Patent Publication Number: US-11391988-B2

Title: Light source module, backlight module and display device

Description:
RELATED APPLICATIONS 
     This application is a continuation application of International Application No. PCT/CN2019/127062 filed on Dec. 20, 2019, which is incorporated herein by reference. 
    
    
     BACKGROUND 
     Field of Invention 
     The present disclosure relates to a light source module. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to a light source module having improved luminance uniformity and its applications to a backlight module and a display device. 
     Description of Related Art 
     Generally, a light source module which is used for a direct type backlight module includes a substrate and plural light-emitting units arranged on the substrate at equal intervals. Light generated by the light-emitting units can be further mixed by an optical film to form a surface light source. 
     In order to reduce the cost and weight of the overall light source module, usually the number of light-emitting units is reduced. However, if the light-emitting units near a sidewall of a backplate are disposed too far from the sidewall, light generated by the light-emitting unit cannot be efficiently reflected by sidewall of the backplate, which causes dark shadow formed on a light-emitting surface near the edge of the sidewall. On the contrary, if the number of the light-emitting units is increased to solve the problem of dark shadow formed on the edges or corners of the sidewall, this will increase the weight and cost of the overall light source module. 
     SUMMARY 
     The invention provides a light source module which has good luminance uniformity, thereby improving the overall optical taste of a backlight module and a display device. 
     According to the aforementioned object, a light source module is provided. The light source module includes a back plate and plural light-emitting units. The back plate includes a bottom plate and a sidewall standing on the bottom plate, in which an included angle (θ slope ) is formed between an outer side surface of the sidewall and a horizontal plane where the bottom plate is located, and the included angle is an acute angle, and an optical distance (OD) is defined between a top end of the sidewall and the horizontal plane. The light-emitting units are arranged in the back plate, in which the light-emitting units which are closest to the sidewall are defined as plural target light-emitting units, and each of the target light-emitting units has a radiation angle (θ LED ), and each of the target light-emitting units is separated from the sidewall by a distance (d). The distance (d) is a difference between a first horizontal distance and a second horizontal distance, and the first horizontal distance is formed between each of the target light-emitting units and a predetermined location of the sidewall, and the second horizontal distance is formed between a bottom edge of the sidewall and the predetermined location of the sidewall. The first horizontal distance is calculated according to a first function F1, and the first function F1 is determined by a tangent function of a complementary angle of the radiation angle (θ LED ), the second horizontal distance is calculated according to a second function F2, and the second function F2 is determined by a tangent function of the included angle (θ slope ). 
     According to an embodiment of the present invention, the aforementioned radiation angle (θ LED ) is a half viewing angle or a half light-intensity angle of each of the target light-emitting units, and light emitted by each of the target light-emitting units at the radiation angle (θ LED ) is directed to the predetermined location of the sidewall. 
     According to an embodiment of the present invention, a portion of a surface of the sidewall which ranges from the predetermined location to a top edge of the sidewall can reflect more than 50% of light generated by each of the target light-emitting units. 
     According to an embodiment of the present invention, the aforementioned predetermined location is a midpoint of the sidewall or a position lower than the midpoint of the sidewall to which the light emitted by each of the target light-emitting units at half viewing angle or a half light-intensity angle is able to reach. 
     According to an embodiment of the present invention, the first function F1 is defined by the following equation: 
               F   ⁢           ⁢   1     =     P   ·       (     1     tan   ⁡     (       90   ⁢   °     -     θ   LED       )         )     .             
The second function F2 is defined by the following equation:
 
               F   ⁢           ⁢   2     =     P   ·       (     1     tan   ⁡     (     θ   slope     )         )     .             
P represents a vertical distance between the horizontal plane and the predetermined location on the sidewall.
 
     According to an embodiment of the present invention, a vertical distance P between the horizontal plane and the predetermined location on the sidewall is greater than or equal to 20% of the optical distance (OD) and is smaller than or equal to 50% of the optical distance (OD). 
     According to an embodiment of the present invention, the relationship between the included angle (θ slope ) and the radiation angle (θ LED ) is defined by an inequality: (90−θ LED )&lt;θ slope ≤90. 
     According to an embodiment of the present invention, the relationship between the included angle (θ slope ) and the radiation angle (θ LED ) is defined by an equation: 
     
       
         
           
             
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     According to an embodiment of the present invention, a distance (D) is calculated by subtracting a third horizontal distance from the difference between the first horizontal distance and the second horizontal distance. The third horizontal distance is a distance between a center and an edge of each of the target light-emitting units, wherein the third horizontal distance is calculated according to a third function F3, and the third function F3 is determined by a tangent function of a complementary angle of the radiation angle (θ LED ). 
     According to an embodiment of the present invention, the first function F3 is defined by the following equation: 
                 F   ⁢           ⁢   3     =     H     tan   ⁡     (       90   ⁢   °     -     θ   LED       )           ,         
in which H represents a height of each of the target light-emitting units.
 
