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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2007
Applicant:
Tetsuya Hamada, Osaka, JP;
Inventor:
Tetsuya Hamada, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/1333 (2006.01); G02F 1/1335 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A backlight device () includes: a case (); a plurality of LED modules () provided in series on a bottom portion () of the case (); a reflective sheet (); a diffusing plate (); and an optical sheet (). At the bottom portion () of the case (), four recessed portions () are formed in a horizontal direction of a display screen, and each of the LED modulesis fixed thereon with screws (). At opposite ends of the recessed portion (), opening portions () and () each having a lid member () are formed, thus making it possible to remove the LED modules () without disassembling the backlight device ().