Patent · US Active

Display device including a partition

US10573252B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims

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Assignee

Japan Display Inc. · JP

Inventors

Shigenori Aoki · Ibaraki, JP
Tatsuya Yata · Tokyo, JP
Tsutomu Harada · Tokyo, JP

Key dates

Filing date	May 18, 2017
Grant date	Feb 25, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 18, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG09G2320/0646
WIPO fieldOptics
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

According to one embodiment, a display device includes a display panel including a first sub display area and a second sub display area, and an illumination device, wherein the illumination device includes a first light source opposed to the first sub display area, a second light source opposed to the second sub display area, and a partition positioned between the first and second light sources and the display panel, and the partition includes a first side surface surrounding the first light source, a second side surface surrounding the second light source, and a connector which connects the first side surface and the second side surface, and the connector is formed of curved surfaces, or two or more flat surfaces, or a combination of curved surfaces and flat surfaces.

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