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Liquid crystal display device and television set

Granted 16 Jul 2013 · no office action yet

Current assignee: MAGNOLIA PURPLE CORPORATION · originally Hitachi, Ltd.

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Inventors: Ikuko Imajo, Sachiko Yamazaki, Masashi Baba · Examiner: Jason Moon Han · AU 2875 · TC 2800

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Abstract

Provided is a liquid crystal display device, including: a liquid crystal panel having a display region; and a backlight unit disposed below the liquid crystal panel, in which: the backlight unit includes: at least one mounting substrate on which light emitting diodes are mounted; a radiator plate; and a reflection member; the reflection member has a reflection surface which is formed to have a recess surface shape; the light emitting diodes on the at least one mounting substrate are disposed on a bottom portion of the reflection surface; the at least one mounting substrate is disposed at a position under the bottom portion; the radiator plate is disposed under the at least one mounting substrate; and the radiator plate has, in plan view, a larger area than the at least one mounting substrate and a smaller area than the display region.

Claims

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Classifications

3 codes
IPC · International Patent Classification
Section G — Physics
  • G09F13/04
  • G09F13/08
USPC · US Patent Classification
362/97.3

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related publicationUS 20120002118 A15 Jan 2012

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