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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 25, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Takeshi Watanabe, Fukushima-ken, JP;
Hideto Sasagawa, Fukushima-ken, JP;
Assignee:
Alps Electric Co., LTD, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/1335 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/1335 ;
Abstract
Disclosed is a liquid crystal display device in which the entire effective display region of a liquid crystal display element is sufficiently illuminated by a lamp. A reflecting member is provided on an end face of a lower substrate of a tablet opposite from an end face opposing a lamp. A liquid crystal display element disposed below the tablet is illuminated with incident light from the lamp that enters the lower substrate from the lamp-side end face, and reflected light obtained by reflecting the incident light from the reflecting member.