Back lighting device for a panel
US5093765A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 14, 1991 |
| Grant date | Mar 3, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 14, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/0051
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An improved backlighting device for liquid-crystal display panels comprising a linear light source the length of which is equal to or less than the length of an end portion of a light conducting plate at which light is admitted from the linear light source placed adjacent to it, the linear light source being enclosed with a light diffusing reflector that has a slit formed in the surface through which incident light is admitted into the light conducting plate and which is provided in such a way as to form a clearance from the surface of the linear light source, one major surface of the light conducting plate being partially covered with a light diffusing material under specified conditions that has a higher refractive index than the material of which the light conducting plate is made, the major surface being further covered with a specular or light diffusing/reflecting plate, with a plurality of light diffusing plates being provided on the other major (light emerging) surface of the light conducting plate.
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