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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2016
Filed:
May. 19, 2014
Innolux Corporation, Miao-Li County, TW;
Cheng-Cheng Pan, Miao-Li County, TW;
Jen-Chih Yang, Miao-Li County, TW;
Ta-Chin Huang, Miao-Li County, TW;
Chou-Yu Kang, Miao-Li County, TW;
INNOLUX CORPORATION, Miao-Li County, TW;
Abstract
A display apparatus comprising a display panel and a light module is provided. The light module comprises a light guide plate, a plurality of light guide elements and at least a light emitting unit. The light guide plate comprises at least one light incident surface, a first lateral surface and a second lateral surface opposite to the first lateral surface. The plurality of light guide elements are disposed at the first lateral surfaces. A plurality of cross-section parallel to the first light incident surface in the plurality of light guide elements. The farther the distance from the cross-section to the first light incident surface, the larger the area of the cross-section. After emitting from the light emitting unit, the light is guided by the plurality of light guide elements, and emitted from one of the first and the second lateral surfaces of the light guide plate.