Liquid crystal display device and backlight
First Claim
1. A liquid crystal display device having a liquid crystal display panel and a backlight system provided on a rear side of said liquid crystal display panel, said backlight system comprising:
- a light guide plate having a surface thereof serving as a illuminating surface region opposite to the liquid crystal display panel;
light sources each mounted on a flexible printed-circuit board and provided on a side face of said light guide plate; and
an optical sheet member interposed between said liquid crystal display panel and said light guide plate;
wherein the side surfaces of said light guide plate with the light sources provided thereon have a ridge-like inclined surface formed thereon when viewed from the illuminating surface and each of said ridge-like inclined surfaces serves as a light-receiving surface with said light source arranged thereon.
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Abstract
A liquid crystal display device having includes a light guide plate having a surface thereof serving as an illuminating surface region opposite to a liquid crystal display panel, light sources mounted on a flexible printed-circuit board and provided on a side face of the light guide plate, an optical sheet member interposed between the liquid crystal display panel and the light guide plate. The side surfaces of the light guide plate with the light sources provided thereon have a ridge-like inclined surface formed thereon, when viewed from the illuminating surface, and the ridge-like inclined surfaces serve as a light-receiving surface with the light source arranged thereon.
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1. A liquid crystal display device having a liquid crystal display panel and a backlight system provided on a rear side of said liquid crystal display panel, said backlight system comprising:
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a light guide plate having a surface thereof serving as a illuminating surface region opposite to the liquid crystal display panel;
light sources each mounted on a flexible printed-circuit board and provided on a side face of said light guide plate; and
an optical sheet member interposed between said liquid crystal display panel and said light guide plate;
wherein the side surfaces of said light guide plate with the light sources provided thereon have a ridge-like inclined surface formed thereon when viewed from the illuminating surface and each of said ridge-like inclined surfaces serves as a light-receiving surface with said light source arranged thereon. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A backlight system used in a liquid crystal display panel, comprising:
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a light guide plate having a surface thereof serving as a illuminating surface region opposite to the liquid crystal display panel;
light sources each mounted on a flexible printed-circuit board and provided on a side face of said light guide plate; and
an optical sheet member interposed between said liquid crystal display panel and said light guide plate;
wherein the side surfaces of said light guide plate with the light sources provided thereon have a ridge-like inclined surface formed thereon when viewed from the illuminating surface and each of said ridge-like inclined surfaces serves as a light-receiving surface with said light source arranged thereon. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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