WO2005098312A1 - 照明ユニット及びこれを用いた液晶表示装置 - Google Patents
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- G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
- G02B6/0001—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings specially adapted for lighting devices or systems
- G02B6/0011—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings specially adapted for lighting devices or systems the light guides being planar or of plate-like form
- G02B6/0081—Mechanical or electrical aspects of the light guide and light source in the lighting device peculiar to the adaptation to planar light guides, e.g. concerning packaging
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- G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
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- G02B6/0011—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings specially adapted for lighting devices or systems the light guides being planar or of plate-like form
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- G02F—OPTICAL DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF LIGHT BY MODIFICATION OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIA OF THE ELEMENTS INVOLVED THEREIN; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; FREQUENCY-CHANGING OF LIGHT; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS
- G02F1/00—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics
- G02F1/01—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour
- G02F1/13—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour based on liquid crystals, e.g. single liquid crystal display cells
- G02F1/133—Constructional arrangements; Operation of liquid crystal cells; Circuit arrangements
- G02F1/1333—Constructional arrangements; Manufacturing methods
- G02F1/133308—Support structures for LCD panels, e.g. frames or bezels
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- G02F—OPTICAL DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF LIGHT BY MODIFICATION OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIA OF THE ELEMENTS INVOLVED THEREIN; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; FREQUENCY-CHANGING OF LIGHT; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS
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- the present invention relates to an illumination unit having a reflection sheet fixed so as not to generate wrinkles and the like, and a liquid crystal display device using the same.
- Liquid crystal display devices have characteristics such as low power consumption, light weight, and space saving as compared with other display devices. Therefore, liquid crystal display devices include mobile phones, personal computers, car navigation systems, televisions, and various other devices. It is widely used as a display device for OA equipment.
- these liquid crystal display devices are usually provided with an illumination unit having various light sources, and the illumination unit emits light from behind a liquid crystal panel.
- This lighting unit is roughly classified into two different types according to the mounting position of the light source, one of which is an edge light type in which a linear light source is arranged along the side end surface of the light guide plate, The other is a direct type in which a light source is arranged on the back surface of a light guide plate.
- the edge light type is thin and has excellent uniformity of luminance on the light emitting surface, so that it is adopted for a liquid crystal display device in which thinness is prioritized, and the direct type is provided with a large light source. Since it can be used, it is employed in liquid crystal display devices requiring high luminance.
- FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view showing an example of a known edge light type illumination unit.
- the lighting unit UT1 includes a light guide plate 101 for illuminating the liquid crystal panel, and a reflection sheet 103 arranged along the back surface of the light guide plate 101 and reflecting light from the fluorescent discharge tube 102 toward the liquid crystal panel. Have been.
- the reflection sheet 103 separates a portion 103a around the fluorescent discharge tube 102 and a portion 103b on the back surface side of the light guide plate 101, and while using a double-sided adhesive tape 107a, 107b or the like to bond the two.
- the fluorescent discharge tube 102 is adhered and bent in a U-shape so as to surround the fluorescent discharge tube 102, and is fixed near the fluorescent discharge tube 102 by double-sided tapes 107a and 107b.
- the thermal expansion coefficient of the light guide plate 101 and the reflection sheet 103 is reduced.
- the difference in the amount of expansion and contraction occurs due to changes in the temperature and humidity around the lighting unit due to the difference in water absorption and the difference in the water absorption rate, and a radius occurs in the reflection sheet 103, and this radius causes uneven brightness on the light emitting surface on the front side of the lighting unit. May be reflected.
- a slight radius or wrinkle of the reflection sheet 103 may appear as uneven brightness on the light emitting surface.
- the radius and wrinkles are easily generated.
- FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view showing a lighting unit described in Patent Document 1 below.
- the lighting unit UT2 is arranged along the back surface of the light guide 112, and a light guide 112 arranged close to the light source 112 to guide the light from the light source 112 to illuminate the liquid crystal panel. It comprises a first reflection sheet 113A, and a second reflection sheet 113B disposed between the light guide plate 111 and the first reflection sheet 113A to reflect light emitted from the light source 112.
- the second reflection sheet 113B is not fixed to either the light guide plate 111 or the first reflection sheet 113A by bonding or the like, and is sandwiched between the light guide plate 111 and the first reflection sheet 113A. Rarely fixed.
