As mentioned above, because light source 105 is positioned on the side surface of light guide plate 100 of peripheral type back light unit 10, so the number of the lamp 110 of each light source 105 is subjected to the restriction of the thickness of light guide plate 100.That is,,, three lamps 110 can be installed at the most so consider the interval between the lamp 110 because the thickness of light guide plate 100 is not more than 12mm usually, its each have the thickness of about 3mm.When peripheral type back light unit 10 was applied to have at least 32 inches the large-scale LCD device of size, because the limited in number of the light source of being installed, this LCD can not have expectation brightness.
Fig. 2 is the sectional view of back type back light unit.
In the back type back light unit 20, fluorescent light 200 is not positioned on the side surface of back type back light unit 20 as shown in Figure 2, but is positioned at the position vertical with display board 230.
Above back type back light unit 20 comprise: lamp 200 is positioned at the position vertical with display board 230; Reflecting plate 210 holds the light that lamp 200 and reflection produce from lamp 200; And light diffusing sheet 220, be used for scattered light light is converted to uniform in-plane light.
Do not have the restriction on its number because lamp 200 installs corresponding to the area of display board 230, need the large-scale LCD of high brightness device so back type back light unit 20 is mainly used in.
For the distortion of the light diffusing sheet 220 that prevents to cause and prevent between lamp 200, to produce the dark space owing to the heat that produces from lamp 200, and in order to provide uniform brightness on the whole surface of back type back light unit 20, the distance to a declared goal between lamp 200 and the light diffusing sheet 220 is kept to a certain extent equably.Therefore, back type back light unit 20 can not have and peripheral type back light unit 10 the same little thickness.
Summary of the invention
Therefore, consider top problem and proposed the present invention, and the purpose of this invention is to provide a kind of light guide plate that is used for elongated peripheral type back light unit, it has secondary light-guide device, though be used for increasing lamp number in case when this light guide plate at the large scale TFT-LCD device that is used for TV and have the TFT-LCD back light unit of this light guide plate and the TFT-LCD device also can increase brightness when using.According to an aspect of the present invention, top can realize by the light guide plate that a kind of TFT-LCD of being used for back light unit is provided with other purposes, this light guide plate comprises: leading optical element, the light that is used for being incident on its side surface is converted to uniform in-plane light, and by its upper surface planar light is sent; And secondary light-guide device, its each be arranged on a side surface place of the correspondence in the side surface of leading optical element, light incides on this side surface, and each secondary light-guide device is provided with: first surface, near the respective side surface of leading optical element; Second surface is parallel to first surface, has the height of the height that is higher than first surface, and near corresponding in a light source light source, makes the light that sends from this light source be incident on the second surface; And connect the surface, be used to connect first surface and second surface.The TFT-LCD back light unit and the TFT-LCD that comprise this light guide plate according to an aspect of the present invention also is provided.
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Above-mentioned and other purposes of the present invention, feature and other advantages will more be expressly understood from following detailed description with the accompanying drawing, in the accompanying drawings:
Fig. 1 is the sectional view of peripheral type back light unit;
Fig. 2 is the sectional view of back type back light unit;
Fig. 3 is the skeleton view according to the TFT-LCD back light unit of the first embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 4 is the skeleton view of secondary light-guide device of the light guide plate of the TFT-LCD back light unit among Fig. 3;
Fig. 5 to Fig. 7 is the skeleton view of the various examples of secondary light-guide device;
Fig. 8 be used for illustrating according to the TFT-LCD back light unit of the first embodiment of the present invention the light synoptic diagram of advancing;
Fig. 9 and Figure 10 are the skeleton views of TFT-LCD back light unit according to a second embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 11 is the skeleton view of the TFT-LCD back light unit of a third embodiment in accordance with the invention;
Figure 12 and Figure 13 are the sectional views of the various examples of the cross sectional shape of prism before the diagram;
Figure 14 is the amplification sectional view of the some prism of leading optical element;
Figure 15 to Figure 18 is the sectional view that illustrates the various examples of the shape of putting prism;
Figure 19 is the backplan of leading optical element that is used to illustrate the preferred arrangements of a prism;
Figure 20 is the backplan that is used to illustrate the leading optical element of bar prism that is formed on the edge that dominates optical element in order to prevent to produce the dark space and the layout of putting prism;
Figure 21 is the backplan of leading optical element that is used to illustrate another layout of a prism; And
Figure 22 is a skeleton view of using the LCD TV of light guide plate of the present invention.
