Abstract: A cold-cathode fluorescent lamp including a glass bulb, a pair of hollow electrodes, and a pair of electrically connected terminals. The hollow electrodes each include an electrode body and a lead wire. The hollow electrodes are hermetically connected to the glass bulb at both ends of the glass bulb. The pair of electrically connected terminals are thin coats that are, except for connection portions connected to lead wires, provided on an outer surface of the glass bulb at both ends of the glass bulb.

Abstract: A primary object of the present invention is to provide a liquid crystal display device being capable of displaying an image with large color reappearance area and a genuine hue and chroma, while controlling a displacement of white chromaticity caused by changes of viewing angles. The device includes: a light source; a back light controlling a luminous intensity distribution from the light source; and a liquid crystal display panel controlling a transmission rate of light from the back light. The maximum intensity of a light emitting spectrum of the back light is in a range of 510 nm to 530 nm in a wavelength range of 500 nm to 550 nm, wherein the liquid crystal panel includes a red color filter transmitting red components, a green color filter transmitting green components and a blue color filter transmitting blue components, and a transmit spectrum of the green color filter includes a half value of a maximum transmitting rate of 500 nm to 590 nm in a wavelength range.

Abstract: A planar photoluminescent lamp. In one embodiment, the planar photoluminescent lamp includes a plurality of barrier walls defining a plurality of channels, wherein each channel is with an axis and formed with a resistive portion characterized by a width, Ar, and a first capacitive portion and a second capacitive portion both characterized by a width, Ac, such that Ac>Ar. The planar photoluminescent lamp also includes a first electrode and a second electrode. The first electrode and the second electrode are substantially perpendicular to the axis of a channel and extend over the first capacitive portions and the second capacitive portions of the plurality of channels, respectively.

Abstract: A direct type illuminating device includes a light source unit, a reflector plate, a diffuser plate, and a lens module. The light source unit provides source light beams. The reflector plate and the diffuser plate are spaced at an interval from each other, and the light source unit is interposed between the reflector plate and the diffuser plate. The lens module surrounds the light source unit such that the lens module is interposed between the light source unit and the reflector and diffuser plates. An outer curved surface of the lens module has a radius of curvature different from a radius of curvature of an outer curved surface of the light source unit such that the source light beams provided by the light source unit are refracted by the lens module to result in change of traveling directions of the source light beams.

Abstract: A lamp-fixing device includes a base and at least one receiving unit. The receiving unit is formed on the base. The receiving unit includes two opposite protruding walls extending perpendicular out from the base. The two protruding walls and the base cooperatively define a receiving space used to receive one end of a lamp tube with an electrode holder. The two protruding walls and the base each define a heat dissipation hole therein of the receiving space.

Abstract: A white phosphor, a light emission device including the same, and a liquid crystal display (LCD) including the light emission device as a backlight unit. The white phosphor includes: 40 to 50 parts by weight of a blue phosphor selected from the group consisting of ZnS:(Ag,Cl), ZnS:(Ag,Al), ZnS:(Ag,Al,Cl), and a combination thereof; 23 to 36 parts by weight of a green phosphor including (Sr1-xCax)Ga2S4:Eu (0?x<0.2) and a compound selected from the group consisting of ZnS:(Cu,Al), ZnS:(Cu,Au,Al), and a combination thereof; and 20 to 30 parts by weight of a red phosphor selected from the group consisting of Y2O3:Eu, Y2O3:(Eu,Tb), Y2O2S:Eu, Y2O2S:(Eu,Tb), and a combination thereof.

Abstract: Display devices having improved color reproduction ranges and improved color purity of the screen images are provided. In one embodiment, the display device includes a display panel for displaying an image, and a light emitting panel for providing light to the display panel. The light emitting panel includes first and second substrates facing each other, an electron emission unit on an inner surface of the first substrate and including electron emission regions and driving electrodes, a light emission unit on an inner surface of the second substrate and including an anode electrode and a phosphor layer, and a filter layer formed on a surface of the second substrate for selectively absorbing light in wavelength bands ranging from about 480 nm to about 500 nm and from about 580 nm to about 600 nm.

Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid crystal display including: a liquid crystal panel; and a lighting device disposed on one side of the liquid crystal panel, the liquid crystal panel including: a liquid crystal cell; a first polarizer disposed on one side of the liquid crystal cell; a second polarizer disposed on the other side of the liquid crystal cell; and a first optical element disposed between the liquid crystal cell and the first polarizer; the absorption axis direction of the first polarizer being substantially perpendicular to the absorption axis direction of the second polarizer, the first optical element having an optical indicatrix having a relationship of nx?nz>ny, the lighting device having: a maximum value of luminance in the wavelength range of 550±50 nm; and a relative luminance at a wavelength of 450 nm is 0.28 or less.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device is provided. The LCD device includes a top case, an inverter and a bracket. The top case surrounds a periphery of a liquid crystal display panel which displays a picture. The inverter supplies a high voltage AC power to a lamp which projects a light to the liquid crystal display panel. The bracket fastens to the top case and includes at least two fastening parts for insertion of opposite ends of the inverter, thereby reducing fabrication times for devices implementing the present invention and improving productivity.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) including a backlight module and a LCD panel is provided. The backlight module has at least one white light source. BL1 and BL2 respectively represent a relative maximum brightness peak of an emission spectrum of the backlight module at a wavelength from 445 nm to 448 nm and from 510 nm to 520 nm. The LCD panel including two substrates and a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the two substrates is disposed above the backlight module. One of the two substrates has a red filter layer, a green filter and a blue filter layer. Specially, Gx represents an x coordinate in a CIE 1931 chromaticity diagram when the green filter layer uses a CIE standard light source C, and Gx is larger than or equal to 0.286 (Gx?20.286).

Abstract: To provide a liquid crystal display device that includes a cold cathode fluorescent lamp that controls a drop in the luminous efficacy of a fluorescent substance layer in a large electrical current region. Uneven portions UNE are formed in a surface of a fluorescent substance film FLU that is formed on an inner wall surface of a glass tube VAL that configures a cold cathode fluorescent lamp CCFL, whereby the surface area of the film surface can be increased and a drop in the fluorescent substance luminous efficacy in a large current region can be controlled, so the effect of improving the luminance of a display screen over a long period of time is obtained as a backlight of a liquid crystal display panel LCD.

Abstract: A white phosphor including: 40 to 50 parts by weight of a blue phosphor selected from the group consisting of ZnS:(Ag,Cl), ZnS:(Ag,Al), ZnS:(Ag,Al,Cl), and a combination thereof; 20 to 30 parts by weight of a green phosphor (Sr1?xCax)Ga2S4:Eu (0?x<0.2); and 20 to 30 parts by weight of a red phosphor selected from the group consisting of Y2O3:Eu, Y2O3:(Eu,Tb), Y2O2S:Eu, Y2O2S:(Eu,Tb), and combinations thereof. The white phosphor can be included in a light emission device. The light emission device can be included in a liquid crystal display.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a manufacturing method for a phosphor suspension to be applied to an inner surface of a glass bulb of a fluorescent lamp, and a fluorescent lamp manufactured with use of the phosphor suspension. The method comprising the steps of kneading a mixture (38) of a small amount of solvent (32) including a thickening agent and a phosphor powder (30), and agitating the mixture after adding a solvent (40) including a thickening agent and a binding agent, and a metal compound as a coating agent (42) to the mixture. The fluorescent lamp pertaining to the present invention includes a phosphor layer formed by applying the phosphor suspension manufactured by the above-described method to the inner surface of the glass bulb, drying the suspension, and baking the suspension. Since the method pertaining to the present invention comprises the step of kneading, the phosphor particles included in the formed phosphor layer are densely arranged.