     According to an embodiment of the present invention, the relationship among the height (H) of each of the target light-emitting units, the optical distance (OD), the included angle (θ slope ) and the radiation angle (θ LED ) is defined by an inequality: 
     
       
         
           
             
               
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     According to an embodiment of the present invention, the relationship among the height (H) of each of the target light-emitting units, the optical distance (OD), the included angle (θ slope ) and the radiation angle (θ LED ) is defined by an inequality: 
     
       
         
           
             
               
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     According to an embodiment of the present invention, the height (H) of each of the target light-emitting units is in a range from 0.5 mm to 1.5 mm. 
     According to an embodiment of the present invention, the optical distance (OD) is in a range from 3 mm to 10 mm. 
     According to the aforementioned object, a backlight module is provided. The backlight module includes a light source module and at least one optical film. The optical film is disposed on the light source module. 
     According to the aforementioned object, a display device is provided. The display device includes a light source module, at least one optical film and display panel. The optical film is disposed on the light source module. The display panel is disposed on the optical film. 
     According to the aforementioned embodiments of the present invention, the inclined angle of the sidewall of the back plate of the present disclosure is defined by the radiation angle of each of the light-emitting units. In addition, the first function and the second function are used to calculate the distance between each of the target light-emitting units and the sidewall of the back plate according to light-emitting amount and radiation angle of each of the light-emitting units. Therefore, light generated from the light-emitting units can be efficiently reflected by the sidewall of the back plate and is further emitted upwards, so that the amount of light can meet the requirements for use in the backlight module and the luminance uniformity of an area near the sidewall can be increased. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       The invention can be more fully understood by reading the following detailed description of the embodiment, with reference made to the accompanying drawings as follows: 
         FIG. 1  is a schematic diagram showing a display device in accordance with a first embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 2A  is a diagram showing a simulation of optical trends for a light source module in accordance with the first embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 2B  is a reference curve showing a relationship between luminance of light generated according to the first embodiment and X-axis positions; 
         FIG. 3A  is a diagram showing a simulation of optical trends for a light source module in accordance with a second embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 3B  is a reference curve showing a relationship between luminance of light generated according to the second embodiment and X-axis positions; 
         FIG. 4A  is a diagram showing a simulation of for a light source module in accordance with a first comparative example; 
         FIG. 4B  is a reference curve showing a relationship between luminance of light generated according to the first comparative example and X-axis positions; 
         FIG. 5A  is a diagram showing a simulation of optical trends for a light source module in accordance with a second comparative example; 
         FIG. 5B  is a reference curve showing a relationship between luminance of light generated according to the second comparative example and X-axis positions; and 
         FIG. 6  is a schematic diagram showing a display device in accordance with a second embodiment of the present disclosure. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     Referring to  FIG. 1 ,  FIG. 1  is a schematic diagram showing a display device  100  in accordance with a first embodiment of the present disclosure. The display device  100  mainly includes a light source module  200 , at least one optical film  300  disposed on the light source module  200  and a display panel  400  disposed on the optical film  300 . The light source module  200  includes a back plate  210  and plural light-emitting units  220 . The back plate  210  includes a bottom plate  211  and a sidewall  212  standing on the bottom plate  211 . The light-emitting units  220  are arranged in the back plate  210 . Therefore, light generated by the light-emitting units  220  can be mixed by the optical film  300  to form a surface light source so as to emit out from the display panel  400 . The light-emitting units  220  which are closest to the sidewall  212  are defined as target light-emitting units  220 ′ among all the light-emitting units  220 . After emitting towards the sidewall  212 , light generated by the target light-emitting units  220 ′ will be reflected by the sidewall  212  and then emit towards the optical film  300 . In order to avoid too much or too little of light emitted from the edge of the sidewall  212 , a distance d between each of the target light-emitting units  220 ′ and a bottom edge of the sidewall  212  needs to be designed. 
