Patent ID: 8958029
Filing Date: 2015-02-17
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
1. A liquid crystal display device comprising: a transmissive liquid crystal cell having a substantially rectangular, flat-plate-like external shape; a plurality of light source devices in which a plurality of light-emitting elements are arranged in rows; and a light guide plate having a substantially rectangular, flat-plate-like external shape, the light guide plate including an electronic component being mounted on a surface of a circuit board and the circuit board is at least partially positioned within both a first area formed under the first slant surface portion inclined from the first short side and a second area formed under the second slant surface portion inclined from the second short side, the electronic component being disposed between the surface of the circuit board and the first and second slant surface portions; and a holding member including third and fourth slant surface portions being in close contact with the first and second slant surface portions of the light guide plate, respectively, the holding member being disposed between the light guide plate and the electronic component, the holding member configured to hold the light guide plate and reflect light from the light source devices in directions toward the first surface.