JP2004119031A - Backlight device of liquid crystal display panel - Google Patents

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JP2004119031A
JP2004119031A JP2002276766A JP2002276766A JP2004119031A JP 2004119031 A JP2004119031 A JP 2004119031A JP 2002276766 A JP2002276766 A JP 2002276766A JP 2002276766 A JP2002276766 A JP 2002276766A JP 2004119031 A JP2004119031 A JP 2004119031A
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Muneo Kitamura
北村 宗夫
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<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a backlight device of a liquid crystal display panel for illuminating a liquid crystal display panel surface brightly and evenly by effectively receiving light emitted from a light source in a light guide plate, and reflecting the light in an inside of the light guide plate even when a thickness of the light guide plate is reduced. <P>SOLUTION: A backlight device 23 of a liquid crystal display panel 22 is provided with a light guide plate 28 having a light receiving part 28b with a light receiving surface 34 and a reflecting surface 35 formed on one end of a flat plate shaped light guide body part 28a, and an LED 27 mounted on a circuit board 26 with a light emitting surface 32 facing the light receiving surface 34. The light receiving part 28b is formed to be thicker than the light guide body part 28a. The reflecting surface 35 of the light receiving part 28b is inclined to a side of the LED 27 at a predetermined angle from the light guide body part 28a. A lower part of the light receiving part 28b is lowered than the light guide body part 28a, and the light receiving surface 34 is made closer to the side of the LED 27. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

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【0001】
【発明の属する技術分野】
本発明は、液晶表示パネルを背面から照明するバックライト装置に関するものである。
【0002】
【従来の技術】
近年、液晶セルを用いた表示装置は、時計、電話機、パソコン等のあらゆる電子機器に搭載されている。このような電子機器にあって、特に時計や携帯電話等は夜間や暗所においても使用されるため、前記液晶セルを照明するバックライト装置を備えたものが多い。
【0003】
図6は、従来のバックライト装置3を備えた液晶表示装置1の断面構造を示したものである。この液晶表示装置1は、枠体4の下部に前記バックライト装置3を配設し、その上に液晶表示パネル2を配設している。前記液晶表示パネル2は、透明電極膜が形成された2枚のガラス基板の間に液晶物質を挟んだ構造の液晶セルと、この液晶セルの上面及び下面に配設される2枚の偏光板とで構成されている。バックライト装置3は、光源である発光素子(LED7)と、このLED7で発した光を導く導光板8とを備えている。前記導光板8は、透明なアクリル材で形成され、前記液晶表示パネル2と略同一面積の導光本体部8aと、その一端から突出した受光部8bとで一体形成されている。前記受光部8bは、前記導光本体部8aの下面から平行に突出した受光面9と、前記導光本体部8aの上面から下方に傾斜させた反射面10とを備えている。LED7は各種のICや電子部品が実装される回路基板6の先端部に実装され、発光面13を前記受光面9に向けた状態で固定されている。また、前記導光本体部8aの下面に光反射シート11、上面に光拡散シート12が設けられ、前記光反射シート11によって導光板8内に導光した光を上方に向けて反射させ、前記光拡散シート12によって、下方の導光板8の表面から放射される光を適度に拡散させて輝度ムラを少なくしている。
