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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2015
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Sakai, Osaka, JP;
Shohei Katsuta, Sakai, JP;
Yasushi Asaoka, Sakai, JP;
Sho Ochi, Sakai, JP;
Hideomi Yui, Sakai, JP;
Tsuyoshi Maeda, Sakai, JP;
Emi Yamamoto, Sakai, JP;
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Sakai, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A light-diffusion member () includes: a substrate () having light-transmitting properties; a light-diffusion portion () on a face of the substrate () facing a display medium (); and a light-blocking layer () on a part of the face of the substrate () facing the display medium () other than where the light-diffusion portion () is provided. The light-diffusion portion () includes: a light-emitting end face () in contact with the substrate (); and a light-incident end face () facing, and being larger in area than, the light-emitting end face (). The adhesive layer () adheres to light-incident end face () and partly () encroaches into a space () between the light-diffusion portion () and light-blocking layer ().