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Flat panel display unit

US6529179B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJul 30, 1999
Grant dateMar 4, 2003
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Expiry dateJul 30, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG09G2310/0297
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In this flat panel display unit, a tubular light source is disposed on a thick end face of a light guide plate and a driving circuit substrate is disposed along an end perpendicular to the end face of the light guide plate, thereby achieving thinning or downsizing of the unit.

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