Light unit and a LCD liquid crystal display comprising the light unit

Abstract

Provided is a light unit including a plurality of LED light sources formed on a PCB, a resin layer stacked on the PCB to diffuse and guide emitted light forwards, and a diffusion plate having an optical pattern printed thereon to shield light emitted from the LED light sources. The optical pattern is composed of a diffusion pattern implemented as at least one layer, or a combination of the diffusion pattern layer and a light shielding pattern. The light unit forms an optical pattern for shielding or diffusing light on a surface of a light diffusion plate of the back-light unit, and combines a diffusion pattern and a metal pattern to attain uniformity of light and realize a yellow-light shielding effect, thus leading to a reliable light quality.

The invention claimed is: 
     
       1. A light unit, comprising:
 a printed circuit board (PCB); which extends in a horizontal direction;   a plurality of LED light sources formed on the PCB;   a resin layer on the PCB and surrounding the LED light sources, the resin layer being configured to diffuse and guide light emitted from the LED light sources;   a diffusion plate on the resin layer;   an optical pattern disposed between the diffusion plate and the resin layer,   wherein the first pattern is a diffusion pattern,   wherein the second pattern is a shielding pattern,   wherein the shielding pattern is configured to shield light emitted from the LED light sources, and   wherein the optical pattern is implemented by overlapping printing the shielding pattern onto the diffusion pattern in a vertical direction.   
     
     
       2. The light unit of  claim 1 , wherein the optical pattern is disposed on a surface of the diffusion plate. 
     
     
       3. The light unit of  claim 1 , wherein the diffusion pattern comprises at least one substance selected from the group consisting of TiO 2 , CaCO 3 , BaSO 4 , Al 2 O 3 , and silicon. 
     
     
       4. The light unit of  claim 1 , wherein the second pattern is disposed on a portion of the first pattern, and
 wherein the first pattern is disposed on the diffusion plate.   
     
     
       5. The light unit of  claim 1 , wherein the a second pattern is formed by overlapping printing on an upper or lower portion of the first pattern, thereby shielding or reflecting the emitted light; and
 wherein the optical pattern further comprises a third pattern comprising a diffusion pattern, and   wherein the third pattern is disposed between the first pattern and the second pattern.   
     
     
       6. The light unit of  claim 1 , wherein the diffusion pattern comprises a substance containing TiO 2  or a substance containing TiO 2  and CaCO 3 . 
     
     
       7. The light unit of  claim 1 , wherein the first pattern has a thickness from 4 μm to 100 μm. 
     
     
       8. The light unit of  claim 1 , wherein the shielding pattern comprises light shielding ink containing Al or a mixture of Al and TiO 2 . 
     
     
       9. The light unit of  claim 1 , wherein the first or second pattern further comprises beads. 
     
     
       10. The light unit of  claim 1 , wherein the second pattern has a thickness from 4 μm to 100 μm. 
     
     
       11. The light unit of  claim 5 , wherein the third pattern comprises a substance containing TiO 2  or a substance containing TiO 2  and CaCO 3 . 
     
     
       12. The light unit of  claim 5 , wherein the third pattern has a thickness from 4 μm to 100 μm. 
     
     
       13. The light unit of  claim 1 , further comprising a surface treatment layer formed between the resin layer and the diffusion plate and configured to receive the optical pattern, wherein a thickness of the surface treatment layer is equal to or greater than a thickness of the optical pattern. 
     
     
       14. The light unit of  claim 13 , wherein the surface treatment layer comprises the same material as the resin layer. 
     
     
       15. The light unit of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a reflection film on the PCB and having at least one reflection pattern formed thereon.   
     
     
       16. The light unit of  claim 15 , wherein the reflection pattern comprises reflective ink containing TiO 2  or Al 2 O 3 . 
     
