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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2012
Hiroshi Obata, Chiba, JP;
Makoto Fujimoto, Chiba, JP;
Shunsuke Morishita, Chiba, JP;
Naruhiro Matsumoto, Chiba, JP;
Hiroshi Obata, Chiba, JP;
Makoto Fujimoto, Chiba, JP;
Shunsuke Morishita, Chiba, JP;
Naruhiro Matsumoto, Chiba, JP;
Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd., Hyogo, JP;
Abstract
Provided is a liquid crystal display device in which uneven brightness in a side-light type backlight unit is reduced, the uneven brightness being generated through reflection of light from a light source at an interface of an engaging cutout portion for preventing a light guide plate from shifting. A light guide plate () includes a cutout portion () through which a light guide plate support pin () provided upright to a lower frame fitting is inserted, at a lower side adjacent to a left side at which a light bar () is arranged. Further, at the lower side, a cutout portion () having a shallower recess than that of the cutout portion () and positioned in front of the cutout portion () when viewed from the light bar () is provided.