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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2012
Applicant:
Akifumi Kono, Daito, JP;
Inventor:
Akifumi Kono, Daito, JP;
Assignee:
Funai Electric Co., Ltd., Daito-shi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F21V 7/04 (2006.01); F21V 8/00 (2006.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01); H04N 5/65 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/65 (2013.01); G02B 6/0088 (2013.01); G06F 1/1601 (2013.01);
Abstract
This display module includes a display cell, a board, a light guide plate formed with a first engaging portion, and a holding member formed with a second engaging portion coming into contact with the first engaging portion to engage with the first engaging portion. At least either the first engaging portion or the second engaging portion is formed in a shape allowing the light guide plate to move in a direction orthogonal to the board in response to expansion or contraction of the light guide plate when the light guide plate expands or contracts.