# US 12,181,745 B2 · Display apparatus and light source device thereof > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,181,745 B2 - Document ID: US12181745B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 18/474,565 - Filed: 2023-09-26 - Published: 2024-01-18 - Granted: 2024-12-31 - Earliest claimed: 2021-01-04 - Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Chunsoon Park; Sungyeol Kim; Kyehoon Lee - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12181745B2 ## CPC - G02F 1/133607: {the light controlling member including light directing or refracting elements, e.g. prisms or lenses} - G02F 1/133603: {with LEDs} - G02F 1/133605: {including specially adapted reflectors} - G02F 1/133608: {including particular frames or supporting means} - 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 light source device comprises a diffuser plate and a light source module disposed behind the diffuser plate. The light source module includes a substrate, a plurality of light emitting diodes mounted on the substrate, and a plurality of reflective layers each provided on a front surface of the plurality of light emitting diodes. When a distance between the centers of each of the plurality of light emitting diodes is referred to as a pitch, and a distance between the diffuser plate and the substrate is referred to as an optical distance, a ratio of the pitch to the optical distance satisfies the following expression: 2.5≤pitch/optical distance≤4.5. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A display apparatus comprising: a display panel; and a light source module configured to provide light to the display panel, wherein the light source module comprises: a substrate; and a plurality of light emitting diodes mounted on the substrate and arranged along a first direction and a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; a plurality of optical domes configured to cover the plurality of light emitting diodes; and a plurality of reflective layers each provided in front of the plurality of light emitting diodes, and wherein the plurality of reflective layers output main light, which is emitted from the plurality of light emitting diodes, to have an angle that is greater than or equal to 50° but less than or equal to 65° with respect to a front and rear direction. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The display apparatus of claim 1, wherein the plurality of reflective layers comprises a Distributed Bragg Reflector (DBR). ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The display apparatus of claim 1, wherein when a distance between centers of the plurality of light emitting diodes is a pitch, and a distance between a diffuser plate and the substrate is an optical distance, the pitch is greater than or equal to 4 mm but less than or equal to 14 mm. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The display apparatus of claim 1, wherein when a distance between centers of the plurality of light emitting diodes is a pitch, and a distance between a diffuser plate and the substrate is an optical distance, the optical distance is greater than or equal to 1.5 mm but less than or equal to 4.5 mm. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The display apparatus of claim 1, wherein when a distance between centers of the plurality of light emitting diodes in a first direction is a pitch, and a distance between a diffuser plate and the substrate is an optical distance and the pitch is configured to have a first distance equal to 1.1 times a second distance and the optical distance is greater than or equal to 1.5 mm but less than or equal to 2.5 mm, a ratio of the pitch to the optical distance satisfies the following expression: 3.5≤pitch/optical distance≤4.5, wherein the first distance is a distance between the plurality of light emitting diodes spaced apart in the first direction and the second distance is a distance between the plurality of light emitting diodes spaced apart in the second direction. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The display apparatus of claim 1, wherein when a distance between centers of the plurality of light emitting diodes in a first direction is a pitch, and a distance between a diffuser plate and the substrate is an optical distance and the pitch is configured to have a first distance equal to 1.1 times a second distance and the optical distance is greater than or equal to 2.5 mm but less than or equal to 3.5 mm, a ratio of the pitch to the optical distance satisfies the following expression: 3.2≤pitch/optical distance≤4.2, wherein the first distance is a distance between the plurality of light emitting diodes spaced apart in the first direction and the second distance is a distance between the plurality of light emitting diodes spaced apart in the second direction. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The display apparatus of claim 1, wherein when a distance between centers of the plurality of light emitting diodes in a first direction is a pitch, and a distance between a diffuser plate and the substrate is an optical distance and the pitch is configured to have a first distance equal to 1.1 times a second distance and the optical distance is greater than or equal to 3.5 mm but less than or equal to 4.5 mm, a ratio of the pitch to the optical distance satisfies the following expression: 2.5≤pitch/optical distance≤3.5, wherein the first distance is a distance between the plurality of light emitting diodes spaced apart in the first direction and the second distance is a distance between the plurality of light emitting diodes spaced apart in the second direction. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The display apparatus of claim 1, wherein a plurality of optical domes is formed of silicone or epoxy resin. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The display apparatus of claim 1, wherein the plurality of light emitting diodes is configured to emit blue light. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The display apparatus of claim 1, wherein a first distance between the plurality of light emitting diodes spaced apart in the first direction and a second distance between the plurality of light emitting diodes spaced apart in the second direction satisfy the following expression: (first distance)≤1.1*(second distance), wherein when the first distance is less than or equal to 1.1 times the second distance and when an optical distance between a diffuser plate and the substrate is in a first range, a ratio of a pitch in the first direction to the optical distance satisfies a first condition, and wherein when the first distance is less than or equal to 1.1 times the second distance and when the optical distance is in a second range, the ratio of the pitch in the first direction to the optical distance satisfies a second condition. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The display apparatus of claim 1, wherein the main light corresponds to light, in a main optical path, having a greatest brightness among plurality of light emitted from the respective light emitting diode. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The display apparatus of claim 11, wherein the main optical path comprises a first main optical path and a second main optical path. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The display apparatus of claim 12, wherein an angle between the first main optical path and the second main optical path is greater than or equal to 100° but less than or equal to 130°. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The display apparatus of claim 12, wherein an angle between the first main optical path and the second main optical path is about 108°. ### Claim 15 (depends on 11) The display apparatus of claim 11, wherein the main optical path has an angle of 54° with respect to the front-rear direction. ### Claim 16 A display apparatus comprising: a light source device configured to output light; and a liquid crystal panel configured to block or transmit the light, wherein the light source device comprises: a substrate; a plurality of light emitting diodes mounted on the substrate and arranged along a first direction and a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; a plurality of optical domes configured to cover the plurality of light emitting diodes; and a plurality of reflective layers each provided in front of the plurality of light emitting diodes, and wherein the plurality of reflective layers output main light, which is emitted from the plurality of light emitting diodes, to have an angle that is greater than or equal to 50° but less than or equal to 65° with respect to a front and rear direction. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The display apparatus of claim 16, wherein the light source device comprises a diffuser plate disposed between the liquid crystal panel and the substrate. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The display apparatus of claim 16, wherein a first distance between the plurality of light emitting diodes spaced apart in the first direction and a second distance between the plurality of light emitting diodes spaced apart in the second direction satisfy the following expression: (first distance)≤1.1*(second distance), wherein when the first distance is less than or equal to 1.1 times the second distance and when an optical distance between a diffuser plate and the substrate is in a first range, a ratio of a pitch in the first direction to the optical distance satisfies a first condition, and wherein when the first distance is less than or equal to 1.1 times the second distance and when the optical distance is in a second range, the ratio of the pitch in the first direction to the optical distance satisfies a second condition.