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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 2000
Filed:
Feb. 25, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yoshiomi Yoshii, Mobara, JP;
Masahiko Suzuki, Mobara, JP;
Kenichi Iwamoto, Mobara, JP;
Tsutomu Isono, Ohtaki, JP;
Yuji Yamakawa, Okinawa-ken, JP;
Assignees:
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Hitachi Device Engineering Co., Ltd., Chiba-ken, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F / ; G02F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
349 62 ; 349 61 ; 349 58 ;
Abstract
A flat cable including a conductive foil and insulating films is used for the lamp cable that supplies voltage to the fluorescent tube to reduce the installation space of the lamp cable and thereby to reduce the picture-frame area of the liquid crystal display device.