Edge-lit backlight having light recycling cavity with concave transflector
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
F21S-013/14
F21S-013/00
출원번호
UP-0466628
(2006-08-23)
등록번호
US-7537374
(2009-07-01)
발명자
/ 주소
Schardt, Craig R.
Thompson, D. Scott
Wheatley, John A.
Lu, Dong
출원인 / 주소
3M Innovative Properties Company
대리인 / 주소
Pralle, Jay R.
인용정보
피인용 횟수 :
20인용 특허 :
80
초록▼
An edge-lit backlight having a light recycling cavity with concave transflector is disclosed. The edge-lit backlight has an output area and includes a back reflector facing the output area of the backlight. The backlight further includes a transflector that partially transmits and partially reflects
An edge-lit backlight having a light recycling cavity with concave transflector is disclosed. The edge-lit backlight has an output area and includes a back reflector facing the output area of the backlight. The backlight further includes a transflector that partially transmits and partially reflects incident light, the transflector being shaped to form a concave structure facing the back reflector to provide one or more recycling cavities therebetween, where the one or more recycling cavities substantially fill the output area of the backlight. The backlight further includes at least one light source positioned adjacent a first edge of the backlight. The at least one light source is operable to inject light into the one or more recycling cavities through an input surface of the one or more recycling cavities, where the input surface is substantially orthogonal to the output area, and where the at least one concave structure converges with the back reflector in a direction distal from the input surface.
대표청구항▼
What is claimed is: 1. An edge-lit backlight having an output area, comprising: a back reflector facing the output area of the backlight; a transflector that partially transmits and partially reflects incident light, the transflector being shaped to form at least one concave structure facing the ba
What is claimed is: 1. An edge-lit backlight having an output area, comprising: a back reflector facing the output area of the backlight; a transflector that partially transmits and partially reflects incident light, the transflector being shaped to form at least one concave structure facing the back reflector to provide one or more recycling cavities therebetween, wherein the one or more recycling cavities substantially fill the output area of the backlight; and at least one light source positioned adjacent a first edge of the backlight, wherein the at least one light source is operable to inject light into the one or more recycling cavities through an input surface of the one or more recycling cavities, wherein the input surface is substantially orthogonal to the output area of the backlight, and further wherein the at least one concave structure converges with the back reflector in a direction distal from the input surface. 2. The backlight of claim 1, further comprising an edge reflecting cavity positioned adjacent the first edge of the backlight, wherein the at least one light source is positioned to emit light within the edge reflecting cavity. 3. The backlight of claim 1, wherein each recycling cavity has a depth d and a width W, and W is at least 2.5 times d. 4. The backlight of claim 1, wherein each recycling cavity has a depth d and a width W, and W is at least 5 times d. 5. The backlight of claim 1, wherein at least one recycling cavity is hollow. 6. The backlight of claim 1, wherein the at least one concave structure consists essentially of a single concave structure, and the one or more recycling cavities consist essentially of a single recycling cavity. 7. The backlight of claim 1, wherein the at least one concave structure includes a plurality of concave structures, and the one or more recycling cavities includes a plurality of recycling cavities. 8. The backlight of claim 7, wherein the concave structures each have a concave cross-sectional profile in a first plane and a substantially flat cross-sectional profile in a second plane perpendicular to the first plane. 9. The backlight of claim 7, wherein the concave structures each have concave cross-sectional profiles in both a first and second mutually perpendicular plane. 10. The backlight of claim 7, wherein each of the recycling cavities extends across a dimension of the output area. 11. The backlight of claim 1, wherein the at least one light source comprises a plurality of LEDs. 12. The backlight of claim 11, wherein the plurality of LEDs comprises LEDs that emit in different colors. 13. The backlight of claim 11, wherein the transflector is shaped to form a plurality of concave structures facing the back reflector to provide a plurality of recycling cavities, wherein each recycling cavity comprises an input surface, and further wherein for each recycling cavity there is at least one LED disposed adjacent an edge of the backlight to inject light into the input surface of such recycling cavity. 14. The backlight of claim 1, wherein the transflector consists essentially of a film selected from the group of a semi-reflective film and a light deflecting film. 15. The backlight of claim 1, wherein the transflector includes two films selected from the group of semi-reflective films, light deflecting films, and combinations thereof. 16. The backlight of claim 1, wherein the transflector comprises a scored film. 17. The backlight of claim 1, wherein the transflector comprises a film held in compression. 18. A display system, comprising: a display panel comprising an illumination side and a viewing side; and an edge-lit backlight disposed on the illumination side of the display panel, wherein the backlight has an output area, wherein the edge-lit backlight comprises: a back reflector facing the output area of the backlight; a transflector that partially transmits and partially reflects incident light, the transflector being shaped to form at least one concave structure facing the back reflector to provide one or more recycling cavities therebetween, wherein the one or more recycling cavities substantially fill the output area of the backlight; and at least one light source positioned adjacent a first edge of the backlight, wherein the at least one light source is operable to inject light into the one or more recycling cavities through an input surface of the one or more recycling cavities, wherein the input surface is substantially orthogonal to the output area of the backlight, and further wherein the at least one concave structure converges with the back reflector in a direction distal from the input surface. 19. The system of claim 18, wherein the display panel comprises a liquid crystal display (LCD). 20. The system of claim 19, wherein the system comprises an LCD television. 21. An edge-lit backlight having an output area, comprising: a back reflector; transflector means for partially transmitting and partially reflecting incident light, the transflector means including at least one concave structure facing the back reflector to provide one or more recycling cavities therebetween, wherein the one or more recycling cavities substantially fill the output area of the panel; and light source means positioned adjacent a first edge of the backlight for injecting light into the one or more recycling cavities through an input surface of the one or more recycling cavities, wherein the input surface is substantially orthogonal to the output area of the backlight, and further wherein the input surface is substantially orthogonal to the output area; wherein the at least one concave structure converges with the back reflector in a direction distal from the input surface.
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