Nichia Corporation

Koki Shibai

Shimpei Sasaoka

Naoya Kashiwagi

Yoshihiro Sho

Motokazu Yamada

Shimpei Bando

A planar light source includes a substrate, light sources, and at least one partitioning member. The partitioning member includes first wall parts, second wall parts, and partitioned regions. The first wall parts define first ridges extending in a first direction. The second wall parts define second ridges extending in a second direction. The partitioned regions each is surrounded by the first ridges and the second ridges in a plan view. the partitioned regions are arranged in the first and second directions. At least one first cut is defined on at least one of the first ridges. At least one second cut is defined on at least one of the second ridges. The at least one first cut and the at least one second cut are spaced apart from each other. At least one of the light sources is arranged in a corresponding one of the partitioned regions.

Partitioning member, planar light source, and liquid crystal display device

A planar light source has a plurality of light sources, a substrate, and a partitioning member. The partitioning member includes a first member provided with first partitioned parts each having a first bottom part and first oblique parts surrounding the first bottom part that are arranged on the substrate in a matrix, and a second member provided with second partitioned parts each having a second bottom part and second oblique parts surrounding the second bottom part that are arranged on the substrate in a matrix. The first member further has first outer oblique parts overlapping the second oblique parts located along the outer edge of the second member on the first member side. The first bottom parts and the second bottom parts each have a light source disposition opening, and the light sources are individually disposed on the substrate exposed in the light source disposition openings.

Planar light source and liquid crystal display device

A planar light source includes a substrate, light sources, and a partitioning member. The partitioning member defines partitioned regions arranged in a first direction and in a second direction that intersects the first direction. At least one of the light sources is arranged in a corresponding one of the partitioned regions. The partitioning member includes a plurality of first wall parts defining a plurality of first ridges extending in the first direction, and a plurality of second wall parts defining a plurality of second ridges extending in the second direction. The first wall parts define at least one first cut on at least one of the first ridges. At least one of the partitioned regions is surrounded by the first ridges and the second ridges in a plan view and includes an opposing pair of the first wall parts and an opposing pair of the second wall parts.

A light emitting device includes a substrate, a plurality of light sources disposed on the substrate, and a plurality of light reflecting members disposed on the substrate. The light reflecting members respectively include wall parts each surrounding each of the light sources individually or two or more of the light sources in groups. Two adjacent ones of the light reflecting members are joined to each other such that outer surfaces of the wall parts of the two adjacent ones of the light reflecting members are bonded to each other via an adhesive agent.

Light emitting device

A surface light source includes a plurality of light sources, a substrate, a first member disposed on the substrate and including a plurality of recessed first demarcating portions each including a first inclined portion and a first bottom portion and one or more recessed second demarcating portions each including a second inclined portion and a first opening, and a second member overlying a portion of the first member and including a third inclined portion overlapping with the second inclined portion, a fourth inclined portion adjacent to the third inclined portion and not overlapping with the second inclined portion, a second bottom portion located inside the first opening, and a third bottom portion continuous with a lower end of the fourth inclined portion, and the plurality of light sources being respectively disposed on the substrate exposed in the first bottom portion, the second bottom portion, and the third bottom portion.

Demarcating member, demarcating structure body, surface light source, and liquid-crystal display device

A light emitting device includes a substrate, a plurality of light sources, a light reflecting member and a resin member. The substrate defines a through hole. The light reflecting member includes a wall part having a first surface and a second surface. The first surface defines a plurality of surrounding parts respectively surrounding each of the light sources individually or two or more of the light sources in groups. The second surface defines a hollow part. The resin member is disposed inside the hollow part. The hollow part defines a first opening on a substrate side of the wall part. The through hole defines a second opening positioned inner than the first opening. The resin member is continuously in contact with the second surface and the upper surface of the substrate in a region between a peripheral edge of the second opening and a peripheral edge of the first opening.

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