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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2007
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2001
Akiko Nishikai, Yokohama, JP;
Akihiro Horibe, Yamato, JP;
Akiko Nishikai, Yokohama, JP;
Akihiro Horibe, Yamato, JP;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A lighting system includes a light guide plate, having a plane of incidence into which light enters and a plane of emission from which the light is emitted, a light source, having a luminous portion and a non-luminous portion, that is located adjacent to the light guide plate so that the light guide plate is irradiated by light. The system further includes a lamp socket, for holding at least one end of the light source, and a reflector, which is extended along the light source for reflecting the light produced by the light source. The lamp socket exhibits a transmittance of 20 to 90% in wavelengths of from 300 to 900 nm, and the light is scattered through the lamp socket. An embodiment discloses also relates to a display device using the above described side light device.