US 12,411,373 B2
Display device
Tetsuro Ochi, Tokyo (JP); Ken Sugiyama, Tokyo (JP); Toshiyuki Tsubota, Tokyo (JP); and Kazunari Nishita, Tokyo (JP)
Assigned to Magnolia White Corporation, Tokyo (JP)
Filed by Magnolia White Corporation, Tokyo (JP)
Filed on May 8, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/658,233.
Application 18/658,233 is a continuation of application No. 18/085,335, filed on Dec. 20, 2022, granted, now 12,019,322.
Application 18/085,335 is a continuation of application No. 17/465,962, filed on Sep. 3, 2021, granted, now 11,536,998, issued on Dec. 27, 2022.
Application 17/465,962 is a continuation of application No. 16/793,122, filed on Feb. 18, 2020, granted, now 11,112,632, issued on Sep. 7, 2021.
Application 16/793,122 is a continuation of application No. 16/020,399, filed on Jun. 27, 2018, granted, now 10,901,251, issued on Jan. 26, 2021.
Application 16/020,399 is a continuation of application No. 15/354,229, filed on Nov. 17, 2016, granted, now 10,025,128, issued on Jul. 17, 2018.
Claims priority of application No. 2015-225770 (JP), filed on Nov. 18, 2015; and application No. 2016-115287 (JP), filed on Jun. 9, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2024/0288723 A1, Aug. 29, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G02F 1/1333 (2006.01); G02F 1/1335 (2006.01); F21V 8/00 (2006.01); G02F 1/13357 (2006.01)
CPC G02F 1/133308 (2013.01) [G02F 1/1335 (2013.01); G02B 6/005 (2013.01); G02B 6/0065 (2013.01); G02B 6/0078 (2013.01); G02B 6/0083 (2013.01); G02B 6/0088 (2013.01); G02B 6/009 (2013.01); G02F 1/133314 (2021.01); G02F 1/133317 (2021.01); G02F 1/1336 (2013.01); G02F 2202/28 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A display device comprising:
a liquid crystal display panel; and
a backlight device opposed to the liquid crystal display panel;
the backlight device comprising:
a frame-shaped structure with a first surface and a second surface, the second surface facing the liquid crystal display panel and being located between the liquid crystal display panel and the first surface;
a reflective sheet adhering to the first surface with a first adhesive layer; and
a light-shielding member covering a side surface of the liquid crystal display panel,
wherein the liquid crystal display panel adheres to the second surface with a second adhesive layer,
the second surface has a first region that is not in contact with the second adhesive layer,
the frame-shaped structure includes a portion that protrudes outward from the liquid crystal display panel in a plan view, and
the light-shielding member overlaps the portion in the plan view.