Led arrays
OwnerNeil Griffin, Neil Pollockinventors
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Abstract
This invention relates to structures for mounting LEDs, said structures being suitable for use in the manufacture of light guide devices. This invention also relates to light guide devices comprising said structures and methods of manufacture of the aforementioned. The light guide devices are suitable for use in a range of applications, particularly in connection with the backlighting of displays, for example, liquid crystal displays.
Claims25
An edge-lit light guide device comprising:
- a non-imaging concentrator comprising a light input area and a light output area;
- and
- an array of LEDs positioned to direct light into the light input area of the non-imaging concentrator;
- wherein said non-imaging concentrator is optically coupled to a core light guide layer.
An LED assembly for a light guide device, wherein said assembly comprises an array of LEDs mounted on a flexible PCB substrate.
A display device comprising a light guide device comprising:
- a non-imaging concentrator comprising a light input area and a light output area;
- and
- an array of LEDs positioned to direct light into the light input area of the non-imaging concentrator;
- wherein said non-imaging concentrator is optically coupled to a core light guide layer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.