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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2012
Applicant:
Samsung Display Co., Ltd., Yongin, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Inventors:
Jae-Hwan Jeon, Seoul, KR;
Yong Woo Kim, Seoul, KR;
Chang Young Bang, Suwon-si, KR;
In-Su Baek, Seoul, KR;
Ju-Hyun Shin, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Sang A An, Daejeon, KR;
Assignee:
SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD., Yongin, Gyeonggi-Do, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/1335 (2006.01); F21V 8/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/0068 (2013.01); G02B 6/0021 (2013.01); G02F 1/133603 (2013.01); G02F 1/133608 (2013.01); G02F 1/133615 (2013.01); G02B 6/0073 (2013.01);
Abstract
A backlight device includes a light guide plate including a plurality of edges and a light source bar. At least one of the plurality of edges includes a depression, the light source bar is positioned within the depression and includes a plurality of light sources, and the plurality of light sources emit light in different directions.