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300: leading optical element 305: light source
310: lamp 315: preceding prism
318: some prism 320: lampshade
330: secondary light-guide device 331: first surface
332: first surface 333,334: connect the surface
H1: the first height h2: second height
H3: the 3rd height w: width
900: liquid crystal panel unit 910:LCD drive IC (LDI) unit
333: the bar prism
Embodiment
According to an aspect of the present invention, top can realize by the light guide plate that a kind of TFT-LCD of being used for back light unit is provided with other purposes, this light guide plate comprises: leading optical element, the light that is used for being incident on its side surface is converted to uniform in-plane light, and sends planar light by its upper surface; And secondary light-guide device, its each be arranged on a corresponding side surface place in the side surface of leading optical element, light incides on this side surface, and each secondary light-guide device is provided with: first surface, near the respective side surface of leading optical element; Second surface is parallel to first surface, has the height of the height that is higher than first surface, and near corresponding in a light source light source, makes the light that sends from this light source be incident on the second surface; And connect the surface, be used to connect first surface and second surface.
According to a further aspect in the invention, provide a kind of light guide plate of the TFT-LCD of being used for back light unit, this light guide plate comprises: leading optical element, and the light that is used for being incident on its side surface is converted to uniform in-plane light, and sends planar light by its upper surface; And secondary light-guide device, its each be arranged on a side surface place of the correspondence in the side surface of leading optical element, light incides on this side surface, and each secondary light-guide device is provided with: first surface, near the respective side surface of leading optical element; Second surface tilts with respect to first surface, has the width greater than the height of first surface, and near corresponding in a light source light source, makes the light that sends from this light source be incident on the second surface; And connect the surface, be used to connect first surface and second surface.
According to a further aspect in the invention, top can realize by the light guide plate that a kind of TFT-LCD of being used for back light unit is provided with other purposes, this light guide plate comprises: leading optical element, the light that is used for being incident on its side surface is converted to uniform in-plane light, and send planar light by its upper surface, described leading optical element is provided with the preceding prism that is formed on its upper surface, and described preceding prism has the appointment shape of cross section that is used to spread the light that is sent; And secondary light-guide device, its each be arranged on a side surface place of the correspondence in the side surface of leading optical element, light incides on this side surface, and each secondary light-guide device is provided with: first surface, near the respective side surface of leading optical element; Second surface is parallel to first surface, has the height of the height that is higher than first surface, and near corresponding in a light source light source, makes the light that sends from this light source be incident on the second surface; And connect the surface, be used to connect first surface and second surface.
In accordance with a further aspect of the present invention, top can realize by TFT-LCD back light unit and TFT-LCD device with top light guide plate are provided with other purposes.
Describe the preferred embodiments of the present invention in detail now with reference to accompanying drawing.
To more be expressly understood advantage of the present invention, feature and their implementation method from following detailed description with the accompanying drawing.Multiple particular element such as composed component shown in being described below.The description of these elements is only made in order to understand the present invention better.It will be understood to those of skill in the art that under the situation that does not break away from scope of disclosure and spirit in the claims and can carry out various modifications, interpolation and replacement particular element.In the description below of the present invention, even be depicted among the different figure, identical or similar elements is still represented by identical reference number.
