# US 9,039,247 B2 · Backlight module including circular and cylinder fresnel lenses

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- Number: US 9,039,247 B2
- Document ID: US9039247B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 13/916,518
- Filed: 2013-06-12
- Published: 2014-06-26
- Granted: 2015-05-26
- Earliest claimed: 2012-12-21
- Assignees: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Li-Ying Wang He
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9039247B2

## CPC

- F21V 5/007: {Array of lenses or refractors for a cluster of light sources, e.g. for arrangement of multiple light sources in one plane (combination of two or more refractors F21V5/008)}
- G02F 1/133603: {with LEDs}
- G02F 1/133605: {including specially adapted reflectors}
- G02F 1/133606: {including a specially adapted diffusing, scattering or light controlling members}
- F21V: FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- 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 backlight module includes a carrier plate, a plurality of light sources, a plurality of circular Fresnel lenses, and a plurality of cylinder Fresnel lenses. The circular Fresnel lenses are arranged in an array form on the carrier plate. The light sources correspond to the circular Fresnel lenses, and are located in a side away from the carrier plate. One cylinder Fresnel lens is set between every two adjacent circular Fresnel lenses. A length direction of each cylinder Fresnel lens is parallel to an extending direction of adjacent column of the circular Fresnel lens. The circular and cylinder Fresnel lenses are used to reflect a light incident into their surfaces, and to increase an emission angle of the reflected light.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A backlight module, comprising:
a carrier plate;
a plurality of light sources;
a plurality of circular Fresnel lenses, wherein the plurality of circular Fresnel lenses are arranged in an array form on the carrier plate; and
a plurality of cylindrical Fresnel lenses that are parallel to each other; wherein each of the plurality of light sources correspond with each of the plurality of circular Fresnel lenses, wherein each of the plurality of light sources are positioned away from both the circular Fresnel lenses and the carrier plate; one cylindrical Fresnel lens is set between every two adjacent circular Fresnel lenses; a length direction of each cylindrical Fresnel lens is parallel to an extending direction of adjacent column of the circular Fresnel lens; the plurality of circular and cylindrical Fresnel lenses arranged to reflect light incident into surfaces of the plurality of circular and cylindrical Fresnel lenses, and to increase an emission angle of the reflected light.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The backlight module as claimed in claim 1, wherein a cross sectional of each circular Fresnel lenses along its own diameter direction comprises an optical surface and an opposite bottom surface; the bottom surface is a flat surface; the optical surface comprises a center portion and a plurality of sector portions which are symmetrical to the center portion; the center portion being semi-elliptical, each sector portions comprises a right angle side and a curved side; the right angle side and the curved side are directly connected with the bottom surface; the right angle side is perpendicular to the bottom surface; a length of the plurality right angle sides gradually increases from the center portion facing toward a direction away from the center portion.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The backlight module as claimed in claim 2, wherein a cross section of each cylindrical Fresnel lenses along a direction perpendicular to its length is the same as the cross sectional along a radial direction of the circular Fresnel lenses.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The backlight module as claimed in claim 1, wherein the backlight module comprises a light guide device located at a side away from the plurality of circular Fresnel lenses and the light sources; the light guide device is configured to receive an emitted light of the plurality of light sources, and receive the reflected lights of the circular and the cylindrical Fresnel lenses.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The backlight module as claimed in claim 4, wherein the light guide device and the carrier plate are parallel to each other.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The backlight module as claimed in claim 5, wherein the carrier plate is a reflective plate.