Direct-lit backlight having light recycling cavity with concave transflector

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7815355
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11212166

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Direct-lit backlights and associated methods and components are disclosed in which a transflector that partially transmits and partially reflects incident light is shaped to form at least one concave structure facing a back reflector of the backlight. This provides at least one recycling cavity therebetween, the at least one recycling cavity substantially filling the output area of the backlight. At least one light source is disposed behind the output area to inject light into each cavity, and can be positioned in the recycling cavity or behind an aperture in the back reflector. The cavities are preferably shallow and wide, having a width-to-depth ratio of at least 5 or 10, and can provide uniform brightness and color at the output area with sparsely distributed light sources and in a thin profile backlight.

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  • 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Kienitz, Scott J Woodbury, US 3 145
Ostlie, Brian W Hudson, US 23 450
Schardt, Craig R St. Paul, US 74 1635
Thompson, David Scott Woodbury, US 52 821
Wheatley, John A Lake Elmo, US 242 9417

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