Patent ID: 9036108
Filing Date: 2015-05-19
Classification: G02B,G02F

Abstract:
1. An illumination apparatus comprising: a light-guiding plate; a plurality of light-emitting elements disposed along a side-end surface of the light-guiding plate that serves as a light-entry portion, each of the plurality of light-emitting elements has a light-emitting surface which faces toward the light-entry portion; a light source substrate, disposed and separated with a space from the light-entry portion of the light-guiding plate when viewed from above that includes a mounting surface for the plurality of light-emitting elements, the mounting surface being orthogonal to the side-end surface serving as the light-entry portion; and a step portion with which an end portion of the light source substrate located toward the light-guiding plate makes contact, the step portion including an upward protruding portion forming the space separating the light source substrate from the light-entry portion of the light-guiding plate.