# US 10,310,327 B2 · Backlight module having brightness enhancement design at periphery of display surface > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,310,327 B2 - Document ID: US10310327B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/072,878 - Filed: 2016-03-17 - Published: 2016-09-22 - Granted: 2019-06-04 - Earliest claimed: 2015-03-20 - Assignees: Au Optronics Corporation - Applicants: Au Optronics Corporation - Inventors: Yung-Hsin Liu; Chiung-Han Wang; Li-Jia Chen - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10310327B2 ## CPC - G02F 1/133603: {with LEDs} - G02F 1/133605: {including specially adapted reflectors} - G02F 1/133608: {including particular frames or supporting means} - G02F 1/133611: {including means for improving the brightness uniformity} - 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 ## Abstract A backlight module includes a supporting plate, a light source module, and an optical modulation film. The light source module includes a plurality of light sources disposed on a supporting surface of the supporting plate. The optical modulation film is disposed above the light source module and has a plurality of light emitting holes. Light from the light source module is distributed by the optical modulation film and emitted via light emitting holes at different positions. The optical modulation film has a periphery area and a central area. An average perpendicular distance between the periphery area and the supporting surface is different from an average perpendicular distance between the central area and the supporting surface. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A backlight module comprising: a supporting plate having a supporting surface; a light source module comprising a plurality of light sources disposed on the supporting surface, the plurality of light sources comprising a periphery light source disposed closer to an edge of the supporting surface than other light sources; and an optical modulation film disposed above the light source module and having a plurality of light exiting holes, light generated from the light source module being distributed by the optical modulation film and emitting via the plurality of light exiting holes at different positions; wherein the optical modulation film has a periphery area and a central area; an average perpendicular distance between the periphery area and the supporting surface is different from an average perpendicular distance between the central area and the supporting surface; the periphery light source has a light source projecting position formed on the optical modulation film; when a distance between the light source projecting position and a position in the periphery area disposed along a direction toward a peripheral edge of the optical modulation film is increased, a perpendicular distance between the position in the periphery area and the supporting surface is increased, and at least a corner of the optical modulation film is curved away from the supporting surface in each of a length and a width direction of the optical modulation film such that the perpendicular distance between the periphery area and the supporting surface increases along directions towards a vertex position of the at least a corner of the optical modulation film. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The backlight module of claim 1, wherein the periphery area comprises a corner area corresponding to the at least a corner of the optical modulation film, and the periphery light source is disposed corresponding to the corner area; the corner area has the vertex position farthest from the light source projecting position; a horizontal distance between the vertex position and the light source projecting position is Y, and the difference of the perpendicular distance between the vertex position and the supporting surface and the perpendicular distance between the central area and the supporting surface is X; X and Y have the following relationship: tan−1(X/Y)≤10°. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The backlight module of claim 2, wherein the value of tan−1(X/Y) is between 3° and 5°. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The backlight module of claim 2, wherein the horizontal distance between the vertex position and the light source projecting position is substantially between 0.4˜0.6 times of a pitch of two adjacent light sources. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The backlight module of claim 1, further comprising: a first supporting unit disposed on the supporting surface to sustain the periphery area; and a second supporting unit disposed on the supporting surface to sustain the central area; wherein the length of the first supporting unit is longer than the length of the second supporting unit. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The backlight module of claim 1, further comprising a first supporting unit disposed on the supporting plate to sustain the periphery area; wherein the supporting plate comprises an inclined sidewall encircling the supporting surface, and the first supporting unit is disposed on the inclined sidewall. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The backlight module of claim 1, further comprising a first supporting unit disposed on the supporting surface to sustain the periphery area; wherein the supporting plate comprises an inclined sidewall encircling the supporting surface, and the first supporting unit extends to lie against the inclined sidewall to sustain the periphery area. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The backlight module of claim 1, wherein a portion of the periphery area is distributed along peripheral edges of the optical modulation film; an average perpendicular distance between the portion of the periphery area and the supporting surface is different from the average perpendicular distance between the central area and the supporting surface. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The backlight module of claim 8, where when a distance between the light source projecting position and a position in the portion of the periphery area is increased, a perpendicular distance between the position in the portion of the periphery area and the supporting surface is increased. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The backlight module of claim 9, wherein a horizontal distance between the light source projecting position and an outer edge of the portion of the periphery area is Y, and the difference of the perpendicular distance between the outer edge of the portion of the periphery area and the supporting surface and the perpendicular distance between the central area and the supporting surface is X; X and Y have the following relationship: tan−1(X/Y)≤10°. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The backlight module of claim 10, wherein the value of tan−1(X/Y) is between 3° and 5°. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The backlight module of claim 10, wherein the horizontal distance between the outer edge of the portion of the periphery area and the light source projecting position is substantially between 0.4˜0.6 times of a pitch of two adjacent light sources. ### Claim 13 A backlight module comprising: a supporting plate having a supporting surface; a light source module comprising a plurality of light sources disposed on the supporting surface, the plurality of light sources comprising a periphery light source disposed closer to an edge of the supporting surface than other light sources; and an optical modulation film disposed above the light source module and having a plurality of light exiting holes, light generated from the light source module being distributed by the optical modulation film and emitting via the plurality of light exiting holes at different positions; wherein the optical modulation film has a periphery area and a central area; the periphery area and the central area form a periphery projecting area and a central projecting area on the supporting surface, respectively; the central area and the central projecting area are relatively parallel to each other in comparison with the periphery area and the periphery projecting area; the periphery light source has a light source projecting position formed on the optical modulation film; when a distance between the light source projecting position and a position in the periphery area disposed along a direction toward a peripheral edge of the optical modulation film is increased, a perpendicular distance between the position in the periphery area and the supporting surface is increased, and at least a corner of the optical modulation film is curved away from the supporting surface in each of a length and a width direction of the optical modulation film such that the perpendicular distance between the periphery area and the supporting surface increases along directions towards a vertex position of the at least a corner of the optical modulation film. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The backlight module of claim 13, wherein the periphery area comprises a corner area corresponding to the at least a corner of the optical modulation film, and the periphery light source is disposed corresponding to the corner area; the corner area has the vertex position farthest from the light source projecting position; a horizontal distance between the vertex position and the light source projecting position is Y, and the difference of the perpendicular distance between the vertex position and the supporting surface and the perpendicular distance between the central area and the supporting surface is X; X and Y have the following relationship: tan−1(X/Y)≤10°. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The backlight module of claim 14, wherein the value of tan−1(X/Y) is between 3° and 5°. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) The backlight module of claim 14, wherein the horizontal distance between the vertex position and the light source projecting position is substantially between 0.4˜0.6 times of a pitch of two adjacent light sources. ### Claim 17 (depends on 13) The backlight module of claim 13, further comprising: a first supporting unit disposed on the supporting surface to sustain the periphery area; and a second supporting unit disposed on the supporting surface to sustain the central area; wherein the length of the first supporting unit is longer than the length of the second supporting unit. ### Claim 18 (depends on 13) The backlight module of claim 13, further comprising a first supporting unit disposed on the supporting plate to sustain the periphery area; wherein the supporting plate comprises an inclined sidewall encircling the supporting surface, and the first supporting unit is disposed on the inclined sidewall. ### Claim 19 (depends on 13) The backlight module of claim 13, further comprising a first supporting unit disposed on the supporting surface to sustain the periphery area; wherein the supporting plate comprises an inclined sidewall encircling the supporting surface, and the first supporting unit extends to lie against the inclined sidewall to sustain the periphery area. ### Claim 20 (depends on 13) The backlight module of claim 13, wherein a portion of the periphery area is distributed along peripheral edges of the optical modulation film; the portion of the periphery area forms a projecting area of the portion of the periphery area on the supporting surface; the central area and the central projecting area are relatively parallel to each other in comparison with the portion of the periphery area and the projecting area of the portion of the periphery area. ### Claim 21 (depends on 20) The backlight module of claim 20, wherein when a distance between the light source projecting position and a position in the portion of the periphery area is increased, a perpendicular distance between the position in the portion of the periphery area and a plane of the projecting area of the portion of the periphery area is increased. ### Claim 22 (depends on 21) The backlight module of claim 21, wherein a horizontal distance between the light source projecting position and an outer edge of the portion of the periphery area is Y, and the difference of the perpendicular distance between the outer edge of the portion of the periphery area and the plane of the projecting area of the portion of the periphery area and the perpendicular distance between the central area and the supporting surface is X; X and Y have the following relationship: tan−1(X/Y)≤10°. ### Claim 23 (depends on 22) The backlight module of claim 22, wherein the value of tan−1(X/Y) is between 3° and 5°. ### Claim 24 (depends on 22) The backlight module of claim 22, wherein the horizontal distance between the outer edge of the portion of the periphery area and the light source projecting position is substantially between 0.4˜0.6 times of a gap of two adjacent light sources.