IP Library Granted Patent US 8,215,784
Granted Patent B2
US 8,215,784 · App. 12/860,182 · Granted Jul 10, 2012

Backlight device

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 8,215,784
App. No.
12/860,182
Granted
Jul 10, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

A backlight device includes a chassis which is box in shape and having a bottom part and four side walls, a light source arranged on the bottom part of the chassis, a diffuser panel supported by a top end surface of each of the side walls of the chassis, and an optical sheet arranged on the diffuser panel, wherein the top end surface of each of the side walls is downward sloping so that height becomes continuously low toward inside the chassis.

Claims (10)

1. A backlight device comprising:

a chassis which is box in shape and having a bottom part and four side walls;

a light source arranged on the bottom part of the chassis;

a diffuser panel supported by a top end surface of each of the side walls of the chassis; and

an optical sheet arranged on the diffuser panel, wherein the top end surface of each of the side walls is downward sloping so that height becomes continuously low toward inside the chassis, and

wherein a concave part which cut away an upper part of the side wall is formed on at least one of the four side walls, and a projection part which is fit to latch on to the concave part is formed on a side surface of the diffuser panel.

2. The backlight device according to claim 1 , wherein a side surface of the diffuser panel which is opposed to the top end surface of the side wall has an inclination parallel to an inclination formed on the top end surface of the side wall.

3. The backlight device according to claim 1 , wherein an inclination angle of the top end surface of the side wall is less than 45 degrees.

4. The backlight device according to claim 1 , wherein an inclination angle of the top end surface of the side wall is equal to or more than 45 degrees.

5. The backlight device according to claim 1 , wherein a size of the optical sheet is smaller than a size of the diffuser panel.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 8, 2011
From: NEC LCD TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.
To: NLT TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.
Reel/Frame 027190/0085 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 20, 2010
From: HABARA, HIROFUMI
To: NEC LCD TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.
Reel/Frame 024865/0517 →