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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2006
Masanori Nouchi, Yokohama, JP;
Fumitoshi Matsuda, Yokohama, JP;
Hiromitsu Hashiba, Yamato, JP;
Infovision Optoelectronics Holdings Limited, Tortola, VG;
Abstract
Liquid-crystal display device with a concavely curved panel in which a reflective plate is installed with which a uniform brightness of the screen of the liquid-crystal device with curved screen can be maintained and brightness non-uniformities can be remedied, without making the outer shape of the liquid-crystal display device large. In a liquid-crystal display device having a structure in which a concavely curved panel is held by spacers having a curved shape that are installed on a backlight unit, a reflective plate or reflective sheet is attached to all those inner walls formed by an inner space enclosed by the concavely curved panel, the spacers and the backlight unit that are formed by components that are installed between the curved panel and the backlight unit and that are formed by components that are not transmissive to light that is emitted from the light source.