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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2011
Applicant:
Yoshiki Takata, Osaka, JP;
Inventor:
Yoshiki Takata, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09F 13/04 (2006.01); G02F 1/1333 (2006.01); F21V 8/00 (2006.01); G02F 1/1335 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/133308 (2013.01); G02B 6/0073 (2013.01); G02F 2001/133311 (2013.01); G02B 6/009 (2013.01); G02B 6/0083 (2013.01); G02F 1/133608 (2013.01); G02F 2001/133612 (2013.01); G02F 1/133603 (2013.01); G02F 2001/133314 (2013.01);
Abstract
It is an object of present invention to improve wiring workability in a lighting device and to prevent the entry of dust or the like into the device. A backlight unit according to the present technology includes a chassis having hole portions, LEDs housed in the chassis as light sources, relaying and connecting part electrically connected to the LEDs from outside the chassis through the hole portion and relaying electric power supply to the LEDs, and a covering member covering a clearance between the hole portions and the relaying and connecting parts inserted therethrough.