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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2008
Motonobu Yoshikawa, Osaka, JP;
Hiroshi Yamaguchi, Osaka, JP;
Kazuhiko Ishimaru, Osaka, JP;
Erina Yabushita, Osaka, JP;
Motonobu Yoshikawa, Osaka, JP;
Hiroshi Yamaguchi, Osaka, JP;
Kazuhiko Ishimaru, Osaka, JP;
Erina Yabushita, Osaka, JP;
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A surface emitting apparatus and image display apparatus using this surface emitting apparatus that enables improved luminance uniformity and smaller apparatus sizes. The surface emitting apparatus has a light source section that emits light, a light guide plate that guides light incident from an inlet face such that the light is emitted from a surface of an outlet face and a scanning section that scans the light emitted from the light source section on the inlet face of the light guide plate. The image display apparatus has the surface emitting apparatus and a display panel that is arranged on a side of the outlet face of the light guide plate.