JP4165193B2 - Backlight device - Google Patents

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JP4165193B2
JP4165193B2 JP2002333379A JP2002333379A JP4165193B2 JP 4165193 B2 JP4165193 B2 JP 4165193B2 JP 2002333379 A JP2002333379 A JP 2002333379A JP 2002333379 A JP2002333379 A JP 2002333379A JP 4165193 B2 JP4165193 B2 JP 4165193B2
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隆志 桑原田
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【0001】
【発明の属する技術分野】
本発明は、例えば液晶表示装置等に用いられる導光板およびこれを用いたバックライト装置に関する。
【0002】
【従来の技術】
従来、携帯電話機やデジタルカメラ等の電子機器の画像表示部として液晶表示装置が採用されている。液晶表示装置は、導光板の側面にサイドビュー方式のLED(発光ダイオード)を隣接配置したバックライトを用いている(例えば、特許文献1を参照。)。LEDから出た光は、導光板内に側面から入射し、導光板の裏面で反射して、その表面から外側に出射される。
【0003】
特許文献1に記載のバックライトは、導光板の一辺に5個のLEDを配置して、これを線状の光源とし、前記光源の両側の二辺に、有効発光面(光出射部)に沿って、平行な凹溝を形成している。線状光源から出射された光は、両側の凹溝によって、光出射部の全体に反射され、輝度の小さい両側部の光量を上げるだけでなく、光出射部全体の輝度を向上させている。人間の目は、暗い部分の輝度の差は識別しやすいが、明るい部分の輝度の差は識別しにくいという性質があるので、光源の光量が十分にある場合は、全体を明るくすることにより、輝度の差を認識しにくくすることができる。
【0004】
一方、腕時計の表示面等のように、小形の液晶表示装置においては、光源として、導光板の1つの角部に1つのLEDを使用することが多い。この場合にも溝部を形成して、内側に光を反射させることが考えられる。
【0005】
【特許文献1】
特開2002−203414号公報 (第2−3頁、第1図)
【0006】
【発明が解決しようとする課題】
しかしながら、光源として1つのLEDを用いた場合は、十分な光量がないため、溝部を形成して、光出射部の輝度を全体的に向上させても、線状光源のようには明るくならないため、輝度は均一にはならない。
【0007】
例えば、1つのLEDの配光範囲は、光軸方向を長軸とした楕円状になるので、これを導光板の1つの角部に設けた場合は、導光板の4つの角部のうち、LEDに近接する前記1つの角部が1番明るく、これに対向する角部が2番目に明るく、残りの2つの角部は非常に暗くなる。従って、前記特許文献1に記載したように、光出射部の辺に平行な凹溝を形成しても、また、光源の光軸に平行な凹溝を形成しても、線状光源のようには輝度は向上せず、全体の輝度を均一にすることができないという問題がある。
【0008】
そこで本発明は、バックライト装置に点光源を用いた場合の光出射部の輝度を均一にする導光板およびこれを用いたバックライト装置を提供することを目的とする。
【0009】
【課題を解決するための手段】
本発明の導光板においては、光出射部の周囲の隣接する二辺に形成した調整部の二辺に、光入射部から入射した光を、光出射部側に反射させる溝部をそれぞれ形成し、前記溝部による反射範囲を、前記光出射部の前記1つの角部に隣接する2つの角部を含み、かつ前記光入射部に近接する前記1つの角部およびこれに対向する角部を除いた範囲とする導光板としたものである。
【0010】
この発明によれば、バックライト装置に点光源を用いた場合の光出射部の輝度を均一にする導光板が得られる。
【0011】
また、本発明のバックライト装置においては、半導体発光装置を、前記導光板の光出射部の中心に光軸を向けて配置しているので、光出射部の輝度を均一にするバックライト装置が得られる。
【0012】
【発明の実施の形態】
本願第1の発明は、側方から入射した光を裏面で反射させて表側から出射させる矩形状の光出射部を中央部に形成し、その光出射部の外側に調整部を形成し、前記光出射部の1つの角部に近接する位置に光入射部を形成した導光板において、前記調整部を、前記光入射部に隣接する二辺に沿って配置し、この調整部の二辺に、前記光入射部から入射した光を、前記光出射部側に反射させる溝部をそれぞれ形成し、前記溝部による反射範囲を、前記光出射部の前記1つの角部に隣接する2つの角部を含み、かつ前記光入射部に近接する前記1つの角部およびこれに対向する角部を除いた範囲としたことを特徴とする導光板としたものであり、光入射部に近接する1つの角部およびこれに対向する角部の輝度は向上させずに、前記1つの角部に隣接する輝度が小さい角部にのみ光を反射させて輝度を向上させるという作用を有する。
【0013】
本願第2の発明は、前記溝部は直線状に形成され、前記調整部の二辺に対してそれぞれ傾斜配置されていることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の導光板としたものであり、直線状に形成することにより導光板の製造時の変形を防止でき、また、傾斜配置することにより反射方向を調整することができる。
【0014】
