Light guide plate for liquid crystal display
US7018088B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 11, 2003 |
| Grant date | Mar 28, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 20, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/0036
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A light guide plate (3) includes a parallelepiped block. The block includes an input surface (31) for receiving light beams irradiated from a light source; two side surfaces perpendicularly adjoining the incident surface; an output surface (32) perpendicularly adjoining the incident surface and the side surfaces; and a bottom surface (33) opposing to the output surface. An array of prisms (34) is integrally formed on the output surface. Each prism is shaped as a square pyramid. All the prisms have a same size and are arranged contiguously with each other. Alternatively, the light guide plate may be a wedge-shaped block (3′). A rectangular array of prisms (34′) is integrally formed on an output surface (32′) thereof. Each prism is shaped as a square pyramid. The prisms are arranged contiguously with each other, and sizes of the prisms gradually decrease from a thick end to a thin end of the block.
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