# US 9,435,929 B2 · Back light module > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 9,435,929 B2 - Document ID: US9435929B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 14/305,573 - Filed: 2014-06-16 - Published: 2014-12-25 - Granted: 2016-09-06 - Earliest claimed: 2013-06-20 - Assignees: Young Lighting Technology Inc. - Applicants: Ming-Dah Liu; Chin-Ming Lin; Sze-Ke Wang - Inventors: Ming-Dah Liu; Chin-Ming Lin; Sze-Ke Wang - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9435929B2 ## CPC - G02B 6/0031: {Reflecting element, sheet or layer} - G02B 6/003: {Lens or lenticular sheet or layer} - G02B 6/0068: {Arrangements of plural sources, e.g. multi-colour light sources} - G02B 6/0036: {2-D arrangement of prisms, protrusions, indentations or roughened surfaces} - G02B 6/0043: {provided on the surface of the light guide} - G02B: OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS ## Abstract A back light module includes a light guide plate, at least one first light source, at least one second light source and at least one first reflection element. The light guide plate includes a first light incident surface, a second light incident surface opposite to the first light incident surface, a light emitting surface, and a bottom surface opposite to the light emitting surface. The first light source is disposed beside the first light incident surface and suitable to provide a first non-collimated light beam to the first light incident surface. The second light source is disposed beside the second light incident surface and suitable to provide a first collimated light beam to the second light incident surface. The first reflection element is disposed beside the first light incident surface to reflect the first collimated light beam emitted so as to make the first collimated light beam diverge. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A back light module, comprising: a light guide plate including a first light incident surface, a second light incident surface opposite to the first light incident surface, a light emitting surface, and a bottom surface opposite to the light emitting surface, wherein the light emitting surface connects the first light incident surface and the second light incident surface, and the bottom surface connects the first light incident surface and the second light incident surface; at least one first light source disposed beside the first light incident surface, the first light source being suitable to provide a first non-collimated light beam to the first light incident surface; at least one second light source disposed beside the second light incident surface, the second light source being suitable to provide a first collimated light beam to the second light incident surface; and at least one first reflection element disposed beside the first light incident surface, wherein the first reflection element is suitable to reflect the first collimated light beam emitted from the second light source so as to make the first collimated light beam diverge, wherein the first reflection element is a convex micro mirror array. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The back light module as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first light source is a light emitting diode, and the second light source is a laser diode. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The back light module as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first light source is a light emitting diode, and the second light source is an assembly of a light emitting diode and a collimator lens. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The back light module as claimed in claim 1, wherein a number of the first light source is plurality, a number of the second light source is plurality, and at least one of the first light sources corresponds to one of the second light sources. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The back light module as claimed in claim 1, wherein a number of the first light source is plurality, a number of the second light source is plurality, there is a gap between two adjacent first light sources, and at least one of the second light sources corresponds to the gap. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The back light module as claimed in claim 1, wherein the light guide plate is rectangular, the first light incident surface comprises a first corner, the second light incident surface comprises a second corner, the first corner and the second corner are respectively disposed at two ends of a diagonal line of the light guide plate, the at least one first light source is disposed at the first corner, and the at least one second light source is disposed at the second corner. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The back light module as claimed in claim 6, wherein the first light incident surface further comprises a third corner, the second light incident surface further comprises a fourth corner, the third corner and the fourth corner are respectively disposed at two ends of another diagonal line of the light guide plate, a number of the first light source is two, a number of the second light source is two, the other first light source is disposed at the third corner, and the other second light source is disposed at the fourth corner. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The back light module as claimed in claim 1, wherein a number of the at least one second light source is greater than or equal to two, the light guide plate is rectangular, the second light incident surface has a second corner and a fourth corner, the second corner and the fourth corner are connected to the second light incident surface, and at least two of the second light sources are respectively disposed at the second corner and the fourth corner. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The back light module as claimed in claim 1, wherein the light guide plate further comprises a plurality of microstructures disposed on the bottom surface, and a distribution density of the microstructures is increased gradually along a direction from the first light incident surface toward the second light incident surface. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The back light module as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a light-converting structure disposed on the light guide plate, wherein the light-converting structure is suitable to receive the first collimated light beam emitted from the second light source and convert a color of the first collimated light beam. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The back light module as claimed in claim 10, wherein the light-converting structure comprises phosphor. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The back light module as claimed in claim 1, further comprising an optical structure, wherein the optical structure is disposed between the second light source and the second light incident surface, the optical structure comprises a plurality of lenticular lenses, a longitudinal direction of each lenticular lens is parallel to a first extension direction, a number of the first reflection element is plurality, each first reflection element is a stripe-shaped convex micro mirror, a longitudinal direction of each first reflection element is parallel to a second extension direction, the first extension direction is perpendicular to the light emitting surface, and the second extension direction is parallel to the second light incident surface and perpendicular to the first extension direction. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The back light module as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first reflection element includes a concave surface of the light guide plate and a refection layer coated on the concave surface, and the concave surface is concaved in the light guide plate and connected the light emitting surface and the second light incident surface. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The back light module as claimed in claim 1, wherein a number of the first reflection element is plurality, a number of the first light source is plurality, and each first reflection element is disposed between two adjacent first light sources. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The back light module as claimed in claim 1, further comprising: at least one third light source disposed beside a third light incident surface of the light guide plate, the at least one third light source being suitable to provide a second non-collimated light beam to the third light incident surface; at least one fourth light source disposed beside a fourth light incident surface of the light guide plate, the fourth light incident surface being opposite to the third light incident surface, the at least one fourth light source being suitable to provide a second collimated light beam to the fourth light incident surface, the third light incident surface connecting the first light incident surface and the second light incident surface, the fourth light incident surface connecting the first light incident surface and the second light incident surface; and at least one second reflection element disposed beside the third light incident surface, the second reflection element being suitable to reflect the second collimated light beam emitted from the fourth light source to make the second collimated light beam diverge. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The back light module as claimed in claim 15, wherein the third light source is a light emitting diode, and the fourth light source is a laser diode. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The back light module as claimed in claim 15, wherein the third light source is a light emitting diode, and the fourth light source is an assembly of a light emitting diode and a collimator lens. ### Claim 18 (depends on 15) The back light module as claimed in claim 15, wherein a number of the third light source is plurality, a number of the fourth light source is plurality, and at least one of the third light sources corresponds to one of the fourth light sources. ### Claim 19 (depends on 15) The back light module as claimed in claim 15, wherein a number of the third light source is plurality, a number of the fourth light source is plurality, there is a gap between two adjacent third light sources, and at least one of the fourth light sources corresponds to the gap. ### Claim 20 (depends on 15) The back light module as claimed in claim 15, wherein the second reflection element is a convex mirror. ### Claim 21 (depends on 15) The back light module as claimed in claim 15, wherein the second reflection element is a convex micro mirror array. ### Claim 22 (depends on 1) The back light module as claimed in claim 1, further comprising at least one third reflection element, wherein the third reflection element is disposed beside the second light incident surface, and the third reflection element is suitable to reflect the first non-collimated light beam emitted from the first light source. ### Claim 23 (depends on 22) The back light module as claimed in claim 22, wherein a number of the third reflection element is plurality, a number of the second light source is plurality, and each third reflection element is disposed between two adjacent second light sources. ### Claim 24 (depends on 22) The back light module as claimed in claim 22, wherein the third reflection element is a convex mirror. ### Claim 25 (depends on 22) The back light module as claimed in claim 22, wherein the third reflection element is a convex micro mirror array.