本願第3の発明は、側方から入射した光を裏面で反射させて表側から出射させる矩形状の光出射部を中央部に形成し、その光出射部の外側の隣接する二辺に調整部を形成し、前記二辺の交点に近接する位置に光入射部を形成した導光板と、前記光入射部に配置された半導体発光装置とを備え、前記半導体発光装置は、前記光出射部の中心に光軸を向けて配置され、前記調整部の二辺には、前記光入射部から入射した光を、前記光出射部側に反射させる溝部がそれぞれ形成され、前記溝部による反射範囲は、前記光軸からの距離が遠い2つの角部を含み、かつ前記光軸に近接する2つの角部を除いた範囲であることを特徴とするバックライト装置としたものであり、半導体発光装置の光軸を、光出射部の対角線に一致させて配置すると、光軸からの距離が遠い2つの角部に直接届く光が少なくなり、溝部によって光を反射させても輝度を均一に調整ができない場合があるが、光軸が光出射部の中心に向けて設けられているので、光軸が前記対角線から外れるように半導体発光装置を配置すると、前記対角線上にない他の2つの角部が、光軸にそれぞれ近接することになり、輝度が大きくなるという作用を有する。また、光入射部および半導体発光装置の位置の自由度が大きくなり、導光板の形状によって、半導体発光装置の設置位置が限定される場合にも輝度が均一になるように半導体発光装置を設置することができる。
【0015】
以下、本発明の実施の形態について、図1から図4を用いて説明する。
【0016】
図1は本発明の実施の形態におけるバックライト装置の底面図、図2は同バックライト装置の正断面図、図3は同バックライト装置の平面図である。図1〜図3に示すように、バックライト装置1は、導光板2と、導光板2の側部に配置され導光板2に光を供給する半導体発光装置3とから構成されている。導光板2は、半導体発光装置3から入射した光を裏面で反射させて表側から出射させる機能を有している。
【0017】
導光板2は、例えば、アクリルやポリカーボネート等の光透過樹脂から形成されている。また、導光板2は、面発光する長方形状の光出射部4を中央部に形成し、その光出射部4の外側の隣接する二辺に沿ってL字状の調整部5を形成している。そして、調整部5の角部であって光出射部4の1つの角部6に近接する位置に光入射部10を形成している。光出射部4と調整部5は同じ厚みで一体的に形成されている。
【0018】
光出射部4は、例えば、導光板2の表側に配置される液晶表示装置の表示エリアまたはこの表示エリアより少し大きく形成され、角部6に対向する角部7および角部6に隣接する角部8,9は、角を丸めて形成されている。光出射部4の裏面には、光を反射するために粗面加工が施されている。また、光出射部4の表面には、光を拡散させる拡散シートおよび光を集光させるプリズムシートが貼着されている。
【0019】
調整部5は、光出射部4の長辺に沿って形成された辺を幅狭に、短辺に沿って形成された辺を幅広に形成している。
【0020】
光入射部10は、角部6に隣接する導光板2の角部を円弧状に切欠いて形成され、光入射部10に配置された半導体発光装置3から放射状に出射される光を、円弧状に切欠いた側面を介して導光板2内に入射することができる。
【0021】
半導体発光装置3は、光出射部4の対角線上から少し短辺側よりにずれた位置に配置されており、その光軸17は、光出射部4の中心18に向けて配置されている。
【0022】
調整部5の短辺側には、バックライト装置1に取り付けられる液晶表示装置(図示せず)を保持する固定部11が、調整部5の側部に一体的に設けられている。また、導光板2の固定部11に対向する辺には、固定部12が一体的に設けられている。すなわち、導光板2は、液晶表示装置を保持するホルダを兼用する構造となっている。
【0023】
図4は、バックライト装置の拡大断面図を示す。図1、図4に示すように、調整部5の光入射部10に隣接する二辺には、光入射部10から入射した光を、光出射部4側に反射させる溝部13,14がそれぞれ形成されている。
【0024】
溝部13,14は、断面矩形に形成され、調整部5の裏面側に開口しているとともに、裏面側から見ると直線状に形成されている。また、溝部13,14の光入射部10側であって、かつ光出射部4側の角部15,16は、角を丸めて形成されている。角部15,16は、半導体発光装置3に一番近い位置にあるので、反射光の光量も多くなるが、この部分の角を丸めることにより、反射光を放射状に分散させ、光出射部4に反射光と直接光との境界線が発生することを防止できる。
【0025】
また、溝部13,14は、溝部13,14を長手方向に伸ばしたときの交点が、半導体発光装置3の出射面よりも後側で交差するように、調整部5の二辺に対して、それぞれ傾斜配置されている。かかる構成によって、溝部13,14による光の反射範囲は、図1の斜線部に示すように、角部6に隣接する2つの角部8,9を含み、かつ光入射部10に近接する角部6およびこれに対向する角部7を除いた範囲となっている。
【0026】
図1に示すように、半導体発光装置3の配光範囲19は、光軸17を長辺とする楕円状となるので、光軸17に近接している光出射部4の角部6,7の輝度は大きく、光軸17から距離が遠い角部8,9の輝度は小さくなっている。また、導光板2はホルダを兼用しているので、導光板2の側部に固定部11,12が設けられており、導光板2の側面で反射する光が少なくなっている。
【0027】
しかし、本発明においては、導光板2の調整部5に溝部13,14を設けているので、半導体発光装置3から導光板2内に導入された光は、溝部13,14の半導体発光装置3側の側面で反射して、光軸からの距離が遠い光出射部4の角部8,9の光量を補うことによって、全体の輝度を均一にすることができる。しかも、このとき、光軸に近接している角部6,7には反射光が当たらないように溝部13,14の角度を調整しているので、最初から輝度が大きい部分の輝度をそれ以上大きくすることがなく、全体の輝度を効率よく均一にすることができる。
【0028】
なお、導光板2内に導入された光の一部は、溝部13,14と導光板2の表面との間を通過してしまうので、溝部13,14の深さを、底部の成形加工が可能な範囲で深く形成し、反射面積を広くすることが好ましい。また、導光板の強度が保持できれば、底部を省略して貫通孔を形成したスリット溝形状とし、反射面積をさらに広くすることも可能である。
