WO2004051140A1 - 照明装置及び液晶表示装置 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a lighting device and a liquid crystal display device using the lighting device.
- a liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal panel in which liquid crystal is sandwiched between a pair of substrates, and may include a color filter and a polarizer.
- the phase is modulated when light passes through the liquid crystal, passes through a color filter, and is transmitted and shielded by a polarizer, resulting in white and black display.
- Character information or image information is formed by arranging a plurality of dots.
- a lighting device is generally provided in combination with a liquid crystal panel.
- the lighting device In a transmissive liquid crystal display device, the lighting device is arranged on the back side of the liquid crystal panel, and in a reflective liquid crystal display device, the lighting device is arranged on the front side of the liquid crystal panel.
- a reflection-type liquid crystal panel light is radiated to the liquid crystal panel by sunlight or a room light, so that no illuminating device is required under that condition.
- an illuminator is required for a reflective liquid crystal panel as well as a transmissive liquid crystal panel. 2.
- linear lighting device including a light source and a rod-shaped light guide that receives light from the light source from an incident surface and emits the light from a long exit surface.
- planar lighting device including a light source, a rod-shaped light guide, and a plate-shaped light guide that receives light from the rod-shaped light guide from an incident surface and emits the light from a wide exit surface.
- liquid crystal display devices used in information terminals have been required to improve display quality, such as colorization, high luminance, and high resolution, and in particular, a demand for uniform brightness distribution in a plane.
- light from the light source is incident on the rod-shaped light guide
- light with a wide angular distribution is incident on the rod-shaped light guide, so that the intensity of light emitted from the exit surface of the rod-shaped light guide is high.
- the degree distribution is not uniform, and the brightness tends to decrease near the end of the exit surface of the rod-shaped light guide. Disclosure of the invention
- An object of the present invention is to provide a lighting device having a uniform brightness distribution and a liquid crystal display device having good display quality and an inexpensive liquid crystal display device in which the brightness distribution of light emitted from a rod-shaped light guide is made as uniform as possible.
- An illumination device includes a light source and a rod-shaped light guide, wherein the rod-shaped light guide has an incident surface on which light from the light source is incident, and a reflection surface having a plurality of prisms. An exit surface opposite to the reflection surface, and a width between the reflection surface and the exit surface at the entrance surface of the rod-shaped light guide is smaller than a width of the light source in the same direction. This is the feature.
- An illumination device includes a light source, a rod-shaped light guide, and a plate-shaped light guide, wherein the rod-shaped light guide has an incident surface on which light from the light source is incident, and A reflection surface having a prism, and an emission surface opposite to the reflection surface, wherein the plate-shaped light guide receives light from the emission surface of the rod-shaped light guide, and an incidence surface; An emission surface, and the rod-shaped light guide The width of the light incident surface between the reflecting surface and the light emitting surface is smaller than the width of the light source in the same direction.
- the angular distribution of light incident from the entrance surface of the rod-shaped light guide is improved, the dark portion near the end of the rod-shaped light guide is eliminated, and the brightness distribution of the rod-shaped light guide is reduced.
- a lighting device that is uniform and has a uniform brightness distribution can be obtained.
- a liquid crystal display device includes such a lighting device and a liquid crystal panel.
- This liquid crystal display device has a uniform brightness distribution, has good display quality, and can be manufactured at low cost.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram showing one embodiment of a lighting device according to the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a view showing one embodiment of a lighting device according to the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a reflective liquid crystal display device including a lighting device.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a transmission type liquid crystal display device including a lighting device.
- FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating the features of the lighting device of FIG.
- FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating features of a conventional lighting device.
- FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing an LED light source.
- FIG. 8 is a diagram showing the distribution of light intensity of the LED light source.
- FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a light intensity distribution of the lighting device of FIG.
- FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a modification of the lighting device of FIG.
- FIG. 11 is a diagram showing the relationship between the thickness of a rod-shaped light guide and the brightness of light passing therethrough.
- FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a light intensity distribution of the lighting device of FIG.
- FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a modification of the lighting device in FIG.
- FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a light intensity distribution of the lighting device of FIG.
- FIG. 15 is a view showing a modification of the lighting device of FIG.
- FIG. 16 is a diagram showing a modification of the lighting device in FIG.
- FIG. 17 is a diagram showing a modification of the lighting device of FIG. BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
- FIG. 1 is a view showing one embodiment of a lighting device (linear light source) according to the present invention.
- the lighting device 10 includes a light source 12 made of an LED and a rod-shaped light guide 14. Two LED light sources 12 are arranged on both sides of a rod-shaped light guide 14.
- the rod-shaped light guide 14 has an incident surface (end surface) 16 on which light from the light source 12 is incident, a reflecting surface (upper surface) 20 having a plurality of prisms 18, and an emitting surface (lower surface) opposite to the reflecting surface 20. 22.
- Only three prisms 18 are shown in FIG. 1, many prisms 18 are continuously arranged along the reflecting surface 20.
- the width between the reflection surface 20 and the emission surface 22 (in the direction perpendicular to the emission surface 22) at the entrance surface 16 of the rod-shaped light guide 14 is indicated by A, and the width of the light source 12 in the same direction is indicated by B. It is.
- the width A of the incident surface 16 is smaller than the width B of the light source 12.
- the width B of the light source 12 is larger than the width A of the incident surface 16.
- the width of the rod-shaped light guide 14 is constant in its length direction, and the width of the central portion is equal to the width A of the incident surface 16.
- the length of the rod-shaped light guide 14 is indicated by L, and the gap between the light source 12 and the rod-shaped light guide 14 is indicated by.
- the vertex angle of prism 18 is denoted by ⁇ p. In this embodiment, the vertex angles 0p of all prisms 18 are equal.
- FIG. 2 is a view showing one embodiment of a lighting device (planar light source) according to the present invention.
- the lighting device 30 includes an LED light source 12, a rod-shaped light guide 14, and a plate-shaped light guide 32.
- the LED light source 12 and the rod-shaped light guide 14 have the same configuration as the lighting device 10 shown in FIG. That is, the rod-shaped light guide 14 has an incident surface 16 on which light from the LED light source 12 is incident, a reflecting surface 20 having a plurality of prisms 18, and an emitting surface 22 on the opposite side of the reflecting surface 20.
- the width A between the reflection surface 20 and the emission surface 22 on the incident surface 16 of the rod-shaped light guide 14 is smaller than the width B of the light source 12 in the same direction.
- the lighting device 30 is not limited to the lighting device 10 shown in FIG. 1 and can be used in combination with a lighting device 10 of a modified example described later.
- the plate-shaped light guide 32 has an entrance surface (end surface) 34 on which light from the exit surface 22 of the rod-shaped light guide 14 is incident, and an exit surface (upper surface) 36.
- the lower surface of the plate-shaped light guide 32 is a surface through which light passes.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a reflective liquid crystal display device including the illumination device 30.
- the liquid crystal display device 40 includes a lighting device 30 and a reflective liquid crystal panel.
- Illumination device 30 includes the features of those shown in FIG. 2 and variations thereof.
- the reflection type liquid crystal panel 42 has a liquid crystal sandwiched between a pair of substrates, and one of the substrates is provided with a reflection layer (for example, a pixel electrode is made of a reflection material).
- the reflection type liquid crystal panel 42 can include a color filter and a polarizer.
- the reflective liquid crystal panel 42 is arranged below the plate-shaped light guide 32 of the lighting device 30.
- Light emitted from the light source 12 enters the incident surface 16 of the rod-shaped light guide 14, passes through the rod-shaped light guide 14, and exits from the exit surface 22.