【0004】
前記LED7の発光面13から発せられる光は、図7に示すように、受光面9に入射し、所定の傾斜角α1で傾斜形成された反射面10によって反射され、前記導光本体部8a内に導光される。前記導光本体部8a内の輝度は、前記反射面10の傾斜角α1によって異なる。前記傾斜角α1が小さすぎると、導光本体部8aのLED7に近い部分が明るく、LED7から遠ざかるにしたがって暗くなってしまう。このため、LED7から発する光を導光本体部8aの端部にまで導光させると共に、LED7の近傍における反射率も高めて導光本体部8aを均一に発光させるためには、前記傾斜角α1を20〜45度の範囲に設定する必要がある。
【0005】
【発明が解決しようとする課題】
ところで、前記液晶表示パネル2のビューエリアを広く確保しつつ、バックライト装置3の小型化を図ろうとする場合は、上記従来の液晶表示装置1のように、LED7からの光を液晶表示パネル2から突出させた受光部8bによって、導光本体部8a内に導光するといった構成を取らざるを得ない。しかしながら、前記構成のバックライト装置3にあっては、前記導光本体部8a内の端部にまで光を導光させるとなると、前述したように、受光部8bに設けられている反射面10の傾斜角α1を20〜45度の範囲に設定する必要がある。このため、薄型の導光板を採用した場合は、前記反射面10の傾斜角α1が十分確保できなくなり、導光効率が低下してしまう。したがって、導光板8のLED7に近い部分は明るく、逆にLED7から遠ざかるにしたがって暗くなるといったような輝度ムラが顕著に現れることとなる。このようなことから、前記導光板8の薄型化が制限されていた。
【0006】
また、前記導光板8の薄型化に伴って、受光部8b自体の容積も小さくなるため、前記LED7からの光を有効に取り入れることができず、導光板8に導光する光量が不足するといった問題もある。
【0007】
これを改善するために、上記図6に示したように、導光板8の下面に光反射シート11を設けたり、上面に光拡散シート12を配設するなどしているが、これでもある一定の厚み以下になると、輝度ムラが無視できなくなる。
【0008】
そこで、本発明の目的は、導光板を薄型化した場合においても、光源から発する光を前記導光板内に有効に受光し、且つ導光板内部で反射させることで、液晶表示パネル面を明るく且つ均一に照明することのできる液晶表示パネルのバックライト装置を提供するものである。
【0009】
【課題を解決するための手段】
上記課題を解決するために、本発明の請求項1に係る液晶表示パネルのバックライト装置は、平板状の導光本体部の一端に受光面及び反射面を有する受光部が設けられた導光板と、発光面を前記受光面に向けて回路基板上に実装した発光素子とを備えた液晶表示パネルのバックライト装置において、前記受光部が前記導光本体部より肉厚状に形成され、該受光部の反射面を導光本体部から所定の角度で発光素子側に傾斜させると共に、受光部の下部を導光本体部より下げ、受光面を前記発光素子側に近づけたことを特徴とする。
【0010】
この発明によれば、前記受光部が導光本体部より発光素子側に向けて厚みを持たせた肉厚状に形成され、この受光部に形成する反射面を前記導光本体部から所定の角度で傾斜させているので、反射面及び受光面を広くとることが可能である。また、前記受光部が厚く形成されているため、受光面と発光素子の発光面とを近接配置することができる。このため、導光本体部を薄型化した場合にも、反射面の傾斜角を所定量確保することができると共に、発光素子から発せられた光を効率よく受光し、導光本体部内に向けて導光させることができる。
【0011】
このように、前記導光本体部が薄型化した場合でも、受光部に備える受光面及び反射面を広く設定することができるので、液晶表示パネル面を照明するのに十分な光量を本発明のバックライト装置によって容易に作り出すことができる。
【0012】
また、前記導光本体部から突出した受光部や発光素子の周囲を樹脂材で封止することで、導光本体部内に効率よく光を導光させることができる。さらに、前記樹脂材で封止した箇所を金や銀等の金属シートで構成された反射部材で被覆することによって、前記導光本体部内に導光させる光量をアップすることが可能である。
【0013】
【発明の実施の形態】
以下、添付図面に基づいて本発明に係る液晶表示パネルのバックライト装置を詳細に説明する。
【0014】
図1は、本発明のバックライト装置23を組み込んだ液晶表示装置21の構造を示したものである。前記バックライト装置23は、光源である発光素子(LED27)と、このLED27が発する光を液晶表示パネル2に導光する導光板28を中心にして構成されている。前記LED27は、上面に発光面32、下面に電極部を備え、前記電極部が回路基板26の先端部に実装配置される。
【0015】
