Surface light source device of side light type
US5788356A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 27, 1996 |
| Grant date | Aug 4, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 27, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/0053
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In a surface light source device of side light type, occurrence of irregularities in luminance is prevented in the vicinity of an incidence surface 10 of a light guide plate 1. A light source element 2 is disposed on a lateral side of the light guide plate 1 and the light introduced into the light guide plate 1 through the incidence surface 10 is emitted through an emission surface 11. The light comes outside after undergoing the action of an additional element 3 (such as a priority traveling direction correcting action) and is applied to, for example, back lighting in a liquid crystal display. A reflection sheet such as a silver foil is disposed along a rear surface 12. The rear surface 12 is treated in various manners in order to reflect the light toward the emission surface 11. Another reflection sheet 20 is disposed as a reflector surrounding the light source element 2 from the back side. A case 4 partially projects inward along the incidence surface 10 to form light shielding walls 8, 9. The shielding walls 8, 9 are adapted to prevent light emitted from the light source element 2 from intruding through gaps G1 to G4 between the elements, or through an end surface of an end edg…
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