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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2009
Filed:
May. 01, 2006
Makoto Shimizu, Kanazawa, JP;
Toshihiko Ura, Nomi, JP;
Yoshinori Yasuda, Ishikawa-gun, JP;
Hiromi Kaneda, Hakusan, JP;
Makoto Shimizu, Kanazawa, JP;
Toshihiko Ura, Nomi, JP;
Yoshinori Yasuda, Ishikawa-gun, JP;
Hiromi Kaneda, Hakusan, JP;
Toshiba Matsushita Display Technology Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A surface light source unit includes a cold-cathode fluorescent tube, a light guide which receives light from the cold-cathode fluorescent tube and outputs the light, a back frame supporting the cold-cathode fluorescent tube and the light guide and including a projection used to position the light guide and the cold-cathode fluorescent tube, and a lamp holder including a holding portion which holds an end of the cold-cathode fluorescent tube, and a buffering portion provided between the projection and the cold-cathode fluorescent tube.