前記導光板28は、透明なアクリル板で形成され、液晶表示パネル2と略同面積で一定の厚みを有する導光本体部28aと、この導光本体部28aの一端から突出して設けられ、この導光本体部28aより厚みのある肉厚の受光部28bとで一体に形成されている。前記受光部28bは、図1及び図2に示されるように、導光本体部28aに対して水平方向及び垂直方向に突出しており、前記水平方向には反射面35が、垂直方向には受光面34が形成されている。
【0016】
前記反射面35は、前記導光本体部28aの上面の一端からLED27側に20〜45度の傾斜角で傾斜形成され、前記受光面34は、導光本体部28aの下面の一端から平行に突出した平坦面になっている。LED27は、前記導光本体部28aと平行して配設される回路基板26の先端部に実装されており、その発光面32が前記受光面34と略平行になっている。前記発光面32と受光面34は密着させるほど受光部28bへの受光効率が高められるが、振動や衝撃等が加わった場合のおけるLED27及び受光部28bへの損傷を防止して耐久性を高めるために、0.1〜0.2mm程度の隙間を持たせて配設するのが好ましい。
【0017】
前記LED27は、電極が形成された基板上に発光素子をダイボンドあるいはワイヤボンドで実装され、その周囲を透明な樹脂材で封止して形成されている。前記封止した上面が発光面32となっており、光を集光して放射するために凸レンズ状に形成されている。
【0018】
前記導光板28を備えたバックライト装置23によれば、図3に示すように、LED27から発せられた光は、真直ぐ上方に放射され、そのまま受光面34を通して受光部28b内に取り込まれる。そして、この受光部28b内に取り込まれた光は、反射面35で反射されながら導光本体部28a内に導光していく。前記導光本体部28a内に導光される光量は、受光面34での受光効率が影響し、導光本体部28a内での輝度バラツキは、前記反射面35での光拡散率が影響する。前記受光効率を高めるためには、前述したように、LED27の発光面32と受光面34とを接触しない程度に平行に近接させて受光面34に集中して照射させるようにする。また、光拡散率については、前記反射面35の傾斜角によって変化する。前記傾斜角は、導光本体部28aの端部に向かって大きく設定することで導光本体部28a内部のより遠方まで光を導光することができるが、前記傾斜角が緩やかすぎると導光本体部28aの反射面35に近いところは明るくなるが、遠ざかるにしたがって導光する光が弱くなる。このため、前記傾斜角はLED27から発せられる光が導光本体部28a内に略90度の角度で反射可能な45度近傍に設定することによって、受光した光を効率よく導光させることができる。
【0019】
図6及び図7に示したような従来のバックライト装置3に搭載されている導光板8において、反射面10の傾斜角を45度近辺に設定する場合は、使用する導光板8の厚みによって反射面10及び受光面9のサイズが限定されてしまう。このため、前記導光板8を薄型化した場合は、それに伴って反射面10及び受光面9が比例して小さくなってしまう。したがって、受光及び反射効率を一定以上に確保するためには、反射面10の傾斜角度を緩やかにして前記反射面10及び受光面9のサイズを確保せざるを得ない。本発明のバックライト装置23に備える導光板23は、図1及び図2に示したように、受光部28bの形状や大きさが導光本体部28aの厚みに制限されないので、前記反射面35を広く、また、反射面35の傾斜角を大きく設定することができる。このため、前記液晶表示装置21の小型及び薄型化に対応して、導光本体部28aを薄く形成した場合でも、前記受光部28bによって、導光板28全体に導光させるのに十分な光量を得ることができる。
【0020】
上記実施形態における導光板28は、形状やサイズの異なる導光本体部28aと受光部28bとで構成されているが、素材は同一の光透過性を備えたアクリル板で形成される。前記導光板28は、上述したような形状に金型を使用して射出成形する方法と、図4に示す導光板48のように、導光本体部48aと受光部48bを別体で形成しておいて、両者を透明接着剤で固着する方法とがある。この導光板48は、導光本体部48aの一端部に形成された溝部49に受光部48bを嵌め込んで形成したものであり、前記導光本体部48aと受光部48bとの接触面50には光透過性を損なわないように透明接着剤が均一に塗布された状態で固定されている。このように、受光部48bが別体であることから、受光面44や反射面45の形状や傾斜角の異なるものを揃えておき、使用する導光本体部48aに応じて適宜組み合わせて形成することができる。一方、図2に示したような、射出成形によって成形する場合は、所定の導光板を型取った金型を予め製作しておくことで、導光本体部28aと受光部28bとが一体となった導光板28を形成することができ、同一特性を備えた製品を大量生産することが可能である。
【0021】
また、前記導光板28,48にあっては、導光本体部28a,48aに対して受光部28b,48bを下方に突出させる構造となっているが、この突出部分を遮光することによって、導光本体部28a,48a内に入射させる光量をさらにアップさせることができる。図5は、前記図2に示した導光板28の受光部28bの下方から回路基板26の上面にかけてLED27を封止するように樹脂材31を充填して形成したものである。このように、樹脂材31で封止することによって、前記LED27で発した光を有効に導光本体部28aに導光させることができる。前記樹脂材31の周囲に金や銀等の反射シートを被覆すればさらなる輝度アップが図られる。また、LED27が実装された部分の回路基板26面が受光部28bに固定されるので、振動や衝撃等が加わった場合でも、位置ずれを起こすことがない。