【0029】
光の反射は、溝部13,14の半導体発光装置3側の側面で行い、反対側の側面では行わないため、溝部13,14の幅は、製造可能な範囲であれば狭くしてもよい。また、導光板2の強度が保持できれば広くしてもよい。
【0030】
また、溝部13,14の半導体発光装置3側の側面と、光入射部10の円弧状の側面は、光の入射効率および反射効率を向上させるため、平滑に仕上げることが好ましい。
【0031】
さらに、溝部13,14内に光反射性の塗料を充填したり、塗布したりして、反射効率を上昇させることも可能である。
【0032】
【発明の効果】
以上のように本発明の導光板によれば、光出射部の周囲に形成した調整部の光入射部に隣接する二辺に、光入射部から入射した光を、光出射部側に反射させる溝部をそれぞれ形成し、溝部による反射範囲を、光出射部の角部に隣接する2つの角部を含み、かつ光入射部に近接する1つの角部およびこれに対向する角部を除いた範囲としたので、光入射部に近接する角部およびこれに対向する角部の輝度は向上させずに、光出射部の1つの角部に隣接する輝度が小さい2つの角部にのみ光を反射させて輝度を向上させ、バックライト装置に点光源を用いた場合の光出射部の輝度を均一にすることができる。
【0033】
また、溝部を直線状に形成し、調整部の二辺に対してそれぞれ傾斜配置させると、導光板の製造時の変形を防止できるとともに、また、反射方向を調整することができる。
【0034】
本発明のバックライト装置においては、半導体発光装置を、導光板の光出射部の中心に光軸を向けて配置しているので、光軸が光出射部の対角線から外れるように半導体発光装置を配置すると、光軸から遠い位置にある2つの角部が、光軸にそれぞれ近接して輝度が大きくなり、全体の輝度を均一にすることができる。また、光入射部および半導体発光装置の位置の自由度が大きくなり、導光板の形状によって、半導体発光装置の設置位置が限定される場合にも輝度が均一になるように半導体発光装置を設置することができる。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図1】本発明のバックライト装置の底面図
【図2】同バックライト装置の正断面図
【図3】同バックライト装置の平面図
【図4】バックライト装置の拡大断面図
【符号の説明】
1 バックライト装置
2 導光板
3 半導体発光装置
4 光出射部
5 調整部
6〜9 角部
10 光入射部
11,12 固定部
13,14 溝部
15,16 角部
17 光軸
18 中心
19 配光範囲
[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a light guide plate used in, for example, a liquid crystal display device and a backlight device using the same.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, a liquid crystal display device has been adopted as an image display unit of an electronic device such as a mobile phone or a digital camera. The liquid crystal display device uses a backlight in which side view type LEDs (light emitting diodes) are arranged adjacent to the side surface of the light guide plate (see, for example, Patent Document 1). The light emitted from the LED enters the light guide plate from the side surface, is reflected by the back surface of the light guide plate, and is emitted from the front surface to the outside.
[0003]
In the backlight described in Patent Document 1, five LEDs are arranged on one side of the light guide plate, and this is used as a linear light source. On the two sides on both sides of the light source, an effective light emitting surface (light emitting unit) is provided. A parallel groove is formed along. The light emitted from the linear light source is reflected by the concave grooves on both sides to the entire light emitting part, and not only increases the amount of light on both side parts with low brightness, but also improves the brightness of the entire light emitting part. The human eye has the property that it is easy to identify the difference in brightness in the dark part, but it is difficult to distinguish the difference in brightness in the bright part, so if the light source has enough light, It is possible to make it difficult to recognize the difference in luminance.