Abstract: In one embodiment, apparatus is provided with a display panel, a wavelength converting material, and a light source. The display panel is provided with an interface to receive control signals defining one or more primary images that are projected from the display panel. The wavelength converting material absorbs light of a first wavelength and emits light of a second wavelength. The wavelength converting material defines a secondary image that is projected from the display panel when the wavelength converting material is illuminated by the light of the first wavelength. The light source causes the wavelength converting material to be illuminated by the light of the first wavelength.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display capable of expanding a color reproduction range in the case where a cold cathode fluorescent lamp is used as a light source is provided. A green phosphor of the cold cathode fluorescent lamp includes BaMgAl10O17:Eu, Mn. The wavelength range of a green emission spectrum is located on a shorter wavelength side than that in the case where the green phosphor includes LaPO4:Ce, Tb, so the spectral width of the green emission spectrum is narrower. Therefore, an overlap between the wavelength ranges of green display light and red display light is reduced. Moreover, the spectral characteristics of blue display light (blue spectral characteristics) are set so as to satisfy predetermined conditional expressions. An overlap between the wavelength ranges of the green display light and the blue display light is also reduced.

Abstract: (Object) To provide a liquid crystal display device where supports for fluorescent lamps can be prevented from vibrating without affecting the ease of attachment of the supports for fluorescent lamps to the frame for the backlight. (Means for Achieving Object) A liquid crystal display device having: a liquid crystal display panel; and a backlight having a light source for illuminating the liquid crystal display panel is characterized in that said backlight comprises at least a number of fluorescent lamps in rod form aligned in a plane facing said liquid crystal display panel, supports for fluorescent lamps for supporting the fluorescent lamps in rod form, and a frame to which the supports for fluorescent lamps are secured, and said supports for fluorescent lamps have an engaging portion for insertion into a hole created in said frame and the surface of said supports for fluorescent lamps where said engaging portion is formed has protrusions.

Abstract: A large liquid crystal display (100) comprises a light guide plate (3) arranged on the back side of a liquid crystal panel (1). The front surface of the light guide plate (3) is flat, while the back surface thereof is concave. The upper and lower end faces of the light guide plate (3) respectively facing hot cathode fluorescent lamps (2a, 2b) have a convex shape projecting toward the respective lamps. White light from the fluorescent lamps is incident on the upper and lower end faces of the light guide plate directly or by being reflected by reflectors (4a, 4b), and propagates within the light guide plate while being reflected by the front and back surfaces of the light guide plate. At the front surface of the light guide plate, a part of the white light is directed toward the back side of the liquid crystal panel (1) by a light guide portion (5).

Abstract: A cold cathode fluorescent lamp includes a glass bulb (16), a protective film (22) formed on an inner face of the glass bulb, and a phosphor layer (24) that overlaps the protective film and that contains blue phosphor particles (26B), green phosphor particles (26) and red phosphor particles (26). The glass bulb has been formed from soda glass, and the blue phosphor particles have been coated with a metal oxide (30). Also, the protective film is made of silica (SiO2). Since the protective film has been provided in the fluorescent lamp and since the blue phosphor particles, which readily deteriorate, have been coated with the metal oxide, a good luminance maintenance rate is obtained. In addition, although the glass bulb of the fluorescent lamp is made of soda glass, since the protective film is made of silica, the fluorescent lamp obtains an initial luminance equivalent to the initial luminance of a fluorescent lamp whose glass bulb is made of borosilicate glass.

Abstract: An electric field that is parallel with a TFT substrate is formed by a pair of electrodes formed on the TFT substrate. Liquid crystal molecules in a light modulating layer are caused to respond electro-optically to the electric field. The light modulating layer is constituted of a liquid crystal material, an optically active substance, and a dichroic dye. The spiral pitch p [?m] of the light modulating layer, the cell thickness d [?m], the twist angle n of liquid crystal molecules, and the interelectrode interval L [?m] are set in ranges of 1?p?15, 1?d?10, n?300°, and L<25.

