18679541. BACKLIGHT AND DISPLAY DEVICE (Japan Display Inc.)
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BACKLIGHT AND DISPLAY DEVICE
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BACKLIGHT AND DISPLAY DEVICE
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18679541 titled 'BACKLIGHT AND DISPLAY DEVICE
Original Abstract Submitted
A backlight includes: a light guide plate including a front surface and a back surface, the light guide plate including an end face that connects one edge of the front surface and one edge of the back surface, at least part of the end face being inclined at an angle other than a right angle relative to the front surface; and a light source that emits light, the light source being set in an arrangement enabling emission of the light parallel to the front surface towards the at least part of the end face of the light guide plate, wherein the light is incident on and refracted at the at least part of the end face, propagates inside a material of the light guide plate, is reflected off the back surface, and is surface-emitted from the front surface.
