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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2014
Applicant:
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Inventor:
Yusuke Masuda, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/1333 (2006.01); F21V 8/00 (2006.01); H04N 5/645 (2006.01); G02F 1/1335 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/0088 (2013.01); G02B 6/005 (2013.01); G02B 6/0085 (2013.01); G02F 1/133308 (2013.01); G02F 1/133615 (2013.01); G02F 2001/133317 (2013.01); G02F 2001/133322 (2013.01); G02F 2001/133328 (2013.01); H04N 5/645 (2013.01);
Abstract
An illumination device includes: a light source; an optical sheet having a rectangular shape and imparting an optical effect on light from the light source; a display component having a rectangular shape and being provided on the optical sheet; and a frame member having a frame shape surrounding the optical sheet and, on at least one edge of the optical sheet, selectively and directly or indirectly pressing an area that is located relatively more towards a center of the edge of the optical sheet than both sides of the edge so as to secure said area to the display component.