In the accompanying drawings, in order to understand the present invention better element of the present invention is amplified.When an element is arranged in another element or is connected to another element, the former may contact with the latter, also may separate with distance to a declared goal with the latter, and when an element separates with distance to a declared goal with another element, can omit the three-element description that is used for the former is fastened or connected to the latter.
Fig. 3 is the skeleton view according to the TFT-LCD back light unit of the first embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in Figure 3, the light guide plate that is used for the TFT-LCD back light unit 30 according to the first embodiment of the present invention comprises leading optical element 300 and secondary light-guide device 330.Each light source 305 with lamp 310 and lampshade 320 is installed in the side surface place of light guide plate 30.
Leading optical element 300 has the area of being determined by the area of employed plate, and has the thickness that is not more than 12mm usually.
In addition, the point prism of uniform in-plane light can be formed on the rear surface of leading optical element 300 this light is converted to more to help to incide the diffusion of the light on the side surface of leading optical element 300 and refraction, and promptly the light output surface (front surface) with leading optical element 300 is relative.
Each light source 305 has lamp 310 and lampshade 320.Lamp 310 is the elements that are used for producing substantially light, and can be the cold-cathode fluorescence lamp (CCFL) that is generally used for the TFT-LCD device.Recently, because the long-life scope and the high brightness of light emitting diode (LED), lamp 310 can adopt light emitting diode.
CCFL generates heat hardly, has little power consumption rate, sends bright continuous x-ray, and has the minor diameter of about 2～3mm, therefore mainly is used as the lamp 310 of TFT-LCD back light unit.
The light that lampshade 320 is used for producing from lamp 310 is directed to the side face directions of light guide plate 30, and the light reflection that is used for sending on other directions is to light guide plate 30.For this light is reflected, the inside surface of lampshade 320 utilizes reflecting material such as glass to process.
Each secondary light-guide device 330 is arranged between the corresponding side surface of light source 305 and leading optical element 300.
The space of light source 305 that is used for TFT-LCD back light unit of the present invention is bigger than the space of the light source of conventional backlight unit.In conventional backlight unit,, determine by the thickness of light guide plate so be used for the space of light source owing to light source is installed near the side surface of light guide plate.In the present invention, because the height of secondary light-guide device is greater than the height of leading optical element, so it is enough big so that the light source that much is used for the large-scale LCD plate is installed to be used for the space of light source.
Although this embodiment has illustrated the secondary light-guide device 330 that mechanically separates with leading optical element 300, secondary light-guide device 330 can be connected to leading optical element 300 to form one, perhaps can be integrally formed with leading optical element 300.
Below describe secondary light-guide device 330 in detail.
Fig. 4 is the skeleton view of the secondary light-guide device 330 among Fig. 3.
Secondary light-guide device 330 comprises: first surface 331 contact with the respective side surface of leading optical element 300 and has first h highly
1 Second surface 332, parallel with first surface 331 and have first a height h than first surface 331
1The second big height h
2, the light that produces from the lamp 310 of the light source 305 of correspondence is incident to second surface 332; And connect surface 333 and 334, be used to connect first surface 331 and second surface 332.
When secondary light-guide device 330 is integrally formed with leading optical element 300 (among Fig. 3), the side surface (among Fig. 3) of first surface 331 and leading optical element 300 does not exist.
The second height h of second surface 332
2The first height h greater than first surface 331
1The light source 305 that contacts with second surface 332 of above-mentioned configuration permission have the second height h corresponding to second surface 332
2The 3rd the height h
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The 3rd height h when light source 305
3When uprising, can increase the number of the lamp 310 that is installed in the light source 305.
In other words, in traditional TFT-LCD back light unit, the height in space that is used for light source is corresponding to the height of light guide plate, that is, in this case, because the thickness of each lamp 3mm normally, consider the interval between the lamp, can three lamps be installed in the space that is used for light source at the most.
According to the present invention, can be by adopting secondary light-guide device to increase to be installed in the number of the lamp 310 in the light source 305, and the TFT-LCD device that therefore has a back light unit of the present invention can have the brightness of increase.
