Illumination – Edge lighted panel – Light guide
Reexamination Certificate
2007-03-30
2009-11-10
Sawhney, Hargobind S (Department: 2885)
Illumination
Edge lighted panel
Light guide
C362S613000, C362S626000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07614777
ABSTRACT:
The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device of high quality having high brightness and uniform brightness distribution by focusing the light radiation direction from a light guide plate in the vertical direction with respect to a light radiation surface of the light guide plate. The liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal display panel and a flat lighting device which radiates an illumination light to a back surface of the liquid crystal display panel. The flat lighting device includes a light guide plate which has an upper surface facing a back surface of the liquid crystal display panel in an opposed manner and constituting a light radiation surface and a bottom surface which is arranged opposite to the upper surface. One LED is arranged at a first corner portion of the light guide plate and another LED is arranged at a second corner portion of the light guide plate arranged adjacent to the first corner portion. By forming reflection surfaces which are inclined toward the upper surface from the bottom surface of the light guide plate and inclined surfaces which abut on the reflection surfaces on the lower surface of the light guide plate, the light radiation direction from the light guide plate is focused in the vertical direction with respect to the upper surface of the light guide plate.
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Koganezawa Nobuyuki
Tobe Akiyoshi
A. Marquez, Esq. Juan Carlos
Hitachi Display Devices, Ltd.
Hitachi Displays Ltd.
Sawhney Hargobind S
Stites & Harbison PLLC
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