Planar light source device having light guide plate with reflective member

Abstract

A white highly-reflective layer is formed at both ends of a light incident edge face of a color-mixing region of a light guide plate to surround an LED. Alternately, an overhung portion may be overhung from both ends of the light incident edge face of the color-mixing region of the light guide plate by a same material thereof to surround the LED, and a white highly-reflective layer is formed at terminals of the overhung portion. Still further, an overhung portion may be overhung from both ends of the light incident edge face of the color-mixing region of the light guide plate by the same material thereof to surround the LED, and a specular highly-reflective layer made of metal such as silver or aluminum is formed at terminals of the overhung portion.

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