Patent ID: 8681293
Filing Date: 2014-03-25
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
1. A liquid crystal display device, comprising: a light guide plate having a substantially rectangular planar shape; a light source for emitting illumination light so that the illumination light enters the light guide plate from a lateral surface of the light guide plate; a liquid crystal panel, which is arranged on a front side of the light guide plate and is irradiated with the illumination light guided by the light guide plate; and a support member, which is arranged on a rear side of the light guide plate, for supporting the light guide plate, wherein the support member comprises a protrusion directed toward the light guide plate and provided at a position of an adjacent side which is adjacent to, of sides of the substantially rectangular planar shape of the light guide plate, a side at which the light source is arranged, and wherein the light guide plate comprises: