Lighting device and display device

Abstract

A lighting device includes: a light source; a plate-like optical member on which light from the light source falls; an optical sheet that imparts an optical effect to light emitted from the optical member; and an accommodating member that surrounds outer peripheral edges of the optical member and outer peripheral edges of the optical sheet. The optical sheet has a body part having a polygonal shape, extension portions provided on side portions of the body part and placed between the outer peripheral edges of the optical member and the chassis, and curtain portions, provided in corner portions of the body part, each of which connects the extension portions provided on adjacent ones of the side portions, and the extension portions and the curtain portions are provided with folds, respectively.

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