ILLUMINATION APPARATUS AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS
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1. An illumination apparatus comprising:
- a light guide plate composed of a plurality of aligned blocks; and
a plurality of light sources, each being provided for one of the blocks and emitting light to the one block, a gap of 0.1 microns or more being formed in at least part of a region between the adjacent blocks, and an inside of the gap serving as an air layer.
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Abstract
An illumination apparatus includes: a light guide plate composed of a plurality of aligned blocks; and a plurality of light sources, each being provided for one of the blocks and emitting light to the one block. A gap of 0.1 microns or more is formed in at least part of a region between the adjacent blocks. An inside of the gap serves as an air layer.
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1. An illumination apparatus comprising:
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a light guide plate composed of a plurality of aligned blocks; and
a plurality of light sources, each being provided for one of the blocks and emitting light to the one block, a gap of 0.1 microns or more being formed in at least part of a region between the adjacent blocks, and an inside of the gap serving as an air layer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 16, 17)
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11. A liquid crystal display apparatus comprising:
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the illumination apparatus;
a liquid crystal panel irradiated with light from the illumination apparatus; and
a controller for applying a video signal to the liquid crystal panel and successively turning on the light sources in synchronization with timing of the application, the illumination apparatus including;
a light guide plate composed of a plurality of aligned blocks; and
a plurality of light sources, each being provided for one of the blocks and emitting light to the one block, a gap of 0.1 microns or more being formed in at least part of a region between the adjacent blocks, and an inside of the gap serving as an air layer. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 19, 20)
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