     In the present embodiment, as shown in  FIG. 1 , the distance d between each of the target light-emitting units  220 ′ and the bottom edge of the sidewall  212  is a difference between a first horizontal distance d1 and a second horizontal distance d2. The first horizontal distance d1 is a horizontal distance between each of the target light-emitting units  220 ′ and a predetermined location A1 of the sidewall  212 . The second horizontal distance d2 is a horizontal distance between the bottom edge of the sidewall  212  and the predetermined location A1 of the sidewall  212 . In the present embodiment, the predetermined location A1 can be determined by a reflection amount of light emitted by each light-emitting unit, a half viewing angle of each light-emitting unit, or a half light-intensity angle of each light-emitting unit. The “predetermined location A1” as referred herein refers to any positions on an inclined surface of the sidewall  212 , and light emitted towards the predetermined location A1 can be reflected by the sidewall  212  to be emitted from a position near a top edge of the sidewall  212 . Therefore, the distance d of each of the target light-emitting units  220 ′ and the bottom edge of sidewall  212  is designed to direct the light generated by each of the target light-emitting units  220 ′ to the predetermined location A1. For example, the back plate  210  have a function of supporting components which are used in the light-emitting units  220  and the light source module  200 , and the sidewall  212  of the back plate  210  has the function of reflecting light. Therefore, In order to improve the luminous efficiency of the overall display device, the top edge of the sidewall  212  is taken as a reference, and a portion of the surface of the sidewall  212  near the predetermined location A1 to the top edge of the sidewall  212  can reflect at least 50% (preferably more than 90%) of light generated by the light-emitting units  220  to emit upwards. Accordingly, the predetermined location A1 referred in the present disclosure can be defined as long as the required amount of reflection light can be achieved. On the other hand, in terms of utilization efficiency of the light emitted by light-emitting units, light emitted by the light-emitting units at the half viewing angles or the half light-intensity angles can be directed to the midpoint of the sidewall  212  or a position below the midpoint of the sidewall  212 , and is further emitted upwards. 
     In some embodiments, the first horizontal distance d1 is calculated according to a first function F1, and the second horizontal distance d2 is calculated according to a second function F2. The first function F1 is determined by a tangent function of a complementary angle of a radiation angle (θ LED ) of each of the target light-emitting units  220 ′. In one example, the first function F1 is defined by the following equation (1): 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     
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     wherein “P” represents a vertical distance P between a horizontal plane HP where the bottom plate  211  is located and the predetermined location A1 on the sidewall  212 ; θ LED  represents the half viewing angle or the half light-intensity angle of each of the target light-emitting units  220 ′. In the present embodiments, light emitted by the target light-emitting units  220 ′ at the radiation angle θ LED  can emit to the predetermined location A1 of the sidewall  212 . 
     In the present embodiment, there is an included angle θ slope  formed between an outer side surface of the sidewall and the horizontal plane HP where the bottom plate  211  is located, and the included angle θ slope  is an acute angle. In the present embodiment, and the second function F2 is determined by a tangent function of the included angle θ slope . In one example, the second function F2 is defined by the following equation (2): 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
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     On the condition that the included angle θ slope  between the sidewall  212  and the horizontal plane HP, the vertical distance P between the horizontal plane HP and the predetermined location A1 of the sidewall  212 , and the radiation angle θ LED  of each of the target light-emitting units  220 ′ are known, the distance d between each of the target light-emitting units  220 ′ and the bottom edge of sidewall  212  can be obtained by calculating the difference between the equation (1) and the equation (2). 
     As shown in  FIG. 1 , an optical distance OD is formed between a top end of the sidewall  212  and the horizontal plane HP where the bottom plate  211  is located. The optical distance OD as referred herein refers to a light-mixing distance of the light-emitting units  220 . In some embodiments, the vertical distance P in the first function F1 and the second function F2 is greater than or equal to 20% of the optical distance OD and is smaller than or equal to 50% of the optical distance OD. For example, the distance between each of the target light-emitting units  220 ′ and the bottom edge of sidewall  212  can be determined by reflection amount of light emitted by each of the target light-emitting units, so that light emitted by the light-emitting units at the half viewing angle or the half light-intensity angle can be directed to the predetermined location A1 and further emit upwards. Therefore, light emitted by the light-emitting units should be directed to the midpoint of the sidewall  212  or the position below the midpoint of the sidewall  212 . In other words, when the bottom edge of the sidewall  212  is taken as a reference, the vertical distance P is designed to be 20%-50% of the optical distance OD so as to direct the light emitted by the light-emitting units to sidewall  212 . 
