US 10,481,430 B2 · Display device

Abstract

Provided is a display device that makes it possible to enhance the uniformity of brightness distribution with a display surface. The display device is provided with: a display panel having one surface on which an image is displayed; a substrate that is arranged facing the other surface of the display panel and that has a plurality of light sources mounted thereon; a rectangular diffuser plate arranged between the display panel and the substrate; and two support members that comprises an opening through which light from the light sources passes and that support the diffuser plate by sandwiching the peripheral edge of the diffuser plate from the display panel side and the substrate side. Light-transmitting sections through which light that has passed through the diffuser plate passes are provided to the four corners of the support member on the display panel side.

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Dependent claims

A display apparatus comprising:

a display panel;
a substrate facing the display panel and on which a light source is mounted;
a diffusion plate having a tetragonal shape and disposed between the display panel and the substrate;
a support portion that supports a peripheral part of the diffusion plate;
and
a light passing portion that is provided at a corner of the support portion and through which light emitted from the light source passes, wherein
the support portion includes:
a first support member that supports the diffusion plate from a substrate side;
and
a second support member that supports the diffusion plate from a display panel side, and
the second support member has an inner circumferential surface that reflects, of light traveling toward the peripheral part of the diffusion plate, light emitted from the light source toward a front side of the display apparatus without passing through the light passing portion.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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