Preferably, the light that light source 305 produces is incident to the second surface 332 on it and is transparent in to help optical transmission with the first surface 331 that incident light is transmitted to the side surface of leading optical element 300, and connection surface 333 and 334 (Fig. 4) that are used for connecting first surface 331 and second surface 332 can be coated with reflecting material such as glass or comprise the metal of aluminium, the minimizing of the light quantity that causes with the leakage that prevents because of light.
The connection surface 333 and 334 that is used to connect first surface 331 and second surface 332 can be flat or crooked.
Fig. 5 to Fig. 7 is the skeleton view of the various examples of secondary light-guide device 330.
In Fig. 5, being used to connect first surface 331 and second surface 332 two, to be connected the surface be flat.More specifically, intersect with right angle and first surface 331 and second surface 332 on a connection surface, and another connection surface is crossing with first surface 331 and second surface 332 with the pitch angle of appointment.
In Fig. 6, being used to connect first surface 331 and second surface 332 two, to be connected the surface be flat, makes these two to connect the surface the two is crossing with the pitch angle of appointment and first surface 331 and second surface.
In Fig. 7, being used to connect first surface 331 and second surface 332 two, to connect surfaces be aduncate.
Fig. 8 is used for illustrating the synoptic diagram of advancing according to the light of the TFT-LCD back light unit of first embodiment of the invention.In Fig. 8, the direct of travel of arrow pilot light.
In the light guide plate with secondary light-guide device 330 30 in this embodiment, when the 310 generation light time of lamp of light source 305, the light that is produced is dispersed on all directions.The light reflection that lampshade 320 will disperse makes most of light be incident on the second surface of secondary light-guide device 330.
The light that produces from light source 305 incides on the second surface 332 of secondary light-guide device 330, and is transmitted to leading optical element 300 by first surface 331.The a part of light that produces from light source 305 that is transmitted to the connection surface 333 and 334 of secondary light-guide device 330 reflects or refraction by connecting surface 333 and 334, is transmitted to leading optical element 300 thus.
The light that is transmitted to leading optical element 300 by secondary light-guide device 330 is converted to comparison uniform in-plane light by leading optical element 300, and this planar light is sent (being upwards) in Fig. 8 on the direction of the plate unit of liquid crystal indicator.
Fig. 9 and Figure 10 are the skeleton views of TFT-LCD back light unit according to another embodiment of the present invention.
Some parts and the parts among first embodiment shown in Fig. 3 among this embodiment shown in Fig. 9 and Figure 10 are basic identical, are represented by identical reference number.
TFT-LCD back light unit among Fig. 9 and Figure 10 and the TFT-LCD back light unit something in common among Fig. 3 are that secondary light-guide device 330 is arranged between leading optical element 300 and the light source 305, and difference is that the height of secondary light-guide device 330 equals the height of (or being similar to) leading optical element 300, and tilt with respect to first surface 331 near the second surface 332 of the secondary light-guide device 330 of light source 305, make the width W of second surface 332 greater than the height h of first surface 331
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As a result, the width W of the second surface of this pair light-guide device is greater than the height h of first surface 331
1, can increase the space that is used for light source 305.
Secondary light-guide device 330 has trapezoidal cross-section as shown in Figure 9, or triangular cross section as shown in Figure 10.But the xsect of secondary light-guide device 330 is not limited thereto, and also can have various polygonal shapes and curve shape.
In addition, in Fig. 9 and Figure 10, secondary light-guide device 330 and leading optical element 300 mechanically separate each other, and the side surface of feasible leading optical element 300 and the first surface 331 of secondary light-guide device 330 are closer to each other.But the configuration of light guide plate 30 is not limited to this.In other words, secondary light-guide device 330 can be integrally formed with leading optical element 300 and be one.In this case, the side surface of the first surface 331 of secondary light-guide device 330 and leading optical element 300 does not exist.
