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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 15, 1999
Other;
Abstract
A liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal display panel having a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between a pair of upper and lower substrates, an illuminating light source disposed behind the liquid crystal display panel, an upper case made of metal having a sidewall bent back from a periphery of a front portion thereof and a window approximately corresponding to a display area of the liquid crystal display panel, a lower case made of resin for housing the illuminating light source in a recess thereof, and an inner frame made of metal having an opening for allowing light from the illuminating light source to be directed toward the liquid crystal display panel and interposed between the liquid crystal display panel and the lower case, the upper case and the lower case being clamped together after stacking the liquid crystal display panel, the inner frame and the illuminating light source in the order named between the upper case and the lower case.