- the first reflection sheet 113A has a radius or wrinkles. Even if the light guide plate 111 and the first reflection sheet 113A have the second reflection sheet 113B which is not affected by the adhesion, the second reflection sheet 113B allows the light guide plate 111 to be provided. Is reflected, and uneven brightness does not occur.
- Patent Document 1 Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2002-279814 (FIGS. 4, 6, [0038] [0041])
- an object of the present invention is to provide a liquid crystal display device in which light sources are arranged at both ends of a light guide plate.
- An object of the present invention is to provide an illumination unit which suppresses the generation of wrinkles and a liquid crystal display device using the same.
- the invention of the lighting unit according to claim 1 of the present application has a rectangular bottom wall surface, and a locking projection protruding from the bottom wall surface is formed on one of the opposing side edges.
- the invention according to claim 2 of the present application relates to the lighting unit according to claim 1, wherein It is characterized by a linear projection force having a predetermined length parallel to the opposing side edge.
- the invention according to claim 3 of the present application relates to the lighting unit according to claim 2, wherein one of the opposed linear projections is longer than the other.
- the invention according to claim 4 of the present application relates to the lighting unit according to any one of claims 13 to 13, wherein the opposed locking projection is a center point of one of the locking projections in a longitudinal direction. Are located on the center line, and the center point in the longitudinal direction of the other locking projection is formed at a position deviated from the force on the center line.
- An invention of a liquid crystal display device includes the lighting unit according to any one of claims 14 to 14, and a liquid crystal panel disposed on an irradiation surface side of the lighting unit. It is characterized by an octopus.
- the reflection sheet is fixed by the locking projection provided on the center line connecting the center points of the sides of the housing on which the light source of the light guide plate is not disposed. Therefore, even when the reflection sheet expands and contracts due to the heat of the light source provided near the outer peripheral edge of the light guide plate, the locking projections do not inhibit the expansion and contraction. Further, it is possible to provide a lighting unit having no unevenness in luminance on the light emitting surface because wrinkles and the like caused by being fixed to the locking portion are not generated.
- the locking projection is a linear projection, so that when the locking projection is provided on the housing, the housing can be easily formed by cutting and raising the housing inward. There is no need to provide them in advance at the time of molding.
- the lengths and positions of the locking projections are different from each other, so that the reflection sheet and the light guide plate can be installed.
- the installation direction is not mistaken.
- FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an illumination unit of the liquid crystal display device of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the housing and the frame of FIG.
- FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a housing
- FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a reflection sheet, a light guide plate, and an optical sheet
- FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along the line A—A in FIG.
- FIG. 6 shows a side edge of the liquid crystal display device
- FIG. 6A is a cross-sectional view enlarging part C of FIG. 5
- FIG. 6B is a cross-sectional view enlarging part D of FIG. 5
- FIG. 7 is a plan view showing a state where a reflection sheet is attached to a housing
- FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view showing an example of a known edge light type lighting unit
- FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view showing the lighting unit described in Patent Document 1.
- FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a lighting unit of the liquid crystal display device of the present invention
- FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the housing and the frame of FIG. 1 viewed from the bottom
- FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a housing
- FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a reflection sheet, a light guide plate, and an optical sheet
- FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 1
- FIG. 6 shows a side edge of the liquid crystal display device
- FIG. 6B is an enlarged sectional view of a portion D in FIG. 5
- FIG. 7 is a plan view showing a state in which a reflection sheet is attached to a housing.
- the irradiation unit 10 includes two light sources, a light guide plate 21 that guides light from these light sources, and an optical sheet 22 disposed on the surface of the light guide plate 21.
- the reflection sheet 20 provided on the back surface of the light guide plate 21, the housing 11 for accommodating these components, and the frame 30 attached to the opening edge of the housing 11 also serve as a force. Note that the light source is omitted in FIGS.
- the housing 11 includes a rectangular bottom wall 12 and side walls 13 to 13 which are bent and raised from the outer periphery of the bottom wall and have a predetermined height. Equipped, open at the top
- the housing 11 is large enough to accommodate components such as the reflection sheet 20, the light guide plate 21, and the optical sheet 22.
- the bottom wall 12 of the housing 11 has a plurality of projections 12, 12 and
- the plurality of protrusions 12, 12 are supported flat when the liquid crystal display device is placed on a desk or the like.