- the light that has exited the exit surface 22 of the rod-shaped light guide 14 is incident on the entrance surface 34 of the plate-shaped light guide 32, passes through the plate-shaped light guide 32, and exits from the exit surface 36. That is, as shown by the arrow in FIG. 3, the light enters the plate-shaped light guide 32, is reflected by the upper surface (same as the exit surface 36), passes through the lower surface, and is reflected by the reflective liquid crystal panel. 42 Head for. After transmitting the liquid crystal, the light is reflected by the reflective layer, passes through the liquid crystal again, enters the lower surface of the plate-shaped light guide 32, passes through the plate-shaped light guide 32, and exits from the emission surface 36. Emit.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a transmission type liquid crystal display device including the illumination device 30.
- the liquid crystal display device 50 includes a lighting device 30 and a transmissive liquid crystal panel 52.
- Illumination device 30 includes the features of those shown in FIG. 2 and variations thereof.
- the transmissive liquid crystal panel 52 has liquid crystal sandwiched between a pair of substrates, and light transmits through the pair of substrates.
- the transmissive liquid crystal panel 52 can include a color filter and a polarizer. In FIG. 4, the transmissive liquid crystal panel 52 is arranged above the plate-shaped light guide 32 of the lighting device 30.
- Light emitted from the light source 12 enters the incident surface 16 of the rod-shaped light guide 14, passes through the rod-shaped light guide 14, and exits from the exit surface 22.
- the light that has exited the exit surface 22 of the rod-shaped light guide 14 is incident on the entrance surface 34 of the plate-shaped light guide 32, passes through the plate-shaped light guide 32, and exits from the exit surface 36.
- the light exiting the light exit surface 36 of the plate-shaped light guide 32 passes through the transmissive liquid crystal panel 52.
- FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing the LED light source 12.
- the LED light source 12 includes a semiconductor to which electrodes 12a and 12b are attached, and the semiconductor is covered with a transparent or cloudy resin 12c, and further sealed with a sealing resin 12d to form a package. Light emitted from the electrodes 12a and 12b is scattered by the resin 12c and emitted to the outside. Therefore, the portion of the resin 12 c becomes a light emitting area of the LED light source 12.
- the width A of the LED light source 12 can be regarded as the width of the light emitting area.
- FIG. 8 is a diagram showing the distribution of the light intensity of the LED light source 12. The light intensity of the LED light source 12 is high at the center and low at the ends. Therefore, the light emitted from the central part of the LED light source 12 can be used effectively, but the light emitted from the end of the LED light source 12 cannot be used much.
- FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating features of the lighting device 10 of FIG.
- the incident surface 16 of the rod-shaped light guide 14 is The width A between the reflection surface 20 and the emission surface 22 is smaller than the width B of the LED light source 12 in the same direction.
- the light Lo The angle of incidence at the entrance surface 16 is a relatively small first value.
- FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating the features of a conventional lighting device 10A.
- the width A between the reflecting surface 20 and the emitting surface 22 on the incident surface 16 of the rod-shaped light guide 14 is larger than the width B of the LED light source 12 in the same direction. ing.
- the incident light Lo The angle of incidence at surface 16 is a relatively large second value.
- the incident angle of the light Lo to the light (the second value) becomes smaller (the first value then the second value).
- FIG. 5 the amount of light Lo incident on the incident surface 16 passes through the rod-shaped light guide 14, is reflected by the prism surface of the prism 18 near the end thereof, and exits from the exit surface 22.
- the light Lo similarly incident on the incident surface 16 passes through the rod-shaped light guide 14, is reflected on the prism surface of the prism 18 near the end thereof, and is based on the amount of light emitted from the exit surface 22.
- FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a distribution of light intensity of the illumination device 10 of the present invention. As described with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6, according to the present invention, the brightness of the emitted light near the end of the rod-shaped light guide 14 is increased. It goes without saying that the brightness of the emitted light near the center of the rod-shaped light guide 14 is high. Therefore, generation of a dark portion near the end of the rod-shaped light guide 14 is eliminated.
