Patent ID: 7195366
Filing Date: 2007-03-27
Classification: G02F

Abstract:
1. A backlight unit of a liquid crystal display device, comprising: a plurality of light sources; and a reflective member, the reflective member including a plurality of reflective elements, each reflective element having at least two sloping surfaces, the reflective elements being connected together and formed to reflect light emitted from at least two of the plurality of light sources to a light-irradiation surface of a liquid crystal panel at an angle of about 30° or less with respect to a line perpendicular with the light-irradiation surface of the liquid crystal panel wherein each reflective element has a first sloping surface and a second sloping surface, each first sloping surface of the reflective elements having an inclined angle that is different from the first sloping surface of an adjacent reflective element, and each second sloping reflective surface having an inclined angle that is different from the second sloping surface of adjacent reflective elements.