# US 11,079,625 B2 · Reflection sheet, lighting device and display device

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- Number: US 11,079,625 B2
- Document ID: US11079625B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/568,820
- Filed: 2019-09-12
- Published: 2020-03-19
- Granted: 2021-08-03
- Earliest claimed: 2018-09-17
- Assignees: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
- Applicants: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
- Inventors: Hisashi Watanabe; Hirotoshi Yasunaga; Youzou Kyoukane; Takeshi Masuda
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11079625B2

## CPC

- G02F 1/133553: {Reflecting elements (associated to illuminating devices G02F1/133605)}
- G02F 1/133603: {with LEDs}
- G02F 1/133345: {Insulating layers (G02F1/1335, G02F1/1337, G02F1/135, G02F1/136 take precedence)}
- G02F 1/133605: {including specially adapted reflectors}
- 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 reflection sheet stacked on a mounting surface of a light source substrate on which light sources are mounted includes an insulating sheet and a reflection layer. The insulating sheet is made of an insulating material. The reflection layer includes a metal thin film stacked on the insulating sheet. Holes are drilled through the reflection layer and the insulating sheet in a stacking direction in which the reflection layer is stacked on the insulating sheet so that the light sources are exposed therethrough. The reflection layer is divided into divided reflection areas by slits. The holes are formed in the divided reflection areas, respectively.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A reflection sheet stacked on a mounting surface of a light source substrate on which light sources are mounted, the reflection sheet comprising:
an insulating sheet made of an insulating material; and
a reflection layer including a metal thin film stacked on the insulating sheet, wherein
holes are drilled through the reflection layer and the insulating sheet in a stacking direction in which the reflection layer is stacked on the insulating sheet so that the light sources are exposed therethrough,
the reflection layer includes reflection segments that are physically and electrically isolated from each other by slits, and
the holes are formed in the reflection segments, respectively.

### Claim 2

A lighting device comprising:
light sources including pairs of electrodes;
a light source substrate including a mounting surface on which the light sources are mounted; and
a reflection sheet stacked on the mounting surface of the light source substrate, wherein the reflection sheet includes:
an insulating sheet made of an insulating material; and
a reflection layer including a metal thin film stacked on the insulating sheet,
holes are drilled through the reflection layer and the insulating sheet in a stacking direction in which the reflection layer is stacked on the insulating sheet at positions corresponding to the light sources so that the light sources are exposed therethrough,
the reflection layer is divided into divided reflection areas by slits,
the holes are formed in the divided reflection areas, respectively, and
two mounting portions of the light source substrate on which two of the pair of electrodes of a corresponding one of the light sources disposed in one of the holes are mounted are projected from a different two of the divided reflection areas and exposed through the hole when viewed in a plan view from a reflection sheet side.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The lighting device according to claim 2, wherein a paint layer made of a white material is formed in an area of the mounting surface of the light source substrate other than areas to which the electrodes are electrically connected.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The lighting device according to claim 3, wherein the insulating sheet of the reflection sheet is made of a transparent material.

### Claim 5 (depends on 2)

The lighting device according to claim 2, wherein the insulating sheet of the reflection sheet is made of a white material.

### Claim 6 (depends on 2)

The lighting device according to claim 2, wherein an auxiliary reflection layer made of a white material is disposed between the insulating sheet and the reflection layer of the reflection sheet.

### Claim 7 (depends on 2)

The lighting device according to claim 2, wherein
the insulating sheet of the reflection sheet is made of a heat resistant material, and
an adhesive layer is disposed between the reflection layer and the light source substrate.

### Claim 8 (depends on 2)

The lighting device according to claim 2 further comprising a light guide plate including a plate shaped member and an end surface through which light from the light sources enters.

### Claim 9 (depends on 2)

The lighting device according to claim 2, wherein the reflection layer has a thickness in a range from 0.05 μm to 1 μm.

### Claim 10 (depends on 2)

The lighting device according to claim 2, wherein the slits have widths in a range from 3 μm to 30 μm.

### Claim 11 (depends on 2)

The lighting device according to claim 2, wherein the slits are arranged at equal intervals with a pitch in a range from 0.1 mm to 5 mm.

### Claim 12 (depends on 2)

A display device comprising:
a lighting device according to claim 2; and
a display panel.