Patent ID: 6089739
Filing Date: 2000-07-18
Classification: G02F

Abstract:
A display device, comprising:a frame located at a front of said display device and being formed with a window portion;a display unit being a flat transmissive panel;a back-light unit being device having:a housing having a window portion located ahead, a base portion located behind and side portions forming a flat space by connecting together the two;a diffuser panel mounted to said window portion;a reflective plate supported by said side portions, for partitioning said flat space into a closed space ahead and an open space behind to be interposed therebetween;lamps housed in said closed space, and positioned right above said reflective plate and right under said diffuser panel to radiate light toward said diffuser panel;an electric circuit portion housed in said open space, for being electrically connected to said lamps to light them up; andheat-radiating portions formed in said side portions of said housing, including a number of openings for conductively connecting to said open space, for introducing cooling air supplied from outside into said open space to diffuse heat accumulated within said housing; anda chassis located behind the set for matching the frame to interpose the display unit therebetween.