In Fig. 9 and Figure 10, near the width W of the second surface 332 of light source 305 height h1 greater than leading optical element.
Figure 11 is the skeleton view according to the TFT-LCD back light unit of third embodiment of the invention.
Some parts of this embodiment as shown in figure 11 are essentially identical.Difference is: the preceding prism 315 with xsect of designated shape is formed on the front surface of leading optical element 300 of the light guide plate among the 3rd embodiment.
The preceding prism 315 that is used for the anaclasis that will send from the front surface of leading optical element 300 and diffusion is formed on light output surface, the i.e. front surface of leading optical element 300.
Before prism 315 be arranged on the front surface of leading optical element 300 with uniform separating distance (d), and arrange perpendicular to the interior prism 318 of the some prism of rear surface.
The layout of the preceding prism 315 above similar has been improved the uniformity coefficient and the visibility of light.
In other words, direction diffraction and refract light that preceding prism 315 tilts with the plate (not shown) with respect to liquid crystal indicator, the plate of described liquid crystal indicator is in the face of the front surface of leading optical element 300.In addition, the plane (space between the preceding prism 315) that is formed by the separating distance d between the preceding prism 315 makes light advance perpendicular to this plate (not shown), thereby further increases the uniformity coefficient of the light that arrives this plate.
Before prism 315 be parallel to the direction of light of sending from light source 305, such layout be for prism 315 before making vertically perpendicular to the interior prism of the some prism on the rear surface of leading optical element 300 vertically.
Figure 11 illustrates preceding prism 315, and its longitudinal cross-section has triangular shaped.Yet the shape of cross section of prism 310 is not limited thereto before each, but can carry out various modifications.
In addition, although the preceding prism 315 among the 11st figure is provided with separating distance (d), preceding prism 315 can closely be crowded together and not have a separating distance (d).
When preceding prism 315 had triangular cross-sectional shape, preferably, the interior angle of each in the preceding prism 310 was greater than 90 ° (being preferably 90～150 °).
Figure 12 and Figure 13 are the sectional views of the various examples of the shape of cross section of prism 315 before illustrating.
The longitudinal cross-section of preceding prism 315 can have trapezoidal shape, as shown in Figure 12, or has the groove shape of the side surface of sharp-pointed upper prong and designated curvature radius, as shown in Figure 13.
As shown in Figure 12, when the longitudinal cross-section of preceding prism 315 has trapezoidal shape, be formed on trapezoidal before plane A on the upper surface of prism 315 allow light to advance perpendicular to the plate (not shown) of liquid crystal indicator.
In addition, be when falling the groove shape at the longitudinal cross-section of preceding prism 315 with side surface of sharp-pointed upper prong and designated curvature radius, as shown in Figure 13, preferably, the radius-of-curvature of side surface is 0.01～1.0mm.
Preceding prism 315 can be formed on the surface of the plate (not shown) of facing liquid crystal indicator of dominating optical element 300, perhaps is formed on another surface of leading optical element 300.
Preferably, the yardstick of preceding prism 315 and on the front surface of leading optical element 300 by the ratio of the yardstick of the formed separating plane of separating distance d between the preceding prism 315 preferably in 1: 1～0.1: 1 scope.The yardstick of current prism 315 and on the front surface of leading optical element 300 by the ratio of the yardstick of the formed separating plane of separating distance d between the preceding prism 315 greater than 1: 1 o'clock, diffraction of light and diffusion effect reduce, and the brightness of TFT-LCD device reduces.
Preceding prism 315 can be integrally formed with leading optical element 300, perhaps mechanically separates with leading optical element 300 by pile up sheet on the upper surface of leading optical element 300.
With reference to Figure 11, a plurality of points (hereinafter referred to as prism) 318 is formed on vertical and horizontal on the rear surface of leading optical element 300 of the light guide plate among the 3rd embodiment.
