Patent ID: 7798696

Claim:
An illumination device for a liquid crystal display, the illumination device comprising: a flat light guide plate comprising a top surface having a first portion with a light exit surface and a second portion; at least one linear source unit integrally formed with at least one side of the flat light guide plate and extending along the at least one side of the flat light guide plate, and including a flat surface being opposite and substantially parallel to the one side surface of the flat light guide plate; at least one point light source which emits light in a longitudinal direction of the linear light source unit through at least one end surface of the linear light source unit into the linear light source unit; and a plurality of light exit holes vertically passing through the second portion of the flat light guide plate and arranged in the longitudinal direction of the linear light source unit between the light exit surface of the flat light guide plate and the linear light source unit, wherein each of the light exit holes has a reflective surface that reflects light incident on the linear light source unit into the first portion of the flat light guide plate.