Patent ID: 8814377

Claim:
A display apparatus comprising: a first layer; a second layer; a plurality of light sources between the first layer and the second layer; a reflection layer between the first layer and the second layer; and a plurality of absorption patterns formed on a portion of the reflection layer adjacent to the light source, wherein the plurality of absorption patterns absorb partial light emitted from the plurality of light sources, wherein an upper surface of the reflection layer faces the second layer, and a bottom surface of the reflection layer faces the first layer, the plurality of light sources are disposed on the upper surface of the reflection layer in a first direction, the absorption patterns are divided into a plurality of absorption pattern groups, the plurality of absorption pattern groups are disposed on the upper surface of the reflection layer in the first direction parallel to the plurality of light sources, the plurality of absorption pattern groups correspond to the plurality of light sources in a one-to-one ratio, each of the plurality of absorption pattern groups is spaced from a corresponding one of the light sources by a first interval in a second direction, the adjacent absorption pattern groups are spaced apart from each other by a second interval in the first direction, and the adjacent light sources are spaced apart from each other by a third interval in the first direction, wherein the first interval is shorter than the second interval, the first interval is shorter than the third interval, and the second interval is shorter than the third interval.