Patent ID: 8282260
Filing Date: 2012-10-09
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
1. A display apparatus comprising: a display panel which displays an image; a light source which generates and emits light used by the display panel to display the image; and a plurality of light guiding plates each including: the rear surface of a first light guiding plate of the plurality of light guiding plates partially overlaps with the effective light emitting area of a second light guiding plate, and a light guiding plate array arranged along a first direction includes the first light guiding plate and the second light guiding plate disposed adjacent to each other and partially overlapped with an end portion of each, wherein a rear surface of the light guiding plate array further comprises; a first area corresponding to the effective light emitting area in which the LGPs overlap with each other excepting for the ineffective light emitting area, the first area being adjacent to the light incident surface, a light diffusion pattern being formed in the first area; a second area corresponding to the effective light emitting area in which the LGPs overlap with each other, the second area being adjacent to the counter surface, the light diffusion pattern being formed in the second area; and