| 摘要 |
A backlight device 12 includes a hot cathode tube 17, a chassis 14, a diffuser 30 and a support member 20. The chassis 14 houses the hot cathode tube 17 and has an opening 14b for light from the hot cathode tube 17 to pass through. The diffuser 30 is provided to face the hot cathode tube 17 and cover the opening 14b. The support member 20 supports the diffuser 30 on a side close to the hot cathode tube 17. The chassis 14 includes a portion that faces the diffuser 30 and is defined in a light source installation area LA in which the hot cathode tube 17 is arranged and an empty area LN in which no hot cathode tube 17 is arranged. The diffuser 30 has light reflectance higher in a light source overlapping portion DA than in a empty area overlapping portion DN. The diffuser 30 has maximum light reflectance Rmax and minimum light reflectance Rmin, and the support member 20 is provided in a portion that overlaps a portion of the diffuser 30 having light reflectance R that satisfies a formula (1). |
