Abstract: To provide a reflection type liquid-crystal display device having an illuminator in front of the liquid-crystal display device, the illuminator having a light guide plate superior in light utilization efficiency, dots constituted by a plurality of small recess or protrusion portions for reflecting the light incident on the light guide plate toward the liquid-crystal display device are formed in or on a surface of the light guide plate which does not face the liquid-crystal display device. Each of the dots is set to have a substantially V-shape in section, the sectional inclination angle of the V-shape is set in a range of from 35 to 43°, and the sectional vertex angle of the V-shape is in a range of 70.6±2.5°.

Abstract: In a plasma display panel, a partition wall 15 surrounds each of discharge cells to define the discharge cells. Each of the discharge cells is divided by a second transverse wall 15B into a display discharge cell C1 which is opposite transparent electrodes Xa, Ya of paired row electrodes X, Y to provide for a sustaining discharge; and an addressing discharge cell C2 which is opposite a bus electrode Yb of the row electrode Y to provide for an addressing discharge caused between the bus electrode Yb and a column electrode D. A clearance r is provided between the discharge cell C1 and the addressing discharge cell C2 for communication between the cells C1 and C2.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a light conductor plate for a liquid crystal display apparatus forming a photo resist on a stamper original plate, arranging a photo mask having a flat surface shape pattern or an inverted pattern of a dot constituted by a small projecting portion or a small recess portion on a base plate and developing after irradiating an ultraviolet ray from an upper portion of a mask so as to form a pattern for forming the small projecting portion or the small recess portion on the stamper original plate, making the pattern in a mask and etching the stamper original plate so as to form a plastic forming metal stamper, and a plastic molding using the stamper.

Abstract: A plasma display panel comprises a front substrate and a rear substrate, a plurality of row electrode pairs provided on the inner surface of the front substrate, a dielectric layer provided on the inner surface of the front substrate for coverring the row electrode pairs, a plurality of column electrodes provided on the inner surface of the rear substrate, a partition wall assembly provided between the front substrate and the rear substrate, said partition wall assembly including a plurality of longitudinal partition walls and a plurality of lateral partition walls, forming a plurality of discharge cells. In particular, the dielectric layer has a plurality of projection portions located corresponding to and protruding toward the lateral partition walls of the partition wall assembly, in a manner such that there would be no slots formed between the dielectric layer and the lateral partition walls.

Abstract: A plasma display panel includes a plurality of row electrode pairs (X, Y) forming display lines which are formed on a front glass substrate (10). Each row electrode (X, Y) of the row electrode pair (X, Y) makes up transparent electrodes (Xa, Ya) each formed opposing the corresponding transparent electrode (Xa, Ya) via a discharge gap (g) for each pair, and a bus electrode (Xb, Yb) connected to the transparent electrodes (Xa, Ya). In such plasma display panel, a light-shield layer 20A is formed at least on a portion between the two bus electrodes situated back to back and a required portion in proximal to sides of the bus electrodes (Xb, Yb) connected to the transparent electrodes (Xa, Ya) on the front glass substrate (10).

Abstract: LPG storing cylinder (1) has a top portion fixed to a valve block (2) provided with a through hole (4) for attaching a gas take-out nozzle (3). The gas take-out nozzle (3) is attached to the through hole (4) as it is urged with an urging spring (6) for valve closing. A gas take-out passage (7) within the gas take-out nozzle (3) communicates with the nozzle attaching through hole (4) by a window hole (8). A sealing ring (10) is fitted into a portion where the window hole (8) is formed to shut off a communication between an interior area of the gas storing cylinder (1) and the gas take-out passage (7). A guide pipe (12) to communicate the interior area of the cylinder with a valve chamber (5) projects from an inner end wall of the valve block (2) into the interior area of the LPG storing cylinder (1).

Abstract: In a surface-discharge-type alternating-current plasma display panel, a discharge cell is divided into two cells: a display discharge cell C1 providing for a sustaining discharge between transparent electrodes Xa, Ya of row electrodes X, Y; and an addressing discharge cell C2 which is opposite a bus electrode Yb of the row electrode Y, giving rise to an addressing discharge in association with a column electrode D, to provide for the addressing discharge between the bus electrode Yb of the row electrode Y and a column electrode D. The display discharge cells C1 and the addressing discharge cells C2 of the discharge cells are interposed in alternate positions in the column direction so as to arrange the addressing discharge cells C2 in a back-to-back position in the column direction.

Abstract: The hard disk apparatus has first and second skew adjust members 21 and 22 for adjusting inclinations or an inclination of a main guide shaft 16 and/or a sub-guide shaft 17. The first and second skew adjust members comprise: bearing parts 41 or a bearing part 41 provided such that the centers or center of shaft holes 43 or a shaft hole 43 in which ends or an end of a main guide shaft 16 and/or a sub-guide shaft 17 is inserted and supported is deviated from the centers or center of end surfaces or an end surface of the main guide shaft 16 and/or a sub-guide shaft 17, the end surfaces or end surface being substantially perpendicular to the axial directions or axial direction of the main guide shaft 16 and/or the sub-guide shaft 17; and first, second, and third contact surfaces A, B, and C that are brought into contact with a support base 8, the first, second, and third contact surfaces forming a substantially rectangular outer circumference.

