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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2012
Yasumori Kuromizu, Osaka, JP;
Yasumori Kuromizu, Osaka, JP;
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A backlight device according to the present invention is provided with: a chassis having a bottom plateand a side plate; LED substratesdisposed on the bottom plateof the chassis in a manner so that one end surface of the LED substrates and the side plate face each other; LEDs disposed on the LED substrateswith the obverse side as the light exit side; a wiring patterndisposed on the LED substrates; a first connectorconnected to the wiring patternand disposed on the end on the side provided with the one end surface among the ends of the LED substrates; a second connecting member that is electrically connected to the first connectorwith the direction of connection being a direction that is along the plate surface of the bottom plate, forming in a plan view an angle with the first side edgethat faces the one end surface, and facing the first side edgefrom the reverse side from the first side edgesandwiching the first connector; and a power supply wiring linethat is electrically connected to the second connector