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Surface light source device and liquid crystal display assembly using the same

US6882382B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 30, 2003
Grant dateApr 19, 2005
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Expiry dateMay 30, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02F1/133615
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A surface light source device includes a light guide plate which guides light upward and downward, a light quantity adjustment unit which is provided on at least one of top and bottom surfaces of the light guide plate and adjusts the quantity of light above the light guide plate to be different from that below the light guide plate, an emitting device which is provided to at least one side of the light guide plate, and diffusion plates which are respectively installed at the top and bottom surfaces of the light guide plate. By adjusting the quantities of light radiated above and below the light guide plate, the brightness of an image can be easily adjusted.

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