Liquid crystal display device

US9104065B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9104065-B2
Application numberUS-201113306497-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateNov 29, 2011
Priority dateDec 2, 2010
Publication dateAug 11, 2015
Grant dateAug 11, 2015

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Provided is a liquid crystal display device ( 1 ), including: a liquid crystal panel ( 2 ); and a backlight unit ( 4 ), which is disposed on a rear surface of the liquid crystal panel ( 2 ) and includes a light source substrate ( 42 ) onto which a plurality of light sources are mounted and a casing ( 49 ), in which: the plurality of light sources are arranged along one direction, and at least one of the plurality of light sources is disposed so as to be offset in a direction orthogonal to the one direction with respect to at least another one of the plurality of light sources; and the backlight unit further includes a fixture ( 50 ) for fixing the light source substrate ( 42 ) onto the casing ( 49 ), the fixture being disposed on a side of the offset light source in an opposite direction to an offset direction.

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What is claimed is: 1. A liquid crystal display device, comprising: a liquid crystal panel having a rectangular shape, a length of the liquid crystal panel in a longitudinal direction being larger than a width of the liquid crystal panel in a width direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction; and a backlight unit, which is disposed on a rear surface of the liquid crystal panel and comprises a light source substrate onto which a plurality of light sources are mounted, a re…

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What does patent US9104065B2 cover?
Provided is a liquid crystal display device ( 1 ), including: a liquid crystal panel ( 2 ); and a backlight unit ( 4 ), which is disposed on a rear surface of the liquid crystal panel ( 2 ) and includes a light source substrate ( 42 ) onto which a plurality of light sources are mounted and a casing ( 49 ), in which: the plurality of light sources are arranged along one direction, and at least o…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Baba Masashi, Panasonic Liquid Crystal Displ
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G02F1/133606. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Aug 11 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).