【0022】
また、前記導光板28,48のように受光部28b,48bを側方及び下方に大きく突出形成した結果、受光面34,44に沿って複数のLEDを並べて配設させることが可能となる。例えば、色の3原色である赤、青、緑に発光するLEDを前記受光面34,44に一列に並べ、前記各LEDの発光強度を調整することで導光板28,48内を様々な色合いで液晶表示パネルをカラー発光させるように構成することもできる。
【0023】
前記構成からなるバックライト装置23を液晶表示装置21に組み込む際には、前記導光本体部28a,48aの上面に上拡散部材36、下面に反射部材38が配設される。前記上拡散部材36は、厚みが約100μmの透明なポリエステルフィルムの表面に微細な凹凸部が形成されたものである。この凹凸部は大小様々なビーズをコーティングして形成される。前記上拡散部材36は、導光本体部28aの上面から放射する光を拡散させて液晶表示パネル22に照射するために設けられる。前記反射部材38は、高反射率を有する銀(Ag)やアルミニウム(Al)等を蒸着したシート状のもので、前記導光本体部28a内に導光された光を漏れなく有効に液晶表示パネル2に向けて反射させるために設けられる。
【0024】
また、前記説明した受光部28b及びLED27の構造以外に、これらのバックライト装置23及び液晶表示パネル22が組み込まれる枠体24の内壁に白色系の塗料を塗布したり、枠体24自体を白色系の顔料あるいは染料を混合した樹脂材で成形することによって、LED27で発光した光を外部に漏らさずに受光及び反射させて導光本体部28aへの導光効率を高めることができる。また、導光板28と枠体24との間に銀(Ag)やアルミニウム(Al)蒸着シート等の高反射率を有する反射シートを設けることによっても効果がある。
【0025】
液晶表示パネル22は、周知のように、相対して配設された上ガラス基板及び下ガラス基板の内側に上透明電極と下透明電極及び上配向膜と下配向膜が設けられ、封止部材で一定の間隔をおいて封止し、その中に液晶物質が封入された構造となっている。この液晶表示パネル22は、下ガラス基板側を下にした状態で前記バックライト装置23の上方に配設される。
【0026】
【発明の効果】
以上説明したように、本発明に係る液晶表示パネルのバックライト装置によれば、受光部が導光本体部より厚みのある肉厚状に形成されているので、この受光部に設けられる反射面を所定角度に傾斜させて広く形成することができる。また、受光部の下部を導光本体部より下げ、受光面を前記発光素子側に近づけるように形成することで、発光素子から発する光を効果的に取り入れることが可能となる。このため、導光本体部を薄型化した場合においても、受光効率を低下させることなく、導光本体部内に導光させて液晶表示パネルを明るく且つ均一に照明することができる。
【0027】
また、前記導光本体部から突出した受光部や発光素子の周囲を樹脂材で封止することで、導光本体部内に効率よく光を導光させることができる。さらに、前記樹脂材で封止した箇所を金や銀等の金属シートで構成された反射部材で被覆することによって、前記導光本体部内に導光させる光量をアップすることが可能である。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図1】本発明のバックライト装置を組み込んだ液晶表示装置の断面図である。
【図2】上記バックライト装置における導光板の受光部を示す斜視図である。
【図3】上記バックライト装置における導光板の導光作用を示す説明図である。
【図4】上記導光板の他の実施形態を示す斜視図である。
【図5】受光部の周囲を樹脂材で封止して形成した液晶表示装置の斜視図である。
【図6】従来のバックライト装置を備えた液晶表示装置の断面図である。
【図7】上記従来のバックライト装置の要部断面図である。
【符号の説明】
21 液晶表示装置
22 液晶表示パネル
23 バックライト装置
26 回路基板
27 LED(光源)
28 導光板
28a 導光本体部
28b 受光部
31 樹脂材
32 発光面
34 受光面
35 反射面
[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a backlight device that illuminates a liquid crystal display panel from the back side.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In recent years, display devices using liquid crystal cells are mounted on various electronic devices such as watches, telephones, and personal computers. In such an electronic device, in particular, a watch, a mobile phone, and the like are used even at night or in a dark place, and therefore, are often provided with a backlight device that illuminates the liquid crystal cell.
