Light guide device, light source device, and liquid crystal display device
US5764845A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 24, 1994 |
| Grant date | Jun 9, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 24, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S385/901
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An object of the present invention is to provide a light guide device which can emit light rays of high directivity with high efficiency irrespective of incident angles, and a light source device using the light guide device which can provide light rays of high directivity with high efficiency irrespective of emitting characteristics of light source lamps, and a liquid crystal display device which is small-sized and can display at very high luminance and is free from color tone changes depending on visual angles over a wide field angle. A substantial point light source is contained in a reflection box having an inside wall coated with a silver reflecting surface and an opening in the shape of a pinhole formed in a surface of the reflection box, and the light guide device is provided in the pinhole-shaped opening. The light guide device is a cylindrical transparent body. An incident end surface of the light guide device has a 1 mm-diameter, and an exit end surface of the light guide device has a 6.2 mm-diameter and a 100 mm-length. Source light from the substantial light source enters the incident end surface of the light guide device through the pinhole-shaped opening, repeats tota…
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