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Liquid-crystal display and a lighting apparatus

  • US 20020154256A1
  • Filed: 08/23/2001
  • Published: 10/24/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/09/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A reflective liquid-crystal display, comprising:

  • a reflective liquid-crystal panel;

    a light guiding plate disposed on said reflective liquid-crystai panel;

    a polarizer disposed between said reflective liquid-crystal panel and said light guiding plate; and

    a light source disposed on a side surface of said light guiding plate, wherein;

    light emitted from said light source propagates through said light guiding plate, the light having a primary direction; and

    a smaller one of two angles between a projection of the primary direction onto said reflective liquid-crystal panel and an absorption axis of said light guiding plate is at least 50°

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