[0003]
FIG. 6 shows a cross-sectional structure of a liquid crystal display device 1 having a conventional backlight device 3. In the liquid crystal display device 1, the backlight device 3 is disposed below a frame body 4, and the liquid crystal display panel 2 is disposed thereon. The liquid crystal display panel 2 includes a liquid crystal cell having a structure in which a liquid crystal material is sandwiched between two glass substrates on which a transparent electrode film is formed, and two polarizing plates disposed on the upper and lower surfaces of the liquid crystal cell. It consists of and. The backlight device 3 includes a light emitting element (LED 7) that is a light source and a light guide plate 8 that guides light emitted from the LED 7. The light guide plate 8 is formed of a transparent acrylic material, and is integrally formed of a light guide main body portion 8a having substantially the same area as the liquid crystal display panel 2 and a light receiving portion 8b protruding from one end thereof. The light receiving portion 8b includes a light receiving surface 9 projecting in parallel from the lower surface of the light guide body portion 8a, and a reflecting surface 10 inclined downward from the upper surface of the light guide body portion 8a. The LED 7 is mounted on the tip of the circuit board 6 on which various ICs and electronic components are mounted, and is fixed with the light emitting surface 13 facing the light receiving surface 9. Further, a light reflection sheet 11 is provided on the lower surface of the light guide body 8a, and a light diffusion sheet 12 is provided on the upper surface, and the light guided into the light guide plate 8 by the light reflection sheet 11 is reflected upward, and The light diffusion sheet 12 moderately diffuses light emitted from the surface of the lower light guide plate 8 to reduce luminance unevenness.
[0004]
As shown in FIG. 7, the light emitted from the light emitting surface 13 of the LED 7 is incident on the light receiving surface 9 and is reflected by the reflecting surface 10 formed to be inclined at a predetermined inclination angle α1, and is reflected in the light guide main body 8a. Is guided to. The luminance in the light guide body 8a varies depending on the inclination angle α1 of the reflecting surface 10. If the tilt angle α1 is too small, the portion of the light guide main body 8a close to the LED 7 is bright and becomes darker as the distance from the LED 7 increases. For this reason, in order to guide the light emitted from the LED 7 to the end portion of the light guide main body 8a and to increase the reflectance in the vicinity of the LED 7 so that the light guide main body 8a emits light uniformly, the inclination angle α1 is used. Needs to be set in the range of 20 to 45 degrees.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
By the way, when it is intended to reduce the size of the backlight device 3 while ensuring a wide view area of the liquid crystal display panel 2, the light from the LED 7 is transmitted to the liquid crystal display panel 2 as in the conventional liquid crystal display device 1 described above. Therefore, it is necessary to take a configuration in which light is guided into the light guide main body portion 8a by the light receiving portion 8b protruding from the light guide. However, in the backlight device 3 configured as described above, when the light is guided to the end portion in the light guide main body portion 8a, as described above, the reflecting surface 10 provided in the light receiving portion 8b. Must be set in the range of 20 to 45 degrees. For this reason, when a thin light guide plate is employed, the tilt angle α1 of the reflecting surface 10 cannot be sufficiently secured, and the light guide efficiency is lowered. Accordingly, a portion of the light guide plate 8 close to the LED 7 is bright, and conversely, luminance unevenness such as darkening as the distance from the LED 7 appears remarkably appears. For this reason, thinning of the light guide plate 8 is limited.
[0006]
Further, as the light guide plate 8 becomes thinner, the volume of the light receiving portion 8b itself becomes smaller, so that the light from the LED 7 cannot be taken in effectively, and the amount of light guided to the light guide plate 8 is insufficient. There is also a problem.
[0007]
In order to improve this, as shown in FIG. 6 above, the light reflection sheet 11 is provided on the lower surface of the light guide plate 8 or the light diffusion sheet 12 is provided on the upper surface. If the thickness is less than or equal to, the luminance unevenness cannot be ignored.
[0008]
Therefore, an object of the present invention is to make the liquid crystal display panel surface brighter by effectively receiving the light emitted from the light source into the light guide plate and reflecting the light inside the light guide plate even when the light guide plate is thinned. A backlight device for a liquid crystal display panel capable of uniform illumination is provided.
[0009]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above problems, a backlight device for a liquid crystal display panel according to claim 1 of the present invention is a light guide plate in which a light receiving portion having a light receiving surface and a reflecting surface is provided at one end of a flat light guide body portion. And a light emitting element mounted on a circuit board with the light emitting surface facing the light receiving surface, the light receiving portion is formed thicker than the light guide main body, The reflective surface of the light receiving part is inclined from the light guide body part to the light emitting element side at a predetermined angle, the lower part of the light receiving part is lowered from the light guide body part, and the light receiving surface is brought closer to the light emitting element side. .