Figure 14 is the amplification sectional view of the some prism 318 among Figure 11.
As shown in Figure 14, each some prism 318 has the interior prism 322 that the xsect that forms in its surface has designated shape (for example rectangular shape among Figure 14).
Preferably, be formed on the vertical of each lip-deep interior prism 322 of putting prism 318 perpendicular to the direction of light of sending from light source.Reason be interior prism 322 vertically and the vertical relation between the light that sends from light source 305 be favourable for diffraction of light, refraction and diffusion.
In addition, as mentioned above, preferably, interior prism 322 vertically perpendicular to preceding prism 315 vertically.Because interior prism 322 diffraction, refraction and diffusion light, thus interior prism 322 vertically with preceding prism 315 vertical between vertical relation be favourable for the even refraction and the diffusion of light.
Yet, interior prism 322 vertically with preceding prism 315 vertical between angle be not limited to the right angle, but can in 30～150 ° scope, adjust.
The longitudinal cross-section of prism 322 has when triangular shaped in being formed on a prism 318 lip-deep, preferably, and the interior angle (θ of interior prism 322
1) be 75～90 °.
Interior angle (θ when interior prism 322
1) less than 75 ° or during greater than 90 °, the angle between the light that sends from the rear surface and the vertical direction of light guide plate front surface increases, thereby has reduced the brightness of back light unit central portion office.
Figure 15 is the sectional view that illustrates the various examples of each shape of putting prism 318 to Figure 18.
As Figure 15 to as shown in Figure 18, point prism 318 is included in the interior prism 322 that wherein forms, and can have round-shaped (among Figure 15), elliptical shape (among Figure 16), diamond shape (among Figure 17), rectangular shape (among Figure 18) or their combined shaped.
As mentioned above, the outer shape of each some prism 318 can be carried out various changes.Most preferably, each some prism 318 has elliptical shape, as shown in Figure 16.
As shown in Figure 16, when each some prism 318 had elliptical shape, preferably, short radius b was 0.5～0.9 with the ratio of major radius a.
When the ratio of short radius b and major radius a less than 0.5 the time, the optical characteristics of light guide plate such as the refraction of light and diffraction are poor, and at the ratio of short radius b and major radius a greater than 0.9 o'clock, the problem of visibility takes place.
When a prism 318 had elliptical shape, preferably, the major axis of the some prism 318 of elliptical shape was parallel to the direction of light of sending from light source.
Figure 19 is the backplan of leading optical element 300 (at Fig. 9) that is used for illustrating the preferred arrangements of a prism.
As shown in Figure 19, some prism 318 is by arranged alternate, makes that the some prism 318 in the odd-numbered line does not overlap each other with some prism 318 in the even number line.
Consider the direct of travel of light, the arranged alternate of above-mentioned some prism 318 makes the function maximization of a prism 318, thereby increases the uniformity coefficient and the visibility of the light that sends.
Be formed on prism 322 in a prism 318 lip-deep vertically perpendicular to direction of light of sending from light source and preceding prism 315 vertically.When interior prism 322 vertically perpendicular to the time from direction of light that light source sent, interior prism 322 is diffraction, refraction and diffusion light effectively.In addition, the vertical relation between some prism 318 lip-deep interior prisms 322 and the preceding prism 315 makes above-mentioned maximum effect.
It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the preceding prism 315 of the light guide plate among the 3rd embodiment and some prism 318 also can be applicable to the light guide plate among second embodiment.Thereby omit its detailed description.
Can increase the height of light source part according to the light guide plate that is used for the TFT-LCD back light unit of the foregoing description, thereby increase the number that is installed in the lamp in the light source.Correspondingly, the increase of lamp number has increased brightness.Thereby, keeping at the peripheral type back light unit under the condition of high brightness, elongated peripheral type back light unit can be applied to be used for the large scale TFT-LCD device of TV.
