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Lighting unit and liquid crystal display device using the lighting unit

US7597467B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 7, 2006
Grant dateOct 6, 2009
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Expiry dateAug 6, 2026

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B6/0028
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In a liquid crystal display device using LEDs emitting a plurality of colors as the light sources, diffusion materials are dispersed in a light guide plate. The light guide plate is used to guide and mix the plurality of colors with one another. The diffusion materials are made of a material having optical characteristics, such as a refractive index, different from those of a base material of the light guide plate.

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