Patent ID: 7125155
Filing Date: 2006-10-24
Classification: G02B,G02F

Abstract:
1. A lighting unit comprising: a light guiding plate; a casing covering at least a lower surface of the light guiding plate and a pair of side portions of the light guiding plate which are opposed to each other so as to form a light source unit storage space along a side surface of one of the side portions; a reflecting sheet disposed between the lower surface of the light guiding plate and a bottom surface of the casing such that an end thereof protrudes into the light source unit storage space; and a light source unit inserted into the light source unit storage space and having a light source, a reflector, and a light source holding component, wherein the light source is disposed along the side surface of the light guiding plate, the reflector encloses the side surface of the light guiding plate such that the light source is located between the reflector and the side surface of the light guiding plate, and an end of the reflector is located under the reflecting sheet on the end side thereof, and the light source holding component is disposed on the reflector for holding both end portions of the light source, the reflecting sheet is formed so as to guide the end of the reflector in between the reflecting sheet and the casing when the light source unit is inserted into the light source unit storage space.