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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2017
Applicant:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Sony Corporation, , JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/1335 (2006.01); F21V 8/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/0035 (2013.01); G02B 6/0025 (2013.01); G02B 6/0031 (2013.01); G02B 6/0068 (2013.01); G02B 6/0073 (2013.01); G02F 1/133602 (2013.01); G02F 1/133603 (2013.01); G02F 1/133605 (2013.01); G02F 1/133606 (2013.01);
Abstract
A light-emitting unit according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a plurality of side-emission type light-emitting devices disposed two-dimensionally on a mounting surface; a light guide plate that is disposed at a position opposed to each of the light-emitting devices, and has uneven layers on a bottom surface and a top surface, the uneven layers controlling entry and exit of light; and a reflective structure that is fixed to at least the bottom surface out of the mounting surface and the bottom surface, and has a reflective section, the reflective section reflecting output light from each of the light-emitting devices toward the bottom surface.