# US 2010/0165602 A1 · Lighting apparatus, display apparatus, and tv receiver

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- Number: US 2010/0165602 A1
- Document ID: US20100165602A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 12/600,888
- Filed: 2008-01-22
- Published: 2010-07-01
- Earliest claimed: 2007-05-31
- Assignees: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
- Inventors: Yasumori Kuromizu
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20100165602A1

## CPC

- G02F 1/133604: {with lamps}
- G02F 1/133608: {including particular frames or supporting means}
- H04N 5/64: Constructional details of receivers, e.g. cabinets or dust covers (furniture aspects {of television cabinets} A47B81/06)
- H04N 5/66: Transforming electric information into light information (scanning details H04N3/00)
- G02F: OPTICAL DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF LIGHT BY MODIFICATION OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIA OF THE ELEMENTS INVOLVED THEREIN; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; FREQUENCY-CHANGING OF LIGHT; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS
- H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION

## Abstract

A lighting apparatus includes a back chassis covering a rear surface side thereof, a light source including a fluorescent tube having opposite end portions thereof held by the back chassis, and a supporting member mounted on the back chassis and arranged to support a portion of the light source between the opposite end portions thereof, wherein the supporting member is made of a shock-absorbing material capable of absorbing shock by its elastic behavior, and the light source is disposed on the supporting member.

## Claims

### Claim at position 1

1-10. (canceled)

### Claim 11

A lighting apparatus comprising:
a back chassis arranged to cover a rear side of the lighting apparatus;
a light source including a fluorescent tube and arranged such that opposite end portions thereof are held by the back chassis;
a supporting member fitted to the back chassis and arranged to support a portion of the light source between the opposite end portions thereof; wherein
the supporting member is made of a shock-absorbing material capable of absorbing shock by an elastic behavior thereof; and
the light source is disposed on the supporting member.

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

The lighting apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the back chassis is made of metal.

### Claim 13 (depends on 11)

The lighting apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the supporting member is transparent, white/whitish, or gray/grayish.

### Claim 14 (depends on 11)

The lighting apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the supporting member is made of a microcellular polymer material.

### Claim 15 (depends on 11)

The lighting apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the supporting member is made of a foamed polyethylene material.

### Claim 16 (depends on 11)

The lighting apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the supporting member is made of a rubber sponge material.

### Claim 17 (depends on 11)

The lighting apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the supporting member is made of a silicon-based gel.

### Claim 18 (depends on 11)

A display apparatus comprising the lighting apparatus according to claim 11, and a display panel facing the light source.

### Claim 19 (depends on 18)

The display apparatus according to claim 18, wherein the display panel is a liquid crystal panel including a pair of substrates with liquid crystal sealed therebetween.

### Claim 20 (depends on 18)

A television receiver comprising the display apparatus according to claim 18.