Plane-like lighting units and display equipment provided therewith

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8177407
APP PUB NO 20120074873A1
SERIAL NO

13312496

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A light unit which includes a plurality of light-emitting diode (LED) light sources arranged in parallel, a light-guiding member arranged on said LED light sources, a light reflecting part for reflecting light from said LED light sources forward, a light diffusion part for outgoing light from the surface of said light-guiding member to outside, and an optical path changing part arranged above said light-diffusion part, wherein a side of said light-guiding member that faces said light diffusion part is flat.

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  • HITACHI DISPLAYS, LTD.;PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Adachi, Masaya Hitachi, JP 145 3717
Endo, Shusuke Mobara, JP 9 120
Hiyama, Ikuo Hitachi, JP 117 3139
Tsumura, Makoto Hitachi, JP 82 2588

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