发明申请
- 专利标题: Illumination system and display device
- 专利标题(中): 照明系统和显示设备
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申请号: US09837938申请日: 2001-04-19
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公开(公告)号: US20010038532A1公开(公告)日: 2001-11-08
- 发明人: Gerard Harbers , Christoph Gerard August Hoelen
- 申请人: U.S. PHILLIPS CORPORATION.
- 申请人地址: null
- 专利权人: U.S. PHILLIPS CORPORATION.
- 当前专利权人: U.S. PHILLIPS CORPORATION.
- 当前专利权人地址: null
- 优先权: EP00201604.6 20000504
- 主分类号: F21V007/04
- IPC分类号: F21V007/04
摘要:
A backlight system comprises at least two light-emitting panels (1; 11) having a front wall (2; 12), an opposing rear wall (3; 13) and opposite edge surfaces (4, 14; 5, 15). At least one of the edge surfaces (4; 14) is light-transmitting and associated with a plurality of light sources (6, 16). Light originating from the light sources (6; 16) is diffused in the panel (1; 11). Sub-surfaces (8, 18) of the rear walls (3, 13) are provided with means for extracting light from the panel (1, 11). In operation, said sub-surfaces (8, 18) project light on areas (9, 19) of an (imaginary) plane (40) which is positioned parallel to the light-emitting panels (1, 11). Said projected areas (9, 19) in the plane (40) are substantially contiguous. Preferably, said sub-surfaces (8, 18) are remote from the light-transmitting edge surfaces (4; 14). Preferably, each of said sub-surfaces (8, 18) forms a single surface covering half the front wall (2, 12) of the light-emitting panel (1, 11). Alternatively, the sub-surfaces encompass a substantial area of the rear walls, the distribution of the means for extracting light from the panel being such that the amount of extracted light changes as a function of the distance to the light-transmitting edge surfaces. Preferably, the light source comprises a plurality of red, green, blue (and amber) LEDs, each preferably having a luminous flux of at least 5 lumen.
公开/授权文献
- US06648486B2 Illumination system and display device 公开/授权日:2003-11-18