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Illumination device and display device

US12111490B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 23, 2023
Grant dateOct 8, 2024
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Expiry dateJun 23, 2043

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B6/0088
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An illumination device includes a plurality of light sources arranged in a row, a light guide plate having a plate shape and including a first end face at an outer peripheral end face of the light guide plate and a first main surface included in a pair of main surfaces of the light guide plate, the first end face facing the plurality of light sources and being configured to receive incident light, the first main surface being configured to emit light, and a plurality of first lenses disposed at the first main surface, arranged along a first direction, and extending along a second direction, the first direction being an arrangement direction of the plurality of light sources, the second direction intersecting the first direction and extending along the first main surface.

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