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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2010
Hoon Hur, Pyeongtaek-si, KR;
Bup Sung Jung, Pyeongtaek-si, KR;
Won DO Kee, Pyeongtaek-si, KR;
LG Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Abstract
A backlight unit may be provided that includes a substrate, light sources, a light guide plate, at least one reflecting member, and an optical sheet. The light sources may be on the substrate. The light guide plate may include a light incident part having a light incident surface to which streaks of light respectively emitted from the light sources are laterally incident, and a light emitting part emitting the incident streaks of light upward. The reflecting member may be disposed on a lower surface of the light guide plate, and may reflect the incident light. The optical sheet may be disposed above the light guide plate. The reflecting member may include a first region having a first reflectance and a second region having a second reflectance.