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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2014
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Byoung Jin Cho, Anyang-si, KR;
Young Chol Lee, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Young Man Ahn, Suwon-si, KR;
Joon Seok Ahn, Suwon-si, KR;
Nae Won Jang, Seongnam-si, KR;
Hyeong Sik Choi, Hwaseong-si, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-Si, KR;
Abstract
A backlight unit includes a light source and a lens unit optically coupled to the light source. A surface of the lens unit facing the light source includes areas coated with a reflective material for reflecting light from the light source away from the lens, and a transmissive area for transmitting light from the light source towards ran output surface of the lens. A display device includes a display panel, a light diffuser, the backlight unit and a reflective element, the backlight unit arranged between the light diffuser and the reflective element, and the display panel positioned opposite the backlight unit with respect to the light diffuser.