Figure 20 is the backplan of leading optical element 300 (among Fig. 9), is used to illustrate the some prism 318 of the edge that is formed on leading optical element 300 and the layout of bar prism 353, and this layout is used to prevent that the edge in the rear surface of dominating optical element 300 from producing the dark space.
Basic some parts identical with the parts shown in Figure 19 shown in Figure 20 are represented by identical reference number, and are therefore omitted its detailed description.In Figure 20, be used to prevent that bar prism 353 that edge in the rear surface of leading optical element 300 produces the dark space further is formed on the rear surface of leading optical element 300.
Figure 21 is the backplan of leading optical element 300, is used to illustrate another layout of a prism.
Basic some parts identical with the parts shown in Figure 19 shown in Figure 21 are represented by identical reference number, and are therefore omitted its detailed description.In Figure 21, in order to prevent that some prism 318 is arranged in the edge of the rear surface of leading optical element 300 more thick and fast in the edge generation dark space of the rear surface of leading optical element 300.
Figure 22 is the skeleton view of LCD TV, is applied to this LCD TV according to the light guide plate of first embodiment of the invention.
As shown in Figure 22, this LCD TV comprises: light source 305, its each have lamp 310 and lampshade 320; Light guide plate 30 has leading optical element 300 and secondary light-guide device 330; Liquid crystal panel unit 900; And LCD drive IC (LDI) unit 910.
The liquid crystal panel unit 900 of LCD TV of the present invention and LDI unit 910 are identical with the LDI unit with the liquid crystal panel unit of traditional TFT-LCD device.
As shown in Figure 22, in using the LCD TV of light guide plate of the present invention basically, secondary light-guide device 330 has the length greater than the length of leading optical element 300.The interval of appointment is formed on the rear surface of leading optical element 300,900 the leading optical elements 300 thereon in this rear surface and liquid crystal panel unit surperficial relative, and LDI unit 910 is arranged in described interval.Then, although the number of light source 305 increases, the integral thickness of LCD TV is less than the integral thickness of traditional back type TFT-LCD back light unit.
Can obviously find out from the above description, the invention provides: be used for the light guide plate of TFT-LCD back light unit, it has the secondary light-guide device of the number that is used to increase lamp; And TFT-LCD back light unit and TFT-LCD device, thereby the brightness that increases the TFT-LCD device with this light guide plate.
Although, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that and under the situation that does not break away from scope and spirit of the present invention disclosed in the accompanying claims, to carry out various modifications, interpolation and replacement for for the purpose of illustrating and disclose the preferred embodiments of the present invention.
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1. light guide plate that is used for the TFT-LCD back light unit comprises:
Leading optical element, the light that is used for being incident on its side surface is converted to uniform in-plane light, and sends described planar light by its upper surface; And
Secondary light-guide device, its each be arranged on a side surface place of the correspondence in the side surface of described leading optical element, light incides on this side surface, and each described secondary light-guide device is provided with: first surface, near the described respective side surface of described leading optical element; Second surface is parallel to described first surface, has the height of the height that is higher than described first surface, and near a light source of the correspondence in the light source, makes the light that produces from described light source be incident on the described second surface; And connect the surface, be used to connect described first surface and described second surface.
2. light guide plate that is used for the TFT-LCD back light unit comprises:
Leading optical element, the light that is used for being incident on its side surface converts uniform in-plane light to, and sends described planar light by its upper surface; And
Secondary light-guide device, its each be arranged on a side surface place of the correspondence in the side surface of described leading optical element, light incides on this side surface, and each described secondary light-guide device is provided with: first surface, near the described respective side surface of described leading optical element; Second surface tilts with respect to described first surface, has the width greater than the height of described first surface, and near a light source of the correspondence in the light source, makes the light that produces from described light source be incident on the described second surface; And connect the surface, be used to connect described first surface and described second surface.
