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Backlight generating apparatus of a liquid crystal display device

US5295048A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMay 28, 1992
Grant dateMar 15, 1994
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Expiry dateMay 28, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B6/0056
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A backlight generating apparatus of an LCD device comprising a light-passing plate which is sloped with respect to a diffusing plate by a predetermined angle. The space between the two plates is filled with a diffusing material having a larger index of refraction than that of the light-passing plate. The present invention employs a diffusing plate with a transmissivity of over 30% to increase light efficiency, improve brightness, and decrease power consumption.

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