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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2010
Ryuhei Nakamura, Osaka, JP;
Ryuhei Nakamura, Osaka, JP;
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
Provided is an edge-light illuminating device in which a deformation is prevented from occurring in a reflection sheet due to thermal expansion of the reflection sheet. An edge-light illuminating device () of the present invention is arranged to illuminate a liquid crystal display panel () from a back side of the panel, and includes a light guide plate (), a light source () that faces an edge face () of the plate and is arranged to project light onto the edge face, a case () arranged to house the plate and the light source, and a reflection sheet () laid on a bottom face () of the case and sandwiched between the bottom face and a back face () of the plate housed in the case, wherein the reflection sheet includes a slot portion () disposed along a direction that the reflection sheet expands by heat generated by the light source.
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