[0004]
On the other hand, in a small liquid crystal display device such as a display surface of a wristwatch, one LED is often used as one light source at one corner of the light guide plate. In this case as well, it is conceivable to form a groove and reflect light inside.
[0005]
[Patent Document 1]
JP 2002-203414 A (page 2-3, FIG. 1)
[0006]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, when one LED is used as the light source, there is not enough light, so even if a groove is formed and the brightness of the light emitting part is improved overall, it does not become as bright as a linear light source. The brightness is not uniform.
[0007]
For example, since the light distribution range of one LED becomes an ellipse with the optical axis direction as the major axis, when it is provided at one corner of the light guide plate, among the four corners of the light guide plate, The one corner close to the LED is the brightest, the corner facing it is the second brightest, and the remaining two corners are very dark. Therefore, as described in Patent Document 1, even if a concave groove parallel to the side of the light emitting part is formed or a concave groove parallel to the optical axis of the light source is formed, However, there is a problem that the luminance is not improved and the whole luminance cannot be made uniform.
[0008]
Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a light guide plate and a backlight device using the same, which make the luminance of the light emitting portion uniform when a point light source is used in the backlight device.
[0009]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In the light guide plate of the present invention, on the two sides of the adjustment unit formed on the two adjacent sides around the light emitting part, respectively, a groove part that reflects the light incident from the light incident part to the light emitting part side is formed. The reflection range by the groove portion includes two corner portions adjacent to the one corner portion of the light emitting portion, and excludes the one corner portion close to the light incident portion and the opposite corner portion. The light guide plate is a range.
[0010]
According to the present invention, it is possible to obtain a light guide plate that makes the luminance of the light emitting portion uniform when a point light source is used in the backlight device.
