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US 2010/0149832 A1Published application
Backlight assembly with thin film light pipe
AssigneeAsahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsEngin Arik, Evgeni Poliakov, Thomas Forrester
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Abstract
A backlight assembly is provided. The backlight assembly includes a light pipe assembly having a thickness of about 90 microns, a light source and a coupler that receives light from the light source and diffuses the received light from the light source into the first end of the light pipe assembly.
Claims7
A backlight assembly comprising:
- a light pipe assembly;
- a light source;
- and
- a coupler that receives light from the light source and diffuses the received light from the light source into the first end of the light pipe assembly.
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3-11. (canceled)
A backlight assembly comprising:
- a light pipe assembly;
- a light source;
- and
- a coupler with a lens disposed between the light source and light pipe assembly that diffuses light from the light source into the light pipe assembly.
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A backlight assembly comprising:
- a light pipe assembly;
- a light source;
- and
- a coupler with a light receiving portion dimensioned for an angular emission characteristic of the light source.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.