[0010]
According to the present invention, the light receiving portion is formed in a thick shape with a thickness from the light guide main body portion toward the light emitting element side, and a reflection surface formed on the light receiving portion is formed from the light guide main body portion with a predetermined thickness. Since it is inclined at an angle, the reflecting surface and the light receiving surface can be widened. Further, since the light receiving portion is formed thick, the light receiving surface and the light emitting surface of the light emitting element can be disposed close to each other. For this reason, even when the light guide main body is thinned, a predetermined amount of the inclination angle of the reflecting surface can be secured, and light emitted from the light emitting element can be efficiently received and directed into the light guide main body. The light can be guided.
[0011]
As described above, even when the light guide main body is thinned, the light receiving surface and the reflecting surface provided in the light receiving unit can be set widely, so that a sufficient amount of light for illuminating the liquid crystal display panel surface can be obtained. Can be easily produced with a backlight device.
[0012]
In addition, by sealing the periphery of the light receiving part and the light emitting element protruding from the light guide body part with a resin material, light can be efficiently guided into the light guide body part. Furthermore, by covering the portion sealed with the resin material with a reflecting member made of a metal sheet such as gold or silver, it is possible to increase the amount of light guided into the light guide main body.
[0013]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, a backlight device for a liquid crystal display panel according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
[0014]
FIG. 1 shows the structure of a liquid crystal display device 21 incorporating the backlight device 23 of the present invention. The backlight device 23 is configured with a light emitting element (LED 27) as a light source and a light guide plate 28 for guiding light emitted from the LED 27 to the liquid crystal display panel 2. The LED 27 includes a light emitting surface 32 on the upper surface and an electrode portion on the lower surface, and the electrode portion is mounted and disposed at the tip of the circuit board 26.
[0015]
The light guide plate 28 is formed of a transparent acrylic plate, and is provided with a light guide main body portion 28a having substantially the same area as the liquid crystal display panel 2 and a constant thickness, and protruding from one end of the light guide main body portion 28a. It is integrally formed with a thick light receiving portion 28b that is thicker than the light guide main body portion 28a. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the light receiving portion 28b protrudes in the horizontal direction and the vertical direction with respect to the light guide main body portion 28a. The reflecting surface 35 receives light in the horizontal direction and receives light in the vertical direction. A surface 34 is formed.
[0016]
The reflection surface 35 is inclined at an inclination angle of 20 to 45 degrees from one end of the upper surface of the light guide body 28a toward the LED 27, and the light receiving surface 34 is parallel to one end of the lower surface of the light guide body 28a. It has a protruding flat surface. The LED 27 is mounted on the front end portion of the circuit board 26 arranged in parallel with the light guide main body 28 a, and the light emitting surface 32 is substantially parallel to the light receiving surface 34. As the light emitting surface 32 and the light receiving surface 34 are brought into close contact with each other, the light receiving efficiency to the light receiving portion 28b is increased. However, the damage to the LED 27 and the light receiving portion 28b when vibration or impact is applied is prevented and durability is increased. Therefore, it is preferable to dispose with a gap of about 0.1 to 0.2 mm.
[0017]
The LED 27 is formed by mounting a light emitting element by die bonding or wire bonding on a substrate on which electrodes are formed, and sealing the periphery thereof with a transparent resin material. The sealed upper surface is a light emitting surface 32, and is formed in a convex lens shape for collecting and emitting light.
[0018]
According to the backlight device 23 having the light guide plate 28, as shown in FIG. 3, the light emitted from the LED 27 is radiated straight upward and is directly taken into the light receiving portion 28b through the light receiving surface 34. The light taken into the light receiving portion 28b is guided into the light guide main body 28a while being reflected by the reflecting surface 35. The amount of light guided into the light guide body 28a is influenced by the light receiving efficiency at the light receiving surface 34, and the luminance variation within the light guide body 28a is affected by the light diffusivity at the reflecting surface 35. . In order to increase the light receiving efficiency, as described above, the light emitting surface 32 of the LED 27 and the light receiving surface 34 are brought close to each other in parallel so as not to contact each other, and the light receiving surface 34 is concentratedly irradiated. The light diffusivity varies depending on the inclination angle of the reflecting surface 35. The angle of inclination can be set larger toward the end of the light guide body 28a to guide light further to the inside of the light guide body 28a. However, if the angle of inclination is too gentle, the light is guided. The portion near the reflecting surface 35 of the main body 28a becomes brighter, but the light guided becomes weaker as the distance increases. For this reason, the received light can be efficiently guided by setting the inclination angle to around 45 degrees where the light emitted from the LED 27 can be reflected at an angle of about 90 degrees in the light guide body 28a. .