[0011]
Further, in the backlight device of the present invention, the semiconductor light emitting device is arranged with the optical axis directed to the center of the light emitting portion of the light guide plate, so that the backlight device for uniforming the luminance of the light emitting portion is provided. can get.
[0012]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
In the first invention of the present application, a rectangular light emitting portion that reflects light incident from the side on the back surface and is emitted from the front side is formed in the central portion, and an adjustment portion is formed outside the light emitting portion, In the light guide plate in which the light incident part is formed at a position close to one corner of the light emitting part, the adjusting part is arranged along two sides adjacent to the light incident part, and the two sides of the adjusting part are arranged. Forming a groove part for reflecting the light incident from the light incident part to the light emitting part side, and reflecting the reflection range by the groove part to two corner parts adjacent to the one corner part of the light emitting part. The light guide plate includes the one corner portion adjacent to the light incident portion and a range excluding the corner portion facing the one corner portion, and one corner adjacent to the light incident portion. Without increasing the brightness of the corner and the corner opposite to the corner. To reflect light only in the luminance is small corner has the effect of improving the luminance.
[0013]
The second invention of the present application is the light guide plate according to claim 1, wherein the groove is formed in a straight line and is inclined with respect to two sides of the adjustment unit. By forming it in a straight line, it is possible to prevent deformation at the time of manufacturing the light guide plate, and it is possible to adjust the reflection direction by arranging it in an inclined manner.
[0014]
In the third invention of the present application, a rectangular light emitting portion that reflects light incident from the side on the back surface and emits the light from the front side is formed in the central portion, and the adjusting portion is formed on two adjacent sides outside the light emitting portion. A light guide plate having a light incident portion formed at a position close to the intersection of the two sides, and a semiconductor light emitting device disposed in the light incident portion. A groove portion for reflecting light incident from the light incident portion to the light emitting portion side is formed on two sides of the adjustment portion, with the optical axis facing the center, and the reflection range by the groove portion is: A backlight device characterized in that it includes a range of two corners far from the optical axis and excludes the two corners close to the optical axis. If the optical axis is aligned with the diagonal line of the light output part, The light that directly reaches the two corners that are far away from each other decreases, and even if the light is reflected by the groove, the brightness may not be adjusted uniformly, but the optical axis is provided toward the center of the light emitting part. Therefore, when the semiconductor light emitting device is arranged so that the optical axis deviates from the diagonal line, the other two corners that are not on the diagonal line are close to the optical axis, and the luminance increases. . In addition, the degree of freedom of the position of the light incident portion and the semiconductor light emitting device is increased, and the semiconductor light emitting device is installed so that the luminance is uniform even when the installation position of the semiconductor light emitting device is limited by the shape of the light guide plate. be able to.
[0015]
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
[0016]
1 is a bottom view of a backlight device according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a front sectional view of the backlight device, and FIG. 3 is a plan view of the backlight device. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the backlight device 1 includes a light guide plate 2 and a semiconductor light emitting device 3 that is disposed on the side of the light guide plate 2 and supplies light to the light guide plate 2. The light guide plate 2 has a function of reflecting light incident from the semiconductor light emitting device 3 on the back surface and emitting it from the front side.
[0017]
The light guide plate 2 is made of, for example, a light transmitting resin such as acrylic or polycarbonate. Further, the light guide plate 2 has a rectangular light emitting portion 4 that emits light in the center, and an L-shaped adjusting portion 5 is formed along two adjacent sides outside the light emitting portion 4. Yes. A light incident part 10 is formed at a corner of the adjusting part 5 and close to one corner 6 of the light emitting part 4. The light emission part 4 and the adjustment part 5 are integrally formed with the same thickness.
[0018]
The light emitting portion 4 is formed, for example, on a display area of a liquid crystal display device disposed on the front side of the light guide plate 2 or slightly larger than the display area, and the corner 7 facing the corner 6 and the corner adjacent to the corner 6. The parts 8 and 9 are formed by rounding corners. The back surface of the light emitting portion 4 is roughened to reflect light. Further, a diffusion sheet for diffusing light and a prism sheet for condensing light are attached to the surface of the light emitting portion 4.
