Illumination device for a screen with at least two operating modes
US11454841B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 3, 2022 |
| Grant date | Sep 27, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 3, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/0068
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An illuminating apparatus designed for a display screen and operable in at least two operating modes B1 and B2 and/or at least one operating mode B3 for illuminating separately two or simultaneously both, at least partially disjoint angular ranges W1 and W2, comprising a planar backlight unit, which in a first alternative radiates light into the said restricted angular range W2, and in a second alternative radiates light into a restricted angular range W2a, a plate-shaped light guide that is arranged in front of the backlight unit and features, on at least one of the large surfaces and/or within its volume, outcoupling elements, wherein the light guide is transparent to at least 70% of the light originating from the backlight unit, and light sources are arranged laterally on at least one of the narrow edges of the light guide.
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