- the width A of the incident surface 16 of the rod-shaped light guide 14 is larger than the width B of the LED light source 12, as shown in Fig. 6, in order to secure a margin for displacement of the light source 12 with respect to the rod-shaped light guide 14. are doing. Also, if the width A of the incident surface 16 of the rod-shaped light guide 14 is made larger than the width B of the LED light source 12, light emitted from the end of the light emission area of the LED light source 12 will also be incident on the rod-shaped light guide 14. It was considered advantageous because it could be captured on surface 16. However, as described with reference to FIG.
- the amount of light emitted from the end of the light emitting area of the LED light source 12 is small, and most of the light is emitted from the center of the LED light source 12.
- the width A of the incident surface 16 of the rod-shaped light guide 14 was made smaller than the width B of the LED light source 12, the amount of light entering the rod-shaped light guide 14 did not change much. .
- the lighting device 30 of FIG. 2 is affected by the light intensity distribution of the lighting device 10 of FIG. 1, the light intensity distribution of the lighting device 30 of FIG. It is improved by improvement.
- the liquid crystal display devices 40 and 50 shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 are affected by the light intensity distribution of the illumination device 10 shown in FIG. The intensity distribution is also improved.
- the lighting device 10 shown in FIG. 1 and the lighting device 30 shown in FIG. 2 were applied to a liquid crystal display device having a screen size of 1 inch and a screen width of 17.5 mm.
- the length L of the rod-shaped light guide 14 is 18.5 mm
- the width A of the rod-shaped light guide 14 is 1.7 mm.
- the width B of the LED light source 12 is 2 mm.
- the gap ⁇ L between the LED light source 12 and the rod-shaped light guide 14 is almost zero.
- the number of prisms 18 is 122
- the prism pitch is 0.15 mm
- the vertex angle 0p of the prism 18 is 105.5 degrees.
- the refractive index of the rod-shaped light guide 14 is 1.51.
- FIG. 10 is a view showing a modification of the illumination device 10 of FIG.
- the lighting device 10 of FIG. 10 is basically similar to the lighting device 10 of FIG.
- the width C between the reflection surface 20 and the emission surface 22 at the center of the rod-shaped light guide 14 is the distance between the reflection surface 20 and the emission surface 22 at the end of the rod-shaped light guide 14. Different from width A.
- the central part of the reflecting surface 20 of the rod-shaped light guide 14 extends in parallel with the emission surface 22, and both sides of the central part of the reflecting surface 20 of the rod-shaped light guide 14 extend with a taper,
- the width A is at the incident surface 18 at the end of the light guide 14.
- FIG. 11 is a diagram showing the relationship between the thickness of a rod-shaped light guide and the brightness of light passing therethrough.
- the brightness of light passing through the rod-shaped light guide 14 has one peak in a region where the width (thickness) of the rod-shaped light guide 14 is large, and the width (thickness) of the rod-shaped light guide 14 is It has another peak in a small area.
- FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a light intensity distribution of the lighting device of FIG.
- the light intensity is high at the central portion where the width (thickness) of the rod-shaped light guide 14 is large, and is high even at the end portion where the width (thickness) of the rod-shaped light guide 14 is small. In this way, sufficient brightness can be provided over the entirety of the rod-shaped light guide 14.
- the lighting device 10 in FIG. 10 and the lighting device 30 in FIG. 2 were applied to a liquid crystal display device having a screen size of 1 inch and a screen width of 17.5 mm.
- the length L of the rod-shaped light guide 14 is 18.5 mm
- the width A at the entrance surface 18 of the rod-shaped light guide 14 is 1.7 mm
- the width C at the center of the rod-shaped light guide 14 is 3. Omm.
- the width B of the LED light source 12 is 2 mm.
- the gap ⁇ L between the LED light source 12 and the rod-shaped light guide 14 is almost zero.
- the number of prisms 18 is 122, the prism pitch is 0.15 mm, and the vertex angle 0p of the prism 18 is 112.8 degrees.
- FIG. 13 is a view showing a modification of the lighting device 10 of FIG.