[0019]
The adjusting unit 5 has a side formed along the long side of the light emitting unit 4 narrowed and a side formed along the short side formed wide.
[0020]
The light incident portion 10 is formed by cutting out the corner portion of the light guide plate 2 adjacent to the corner portion 6 in an arc shape, and the light emitted radially from the semiconductor light emitting device 3 disposed in the light incident portion 10 is arc-shaped. The light can enter the light guide plate 2 through the side surface that is notched.
[0021]
The semiconductor light emitting device 3 is arranged at a position slightly shifted from the short side from the diagonal line of the light emitting part 4, and its optical axis 17 is arranged toward the center 18 of the light emitting part 4.
[0022]
On the short side of the adjustment unit 5, a fixing unit 11 that holds a liquid crystal display device (not shown) attached to the backlight device 1 is integrally provided on the side of the adjustment unit 5. A fixing portion 12 is integrally provided on the side of the light guide plate 2 that faces the fixing portion 11. That is, the light guide plate 2 has a structure that also serves as a holder that holds the liquid crystal display device.
[0023]
FIG. 4 shows an enlarged cross-sectional view of the backlight device. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, grooves 13 and 14 that reflect light incident from the light incident portion 10 toward the light emitting portion 4 are provided on two sides adjacent to the light incident portion 10 of the adjusting portion 5. Is formed.
[0024]
The groove portions 13 and 14 are formed in a rectangular cross section, open to the back surface side of the adjustment portion 5, and are formed in a straight line when viewed from the back surface side. The corners 15 and 16 on the light incident part 10 side of the groove parts 13 and 14 and on the light emitting part 4 side are formed by rounding the corners. Since the corner portions 15 and 16 are located closest to the semiconductor light emitting device 3, the amount of reflected light increases. However, by rounding the corners of the portions, the reflected light is radially dispersed and the light emitting portion 4 is reflected. It is possible to prevent the boundary line between the reflected light and the direct light from occurring.
[0025]
In addition, the groove portions 13 and 14 are in relation to the two sides of the adjustment portion 5 so that the intersection when the groove portions 13 and 14 extend in the longitudinal direction intersect on the rear side of the emission surface of the semiconductor light emitting device 3. Each is inclined. With this configuration, the light reflection range by the grooves 13 and 14 includes two corner portions 8 and 9 adjacent to the corner portion 6 as shown by the shaded portion in FIG. This is a range excluding the portion 6 and the corner portion 7 facing this portion.
[0026]
As shown in FIG. 1, the light distribution range 19 of the semiconductor light emitting device 3 is an ellipse having the long side of the optical axis 17, and thus the corner portions 6 and 7 of the light emitting portion 4 close to the optical axis 17. The brightness of the corners 8 and 9 that are far from the optical axis 17 is small. In addition, since the light guide plate 2 also serves as a holder, the fixing portions 11 and 12 are provided on the side portions of the light guide plate 2, and light reflected from the side surfaces of the light guide plate 2 is reduced.
[0027]
However, in the present invention, since the groove portions 13 and 14 are provided in the adjusting portion 5 of the light guide plate 2, the light introduced from the semiconductor light emitting device 3 into the light guide plate 2 is the semiconductor light emitting device 3 in the groove portions 13 and 14. By compensating for the amount of light at the corners 8 and 9 of the light emitting portion 4 that is reflected by the side surface and is far from the optical axis, the overall luminance can be made uniform. In addition, at this time, the angles of the grooves 13 and 14 are adjusted so that the reflected light does not strike the corners 6 and 7 that are close to the optical axis. The entire luminance can be made uniform efficiently without increasing it.
[0028]
Since a part of the light introduced into the light guide plate 2 passes between the groove portions 13 and 14 and the surface of the light guide plate 2, the depth of the groove portions 13 and 14 can be reduced by molding the bottom portion. It is preferable to form it as deeply as possible to increase the reflection area. Further, if the strength of the light guide plate can be maintained, it is possible to omit the bottom portion and form a slit groove having a through hole to further increase the reflection area.
