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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 1999
Filed:
Aug. 20, 1997
Wido Van Duijneveldt, Eindhoven, NL;
Flat Panel Display Co., B.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
A backlight luminaire (50) comprising a plurality of fluorescent lamps (44, 45) and a plurality of sub-reflectors (42, 43) is characterized in that the majority of the sub-reflectors (43) are provided with a portion of more than one lamp. In addition, the majority of the lamps (44, 45) are distributed over more than one sub-reflector (43). The lamps (44, 45) are preferably U-shaped and alternately connected in series. The backlight luminaire (50) is employed in liquid-crystal display devices (51) to attain a uniform light distribution.
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