Backlight module
US8366308B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 1, 2010 |
| Grant date | Feb 5, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 18, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/0061
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A backlight module includes a plurality of first light sources emitting first light and a light guide plate. The first light sources are arranged in a line and spaced from each other. Two adjacent first light sources define a first space therebetween. The light guide plate includes a first light incident surface and a light output surface. The first light incident surface has a plurality of bright areas respectively corresponding to the first light sources and a plurality of dark areas respectively corresponding to the first spaces. A plurality of first reflectors is disposed on the plurality of dark areas of the first incident surface. The light output surface is adjacent and perpendicular to the light incident surface.
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