Abstract: A frame is narrowed by a technically reasonable design, without technical limitation for frame narrowing which tends to be considered troublesome when bent-tube type fluorescent tubes having U-shaped bent portions are to be alternately arranged to face each other nor without the trouble of storing the bent-type fluorescent tubes in a chassis while being manufactured. A backlight device (2) is provided with a backlight chassis (23) wherein a plurality of fluorescent tubes (21) having electrodes are arranged and stored, and an inverter circuit board is arranged on the rear surface of the backlight chassis (23). Furthermore, the backlight device (2) is provided with a storing section (30), which is attached to the backlight chassis (23) by storing a conductive holding section for holding the electrodes.

Abstract: In a lighting unit, fluorescent lights and LEDs of different spectroscopic characteristics are alternately arranged in a direction X on an irradiation plane. Light sources of equal light intensity are arranged in a certain pitch for the fluorescent lights such that a uniform light amount is achieved around end portions in the direction X. The LEDs include LEDs aligned on a bottom surface of a chassis and LEDs arranged on an inner sidewall surface of the chassis. As a result, a lighting unit having a uniform amount of light across an entire irradiation plane is achieved.

Abstract: In a lighting unit, fluorescent lights and LEDs having different spectroscopic characteristics are alternately arranged in a direction X on an irradiation plane. The fluorescent lights are arranged in certain intervals so as to provide uniform light intensity even around the end portions of the direction X. The LEDs installed at the ends of the direction X have a light intensity that is weaker than that of other LEDs in order to provide uniform light intensity around the end portions. As a result, the lighting unit provides uniform light intensity across the entire irradiation surface.

Abstract: A lamp mount 19 of the present invention is configured to mount a tubular lamp 17 having a curved outer surface to a mounting member 14. The lamp mount includes an insertion hole 54 for receiving an end of the tubular lamp 17. The insertion hole 54 has a bottom surface 54a located closer to the mounting member 14 and a ceiling surface 54b opposed to the bottom surface. Each of the bottom surface 54a and the ceiling surface 54b is in contact with the tubular lamp 17 on a line perpendicular to a surface on which the mounting member 14 is mounted and has at least flat surface portion.

Abstract: When the temperature value detected by a temperature detecting circuit is lower than a previously designated set temperature value, cathode fluorescent lamps (CFLs) are operated to illuminate with a duty ratio of 100% so as to enhance the brightness. When the detected temperature value has become equal to or higher than the previously designated set temperature value, CFLs are operated to illuminate by changing the duty ratio into a user set value.

Abstract: In order to control light emission of light emitting diodes, current dividing circuits are used to supply currents of a substantially fixed level to all lines. Light emitting diodes are arranged in groups of a predetermined number of LEDs in series, and sets of the light emitting diodes connected to the first line and sets of the light emitting diodes connected to the second line are laid out on the same straight line so as to form a single row. Substrates with these formed thereon are arranged adjacent to each other in the direction of the rows, so that sets of the light emitting diodes connected to the first line and sets of the light emitting diodes connected to the second line are arranged alternately. With this configuration, it is possible to provide a backlight device with a plurality of LED arrays arranged thereon, which can uniformly illuminate the entire screen with light from the LED arrays.

Abstract: A frame is narrowed by a technically reasonable design, without technical limitation for frame narrowing which tends to be considered troublesome when bent-tube type fluorescent tubes having U-shaped bent portions are to be alternately arranged to face each other nor without the trouble of storing the bent-type fluorescent tubes in a chassis while being manufactured. A backlight device (2) is provided with a backlight chassis (23) wherein a plurality of fluorescent tubes (21) having electrodes are arranged and stored, and an inverter circuit board is arranged on the rear surface of the backlight chassis (23). Furthermore, the backlight device (2) is provided with a storing section (30), which is attached to the backlight chassis (23) by storing a conductive holding section for holding the electrodes.

Abstract: In a backlight device according to the present invention including a light emitting diode substrate, which has a light emitting diode and is placed on the back side of a panel module having an image display surface on the front side, and a reflection sheet for reflecting light emitted by the light emitting diode to the panel module, the reflection sheet is placed on the front side of the light emitting diode substrate, and the reflection sheet is provided with a through-hole into which the light emitting diode is inserted, so as to reduce brightness unevenness and color unevenness on the image display surface resulting from the light emitting diode substrate.

Abstract: In a lighting unit, fluorescent lights and LEDs of different spectroscopic characteristics are alternately arranged in a direction X on an irradiation plane. Light sources of equal light intensity are arranged in a certain pitch for the fluorescent lights such that a uniform light amount is achieved around end portions in the direction X. The LEDs include LEDs aligned on a bottom surface of a chassis and LEDs arranged on an inner sidewall surface of the chassis. As a result, a lighting unit having a uniform amount of light across an entire irradiation plane is achieved.