[0019]
In the light guide plate 8 mounted on the conventional backlight device 3 as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, when the inclination angle of the reflecting surface 10 is set to around 45 degrees, the thickness of the light guide plate 8 to be used depends on the thickness. The sizes of the reflecting surface 10 and the light receiving surface 9 are limited. For this reason, when the light guide plate 8 is thinned, the reflecting surface 10 and the light receiving surface 9 are proportionally reduced accordingly. Therefore, in order to ensure the light reception and reflection efficiency above a certain level, it is necessary to ensure the size of the reflection surface 10 and the light reception surface 9 by making the inclination angle of the reflection surface 10 gentle. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the light guide plate 23 included in the backlight device 23 of the present invention is not limited by the thickness of the light guide main body 28 a because the shape and size of the light receiving part 28 b are the reflection surface 35. And the inclination angle of the reflecting surface 35 can be set large. For this reason, even when the light guide main body 28a is thinly formed in response to the downsizing and thinning of the liquid crystal display device 21, the light receiving portion 28b provides a sufficient amount of light to guide the entire light guide plate 28. Can be obtained.
[0020]
The light guide plate 28 in the above embodiment is composed of the light guide main body 28a and the light receiving portion 28b having different shapes and sizes, but the material is formed of an acrylic plate having the same light transmittance. The light guide plate 28 is formed by separately forming the light guide main body 48a and the light receiving portion 48b as in the light guide plate 48 shown in FIG. There is a method in which both are fixed with a transparent adhesive. The light guide plate 48 is formed by fitting a light receiving portion 48b into a groove portion 49 formed at one end of the light guide main body portion 48a, and is formed on a contact surface 50 between the light guide main body portion 48a and the light receiving portion 48b. Is fixed in a state where the transparent adhesive is uniformly applied so as not to impair the light transmittance. As described above, since the light receiving portion 48b is a separate body, the light receiving surface 44 and the reflecting surface 45 having different shapes and different inclination angles are prepared and appropriately combined according to the light guide main body portion 48a to be used. be able to. On the other hand, in the case of molding by injection molding as shown in FIG. 2, the light guide main body 28a and the light receiving unit 28b are integrated with each other by producing a mold in which a predetermined light guide plate is molded in advance. The formed light guide plate 28 can be formed, and products having the same characteristics can be mass-produced.
[0021]
The light guide plates 28 and 48 have a structure in which the light receiving portions 28b and 48b protrude downward with respect to the light guide main body portions 28a and 48a. The amount of light incident on the light main body portions 28a and 48a can be further increased. 5 is formed by filling a resin material 31 so as to seal the LED 27 from below the light receiving portion 28b of the light guide plate 28 shown in FIG. 2 to the upper surface of the circuit board 26. In FIG. Thus, by sealing with the resin material 31, the light emitted by the LED 27 can be effectively guided to the light guide main body 28a. If the periphery of the resin material 31 is covered with a reflection sheet such as gold or silver, the luminance can be further increased. In addition, since the surface of the circuit board 26 where the LED 27 is mounted is fixed to the light receiving portion 28b, no positional deviation occurs even when vibration or impact is applied.
[0022]
Further, as a result of the light receiving portions 28b and 48b projecting sideways and downward like the light guide plates 28 and 48, a plurality of LEDs can be arranged side by side along the light receiving surfaces 34 and 44. For example, LEDs that emit light of the three primary colors red, blue, and green are arranged in a line on the light receiving surfaces 34 and 44, and the light emitting plates 28 and 48 are adjusted in various shades by adjusting the light emission intensity of each LED. The liquid crystal display panel can be configured to emit color light.
[0023]
When the backlight device 23 having the above configuration is incorporated in the liquid crystal display device 21, an upper diffusion member 36 is disposed on the upper surface of the light guide main body portions 28a and 48a, and a reflection member 38 is disposed on the lower surface. The upper diffusing member 36 is formed by forming fine irregularities on the surface of a transparent polyester film having a thickness of about 100 μm. The uneven portion is formed by coating various kinds of beads. The upper diffusion member 36 is provided for diffusing the light emitted from the upper surface of the light guide main body 28a and irradiating the liquid crystal display panel 22. The reflection member 38 is a sheet-like material in which silver (Ag), aluminum (Al), or the like having a high reflectance is vapor-deposited, and the light guided into the light guide main body 28a is effectively displayed without leakage. Provided to reflect toward the panel 2.
