LIGHTING DEVICE, BACKLIGHT, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE, AND TELEVISION RECEIVER

摘要

In order to output light with high brightness and uniformity without increasing the size or increasing complexity of the device, provided is a lighting device (A) that is provided with a translucent cover (4) which is attached to a housing (1) so as to cover a light output surface and which has translucency, the translucent cover (4) being provided with, in a region in the proximity of at least LEDs (33) on a surface facing the reflecting unit (10), a light modulation unit (40) that reduces the amount of light transmitted through the translucent cover (4) by reflecting toward a reflecting unit (10).