     Simultaneously referring to  FIG. 1 ,  FIG. 2A  and  FIG. 2B ,  FIG. 2A  is a diagram showing a simulation of optical trends for a light source module in accordance with the first embodiment of the present disclosure, and  FIG. 2B  is a reference curve showing a relationship between luminance of light generated according to the first embodiment and X-axis positions. It is noted that, the original photos of the optical trends simulation shown in this disclosure (for example,  FIG. 2A ,  FIG. 4A , and  FIG. 5A ) are color images. When the optical trends simulation diagrams are presented in a grayscale, gray level from lighter to darker regions represents value variation of the optical trends from a small value to large value. In the first embodiment, the optical distance OD is 10 mm, the vertical distance P is 20% of the optical distance OD, the distance d between each of the target light-emitting units  220 ′ and the bottom edge of the sidewall  212  is 1.4 mm. It can be seen from the graph in  FIG. 2B  that the luminance emitted from the light source module  200  near the center of the back plate  210  is smaller than the luminance emitted from the light source module  200  near the sidewall  212  of the back plate  210 . In addition, the curve of brightness in  FIG. 2B  is a relatively smooth curve, which meets the requirements of common backlight modules. 
     Simultaneously referring to  FIG. 1 ,  FIG. 3A  and  FIG. 3B ,  FIG. 3A  is a diagram showing a simulation of optical trends for a light source module in accordance with a second embodiment of the present disclosure, and  FIG. 3B  is a reference curve showing a relationship between luminance of light generated according to the second embodiment and X-axis positions. In the second embodiment, the optical distance OD is 10 mm, the vertical distance P is 50% of the optical distance OD, and the distance d between each of the target light-emitting units  220 ′ and the bottom edge of the sidewall  212  is 4.9 mm. It can be seen from the graph in  FIG. 3B  that the luminance emitted from the light source module  200  near the center of the back plate  210  is smaller than the luminance emitted from the light source module  200  near the sidewall  212  of the back plate  210 . In addition, the curve of brightness in  FIG. 3B  is a relatively smooth curve, which meets the requirements of common backlight modules. 
     Simultaneously referring to  FIG. 1 ,  FIG. 4A  and  FIG. 4B ,  FIG. 4A  is a diagram showing a simulation of for a light source module in accordance with a first comparative example, and  FIG. 4B  is a reference curve showing a relationship between luminance of light generated according to the first comparative example and X-axis positions. In the first comparative example, the optical distance OD is 10 mm and the vertical distance P is 10% of the optical distance OD, the distance d between each of the target light-emitting units  220 ′ and the bottom edge of the sidewall  212  is 0.3 mm. However, the curve of brightness in  FIG. 4B  shows that the luminance emitted from the light source module  200  near the sidewall  212  is particularly high, and does not meet the requirements of common backlight modules. 
     Simultaneously referring to  FIG. 1 ,  FIG. 5A  and  FIG. 5B ,  FIG. 5A  is a diagram showing a simulation of optical trends for a light source module in accordance with a second comparative example, and  FIG. 5B  is a reference curve showing a relationship between luminance of light generated according to the second comparative example and X-axis positions. In the second comparative example, the optical distance OD is 10 mm and the vertical distance P is 80% of the optical distance OD, the distance d between each of the target light-emitting units  220 ′ and the bottom edge of the sidewall  212  is 6.1 mm. However, the curve of brightness in  FIG. 5B  shows that the luminance emitted from the light source module  200  near the sidewall  212  is particularly low, and does not meet the requirements of common backlight modules. Accordingly, by designing the vertical distance P of light-emitting units  220  from the predetermined location A1 to the bottom edge of the sidewall  212  to be greater than or equal to 20% of the optical distance OD and to be smaller than or equal to 50% of the optical distance OD, the light source module has improved luminance uniformity. In some examples, the optical distance OD is in a range from 3 mm to 10 mm. 
     Referring to  FIG. 1  again, in one embodiment, the included angle θ slope  is formed between the sidewall  212  and the horizontal plane HP. The relationship between the included angle θ slope  and the radiation angle θ LED  of each of the target light-emitting units  220 ′ can be defined by an equation (3) or an equation (4): 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     
