Patent ID: 7001061

Claim:
A spread illuminating apparatus of side light system, comprising a light conductive plate made of a light-transmissible material; a light conductive bar disposed along and close to at least one end surface of said light conductive plate; a spot-like light source mounted on an FPC, disposed in such a manner as to face at least one end surface of said light conductive bar, and adapted to emit light rays to be introduced into said light conductive plate through said light conductive bar; and a housing frame provided with a positioning means for said light conductive plate, a positioning means for said light conductive bar, and a recess for positioning said spot-like light source, wherein: a top surface of said housing frame includes a cut-out portion for housing said FPC, said cut-out portion extending from a side surface of the housing frame to said recess for positioning said spot-like light source, and a portion of said FPC extends from a bottom surface of said housing frame, at least one of wraps around a portion of the side surface of the housing frame or through said cut-out portion, and further extends along at least a portion of said top surface of said housing frame.