Light illuminating unit and liquid crystal display device having the same

A light illuminating unit comprising:

• at least first and second light generating members each of which generates light;
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• a light guiding plate having a light-incident face onto which the light is incident and a light-exiting face through which the incident light exits;
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• wherein the light-exiting face having an effective exiting region through which the light substantially exits, and the light-incident face having a slanted face such that the light generated from the first light generating member overlaps a portion of light generated from the second light generating member at least when the light enters the effective exiting region.

A liquid crystal display device comprising:

• a light generating part having a plurality of light generating members configured to generate light;
• a light guiding plate comprising:
• a light-incident face onto which the light is incident;
• a lateral face facing the light-incident face, an interval between the light-incident face and the lateral face varying in accordance with a position of each of the light generating members;
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• a light-exiting face through which the incident light exits, the light-exiting face being configured to connect the light-incident face and the lateral face;
• a liquid crystal display panel configured to display an image using the light from the light guiding plate;
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• a receiving container configured to receive the light generating part, the light guiding plate and the liquid crystal display panel.