IP Library Granted Patent US 7,474,365
Granted Patent B2
US 7,474,365 · App. 11/331,218 · Granted Jan 6, 2009

Liquid-crystal display device and surface-illuminant device

Assignee: Toshiba Matsushita Display Technology Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 7,474,365
App. No.
11/331,218
Granted
Jan 6, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

A liquid crystal display (LCD) device or a surface-illuminant devices employed therein comprising: a rectangular light-guide plate having a first main face as a light-emitting face, a second main face opposed to the first face and side faces disposed between the first and second faces; a light source disposed along at least one of said side faces; and a metal plate which covers said second face and a fringe of which extends along the light source, and contour of the metal plate being designed so as not to be overlapped with a driver circuit board which is to be placed along a back face of the light-guide plate.

Claims (16)

1. A liquid-crystal display device comprising:

a rectangular light-guide plate having a first face as a light-emitting face, a second face opposed to the first face and edge faces disposed between the first and second faces;

a light source disposed along at least one of said edge faces;

a liquid-crystal display panel disposed as facing said first face;

a driver circuit board disposed along said second face;

a metal plate which covers said second face and a fringe of which is arranged to run along the light source, and contour of the metal plate being designed so as not to be overlapped with the driver circuit board;

a resin frame containing at least the light-guide plate, the light source and the metal plate;

a metal frame holding the liquid-crystal display panel as to be sandwiched between the resin and metal frames; and

protrusions which are disposed on and outwardly extended from contour of the metal plate and are sandwiched between the resin and metal frames.

2. A liquid-crystal display device comprising:

a rectangular light-guide plate having a first face as a light-emitting face, a second face opposed to the first face and edge faces disposed between the first and second faces;

a light source disposed along at least one of said edge faces;

a liquid-crystal display panel disposed as facing said first face;

a driver circuit board disposed along said second face;

a metal plate which covers said second face and a fringe of which is arranged to run along the light source, and contour of the metal plate being designed so as not to be overlapped with the driver circuit board; and

a metal reflector element which covers periphery of the light source and collects light from the light source toward the edge face; and the metal reflector being formed separately from the metal plate and partly overlapped with the metal plate.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 24, 2006
From: IKEDA, MITSUTAKE
To: TOSHIBA MATSUSHITA DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 017821/0228 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2005-008394 · Jan 14, 2005 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20060176416A1 · Aug 10, 2006