3. light guide plate as claimed in claim 2, wherein the xsect of each described secondary light-guide device has a shape of selecting in the group of being made up of triangle, trapezoidal, polygon and shaped form.
4. light guide plate as claimed in claim 1 or 2 wherein is used for the described connection surface that catoptrical reflecting material is processed each described secondary light-guide device.
5. light guide plate as claimed in claim 1 or 2, wherein the described connection surface of each described secondary light-guide device comprises plane surface, curved surface or their combination.
6. light guide plate as claimed in claim 1 or 2, wherein the corresponding side surface in the described side surface of the described first surface of each described secondary light-guide device and described leading optical element mechanically separates.
7. light guide plate as claimed in claim 1 or 2, its mid point prismatic shape becomes on the rear surface of described leading optical element.
8. light guide plate as claimed in claim 7, the interior prism of wherein said some prism vertically perpendicular to the direction of light that is incident on from described light source on the described light guide plate.
9. light guide plate as claimed in claim 7, wherein the profile of each described some prism is one that selects from the group of being made up of circle, ellipse, rhombus, rectangle and their combination.
10. light guide plate as claimed in claim 9, wherein when the described profile of each described some prism when being oval, the major axis of the some prism of each described elliptical shape is parallel to from described light source and is incident to direction of light on the described light guide plate.
11. light guide plate as claimed in claim 7, wherein said some prism is arranged on the described rear surface of described leading optical element with vertical and horizontal, make described some prism in the odd-numbered line and described some prism in the even number line replace, not overlap each other with respect to the incident direction of light.
12. light guide plate as claimed in claim 7, wherein near the district of the described leading optical element of described light source to district away from the described leading optical element of described light source, the size of described some prism increases.
13. light guide plate as claimed in claim 7, the interior angle of prism was 75～90 ° in each of wherein said some prism was described.
14. light guide plate as claimed in claim 1 or 2, the preceding prism that wherein has the appointment shape of cross section that is used for diffusion light is formed on the front surface of described leading optical element.
15. light guide plate as claimed in claim 14, the longitudinal cross-section of prism has a shape of selecting, the side surface that described flute profile has sharp-pointed upper prong and the designated curvature radius is arranged before wherein said from triangle, group trapezoidal and that flute profile is formed.
16. light guide plate as claimed in claim 14, wherein the longitudinal cross-section of prism has when triangular shaped before described, and the vertical angle scope of prism was 90 to 150 ° before each was described.
17. light guide plate as claimed in claim 14, wherein separating plane is formed between the described preceding prism.
18. light guide plate as claimed in claim 17, wherein said before the ratio of yardstick of described separating plane on the described front surface of yardstick and described leading optical element of prism in 1: 1～0.1: 1 scope.
19. light guide plate as claimed in claim 14, wherein said before prism vertically with described some prism in interior prism vertical between the angle in 30～150 ° scope.
20. light guide plate as claimed in claim 14, wherein said before prism vertically perpendicular to the interior prism in the described some prism vertically.
21. light guide plate as claimed in claim 7, the density of the some prism of the edge of the rear surface of wherein said leading optical element are higher than the density of the some prism of locating in other districts of the rear surface of described leading optical element.
22. light guide plate as claimed in claim 1 or 2, the bar prism that wherein is used to prevent to produce the dark space further is formed at the edge of the rear surface of described leading optical element.
23. a TFT-LCD back light unit comprises:
Light guide plate as claimed in claim 1 or 2; And
Light source, the side surface or the rear surface that are arranged on described light guide plate are located.
24. TFT-LCD back light unit as claimed in claim 23, wherein said light source are CCFL or LED.
25. a TFT-LCD device comprises:
Light guide plate as claimed in claim 1 or 2;
Light source, the side surface or the rear surface that are arranged on described secondary light-guide device are located;
Liquid crystal panel unit is in the face of the front surface of described leading optical element; And
The LDI unit is installed in the lower surface and the interval between the described secondary light-guide device of described leading optical element.
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