- the projections 12, 12 are at the same height.
- a plurality of cutting pieces 14, 1 are at the same height.
- 4, 14, and 14 are formed by cutting and raising from the bottom wall 12, and the cutting pieces 14 and 14 are
- Reference numeral 34 denotes a part for supporting and fixing components and wiring accommodated or mounted in the housing 11.
- the center 14 'of the cut-and-raised piece is on the center line X--X,
- each of the raised pieces 14, 14 is provided where the force on this center line X-X is also off.
- each of the raised pieces 14, 14 is provided where the force on this center line X-X is also off.
- the height of the light guide plate 14 is shorter than the thickness of the light guide plate 21.
- Each of the cut and raised pieces 14, 14 is limited to a force strip formed of a strip by sheet metal processing.
- the strips may be formed of linear projections.
- the shape of the projection may be formed in any shape such as a circular shape, an elliptical shape, and the like formed by the striated line.
- the stop opening 15 is engaged with a locking claw of the frame 30.
- the frame 30 covers an upper opening edge of the housing 11 and is engaged with a side wall to fix components such as the reflection sheet 20, the light guide plate 21, and the optical sheet 22 housed in the housing 11. It has a frame shape and is made of synthetic resin.
- the frame 30 in the form of a frame is composed of long and short frame sides 30-30, each of which is formed narrow. This
- opposite short sides 30 and 30 have side walls of a predetermined height.
- the light guide plate 21 is formed of a plate-like body having a rectangular shape and a predetermined thickness, and is formed of, for example, a milky white acrylic resin material. It is slightly smaller in size than the housing 11 and has a rectangular shape, in which the light source of the light guide plate is arranged !, formed on the bottom wall 12 of the housing 11 on the opposite short side wall. Engage with the first and second cutting pieces 14, 14
- the concave grooves 21 and 21 are formed. That is, the first concave groove 2
- the first concave groove 21 is located substantially at the center of the other short side, and its groove width is
- the reflection sheet 20 has the same shape as the light guide plate 21, and has the same shape as the concave grooves 21, 21 of the light guide plate 21.
- the optical sheet 22 is composed of a plurality of sheets 22 a to 22 c, for example, a diffusion sheet and a condensing sheet, and each of the sheets 22 a to 22 c has the same shape as the light guide plate 21. Of the same shape at the same position as the four-shaped grooves 21, 21 of 22a and 22a, 22b and 22b, 22c
- the reflection sheet 20, the light guide plate 21, and the optical sheet 22 are stacked and accommodated in the housing 11 in order with the reflection sheet 20 being the lowest.
- the first and second cut and raised pieces 14 and 14 on the bottom wall of the housing are each
- the light guide plate and reflection sheet Since the groove width of grooves 20, 20, 21, 21 etc. is set, the light guide plate and reflection sheet
- the optical sheet 22 is placed on the light guide plate 21, and the outer periphery thereof is pressed by the frame 30 having a frame shape, and the locking claws 32 of the frame 30 are inserted into the locking openings 15 of the housing 11.
- Engage and complete assembly See Figures 5, 6A and 6B.
- two light sources 50 are arranged along the long side edge of the light guide plate 21, and the liquid crystal panel is mounted on the optical sheet 22.
- the liquid crystal display is completed by covering the outer periphery of the liquid crystal panel with a frame-shaped outer frame. Note that the light source 50, the liquid crystal panel, the outer frame, and the like are all known ones, and thus description thereof is omitted.
- FIG. 7 is a plan view showing a state in which the reflection sheet is attached to the housing.
- the first and second concave grooves 20, 20 of the reflection sheet 20 become the first and second grooves of the housing 11, respectively.
- the reflection sheet 20 extends evenly in the Y direction, it does not come into contact with the short side walls 13, 13, etc. of the housing 11, so that stress is not partially concentrated. Also, the center line X—
- the elongation in the X direction is based on the first and second concave grooves 20, 20 of the reflection sheet 20 and the housing 11.
- the light guide plate 21 is also fixed by the same method as the reflection sheet 20, so that the light guide plate 21 is not biased to one side wall. Therefore, since a linear light source is usually arranged on the side wall, the distance between the side wall and the light source can be shortened, and the arrangement can be performed with good noise.
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