Illumination apparatus, liquid-crystal display apparatus, and electronic device

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9885824
SERIAL NO

15161916

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An illumination apparatus includes: a light-guiding plate; a plurality of light-emitting elements disposed along a side-end surface of the light-guiding plate that serves as a light-entry portion, each of the plurality of light-emitting elements has a light-emitting surface which faces toward the light entry portion; a light source substrate, disposed and separated with a space from the light entry portion of the light-guiding plate when viewed from above, that includes a mounting surface for the plurality of light-emitting elements, the mounting surface being orthogonal to the side-end surface serving as the light entry portion; and a step portion with which an end portion of the light source substrate located toward the light-guiding plate makes contact.

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  • SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Momose, Yoichi Matsumoto, JP 95 467
Urano, Nobutaka Chino, JP 49 552

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