Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha Corporation

Kentaroh Aoki

Yoshiki Takata

Kenichi Iwamoto

Katsuaki Yamada

Yuhsuke Ohta

A display device includes a plurality of cold cathode tubes that define linear light sources and are arranged in an aligned state in a backlight device. A direction that is perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to a surface S along the direction of alignment of the cold cathode tubes is set as the illumination direction. The cold cathode tubes are supported in two kinds of postures whose axes intersect with each other. A first inclined cold cathode tube and a second inclined cold cathode tube are arranged in postures that incline the axis of each relative to the direction of illumination. The overall distribution of light intensity can be expanded by the amount of the relative inclination angles of the first inclined cold cathode tube and the second inclined cold cathode tube.

Illumination device and display device

An object of the invention is to make a light source and a power supply line detachable easily so as to enable the light source to be replaced easily for maintenance. The invention provides a lighting device for a display, which includes a light source having electrode terminals provided at both ends thereof, connectors attached to the ends of a power supply line for supplying power to the light source, light source-holding chassis placed at the ends of the light source, and insertion portions opened in the chassis. The electrode terminals of the light source are placed inside the insertion portions, and the connectors are fitted detachably in the insertion portions from the outside, whereby the terminals in the connectors are connected to the electrode terminals.

Lighting device for display

A backlight unit a light source for originating light; a light guide plate including incident portions through which light originated form the light source enters and an emitting portion form emitting the entered light; and a chassis including a first recessed portion having a first depth and on which the light source is located and a second recessed portion having a second depth deeper than the first depth and a sice adjusted for the light guide plate and on which the light guide plate is located.

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