Light guide member and backlight unit including light guide member and methods of fabricating light guide members and backlight units
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1. A light guide member for guiding light received from a light source unit, the light source unit illuminating light toward the light guide member, the light guide member comprising:
- a plurality of first grooves on a first side of the light guide member, the first grooves extending along a first direction; and
a plurality of first projections projecting from surfaces of the first grooves, the first projections being non-uniformly disposed on the light guide member.
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Abstract
A light guide member for guiding light received from a light source unit, the light source unit illuminating light toward the light guide member, the light guide member may include a plurality of first grooves on a first side of the light guide member, the first grooves extending along a first direction, and a plurality of first projections projecting from surfaces of the first grooves.
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1. A light guide member for guiding light received from a light source unit, the light source unit illuminating light toward the light guide member, the light guide member comprising:
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a plurality of first grooves on a first side of the light guide member, the first grooves extending along a first direction; and a plurality of first projections projecting from surfaces of the first grooves, the first projections being non-uniformly disposed on the light guide member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. The backlight unit (BLU) of a display device including a display panel, the backlight unit comprising:
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a light source; and a light guide member arranged to receive light from the light source, the light guide member including; a plurality of first grooves on a first side of the light guide member, the first grooves extending along a first direction, and a plurality of first projections projecting from surfaces of the first grooves, the first projections being non-uniformly disposed on the light guide member, wherein the light guide member guides and provides the light received from the light source toward a display panel of the display device. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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