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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2005
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2003
Applicants:
Chuan-pei Yu, I-Lan Hsien, TW;
Chin-kun Hsieh, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Han-chou Liu, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Inventors:
Assignee:
AU Optronics Corp., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F001/1335 ; G02F001/1333 ; F21V007/04 ; G09G003/10 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A vertical-type backlight unit for flat panel display apparatuses. The vertical-type backlight unit includes a plurality of lamps installed in a housing in substantially parallel manner. A plurality of reflection plates are combined with corresponding lamps to constitute independent lamp module cartridges, each of which is removable from one side of the housing. A diffusing pad/plate is disposed over the plurality of lamp module cartridges for diffusing light. An optical sheet is optionally provided on the diffusing pad/plate.