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Back light unit for a liquid crystal display device

US6164790A · kind A · utility

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27Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 17, 1998
Grant dateDec 26, 2000
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Expiry dateDec 17, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B6/005
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A light guide panel of a back light unit for an LCD which is used for many display system includes a light guide which has a plurality of defined areas on the bottom surface and a uniform pattern. The uniform pattern has a geometrical shape in one area but the patterns of each defined area are different so as to provide a greatly improved brightness distribution.

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