Illuminating device, liquid crystal display device and television receiving device

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9063259
APP PUB NO 20130135561A1
SERIAL NO

13814741

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Provided is an illuminating device capable of preventing luminance unevenness from developing therein. An illuminating device (1) includes a plurality of light-emitting boards (5), each of which includes a long wiring board (52), a plurality of light-emitting elements (51) mounted on the wiring board and clearances (53) between the adjacent light-emitting boards, and a light guide plate having a rectangular shape and arranged to guide light that enters from its end faces (71) inward and emit the light from its front face (73), wherein the plurality of light-emitting boards are aligned along each of the end faces of the light guide plate, the end faces being opposed to each other, while the clearances between the adjacent light-emitting boards on the opposed end faces do not face each other while sandwiching the light guide plate therebetween.

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SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA1 TAKUMI-CHO SAKAI-KU SAKAI CITY OSAKA 590-8522

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Kuromizu, Yasumori Osaka, JP 93 331

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