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Light guide plate and backlight assembly using the same

US8199279B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 29, 2008
Grant dateJun 12, 2012
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Expiry dateApr 14, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B6/0038
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Disclosed herein are a light guide plate and a backlight assembly using the same, which may improve the uniformity of light using prism patterns having a trapezoidal shape. The light guide plate includes a body, a plurality of first projections, and a plurality of second projections. The body includes an incident surface to which light is incident and an emitting surface from which the incident light is emitted. The plurality of first projections is disposed on the emitting surface of the body and has a trapezoidal shape in a section perpendicular to the incident surface. The plurality of second projections is disposed on the emitting surface of the body and has a shape symmetrical to a shape of the first projections.

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