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Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2014

Filed:

Dec. 29, 2009
Applicants:

Hee-cheoul Kim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Ji-geun Nam, Seoul, KR;

Choun-sung Kang, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Jin-taek Choi, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Sang-hyun Ahn, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Jong-bum Choi, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Seung-soo Yang, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Inventors:

Hee-Cheoul Kim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Ji-Geun Nam, Seoul, KR;

Choun-Sung Kang, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Jin-Taek Choi, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Sang-Hyun Ahn, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Jong-Bum Choi, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Seung-Soo Yang, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F21V 7/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A backlight unit is capable of preventing generation of mura such bright lines and dark lines. The backlight unit includes a light guide panel divided into a plurality of light guide blocks for local dimming driving, a first block partitioning unit formed as a groove between respective adjacent light guide blocks on a lower surface of the light guide panel, and a point light source received in the first block partitioning unit.


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