Patent · US Expired

Line light source using light emitting diode and lens and backlight unit using the same

US7306357B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 3, 2005
Grant dateDec 11, 2007
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Expiry dateJan 18, 2026

Classification

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

Abstract

A line light source includes an illuminating bar having end portions opposite each other, and a light emitting diode disposed on each end portion of the illuminating bar. The end portions of the illuminating bar are each slant with respect to a vertical axis thereof at a predetermined slant angle. The illuminating bar includes a fluorescent material or a phosphorescent material.

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