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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 2010
Filed:
May. 29, 2007
Applicants:
Masayoshi Morita, Tokyo, JP;
Tadashi Morimoto, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Masayoshi Morita, Tokyo, JP;
Tadashi Morimoto, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/1335 (2006.01); G09F 13/04 (2006.01); G09F 13/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A planar light-source apparatus illuminates, from the backside, a transmissive liquid crystal display having a display area composed of pixels formed in a two-dimensional matrix arrangement, and the planar light-source apparatus includes a diffusing plate facing the liquid crystal display, a plurality of planar light-source units, each unit having a light source, and a support wall arranged between the planar light-source units for supporting the diffusing plate, and the top face of the support wall lies adjacent to the diffusing plate.