Abstract: To provide a backlight unit capable of improving color purity of a prescribed emission color as well as obtaining a uniform emission colors in the entire device, and a liquid crystal display device comprising thereof. Backlight unit B comprises: a LED 13 for compensating emission intensity of red wavelength light of a fluorescent tube 11, being arranged in between each of a plurality of said fluorescent tubes 11 arrayed in up and down directions, and a LED 13a for compensating emission intensity of red wavelength light of a fluorescent tube 11a, being arranged in the outside of each of two fluorescent tubes 11a arranged in the outermost of a plurality of said fluorescent tubes 11.

Abstract: In order to control light emission of light emitting diodes, current dividing circuits are used to supply currents of a substantially fixed level to all lines. Light emitting diodes are arranged in groups of a predetermined number of LEDs in series, and sets of the light emitting diodes connected to the first line and sets of the light emitting diodes connected to the second line are laid out on the same straight line so as to form a single row. Substrates with these formed thereon are arranged adjacent to each other in the direction of the rows, so that sets of the light emitting diodes connected to the first line and sets of the light emitting diodes connected to the second line are arranged alternately. With this configuration, it is possible to provide a backlight device with a plurality of LED arrays arranged thereon, which can uniformly illuminate the entire screen with light from the LED arrays.

Abstract: In a lighting unit, fluorescent lights and LEDs having different spectroscopic characteristics are alternately arranged in a direction X on an irradiation plane. The fluorescent lights are arranged in certain intervals so as to provide uniform light intensity even around the end portions of the direction X. The LEDs installed at the ends of the direction X have a light intensity that is weaker than that of other LEDs in order to provide uniform light intensity around the end portions. As a result, the lighting unit provides uniform light intensity across the entire irradiation surface.

Abstract: In a backlight unit provided with a plurality of optical sheets, a first optical sheet is characterized by having different coefficients of linear expansion in two different directions (a first direction and a second direction) with the coefficient of linear expansion in the first direction larger than that in the second direction. A second optical sheet is arranged adjacently to the first optical sheet. The coefficient of linear expansion of the second optical sheet in approximately the same direction as the first direction of the first optical sheet is approximated to the coefficient of linear expansion of the first optical sheet in the first direction.

Abstract: When the temperature value detected by a temperature detecting circuit is lower than a previously designated set temperature value, cathode fluorescent lamps (CFLs) are operated to illuminate with a duty ratio of 100% so as to enhance the brightness. When the detected temperature value has become equal to or higher than the previously designated set temperature value, CFLs are operated to illuminate by changing the duty ratio into a user set value.

Abstract: In a backlight device according to the present invention including a light emitting diode substrate, which has a light emitting diode and is placed on the back side of a panel module having an image display surface on the front side, and a reflection sheet for reflecting light emitted by the light emitting diode to the panel module, the reflection sheet is placed on the front side of the light emitting diode substrate, and the reflection sheet is provided with a through-hole into which the light emitting diode is inserted, so as to reduce brightness unevenness and color unevenness on the image display surface resulting from the light emitting diode substrate.

Abstract: [PROBLEMS] To prevent mistake of fitting position and fitting direction of each substrate when a plurality of substrates is fitted in a base member. [MEANS FOR SOLVING PROBLEMS] Backlight unit X in a LCD device comprises such as a plurality of LED substrates 10 respectively mounting a plurality of LED elements 11 for illuminating each division multi-divided from the entire area of a LCD panel, and Chassis 1 as a base member in which LED substrates 10 are aligned and fitted, wherein Fitting position distinguishing mark 12 indicating a designed (qualified) fitting position of a relevant LED substrate 10 in Chassis 1 is recorded on each of a plurality of LED substrates 10. Fitting position distinguishing mark 12 is the mark graphically displaying the area to be covered by a relevant LED substrate 10 in the entire Chassis 1 when the LED substrate 10 is fitted in Chassis 1 as designed.

Abstract: [Problems]To provide a backlight unit capable of improving color purity of a prescribed emission color as well as obtaining a uniform emission colors in the entire device, and a liquid crystal display device comprising thereof. [Means for Solving Problems] Backlight unit B comprises: a LED 13 for compensating emission intensity of red wavelength light of a fluorescent tube 11, being arranged in between each of a plurality of said fluorescent tubes 11 arrayed in up and down directions, and a LED 13a for compensating emission intensity of red wavelength light of a fluorescent tube 11a, being arranged in the outside of each of two fluorescent tubes 11a arranged in the outermost of a plurality of said fluorescent tubes 11.