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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2022
Nichia Corporation, Anan, JP;
Gensui Tamura, Anan, JP;
NICHIA CORPORATION, Anan, JP;
Abstract
A planar light source includes a light source having a pair of electrodes on one face; a light guide member covering the light source while the electrodes are exposed from the light guide member; a wiring substrate having a wiring layer; a light reflecting sheet interposed between the light guide member and the wiring substrate and defining a pair of first through holes at positions aligned with the electrodes on a one-to-one basis; and a pair of conducting members respectively disposed in the first through holes and electrically connecting the electrodes to the wiring layer. The light reflecting sheet includes a first light reflecting sheet defining the first through holes, and a second light reflecting sheet defining a second through hole at a position overlapping the first through holes in a plan view with the light source being disposed in the second through hole in the plan view.