Abstract:
The backlight unit 12 includes cold cathode tubes 18, a chassis 14, inverter boards 20, relay connectors 21, and covers 22. The chassis 14 houses the cold cathode tubes 18. The inverter boards 20 are arranged on a side of the chassis 14 opposite from the cold cathode tubes 18. The inverter boards 20 are configured to supply drive power to the cold cathode tubes 18. The relay connectors 21 are mounted to the chassis 14. The inverter boards 20 are connected to or disconnected from the relay connectors 21 in one direction along board surfaces thereof (the X-axis direction). The relay connectors 21 are configured to relay power from the inverter boards 20 to the cold cathode tubes 18. The covers 22 are arranged between the chassis 14 and the inverter boards 20. Each cover 22 includes a movable portion 22b attached to the chassis 14 so as to be movable along the connecting direction and the disconnecting direction of the inverter board 20 to the relay connectors 21 (the X-axis direction).
Abstract:
A backlight unit includes hot cathode tubes; a chassis 14 housing the hot cathode tube therein and from which light from the hot cathode tube exits; a diffuser plate; and a reflection sheet 20 facing the diffuser plate in the chassis 14. The hot cathode tubes include at least a first hot cathode tube relatively close to the diffuser plate and a second hot cathode tube relatively far from the diffuser plate. A distance between the first hot cathode tube and the diffuser plate is different from a distance between the second hot cathode tube and the diffuser plate. The backlight unit further includes a directional reflection surface provided on a portion of the reflection member that does not overlap at least the second hot cathode tube, and the directional reflection surface faces toward a portion of the diffuser plate overlapping with the second hot cathode tube.
Abstract:
A backlight unit 12 includes an LED 16 and light guide plates 18. The ELD includes a light emitting surface 16d. Each light guide plate includes a light entrance surface 18b and a light exit surface 18c. The light entrance surface 18b is provided to face the light emitting surface 16d and rays of light emitted from the light emitting surface 16d enter the light entrance surface 18b. The rays of light exit through the light exit surface 18c. The light guide plates are arranged parallel to each other along the light exit surface 18c. The light emitting surface 16d and the light entrance surface 18b are slanted to a surface perpendicular to the light exit surface 18c.
Abstract:
A lighting unit 12 of the present invention includes a light source 17, a chassis that covers the light source 17 and a vibration absorber 70 provided in a mat-like form and arranged between the light source 17 and the chassis 14. The vibration absorber 70 is made of gelatinous material. With this configuration, the vibration absorber 70 blocks vibration propagation from the light source 17 to the chassis 14. As a result, a roaring sound is properly eliminated or reduced.
Abstract:
An optical member 16 capable of light transmission and having a sheet-shape is installed in a chassis 13 of a backlight device 10 around an opening of the chassis 13. A cold cathode tube 15 capable of emitting light and having a substantially circle cross-section is installed behind the optical member 16 inside the chassis 13. A reflecting sheet 14 that reflects light emitted from the cold cathode tube 15 is installed behind the cold cathode tube 15 inside the chassis 13. The reflecting sheet 14 has a concave portion that surrounds the cold cathode tube 15 from the rear. The reflecting sheet 14 has an arch surface 26 at least in an area that faces the cold cathode tube 15 in a direction perpendicular to the surface of the optical member 16. The arch surface 26 is formed in a concentric manner as the cold cathode tube 15.
Abstract:
A lighting device according to the present invention includes a hot cathode tube 17, a chassis 14 storing the hot cathode tube 17 therein, and a heat radiating mechanism 40 configured to come in contact with the hot cathode tube 17 and radiate heat of the hot cathode tube 17. The heat radiating mechanism 40 has a heat radiating sheet 43 configured to contact with the hot cathode tube 17, and a displacing part 42 displacing the heat radiating sheet 43 between a contact position where the heat radiating sheet is in contact with the hot cathode tube 17 and a non-contact position where the heat radiating sheet 43 is not in contact with the hot cathode tube 17. The displacing part 42 displaces the heat radiating sheet 43 to the non-contact position at a temperature that is lower than a predetermined temperature and to the contact position at a temperature that is higher than the predetermined temperature.
Abstract:
There is provided a backlight device with which it is possible not only to prevent an assembly process from being complicated and the number of components from being increased, but also to connect a light source to a connector member satisfactorily and electrically. In this backlight device (20), a distance (W12) from the central axis (O1) of a cold cathode fluorescent lamp (23) to a connector terminal portion (240) is larger than a distance (W2) from the central axis of the cold cathode fluorescent lamp to an end portion of a contact portion (23d) of a cap portion (23a) in an F direction but is smaller than a distance (L2) from the central axis of the cold cathode fluorescent lamp to an end portion of the contact portion of the cap portion in an E direction.
Abstract:
An optical member 16 capable of light transmission and having a sheet-shape is installed in a chassis 13 of a backlight device 10 around an opening of the chassis 13. A cold cathode tube 15 capable of emitting light and having a substantially circle cross-section is installed behind the optical member 16 inside the chassis 13. A reflecting sheet 14 that reflects light emitted from the cold cathode tube 15 is installed behind the cold cathode tube 15 inside the chassis 13. The reflecting sheet 14 has a concave portion that surrounds the cold cathode tube 15 from the rear. The reflecting sheet 14 has an arch surface 26 at least in an area that faces the cold cathode tube 15 in a direction perpendicular to the surface of the optical member 16. The arch surface 26 is formed in a concentric manner as the cold cathode tube 15.
Abstract:
There is provided a backlight device with which it is possible not only to prevent an assembly process from being complicated and the number of components from being increased, but also to connect a light source to a connector member satisfactorily and electrically. In this backlight device (20), a distance (W12) from the central axis (O1) of a cold cathode fluorescent lamp (23) to a connector terminal portion (240) is larger than a distance (W2) from the central axis of the cold cathode fluorescent lamp to an end portion of a contact portion (23d) of a cap portion (23a) in an F direction but is smaller than a distance (L2) from the central axis of the cold cathode fluorescent lamp to an end portion of the contact portion of the cap portion in an E direction.
Abstract:
A lighting device for a display device includes a plurality of linear light sources and a light source holding member arranged to hold the linear light sources. The light source holding member includes a first member and a second member. A sliding mechanism is provided between the first member and the second member, so as to allow parallel displacement of the first member and the second member relative to each other. The first member includes a first light source holder arranged to directly hold a first linear light source of the plurality of linear light sources. The second member includes a second light source holder arranged to directly hold a second linear light source other than the first linear light source.