Patent ID: 7982819

Claim:
A lighting device for a display device, comprising: a plurality of linear light sources arranged parallel to one another so as to emit light to a light emitting side; and a light reflecting plate arranged on a back side of said plurality of linear light sources that corresponds to an opposite side of said light emitting side, wherein: at least one angled reflective portion having an angled section is provided on said light reflecting plate, so as to extend along a longitudinal direction of said plurality of linear light sources; said at least one angled reflective portion is positioned between a first linear light source and a second linear light source which are adjacently-arranged linear light sources of said plurality of linear light sources positioned at a first distance from each other; a third linear light source of said plurality linear light sources is arranged adjacent to and at a second distance from said first linear light source so as to be positioned across said first linear light source from said second linear light source, and said second distance is set to be smaller than said first distance; said at least one angled reflective portion includes a first inclined surface and a second inclined surface as light reflecting surfaces so that said first inclined surface faces said first linear light source while said second inclined surface faces said second linear light source; and said at least one angled reflective portion is arranged to reflect a larger amount of light to a side of said second linear light source, than to a side of said first linear light source.