Patent ID: 7033064
Filing Date: 2006-04-25
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
1. An area light source apparatus comprising: a light source; a substantially rectangular area light conversion member to convert light from said light source into area light projected to a front surface of said area light conversion member, one side of said area light conversion member having an incident light surface and being provided adjacent to said light source; a reflector covering said light source to reflect and project the light from said light source to said one side of said area light conversion member, the reflector including an upper edge portion and a lower edge portion, the upper and lower edge portions of said reflector being provided to interpose said one side of said area light conversion member; a frame faced to support the other side of said area light conversion member opposite to said one side of said area light conversion member through a gap; and suppression means provided between said area light conversion member and said frame and adjacent to said other side of said area light conversion member for suppressing said area light conversion member to shift toward said light source and front surface of said area light conversion member, wherein a width formed by a front edge of the upper edge portion and the incident light surface of said one side of said area light conversion member interposed between said upper and lower edge portions of said reflector, is larger than said gap defined between said frame and said other side of said area light conversion member.