Abstract: A fluorescent tube in which no luminance gradient in the longitudinal direction occurs even when a one-side high-voltage driving method is used, a method of driving the fluorescent tube, an illuminating device for display device, and a display device having the illuminating device are provided. The fluorescent tube for one-side high-voltage driving is arranged behind a display panel via optical sheets. An internal diameter of the fluorescent tube is arranged to become larger gradually toward an electrode part at a high-voltage driving side, which prevents the occurrence of the luminance gradient in the longitudinal direction when a one-side high-voltage driving method is used.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display module includes a backlight assembly having a lamp, a lamp housing surrounding the lamp and having an open portion along a first side, a light guide plate disposed adjacent to the open portion of the lamp housing, and a plurality of optical sheets disposed on the light guide plate, edge portions of the plurality of optical sheets are disposed spaced apart from the light guide plate by interposing a top portion of the lamp housing between a periphery of the light guide plate and the edge portions of the plurality of optical sheet, a liquid crystal panel disposed over the plurality of optical sheets, a main support disposed over the lamp housing and accommodating the liquid crystal panel, a top case surrounding edge portions of the liquid crystal panel, and a bottom case supporting and accommodating the backlight assembly.

Abstract: A polarizer includes a first prism plate having a plurality of first micro-prisms; a polarizing film formed on surfaces of the first micro-prisms; and a second prism plate having a plurality of second micro-prisms, the micro-prisms of the first prism plate and the micro-prisms of the second prism plate meshed with each other and integrated the polarizing film therebetween, the polarizing film being in direct contact with the first prism plate and the second prism plate. Furthermore, a method for manufacturing the polarizer and a backlight module using the polarizer is also provided.

Abstract: A fluorescent lamp (10) includes a discharge tube which is made of transmissive material, has a phosphor layer formed on the inner surface of the discharge tube and is filled with a discharge gas, a first internal electrode (101a) provided at one end of the discharge tube (102) for applying a rectangular alternating voltage of high frequency, a second internal electrode (101b) provided at the opposite end the discharge tube (102) to the first internal electrode (101a), an external electrode (103) provided along the longitudinal direction of the discharge tube (102). A capacitive element (104) for discharging internal charge is electrically connected to the second internal electrode (101b) outside the discharge tube (102).

Abstract: A display device includes: a reflection plate; plural light sources disposed above the reflection plate; an optical member disposed above the plural light sources; a support member disposed standing on a bottom surface of the reflection plate; a frame member that houses the reflection plate and the light sources; and a display panel disposed above the optical member. The support member includes: a standing support portion that is disposed standing on and supports the reflection plate; an optical member support portion that supports the optical member; and a leg portion that protrudes downward of the reflection plate and the frame member and is bent in a direction along the standing support member.

Abstract: A flat fluorescent lamp includes a first substrate, a second substrate, an external electrode, and a radiating member. The second substrate is combined with the first substrate to form a plurality of discharge spaces. The external electrode is formed on at least one surface of the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein the external electrode extends perpendicularly to the discharge spaces. The radiating member is formed on the external electrode and radiates heat generated from the external electrode. Therefore, the heat generated from the flat fluorescent lamp is radiated to outside the flat fluorescent lamp through the radiating member, reducing pinhole formation and generally improving luminance characteristics of the flat fluorescent lamp.

Abstract: Disclosed is an ultraviolet absorbing glass for fluorescent lamps which is composed of a borosilicate glass containing, in mass %, 60 to 80% of SiO2, 1 to 7% of Al2O3, 10 to 25% of B2O3, 3 to 15% of Li2O+Na2O+K2O, 0 to 5% of CaO+MgO+BaO+SrO+ZnO, 0.001 to 0.05% of Fe2O3, 0.1 to 5% of CeO2, 0.01 to 5% of SnO+SnO2 and 0.01 to 5% of ZrO2+ZnO+Nb2O5, and having an average linear expansion coefficient in a range of 36 to 57×10?7/° C. at 0 to 300° C. defined in JIS R 3102.

Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device which can enhance the brightness of a backlight of a liquid crystal display panel in such a manner that a luminous flux quantity of a cold cathode fluorescent lamp is increased. It is also an object of the present invention to provide a manufacturing method of such a liquid crystal display device.

Abstract: A color liquid crystal display device capable of displaying a large color gamut is provided. A color liquid crystal display device 100 includes: a transmissive color liquid crystal panel 10 having a color filter and a backlight light source 20, in which the backlight light source 20 includes a fluorescent lamp 21 of large color reproduction range, a color filter 19 is made of color filters of three primary colors that select the wavelength to transmit red light, green light and blue light, and the filter of each color has a spectroscopic characteristic suitable for the spectrum of the fluorescent lamp 21 of large color reproduction range.

Abstract: Disclosed are a lamp, a method of fabricating the same and an LCD having the same. Electrode is disposed on an outer surface of a lamp tube, and an adhesive member is interposed between the electrode and the lamp tube. The adhesive member is hardened and expanded by means of heating, and adheres the electrode to the lamp tube. Thus, voids generated during forming the electrode on the outer surface is removed, and images having a high quality are obtained.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a light source and a liquid crystal display panel. The light source includes a blue-emitting phosphor configured to emit blue light, a green-emitting phosphor configured to emit green light, and a red-emitting phosphor configured to emit red light. The liquid crystal display panel includes color filters configured to control the transmittance of light from the light source and transmit one of blue, green, and red light on a pixel basis. The green-emitting phosphor is represented by a compositional formula of (La1?x?y,Tbx,Cey)PO4, wherein “x” and “y” are compositional ratios satisfying both the following conditions: 0.500<(x+y)<0.700 and 1.20<(y/x)<2.00. The compositional ratios “x” and “y” preferably satisfy the following conditions: 0.50<(x+y)<0.65 and 1.50<(y/x)<1.70.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display module includes: a liquid crystal display panel; a backlight unit under the liquid crystal display panel, the backlight unit having at least one guide terminal facing side surfaces of the liquid crystal display panel; a main frame supporting the liquid crystal display panel and the backlight unit; a bottom frame combined with the main frame to surround the backlight unit; and a top frame combined with the main frame to cover upper edge portions of the liquid crystal display panel.

Abstract: A backlight module includes a light source assembly and a light guide plate. The light guide plate includes a side surface, a light emission surface substantially perpendicular to the side surface, and a first groove defined at the side surface. The first groove fixedly accommodates the light source assembly.

Abstract: A liquid crystal module includes a liquid crystal panel, a backlight unit, a light reflecting plate and a light source holder. The backlight unit is disposed on a rear side of the liquid crystal panel. The backlight unit has a light source that is configured to emit light. The light reflecting plate is disposed on a rear side of the back light unit and configured to reflect the light. The light source holder has a band-shaped base attached to the light reflecting plate, a plurality of light source supports disposed on the band-shaped base at spaced apart locations and having an open ring portion that is open to a front side, and a plurality of reinforcing ribs formed on both side of each of the light source supports.

Abstract: A plurality of fluorescent tubes are retained at their end portions by a connector. A concave section is formed between insertion holes of the connector so that a slit section can be widened with ease, and the fluorescent tubes, fluorescent tube terminals, or others can be protected from any possible damage.

Abstract: Although an organic resin substrate is highly effective at reducing the weight and improving the shock resistance of a display device, it is required to improve the moisture resistance of the organic resin substrate for the sake of maintaining the reliability of an EL element. Hard carbon films are formed to cover a surface of the organic resin substrate and outer surfaces of a sealing member. Typically, DLC (Diamond like Carbon) films are used as the carbon films. The DLC films have a construction where carbon atoms are bonded into an SP3 bond in terms of a short-distance order, although the films have an amorphous construction from a macroscopic viewpoint. The DLC films contain 95 to 70 atomic % carbon and 5 to 30 atomic % hydrogen, so that the DLC films are very hard and minute and have a superior gas barrier property and insulation performance.

