ILLUMINATION UNIT AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE UNIT

摘要

An illumination unit free of the problems of luminance and whiteness variations attributable to the contact of a reflecting sheet with a protective member. A light source side end part (3a) of the reflecting sheet (3) and the protective member (5) are disposed with a space (H) for avoiding contact with each other. Means for ensuring the space (H) for avoiding the contact with each other may be reduction of the projecting length of the light source side end part (3a) of the reflecting sheet (3), shifting of the position of the light source (2), and reduction of the diameters of the light source (2) and protective member (5).