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     Therefore, on the condition that the radiation angle θ LED  is known, the included angle θ slope  of the sidewall  212  can be calculated by using the equation (3) and the equation (4). 
     It is noted that, it is assumed that the light-emitting units  220  in the light source module  200  shown in  FIG. 1  are point light sources, so there is no need to consider the heights of the light-emitting units  220 . In other embodiments, light-emitting units having heights also can be applied to the light source module. Referring to  FIG. 6 ,  FIG. 6  is a schematic diagram showing a display device  500  in accordance with a second embodiment of the present disclosure. The structure of the display device  500  shown in  FIG. 6  is similar to that of the display device  100  shown in  FIG. 1 , and the main difference therebetween is that a light source module  600  of the display device  500  has different designs. The light source module  600  shown in  FIG. 6  mainly includes a back plate  610  and plural light-emitting units  620 . The back plate  610  includes a bottom plate  611  and a sidewall  612  standing on the bottom plate  611 , and the light-emitting units  620  are arranged in the back plate  610 . Therefore, light generated by the light-emitting units  620  can be mixed by the optical film  300  to form a surface light source to emit out from the display panel  400 . The light-emitting units  620  which are closest to the sidewall  612  are defined as target light-emitting units  620 ′ among the light-emitting units  620 . There is a distance D between each of the target light-emitting units  620 ′ and a bottom edge of the sidewall  612 . 
     As shown in  FIG. 6 , in the present embodiment, the distance D is calculated by subtracting a third horizontal distance D3 from a difference between the first horizontal distance D1 and the second horizontal distance D2. The first horizontal distance D1 is a horizontal distance between each of the target light-emitting units  620 ′ and a predetermined location A1 on the sidewall  612 . The second horizontal distance D2 is a horizontal distance between the bottom edge of the sidewall  612  and the predetermined location A1 on the sidewall  612 . The third horizontal distance D3 is a distance between a center and a side edge of each of the target light-emitting units  620 ′. In other words, in a case of each of the light-emitting units  620 ′ having a height H, the height H of each of the light-emitting units  620 ′ has to be considered while calculating the distance D between each of the target light-emitting units  620 ′ and the bottom edge of the sidewall  212 . In one embodiment, the first horizontal distance D1 is calculated according to the aforementioned first function F1, and the first function F1 is defined by the aforementioned equation (1). In addition, the second horizontal distance D2 is calculated according to the aforementioned first function F2, and the first function F2 is defined by the aforementioned equation (2). In the equation (1), “P” represents a vertical distance P between a horizontal plane HP where the bottom plate  611  is located and the predetermined location A1 of the sidewall  612 , and “θ LED ” represents a radiation angle of each of the target light-emitting units  620 ′, for example, the half viewing angle or the half light-intensity angle of each of the target light-emitting units  620 ′. In the equation (2), “θ slope ” represents an included angle formed between an outer side surface of the sidewall  612  and the horizontal plane HP where the bottom plate  611  is located. 
     As shown in  FIG. 6 , the third horizontal distance D3 is a distance between the center and the side edge of each of the target light-emitting units  620 ′. In one example, the third horizontal distance D3 is half the width of each of the target light-emitting units  620 ′. The third horizontal distance D3 is calculated according to a third function F3. The third function F3 is determined by a tangent function of a complementary angle of a radiation angle θ LED  of each of the target light-emitting units  620 ′. In one example, the third function F3 is defined by the following equation (5): 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     
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     wherein “H” in the equation (5) represents the height H of each of the target light-emitting units  620 ′. In some embodiments, the height H is in a range from 0.5 mm to 1.5 mm. 
     As shown in  FIG. 6 , an optical distance OD is formed between a top end of the sidewall  612  and the horizontal plane HP where the bottom plate  611  is located. In some embodiments, the relationship among the height H of each of the target light-emitting units  620 ′, the optical distance between the top end of the sidewall  612  and the horizontal plane HP where the bottom plate  611 , the included angle θ slope  between the outer side surface of the sidewall  612  and the horizontal plane HP where the bottom plate  611  is located, and the radiation angle θ LED  of each of the target light-emitting units  620 ′ can be defined by an inequality (6) or an inequality (7): 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     
                       