- the lighting device 10 of FIG. 13 is basically similar to the lighting device 10 of FIG.
- the width C between the reflection surface 20 and the emission surface 22 at the center of the rod-shaped light guide 14 is the distance between the reflection surface 20 and the emission surface 22 at the end of the rod-shaped light guide 14.
- the central portion of the reflecting surface 20 of the rod-shaped light guide 14 extends in parallel with the emission surface 22, and both sides of the central portion of the reflecting surface 20 of the rod-shaped light guide 14 extend with a taper,
- the width A is at the incident surface 18 at the end of the light guide 14.
- the prism 18 of the reflection surface 20 is formed such that light is emitted from the emission surface 22 almost perpendicularly.
- the light is emitted with an angle distribution within 3 degrees from the emission surface 22 to the normal to the emission surface 22.
- the prism 18 is obtained from the following relationship.
- the vertex angle ⁇ p of the prism 18 is fixed, and the inclination of the center line of the prism 18 with respect to the normal to the emission surface 22 is represented by ⁇ (n).
- n is the number of the prism 18 taken from the entrance surface 18 side.
- X is taken in the direction from the incident surface 18 to the opposite end surface, and t is taken in the direction from the outgoing surface 22 to the reflecting surface 20.
- X (n) indicates the position of the nth prism 18 in the X direction, and t (n) indicates the position of the nth prism 18 in the t direction.
- the inclination 0 (n) of the prism 18 is obtained from the following relationship. (The following relationship shows from the entrance surface 18 to the center of the rod-shaped light guide 14.)
- Fig. 14 shows the light of the lighting device in Fig. 13. It is a figure showing distribution of intensity. As shown in FIG. 14, the light incident from the LED light source 12 is emitted from the rod-shaped light guide 14. By making the light exit from the surface 22 almost perpendicularly, the light intensity is distributed almost constant.
- ⁇ (n) may be tilted so that it cannot be physically configured.
- prism numbers 1 to 10 may be constructed using X (n) and t (n) of prism number 11. Needless to say.
- FIG. 15 is a view showing a modification of the illumination device 10 of FIG.
- the lighting device 10 of FIG. 15 is basically similar to the lighting device 10 of FIG.
- the center of the LED light source 12 is shifted by D from the center of the entrance surface 18 of the rod-shaped light guide 14 toward the exit surface 22.
- the brightness of the central portion of the rod-shaped light guide 14 can be made brighter, and thus it is possible to make the entire surface bright.
- the center of the LED light source 12 is moved toward the reflecting surface 20 of the rod-shaped light guide 14, the edge becomes bright and the center becomes slightly dark. Needless to say, it is preferable to select which one to shift according to the user's preference.
- FIG. 16 is a diagram showing a modification of the lighting device 10 of FIG.
- the lighting device 10 of FIG. 16 is basically similar to the lighting device 10 of FIG.
- the reflection surface 20 of the rod-shaped light guide 14 is formed of a convex surface composed of a straight line portion.
- the reflection surface 20 of the rod-shaped light guide 14 is formed of a convex surface having a smooth curve.
- the corners of the connection between the two straight lines may appear in the display, but this is not the case if the curve is smooth as shown in FIG.
- FIG. 17 is a diagram showing a modification of the lighting device 10 of FIG.
- the lighting device 10 of FIG. 17 is basically similar to the lighting device 10 of FIG. In Figure 17
- the reflection surface 20 of the rod-shaped light guide is not provided with a reflection coat, and a reflection element such as an aluminum film is disposed on the holder.
- the light can be emitted at a desired angle from the center position of the LED power supply 12 without applying a reflective coat to the reflective surface 20.
- a reflective film may be formed on the reflective surface 20 by vapor deposition or the like.
- the brightness of the end portion of the light guide is improved, and it is possible to obtain a lighting device having a more uniform light intensity distribution.
- this lighting device by combining this lighting device with a liquid crystal panel, it is possible to obtain a liquid crystal display device having a uniform in-plane distribution.
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