Abstract: In a lamp that prevents outflow of mercury filled in a lamp tube and a liquid crystal display apparatus having the lamp, the lamp includes a lamp tube and an electrode. The lamp tube is filled with a discharge gas and a fluorescent material. The electrode is disposed on both ends of the lamp tube. An insulating adhesive material is interposed between the lamp tube and an insertion hole into which the lamp tube is inserted. The lamp tube is combined with the electrode by the insulating adhesive material. A pin hole that may be generated in the lamp tube corresponding to the insertion hole of the electrode is sealed. Thus, outflow of the mercury in the lamp tube may be prevented.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) including a backlight module and a liquid crystal display panel is provided. The backlight module has at least one white light source. BL1 and BL2 respectively represent maximum brightness peaks of a normalized emission spectrum of the backlight module at a wavelength between 500 nm to 520 nm and between 445 nm to 465 nm, in which 0.91?BL1/BL2?0.99. The liquid crystal display panel is disposed above the backlight module, and has a plurality of substrates and one liquid crystal layer located between them. One of substrates has a red filter layer, a green filter layer, and a blue filter layer, and the coordinate values of the red filter layer, the green filter layer, and the blue filter layer in CIE 1931 chromaticity diagram satisfy predetermined relation expressions.

Abstract: A backlight unit includes at least one cold cathode fluorescent lamp arranged at a lower end of a bottom cover, external electrode fluorescent lamps arranged on the bottom cover above the cold cathode fluorescent lamp, and inverters disposed on a rear side of the bottom cover for driving the at least one cold cathode fluorescent lamp and the external electrode fluorescent lamps.

Abstract: A computer case includes a primary frame body formed from a plurality of primary supports, a cover case mounted on the outside of the primary frame body, and a power supply coupled to the rear area of the primary frame body. The computer case preferably also includes a power supply support frame so that the power supply can be fixed, in a steady manner, onto the primary frame body. In addition, for the ornamental purposes, an ornamental case can be coupled to the outside of the power supply.

Abstract: A lamp assembly includes a lamp having two electrodes, a power supply module formed with a clip for gripping the electrodes, a base body on which at least two power supply modules are intermittently disposed in series, and an insulating partition for insulating the power supply modules from each other.

Abstract: A viewing-angle adjustable liquid crystal display includes a display panel, a backlight unit, and a sidelight unit. The backlight unit is located under the sidelight unit, and the sidelight unit is disposed under the display panel. The sidelight unit includes a first sidelight source and a light-guide plate. The first sidelight source is disposed at one end of the light-guide plate. The displaying method includes providing direct light to the display panel in response to the narrow-viewing-angle-mode signal; and providing scattering light to the display panel in response to the wide-viewing-angel-mode signal.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device capable of reducing a time delay in lighting of the liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal panel, at least one fluorescent lamps disposed below the liquid crystal panel, formed as a cylindrical shape having a central axis and supplying light to the liquid crystal panel, and at least one auxiliary optical source disposed to face the liquid crystal panel while having the central axis therebetween and supplying light to the fluorescent lamps.

