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Backlight module and its light guide plate module

US8534899B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 12, 2011
Grant dateSep 17, 2013
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Expiry dateOct 10, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B6/008
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention discloses a backlight module and its light guide plate module. The light guide plate module comprises a plurality of adjacently arranged light guide plates, each of the light guide plates includes a light emitting surface and at least one light entrance surface, and the light emitting surfaces of the light guide plates are on a same plane. The present invention employs the arrangement of a plurality of modular light guide plates to achieve a large light emitting area. Each of the light guide plates corresponds to an independently controlled light emitting module, respectively, so that the side-light type backlight module can realize local dimming function.

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