LIGHTING DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE AND TELEVISION RECEIVER

• US 20100328557A1
• Filed: 01/26/2009
• Published: 12/30/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 02/27/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Yamamoto, Kaori
• Granted Patent: US 8,342,704 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/790
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/133604 with lamps
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/133608 including particular frames or supporting means
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/133611 including means for improving the brightness uniformity

Abstract

A lighting device 12 of the present invention includes a light output portion 15z from which light is output, a light source 17, and an optical member 15b provided on the light output portion 15z side with respect to the light source 17. The optical member 15b is held by a pair of holding members. The holding members include a first holding member 15a that holds the optical member 15b from the light source 17 side and a second holding member 16 that holds the optical member 15b from an opposite side from the light source 17 side. A buffer 70 is provided in at least one of a space between the optical member 15b and the first holding member 15a and a space between the optical member 15b and the second holding member 16. The buffer 70 has at least one rough surface on a side that abuts the optical member 15b.

Claims

1. A lighting device having a light output portion from which light is output, the lighting device comprising:

a light source; and

an optical member provided on the light output portion side with respect to the light source, wherein;

the optical member is held by a pair of holding members;

the holding members include a first holding member that holds the optical member on the light source side and a second holding member that holds the optical member on an opposite side from the light source side;

a buffer is provided in at least one of a space between the optical member and the first holding member and a space between the optical member and the second holding member; and

the buffer has at least one rough surface on a side that abuts the optical member.

2. The lighting device according to claim 1, wherein:

the buffer includes a pair of plates and a formed member having modulus of elasticity higher than the plates and being held between the plates; and

an outer surface of the plate is the rough surface.

3. The lighting device according to claim 1, wherein:

a surface of the second holding member that is on an opposite side from the optical member side is a supporting portion for supporting an object to be illuminated; and

the lighting device further comprising a third holding member for holding the object to be illuminated together with the supporting portion of the second holding member by sandwiching the object therebetween.

4. The lighting device according to claim 1, further comprising a rectangular chassis that accommodates the light source, wherein:

two outer rims of the chassis parallel to each other have steps, respectively, the steps being formed by bending the chassis so as to project toward the light output portion side;

a diffuser plate that diffuses light from the light source is placed on surfaces of the steps on the light output portion side; and

the diffuser plate functions as the first holding member to hold the optical member with an outer edge portion thereof together with the second holding member by sandwiching the optical member therebetween.

5. The lighting device according to claim 1, further comprising a rectangular chassis that accommodates the light source, wherein:

the light source is linear light sources;

the chassis has an elongated shape;

the light sources are arranged in parallel to each other such that an axial direction of the light sources matches a longitudinal direction of the chassis;

covers that are provided in pair and each of which extends in a short-side direction of the chassis cover ends of the light sources that are arranged in parallel to each other;

a diffuser plate that diffuses light from the light sources is provided on the light output portion side surfaces of the covers; and

the diffuser plate functions as the first holding member so as to hold the optical member with an outer edge portion thereof together with the second holding member by sandwiching the optical member therebetween.

6. The lighting device according to claim 4, wherein the diffuser plate has a relatively larger thickness than the optical member.

7. The lighting device according to claim 1, wherein the optical member includes a reflecting type polarizing sheet.

8. A display device comprising:

the lighting device according to claim 1; and

a display panel configured to provide display using light from the lighting device.

9. The display device according to claim 8, wherein the display panel is a liquid crystal display using liquid crystal.

10. A television receiver comprising the display device according to claim 8.