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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2009
Tun-chien Teng, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Jyh-ming Chen, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Tun-Chien Teng, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Jyh-Ming Chen, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Coretronic Corporation, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Abstract
A light guide unit including a light guide plate and a plurality of rod lenses is provided. The light guide plate has a first surface, a second surface opposite to the first surface, and a light incident surface connecting the first surface and the second surface. The light guide plate further has a plurality of diffusion net points located at the second surface. The rod lenses are disposed on the first surface. Each of the rod lenses extends along a first direction and has a curved surface curving in a second direction. The rod lenses are arranged along the second direction. Pitches of the adjacent diffusion net points in the first direction are smaller than pitches of the adjacent diffusion net points in the second direction. A backlight module using the light guide unit is also provided.