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Surface light source device with frame including light source and light guide plate

US8870438B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 25, 2011
Grant dateOct 28, 2014
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Expiry dateAug 13, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B6/0083
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A surface light source includes a light source facing an end face of a lightguide plate, a rectangular-shaped frame surrounding an outer peripheral surface of the lightguide plate, and a reflecting sheet is disposed on a lower surface of the frame. The frame is formed such that an inside frame portion is made of a white resin and an outside frame portion is made of a black resin. The inside frame portion and the outside frame portion are integrally molded by a two-color molding method.

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