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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2003
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kohji Hiratsuka, Kawasaki, JP;
Fumihisa Hanzawa, Machida, JP;
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/1333 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/1333 ;
Abstract
A liquid crystal display is described having a front frame, a rear frame and a light source, in which the rear frame and light source may be easily removed from the front frame. The arrangement also permits frame narrowing in the liquid crystal display. A diffusion plate is set between the front frame and the rear frame; lamps are set in the rear frame facing the diffusion plate. Side faces of the front frame and the rear frame are fastened together by removable fasteners.