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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 06, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 23, 2005
Applicant:
Jeong Min Moon, Goonpo-si, KR;
Inventor:
Jeong Min Moon, Goonpo-si, KR;
Assignee:
LG. Display Co., Ltd., Seoul, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09F 13/04 (2006.01); F21V 7/04 (2006.01); G02F 1/1335 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A backlight unit is presented that contains lamp support structures uniquely fitted to facilitate installation of lamps in a particular orientation. The backlight unit has tube light-emitting lamps, each of which is fitted to an asymmetric lamp holder. Lamp supports fixedly engage the asymmetric lamp holders fitted to the tube type light-emitting lamps. At least one of the lamp holders has an asymmetric hole. An outer case includes the supports to fix and support each lamp. At least one lamp has a treated surface that includes an optical sheet having a light transmittance lower than 100%.