Patent ID: 6679613
Filing Date: 2004-01-20
Classification: F21V,G02B,G02F

Abstract:
A display device, comprising: a linear light source which emits a linear light;a light guide plate having one side surface on which a light emitted from said linear light source is incident, and a top surface from which the light is emitted; a translucent member which is provided so as to cover said top surface of said light guide plate, and has a first area of a first translucent rate and a second area of a second translucent rate higher than said first translucent rate; a light-shielding member which is inserted between said light guide plate and said translucent member, and shields a portion of the light emitted from said top surface of said light guide plate, a light-shielding effect of said light-shielding member being decreased with a distance from said one side surface; and a reflection type LCD panel arranged below a lower surface of said light guide plate such that said LCD panel is in correspondence in position to said second area.