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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2008
Applicants:
OH Sang Kwon, Incheon-si, KR;
Sang Dae Lee, Paju-si, KR;
Moon Sik Kang, Guri-si, KR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
LG Display Co., Ltd., Seoul, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09F 13/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A backlight unit capable of preventing a degradation in luminance, while achieving a reduction in heat generation and a reduction in manufacturing costs by adjusting the arrangement of the light sources while reducing the number of the light sources is disclosed. The disclosed backlight unit includes a bottom cover formed with a plurality of light source groups each including a plurality of light sources arranged in one direction. The spacing of the adjacent light source groups increases gradually from a central portion of the bottom cover to opposite edges of the bottom cover.