Abstract: Light directional diffusing elements such as hologram elements are formed on the upper surface or lower surface of a light guide plate near the light source, and dots are formed of multiple small protrusions or small depressions on the light guide plate upper or lower surface to change the direction the light transmits from the input surface of the upper surface of light guide plate to a specified angle to irradiate towards a display element, to obtain a liquid crystal display technology for an easy to assemble backlit lighting device with greater brightness and fewer dark spots.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device having a light guide plate and a light source disposed on one of side surfaces of the light guide plate so that external light is transmitted through the light guide plate and enters a liquid-crystal display portion. A plurality of dots each constituted by a small recess or protrusion portion reflecting light from the light source toward the liquid crystal display portion are formed in or on another surface of the light guide plate opposite to the liquid crystal display portion. Each of the dots have a substantially V-shape in section with an inclination angle of the section being in a range of 35° to 43°.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a light guide plate having dots on one surface thereof includes forming an oxide film on a crystal plane of a silicon substrate, forming a resist film on the oxide film, and forming a dot pattern in the oxide film by using the resist film as a mask, anisotropically etching the silicon substrate by using the oxide film as a mask, forming a metal film on the silicon substrate, stripping the metal film off so as to produce a stamper or a replica thereof, and transferring the dots onto a surface of a film or a plastic sheet or plate by using the stamper or the replica.

Abstract: A composition including a thermoplastic resin, and a combustion accelerator composed of an inorganic carrier and a platinum group element supported on the inorganic carrier in an amount of 0.001-0.2% by weight based on a total weight of the inorganic carrier and the platinum group element. The combustion accelerator is in the form of particles and present in such an amount that the concentration of the platinum group element is 0.5-100 ppm by weight based on a total weight of the combustion accelerator and the thermoplastic resin.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display having a liquid crystal display panel having a plurality of liquid crystal cells, and a back light that irradiates the liquid crystal display panel with irradiation light. The back light includes a light source, and a light guide plate having one side arranged adjacent the light source and having a planar surface with a plurality of small concaves. The planar surface is almost parallel to a liquid crystal cell face, and a plane shape of the small concaves is almost rectangular.

Abstract: A light guide plate which can achieve improvement of back-lighting or front-lighting luminance without increase of luminance of a light source, and a liquid crystal display device using such a light guide plate. A large number of concave small dots are formed in a surface of the light guide plate opposite to a light emitting surface of the light guide plate which emits light to a liquid crystal cell array so that light incident on the light guide plate from the light source is reflected at the concave small dots in the direction toward the light emitting surface of the light guide plate.

Abstract: A plasma display panel comprises a front substrate and a rear substrate, a plurality of row electrode pairs provided on the inner surface of the front substrate, a dielectric layer provided on the inner surface of the front substrate for coverring the row electrode pairs, a plurality of column electrodes provided on the inner surface of the rear substrate, a partition wall assembly provided between the front substrate and the rear substrate, said partition wall assembly including a plurality of longitudinal partition walls and a plurality of lateral partition walls, forming a plurality of discharge cells. In particular, the dielectric layer has a plurality of projection portions located corresponding to and protruding toward the lateral partition walls of the partition wall assembly, in a manner such that there would be no slots formed between the dielectric layer and the lateral partition walls.

Abstract: In a plasma display panel, a partition wall 15 surrounds each of discharge cells to define the discharge cells. Each of the discharge cells is divided by a second transverse wall 15B into a display discharge cell C1 which is opposite transparent electrodes Xa, Ya of paired row electrodes X, Y to provide for a sustaining discharge; and an addressing discharge cell C2 which is opposite a bus electrode Yb of the row electrode Y to provide for an addressing discharge caused between the bus electrode Yb and a column electrode D. A clearance r is provided between the discharge cell C1 and the addressing discharge cell C2 for communication between the cells C1 and C2.

Abstract: A plasma display panel includes a front substrate and a rear substrate, a plurality of row electrode pairs provided on the inner surface of the front substrate, a dielectric layer provided on the inner surface of the front substrate for coverring the row electrode pairs, a plurality of column electrodes provided on the inner surface of the rear substrate, a partition wall assembly provided between the front substrate and the rear substrate, said partition wall assembly including a plurality of longitudinal partition walls and a plurality of lateral partition walls, forming a plurality of discharge cells. In particular, the dielectric layer has a plurality of projection portions located corresponding to and protruding toward the lateral partition walls of the partition wall assembly, in a manner such that there would be no slots formed between the dielectric layer and the lateral partition walls.

Abstract: A plasma display panel comprises a front substrate and a rear substrate, a plurality of row electrode pairs provided on the inner surface of the front substrate, a dielectric layer provided on the inner surface of the front substrate for coverring the row electrode pairs, a plurality of column electrodes provided on the inner surface of the rear substrate, a partition wall assembly provided between the front substrate and the rear substrate, said partition wall assembly including a plurality of longitudinal partition walls and a plurality of lateral partition walls, forming a plurality of discharge cells. In particular, the dielectric layer has a plurality of projection portions located corresponding to and protruding toward the lateral partition walls of the partition wall assembly, in a manner such that there would be no slots formed between the dielectric layer and the lateral partition walls.

Abstract: A plasma display panel comprises a front substrate and a rear substrate, a plurality of row electrode pairs provided on the inner surface of the front substrate, a dielectric layer provided on the inner surface of the front substrate for coverring the row electrode pairs, a plurality of column electrodes provided on the inner surface of the rear substrate, a partition wall assembly provided between the front substrate and the rear substrate, said partition wall assembly including a plurality of longitudinal partition walls and a plurality of lateral partition walls, forming a plurality of discharge cells. In particular, the dielectric layer has a plurality of projection portions located corresponding to and protruding toward the lateral partition walls of the partition wall assembly, in a manner such that there would be no slots formed between the dielectric layer and the lateral partition walls.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display having a liquid crystal display panel having a plurality of liquid crystal cells, and a back light that irradiates the liquid crystal display panel with irradiation light. The back light includes a light source, and a light guide plate having one side arranged adjacent the light source and having a planar surface with a plurality of small concaves. The planar surface is almost parallel to a liquid crystal cell face, and a plane shape of the small concaves is almost rectangular.