[0029]
The reflection of light is performed on the side surface of the groove portions 13 and 14 on the semiconductor light emitting device 3 side and not on the opposite side surface. Therefore, the width of the groove portions 13 and 14 may be narrow as long as it can be manufactured. Further, it may be widened as long as the strength of the light guide plate 2 can be maintained.
[0030]
Further, the side surfaces of the groove portions 13 and 14 on the semiconductor light emitting device 3 side and the arc-shaped side surface of the light incident portion 10 are preferably finished to be smooth in order to improve light incident efficiency and reflection efficiency.
[0031]
Further, it is possible to increase the reflection efficiency by filling or applying a light-reflective coating in the grooves 13 and 14.
[0032]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the light guide plate of the present invention, the light incident from the light incident part is reflected to the light emitting part side on the two sides adjacent to the light incident part of the adjusting part formed around the light emitting part. Each groove portion is formed, and the reflection range by the groove portion includes two corner portions adjacent to the corner portion of the light emitting portion, and excludes one corner portion close to the light incident portion and the corner portion facing this. Therefore, the brightness of the corner near the light incident part and the corner opposite to the light incident part is not improved, and light is reflected only at two corners with low brightness adjacent to one corner of the light emitting part. Thus, the luminance can be improved, and the luminance of the light emitting portion can be made uniform when a point light source is used for the backlight device.
[0033]
Further, when the groove is formed in a straight line and is inclined with respect to the two sides of the adjustment unit, it is possible to prevent deformation during the manufacture of the light guide plate and to adjust the reflection direction.
[0034]
In the backlight device of the present invention, since the semiconductor light emitting device is disposed with the optical axis directed toward the center of the light emitting portion of the light guide plate, the semiconductor light emitting device is arranged so that the optical axis deviates from the diagonal line of the light emitting portion. When arranged, the two corners far from the optical axis are close to the optical axis and the luminance is increased, and the overall luminance can be made uniform. In addition, the degree of freedom of the position of the light incident portion and the semiconductor light emitting device is increased, and the semiconductor light emitting device is installed so that the luminance is uniform even when the installation position of the semiconductor light emitting device is limited by the shape of the light guide plate. be able to.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a bottom view of the backlight device of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a front sectional view of the backlight device. FIG. 3 is a plan view of the backlight device. Explanation】
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Backlight apparatus 2 Light-guide plate 3 Semiconductor light-emitting device 4 Light-emitting part 5 Adjustment part 6-9 Corner | angular part 10 Light incident part 11, 12 Fixing part 13, 14 Groove part 15, 16 Corner | angular part 17 Optical axis 18 Center 19 Light distribution range

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側方から入射した光を裏面で反射させて表側から出射させる矩形状の光出射部を中央部に形成し、その光出射部の外側の隣接する二辺に調整部を形成し、前記二辺の交点に近接する位置に光入射部を形成した導光板と、前記光入射部に配置された半導体発光装置とを備え、
前記半導体発光装置は、前記光出射部の対角線上から少し短辺側よりにずれた位置に光出射部の中心に光軸を向けて配置され、
前記調整部の二辺には、前記光入射部から入射した光を、前記光出射部側に反射させる溝部がそれぞれ直線状に形成され、
前記溝部は、長手方向に伸ばしたときの交点が、前記半導体発光装置の出射面よりも後側で交差するように、前記光出射部の二辺に対して、それぞれ傾斜配置されていることを特徴とするバックライト装置。
A rectangular light emitting portion that reflects light incident from the side on the back surface and is emitted from the front side is formed in the central portion, and an adjustment portion is formed on two adjacent sides outside the light emitting portion, and the two sides A light guide plate having a light incident part formed at a position close to the intersection of the semiconductor light emitting device, and a semiconductor light emitting device disposed in the light incident part,
The semiconductor light emitting device is arranged with the optical axis directed to the center of the light emitting part at a position slightly shifted from the short side from the diagonal line of the light emitting part,
On the two sides of the adjustment part, grooves that reflect the light incident from the light incident part to the light emitting part side are respectively formed linearly ,
The groove intersection when stretched in the longitudinal direction, said so as to intersect with the semiconductor light-emitting device rearward of the exit surface of, on the two sides of the light emitting portion, that you have been inclined arranged Backlight device characterized.
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