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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2013
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Yusuke Masuda, Osaka, JP;
Motomitsu Itoh, Osaka, JP;
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A liquid crystal display device () is provided with the following: an LED (); a liquid crystal panel (); a light guide plate () disposed so as to overlap the liquid crystal panel (); an optical member () disposed between the liquid crystal panel () and the light guide plate (); a holding member (HM) having a frame () and a chassis () for holding in a sandwiched manner the liquid crystal panel (), the optical member () and the light guide plate (); a first object of positioning determination unit () disposed at the edge of the light guide plate (); a positioning determination unit () disposed on the frame () and for determining the position of the light guide plate () in a direction following the plate surface by causing uneven engagement of the light guide plate with respect to the first object of positioning determination unit (); and a light-shielding sheet () for blocking direct incidence of light from the first object of positioning determination unit () on the liquid crystal panel () by covering at least a portion of a gap (C) formed between the positioning determination unit () and the first object of positioning determination unit () and by being provided between the light guide plate () and the liquid crystal panel ().