[0024]
In addition to the structure of the light receiving unit 28b and the LED 27 described above, white paint is applied to the inner wall of the frame 24 in which the backlight device 23 and the liquid crystal display panel 22 are incorporated, or the frame 24 itself is white. By molding with a resin material mixed with a pigment or dye of the system, the light emitted from the LED 27 can be received and reflected without leaking to the outside, and the light guide efficiency to the light guide body 28a can be increased. Further, it is also effective to provide a reflection sheet having a high reflectance such as silver (Ag) or aluminum (Al) vapor deposition sheet between the light guide plate 28 and the frame body 24.
[0025]
As is well known, the liquid crystal display panel 22 is provided with an upper transparent electrode, a lower transparent electrode, an upper alignment film, and a lower alignment film on the inner side of an upper glass substrate and a lower glass substrate that are disposed relative to each other. In this structure, the liquid crystal material is sealed in a certain interval. The liquid crystal display panel 22 is disposed above the backlight device 23 with the lower glass substrate side down.
[0026]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the backlight device for a liquid crystal display panel according to the present invention, since the light receiving portion is formed thicker than the light guide main body portion, the reflecting surface provided in the light receiving portion. Can be formed wide by being inclined at a predetermined angle. Moreover, by lowering the lower part of the light receiving part from the light guide body part and forming the light receiving surface closer to the light emitting element side, it is possible to effectively take in light emitted from the light emitting element. For this reason, even when the light guide main body is thinned, the liquid crystal display panel can be illuminated brightly and uniformly by guiding the light into the light guide main body without reducing the light receiving efficiency.
[0027]
Further, by sealing the periphery of the light receiving part and the light emitting element protruding from the light guide body part with a resin material, light can be efficiently guided into the light guide body part. Furthermore, by covering the portion sealed with the resin material with a reflecting member made of a metal sheet such as gold or silver, it is possible to increase the amount of light guided into the light guide main body.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a liquid crystal display device incorporating a backlight device of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a light receiving portion of a light guide plate in the backlight device.
FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a light guide action of a light guide plate in the backlight device.
FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the light guide plate.
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a liquid crystal display device formed by sealing the periphery of a light receiving portion with a resin material.
FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of a liquid crystal display device including a conventional backlight device.
FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of a main part of the conventional backlight device.
[Explanation of symbols]
21 Liquid crystal display device 22 Liquid crystal display panel 23 Backlight device 26 Circuit board 27 LED (light source)
28 Light guide plate 28a Light guide body portion 28b Light receiving portion 31 Resin material 32 Light emitting surface 34 Light receiving surface 35 Reflecting surface

Claims (3)

平板状の導光本体部の一端に受光面及び反射面を有する受光部が設けられた導光板と、発光面を前記受光面に向けて回路基板上に実装した発光素子とを備えた液晶表示パネルのバックライト装置において、
前記受光部が前記導光本体部より肉厚状に形成され、該受光部の反射面を導光本体部から所定の角度で発光素子側に傾斜させると共に、受光部の下部を導光本体部より下げ、受光面を前記発光素子側に近づけたことを特徴とする液晶表示パネルのバックライト装置。
A liquid crystal display comprising: a light guide plate provided with a light receiving portion having a light receiving surface and a reflective surface at one end of a flat light guide main body portion; and a light emitting element mounted on a circuit board with the light emitting surface facing the light receiving surface. In the panel backlight device,
The light receiving part is formed thicker than the light guide body part, and the reflecting surface of the light receiving part is inclined from the light guide body part to the light emitting element side at a predetermined angle, and the lower part of the light receiving part is guided to the light guide body part A backlight device for a liquid crystal display panel, wherein the light-receiving surface is brought closer to the light-emitting element side.
前記発光素子及び受光部の周囲を樹脂材で封止した請求項1記載の液晶表示パネルのバックライト装置。The backlight device of the liquid crystal display panel according to claim 1, wherein the periphery of the light emitting element and the light receiving portion is sealed with a resin material. 前記封止した樹脂材を光反射部材で被覆した請求項2記載の液晶表示パネルのバックライト装置。The backlight device of the liquid crystal display panel according to claim 2, wherein the sealed resin material is covered with a light reflecting member.
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