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Backlight module and reflective cover used therein

US7123316B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateApr 28, 2006
Grant dateOct 17, 2006
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Expiry dateApr 28, 2026

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B6/0038
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A backlight module (30) includes a light source (42) for emitting light, a light guide plate (50), and a reflective cover (41). The light guide plate includes a light incidence surface (51), a light-emitting surface (53) connecting with the light incidence surface, and a bottom surface (52) opposite to the light-emitting surface. The light source faces the light incidence surface. The reflective cover includes a reflective unit having two reflective surfaces (411, 412) defining a space with a bottom. The light source is accommodated in the bottom of the space. A cross-sectional profile of the reflective surfaces is defined by an equation in a polar coordinate ρ(φ). The equation is:wherein, ρ represents a polar axis of the polar coordinate, φ represents a clockwise angle of the polar coordinate, and θ represents an anti-clockwise divergence angle of the light.

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