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LED back light assembly

Assignee: Lite On Electronics Inc
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Filing: 1996-11-25
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Granted: 1998-03-17
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Expires: 2016-11-25
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Abstract

Abstract A LED back light assembly including a light guide and a circuit board with light emitting diodes mounted within a base frame and covered by an opaque diffuser plate, wherein the light guide has a frosted top face, a frosted bottom face, a corrugated bright front face facing the light emitting diodes, two end flanges respectively coupled to upright pins at two opposite ends of the base frame, and two transverse bevel faces at two opposite ends below said end flanges adapted for guiding back diffused light rays, the corrugated bright front face defining a plurality of longitudinally arranged furrows, which receive the light emitting diodes of the circuit board respectively.

Inventors

  • 👤 Wen-Ching Wu

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-02 21:16
CPC Classifications
G; G09; G09F; G09F13/00; G09F13/04; G09F13/0409; G02; G02B; G02B6/00; G02B6/0001; G02B6/0011; G02B6/0013; G02B6/0015; G02B6/002; G02B6/0021; G02B6/0033; G02B6/0035; G02B6/0036; G02B6/005; G02B6/0051; G02B6/0081; G02B6/0086; G02B6/0088; G02B6/0091; G09F13/0418; G09F13/0422; G09F13/14; G09F2013/145

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim 287 words
A LED back light assembly comprising: a base frame comprising a flat, rectangular receiving chamber, a plurality of first upright pins and first pin holes alternatively and transversely arranged at one end of said frame, and a plurality of second upright pins and second pin holes alternatively and transversely arranged at an opposite end of said frame; a circuit board mounted within the receiving chamber of said base frame, said circuit board comprising a first circuit board section and a second circuit board section connected at right angles, said first circuit board section having a plurality of terminals respectively plugged into the first pin holes of said base frame, and a plurality of pin holes of said first circuit board section respectively coupled to the first upright pins of said base frame, said second circuit board section having a plurality of light emitting diodes mounted thereon and facing inwards toward the receiving chamber; a light guide mounted within the receiving chamber of said base frame to guide light from said light emitting diodes; and a diffuser plate covered on said base frame over said light guide; wherein said light guide comprises a frosted top face, a frosted bottom face, a corrugated bright front face facing said light emitting diodes, two end flanges at two opposite ends, said end flanges of said light guide having respective pin holes respectively coupled to the first upright pins and second upright pins of said base frame, and two transverse bevel faces at two opposite ends of said light guide below said end flanges guiding back diffused light rays to the light guide, said corrugated bright front face defining a plurality of longitudinally arranged furrows, which receive said light emitting diodes respectively.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 287 words
A LED back light assembly comprising: a base frame comprising a flat, rectangular receiving chamber, a plurality of first upright pins and first pin holes alternatively and transversely arranged at one end of said frame, and a plurality of second upright pins and second pin holes alternatively and transversely arranged at an opposite end of said frame; a circuit board mounted within the receiving chamber of said base frame, said circuit board comprising a first circuit board section and a second circuit board section connected at right angles, said first circuit board section having a plurality of terminals respectively plugged into the first pin holes of said base frame, and a plurality of pin holes of said first circuit board section respectively coupled to the first upright pins of said base frame, said second circuit board section having a plurality of light emitting diodes mounted thereon and facing inwards toward the receiving chamber; a light guide mounted within the receiving chamber of said base frame to guide light from said light emitting diodes; and a diffuser plate covered on said base frame over said light guide; wherein said light guide comprises a frosted top face, a frosted bottom face, a corrugated bright front face facing said light emitting diodes, two end flanges at two opposite ends, said end flanges of said light guide having respective pin holes respectively coupled to the first upright pins and second upright pins of said base frame, and two transverse bevel faces at two opposite ends of said light guide below said end flanges guiding back diffused light rays to the light guide, said corrugated bright front face defining a plurality of longitudinally arranged furrows, which receive said light emitting diodes respectively.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 29 words
The LED back light assembly of claim 1 wherein said base frame and said diffuser plate keep light from said light emitting diodes evenly diffused through said light guide.

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