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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Seiji Umemoto, Osaka, JP;
Toshihiko Ariyoshi, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
Nitto Denko Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/1335 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/1335 ;
Abstract
There is provided a liquid-crystal display device having a transmission type liquid-crystal display panel including a liquid-crystal cell, a light source disposed on at least one side surface of the liquid-crystal display panel, and an optical path changing sheet disposed on a back side opposite to a visual side of the liquid-crystal display panel and having optical path changing slopes. Incident light from the light source is reflected toward the visual side of the liquid-crystal display device.