Illumination tube and LCD device for use therewith

An illumination tube, comprising:

• a transparent tube having an inner wall and an outer wall;
• a reflecting layer having an opening and formed on the outer wall of the transparent tube;
• a phosphor formed on the inner wall of the transparent tube;
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• a plurality of electrodes disposed in the transparent tube, wherein the phosphor emits light by discharging the electrodes, and the light is guided to the opening by the reflecting layer and transmitted via the opening.

An LCD device, comprising:

• a light-guiding plate having a first surface, a second surface and a light-receiving surface, wherein the first surface is opposite to the second surface, and the light-receiving surface is located laterally to the light-guiding plate and adjacent to the first surface and the second surface;
• an LCD panel disposed on the second surface of the light-guiding plate;
• a reflecting plate disposed under the first surface of the light-guiding plate;
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• an illumination tube having a transparent tube, a reflecting layer, a phosphor and a plurality of electrodes, the transparent tube having an inner wall, the reflecting layer formed on the inner wall and having an opening, the phosphor formed in the transparent tube and covering the reflecting layer, the electrodes disposed in the transparent tube, wherein the illumination tube is disposed on the light-receiving surface of the light-guiding plate, and the opening faces the light-receiving surface.

An LCD device, comprising:

• a light-guiding plate having a first surface, a second surface and a light-receiving surface, wherein the first surface is opposite to the second surface, and the light-receiving surface is located laterally to the light-guiding plate and adjacent to the first surface and the second surface;
• an LCD panel disposed on the second surface of the light-guiding plate;
• a reflecting plate disposed under the first surface of the light-guiding plate;
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• an illumination tube having a transparent tube, a reflecting layer, a phosphor and a plurality of electrodes, the transparent tube having an inner wall and an outer wall, the reflecting layer formed on the outer wall and having an opening, the phosphor formed on the inner wall, the electrodes disposed in the transparent tube, wherein the illumination tube is disposed on the light-receiving surface of the light-guiding plate and the opening faces the light-receiving surface.