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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2009
Hiroaki Shigeta, Osaka, JP;
Naru Usukura, Osaka, JP;
Hiroaki Shigeta, Osaka, JP;
Naru Usukura, Osaka, JP;
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
Provided is a lighting device () that includes a light guide plate () having a light entry surface () through which the light originating from a light-emitting diode unit () enters, and a light-emitting surface () from which the light that has entered through the light entry surface () exits. The light-emitting diode unit () has light-emitting elements (and) arranged linearly on a base member () with a prescribed interval therebetween, and sealing resin elements (and) that seal respective light-emitting elements (and). The light entry surface () of the light guide plate () is shaped so as to engage with the sealing resin elements (and).