     
       17. The light unit of  claim 1 , wherein the resin layer further comprises beads. 
     
     
       18. A liquid crystal display comprising a light unit according to  claim 1 . 
     
     
       19. The light unit of  claim 13 , wherein the optical pattern is buried in the surface treatment layer. 
     
     
       20. A light unit, comprising:
 a printed circuit board (PCB);   a plurality of LED light sources disposed on the PCB;   a resin layer disposed on the PCB;   a diffusion plate on the resin layer; and   an optical pattern disposed between the diffusion plate and the resin layer, the optical pattern comprising a first pattern on a lower surface of the diffusion plate, a second pattern on a lower surface of the first pattern, and a third pattern on a lower surface of the second pattern,   wherein at least one of the first pattern, the second pattern, and the third pattern is configured to shield light emitted from the LED light sources,   wherein an area of the first pattern is larger than an area of the second pattern,   wherein the first pattern overlaps the second pattern in a vertical direction perpendicular to the lower surface of the diffusion plate,   wherein the optical pattern includes a first region, a second region, and a third region,   wherein the first region is formed of the first pattern, the second pattern, and the third pattern,   wherein the second region is formed of two selected from the first pattern, the second pattern, and the third pattern, and   wherein the third region is formed of one selected from the first pattern, the second pattern, and the third pattern.   
     
     
       21. The light unit of  claim 20 , wherein the optical pattern is in direct physical contact with the lower surface of the diffusion plate. 
     
     
       22. The light unit of  claim 20 , wherein the second pattern is in direct physical contact with the first pattern, and
 wherein the first pattern is in direct physical contact with the lower surface of the diffusion plate.   
     
     
       23. The light unit of  claim 20 , wherein the second pattern is in direct physical contact with the first pattern, wherein the third pattern is in direct physical contact with the second pattern, and
 wherein the first pattern is in direct physical contact with the lower surface of the diffusion plate.   
     
     
       24. The light unit of  claim 20 , wherein the first pattern has a thickness in a range of from 4 μm to 100 μm. 
     
     
       25. The light unit of  claim 20 , wherein the optical pattern comprises light shielding ink containing Al or a mixture of Al and TiO 2 . 
     
     
       26. The light unit of  claim 20 , wherein at least one of the first pattern and the second pattern comprises beads. 
     
     
       27. The light unit of  claim 20 , wherein the second pattern has a thickness in a range of from 4 μm to 100 μm. 
     
     
       28. The light unit of  claim 20 , wherein the third pattern has a thickness in a range of from 4 μm to 100 μm. 
     
     
       29. The light unit of  claim 20 , comprising a surface treatment layer disposed between the resin layer and the diffusion plate and configured to receive the optical pattern, wherein a thickness of the surface treatment layer is equal to or greater than a thickness of the optical pattern. 
     
     
       30. The light unit of  claim 20 , comprising:
 a reflection film on the PCB and having at least one reflection pattern formed thereon.   
     
     
       31. The light unit of  claim 29 , wherein the optical pattern is buried in the surface treatment layer. 
     
     
       32. The light unit of  claim 20 , wherein the optical pattern is spaced apart from the resin layer. 
     
     
       33. The light unit of  claim 32 , comprising a surface treatment layer disposed between the resin layer and the diffusion plate and configured to receive the optical pattern,
 wherein a thickness of the surface treatment layer is equal to or greater than a thickness of the optical pattern, and   wherein the optical pattern is buried in the surface treatment layer.   
     
     
       34. The light unit of  claim 20 , wherein the LED light source comprises a front surface from which light is emitted and a rear surface opposite to the front surface. 
     
     
       35. The light unit of  claim 34 , wherein at least one of the first pattern, the second pattern, and the third pattern is disposed so as not to overlap in the vertical direction with the rear surface of the LED light source. 
     
     
       36. The light unit of  claim 34 , wherein an area of the first pattern, an area of the second pattern, and an area of the third pattern are all different from each other. 
     
     
       37. The light unit of  claim 36 , wherein the area of the second pattern is smaller than the area of the third pattern. 
     
     
       38. The light unit of  claim 37 , wherein the second pattern is disposed so as not to overlap in the vertical direction with the rear surface of the LED light source.