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     Simultaneously referring to Table 1 and  FIG. 6 , Table 1 shows the relationship between the optical distance OD and the distance D which is formed between each of the target light-emitting units  620 ′ and the bottom edge of sidewall  612  when the radiation angle θ LED  of each of the target light-emitting units  620 ′ is 60 degrees, the height H of each of the target light-emitting units  620 ′ is 0.5 mm, the included angle θ slope  between the outer side surface of the sidewall  612  and the horizontal plane HP is 60 degrees. 
     
       
         
           
               
               
             
               
                   
                 TABLE 1 
               
             
            
               
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 optical distance OD (mm) 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
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                 8 
                 9 
                 10 
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 distance D 
                 0.87 
                 1.44 
                 2.02 
                 2.60 
                 3.18 
                 3.75 
                 4.33 
                 4.91 
               
               
                 (mm) 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     Simultaneously referring to Table 2 and  FIG. 6 , Table 2 shows the relationship between the optical distance OD and the distance D which is formed between each of the target light-emitting units  620 ′ and the bottom edge of sidewall  612  when the radiation angle θ LED  of each of the target light-emitting units  620 ′ is 60 degrees, the height H of each of the target light-emitting units  620 ′ is 0.2 mm, the included angle θ slope  between the outer side surface of the sidewall  612  and the horizontal plane HP is 60 degrees. 
     
       
         
           
               
               
             
               
                   
                 TABLE 2 
               
             
            
               
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 optical distance OD (mm) 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 3 
                 4 
                 5 
                 6 
                 7 
                 8 
                 9 
                 10 
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 distance D 
                 1.39 
                 1.96 
                 2.54 
                 3.12 
                 3.70 
                 4.27 
                 4.85 
                 5.43 
               
               
                 (mm) 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     Simultaneously referring to Table 3 and  FIG. 6 , Table 3 shows the relationship between the optical distance OD and the distance D which is formed between each of the target light-emitting units  620 ′ and the bottom edge of sidewall  612  when the radiation angle θ LED  of each of the target light-emitting units  620 ′ is 75 degrees, the height H of each of the target light-emitting units  620 ′ is 0.5 mm, the included angle θ slope  between the outer side surface of the sidewall  612  and the horizontal plane HP is 52.5 degrees. 
     
       
         
           
               
               
             
               
                   
                 TABLE 3 
               
             
            
               
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 optical distance OD (mm) 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 3 
                 4 
                 5 
                 6 
                 7 
                 8 
                 9 
                 10 
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 distance D 
                 2.58 
                 4.06 
                 5.55 
                 7.03 
                 8.51 
                 9.99 
                 11.48 
                 12.96 
               
               
                 (mm) 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     Simultaneously referring to Table 4 and  FIG. 6 , Table 4 shows the relationship between the optical distance OD and the distance D which is formed between each of the target light-emitting units  620 ′ and the bottom edge of sidewall  612  when the radiation angle θ LED  of each of the target light-emitting units  620 ′ is 75 degrees, the height H of each of the target light-emitting units  620 ′ is 1 mm, the included angle θ slope  between the outer side surface of the sidewall  612  and the horizontal plane HP is 52.5 degrees. 
     
       
         
           
               
               
             
               
                   
                 TABLE 4 
               
             
            
               
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 optical distance OD (mm) 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 3 
                 4 
                 5 
                 6 
                 7 
                 8 
                 9 
                 10 
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 distance D 
                 0.72 
                 2.20 
                 3.68 
                 5.16 
                 6.64 
                 8.13 
                 9.61 
                 11.09 
               
               
                 (mm) 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     From Tables 1-4, on the condition that the included angle θ slope  between the sidewall  612  and the horizontal plane HP, the radiation angle θ LED  of each of the target light-emitting units  620 ′, the height H of each of the target light-emitting units  620 ′ and the optical distance OD between the top end of the sidewall  612  and the horizontal plane HP where the bottom plate  611  is located are known, the distance D between each of the target light-emitting units  620 ′ and the bottom edge of the sidewall  612  can be calculated by using the equation (1), equation (2) and the equation (5). 
     According to the aforementioned embodiments of the present invention, the inclined angle of the sidewall of the back plate of the present disclosure is defined by the radiation angle of each of the light-emitting units. In addition, the first function and the second function are used to calculate the distance between each of the target light-emitting units and the sidewall of the back plate according to light-emitting amount and radiation angle of each of the light-emitting units. Therefore, light generated from the light-emitting units can be efficiently reflected by the sidewall of the back plate and is further emitted upwards, so that the amount of light can meet the requirements for use in the backlight module and the luminance uniformity of an area near the sidewall can be increased. 
     Although the present invention has been described in considerable detail with reference to certain embodiments thereof, other embodiments are possible. Therefore, the spirit and scope of the appended claims should not be limited to the description of the embodiments contained herein. 
     It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made to the structure of the present invention without departing from the scope or spirit of the invention. In view of the foregoing, it is intended that the present invention cover modifications and variations of this invention provided they fall within the scope of the following claims.