# US 8,770,822 B2 · Backlight module and a backlight device

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- Number: US 8,770,822 B2
- Document ID: US8770822B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 13/318,782
- Filed: 2011-09-19
- Published: 2013-01-10
- Granted: 2014-07-08
- Earliest claimed: 2011-09-19
- Assignees: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Chengwen Que; Yicheng Kuo
- Inventors: Chengwen Que; Yicheng Kuo
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8770822B2

## CPC

- G02B 6/0085: {Means for removing heat created by the light source from the package}
- G02B 6/0073: {Light emitting diode [LED]}
- G02B 6/0091: {of the light source relative to the light guide (G02B6/0021 takes precedence)}
- G02F 1/133608: {including particular frames or supporting means}
- G02B: OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
- 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

The utility model relates to a technology field of liquid crystal display, and more particularly to a backlight module and a backlight device. The backlight module provided by the utility model comprises a light guide plate, a printed circuit board, a heat-dissipating bracket and a first retaining member. There has an optical-coupling distance between a light incidence surface of the light guide plate and the printed circuit board. The light incidence surface of the light guide plate disposes more than two light guide plate protrusions thereon. The first retaining member retains the heat-dissipating bracket, the printed circuit board and the light guide plate together to form an independent module. The technical solution of the utility model can enhance the stability of the optical-coupling distance in the backlight module, realize a simple modularization assembly, simplify a mounting process of the back plate, and improve the assembly convenience.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A backlight module, comprising:
a light guide plate having a light incidence surface, which disposes more than two light guide plate protrusions thereon, and each of the light guide plate protrusions being provided with a tapping hole;
a printed circuit board being provided with more than two first through holes, and disposing a plurality of light-emitting bodies on a front surface of the printed circuit board;
a heat-dissipating bracket being provided with more than two second through holes, and the first and second through holes being corresponding to the tapping hole; and
a first retaining member passing through the second through hole, the first through hole and the tapping hole for retaining the heat-dissipating bracket, the printed circuit board and the light guide plate together to form an independent module;
wherein the light incidence surface of the light guide plate and a front surface of all the light-emitting bodies define an optical-coupling distance therebetween.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The backlight module as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least one of the first through holes and at least one of the second through holes are designed as an aligning hole, and the other through holes are designed to have an offset compensating gap.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1, 2)

The backlight module as claimed in claim 1 or 2, wherein the height of the light guide plate protrusions is equal to the sum of the thickness of one light-emitting body disposed on a front surface of the printed circuit board and the optical-coupling distance.

### Claim 4

A backlight device, comprising:
a light guide plate having a light incidence surface, which disposes more than two light guide plate protrusions thereon, and each of the light guide plate protrusions being provided with a tapping hole;
a printed circuit board being provided with more than two first through holes corresponding to the tapping holes, and disposing a plurality of light-emitting bodies on a front surface of the printed circuit board;
a heat-dissipating bracket being provided with more than two second through holes corresponding to the tapping holes;
a reflection sheet;
a back plate disposing more than two third through holes;
a first retaining member passing through the second through hole, the first through hole and the taping hole for retaining the heat-dissipating bracket, the printed circuit board and the light guide plate together to form an independent backlight module, and
a second retaining member passing through the third through hole to connect and retain the back plate, the reflection sheet and the backlight module,
wherein the light incidence surface of the light guide plate and a front surface of all the light-emitting bodies define an optical-coupling distance therebetween.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The backlight device as claimed in claim 4, wherein at least one of the first through holes and at lease one of the second through holes are designed as an aligning hole, and the other through holes are designed to have an offset compensating gap.

### Claim 6 (depends on 4)

The backlight device as claimed in claim 4, wherein the height of the light guide plate protrusions is equal to the sum of the thickness of one light-emitting body disposed on the printed circuit board and the optical-coupling distance.

### Claim 7 (depends on 4)

The backlight device as claimed in claim 4, wherein the printed circuit board disposes a first connecting terminal on one end of a back surface thereof, the back plate also disposes a second connecting terminal positioned near the third through holes and corresponding to the first connecting terminal, and the first and second connecting terminals are electrically connected to each other.