Abstract: A fluorescent tube driving method for driving a fluorescent tube on the basis of an alternating current driving signal generated by an inverter circuit that uses a direct current power supply produced by directly rectifying the voltage of a commercial power supply includes the steps of: detecting an input voltage supplied to the inverter circuit by a voltage detector; detecting an output current of the inverter circuit that drives the fluorescent tube on the basis of the alternating current driving signal by using an electric current detector; and controlling an alternating current driving signal generated by the inverter circuit on the basis of the output current of the inverter circuit, which is detected by the electric current detector, and an input voltage supplied to the inverter circuit, the input voltage being detected by the voltage detector, and suppressing a variation in the output current detected by the electric current detector.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display module includes: a liquid crystal display panel, a surface light-emitting lamp irradiating light to the liquid crystal display panel by a surface light-emission, and a power source supplying an electric power to the surface light-emitting lamp. The surface light-emitting lamp includes a frame having a light-emitting space, a first barrier rib formed partitioning the lamp into light-emitting spaces and electrode pairs for generating electric fields in the light-emitting spaces, respectively.

Abstract: The liquid crystal display device with a simple configuration is capable of emitting light with a desired color temperature, achieving high light use efficiency, and displaying high quality images. The liquid crystal display device includes a planar lighting device and a liquid crystal display panel. The planar lighting device includes a light source having LED chips for emitting blue light, a transparent light guide plate having a light entrance plane admitting light emitted by the light source and a light exit plane emitting planar light, and a fluorescent member disposed between the light emission plane and the light entrance plane and having one or more fluorescent substance coated areas for emitting white light by converting blue light from the light source into white light and one or more blue light passing areas passing blue light as blue light. The liquid crystal display panel essentially includes red, green and blue filters.

Abstract: The present inventions enhances the brightness at a center portion of a display screen in a liquid crystal display device used in a TV set having a direct backlight. Odd-number pieces of fluorescent lamps are used in the inside of the backlight. Using external electrode fluorescent lamps as the fluorescent lamps, electrodes of the respective fluorescent lamps can be connected in common. Further, one fluorescent lamp can be arranged at the center of the display screen. Due to such a constitution, the liquid crystal display device can effectively ensure the brightness at the center of the display screen.

Abstract: An auxiliary plate (10) is fixed to a rear plane of a housing for fixedly holding a lamp unit (6) having a plurality of lamps. In the auxiliary plate (10), a convex portion and a concave portion are combined. The convex portion has a space between the housing and itself, which is formed by protruding a sheet metal, and the concave portion contacts with the housing by denting the sheet metal. In the auxiliary plate 10, an area for mounting a board vulnerable to heat is formed with the convex portion and an air layer performs as heat insulation. The convex and concave portions are arrayed in a direction where heated air easily flows in another area. Thus, rigidity can be remarkably increased compared to a flat-shaped sheet metal, and heat generated by a backlight is effectively dissipated, as well as a temperature rise and an occurrence of a temperature gradient are suppressed.

Abstract: The object of the present invention is to make parts and kinds of liquid crystal display devices in common for cope stably and flexibly with commercial products of computer makers and television makers which have been promoted in various kinds, for simplifying maintenance of a liquid crystal display unit mounted on computers, display monitors therefor or televisions, and preferably for enabling to omit positional adjustment of a light source unit and a liquid crystal display panel during the maintenance of the liquid crystal display device.

Abstract: A new class of fluorophores is presented. The fluorophores include a conjugated ring system, such as a dithiolone, a pyran, and a pyrazine containing ring system. The structure is designed with the flexibility to have multiple substitution patterns. The fluorophores may be used in applications including, but not limited to, biomarker applications, pH sensors, metal sensors, and as components for molecular electronics.

Abstract: A flat fluorescent lamp is provided. Wherein, a discharge gas is disposed in a chamber, and a fluorescent material is disposed on a first inner wall and a second inner wall of the chamber. First electrode sets are disposed on the first inner wall, and second electrode sets aligned with the first electrodes sets are disposed on the second inner wall. A dielectric layer overlies the electrode sets. Each first electrode set comprises two first electrodes and a second electrode disposed between these first electrodes. Each second electrode set comprises two third electrodes and a fourth electrode disposed between these third electrodes. A first light-emitting area and a second light-emitting area are formed in each pair of the corresponding first and second electrode sets, and the projections of the first and second light-emitting areas on the first inner wall are not overlaid or just partially overlaid.