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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2002
Filed:
Jul. 30, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Takeshi Hashimoto, Himeji, JP;
Satoru Yamanaka, Fukaya, JP;
Tetsuya Murai, Fukaya, JP;
Tomio Makino, Oku-gun, JP;
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Kawasaki, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09G 3/36 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G09G 3/36 ;
Abstract
In this flat panel display unit, a tubular light source is disposed on a thick end face of a light guide plate and a driving circuit substrate is disposed along the other end face of the light guide plate, thereby achieving thinning or downsizing of the unit.