Surface illuminator and liquid crystal display having the same
First Claim
1. A surface illuminator comprising:
- a light exit region which spreads in the form of a plane and from which light exits;
a light guide region for guiding light to the light exit region;
a light entrance surface through which light enters the light guide region;
a reflective surface extending from an end of the light entrance surface and reflecting light in the light guide region;
an array of discrete light sources which are plural types of light sources emitting beams of light having different emission wavelength spectra and which are alternately and discretely provided along the light entrance surface; and
an end light source for emitting light having a quantity of light smaller than that of the other light sources of the same type in the array of discrete light sources toward the light guide region.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a surface illuminator and a liquid crystal display having the same and provides a surface illuminator capable of achieving high display quality by employing an array of discrete light sources and a liquid crystal display having the same. A reflective surface for reflecting light in a light guide region of a light guide extends from an end of a light entrance surface through which light enters the light guide region. An LED light source serving as an array of discrete light sources is constituted by a red emission LED, a green emission LED, a blue emission LED, and another green emission LED provided alternately and discretely along the light entrance surface. A red LED serving as an end light source provided at the end of the LED light source on the side of an end of a reflective surface is disposed such that about one half of an emitting region of the same is obscured by the reflective surface to prevent about one half of the quantity of light emitted from entering the light guide region.
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1. A surface illuminator comprising:
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a light exit region which spreads in the form of a plane and from which light exits;
a light guide region for guiding light to the light exit region;
a light entrance surface through which light enters the light guide region;
a reflective surface extending from an end of the light entrance surface and reflecting light in the light guide region;
an array of discrete light sources which are plural types of light sources emitting beams of light having different emission wavelength spectra and which are alternately and discretely provided along the light entrance surface; and
an end light source for emitting light having a quantity of light smaller than that of the other light sources of the same type in the array of discrete light sources toward the light guide region. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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8. A surface illuminator comprising:
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a light exit region which spreads in the form of a plane and from which light exits;
a light guide region for guiding light to the light exit region;
a light entrance surface through which light enters the light guide region;
a reflective surface extending from an end of the light entrance surface and reflecting light in the light guide region; and
an array of discrete light sources including a light source set comprising a light source in a color X, a light source in a color Y, a light source in a color Z, and another light source in the color Y provided in series in the order listed starting at a side end of the reflective surface. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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